| Gigamic Strategy Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Pylos | 1105 | 1994 | David G. Royffe | Gigamic & Great American Trading Company | |||||
| 2 | Quarto! | 4.0 | 402 | 1991 | Blaise Muller | Pressman Toy Corp. & Gigamic & Family Games, Inc. | ||||
| 3 | Gobblet | 773 | 2001 | Thierry Denoual | Gigamic & Huch & Friends & Blue Orange Games | |||||
| 4 | Quixo | 2338 | 1995 | Thierry Chapeau | Gigamic & Family Games, Inc. | |||||
| 5 | Quoridor | 421 | 1997 | Mirko Marchesi | Gigamic & Great American Trading Company & Family Games, Inc. | |||||
| 6 | Batik | 1924 | 1997 | Kris Burm | Gigamic | |||||
| 7 | Quads | 1893 | 1996 | Kris Burm | Gigamic & Family Games, Inc. | |||||
| 8 | Skybridge | 2820 | 2006 | Adam Ritchey | Gigamic |
| Tilsit Collection | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Maka Bana | 1069 | 2003 | Francois Haffner | Tilsit | |||||
| 2 | Kanaloa | 1441 | 2002 | Günter Cornett | Bambus Spieleverlag & Tilsit | |||||
| 3 | Skåål | 3843 | 2004 | Docteur Mops | Zvezda & Tilsit | |||||
| 4 | Himalaya | 237 | 2002 | Régis Bonnessée | Marektoy & (Web published) & Tilsit | |||||
| 5 | Key Largo | 1683 | 2005 | Paul Randles & Bruno Faidutti & Mike Selinker | Titanic Games & Tilsit | |||||
| 6 | Baron | 3988 | 2006 | Franz Gaudois | Tilsit |
| Dungeon Twister | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Dungeon Twister | 5.0 | 2 | 185 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions & Pro Ludo & Edge Entertainment & Nexus | Basically an abstract with nice bits. Nothing wrong with it, but not something that holds my attention. | ||
| 2 | Dungeon Twister - Paladins & Dragons | -1 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | |||||
| 3 | Dungeon Twister 3-4 players expansion | -1 | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | |||||
| 4 | Dungeon Twister - Fire and Water | -1 | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | |||||
| 5 | Dungeon Twister - Forces of Darkness | -1 | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions & Pro Ludo | |||||
| 6 | Dungeon Twister - Minotaur | -1 | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Spielbox | |||||
| 7 | Dungeon Twister - Mercenaries | -1 | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | |||||
| 8 | Dungeon Twister - À feu et à sang | -1 | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions |
| Gamemaster | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Axis & Allies | 4.0 | 634 | 1981 | Lawrence H. Harris | Jedko Games & Nova Game Designs & Milton Bradley | Played a few times in high school (when time was easier), but it's too long for the amount of decision making. | |||
| 2 | Conquest of the Empire | 3.0 | 1266 | 1984 | Lawrence H. Harris | Milton Bradley | Nice bits, poor game. Catapults too dominant. | |||
| 3 | Broadsides and Boarding Parties | 2556 | 1982 | Lawrence H. Harris | Citadel Game Systems & Milton Bradley | |||||
| 4 | Fortress America | 4.0 | 561 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | ||||
| 5 | Samurai Swords | 5.0 | 239 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | If it only took half as long. |
| Alea Big Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Ra | 8.0 | 25 | 21 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Ãœberplay & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | After a lull, I'm happy to play this again. It does have some issues ... wild swings of luck in the final tile draws for each epoch. | ||
| 2 | Chinatown | 7.0 | 2 | 163 | 1999 | Karsten Hartwig | Filosofia Editions & alea & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Z-Man Games & Heidelberger Spieleverlag | Arguably the best negotiation game. Unlike Traders of Genoa, it's limits build a nice framework for new players (who find Genoa bewildering). | ||
| 3 | Taj Mahal | 5.0 | 41 | 2000 | Reiner Knizia | alea & White Goblin Games & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games & Rio Grande Games | I've got a lot of comments on this on my site, but basically I like the statement "You win by not fighting. You have little control over if you get into a fight." [You can choose not to, but someone else may fight you.] | |||
| 4 | Princes of Florence, The | 8.0 | 8 | 9 | 2000 | Richard Ulrich & Wolfgang Kramer | alea & White Goblin Games & Excalibur & Pro Ludo & Lacerta & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games & Rio Grande Games & Nexus | Recently started playing again after a lull. Tough auctions and you have to manage position (buildings), money, and time. | ||
| 5 | Hoity Toity | 7.0 | 6 | 433 | 1990 | Klaus Teuber | Vini-Spil & alea & Gibsons Games & Jumbo & FX Schmid & Avalon Hill & Ãœberplay & G&RRR | Blind action selection, but a strong tactical basis behind it. Worth pulling out every now and then. | ||
| 6 | Traders of Genoa, The | 7.0 | 10 | 78 | 2001 | Rüdiger Dorn | Filosofia Editions & alea & Lacerta & Rio Grande Games | Practically everything is negotiable, but new players are often bewildered by the problem of evaluating everything. | ||
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 10.0 | 55 | 2 | 2002 | Andreas Seyfarth | Devir & alea & Lautapelit.fi & Tilsit & Albi & Lacerta & MINDOK & Stratelibri & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger | A classic. Definitely the best new game since Settlers (better, IMO). The role selection mechanic, while not new, really shines. 50 FTF (and 100 BSW) games. | ||
| 8 | Mammoth Hunters | 5.0 | 2 | 1193 | 2003 | Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||
| 9 | Fifth Avenue | 1067 | 2004 | Wilko Manz | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 10 | Rum & Pirates | 719 | 2006 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 11 | Notre Dame | 8.0 | 21 | 48 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | Rather enjoyable game. A quick, tactical game. | ||
| 12 | In the Year of the Dragon | 7.0 | 1 | 62 | yes | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | Initial rating, single play. |
| 3M Gamette Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Evade | 3585 | 1971 | Alex Randolph | 3M | |||||
| 2 | Foil | 4053 | 1968 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 3 | High Bid | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 4 | Monad | 2123 | 1969 | Sid Sackson | 3M | |||||
| 5 | Octrix | -1 | 1970 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 6 | Sleuth | 4.0 | 365 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Face 2 Face Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | ||||
| 7 | Sum-Up | -1 | 1971 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 8 | Tryce | -1 | 1969 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 9 | Venture | 5.0 | 1081 | 1968 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M |
| Alea Small Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Wyatt Earp | 7.0 | 23 | 264 | 2001 | Richard Borg & Mike Fitzgerald | alea & Asmodée Editions & Rio Grande Games | An enjoyable game, my favorite of the "Mystery Rummy" family (although not technically part of it). The bullet mechanism adds luck to the game, but it's fast so I don't mind. | ||
| 2 | Winner's Circle | 6.0 | 4 | 201 | 2001 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Face 2 Face Games | Not bad, not great. A reasonable filler. | ||
| 3 | Sieben Weisen, die | 1892 | 2002 | Reiner Stockhausen | alea | |||||
| 4 | Edel, Stein & Reich | 7.0 | 3 | 234 | 2003 | Reinhard Staupe | alea & Ravensburger | Have a full review ... | ||
| 5 | San Juan | 10.0 | 64 | 50 | 2004 | Andreas Seyfarth | Filosofia Editions & Möbius Games & alea & Rio Grande Games | Fast and interesting, and deep for such a short game. Played ~500 online, ~50 FTF. Arguably better than Puerto Rico, although I agree that it's a different game. (I like the comment that PR deals with scarcity, San Juan deals with "Inconvenient Plenty.") Don't play this nearly as often since I can play Race, but I still play it. |
| Mystery Rummy | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper | 5.0 | 248 | 1998 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. & Pegasus Spiele | ||||
| 2 | Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue | 601 | 1999 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | |||||
| 3 | Mystery Rummy: Jekyll & Hyde | 591 | 2001 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | |||||
| 4 | Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld | 501 | 2003 | Mike Fitzgerald & Nick Sauer | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | |||||
| 5 | Mystery Rummy: Bonnie and Clyde | -1 | 2008 | Mike Fitzgerald | Rio Grande Games |
| 3M Bookshelf Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Acquire | 9.0 | 14 | 54 | yes | 1962 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Avalon Hill (Hasbro) & Schmidt Spiele & Grow Jogos e Brinquedos & Smart Games Colombia & 3M | Classic. Money management, tile management. Best with about 4 players. | |
| 2 | Backgammon | 8.0 | 5 | 611 | 200 | (Uncredited) | Origem & Mitra & Jumbo & L. P. SeptÃmio & (Public Domain) & Friendly Games, Inc & 3M & Gamut of Games & Ravensburger | Surprisingly deep. I play against the computer, mainly. Fast and challenging. | ||
| 3 | Bazaar | 7.0 | 1 | 836 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Parker Brothers & Estrela & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Discovery Toys | Dry, but good. A second tier classic, really. | ||
| 4 | Breakthru | 3470 | 1965 | Alex Randolph | 3M | |||||
| 5 | Challenge Bridge | -1 | 1972 | (Uncredited) | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 6 | Challenge Football | -1 | 1972 | Frederick A. Herschler | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 7 | Challenge Golf at Pebble Beach | -1 | 1972 | Fred A. Herschler | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 8 | Chess | 7.0 | 2 | 208 | 1475 | (Uncredited) | (Public Domain) & 3M | Playing casually now, but this was the first game I ever studied. | ||
| 9 | Contigo | 3889 | 1974 | Frank Thibault | 3M | |||||
| 10 | Events | -1 | 1974 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 11 | Facts in Five | 1791 | 1967 | Richard Onanien | University Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | |||||
| 12 | Feudal | 4.0 | 2492 | 1967 | Fred Buestchler | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Tries to fix multi-player chess -- adds terrain, freeform setup and the ability to move every piece every turn. Works fairly well as a 2-er game. | |||
| 13 | Foil | 4053 | 1968 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 14 | High Bid | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 15 | Go | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | -2000 | (Uncredited) | Borras Plana S.A. & Hobby & Cayro Juegos & (Public Domain) & Ha Ha Sisters LLC & John N. Hansen Co. Inc. & Skor-Mor & Reiss Games & Crisloid & 3M & Ravensburger | The oldest game played and studied by a large number of people. I used to play semi-seriously and have a moderate collection of books on Go. I play rarely but still read through the books sometimes. Technically I should rate this lower, since I do refuse chances to play. But I just respect this too much. | ||
| 16 | Image | 4615 | 1973 | Henry Szwarce | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 17 | Jati | -1 | 1965 | Keith Havens | Spielbox & 3M | |||||
| 18 | Jumpin | 4113 | 1964 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 19 | Neo Chess | -1 | 1972 | Alex Randolph | Abacus & 3M | |||||
| 20 | Mr. President | 1788 | 1967 | Jack Carmichael | 3M | |||||
| 21 | Oh-Wah-Ree | 6.0 | 3149 | 1962 | Alex Randolph | Avalon Hill & 3M | Mancala, really. | |||
| 22 | Phlounder | -1 | 1962 | H. Bernett | 3M | |||||
| 23 | Ploy | 5.0 | 2245 | 1970 | Frank Thibault | Dujardin & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | ||||
| 24 | Point Of Law | 4695 | 1972 | Michel Lipman | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 25 | Quinto | 3424 | 1964 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 26 | Stocks & Bonds | 4.0 | 4101 | 1964 | (Uncredited) | Avalon Hill & 3M | I played this as a kid, and even wrote a program on the Apple ][e to moderate it. Much better as a learning tool than as a game. Finally sold my copy. Nostalgia only takes you so far. | |||
| 27 | Twixt | 5.0 | 555 | 1957 | Alex Randolph | Alga (Brio) & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Felsberger & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Selecta Spel en Hobby | Good abstract (for me, five is about as good as an abstract is rated). |
| Alea Medium Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Louis XIV | 5.0 | 3 | 103 | 2005 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games | Played a few times and felt no strong attachment. | ||
| 2 | Palazzo | 7.0 | 2 | 475 | 2005 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Rio Grande Games | Initial rating, may change. | ||
| 3 | Augsburg 1520 | 6.0 | 3 | 579 | 2006 | Karsten Hartwig | alea & Rio Grande Games |
| Command and Colors | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Battle Cry | 8.0 | 10 | 122 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Avalon Hill (Hasbro) | Simple game, high replayability. (Played 25 times, but most games before I started tracking). Reasonable amount of luck; given its length. I'd graft on a few card changes from Memoir/BattleLore. 1) All probes now draw a card. 2) Change All out Assualt to "Activate a # of units equal to your command rating." 3) Give all special cards the "Or activate a single unit, if you have no X." Otherwise it's fine. | ||
| 2 | Memoir '44 | 6.0 | 2 | 38 | 2004 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Edge Entertainment | Rules improve on Battle Cry, but the published scenarios seem much less interesting. Civil War fits mechanics better than WWII, I think. | ||
| 3 | Memoir '44 - Terrain Pack | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 4 | Memoir '44 - Eastern Front | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 5 | Memoir '44 - Winter/Desert Board Map | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 6 | Memoir '44 - Pacific Theater | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 7 | Commands & Colors: Ancients | 6.0 | 2 | 14 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | I like C&C, in theory. But after a few games I sold my copy. I don't have any particular gripes (unlike Memoir, which didn't have good scenarios in the box), but I'm not strongly attached to Ancients and while the game was in no way complex, using the chart felt awkward. In contrast, I didn't need to refer to anything in Battle Cry. Simple games should be simple. | ||
| 8 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | |||||
| 9 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2: Rome and the Barbarians | -1 | 2007 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | |||||
| 10 | BattleLore | 7.0 | 4 | 24 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Fantasy Flight Games | Needs more scenarios, as many of the published ones aren't terribly balanced (like Memoir '44) |
| Pin International Games Collection | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Cambio | -1 | 2003 | Maureen Hiron | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 2 | Di-Cross | -1 | 2003 | Maureen Hiron | Pin International | |||||
| 3 | Trinidad | -1 | 2003 | Maureen Hiron | Pin International | |||||
| 4 | Creeper | -1 | 1997 | Graham Lipscomb | Out of the Box & Pin International & Graham's Games | |||||
| 5 | Zaroc | -1 | 2003 | David Ward | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 6 | Poison Pot | -1 | 2003 | Dale Walton | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 7 | Turmoil | -1 | 2003 | Claus-Peter Bickel | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 8 | Canoe | -1 | 2003 | Dale Walton | Pin International | |||||
| 9 | Stonehenge | 2583 | 1994 | Reiner Knizia | Out of the Box & Blatz & Pin International | |||||
| 10 | Outfox | -1 | 2004 | Andrea Mainini & Maureen Hiron | Pin International | |||||
| 11 | Fire and Ice | 1148 | 2002 | Jens-Peter Schliemann | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 12 | FNAP | -1 | 2006 | Andrew Juell | Out of the Box & Pin International | |||||
| 13 | Cityscape | 1614 | 2002 | Sjaak Griffioen | Pin International |
| Spiel des Jahre | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Hare & Tortoise | 8.0 | 4 | 399 | 1973 | David Parlett | dan-spil & Waddingtons Games & Alga (Brio) & Gibsons Games & Abacus & Intellect Games & Otto Maier Verlag & K.E.Leg & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger | So good I upgraded to the Gibson's version, despite owning the Ravensburger. | ||
| 2 | Rummikub | 1285 | 1977 | Ephraim Hertzano | Pressman Toy Corp. & Hansa Toy Co. & Cadaco & Lemada Light Industries & Intelli & Goliath B.V. & Playtoy Industries & Schmidt International & Western Publishing Company & Spears & Crown & Andrews Ltd. |