| 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! | 6.0 | 1 | 402 | 1991 | Blaise Muller | Pressman Toy Corp. & Gigamic & Family Games, Inc. | Very pretty abstract with a nice twist of choosing what your opponent plays, but not where. | ||
| 3 | Gobblet | 6.0 | 1 | 773 | 2001 | Thierry Denoual | Gigamic & Huch & Friends & Blue Orange Games | A very good 2-player abstract with kid appeal | ||
| 4 | Quixo | 2338 | 1995 | Thierry Chapeau | Gigamic & Family Games, Inc. | |||||
| 5 | Quoridor | 421 | 1997 | Mirko Marchesi | Gigamic & Great American Trading Company & Family Games, Inc. | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 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 | 7.0 | 2 | 1441 | 2002 | Günter Cornett | Bambus Spieleverlag & Tilsit | Excellent game offering tough decisions on every turn. | ||
| 3 | Skåål | 3843 | 2004 | Docteur Mops | Zvezda & Tilsit | |||||
| 4 | Himalaya | 6.0 | 2 | 237 | 2002 | Régis Bonnessée | Marektoy & (Web published) & Tilsit | Interesting mechanics, but the real game here is in managing the scoring. Players are eliminated in turn based on lowest numbers of scoring markers in three categories. thus, you can be low, just not the lowest. Memory element is important as well... | ||
| 5 | Key Largo | 1683 | 2005 | Paul Randles & Bruno Faidutti & Mike Selinker | Titanic Games & Tilsit | |||||
| 6 | Baron | 3988 | 2006 | Franz Gaudois | Tilsit | Unplayed as of yet... |
| Dungeon Twister | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Dungeon Twister | 7.0 | 1 | 185 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions & Pro Ludo & Edge Entertainment & Nexus | Fun little game. Basically abstract with the theme painted on, but pretty well. I liked almost everything about it. I think that the kids in my family will *really* like it. | ||
| 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 | 634 | 1981 | Lawrence H. Harris | Jedko Games & Nova Game Designs & Milton Bradley | Never played, can you believe it? | ||||
| 2 | Conquest of the Empire | 1266 | 1984 | Lawrence H. Harris | Milton Bradley | |||||
| 3 | Broadsides and Boarding Parties | 2556 | 1982 | Lawrence H. Harris | Citadel Game Systems & Milton Bradley | |||||
| 4 | Fortress America | 561 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | |||||
| 5 | Samurai Swords | 239 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | Unplayed as of yet... |
| Alea Big Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Ra | 8.0 | 23 | 21 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Ãœberplay & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | An amazingly fun game fraught with decision tension and a wonderful combination of multiple paths to victory and unequal values. | ||
| 2 | Chinatown | 10.0 | 5 | 163 | 1999 | Karsten Hartwig | Filosofia Editions & alea & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Z-Man Games & Heidelberger Spieleverlag | Feels a little like what Acquire might be if you added a trading element to it. I really enjoy the game, and find it immensely replayable. This is a great trading game and deserves a spot in almost anyone's collection. | ||
| 3 | Taj Mahal | 8.0 | 11 | 41 | 2000 | Reiner Knizia | alea & White Goblin Games & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games & Rio Grande Games | What a great game, the mechanics serve to balance desires and there is no optimal strategy. One of Knizia's best. | ||
| 4 | Princes of Florence, The | 9.0 | 20 | 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 | Great game. I love auctions, and this does it very well. | ||
| 5 | Hoity Toity | 8.0 | 17 | 433 | 1990 | Klaus Teuber | Vini-Spil & alea & Gibsons Games & Jumbo & FX Schmid & Avalon Hill & Ãœberplay & G&RRR | Great mechanics, funny theme, well balanced, a really great game. We played with 5 players, and I can see that, as others here say, it is best with that number. Update: I now own both the FXSchmid version and the Uberplay version (Hoity Toity). Somebody smack me, please? | ||
| 6 | Traders of Genoa, The | 8.0 | 2 | 78 | 2001 | Rüdiger Dorn | Filosofia Editions & alea & Lacerta & Rio Grande Games | Best with 5, if you avoid playing with over-analyzers. | ||
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 8.0 | 22 | 2 | 2002 | Andreas Seyfarth | Devir & alea & Lautapelit.fi & Tilsit & Albi & Lacerta & MINDOK & Stratelibri & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger | What more can be said? | ||
| 8 | Mammoth Hunters | 6.0 | 1 | 1193 | 2003 | Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum | alea & Rio Grande Games | Not Moon and Weissblum's best, but a decent enough game. | ||
| 9 | Fifth Avenue | 1067 | 2004 | Wilko Manz | alea & Rio Grande Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 10 | Rum & Pirates | 6.0 | 7 | 719 | 2006 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games | Lighter game than Alea is known for. Good game, nice bits, fun to play. Family game, not a deep thinker. | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | 8.0 | 6 | 48 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | Terrific game of conflicting choices. the game has a bit of trouble with ability to control what cards you get, but is otherwise terrific, and well worth the time and effort to play. | ||
| 12 | In the Year of the Dragon | 4.0 | 5 | 62 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | The planning and tense decisions necessary in most good games are here in abundance. Each turn you have to maximize your own actions and plan for victory in a careful balancing act. I really enjoy a game with this type of planning, and both the components and gameplay here are what you would expect from an Alea game. HOWEVER, the game totally starts to fall flat after a few plays as you realize that this game is nothing more than an exercise in avoiding pain, there is only one way to victory, and only one person can manage it each round. Very annoying game, overall. |
| 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 | 7.0 | 1 | 365 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Face 2 Face Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Excellent deduction game, but like all, can fall victim to an inattentive or lax player. | ||
| 7 | Sum-Up | -1 | 1971 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 8 | Tryce | -1 | 1969 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 9 | Venture | 7.0 | 1 | 1081 | 1968 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Very deep and advanced for such a light-looking little card game. I want to play it more. This game shows why Sid Sackson was such a genius. Many of the mechanisms in this game have found their way into modern designer games, where those same mechanics were lauded and labelled "new" or "innovative". |
| Kosmos 2 Player | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Lost Cities | 9.0 | 46 | 108 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | Filosofia Editions & Devir & Galakta & Piatnik & Marektoy & Midgaard Games & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & KoreaBoardGames & Rio Grande Games | I don't know why i like it so, but i do... | ||
| 2 | Jambo | 8.0 | 1 | 133 | 2004 | Rüdiger Dorn | Filosofia Editions & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Rio Grande Games | I really enjoy this game. The mechanics and the theme are tightly integrated, and the game plays fast with many tough decisions throughout. | ||
| 3 | Blue Moon | 178 | 2004 | Reiner Knizia | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Fantasy Flight Games | |||||
| 4 | Odin's Ravens | 6.0 | 1 | 345 | 2002 | Thorsten Gimmler | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | To me, it seemed like this would be a better game if only there were a bit more player interaction. Still, it was fun and I plan to play again. | ||
| 5 | Balloon Cup | 9.0 | 60 | 333 | 2003 | Stephen Glenn | Paper Iyagi & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & KoreaBoardGames & Rio Grande Games | One of the best of Kosmos' 2-player card games. And that really is saying a lot, as the whole line is excellent. Oviously, the potential "lock up" problem doesn't bother me. | ||
| 6 | Kahuna | 9.0 | 1 | 369 | 1998 | Günter Cornett | Filosofia Editions & Paper Iyagi & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & KoreaBoardGames & Rio Grande Games | Surprisingly deep game. Quite possibly the most brain-burning of the kosmos "Speil fur Zwei" line. I really want to try it out in a multiplayer version. | ||
| 7 | Babel | 375 | 2000 | Uwe Rosenberg & Hagen Dorgathen | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 8 | Hera and Zeus | 8.0 | 1 | 492 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | Among the best of the 2-player kosmos line. My regular partner for these games (my wife) doen't like it much, so i play it less than i would like. | ||
| 9 | Caesar & Cleopatra | 531 | 1997 | Wolfgang Lüdtke | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 10 | Rosenkönig | 8.0 | 6 | 484 | 1997 | Dirk Henn | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & db-Spiele & 999 Games | Very enjoyable area-control game. Every game is different, and this one offers some tension in choices, but not so much as to paralyze the game or make it slow. | ||
| 11 | Flowerpower | 8.0 | 5 | 740 | 2001 | Angelika Fassauer & Peter Haluszka | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) | My favorite 2-player to play with the spouse. | ||
| 12 | Hellas | 6.0 | 1 | 833 | 2002 | Franz-Benno Delonge | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | Very fun and strategic little game. | ||
| 13 | Dracula | 922 | 2003 | Michael Rieneck | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 14 | Heave Ho! | 8.0 | 5 | 1170 | 2002 | Richard Borg | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | Great game. Plays fast, theme is amusing and not too "pasted on". Easy to teach and learn. Good opener for an early arrival on game night. | ||
| 15 | Pyramiden des Jaguar, die | 1206 | 2002 | Günter Burkhardt | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 16 | Druidenwalzer | 6.0 | 1 | 1579 | 1999 | Michael Rieneck | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) | Fun game with lovely components and unique theme. | ||
| 17 | Tally Ho! | 8.0 | 1 | 1292 | 1973 | Rudi Hoffmann | Spears & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & KoreaBoardGames & Rio Grande Games | Good, if somewhat confusing at first, game for 2. Deserves more play, so don't get daunted early on. | ||
| 18 | Elk Fest | 7.0 | 4 | 1161 | 1999 | Hermann Huber | Mayfair Games & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) | Fun Flicking game for 2. Really helps to have a table well-suited to it, however. Mespi is a No-No! | ||
| 19 | Times Square | 4.0 | 1 | 1317 | 2006 | Reiner Knizia | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | Really not that much going on here. Dull. | ||
| 20 | Starship Catan | 8.0 | 1 | 228 | 2001 | Klaus Teuber | Mayfair Games & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games | Very enjoyable 2-player game. Better that the SoC card game, and even better than the Starfareres board game. | ||
| 21 | Settlers of Catan Card Game, The | 5.0 | 211 | 1996 | Klaus Teuber | Filosofia Editions & Devir & Marektoy & Mayfair Games & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games | Just what you need when you can only find 2 and you *really* want to play Settlers. Not as good as finding 2 more and getting a game of the real thing in, but still good. | |||
| 22 | Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation | 8.0 | 1 | 76 | 2002 | Reiner Knizia | Galakta & Alga (Brio) & Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Nexus & Fantasy Flight Games | One of the best lightweight tactical games for 2. | ||
| 23 | Reef, The | 8.0 | 1 | 2285 | 2000 | Christine Lehmann & Wolfgang A. Lehmann | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Rio Grande Games | Engaging 2-player game. Really enjoyed. Highly luck-dependant, but that is mitigated a bit over the length of the game. | ||
| 24 | Lord of the Rings: The Search | 2.0 | 1 | 4711 | 2001 | Peter Neugebauer | Devir & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | Disappointing gameplay. | ||
| 25 | Lord of the Rings - The Duel | 7.0 | 1 | 1780 | 2002 | Peter Neugebauer | Tilsit & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games & Nexus | Takes about 4 reads of the rules to understand what to do, but good gameplay after that. | ||
| 26 | Crocodile Pool Party | 3.0 | 1 | 4786 | 1968 | Rudi Hoffmann | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Schmidt Spiele & Rio Grande Games | Wow, this is awful. | ||
| 27 | Asterix & Obelix | 4148 | 2006 | Michael Rieneck | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) | |||||
| 28 | Avalon | 4445 | 2003 | Leo Colovini | Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) | Unplayed as of yet... |
| Alea Small Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Wyatt Earp | 8.0 | 2 | 264 | 2001 | Richard Borg & Mike Fitzgerald | alea & Asmodée Editions & Rio Grande Games | A surprisingly fun game. Plays best with 3, as I am sure others have mentioned. A nice variation on standard Rummy. | ||
| 2 | Winner's Circle | 9.0 | 5 | 201 | 2001 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Face 2 Face Games | Excellent game. Good bluffing ability, excellent play, nice bits. Another Knizia winner. | ||
| 3 | Sieben Weisen, die | 6.0 | 1 | 1892 | 2002 | Reiner Stockhausen | alea | Played once, 4 player. Interesting. I need another play for my opinions to fully form. | ||
| 4 | Edel, Stein & Reich | 8.0 | 8 | 234 | 2003 | Reinhard Staupe | alea & Ravensburger | Fun, tense game of negotiation and predicting other players choices. Many paths to victory. | ||
| 5 | San Juan | 7.0 | 21 | 50 | 2004 | Andreas Seyfarth | Filosofia Editions & Möbius Games & alea & Rio Grande Games | Does an excellent job of balancing the needs of the card game and the flavor of Puerto Rico. Many tough decisions during play. Excellent game. |
| Mystery Rummy | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper | 8.0 | 1 | 248 | 1998 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. & Pegasus Spiele | Jack the Ripper has always held a strange fascination for me. this game was a great find early in my gaming career, and I think I like the theme as much as the mechanics. | ||
| 2 | Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue | 6.0 | 1 | 601 | 1999 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | I am a huge Poe fan, and this is one of my favorite tales of his. The theme is great, but not integrated as well, I think. | ||
| 3 | Mystery Rummy: Jekyll & Hyde | 7.0 | 5 | 591 | 2001 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | Great game. Oozes theme. | ||
| 4 | Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld | 8.0 | 1 | 501 | 2003 | Mike Fitzgerald & Nick Sauer | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | My favorite of the series. I really like the theme on this one, and thought it integrated well. | ||
| 5 | Mystery Rummy: Bonnie and Clyde | -1 | 1 | yes | 2008 | Mike Fitzgerald | Rio Grande Games |
| 3M Bookshelf Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Acquire | 8.0 | 13 | 54 | 1962 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Avalon Hill (Hasbro) & Schmidt Spiele & Grow Jogos e Brinquedos & Smart Games Colombia & 3M | Plan to buy a new copy in the next 6 months. Still playing my parents 1968 version. UPDATE: bought a copy at WotC as they were going out of business. The bits are really nice in the new version. Just lovely. Makes a great game even nicer. | ||
| 2 | Backgammon | 7.0 | 1 | 611 | 200 | (Uncredited) | Origem & Mitra & Jumbo & L. P. SeptÃmio & (Public Domain) & Friendly Games, Inc & 3M & Gamut of Games & Ravensburger | Play a lot with the wife. The game has more strategy and less luck than it is usually given credit for. | ||
| 3 | Bazaar | 836 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Parker Brothers & Estrela & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Discovery Toys | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 208 | 1475 | (Uncredited) | (Public Domain) & 3M | I used to enjoy it a great deal more. Was a real life chess geek in High school. Second chair on my HS team. First chair after we moved, though the second HS was in WV, so it wasn't much of an accomplishment to become the best player there. | ||
| 9 | Contigo | 3889 | 1974 | Frank Thibault | 3M | |||||
| 10 | Events | -1 | 1974 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 11 | Facts in Five | 8.0 | 1 | 1791 | 1967 | Richard Onanien | University Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Haven't played in years. A game I really enjoyed as a kid. | ||
| 12 | Feudal | 2492 | 1967 | Fred Buestchler | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | |||||
| 13 | Foil | 4053 | 1968 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 14 | High Bid | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 15 | Go | 9.0 | 4 | 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 ultimate game, abstract or not. No other game will reward multiple plays and study as much. I love to play, and have acquired a beautiful set that I am very proud of (jujube bowls, yunzi stones, and a spruce goban) and keep on display when I am not playing. I can hold my own in a 6.5 point komi match as either white or black against the computer software Aya, which is estimated to play at 10 kyu. | ||
| 16 | Image | 4615 | 1973 | Henry Szwarce | Avalon Hill & 3M | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 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 | 3149 | 1962 | Alex Randolph | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 22 | Phlounder | -1 | 1962 | H. Bernett | 3M | |||||
| 23 | Ploy | 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 | 4101 | 1964 | (Uncredited) | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 27 | Twixt | 9.0 | 1 | 555 | 1957 | Alex Randolph | Alga (Brio) & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Felsberger & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Selecta Spel en Hobby | Great connection game. Very challenging. My copy is in shitty condition; I wish more ebayers would be completely honest in their descriptions. |
| Alea Medium Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Louis XIV | 7.0 | 4 | 103 | 2005 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games | Played 4 times at the GOF 2005. Game is terrific with multiple options and that lovely "just one more action needed" feeling. Each round you have to decide whether to go for the best items, where there will be much competition, or to concentrate on, and likely win, more smaller items. Your mission cards and powers help decide that. Still learning, but this is a great game. | ||
| 2 | Palazzo | 7.0 | 4 | 475 | 2005 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Rio Grande Games | A very good game. Fast, tense, some luck to balance things, really quite enjoyable. | ||
| 3 | Augsburg 1520 | 6.0 | 1 | 579 | 2006 | Karsten Hartwig | alea & Rio Grande Games | Very good game, though it runs a bit long with 5. I really enjoyed the decision making process here, and the poker-esque strategies (which remind one a bit of Taj Mahal in flavor, if not in mechanics). |
| Command and Colors | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Battle Cry | 7.0 | 9 | 122 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Avalon Hill (Hasbro) | Very good game. I prefer to play each scenario twice at a sitting, and the winner is who did best overall, because, as in real wars, not every scenario is perfectly balanced. Lovely bits as well, and a beautiful board. | ||
| 2 | Memoir '44 | 7.0 | 36 | 38 | 2004 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Edge Entertainment | Played several times now. Very enjoyable, light, fast, fun. | ||
| 3 | Memoir '44 - Terrain Pack | 8.0 | 5 | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | A valuable aid. Must have for fans of the M44 game. | ||
| 4 | Memoir '44 - Eastern Front | 8.0 | 5 | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | Excellent addition to the M44 series. I love the method of simulating the political problems of the rooskies. | ||
| 5 | Memoir '44 - Winter/Desert Board Map | 8.0 | 5 | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | Another must have for M44 fans | ||
| 6 | Memoir '44 - Pacific Theater | 7.0 | 5 | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | Buy the Eastern Pack first, then this one. | ||
| 7 | Commands & Colors: Ancients | 8.0 | 9 | 14 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | The best implementation of the series yet. Edit: Second best, as BattleLore beats it slightly. I prefer the blocks to the minis, and it is still a great game, but the lore system is great. | ||
| 8 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms | 8.0 | 4 | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | I prefer these battles to the originals, though more terrain tiles and options would have been nice | ||
| 9 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2: Rome and the Barbarians | -1 | 2007 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | Unplayed as of yet... | ||||
| 10 | BattleLore | 9.0 | 12 | 24 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Fantasy Flight Games | Without a doubt, the best of the C&C Series. The Lore cards add to the strategy of the game, and help to balance the luck, and make the game feel very themetic. Fabulous! |
| 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 | |||||