| 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! | 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 | 185 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions & Pro Ludo & Edge Entertainment & Nexus | |||||
| 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 | 3.0 | 634 | 1981 | Lawrence H. Harris | Jedko Games & Nova Game Designs & Milton Bradley | Lets just each roll a die, high roll wins - we'll save 4 hours and get to play something fun instead... | |||
| 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 | 6.0 | 239 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | Only got to play a couple of times before someone in our group put a permanent veto on it. Looked good, if a little long. Maybe just Risk++. |
| Alea Big Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Ra | 4.5 | 15 | 21 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Ãœberplay & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | Not much for bidding games, but this particularly burned me. There seems to be more luck than strategy, and you can see clearly the sequence of what will happen if X tile is drawn in almost every situation. Bonus point for the thinly laid on Egyptian theme. | ||
| 2 | Chinatown | 8.0 | 4 | 163 | 1999 | Karsten Hartwig | Filosofia Editions & alea & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Z-Man Games & Heidelberger Spieleverlag | 4 playings. There is certainly an amount of luck to the game, but because it is a negotiation/trading game you can sometimes wheel-and-deal (or fasttalk) yourself out of a hole. | ||
| 3 | Taj Mahal | 6.5 | 4 | 41 | 2000 | Reiner Knizia | alea & White Goblin Games & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games & Rio Grande Games | This game has the ability to anger beyond any I can think of at the moment. Players are continually forced to compete for valuable resources/positions... always a grump-fest in my group. I recognize the really excellent design of this game but have recently lowered my rating from an 8 because while it is a very good game, it is not one I really care to play (so, read 6.5 as "Good game, will play sporadically if in the right mood"). | ||
| 4 | Princes of Florence, The | 7.5 | 7 | 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 | Seems like a pretty good game with multiple paths to victory. A bit dry. | ||
| 5 | Hoity Toity | 433 | 1990 | Klaus Teuber | Vini-Spil & alea & Gibsons Games & Jumbo & FX Schmid & Avalon Hill & Ãœberplay & G&RRR | |||||
| 6 | Traders of Genoa, The | 6.0 | 5 | 78 | 2001 | Rüdiger Dorn | Filosofia Editions & alea & Lacerta & Rio Grande Games | A nice little game with lots of interaction and multiple paths to victory. May be a little too "negotiation heavy" to play well in my group - YMMV. The more I play this, the weaker I think it is; still , not too bad. | ||
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | Andreas Seyfarth | Devir & alea & Lautapelit.fi & Tilsit & Albi & Lacerta & MINDOK & Stratelibri & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger | There is nothing specifically wrong with this game. It is a fairly nice combination of mechanics and the game works relatively well. It just currently bears almost no relationship with the type of game I prefer to play, since it is almost completely tactical with only the slightest dash of strategy. | ||
| 8 | Mammoth Hunters | 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 | 48 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 12 | In the Year of the Dragon | 62 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games |
| 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 | 4.0 | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | I recall really enjoying this game when I was younger. Overcome by much better auction style games... | |||
| 4 | Monad | 2123 | 1969 | Sid Sackson | 3M | |||||
| 5 | Octrix | -1 | 1970 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 6 | Sleuth | 8.0 | 1 | 365 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Face 2 Face Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | My favorite deduction game, hands down. This game really allows you to get into a logic puzzle and think. I admit to the truth in the comments about how much of the game boils down to developing a notation system... so dropped my rating of "10" since that was based in part on the fact that I don't think I'll ever *get* to play this game enough that'll I'll get tired of it. | ||
| 7 | Sum-Up | -1 | 1971 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 8 | Tryce | -1 | 1969 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 9 | Venture | 5.0 | 2 | 1081 | 1968 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | I want to like it, its a Sid Sackson game. After two plays, I don't. |
| Alea Small Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Wyatt Earp | 264 | 2001 | Richard Borg & Mike Fitzgerald | alea & Asmodée Editions & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 2 | Winner's Circle | 201 | 2001 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Face 2 Face Games | |||||
| 3 | Sieben Weisen, die | 1892 | 2002 | Reiner Stockhausen | alea | |||||
| 4 | Edel, Stein & Reich | 234 | 2003 | Reinhard Staupe | alea & Ravensburger | |||||
| 5 | San Juan | 6.0 | 3 | 50 | 2004 | Andreas Seyfarth | Filosofia Editions & Möbius Games & alea & Rio Grande Games | Its not horrible. Short and mildly interesting. |
| Mystery Rummy | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper | 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 | 8.0 | 4 | 54 | 1962 | Sid Sackson | Avalon Hill & Avalon Hill (Hasbro) & Schmidt Spiele & Grow Jogos e Brinquedos & Smart Games Colombia & 3M | Good game for family and friends, gamers and non-gamers. It seems one or two random players every game have no prayer of winning, but it is not clear until mid-game who those players are this time (hint: miss the first two or three mergers and you are in trouble). For the rest its a tense race to the finish. I LOVE this game with 4 players. | ||
| 2 | Backgammon | 611 | 200 | (Uncredited) | Origem & Mitra & Jumbo & L. P. SeptÃmio & (Public Domain) & Friendly Games, Inc & 3M & Gamut of Games & Ravensburger | |||||
| 3 | Bazaar | 6.0 | 1 | 836 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | Parker Brothers & Estrela & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Discovery Toys | Not as much brain burn as I expected - but planning almost non existent in my only playing so far, as it is hard enough to figure out YOUR plan without trying to figure what the OTHER players might do... | ||
| 4 | Breakthru | 5.0 | 3470 | 1965 | Alex Randolph | 3M | Fairly simple, plays fast. Not too bad, can't see that it would hold long term interest. The weight of the pieces makes for a very pleasing tactile experience - my mom used to use them for sewing weights... | |||
| 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 | 6.0 | 1 | 208 | 1475 | (Uncredited) | (Public Domain) & 3M | I don't dislike this game, I'm just not as good as I once was and I have never been as good as I would like. The pleasure to time ratio is low to me. | ||
| 9 | Contigo | 3889 | 1974 | Frank Thibault | 3M | |||||
| 10 | Events | -1 | 1974 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 11 | Facts in Five | 4.0 | 1791 | 1967 | Richard Onanien | University Games & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Some of the categories are so esoteric that it gives great advantages to someone who knows that category. | |||
| 12 | Feudal | 6.0 | 1 | 2492 | 1967 | Fred Buestchler | Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | Big board, multiple pieces moving per turn, but still just chess with more flavor. | ||
| 13 | Foil | 4053 | 1968 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 14 | High Bid | 4.0 | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | I recall really enjoying this game when I was younger. Overcome by much better auction style games... | |||
| 15 | Go | 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 | I know the rules, but I don't know the game at all. One I'd really like to be taught. | ||||
| 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 | 1 | 1788 | 1967 | Jack Carmichael | 3M | Played this once, loved the flavor. Would love to play it again but can't seem to find anyone interested... | |||
| 21 | Oh-Wah-Ree | 5.0 | 2 | 3149 | 1962 | Alex Randolph | Avalon Hill & 3M | Played twice with my son (8 at the time). Poster child for the kind of game I could possibly be good at if only I had any desire to apply myself to it. | ||
| 22 | Phlounder | -1 | 1962 | H. Bernett | 3M | |||||
| 23 | Ploy | 6.0 | 2245 | 1970 | Frank Thibault | Dujardin & Schmidt Spiele & 3M | "Future Chess" | |||
| 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 | Somehow this 3M game has escaped my collection. Not really that good a game (Stryker, anyone?) but would look nice with all the other 3M games... | |||
| 27 | Twixt | 5.0 | 555 | 1957 | Alex Randolph | Alga (Brio) & Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) & Felsberger & Avalon Hill & Schmidt Spiele & 3M & Selecta Spel en Hobby | A decent game, plays fast. Not much longevity. |
| Alea Medium Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Louis XIV | 5.0 | 1 | 103 | 2005 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games | One playing with 4. Some interesting mechanics and decisions, but generally too random and uncontrolled for my tastes. | ||
| 2 | Palazzo | 475 | 2005 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 3 | Augsburg 1520 | 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 | 5.5 | 3 | 122 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Avalon Hill (Hasbro) | Only one match played (two games, same scenario switching sides). Hmm... cards AND dice. Luck a very large factor in this game. | ||
| 2 | Memoir '44 | 38 | 2004 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Edge Entertainment | |||||
| 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 | 14 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | |||||
| 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 | 24 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder & Fantasy Flight Games |
| 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 | 6.5 | 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 | Ohhh... brain cramp! Plays in a lunch hour though. Surprising amount of thinking for a "light" game... | |||
| 2 | Rummikub | 5.0 | 1285 | 1977 | Ephraim Hertzano | Pressman Toy Corp. & Hansa Toy Co. & Cadaco & Lemada Light Industries & Intelli & Goliath B.V. & Playtoy Industries & Schmidt International & Western Publishing Compan |