| Gigamic Strategy Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Pylos | 1136 | 1994 | David G. Royffe | Gigamic & Great American Trading Company | |||||
| 2 | Quarto! | 8.0 | 13 | 412 | 1991 | Blaise Muller | Family Games, Inc. & Pressman Toy Corp. & Gigamic | |||
| 3 | Gobblet | 7.0 | 2 | 779 | 2001 | Thierry Denoual | Blue Orange Games & Huch & Friends & Gigamic | |||
| 4 | Quixo | 2315 | 1995 | Thierry Chapeau | Family Games, Inc. & Gigamic | |||||
| 5 | Quoridor | 430 | 1997 | Mirko Marchesi | Smart Chick & Family Games, Inc. & Gigamic & Great American Trading Company | |||||
| 6 | Batik | 1967 | 1997 | Kris Burm | Gigamic | |||||
| 7 | Quads | 1931 | 1996 | Kris Burm | Family Games, Inc. & Gigamic | |||||
| 8 | Skybridge | 2806 | 2006 | Adam Ritchey | Gigamic | |||||
| 9 | Inside | -1 | 2007 | Henrik Morast | Gigamic |
| Tilsit Collection | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Maka Bana | 1075 | 2003 | Francois Haffner | Tilsit | |||||
| 2 | Kanaloa | 1491 | 2002 | Günter Cornett | Tilsit & Bambus Spieleverlag | |||||
| 3 | Skåål | 3999 | 2004 | Docteur Mops | Tilsit & Zvezda | |||||
| 4 | Himalaya | 244 | 2002 | Régis Bonnessée | Tilsit & (Web published) & Marektoy | |||||
| 5 | Key Largo | 1740 | 2005 | Bruno Faidutti & Mike Selinker & Paul Randles | Tilsit & Titanic Games | |||||
| 6 | Baron | 3931 | 2006 | Franz Gaudois | Tilsit |
| Dungeon Twister | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Dungeon Twister | 7.0 | 6 | 191 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Edge Entertainment & Asmodée Editions & Nexus & Pro Ludo | A puzzle game disguised as a dungeon crawl. I enjoyed playing it and am looking forward to all the expansions being relased in English. | ||
| 2 | Dungeon Twister - Paladins & Dragons | 7.0 | 1 | -1 | 2004 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | I like the additions to the base choices and look forward to trying out all of the different characters and items. | ||
| 3 | Dungeon Twister 3-4 players expansion | 6.0 | 2 | -1 | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | Not real thrilled by playing the three-player game. Would still be interested in trying it with four players. | ||
| 4 | Dungeon Twister - Fire and Water | -1 | yes | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | Waiting for the English edition. | |||
| 5 | Dungeon Twister - Forces of Darkness | 7.0 | 1 | -1 | 2005 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions & Pro Ludo | |||
| 6 | Dungeon Twister - Minotaur | 7.0 | 1 | -1 | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Spielbox | It's a nice substitution for the Warrior. You give up the ability to score a VP by getting it off the board for an extra point of movement. | ||
| 7 | Dungeon Twister - Mercenaries | -1 | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | |||||
| 8 | Dungeon Twister - À feu et à sang | -1 | yes | 2006 | Christophe Boelinger | Asmodée Editions | If I get it, I will get the English version when it is released. |
| Gamemaster | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Axis & Allies | 3.0 | 642 | 1981 | Lawrence H. Harris | Milton Bradley & Jedko Games & Nova Game Designs | ||||
| 2 | Conquest of the Empire | 1321 | 1984 | Lawrence H. Harris | Milton Bradley | |||||
| 3 | Broadsides and Boarding Parties | 2719 | 1982 | Lawrence H. Harris | Milton Bradley & Citadel Game Systems | |||||
| 4 | Fortress America | 6.0 | 571 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley | ||||
| 5 | Samurai Swords | 6.0 | 241 | 1986 | Michael Gray | Milton Bradley |
| Alea Big Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Ra | 7.0 | 8 | 20 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Rio Grande Games & Überplay & 999 Games | |||
| 2 | Chinatown | 8.0 | 5 | 159 | 1999 | Karsten Hartwig | alea & Heidelberger Spieleverlag & Z-Man Games & Filosofia Editions & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) | It is a pure negotiation game, though it feels like there is less negotiation than in [gameid=1345] and it is usually quicker than [i]ToG[/i]. | ||
| 3 | Taj Mahal | 7.0 | 4 | 45 | 2000 | Reiner Knizia | White Goblin Games & alea & Rio Grande Games & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games | |||
| 4 | Princes of Florence, The | 10.0 | 20 | 11 | 2000 | Richard Ulrich & Wolfgang Kramer | White Goblin Games & alea & Nexus & Rio Grande Games & Lacerta & Excalibur & Pro Ludo & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games | This is a terrific game and not the multi-player solitaire many people claim it is. You are bidding against other players for limited resources to increase the prestige of your palace/province. A solid game which lasts either just long enough or maybe ends just a little too soon. A classic! | ||
| 5 | Hoity Toity | 8.0 | 13 | 436 | 1990 | Klaus Teuber | FX Schmid & Jumbo & alea & Überplay & Gibsons Games & Avalon Hill & Vini-Spil & G&RRR | I have both [i]Hoity Toity[/i] and a copy of [i]Adel Verpflichtet[/i] from Alea. With five and six players it is an 8, with less the rating drops to a 5 or a 6. | ||
| 6 | Traders of Genoa, The | 8.0 | 5 | 80 | 2001 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games & Lacerta & Filosofia Editions & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) | |||
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2002 | Andreas Seyfarth | Tilsit & Lautapelit.fi & alea & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger & Lacerta & Albi & Devir & Stratelibri & MINDOK | I finally played and I did not like it anywhere near as much as I thought I would. This seems like a game for those people who like playing one game a lot and trying to grasp the little nuances of that game. It is not a game for people who pull out a particular game and play it occasionally. With the exception of some new games which get played a lot when they first come out, I tend not to play the same game over and over. I believe you do have to play this game that way to properly learn how to play it even slightly well. I know people who play it regularly and really enjoy it and I will not be playing it with them since I know going in that I wouldn’t even be competitive since I really don’t care a lot about [i]Puerto Rico[/i] or its strategies and there are lots of other deep games which will allow most players to be competitive. It might be different if I thought the edge the experienced players had was pure skill, but I feel it is more a familiarity of the workings of all the different (and w | ||
| 8 | Mammoth Hunters | 1174 | 2003 | Aaron Weissblum & Alan R. Moon | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 9 | Fifth Avenue | 1116 | 2004 | Wilko Manz | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 10 | Rum & Pirates | 8.0 | 7 | 737 | 2006 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games | It's a light and fun action point game. | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | 8.0 | 11 | 56 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games & Filosofia Editions | It uses card drafting to force the players to make tough choices and then lets you only take two of the three actions you have cards for. I suspect it will be one of those that will be played a lot for a while and will then be relegated to the shelf for a year or two at a time before being played a few times and then sent back to the shelf. | ||
| 12 | In the Year of the Dragon | 8.0 | 2 | 66 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games & Filosofia Editions |
| Bohnanza | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Bohnanza | 8.0 | 141 | 134 | 1997 | Uwe Rosenberg | Midgaard Games & Amigo Spiele & Lautapelit.fi & Mercurio & Rio Grande Games & g3 poland & Lookout Games & 999 Games & KoreaBoardGames | I play the Rio Grande version all the time as a three-player game and enjoy it. It works best with four or five players. | ||
| 2 | Bohnanza - Erweiterungs Set | -1 | 1997 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | |||||
| 3 | La Isla Bohnitâ | -1 | 1998 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele & 999 Games | |||||
| 4 | High Bohn | 8.0 | 1 | -1 | 2000 | Hanno Girke | Lookout Games | |||
| 5 | High Bohn Plus | -1 | 2004 | Hanno Girke & Uwe Rosenberg | Rio Grande Games | |||||
| 6 | Mutabohn | -1 | 2001 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | |||||
| 7 | Bohnanza - Erweiterungs-Set (Revised Edition) | -1 | 2001 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele & 999 Games | |||||
| 8 | High Bohn: Bohnenduell um 12 Uhr mittags | -1 | 2001 | Hanno Girke & Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | |||||
| 9 | Ladybohn | 8.0 | 5 | -1 | 2002 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | It's best with three since you don't move through the deck so fast and actually get to use the features added by this expansion, though it is still good with four. The card fans give you a little more control over your fate by allowing you to trade in your hand for one of them. | ||
| 10 | Bohnaparte | -1 | 2003 | Hanno Girke & Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele & Rio Grande Games & Lookout Games | |||||
| 11 | Dschingis Bohn | -1 | 2003 | Hanno Girke | Lookout Games | |||||
| 12 | Bohnanza counters | -1 | 2003 | (Uncredited) | Lookout Games | |||||
| 13 | Telebohn | -1 | 2004 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | |||||
| 14 | Bohnanza - Amigo Bohnentaler | -1 | 2004 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | |||||
| 15 | Space Beans | 7.0 | 1 | 1380 | 1999 | Uwe Rosenberg | Midgaard Games & Amigo Spiele & Rio Grande Games | |||
| 16 | Al Cabohne | 6.0 | 1595 | 2000 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | I've only played this solitaire and it really beats playing [b]Freecell[/b] on the computer or one of the many solitaire card games I know. I want to try it out two-player sometime. | |||
| 17 | Bean Trader | 5.0 | 1 | 2576 | 2002 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele & Rio Grande Games | Played once. It seemed to end quickly and there seems to be an advantage for the players who end up in cities with cheap beans available to buy at the end. Would like to play again to see if it is better, worse, or about the same... | ||
| 18 | Bohn Hansa: Die Städtemehrheiten | -1 | 2004 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | |||||
| 19 | Rabohnzel | -1 | 2005 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | |||||
| 20 | Bohnkick | 3721 | 2006 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | |||||
| 21 | Kannibohne | -1 | 2006 | Uwe Rosenberg | Lookout Games | |||||
| 22 | Ladybohn: Manche mögen's heiss! | 1811 | yes | 2007 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele | I like the original [gameid=4377] and hope this doesn't change the rules from the original very much. | |||
| 23 | Bohnröschen | -1 | yes | 2007 | Uwe Rosenberg | Amigo Spiele |
| 3M Gamette Series | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Evade | 3797 | 1971 | Alex Randolph | 3M | |||||
| 2 | Foil | 4124 | 1968 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 3 | High Bid | 3537 | 1962 | L. Winters & P. Winters | 3M & Avalon Hill | |||||
| 4 | Monad | 2192 | 1969 | Sid Sackson | 3M | |||||
| 5 | Octrix | -1 | 1970 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 6 | Sleuth | 6.0 | 3 | 364 | 1967 | Sid Sackson | 3M & Face 2 Face Games & Schmidt Spiele & Avalon Hill | First playing was with seven people and it was an excruciating, boring exercise which ended when people started guessing just to try and end the game, not because they knew the missing gem. I did enjoy it more with four players, but I need to play it on a regular basis to develop some kind of strategy for asking questions. Otherwise, I suspect it will just sit on the shelf for a long, long time. The components from Face 2 Face Games are very nice and well worth the cost. | ||
| 7 | Sum-Up | -1 | 1971 | Frederick A. Herschler | 3M | |||||
| 8 | Tryce | -1 | 1969 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 9 | Venture | 1120 | 1968 | Sid Sackson | 3M & Schmidt Spiele & Avalon Hill |
| Alea Small Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Wyatt Earp | 8.0 | 33 | 265 | 2001 | Mike Fitzgerald & Richard Borg | alea & Asmodée Editions & Rio Grande Games | It works best as a three-player game, but is still a good game when played with four. | ||
| 2 | Winner's Circle | 7.0 | 10 | 211 | 2001 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Face 2 Face Games | Earl Grey, all the way! I prefer the original [i]Royal Turf[/i] over [i]Winner's Circle[/i], which eliminated the familiarity with the horses. Having random horse names associated with each color made it harder to follow through the game. I liked the presentation of [i]Winner's Circle[/i], though the betting tokens, which seem to be the one thing in this edition where the size was reduced, are too small. | ||
| 3 | Sieben Weisen, die | 1957 | 2002 | Reiner Stockhausen | alea | |||||
| 4 | Edel, Stein & Reich | 8.0 | 3 | 239 | 2003 | Reinhard Staupe | alea & Ravensburger | |||
| 5 | San Juan | 8.0 | 61 | 57 | 2004 | Andreas Seyfarth | Möbius Games & alea & Rio Grande Games & Filosofia Editions |
| Mystery Rummy | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper | 7.0 | 14 | 246 | 1998 | Mike Fitzgerald | Pegasus Spiele & U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | |||
| 2 | Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue | 6.0 | 1 | 633 | 1999 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | I've only played two-player games and would think it would rate higher if I could play a four-player game. | ||
| 3 | Mystery Rummy: Jekyll & Hyde | 6.0 | 3 | 604 | 2001 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | |||
| 4 | Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld | 8.0 | 15 | 518 | 2003 | Mike Fitzgerald & Nick Sauer | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | Does not play well with three players, but is terrific with two and looks to work well with four players playing as partners. | ||
| 5 | Mystery Rummy: Bonnie and Clyde | -1 | 2 | yes | 2009 | Mike Fitzgerald | Rio Grande Games |
| Alea Medium Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Louis XIV | 8.0 | 8 | 112 | 2005 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games | It feels like a quicker, streamlined [gameid=93] clone to me, and that's a really good thing. | ||
| 2 | Palazzo | 8.0 | 7 | 497 | 2005 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Rio Grande Games | |||
| 3 | Augsburg 1520 | 8.0 | 4 | 613 | 2006 | Karsten Hartwig | alea & Rio Grande Games |
| Command and Colors | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Battle Cry | 7.0 | 1 | 128 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Avalon Hill (Hasbro) | I've played a bunch of games using VASSAL. | ||
| 2 | Memoir '44 | 8.0 | 10 | 41 | 2004 | Richard Borg | Edge Entertainment & Days of Wonder | I own two copies so I can play Overlord scenarios. | ||
| 3 | Memoir '44 - Terrain Pack | 8.0 | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | ||||
| 4 | Memoir '44 - Eastern Front | 8.0 | 2 | -1 | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||
| 5 | Memoir '44 - Winter/Desert Board Map | -1 | yes | 2005 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | ||||
| 6 | Memoir '44 - Pacific Theater | 8.0 | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | ||||
| 7 | Commands & Colors: Ancients | 9.0 | 13 | 14 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | Terrific light wargame which plays in under an hour. | ||
| 8 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms | 9.0 | 4 | -1 | 2006 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | It adds blocks for the Greeks and the Eastern Kingdoms, but only a couple of new unit types. It doesn't add a much new to the game, but I like that I bought it for the scenarios and the new blocks. More chrome. :) | ||
| 9 | Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2: Rome and the Barbarians | 9.0 | 3 | -1 | 2007 | Richard Borg | GMT Games | |||
| 10 | BattleLore | 6.0 | 14 | 27 | 2006 | Richard Borg | Fantasy Flight Games & Days of Wonder | Awesome [i]Commands and Colors[/i] game which would have been better if it had wooden blocks instead of the hard to manipulate plastic figures. :) I ended up trading my copy away and cannot imagine ever playing it again, hence the lower rating. The game is a 9, but the fiddliness of set-up and the added time time it causes makes the game drop in my eyes. Now, if someone sets the game up and I can just sit down and play it, then I am in! | ||
| 11 | Memoir '44 - Air Pack | -1 | 2007 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 12 | Memoir '44 - Campaign Bag | -1 | 2008 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 13 | Memoir '44 - Hedgerow Hell | -1 | 2008 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 14 | Memoir '44 - Mediterranean Theater | -1 | 2 | 2008 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | ||||
| 15 | Memoir '44 - Operation Overlord | -1 | yes | 2008 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | ||||
| 16 | Memoir '44 - Overlord | 7.0 | 2 | -1 | 2004 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||
| 17 | Memoir '44 - Winter 2007 Scenario | -1 | 2007 | Richard Borg | Days of Wonder | |||||
| 18 | Memoir '44 Campaign Book - Volume 1 | -1 | 3 | yes | 2009 | Malcolm Green & Richard Borg | Days of Wonder |
| 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< |