| 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 | 8.0 | 11 | 421 | 1997 | Mirko Marchesi | Gigamic & Great American Trading Company & Family Games, Inc. | Excellent maze-building abstract strategy game. Cut someone off -- but not too much! | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 |
| Alea Big Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Ra | 10.0 | 14 | 21 | 1999 | Reiner Knizia | alea & Ãœberplay & 999 Games & Rio Grande Games | It was clear after the first session that Ra was an excellent game, and each successive play reinforces that. Easy to teach, fun to play. Half-way through our first game, C-- said "This is a really good game!" Afterwards she asked if we could play again soon. I was so happy I thought I might cry. | ||
| 2 | Chinatown | 163 | 1999 | Karsten Hartwig | Filosofia Editions & alea & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Z-Man Games & Heidelberger Spieleverlag | |||||
| 3 | Taj Mahal | 8.0 | 4 | 41 | 2000 | Reiner Knizia | alea & White Goblin Games & Quined White Goblin Games (QWG) & Ystari Games & Rio Grande Games | A very interesting game: bluffing, hand management, area control all rolled into one. I'm not sure I really get it, but I'm looking forward to trying. I think I'm stuck in the same place with this as I was with Power Grid for a while: I'd really like to play with people with the same level of enthusiasm and experience to see how good the game can be. I'm thinking "really good", but right now, I'd just rather play Beowulf. | ||
| 4 | Princes of Florence, The | 6.0 | 3 | 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 | I am just unsure; I like the mechanics of this game, but I think real competent play requires a familiarity with the components -- the different jobs, buildings, bonus and prestige cards, and so on -- that I just didn't have this first time out. I still had a good time and would really like to play a game all the way to completion. UPDATE: After two games, I have learned two things: One, never let someone get two jesters, much less four. Two, this is a pretty good game. | ||
| 5 | Hoity Toity | 7.0 | 4 | 433 | 1990 | Klaus Teuber | Vini-Spil & alea & Gibsons Games & Jumbo & FX Schmid & Avalon Hill & Ãœberplay & G&RRR | I am almost supernaturally bad at bluffing games. I keep buying them, though, because they are fun. I've played this now once, with three players, and it was a quick, fun romp -- everyone is always interested in what's going on, the game moves along quite quickly, and it's fun and funny. There aren't many 17-year-old games in my collection, but I'm glad I bought this one. | ||
| 6 | Traders of Genoa, The | 7.0 | 1 | 78 | 2001 | Rüdiger Dorn | Filosofia Editions & alea & Lacerta & Rio Grande Games | I am totally unsure how to evaluate this game. I can see the game in the game, if I'm making any sense, but something tells me our game was fairly atypical and a bit bizarre. I think this is an awake game, a caffiene game, so playing it to end a night with soothing music on at the coffeehouse mightn't have been the best way to experience it. Also, losing by $5 tastes a bit bitter... | ||
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2002 | Andreas Seyfarth | Devir & alea & Lautapelit.fi & Tilsit & Albi & Lacerta & MINDOK & Stratelibri & Rio Grande Games & Ravensburger | "I'd rather be playing San Juan." That's what I used to say. Now, after my second game, when small bits of strategy began to glimmer in my mind, I'm really intrigued and ready to try PR again a few more times. | ||
| 8 | Mammoth Hunters | 8.0 | 2 | 1193 | 2003 | Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum | alea & Rio Grande Games | I have to say that I don't really understand the complaints about this game I read here on the Geek. We took about 70 minutes to play our first game, including the rules explanation. The game was pretty quick-moving, and definitely amusing, and there's a good amount of strategy as well. I definitely want to play this some more. | ||
| 9 | Fifth Avenue | 7.0 | 1 | 1067 | 2004 | Wilko Manz | alea & Rio Grande Games | Kinda Taj-Mahal-ish cross between an area control and auction game. Seemed to rocket towards an ending in an unseemly fashion. Definitely need to play this one again! Received from BGG Secret Santa, 2007. Thanks, Santa! | ||
| 10 | Rum & Pirates | 7.0 | 6 | 719 | 2006 | Stefan Feld | alea & Rio Grande Games | This game is a lot of fun, actually! Everyone around the table shouting out the scorpion tallies, inviting people to the pub for drinking contests, just generally laughing and having a good time. I like this game, not least because of that enjoyment factor. It's a very light game with a lot of die rolling, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as everyone's into it! | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | 5.0 | 4 | 48 | 2007 | Stefan Feld | Filosofia Editions & alea & Rio Grande Games | It's strange how my opinion of this game changes each time I play this. On my initial play at Geekway, I was slightly bored and generally unimpressed. I kept thinking about the game, though, so added it to my post-Geekway game order. Since then, I've had an okay game, a pretty good one, and a very dry and boring one. I think it might be because there's only one form of player interaction in Notre Dame, the card drafting, and that's just the aspect of the game I'm least fond of. Update: I traded this away. It just didn't thrill me enough to kee playing it. | ||
| 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 | 3449 | 1962 | P. Winters & L. Winters | Avalon Hill & 3M | |||||
| 4 | Monad | 2123 | 1969 | Sid Sackson | 3M | |||||
| 5 | Octrix | -1 | 1970 | (Uncredited) | 3M | |||||
| 6 | Sleuth | 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 | 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 | 8.0 | 7 | 264 | 2001 | Richard Borg & Mike Fitzgerald | alea & Asmodée Editions & Rio Grande Games | A rummy game with a few special cards and a very appealing theme. Lots of opportunities for fun table-talk. | ||
| 2 | Winner's Circle | 201 | 3 | yes | 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 | 7.0 | 14 | 50 | 2004 | Andreas Seyfarth | Filosofia Editions & Möbius Games & alea & Rio Grande Games | Very popular with the lunch gamers. A good game where strategies slowly become evident, and now that I'm climbing out of my guild hall rut, I'm enjoying it more.. |
| 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 | 8.0 | 8 | 591 | 2001 | Mike Fitzgerald | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | The dual identity card provides an interesting twist to the usual Mystery Rummy mechanics. It's pretty easy to get stuck, which is a bit annoying. A fun one, though. | ||
| 4 | Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld | 6.0 | 1 | 501 | 2003 | Mike Fitzgerald & Nick Sauer | U.S. Games Systems, Inc. | Pretty good with three. Thought I had a shut-out but I was lacking one Al Capone card. Grr. | ||
| 5 | Mystery Rummy: Bonnie and Clyde | -1 | 2008 | Mike Fitzgerald | Rio Grande Games |
| Alea Medium Box | Rating | Plays | BGG Rank | Wish List | Want | Year | Designer | Publisher | Comment | |
| 1 | Louis XIV | 9.0 | 3 | 103 | 2005 | Rüdiger Dorn | alea & Rio Grande Games | This is a great game. A little complicated, but explained easily enough; strategic play with just a smattering of luck and a few unexpected events. Not too quick, not too long. Gorgeous components and a fun, modular board. I could play this quite a lot -- and actually want to. | ||
| 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 | 122 | 2000 | Richard Borg | Avalon Hill (Hasbro) | |||||
| 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 | 7.0 | 2 | 399 | 1973 | David Parlett | dan-spil & Waddingtons Games & Alga (Brio) & Gibsons Games & Abacus & Intellect Games & Otto Maier Verlag & |