MJ's Games Played in 1998
Wargames
Game
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Times Played
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Rating
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Comment
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Gettysburg ('88 ed.)
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4+
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A
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Just a great light hexmap wargame
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Napoleon
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1
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A
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Might not withstand replay, though
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Victory
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1
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A
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Shot onto my wishlist in a heartbeat
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We The People
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3+
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B
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Xmas present! Will probably rise to A
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Olympica
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2
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B
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Microgame! Often overlooked
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Black Hole
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1
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B
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Another micro, gamey but fun
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Down In Flames (campaign)
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1+
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B
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Where this game really shines
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Guerilla
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1
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B
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I enjoy card-based wargames
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Starship Troopers
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1
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B
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As light as fluff, but still fun
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Storm over Arnhem
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1
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B
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I wish Breakout Normandy was this quick
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Up Front
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1+
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B
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Only once?!? Must do better next year
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Down In Flames (dogfight)
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2+
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C
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Less real, more gamey (but quick)
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Austerlitz
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1
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C
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Dated, but still enjoyable
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Lee vs Meade
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1
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C
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More interesting than good
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Scotland the Brave
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1
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C
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A little top-heavy on the chrome
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Shapeshifters
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1
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C
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Would improve with for better scenarios
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The Castle
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1
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C
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Fun for what it is
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Victory in Normandy
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1
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C
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Good ideas, but looped over & over
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
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1
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F
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Computer game minus the computer
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Note: + means I want to play the game again soon
Board/Party/Card Games
Game
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Times Played
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Rating
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Comment
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Bohnanza
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18+
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A
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A bit played out, but still popular
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En Garde
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9+
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A
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My favorite filler of all
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Entdecker
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9+
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A
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Less luck than many think, I feel
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Mississippi Queen
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5+
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A
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see above
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Can't Stop
|
2
|
A
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Classic!
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Euphrat & Tigris
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2
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A
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A rare mind-bender I enjoy
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Marracash
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1
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A
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Colors! Bidding! Colors!
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Medici
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2+
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A
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Overshadows Modern Art
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Settlers of Catan
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2+
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A
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Still has some life left
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Survive!
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1
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A
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Might drop, but has wife-potential
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Get The Goods/Reibach & Co
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10
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B
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The distillation of several good ideas
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Musketiere
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9+
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B
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Semi-brainless, mucho fun
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For Sale
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5+
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B
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Best strategy/minute game around
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Dragon Dice
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3
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B
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A surprise gift, and surprisingly fun
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Detroit/Cleveland GP
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2+
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B
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Gotta play this more, could be an A
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Durch Die Wuste
|
2
|
B
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Best bits of 1998
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El Caballero
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2
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B
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My friends groan, but I like it
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Lamarckian Poker
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2+
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B
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I think there's something to this one
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Modern Art
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2
|
B
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A more cerebral Medici
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Schnappen Jagd
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2
|
B
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Will go A or C with more plays
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Wildlife Adventure
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2+
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B
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Great theme/presentation, ok game
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Air Baron
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1+
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B
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Under played! Very competitive
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Bohnanza (La Isla Bohnita)
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1
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B
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Too much of a good thing, perhaps
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Elfenlands
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1
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B
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Played the old -roads game with it
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Fossil
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1
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B
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Kind of dry, but looks & plays nice
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Hattrick
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1
|
B
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Unassuming, but worthwhile
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Hornoschen
|
1
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B
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Take 6 and then some
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Kohle, Kie$, & Knete
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1
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B
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A good 'un, will probably go up
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Liar's Dice
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1
|
B
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Another classic
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Member's Only
|
1
|
B
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Better than I'd thought
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Palmyra
|
1
|
B
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Got creamed, gotta try again
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Razzia
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1+
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B
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Dropping, but useful for big groups
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Samurai
|
1
|
B
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Randomness makes the game
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Streetcar
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1+
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B
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Underrated? Maybe
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Svea Rike
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1
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B
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Problems? Yea, but what a great game!
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The Great Dalmuti
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1+
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B
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Great for what it is
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WizWar
|
1
|
B
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Getting creaky? Still interesting
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Zum Kuckuck
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1
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B
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Replayed hands make game good, long
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Dominoes (Mexican Train)
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7
|
C
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A favorite of my in-laws
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Airlines
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3
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C
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A little dry & drawn-out for me
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Dune
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2
|
C
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Recent games have been weird
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Katzenjammer Blues
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2
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C
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I'd rather play Lamarckian Poker
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Settlers (Stadte & Ritter)
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2
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C
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Way too much of a good thing
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Take It Easy
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2
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C
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More puzzle than game, for me
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12 Caesars
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1
|
C
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Not bad for mainstream America
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Auf Asche
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1
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C
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Better than crayon rails, at least
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Auf Heller und Pfennig
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1
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C
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Nice-looking, but flavorless
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Ben Hvrt
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1+
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C
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Mucho problems, mucho fun (tweak it)
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Blockade
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1
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C
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A good abstract is only so-so w/ me
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Condotierre
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1
|
C
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Can go loooooooooong
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El Grande
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1+
|
C
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It just doesn't work for me
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Groo
|
1+
|
C
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Too darned random, yet worthwhile
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Iron Horse
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1
|
C
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Makes my eyes hurt, but pretty good
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Junta
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1
|
C
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Very dated, still has great ideas
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Lowenherz
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1
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C
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Water! Water! It's so dry!! :-)
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Manhattan
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1
|
C
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As above, really
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McGartlin Motor Sport
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1
|
C
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Good card-race game (with 3-4)
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Monster Derby
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1
|
C
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Clunky game--almost works great
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Quarter Latien
|
1
|
C
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A bit too thin
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Raj
|
1
|
C
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Good bits, good price
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Screaming Eagles
|
1
|
C
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Fluffy, but wait til my son grows up!
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Settlers (card game)
|
1
|
C
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I didn't like the tenor of play
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The Last Paradise
|
1
|
C
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Neat theme+mechanics <> a neat game
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Titan: The Arena
|
1
|
C
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Too long for what it is
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Tractix
|
1
|
C
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Good bits, good abstract
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Tutanchamun
|
1+
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C
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Dryness can't kill a unique game
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Ursuppe
|
1
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C
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Spot-on theme for me, but mechanical
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Venture
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1
|
C
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Mid & end-game are too calculating
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Viva Pamplona
|
1
|
C
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Too random? Fun anyway.
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Waldmeister
|
1
|
C
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Great green theme, but clunky
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Der Ausreisser
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3
|
D
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I don't understand the appeal
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Express Chess
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2
|
D
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I didn't give it much of a chance
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Give Me The Brain
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3+
|
D
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Good until the jokes run out
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Cathedral
|
2
|
D
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Competitive puzzle--no thanks
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Before...Mr. Bond
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1+
|
D
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See Brain, above
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Honor of the Samurai
|
1
|
D
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6 players = long & boring
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Kill Dr. Lucky
|
1
|
D
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More strategy, fewer jokes
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Princess Ryan's SM
|
1
|
D
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Total blowout, should try again
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Undercover
|
1
|
D
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There are better fillers around
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