And, now that I'm done with that tangent, here's the 25 games that just missed making it onto the 2012 list. (Note - I don't dislike these games - in fact, they're some of my favorites. Remember, I have over 1000 games in my game room.)
Tumblin' Dice
- 2012: 101st
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- 2012: 102nd
- 2010: 58th
- 2005: prior to publication (the FFG version)
- 2012: 103rd
- 2010: 27th
- 2005: 34th
- 2012: 104th
- 2010: 71st
- 2005: 53rd
- 2012: 105th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- 2012: 106th
- 2010: 55th
- 2005: 19th
- I still love this game - but it's starting to date a bit.
- 2012: 107th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: 75th
- I think it disappeared in 2010 due to burnout.
- 2012: 108th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: prior to publication
- My boys & I are really enjoying this - esp. w/the Wollomi Pines expansion.
- 2012: 109th
- 2010: 86th
- 2005: prior to publication
- 2012: 110th
- 2010: 69th
- 2005: 29th
- 2012: 111th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: prior to publication
- I'm not blindly following the gamer crowd - this is the only Martin Wallace game in my top 125 games.
- 2012: 112th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- Easy to teach, easy to play, works for 2-8 players as a great 10 minute filler... what's not to like?
- 2012: 113th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: 31st
- I still say the guy on the cover looks like Jay Tummelson (the guy who owns Rio Grande Games).
- 2012: 114th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: 25th
- I'm suffering from Time's Up fatigue.
- 2012: 115th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- 2012: 116th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- Verrater may have been the first to use role selection... but Meuterer was the first to do it RIGHT.
- 2012: 117th
- 2010: 88th
- 2005: 92nd
- I wonder sometimes if I love this game BECAUSE it's so hard to find - then I play it again & remember I'd like it even if it wasn't OOP.
- 2012: 118th
- 2010: 67th
- 2005: did not appear
- the U.S. version, btw...
- 2012: 119th
- 2010: 28th
- 2005: did not appear
- This is the only unpublished game in the top 125... I've been playtesting it for nearly 8 years!
- 2012: 120th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- Between this game & Return of the Heroes, no one in their right mind should be playing Talisman or Runebound. (Yes, that's probably an inflammatory statement.)
- 2012: 121st
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: 32nd
- 2012: 122nd
- 2010: 72nd
- 2005: 4th
- I still love the design - but I've played too many games now with people who can't properly "read" the board & so target the wrong people (meaning: me).
- 2012: 123rd
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- 2012: 124th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: did not appear
- 2012: 125th
- 2010: did not appear
- 2005: 100th
7 comments:
Funny, after my last plays of Return of the Heroes and Prophecy, I felt like nobody should be playing them! I guess that's why they make both... so that we can all be happy... (though whiny).
I think both Return of the Heroes & Prophecy (along with Runebound) are best with a maximum of 3 players - and better with 2.
Taking them up to 4 players just increases downtime & competition for scarce resources (items, gold, easy monsters to defeat, etc.) that make the games drag on too long.
When we played Prophecy, I think we started off with 4. It took hours, even after people were eliminated (don't remember if this was a voluntary elimination).
We just got Tsuro at Christmas. Our 4 year old LOVES it and we love being able to play such an serious game with him.
Josh: we play Prophecy with "first to 3" rules - not all of the gates have to be opened... and w/2 or 3 players. (Works much better.)
SchrefflerFamily: Tsuro IS a great game - stay tuned to my top 100 for more family games you might enjoy!
Bargain Hunter: No Schnappchen Jagd? Inconceivable!
Toledo: It's a fine game and much underrated.
Time's Up: I'm not suffering fatigue, but rather facing the fact that most of the crowd I game with don't understand my old-man references (and vice versa!).
Balloon Cup: Surprised you hadn't shown love for this before. Sheryl and I used to play it all the time. BC > 1st and Goal. :-)
Larry: I still love Bargain Hunter (and am glad for the new pronounceable name)... it just fell a little bit.
Balloon Cup has always been right on the edge - but I do like what 1st & Goal does w/the genre it's in.
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