2011
25 Times or more:
51 Dominion (in some form)
– up by over ten from last year
29 Finito!
– many single rounds, but getting into the full game a lot more;
great for evangelizing games
10 Times or more:
22 Stich-Meister
– new, and became the go-to trick-taking card game
22 Los Banditos
– took over as the new carry-along two-player game
17 Tichu
– up by five after a slight dip last year
15 Roma
– the let's play until latecomers arrive game happily nearly doubled this year
14 Hanabi – a co-op game?! this is just so wrong
11 Rat Hot
– exactly the same as last year
10 Wits & Wagers – broke into this section this year
10 Cities
– down by five; may be time to add more variants; evangelism
5 Times or more:
8 7 Wonders
– new; more to accommodate others wanting to try it
7 Kakerlakenpoker
– new; so fun to spring on people for the first time; evangelism
7 Burgenland
– Schmidt's Easy Play line is doing well hereabouts
7 10 Days in Europe
– down slightly because others in the series getting played more; evangelism
6
Telestrations
– unsure why it dipped, but am sure every playing was for many hours
5 Haggis
– down by six from last year, some due to Stich-Meister
5 Fjords
– easy to carry, but down by three from last year
5 Coloretto
– slipped quite a bit for some reason, should get expansion maybe; evangelism
Fell off the list since last year:
3 Jaipur
– other two-player games are crowding it out
3 Wits & Wagers Family – Telestrations seems to have stolen much of its time
3 Kupferkessel Co. – other two-player games seem to have crowded it out
3 Perry Rhodan – down by half, though no particular reason; this is the one would most like to get back to five
3 No Thanks!
– other intro games are crowding it out
2 Rosenkönig – slightly down this year
2 Witch's Brew – apparently the novelty wore off
1 Schotten-totten – replaced by Los Banditos
1 Cambria – probably because of the large and flimsy box is difficult to take along; should get new, more compact edition
1 Arena: Roma II – should acquire an own copy
0 Hai-Alarm! – gave copy away to friends and have yet to replace
2010
25 Times or more:
40 Dominion (in some form)
– nearly double last year and happily so
10 Times or more:
19 Finito! – most of them being single rounds, not the official full game
15 Cities – finally getting my own copy really helped this one
14 Coloretto –
finally getting my own copy really helped this one too
12 Tichu – surprisingly up from last year
11 Rat Hot – slightly down from last year
11 Haggis
– nearly all in three-player mode
10 Telestrations
– this party game is a hit everywhere
10 Cambria – didn't realize it had reached this level, but found new dimensions to it
5 Times or more:
9 Jaipur – slightly down
9 10 Days in Europe – 13 for the entire series
8 Wits & Wagers Family – working well in family situations
8 Roma – back on the list probably due to more two-player opportunities
8 Fjords – lack of ability to make decisive moves is starting to wear
7 Schotten-totten – down from 19 last year - Dominion's fault?
7 Burgenland – new entry for two players
7 Armorica – new compact entry that supports 2-4
6 Witch's Brew – new entry; nobody says no to it
6 Los Banditos – new entry for two
6 Kupferkessel Co. – same as least year
5 Rosenkönig – slightly down this year
5 Perry Rhodan – down by half, though no particular reason
5 No Thanks! – back for the first time since 2007; introducing more new players
5 Hai-Alarm! – new entry
5 Arena: Roma II – look for this to surpass the original next year
There should also be a special mention for Winsome Games, many of which share similar mechanisms and which between Preußische Ostbahn, Samarkand: Route to Riches, Lokomotive Werks, West Riding Revisited, Union v. Central, ConTrack: Switzerland & Austria - Austria, and TrainSport: Switzerland reached 9 playings.
2009
25 Times or more:
30 10 Days in Europe
– picked up a sale copy on a whim while visiting Funagain and it's
proven a hit again and again
20 Times or more:
22 Dominion (in some form)
– the trouble involved in setting it up insures it gets played at least twice every time
10 Times or more:
19 Schotten-totten
– surprisingly the first time in the list
13 Dominion
– the vanilla game only
12 Rat Hot
– third time in the list
11 Finito!
– strong "just one more" quality
11 Fjords
– second appearance in the list
11 Helden in der Unterwelt
– second appearance in the list
11 Perry Rhodan
– forthcoming English edition may increase this number
11 Tichu
– has never been out of the list
10 Jaipur
– only acquired in mid-December
10 San Francisco Linja 1 (two Streetcar)
– first time in the list and very welcome
5 Times or more:
8 Dominion: Intrigue
– played with only the Intrigue box
7 Rosenkönig (one a Texas)
– third time in the list and finally got to try the original Texas
version
6 Kupferkessel Co.
– third time in the list; re-publish this please
6 New World: Carcassonne
– the version that seems to work best for two
6 Pompeji
– came close to making the list in '03
5 Carcassonne
– including teaching some young new game players
5 China Rails
– if all the games in this series were one, would be well over ten
5 Race for the Galaxy
– sometimes including one or both expansions
5 Silverton
– very pleased to see this one; undoubtedly the longest-playing of the titles here; both editions represented
2008
10 Times or more:
(none)
5 Times or more:
9 Auf Achse
– the new version is great for 2 yet also supports 6; many more playings of this on-line, over 100
9 Roma
– fun trying to exploit various cards; slightly down from last
year
9 Tichu
– this is suggested very often and only rarely turned down; falls a little each year
8 Down Under
– there is a lot to learn here
7 Kupferkessel Co.
– great quick game for two or three; back in the list for the first time since 2004
7 (an unpublished prototype)
– historically-oriented card game
6 Helden in der Unterwelt
– latest addiction
6 Maestro
– great introductory game
6 Rat Hot
– great introductory game for two; back in the list for the first time ince 2005
6 Tally Ho!
– great introductory game for two; back in the list after taking a
year off
5 Cambria
– new, quick multi-player
5 Candamir
– a new fascination
5 Rosenkönig
– great introductory game for two or four; back in the list for the first time since 2004
5 TransAmerica
– great multi-player introductory
5 Tsuro
– works great if you're 7-8 and don't want to split
2007
10 Times or more:
13 Fjords
11 Roma
10 Tichu
5 Times or more:
7 Twilight Struggle
5 No Thanks!
2006
10 Times or more:
17 Tichu
5 Times or more:
6 Non Merci
5 Villa Paletti
5 Thurn und Taxis
5 Tally Ho!
5 Jambo
2005
10 Times or more:
14 Tichu
12 Lost Valley
5 Times or more:
9 Halali! (Tally Ho!)
6 Shadows Over Camelot
6 (an unpublished prototype)
6 Jambo
6 Geschenkt
6 Easy Come, Easy Go
6 (another unpublished prototype)
5 Zirkus Flohcati
5 Rat Hot
5 HeckMeck am Bratwurmeck (Pickomino)
5 For Sale
5 Einfach Genial (Ingenious)
5 Around the World in 80 Days
2004
10 Times or more:
14 Tichu
5 Times or more:
8 Halali! (Tally Ho!)
8 Kupferkessel Co.
7 San Juan
6 (unpublished prototype)
6 (another unpublished prototype)
6 Der Flaschenteufel
6 Express
5 Rosenkönig
5 (yet another unpublished prototype)
5 (still another unpublished prototype)
note
Number is the
number of times played. This summary only includes games played
face-to-face, not on-line play.
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