http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/home_stuff.htm Andrew's main page for Boardgame information. en-us http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7866 Comments on 10 Days in the USA 11/24/2004 Essentially the same game as Europa Tour with a couple of changes. First off, the production from out of box is a higher quality production. Larger bo 11/24/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#27708 Comments on 1960: The Making of the President 9/26/2008 Presidential election game set in the historic 1960 Election year pitting Kennedy vs. Nixon. The game is basically a card driven contest where cards h 9/26/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#432 Comments on 6 Nimmt! 11/3/2005 Essentially, this is a 4-way game of chicken, with players needing to figure out when they should take points (before they become too large) vs. tryin 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#37371 Comments on aber bitte mit Sahne 8/14/2009 Game which uses the mechanism where a player divides a pie into different pieces, and the other players take sections with the goal of collecting the 8/14/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5 Comments on Acquire 9/23/2004 Classic from Sid Sackson...originally published in 1962. Should have become more popular than Monopoly as it is a much cleaner, better game. Have play 9/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1315 Comments on Africa 2/4/2005 This is sort of an exploration game combined with a set collecting game. Players move around a map of Africa exposing tokens and hoping to create grou 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#36888 Comments on After the Flood 12/15/2008 Martin Wallce Treefrog game for exactly 3 players. This game is about ancient empires in Mesopotamia that are trying to trade for goods, build cities 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4098 Comments on Age of Steam 10/24/2003 Railroad game where you attempt to create chains of track where you move goods to increase your income level. There is the equivalent of a tax system 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#27385 Comments on Alchemist 2/5/2010 Played online @ Yucata. Game where you are creating alchemy recipes, which not only garner you points, but also garner your opponents points if they c 2/5/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#40760 Comments on Alea Iacta Est 8/31/2009 Dice game with a loose theme set in Rome. Players basically get to place dice in different sections which then give different items based on your plac 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6249 Comments on Alhambra 5/28/2004 This is an extension to the Stimmt So! game done previously with some tetris-like additions. In the game you need to draw money (of 4 different types) 5/28/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#25491 Comments on Alhambra - The Dice Game 8/13/2007 Dice game adaptation of Dirk Henn's (seemingly endless) Alhambra. Although this CAN be used with the base Alhambra Game, it IS a standalone game. As a 8/13/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2707 Comments on Alibi 10/24/2003 Interesting card game where you're trying to play clues to matchup with 1 of 4 suspects. Points are awarded based on how many matching clues have been 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#11205 Comments on All-American Football (1965) 11/2/2005 Relatively simple fun. Basically, this is a game with some limited play selection (offense and defense) using round discs. A spinner for each generate 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#20954 Comments on Alpen Express 2/6/2010 Kids game. Players get on/off trains moving from an outer level to an inner level and getting off the train. Players win by getting all of thier marke 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5404 Comments on Amun-Re 11/2/2005 Knizia building game set in ancient Egypt. Unlike many Knizia games, this one falters quite a bit with less than the maximum 5 players. Players bid on 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#20080 Comments on Aqua Romana 2/7/2009 Essentially a tile placement game where you are trying to extend aquaducts. The game has 4 types of aqueduct tiles that can be used. The trick is that 2/7/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21641 Comments on Aquadukt 6/21/2007 Similar in some ways to Santiago. Players are trying to create towns? whatever and connect them with water. On your turn you can either place a spring 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#34194 Comments on Aquaretto 12/15/2008 Follow on game (and also can be played as an expansion) to Zooloretto. It seems to take the best parts of Zooloretto (the excellent adaptation of the 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16499 Comments on Architekton 11/2/2005 Another 2 player Michael Shacht game where you lay tiles. In this game, there is a delicate balance between hurting the other player/helping yourself. 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19947 Comments on Ark 12/19/2006 Card game by Doris and Frank about animals getting ready to go away on the Ark. It is an interesting topic to try and build a game, and there are some 12/19/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#25643 Comments on Arkadia 7/28/2009 This game combines some puzzle/tetris elements wrapped in a tactical game. Although mostly tactical, there is quite a bit of strategic thinking as wel 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15987 Comments on Arkham Horror - 2nd Edition 11/3/2005 Having never played the previous game, and not really aving any interest in Call of Cthulu, the ambiance of this game did not really grab me. As such, 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#67285 Comments on Armorica 8/24/2010 Card based game where you are trying to build up your civilization using Gauls and Romans. Basically, it is a set collection game, with special smbols 8/24/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12005 Comments on Around the World in 80 Days 11/2/2005 Race game to be like the great race. The first player to finish is not necessarily going to win the race as you must take less days than everyone else 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7657 Comments on Astron 8/14/2009 Game from the 1950's. Basically players play cards to move ships around a map and make landings at different cities while travelling the world. Cards 8/14/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2570 Comments on Atlantic Star 3/10/2006 A set collection game where you are trying to make a series of cruises by collecting ships to make the journeys. There is much to recommend this game. 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19999 Comments on Aton 12/19/2006 2P game by Thorsten Gimmler, ostensibly set in Egypt I suppose. Players have 4 cards per round that they play face down onto 4 spaces. The space play 12/19/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8051 Comments on Attika 7/28/2004 This is a game that I didn't try for quite a while, but once tried on BSW, I decided to purchase. This is a dual goal building game (although my frank 7/28/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#827 Comments on Attila 11/2/2003 This is a game about extending your influence in different regions/tribes. I played it only once, and thought that the game was pretty good except for 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#110 Comments on Auf Achse 9/16/2008 Transportation game that reminds somewhat of Monopoly in that you roll a die, move, do (or not) something based on where you land, may draw event card 9/16/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#935 Comments on Australian Rails 5/19/2004 One of the Mayfair crayon rail games. The actual gameplay is not super difficult (which surprised me). Basically this is a pickup and deliver game whe 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#39351 Comments on Automobile 8/21/2009 Martin Wallace is making a leap into a weird space. The light-heavy Euro. This game has a fair amount of moving parts, yet MOST of the system is indee 8/21/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2397 Comments on Backgammon 1/3/2006 It's a classic, but like a lot of classics, it really has two main advantages, which do not necessarily make it a great game. ^1) it's easy to teach/r 1/3/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5716 Comments on Balloon Cup 12/15/2008 A nice attempt at creating a card game where both high and low cards are used. Players play on either thier own side, or the opponent's side in a batt 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#293 Comments on Bamboleo 3/10/2006 Dexterity game which not only requires some dexterity to play, but a surprising amount to setup! It is basically a game with various shaped blocks/ite 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3955 Comments on Bang! 11/22/2003 This is a game where you try to hide your identity while trying to fulfill your victory conditions. 1 player is the Sheriff (known), and the rest of t 11/22/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3102 Comments on Banque Fatale 10/15/2004 This is a somewhat bizarre closed bidding game where you are trying to obtain cards which act like stock. Each player starts with 2 stones of each col 10/15/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14 Comments on Basari 6/5/2006 Basari is a game where you move around a board (roll & move), where you end up in a market that offers gems. Once you are at a location, you have 6/5/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#760 Comments on Battle Line 10/24/2003 This is an excellent card game for 2 players. It's kind of like playing poker with 3 card hands. Easy to teach and learn. Has a great quality in that 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#10547 Comments on Betrayal at House on the Hill 3/11/2006 Very much a theme game, this one takes players on a trip through some weird mansion. Players try to obtain artifacts/improve thier characters in prepa 3/11/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#34004 Comments on Big Points 2/5/2010 An obvious derivative of the system used in Knizia's Tutankhamen. Players do not have thier own piece, but rather move any of the 5 colored pawns for 2/5/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#20784 Comments on Bist Du sicher? 8/24/2010 Early Rudy Hoffman push your luck game (in a manner of speaking). Players are trying to collect tiles (drawn from a bag) that fulfill items in thier l 8/24/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#756 Comments on Black Vienna 11/22/2003 Pretty good deduction game whwre you get to ask players if they have suspects in thier hands based on cards that have 3 victims' last names. It is cri 11/22/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9446 Comments on Blue Moon 8/1/2008 Card game, not REALLY a collectible per-se, but definitely a collectible in the sense that you can buy new decks. Relatively clean system with few abi 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21882 Comments on Blue Moon City 8/15/2007 Reiner Knizia game of rebuilding a lost city (I suppose). The game is essentially a card management game, with the objective of moving on a map and co 8/15/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4395 Comments on Bohn Hansa 10/28/2003 Game of trading beans by fulfilling contracts which specify that a city needs certain combinations of beans, using a cart with limited capacity to hau 10/28/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#11 Comments on Bohnanza 12/3/2003 Enjoyed by several of the relatives on a weekend game playing trip, but I'm lukewarm on it. I just don't really like the making sure cards are in orde 12/3/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2181 Comments on Bridge 1/5/2004 Probably the definitive partnership cardgame. There is a somewhat intimidating learning curve involved to get bidding down pat, but once that part of 1/5/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2758 Comments on Bridgette 12/11/2003 A 2 player 'version' of Bridge. It has a couple of special cards, but the cool thing is that, bidding, scoring are the same and the special cards prov 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2689 Comments on British Rails - 2nd Edition 10/23/2008 One of the Crayon Rails games, players get contracts, attempt to buld and pickup/deliver. Many players use an optional method of contract locking that 10/23/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#22287 Comments on Buccaneer 8/28/2006 Stefan Dorra game about pirates. Essentially, you create stacks of pirates (each player has discs which are the pirates they control) in order to even 8/28/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38032 Comments on Byzanz 2/6/2010 Rather straightforward game of bidding cards from your hand to collect cards that are in a tableau. The twist here is that after you select the cards, 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#687 Comments on Cabale 7/21/2004 Abstract game of capturing./blocking/holding territories. The pieces and look of the game overall are very nice, and the game plays with no rules issu 7/21/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#132 Comments on Caesar and Cleopatra 8/17/2005 This game has many similarities to Battleline. There are ongoing battles going on in 5 different colors. Each color can be one a differing amount of t 8/17/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#214 Comments on Cafe International 11/22/2003 Can you fill a table with equal number of men and women, and group nationalities together? Essentially, this is a tile laying game, with weird rules. 11/22/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1324 Comments on Cafe International - The Card Came 7/28/2009 There's an online version (German only) available. One of the better adaptat 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21464 Comments on California 12/16/2008 Game by designer Michael Scacht which follows the principles of Euro gaming. Simple gameplay, easy to explain, enough strategy to affect the outcome w 12/16/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38873 Comments on Cambria 8/26/2010 Small game production by Vainglorius games. This is a dice rolling area capture type of game. Players roll 2 dice, place a cube and attempt to encircl 8/26/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#41 Comments on Can't Stop 10/24/2003 An all-time classic dice game where evaluation of risk, and taking gambles on your turn are the means to victory. You try to move 3 markers to the top 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4401 Comments on Canal Grande 12/4/2003 Card game version of San Marco. I think the translation of the same principles to a card game went very well. With the two types of victory possible, 12/4/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19995 Comments on Canal Mania 8/26/2010 Ragnar Brothers take on the train genre. In this game players are building canals in England to eventually move goods around. The main difference in t 8/26/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#822 Comments on Carcassonne 10/24/2003 Tile laying game where you get to place Meeples (my people) and score for cities, fields, etc. Nice, elegant game. Scoring is a bit convoluted. The ne 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16216 Comments on Carcassonne - The Discovery 3/10/2006 In some ways, this game completes the circle of the Carcassonne titles. It has returned to being a simple, easy to explain game as opposed to all the 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7717 Comments on Carcassonne: The Castle 12/11/2003 This is a version of Carcassonne by Reiner Knizia, and it has a few significant differences from the other versions that make it more appealing to me. 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13301 Comments on Caribbean 12/30/2004 This is essentially a blind bidding game of getting Pirates to grab gold for you and move it to your base. The basic mechanic is that there are 6 ship 12/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19237 Comments on Cash 'n Guns 2/6/2010 Basically a giant game of chicken with big foam guns. In all likelihood, if you werent' pointing guns at people, this game might not work so well. For 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18602 Comments on Caylus 12/28/2006 Almost perfect information game about building parts of a city. You must pay to use buildings, and buildings create goods which can be used to make ot 12/28/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#27364 Comments on Caylus Magna Carta 8/22/2007 A slimmed and trimmed down Caylus - at least that is the feel. Players have identical decks of buildings which they will put into play with only a few 8/22/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#171 Comments on Chess 6/21/2007 Long time classic abstract game. It has some faults that cannot be overlooked - chief among them that it is a bit more complex than most abstracts, an 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18100 Comments on China 8/21/2009 Essentially a re-theming of Michael Schacht's Web of Power, this one takes place in China. There are 3 distinct changes to the game system, all intere 8/21/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7204 Comments on China Moon 1/13/2004 Move frogs around, jumping over other frogs, gaining flowers, jumping on springs, etc. It's a somewhat interesting 'race' in that you do get additiona 1/13/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13928 Comments on Chinagold 6/21/2007 2 player abstract from Bambus. The game board is a leather rollued up map with a series of marks on it (for gold) and territories either in blue or br 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#478 Comments on Citadels 10/24/2003 I'm still not sure what to make of this one. I suppose there are not many 7 player games around, but this one seems to drag with more than 5. 4-5 play 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38657 Comments on Cities 8/14/2009 A game with much in common with Carcassonne and Take it Easy. Each player has an identical set of 23 tiles, of which 16 will be used to build a 4x4 gr 8/14/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3242 Comments on Clash of the Gladiators 8/1/2008 As is usual for most Knizia games, this one is very smooth and only a wrinkle in the combat mechanism makes it so that you need to consult the rules. 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12538 Comments on Clocktowers 11/2/2005 A simple drafting/building card game. While it plays fine with 2 players, I have some severe doubts as to the suitability of this game to work with mo 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3269 Comments on Clue - The Card Game 11/2/2005 This is an interesting take on the old classic, with cardplay taking the place of rolling/moving. There are tiles that represent some of the locations 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8946 Comments on Coda 3/29/2004 Very simple deduction game - so simple even I can do well. Basically, everyone has a numbered sequence in front of them (hidden) arranged from low to 3/29/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#443 Comments on Code 777 10/28/2003 A game where you have 3 cards (out of a fixed amount) in various numbers and colors, but you can't see them. You can see your opponents' cards, and th 10/28/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5782 Comments on Coloretto 12/25/2003 Fairly simple collection card game. Each player can draw and place onto a collection pile (the # of piles are = # players) or pickup a collection pile 12/25/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#105 Comments on Colossal Arena 2/6/2010 Players bet on monsters to come out and be winners in fights. Players play strength cards on monsters (there are 8 of them) and possibly place bets. E 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14105 Comments on Command & Colors: Ancients 1/6/2009 Uses the same card driven system as Battle Cry and Memoir '44. Definitely a step above Battle Cry in complexity, but not an unreachable amount. The re 1/6/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#67 Comments on Conquest 3/10/2004 A game of combat (ala chess) with action points. It's actually pretty clever as for each capture, there is an option for the non-moving player to make 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8552 Comments on Corsari 10/15/2004 Card game where you try to get two suits of cards with no overlapping numbers, plus a third suit which matches a changing (open draw pile) suit that w 10/15/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2398 Comments on Cribbage 1/9/2004 Classic card game with wooden board where you score your points. Game plays out in 3 phases, putting cards into the crib, laying cards trying to score 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7972 Comments on Crocodile Pool Party 1/13/2004 Pretty good, straightforward game that can be explained and played in under 30 minutes. May not stand a lot of repeat plays, but could definitely be a 1/13/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#30380 Comments on Cuba 8/28/2008 Another variation on the theme of building up an island, creating/shipping goods with one of the twists being the fact that you may also pass certain 8/28/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#20134 Comments on Das Ende des Triumvirats 8/1/2008 Simplistic almost wargame based on the Roman Empire with three different factions vying for the overall throne. The game design itself is very clean, 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#44 Comments on David & Goliath 11/26/2003 This is a wierd trick-taking game where the person who plays the lowest card gets the highest card in the trick...the person who played the highest ca 11/26/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24770 Comments on Der Elefant im Porzellanladen 8/31/2009 Fairly simple card game based on collecting sets of china (according to 4 different formulae - usable once per game). Basically, you either buy a chin 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38506 Comments on Der Hexer von Salem 8/31/2009 Cooperative game where you have to try and locate/close portals before the big bad guy shows up. The actual mechanics are interesting, but not difficu 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#882 Comments on Derby 10/24/2003 This is an interesting take on horse racing where you have a stack of movement cards that have different move values for 6 (out of 9) horses. The 3 ho 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15512 Comments on Diamant 1/3/2006 This game just did nothing for me. Not only was it monotonous, but once someone makes a good guess (ie: gets a larger payout), then most of the rest o 1/3/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#37907 Comments on Diamonds Club 8/10/2010 A very fine effort by Stefan Dorra. A set collection game with a nice board which readily adapts to different #'s of players by removing options. Play 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8130 Comments on Die Fugger 3/17/2004 This is a card game where players place goods types down until there are 5 of one type. At that point, the market prices are set with prices going up 3/17/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#39856 Comments on Dixit 8/26/2010 Dixit is a party game where players get cards (with beautiful art) and then one player selects a phrase/sings a song, whatever to describe the card th 8/26/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#36218 Comments on Dominion 2/6/2010 Sort of a Magic hybrid type of game. Game sets up with players attempting to build decks based on a combination of card types available for that given 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1376 Comments on Don 5/24/2004 Weird auction/collecting game. You are trying to get sets of cards with the same colors via an auction. However, when it comes time to bid, you may no 5/24/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13004 Comments on Downfall of Pompeii, The 10/23/2008 This is a game about the downfall of Pompeii. Play proceeds in two stages, filling the city with people and then running people out of the city while 10/23/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3208 Comments on Drachenland 10/28/2003 So, I guess the neat part of this game is that it has a dice tower. However, it's about as plain a dice tower as I can imagine. If you need to roll tw 10/28/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#368 Comments on Drahtseilakt 11/26/2003 Title roughly means Tightrope in English. This is a card game where you are trying to balance out your points by being the highest card in some tricks 11/26/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#396 Comments on Dreizehnte Holzwurm, Der 3/27/2006 One of the most difficult things to do in a card game is figuring out how to make a game work regardless of 'good' or 'bad' card draws. Essentially, y 3/27/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9735 Comments on Duell 10/15/2004 An updated version of En Garde. This is a deceptively fun game, where your actions need to take into account cards you have, cards you have seen, and 10/15/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#35289 Comments on Dutch Golden Age, The 8/31/2009 Basically, this is a points race game where players have different possible tracks to gain cards/money/points. Each map has a special action that can 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6531 Comments on Dwarven Dig! 10/28/2003 I feel obliged to put a lot in for a game that I will not play again to detail exactly why I don't like it. My thoughts on the Dwarven Dig come down t 10/28/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18745 Comments on Dynasties 8/28/2006 Two player abstract card game ostensibly about winning districts in China. Basically, each player has a deck of special cards plus cards numbered 1-6. 8/28/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#10672 Comments on Easy Come, Easy Go 5/23/2005 Reiner Knizia's take on the dice rolling for combinations (ala Yahtzee). Knizia's version is streamlined, and yet contains the essence of Yahtzee...co 5/23/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2212 Comments on eBay Electronic Talking Auction Game 12/4/2003 This is actually a pretty good game. It's a bidding game where the auction is run by the electronic gadget. Players have money in various denomination 12/4/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1379 Comments on Ebbe & Flut 12/4/2003 This is very nice twist on what you can do with a card game. This is a 'war' between the water and the land (Sand & Surf is the rough translation 12/4/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5781 Comments on Edel, Stein & Reich 8/26/2004 This is a remake of Basari without the board. You are trying to gain money (points) by either obtaining majorities in gems, or via action cards (certi 8/26/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6281 Comments on Eketorp 1/20/2004 This one could go higher after more plays. The system is pretty clean, and easy to remember the details (bonus). However, the # of battles to be fough 1/20/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#93 Comments on El Grande 10/24/2003 Plays much better with 3 or more but is still a good game for 2. No dice, interesting strategy game of influence in middle ages Spain. Lots of cool wo 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#403 Comments on Elchfest 6/5/2006 Finger flicking game where you try to get a moose across the table to another bank. Basically, you try to flick disks and create stepping stones for y 6/5/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3452 Comments on Emerald 10/24/2003 This is a fun game, although the later players are at somewhat of a disadvantage when playing, particularly in a 4-5 player game. A move/collect game 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#870 Comments on Empires of the Ancient World 11/6/2003 A light wargame set in the Mediterranean world. There are 4 turns of 10, 9, 8, 7 rounds each, with scoring after turns 2-4. This means there is a tota 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#33160 Comments on Endeavor 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1334 Comments on Entdecker - Exploring New Horizons 11/23/2004 Game of Exploration by Klaus Teuber. This version is the Mayfair release and they add the native trail tracks to it. The basic way the game works is t 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#42 Comments on Euphrat & Tigris 11/2/2003 This game is 'da bomb! I can't wait to get this one moved over to the own side of the ledger. This is a tile laying game of developing 'kingdoms'. Whi 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19419 Comments on Euphrat & Tigris - The Cardgame 1/4/2006 Hmmm...let me say that again...hmmmm. I'm not certain there really is a need for this game. It is not (in my opinion) streamlined much over E & T, 1/4/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5867 Comments on Europa Tour 6/23/2004 Many have described this as similar to Rack-O, and I have to agree. The idea is to swap tiles in your holder with tiles available (there are 5 face up 6/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1159 Comments on Evo 11/2/2003 Game about Dinosaur evolution. Setting aside the scoring track markers (why not use a flat disc?) this was fun the first couple of times. However, the 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#223 Comments on Expedition 10/24/2003 Affectionately known as the arrow game. This is a game where you place arrows and try to reach the locations shown on your expedition cards. Making lo 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#379 Comments on Express 5/19/2004 This is kind of a set collection / hand management game, with some odd twists thrown in with hazards and cards to counter hazards (a-la Mille Bornes). 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#104 Comments on Extrablatt 11/6/2003 This is a pretty nifty tile laying game where you run a newspaper and need to try and maximize your readership by getting the largest (in-depth) artic 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24417 Comments on Factory Fun 8/1/2008 An interesting puzzle building excercise, but perhaps one with too large a problem for some people. Basically, you are routing different sources of (c 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#11081 Comments on Familienbande 1/4/2006 A game about creating a genetic chain of children to pass on your secret trait through 5 generations, with the latest generations scoring more points. 1/4/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38548 Comments on Fast Flowing Forest Fellers 7/28/2009 Friedmann Friese game about loggers running down a river. The game has a variable map setup giving more options. Players have a hand of cards that the 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#32125 Comments on Felix: The Cat in the Sack 11/25/2008 I different way to do an auction. Players start by placing cards in the center, then bid or pass to drop out. Players dropping out takes back bid and 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5697 Comments on Feuerschlucker 5/28/2004 Card game where you're trying to get customers to come to your Circus. There are a variety of acts and a few special cards available. You can steal ot 5/28/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21704 Comments on Fiji 7/14/2008 A game that is somewhat similar to Edel, Stein, & Reich in that you are trying to collect gems in sequences by making blind bids. The difference b 7/14/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#40628 Comments on Finca 2/6/2010 This game combines a rondel movement system (with movement based on # workers on the square), with collection and delivery of goods to fulfill contrac 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#34166 Comments on Finito! 8/14/2009 Very nice, quick game. It's really a combination of the main mechanics in Take it Easy & Europa Tour. Players have tokens numbered 1-12, and try t 8/14/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7805 Comments on Finstere Flure 11/25/2003 This is a cool game where each player has 3 (or 4) people that are trying to escape through a dungeon to the opposite corner without getting eaten by 11/25/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4370 Comments on Fische Fluppen Frikadellen 11/6/2003 This is a move, create goods by where you move, purchase/gather, sell somewhere else, use money to buy, sell, create, etc. All the while moving around 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#7538 Comments on Fish Eat Fish 1/9/2004 This is a game where you move your piece orthogonally adjacent to an enemy (or your own) piece and attack. Resolution is done via cardplay (everyone h 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15511 Comments on Fjords 11/2/2005 This is a relatively simple tile placement game where you (ultimately) want to place farmhouses on fileds which will allow you to choke access from yo 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#619 Comments on Flaschenteufel 5/13/2004 This is (so far), one of the oddest trick-taking games I've ever seen. Basically, you have different values of cards in 3 different suits. There is a 5/13/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#36648 Comments on Fluch der Mumie 8/14/2009 This is a neat game with hidden movement, some player cooperation, and solo victory conditions...without any paperwork. A real gem indeed. The game in 8/14/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1942 Comments on Foppen 11/9/2003 Not really very good with 3, and it's a bit of a pain to keep passing the Fool token around the table. Plays fairly quick, but after some drinks, it's 11/9/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#172 Comments on For Sale 11/25/2003 This is a very nice short game. Hard to believe that you can squeeze legitimate decisions into a 15 minute game. Works very well with 3 (why are there 11/25/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24051 Comments on Fowl Play! 8/8/2007 2006 entry from Richard Breese. He has been doing better productions, and this one is done fairly well. This is a game of foxes running around eating 8/8/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#340 Comments on Frank's Zoo 8/17/2005 The artwork on this card game is very neat, and really helps the game out. Essentially, it's a 'beat the last card(s) played' game ...but since the ca 8/17/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#66188 Comments on Fresco 8/10/2010 Fresco is a set collection/combining game set in the theme of painting the sistine chapel. Players use a bidding round (essentially) where whoever dec 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12891 Comments on Friedrich 2/28/2005 This is a light wargame, but using decks of cards for battle results. Basically you move unints on the map (which are army groups) at a fixed movement 2/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4475 Comments on Fundstucke 12/15/2008 Reminds me of Sanford and Son, in that you're basically collecting junk to fill contracts for points. Each turn there is a randowm amount of items ava 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#31481 Comments on Galaxy Trucker 10/13/2009 Game about building a spaceship and then going through a serious of potential disasters to get to the end with a ship intact, and hopefully cargo. The 10/13/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13829 Comments on Garden Gnomes Society, The 5/23/2005 There is much to like in this small publisher game, although the idea of breeding gnomes seems somewhat ludicrous. Cattle? Race Horses? Anything else 5/23/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12942 Comments on Geschenkt 2/4/2005 This reminds me a lot of Mogul by Michael Schacht - but streamlined. It has the method of bidding until someone takes the card (which is generally bad 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#66362 Comments on Glen More 8/10/2010 This is sort of (in my mind) a cross of Neuland and Caylus. The game sets up with a board (which is actually a rectangular track) that players will mo 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9216 Comments on Goa 7/14/2004 A combination auction/resource management/race game. The premise is that you're trying to build up your colonial trading base. You do this by advancin 7/14/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38309 Comments on God's Playground 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12632 Comments on Goldbrau 11/23/2004 I'm still trying to figure out what is is about this game that is so 'pedestrian'. It combines elements that are familiar from several games: Blind Bi 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24843 Comments on Graenaland 8/22/2007 8/22/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#449 Comments on Great Balloon Race, The 12/11/2003 A roll and move game with some bluff. The goal is to get 3 balloons through the course to the end of the race. Each player gets a card which shows 3 b 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1974 Comments on Grosse und das Kleine A, Das 8/25/2004 Also known as Big A, Little A - has recently been reprinted as Who's the Ass (but minus the little A card). This is a once around trick game where the 8/25/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#23053 Comments on Guatemala Cafe 8/1/2008 While you would think any game that includes a baggie of coffee beans has to be cool, this game actually has some real game behind it. You have to sta 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6351 Comments on Gulo Gulo 3/10/2004 Simple game that I do agree is better played when anebriated. Basically you have a shallow bowl with different sized/colored eggs in it and a wooden s 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19100 Comments on Hacienda 6/21/2007 Game about creating connections to markets, large herds of domestic animals, and connecting to water. This is basically an action point type of game w 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#908 Comments on Halali! 4/30/2004 This game reminds me of those little slide puzzles where you move a block around and try to get the numbers in order. Basically, you start with an alm 4/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#30381 Comments on Hamburgum 8/1/2008 Latest game from Eggert-Spiele/Rio Grand using the Rondel. This game is significantly different in that it has been transformed into an economic type 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#23848 Comments on Hameln 6/21/2007 Game based on the Pied Piper. Refreshing to see a game based on a theme - and the theme actually works. Players try to marry, occupy houses, have chil 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3685 Comments on Hammer of the Scots 4/5/2006 This is one of the Columbia Block 'light' wargames based on the Scottish fight for independence from Britain. The system itself is fairly elegant, and 4/5/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8989 Comments on Hansa 5/19/2004 Michael Scacht game of pickup/delivery. As with most of his games, the mechanics are very straightforward, easy (with the exception of selling), and t 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#361 Comments on Hare & Tortoise 5/19/2004 A rabbit race game where the fuel is carrots.^This is a race game with forced pitstops and a little math thrown in. Basically, you are trying to move 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19363 Comments on Havoc: the Hundred Years War 6/21/2007 This is essentially an extended poker game with 6 card hands instead of 5 card hands...which has just enough subtle differences in ranking that player 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6887 Comments on Hearts 8/8/2005 8/8/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19553 Comments on Helden in der Unterwelt 7/28/2009 An offshoot of the Return of the Heroes game system, this one uses a 'deck' of terrain that players use to fill out the world. Also, the tiles are muc 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4529 Comments on Hellas 1/20/2004 Nothing really special here. This is mostly a steamroll your opponent game ala Risk. While there are special cards that can swing the balance of a giv 1/20/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#638 Comments on Hera and Zeus 10/24/2005 10/24/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#25224 Comments on Hermagor 8/13/2007 Another game by Emanuele Ornella, it's not exactly a bad game, but rather a game that is perhaps trying to do too much. In particular, two things stan 8/13/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38195 Comments on Herr der Ziegen 12/16/2008 This is sort of a follow on to Kupferkessel company in that it uses the same method of moving around the board and then grabbing a card in the row tha 12/16/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2569 Comments on Hick Hack in Gackelwack 1/7/2004 A lot of the game is trying to divine the personalities of those playing and trying to guess what they may do based on the grain in each location, and 1/7/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#220 Comments on High Society 12/16/2003 A short auction game where you have a set of money denominations in hand that you use to bid on luxury items (no change is ever allowed). The twist he 12/16/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12634 Comments on Hispaniola 12/30/2004 First trick-taking game by Machael Schacht. Follows most trick taking rules with trump being bid by players (blindly) selecting one card, high card wi 12/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#224 Comments on History of the World 11/25/2008 Conquer the world (sort of) through different epochs. This has some similarities with Vinci in that players create kingdoms (empires) that will last t 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#120 Comments on Hoity Toity 4/22/2004 Essentially a race game, where you have two decision trees, and then a tactical option based on the first decision tree to gain items/ground. The prem 4/22/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#359 Comments on Honeybears 3/10/2006 One of those 'grail' type games which is in short supply, and commands prices much higher than they should be. That being said, it is a very clever ga 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#31133 Comments on Ice Flow 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#95 Comments on Igel Argern 12/11/2003 Translation roughly means Hedgehogs in a hurry. This is a pretty straightforward race game, albeit with a couple of quirks. It can start to drag on to 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19650 Comments on Il Principe 3/10/2006 This is a game that tries to be many types of game all at once. There are auctions, majority battles in cards, majority battles on the board, special 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13933 Comments on Im Auftrag des Konigs 2/4/2005 This is another Adlung pseudo boardgame...but all in cards. While it has a neat theme (knights of King Arthur going off on quests and such), in my two 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1300 Comments on Im Zeichen des Kreuzes 10/21/2004 A game about the Crusades, using the same tower and markers as Wallenstein (making it a cheap way to have backup pieces as Im Zeichen can be found use 10/21/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24181 Comments on Imperial 11/25/2008 It's a light wargame..wait. It's a heavy economic game....wait. OK, it's an economic game that is masquerading as a wargame. While there is some fight 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9560 Comments on Indus 11/2/2005 Ostensibly a game about archaeology, this game has a map made of tiles which can be placed together in multiple patterns. Players arrange thier explor 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8124 Comments on Industria 12/2/2004 Auction game where scoring points is the name of the game. With 3 ways of scoring points, auctions where the auctioneer gets the proceeds, or can take 12/2/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9674 Comments on Ingenious 11/2/2005 The general concept is that you try to create rows of the same color, scoring for all previous ones already placed contiguously. This has the side eff 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#22484 Comments on Ingenious - Travel Edition 2/7/2009 Basically, Ingenious tuned for 2P travel play. The new set is not only smaller, but has a different (less) set of tiles and a nice board that holds th 2/7/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#63888 Comments on Innovation 8/10/2010 A game about civilization building, players build up tableaus and attempt to use thier cards' special features. There are multiple types of cards whic 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#54043 Comments on Jaipur 2/6/2010 Two player game where players attempt to collect sets and/or play sets. Players have options to draw, exchange or trade goods in which garner points. 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12002 Comments on Jambo 11/2/2005 This reminds me of the similar (in many respects) Kathai. You basically manage your hand of cards to (ultimately) garner goods through trade and then 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13883 Comments on Jenseits von Theben 7/28/2009 Archaeology exploration game. The game uses an interesting method where players have variable length turns. For each action, a player must use some # 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#394 Comments on Kahuna 9/17/2004 Ostensibly a game about magicians battling over islands, this is a majority game for two players with the opportunities being limited by the number of 9/17/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#545 Comments on Kaleidos 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2410 Comments on Kanaloa 10/24/2003 This is a small print run (basically hand put together) game about moving around on islands and collecting items with different colors/values. The int 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4330 Comments on Kanaloa - 4P version of Kahuna 7/21/2004 This is (essentially) a 4P version of Kahuna. I played 3 players, and it seemed to work out very well in that scenario. While I have not played it 2P, 7/21/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3282 Comments on Kardinal & Konig - Das Duell 8/19/2006 Two player expansion for Web of Power. Basically, this creates a neutral third player (King) who has pieces placed by each player at the end of thier 8/19/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1110 Comments on Kathai 1/13/2004 Set collection/trading game. There are 5 types of goods, and cards that can have various types of goods on them (in various combinations). Through som 1/13/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#363 Comments on Katzenjammer Blues 3/10/2004 Interesting mechanic of bidding for the cards that are available. Also, the penalty for using the most wild cards is severe, and really makes it work 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#34585 Comments on Keltis 12/15/2008 Reiner Knizia's change to Lost Cities to create a 2-4 player version of the game. This version has 4 significant changes (other than the card mix). Th 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4099 Comments on Keythedral 9/20/2004 Upon our first playing, one of the players remarked that it's Settlers without the trading. It didn't sink in until later that this is indeed true. Ev 9/20/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#25674 Comments on Khronos 8/15/2007 Game about building in different time eras. Has some interesting ideas/concepts, with large buildings 'pushing forward into time' and destruction of b 8/15/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6263 Comments on King's Breakfast 12/10/2004 12/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#119 Comments on Kingdoms 12/10/2004 This is a pretty good, simple game. There is ample opportunity to get screwed in this one, and there is also a fair amount of risk/reward going on as 12/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1702 Comments on Klondike 8/31/2009 An interesting dexterity game. Basically players are panning for gold. They draw out some balls (some are gold nuggets some are rocks) and try to swir 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#102 Comments on Klunker 4/30/2004 This is a set collecting game where you are (ostensibly) a jewelry shop owner. There are some interesting mechanics used for getting cards from other 4/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1263 Comments on Knights 11/6/2003 Sort of a Yahtzee with objectives of gaining cards to eventually fulfill one of 3 victory conditions. I can't see how this is a game that could ever p 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#182 Comments on Knights of Charlemagne 12/28/2006 Knizia game similar in flavor to Lost Cities/Battleline. There are a couple of things that set this one apart. First, it is playable with 2, 3 or 4 12/28/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8138 Comments on Kogge 3/10/2004 Travelling/trading game where you use route markers to plan where you can go from different cities. Since you also use route markers in your hand to b 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#770 Comments on Korsar 10/24/2003 This is a very simple game where you try to attack and take over ships of varying values. Instead of there being a trick to take, players play pirate 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#910 Comments on Kunst Stucke 10/13/2009 It SOUNDS like a good ide. Create abstract art and tryto gain points by completing exact numbers of same colored tiles touching. However, the mechanis 10/13/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2533 Comments on Kupferkessel Co. 10/24/2003 Optional rules (and a player supplied pawn) necessary for 3 players. Interesting game where you're trying to collect sets of magic ingredients. The 'b 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#554 Comments on La Citta 11/2/2003 Game about building cities, with different building influencing where people would go (ie: hopping from city to city). You must also generate grain an 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#39927 Comments on Last Train to Wensleydale 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#35677 Comments on Le Havre 8/10/2010 A nice game of gaining resources, building buildings to generate more resources, etc. The gameflow is nicely done with maintenance done a little bit o 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#10508 Comments on Leinen Los! 11/4/2009 11/4/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21920 Comments on Leonardo Da Vinci 9/26/2008 Game about creating inventions ala Leonardo. Players place workers on a board which allows them to take actions - but at a cost depending on who has t 9/26/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#45 Comments on Liar's Dice 3/10/2004 Unlike the American version, the German version has a couple of twists to it. ^1) You lose as many dice as you're bid was too high instead of the Amer 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1597 Comments on Linie 1 11/2/2003 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8096 Comments on Logistico 1/9/2004 This is a game with some promise, and it may get a better rating yet, but there seem to be some items that just didn't make sense in the reward/pain i 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#327 Comments on Loopin' Louie 8/15/2007 Not much really needs to be said. Try to knock an airplane up in the air to knock tokens off from in front of the other players. The game is for exact 8/15/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#823 Comments on Lord of the Rings 12/11/2003 Interesting game in that it's an attempt to make a cooperative game....and it mostly works. However, since you're basically kind of going through a sc 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3201 Comments on Lord of the Rings - The Confrontation 1/9/2004 I was very surprised at the quality of this game. Essentially, it is Stratego with some modifications to give a faster paced game with more bluffing/t 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2299 Comments on Lords of the Renaissance 9/26/2008 An overly long, ambiguous (in a long ruleset) game of ecxtending military/economic control through negotiations/trade routes and military domination. 9/26/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#50 Comments on Lost Cities 10/24/2003 An excellent 2 player card game that has some good strategy blended with some luck and making risk assessments. Yes, there's luck and strategies are p 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9341 Comments on Lost Valley 11/2/2005 Although we played with the endgame conditions incorrect, I'm not sure it would add THAT much to the game other than stretching it to a what would see 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13642 Comments on Louis XIV 8/28/2008 Basically a majority placement game, where players have the options of placing / retrieving pieces into thier use supply by playing cards. Cards denot 8/28/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#791 Comments on Lowendynastie 2/6/2010 Rolling trick taking game with some weirdness (but that's why they're all different). The main difference here is that it is possible to start a 2nd t 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8127 Comments on Lucky Loop 2/28/2005 Ostensibly a contest of doing airplane maneuvers, this is a combination dice game + hand management game. Basically you create sets of flights to use 2/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#569 Comments on Maestro 10/24/2003 This is a game where you try to fill in concerts. You can sign up musicians to contracts exclusive to you, but if the game ends before they are employ 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5419 Comments on Magna Grecia 3/29/2004 A tile placement game with a couple of twists. #1, you essentially have a hand management game going on with your tile supply as it's limited in the m 3/29/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12633 Comments on Mall World 8/17/2005 I don't know if this is a case where I am not up to the game, or the game is just not working for me. All of the pieces of the game work together, and 8/17/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#49 Comments on Mamma Mia 10/24/2003 Don't laugh....you make pizzas. I know it seems silly, but it's quick and fun. Approved as fun by people who like games and people who are occasional 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16 Comments on Marracash 11/3/2005 In this game, players must try to balance out helping only themselves, with helping others simultaneously. Players must sell shop space, or buy shop 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#28303 Comments on Martinis and Men 8/15/2007 This could have almost been a decent game. Basically you are creating a dating pool, where you are trying to match male/female with at least 1 trait. 8/15/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21791 Comments on Masons 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#147 Comments on McMulti 6/21/2007 Game about finding/drilling/refining oil. Each player purchases buildings/rigs and places them on one quarter of the board. Then they roll production 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#46 Comments on Medici 11/6/2003 This is a terriffic auction game that plays fast and efficient, even with a full game. Easy to teach, easy to remember how to play, and a scoring trac 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24762 Comments on Medici vs. Strozzi 6/21/2007 2P version of the classic Medici game. Players sit opposite each other and try to fill thier trade ships with goods bound for 3 ports. As in medici, y 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#344 Comments on Members Only 7/28/2009 Reiner Knizia game based on trying to guess how many cards will come out/be played based on partial information. Players place bets and try to guess b 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#531 Comments on Merchants of Amsterdam 10/24/2003 Auction game using an auction clock where the bid price starts high and the clock ticks down. When someone pushes down on the clock, the auction ends 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5941 Comments on Mermaid Rain 4/23/2004 Basically a race to pickup items with some bonus scoring thrown in. Bidding for turn order seems problematic as the last winner will win ties, and can 4/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19301 Comments on Mesopotamia 3/10/2006 This is basically a pickup/move game, where you are ultimately trying to deliver some idols to center of the board. There is some development work to 3/10/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#113 Comments on Mit List und Tucke 2/4/2005 This is a relative to David and Goliath, but not as successful. It has some similar mechanics, but somehow it seems like it might be a little too much 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#118 Comments on Modern Art 10/24/2003 I would not play with only two even though there are rules for it. Buying and selling Art pieces. An interesting auction game that's easy to teach.. A 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4562 Comments on Mogul 9/17/2004 A small-box Michale Schact game. Easier than DON (which is just plain weird in the bidding), and yet seems to do a good job of showing a type of stock 9/17/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#125 Comments on Money! 8/28/2006 Reiner Knizia auction/set collecting game. In the game you are trying to collect sets of the same types of money, with players bidding cards from thie 8/28/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#704 Comments on Montgolfiere 10/24/2003 Hot air balloon races. In this game each player has an identical deck of cards and will blindly play cards. The object is to get your balloon the high 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5869 Comments on Mordred 8/10/2010 Simple Wallace game where players are attempting to stop Mordred from overrunning Britain...or if he does, being the least evil player on the map. It' 8/10/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21763 Comments on Mr. Jack 11/25/2008 Deduction game featuring the capture/escape of Jack the ripper. One player is the detective attempting to find and catch the ripper and the other is t 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#152 Comments on Mu & Mehr 12/16/2003 Some entertaining card games in the bunch. The game includes 6 games to play with the special included cards and cubes. Mu is a very neat trick taking 12/16/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2781 Comments on My Word! 11/2/2005 Quick, realtime word game. Players flip up letters (or two letter cards - unknown). The first person to come up with a multiple syllable word using le 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#915 Comments on Mystery of the Abbey 10/24/2003 Clue-like sleuth game where you try to discover which of the monks in the abbey has murdered one of thier own. Played once as a 3 player game and it w 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#106 Comments on Mystery Rummy 1: Jack the Ripper 11/2/2003 This game was a little confusing at first, but went much better once I figured out that you play it like Rummy. My, I'm a bright one aren't I??? In an 11/2/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#371 Comments on Mystery Rummy 2: Murders in the Rue Morgue 1/9/2004 This is another Rummy variant that seems a bit easier to teach players new to rummy variants. There are only a few different types of gavel cards, whi 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1265 Comments on Mystery Rummy 3: Doctor Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde 1/9/2004 Another Mystery Rummy variant, this one only plays with 2 players. The biggest twist to this one, is that you can only play new melds when the Jeckyl 1/9/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1662 Comments on Napoleon 4/4/2006 Block Wargame by Columbia (previous Avalon Hill) in which players recreate the battle of Waterloo. Rules are simple, and the block system creates a si 4/4/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1674 Comments on Naval War 11/25/2003 Simple card game. First game I ever saw that said on the box 'beer and pretzels game'. I lost an original copy, located a sealed new one on EBAY and l 11/25/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12681 Comments on Neuland 1/4/2005 Building system game in the vein of Roads and Boats. Start off with a woodcutter and a hunter and eventually build up different advances. The graphics 1/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5406 Comments on New England 11/28/2005 One play so far with the standard setup. This game is about incrementally building up your position/bonus point cards. You can influence a great deal 11/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13308 Comments on Niagara 2/10/2005 This is a fine effort at originality, without too many rules. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the rulebook could be considered overkill here. Wh 2/10/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6688 Comments on Ninety-Nine 11/23/2004 This is a relative to Oh Hell, where the bid is done by using cards out of your hand. The hand is dealt, and a trump suit is determined (there are a f 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4096 Comments on Nodwick 11/6/2003 Card game where you assemble parts of the body and psyche. You pass an egg timer around and attempt to trade to get what you need. If all else fails, 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#25554 Comments on Notre Dame 10/23/2008 This game is about building up your area of a city, to get (ultimately) victory points. The main twist in the system is that players get cards, and th 10/23/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13551 Comments on Oltremare - Merchants of Venice 1/4/2005 Small print run (700) from independent publisher. The original print run was sold out at Essen 04, prompting another printing of (1,000) units which i 1/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#261 Comments on Olympia 2000 10/15/2007 Can you win the Olympics? You have a set of cards with different ratings in 5 different Olympic events. There are always 2 events that you know are co 10/15/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8203 Comments on Packeis im Pol 11/3/2005 Another good game from Bambus, will be published in English with the title 'Hey, That's my Fish'. In this game of hopping pengions, players move along 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15318 Comments on Palazzo 11/2/2005 Knizia game of building. It merges several concepts (types of money like Alhambra), sets of different money, and building aesthetics to creat a smooth 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#146 Comments on Palmyra 12/11/2003 Essentially, a stock market manipulation game when it comes right down to it. Buying and selling of 3 different colored amphora's has a predictable ef 12/11/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1936 Comments on Paparazzo 12/9/2003 A game about selling photos the Papparazzi have taken of various 'famous' people. The cards are pretty hilarious, but it's unlcear to me if the gamepl 12/9/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5825 Comments on Paris Paris 10/24/2003 So far I have only played in person the 2 player game, but that plays very well. Not only does it play well, but since you don't throw businesses in t 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#30241 Comments on Patrician 9/26/2008 A very clean, minimalist Michael Schacht design that incorporates some hand management, set collection, and area control. Players play cards to place 9/26/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14148 Comments on People's Choice, The - A Presidential Card Game 11/3/2005 Ostensibly, a game to try and get a president elected...it's more tedious than fun. There is some amusing test on the cards, but ultimately you spend 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#30367 Comments on Perry Rhodan: Die Kosmische Hanse 11/25/2008 Kosmos 2P game of space ship trading. Fair amount of luck, although the movement part (die roll) has been mitigated a bit by the fact that any 1's are 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15818 Comments on Pickomino 3/27/2006 Knizia push your luck game for 2-7 players. Players are trying to match up dice with tiles in play. There are two twists here which are most of the ga 3/27/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#606 Comments on Pico 2 11/2/2005 This is a neat game. Not difficult, and yet it seems to have some type of pull on your psyche which sucks you into playing it. The fact that you play 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#24480 Comments on Pillars of the Earth 2/6/2010 Worker placement game based (VERY loosely it would seem) on the book Pillars of the Earth. Players are building a nice cathedral, and to do that, they 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#10789 Comments on Pitch 2/4/2005 An odd game where you have partners and bidding consists of 'how many points can I get?'. Each player starts with 4 cards out of a deck of 52 + jokers 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14254 Comments on Pitchcar Mini 12/30/2004 I have not played the larger one, but this one was quite fun with 2 players, and the fact that it will fit on a normal sized table has to be a bonus. 12/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13347 Comments on Plunder 11/2/2005 This game is a pretty decent production (the box in particular is very nice), but it is much too lng and capricious for serious play. Not only does th 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#999999 Comments on Poker 5/19/2004 Not much need for a review. There are huindreds of poker variants, but they lose most of thier luster without being able to bet/vary bets...ie: they'r 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2543 Comments on Pompeji 11/25/2008 Tile laying game in a card format. One of the better Adlung games. Basically you lay cards orthogonally trying to score points in 8 directions based o 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2651 Comments on Power Grid 7/14/2004 This is the 'shortened' version of Funkenschlag. The main difference (I gather since I haven't played the original) is that instead of drawing the rou 7/14/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38531 Comments on Powerboats 2/7/2009 Race game using 3 sided dice (warning: I have played this online 2P only) where players have a boat and race around buoys. The biggest trick to the ga 2/7/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#555 Comments on Princes of Florence 11/6/2003 Multiplayer Solitaire (well, that's what lots of other people call it). Anyway, in this game you must bid for a single item/person at the beginning of 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8045 Comments on Princes of the Renaissance 11/23/2004 Martin Wallace game, allegedly about the condottiere princes in Italy. Ultimately, this is a combination auction/negotiation game. Familiarity with th 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3228 Comments on Pueblo 6/21/2007 Fairly straightforward building game using interesting plastic 3 dimensional pieces to build a tower. Basically a token moves around the perimeter of 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3076 Comments on Puerto Rico 8/28/2008 This is (currently) the best game going. Everyone I've introduced it to really likes it, and the dynamics change with the # of players (something I pe 8/28/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12382 Comments on Puerto Rico Expansion 8/17/2005 Somewhat of a mixed bag in the buildings, but still a nice way to add legs to PR if maybe you've been burned out on it. I personally still like the st 8/17/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12 Comments on Ra 10/24/2003 This is an auction game where you are trying to collect different types of tiles. You bid with cool wooden Suns, and you only get a few bids per round 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#35503 Comments on Ra: The Dice Game 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#420 Comments on Rail Baron 3/10/2004 One of the longtime 'classic' Avalon Hill titles. There is much debate about this one...but to me it's a better alternative to Monopoly. My only real 3/10/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16497 Comments on Rat Hot 11/2/2005 Michael Schacht continues to (mostly) impress me with his clean designs...and Rat Hot fits right in there. Using rectangular tiles, which you can stac 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#841 Comments on Razzia 6/8/2004 This game is a precursor to Hick Hack in Gacklewack. It has slightly more control, and plays with up to 8 (so it is useful for times when you want a l 6/8/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12589 Comments on Razzia! 12/30/2004 Card only version of RA. There are only two major differences in the game.^^1) Always play until 7 items are drawn./7 policemen are drawn.^^2) No disa 12/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12962 Comments on Reef Encounter 11/29/2004 Highly anticipated (by some) 2004 release by Richard Breese. This is a very nice production, for a limited production (1066 copies) game. The game is 11/29/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2075 Comments on Restaraunt 4/23/2004 I must say that the topic/method of play is different and interesting. This is a game where you first try to seat people (the better tables can garner 4/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8170 Comments on Return of the Heroes 7/14/2008 Certainly this is a more streamlined version of this type of game (dungeon crawl/quest based). In it you take a character from those provided and make 7/14/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#111 Comments on Rheinlander 10/24/2003 Interesting game of building kingdoms around the Rhine river. You place markers based on a numerical value of the cards you hold, and you can use any 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#5795 Comments on Richelieu 12/16/2008 Full Ravensburger production, this game is actually a streamlined version of Michael Schacht's print and play game 'Kardinal & König - Das Kartens 12/16/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19989 Comments on Robber Knights 8/19/2006 8/19/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#37380 Comments on Roll Through the Ages 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16496 Comments on Roma 6/21/2007 2 player battle game using dice to create actions. The game has 6 positions where players place character or building cards by paying for them, and us 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#201 Comments on Rosenkonig 11/10/2003 Interesting game where you have 3 cards (open in front of you) which move a pawn around the board in the 8 compass directions, in distances of 1-3. Yo 11/10/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1382 Comments on Royal Turf 10/24/2003 Played as a 2, 3 and 4 player game so far, and it's lite and enjoyable. Game played in about 45 minutes with 2, and would probably be not much more th 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9829 Comments on Runebound 8/17/2005 This is basically a 'Dungeon' type of game, with a board that has encounter areas. For the different types of encounters (they're color-coded so you k 8/17/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9202 Comments on Saga 2/7/2009 Card game of conquering kingdoms, which then give you points turn to turn and a special bonus at end game. The actual game mechanism is not bad, but t 2/7/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9217 Comments on Saint Petersburg 6/8/2004 This game has much to recommend it. It is not terribly difficult to learn (although I suspect the rules could be organized much better), the cards are 6/8/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#364 Comments on Samarkand 2/28/2005 Found a copy of this in a game store in Victoria, BC. I have played this once (someone else's copy) using the Isfahan rules, and I thought it played p 2/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3 Comments on Samurai 10/24/2003 Many have reservations about the scoring as there is a chance that gaining control of a piece could actually hurt your position.Open scoring is the mo 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8217 Comments on San Juan 3/29/2004 And who said it couldn't be done? A card game with the flavor and feel - albeit with different strategies - of a board game. Certainly this is a fine 3/29/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1041 Comments on San Marco 2/4/2005 Tried a 2 player variant to get the hang of the mechanics. Didn't play all that well with two (although better than Union Pacific with 2). The mechani 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8125 Comments on Santiago 7/28/2004 Ah....so much here and yet I only have a single play since I have yet to get my hands on a copy. There is a neat twist on the auction element as you t 7/28/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1330 Comments on Savannah Cafe 10/24/2003 Simple race game where you try to get one of your animals to the end of the track first. There are 3 animals (Antelope, Lion, Hippo) and there are dif 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4488 Comments on Scarab Lords 2/6/2010 Two player Knizia game where players play cards to try and dominate areas (there are 6 - in two sets of 3 areas). Each player has thier own deck and t 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#6979 Comments on Schicki Micki 3/27/2006 This is a pattern recognition/dexterity game with very cute art. A player flips cards one at a time and once a 'match' is made, players grab for certa 3/27/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#338 Comments on Schnappchen Jagd 8/6/2006 8/6/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#372 Comments on Schotten Totten 11/25/2008 Essentially the same as Battleline (it is the precursor). Players lay 1 at a time cards creating a 3 card set on thier side of 9 scoring stones, with 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1981 Comments on Schwarzmarkt 6/25/2008 6/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#438 Comments on Scotland Yard 3/17/2004 This is probably more enjoyable as a 2 player game with 1 player running the detectives and the other evading. However, as a light game that can be pl 3/17/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#320 Comments on Scrabble 12/30/2004 I'm not sure there's much to say here. It's not a bad game, but certainly could be prone to analysis paralysis. Also, there is a significant advantage 12/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18266 Comments on Seasim 2/4/2005 This is a 2 player game where players control 3 sharks and need to both eat fish, and also manage the fish populations in order to not starve. You bas 2/4/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#564 Comments on Seidenstrabe, die 11/26/2003 This is a game running along a track where you're trying to collect silver (points). You have a hand of 3 cards, of which you can play in front of you 11/26/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#232 Comments on Serenessima 11/7/2003 Game set in the Mediterranean sea about building empires via trading, diplomacy, and combat. A very nice feature is the way the boats work. For each s 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13 Comments on Settlers of Catan, The 10/24/2003 Mildly interesting game where you build roads, trade for goods, build buildings, etc. Supposedly popular with non-gamers, I've played twice so far. OK 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4394 Comments on Settlers of the Stone Age 11/6/2003 Settlers with a bit more skill. There are multiple tracks that you are trying to advance upon, and there are tiles which change from their original sp 11/6/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#13780 Comments on Shadow of the Emperor 8/8/2005 8/8/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15062 Comments on Shadows Over Camelot 8/1/2008 Cooperative game based (loosely) on the story of King Arthur. Beautiful production of the game from Days of Wonder, but ultimately, the question is - 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18866 Comments on Shear Panic 6/21/2007 Small Essen release since re-printed as a full release. The game has players trying to create connections of similar sheep or getting close to the bla 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#458 Comments on Sherlock Holmes Card Game 10/24/2003 Got to play this in a 5 player game. It's pretty straightforward in that you're trying to go out, or trying to catch the criminal (of which there are 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#653 Comments on Shit! 2/4/2004 Quick game that's easy to explain, although it does take a game or two for people to figure out the scoring. The best part about this game is that you 2/4/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#8129 Comments on Sieben Siegel, die 11/28/2005 Trick taking game reminiscent of Oh Hell. The differences are really 3. ^1) Trump is always Red^2) You must predict the # of tricks in 5 different col 11/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#18932 Comments on Siena 12/15/2008 This is a game where you basically move around a board, and depending on how far along you are on the VP track you get to do some things differently. 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#511 Comments on Silverton 6/8/2004 Older Mayfair game about building railways and mining. The game itself is very clever. The phases are very easy to learn, and progress logically from 6/8/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#511 Comments on Silverton - 2nd Edition 6/23/2004 Visually a little more appealing than the first edition, with one of the new puzzle boards. The cubes are nice, and look great, but would probably ove 6/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1940 Comments on Sindbad 11/2/2005 Game about exploring the ancient Mediterranean on Sindbad's adventures. This is a roll and move game where you collect cards to save for fighting mons 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#594 Comments on Sleuth 12/19/2006 12/19/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#38054 Comments on Snow Tails 12/15/2008 Snow Tails is a dog sled race game from Fragor with what seems to be all the ingredients you want in a race game. Play time is relatively fast, the ga 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#19988 Comments on Socks in the City 6/21/2007 2 player connection game from Bambus. Game production is reasonable qualty with what I consider a nicety in that the hexes for the map are 2 hexes wit 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4477 Comments on Station Manager 8/13/2007 8/13/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#37387 Comments on Steel Driver 2/6/2010 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#204 Comments on Stephenson's Rocket 11/22/2005 11/22/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#354 Comments on Sticheln 5/19/2004 Played a few times now, and like most of these 'odd' trick-taking games, it takes a while to get your head around it. Although the rules are simple, w 5/19/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#431 Comments on Stimmt So! 12/15/2008 The precursor to Alhambra, this is a much better game (time-wise) with more than 3 players as it can be played in around 1 hour even with 6 players. E 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#34635 Comments on Stone Age 8/28/2008 A game where you are moving your tribe up in the world by either collecting cards/sets or manufacturing buildings. Another in the place your workers a 8/28/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1404 Comments on Strand-Cup 8/31/2009 Interesting game based on beach volleyball. While it can be more flavorful if players try to make it more volleyball like, the only thing really detra 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3421 Comments on StreetSoccer 9/29/2004 While not high on strategy, this can be a fun game if the players are willing to treat it as a light excercise. Basically you roll a die, and this is 9/29/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9625 Comments on Struggle of Empires 11/2/2005 This is an abstracted game of the global expansion (colonization) period of the great European powers. Martin Wallace has done a good job on keeping t 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14109 Comments on Stunt Academy 2/28/2005 Stunt Academy is a new effort from Krimsus, a small publisher that does mostly card games. Ostensibly, you are trying to learn various stunt skills to 2/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#31117 Comments on Sudoku Moyu 2/6/2010 This is an 'anti-Sudoku' type game. Players try to place numbers such that thier opponent cannot fill in thier squares (each player has 4 of the large 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#117 Comments on Ta Yu 2/6/2010 Interesting game using bakelite rectangular pieces on a square grid. Players try to get water from the center of the board to exit on two of the sides 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#11096 Comments on Tahuantinsuyu 11/22/2005 11/22/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#475 Comments on Taj Mahal 11/7/2003 Only played once in a 5 player game FTF. 3 experienced players whooped up on us. Needs to be played more. 3 players is supposedly very good. I have pl 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#128 Comments on Take it Easy 3/27/2006 Puzzle/number game in which all players will use identical hex tiles to layout on thier own game board to create scoring lines. One person is the call 3/27/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#454 Comments on Tante Tarantel 5/28/2004 A mostly light game about trying to have your bugs escape the spider's web. The rules for moving the spider are not exactly straightforward, and proba 5/28/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#46213 Comments on Telestrations 8/24/2010 Party game for 4-8 players, it basically transforms the telephone game into a drawing game. It's simple enough to expain in just a couple of minutes, 8/24/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#37791 Comments on Terrazzo & Terrazino 2/6/2010 Abstract tile laying game. Players try to connect tiles to create shapes (different scoring options exist). In the basic game you try to close of sect 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#35488 Comments on The Name of the Rose 2/6/2010 Less a mystery game, and more a placement/collection game. You basically are collecting clues (they are just chits) and then trying to make it so that 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#22278 Comments on Thief of Baghdad, The 6/21/2007 Ostensibly a game where you have thieves trying to sneak into palaces and steal treasure chests. Players collect cards/play cards to place thieves, mo 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#503 Comments on Through the Desert 12/4/2003 Also known as Durch die Wuste. This is a Reiner Knizia game where you play down camel caravans to meet various objectives (like getting to watering ho 12/4/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#21790 Comments on Thurn und Taxis 6/21/2007 2006 Spiel des Jahres winner. The game is about creating connected mail runs via drafting cards and playing them in sequence. On each turn there is a 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#215 Comments on Tichu 4/22/2004 I've been told this is a climbing game, but I mentally think of it as a rolling trick game. It is similar to poker in how the ranking of the tricks wo 4/22/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9209 Comments on Ticket to Ride 4/23/2004 Many have described this as 'Easy as Transamerica with much more strategy'. I would agree with them. Basically you get points for completing routes wi 4/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#14996 Comments on Ticket to Ride Europe 5/23/2005 This is an evolution of the Ticket to Ride system. While the addition of full size (bridge) cards is very welcome indeed, I am not sure the extra rule 5/23/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#691 Comments on Timbuktu 11/7/2003 Game of deduction where you try to guide your camels safely through the desert. Each round there are bandits that will be at different locations and s 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#495 Comments on Time Pirates 3/5/2006 3/5/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#22245 Comments on Times Square 8/28/2008 This might just be the simple Knizia game with a little too much going on in it at once. Basically it is a tug of war match of moving figures over to 8/28/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#35570 Comments on Tinners' Trail 11/25/2008 Game about mining for Tin and Copper during the industrail revolution. Players use an action point/auction system to place mines (auction) or improvem 11/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9028 Comments on Tongiaki 11/2/2005 This review may change as I have only played the 2P variant (official). It seems there may not be enough real choices in this game without almost a fu 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3632 Comments on Too Many Cooks 11/28/2005 Neat trick taking game where you're trying to obtain certain cards based on your 'soup of the day' or take none if you have selected 'no soup today'. 11/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#15510 Comments on Tower of Babel 11/3/2005 Knizia game ostensibly about building the wonders of the world. Players select wonders to start building, which have a cost in tokens which are random 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1345 Comments on Traders of Genoa 11/7/2003 This is a negotiation game, with money being the method of showing victory. You (mostly) need to work out deals for the other players to move where yo 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2842 Comments on Transamerica 10/27/2003 This is a quick game that can be taught in 5 minutes. Board and components are above average, and way above average considering the small box format. 10/27/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#904 Comments on Traumfabrik 10/27/2003 While it DOES play with two players (very rare for an auction game), it did seem a bit dry that way - but it does work. . Certainly better with more t 10/27/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#16395 Comments on Travel Blokus 6/21/2007 Blokus distilled down to a small travelling version for 2 players. The game distillation works well, and I could see this even working on a plane sinc 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4249 Comments on Trias 11/23/2004 This is an interesting game in that it has breaking up of continents, which is a somewhat unique theme/mechanism. The mechanism itself is fairly clean 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#596 Comments on Trolley Car 11/23/2004 Web published game by Rick Heli. Uses two decks of cards and a gameboard track. You play cards in sequence by playing any card within one of the prvio 11/23/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#300 Comments on Tutankhamen 4/4/2006 Set collection game where players move along a random path trying to obtain majorities in different sets. First place scores the total value of the se 4/4/2006 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12333 Comments on Twilight Struggle 2/6/2010 Card driven game based on the Cold War. Players play cards out of thier hands which allow certain placements/actions. Or the cards can be used to trig 2/6/2010 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12318 Comments on Typo 6/21/2007 Word game by CWali that has players placing cards one after another in rows. When placed, the player must be able to make a word out of all the letter 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1305 Comments on Ulysses 11/7/2003 Well, I played this with 4 players....and I think it's not very good. The map is beautiful, the idea seems like it should work, but it just doesn't. T 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#94 Comments on Union Pacific 10/24/2003 More of a set collection game than a railroad game, although the rails tie in with the fact that the value of the set can only be increased by playing 10/24/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2539 Comments on Urland 11/7/2003 Get thee from the Ocean to land! A follow-on (in theme) to Ursuppe, this time instead of merely being Amoeba's trying to survive, you are now amphibia 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#124 Comments on Ursuppe 11/7/2003 Help your clan of Amoeba's advance in the Primoridal Soup! Only played once so far, but it is a good game (if a little long). Jami would like to play 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2005 Comments on Ursuppe - Frisch Abgeschmeckt 11/22/2005 See Ursuppe Entry. This is simply new genes/parts for 6 players. I would not recommend playing with > 4. 11/22/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#497 Comments on Vampire 8/31/2009 Simple party game where people have secret roles, and attempt to discover the players. Some players are vampires, some villagers and each side wants t 8/31/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#27306 Comments on Venedig 6/25/2008 6/25/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#17240 Comments on Verflixxt! 11/3/2005 This game features a disappearing board as players remove tiles if they are the only person on the space when they move. This causes games of chicken 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12495 Comments on Viking Fury 11/28/2005 This game by the Ragnar brothers includes a cloth map for a board (which I happen to like). The map itself is very functional, although the colors are 11/28/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#60 Comments on Vinci 11/7/2003 This is an interesting game about building civilizations via buying advances/items from a set track with the costs being determined on where they land 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#1338 Comments on Volldampf 7/30/2004 If you've played Age of Steam, then many of the mechanics to Volldampf will be familiar - how income/loans effects cash flow and final score, the move 7/30/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#28037 Comments on Volle Wolle 10/23/2008 A combination dice rolling/betting game. Players bid on cards for turn order/strike number using little clothespins on cards. Whoever bids highest goe 10/23/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2555 Comments on Vom Kap bis Kairo 11/7/2003 This is a card game where you are trying to build a railroad. You start out with some money, that you must spend wisely at certain points in the game 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#3307 Comments on Wallenstein 12/15/2008 REALLY like this game. I like the combat tower. It's a gimmick, but it's so much more interesting than just rolling dice and looking up a result - an 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9609 Comments on War of the Ring 6/21/2007 Game based on the classic JRR Tolkein books. The game has a dual feature going where the fellowship is trying to sneak into mount doom and destroy the 6/21/2007 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#36887 Comments on Waterloo 7/28/2009 Martin Wallace's take on Waterloo. Although at the heart, the system is not overly complicated, there are JUST enough gotcha's that you really have to 7/28/2009 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#491 Comments on Web of Power 12/15/2008 This is one of the few games I had to read through the rulebook once and pretty much 'got it'. Don't know why that is, but it is. Not only is this a n 12/15/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#12830 Comments on Weinhandler, die 11/2/2005 This is a set collecting/pyramid building game based on stocking a wine cellar. Each card represents a bottle of wine, with the colors being different 11/2/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#9203 Comments on Wings of War - Famous Aces 10/21/2004 This game is strongly reminiscent of the Ace of Aces series of book based World War I combat games...or a miniatures game system without the miniature 10/21/2004 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#878 Comments on Wyatt Earp 10/29/2003 This is another interesting Rummy variant where the value of the outlaws changes (gets higher) when more cards are played. Anyone who gets at least 4 10/29/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#2243 Comments on Yahtzee 11/3/2005 Of dice rolling games, this is one of the better ones. A touch too long if you play taking turns (easily remedied by everyone rolling at the same time 11/3/2005 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#412 Comments on Yukon Company 11/7/2003 This is a commodity trading game with some interesting mechanics on what can be sold, 'voting' on which port to land in, etc. It is a handmade game, a 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#337 Comments on Zircus Flohcati 11/7/2003 Finally played! We played this open-handed, which may have slowed the pace down some and I thought it was fine. The art on the cards is cool and the t 11/7/2003 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#27588 Comments on Zooloretto 8/1/2008 SDJ winner for 2007, a game from Michael Schacht which takes an idea from a previous card game (Coloretto) and turns it into a borad game. The idea is 8/1/2008 http://www.sonic.net/~avmartin/games_played.htm#4218 Comments on ZooSim 11/7/2003 Hmm...interesting but probably not something I'd buy for myself unless I really knew someone that wanted to play it (update: my wife was interested so 11/7/2003