| Haven't played the new CE but I have done the old one and it's fun. Fast to play and quite interesting.
Oooh, I forgot to toss in one other - Fire and Axe: A Viking Saga. Most of the interaction is 'screw them over' type (e.g. kicking colonies out, moving wind markers to make it really difficult for other players, etc.) but it's got a good, solid theme and Euro type mechanics. It's really quite interesting.
Lastly, TI3 definitely needs to be avoided if you can't sit still for at least 3 hours. Can't say anything about Starcraft, haven't had a chance with that game yet. | 
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