Top 10 boardgames on BGG

[MerricB]

Yay! With the delivery of Dominion yesterday, I now have the top 10 boardgames on BGG!

At present the top 10 are...

#1: Agricola. Yes, it is that good.

#2: Puerto Rico. I don't play this often.

#3: Power Grid. Love this game, though we don't play it as often as I'd like.

#4: Twilight Struggle. This is my #1 game.

#5: Tigris and Euphrates. I don't think I've played this for a year, but it's a great game.

#6: El Grande. Rarely play it, as it really wants 5 players.

#7: Dominion. I have it now!

#8: Caylus. I've played a lot of games of this online, and it's very good.

#9: Race for the Galaxy. Good fun.

#10: Through the Ages. Exceptional. This is going to be one of my top 5 games. The 3rd edition printing is very nice.

Cheers!

 

[TerraDave]

Are these all eurogames?

"Ameritrash" is underrated.

(And with that, I make my first post in this forum).

 

[MerricB]

Are these all eurogames?

"Ameritrash" is underrated.

(And with that, I make my first post in this forum).

No. Twilight Struggle is a Wargame/ConSim, although an unusual one. It's definitely not an Euro. I suppose Through the Ages counts as an Euro, but it pushes the boundaries.

Is War of the Ring Ameritheme?

Cheers!

 

[Melba Toast]

Much as I admire their strategic complexity, Eurotrash games generally don't appeal to my aestetic tastes. Like, "Settlers of Thanksgiving" is fun and all, but I feel like I'm in grade school when I play it. It's so ... precious.

 

[TerraDave]

I don’t know, I haven’t played it! (This is one of those “trying to get back into it”, things for me). From reading descriptions, it has a “choice focusing” mechanic that increases replayability, and that is sort of euro, but on the other hand is big, epic, involves fighting, has lots of fantasy themed pieces and a rulebook longer then 10 pages. Looked very cool.

Twilight Strugle also looked interesting, and Through the Ages, I will probably check out at some point, but again, something gets so abstract...it looses the fun...but at least it has a big theme.

 

[Hammerhead]

Yeah, I like Race for the Galaxy, but for the most part those Eurogames are pretty boring. Hell, a lot of them remind me of my degree in supply chain management, but with all the fun and interesting parts taken out.

I can't believe that games like Camelot, Arkham, and Pandemic aren't on the top 10.

 

[TerraDave]

my first double post!

 

[MerricB]

Yeah, I like Race for the Galaxy, but for the most part those Eurogames are pretty boring. Hell, a lot of them remind me of my degree in supply chain management, but with all the fun and interesting parts taken out.

I can't believe that games like Camelot, Arkham, and Pandemic aren't on the top 10.

None of those three are really top 10 worthy. (I presume you mean "Shadows over Camelot"?) I've played all three (I own both Arkham Horror and Pandemic), and of the three only Arkham Horror deserves a high place IMO. Pandemic is very clever, but I really don't think it has extended replay value. It also tends very much towards just being a solo game - one person can make all the decisions, really.

Shadows over Camelot is fun, but there are a lot of better games. (I've a feeling that I'm going to enjoy BSG a lot more than SoC).

For a game to rank highly on BGG, it's got to appeal to a *lot* of people. Agricola fully deserves its #1 spot - despite being a Eurogame, it has a giood amount of theme to it.

Cheers!

 

[MerricB]

Of the games in the Top 10 list, four are very new: Agricola, Dominion, Through the Ages and Race for the Galaxy.

I expect that Race will likely drop out of the Top 10 next year. Possibly TTA and Dominion as well.

Looking at #11 to #20, we find a wider range of games:

#11: The Princes of Florence
#12: Age of Steam
#13: War of the Ring
#14: C&C: Ancients
#15: Brass
#16: Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage
#17: Die Macher
#18: Shogun
#19: Paths of Glory
#20: 1960: The Making of the President.

This list is dominated by the wargames - WotR, C&C, Hannibal, Shogun and Paths. Interestingly, all five use cards to add variety, although in very different ways. Hannibal and Paths are good examples of the card-driven wargame in the traditional school; C&C:A is one of several games using Borg's quite effective card/command system, and WotR uses Card Events and Dice to drive the action.

Cheers!

 

[MerricB]

I don’t know, I haven’t played it! (This is one of those “trying to get back into it”, things for me). From reading descriptions, it has a “choice focusing” mechanic that increases replayability, and that is sort of euro, but on the other hand is big, epic, involves fighting, has lots of fantasy themed pieces and a rulebook longer then 10 pages. Looked very cool.

War of the Ring is an exceptional game. It takes 2-3 hours to play (generally), although probably longer whilst you're learning - or in a rare game where things just happen.

It's definitely not a Euro, but neither is it a traditional wargame. Your actions are restricted by the dice you roll, but you have event cards that can allow you to do special things that drip with theme from the books.

Cheers!