objectname,objectid,rating,numplays,weight,own,fortrade,want,wanttobuy,wanttoplay,prevowned,preordered,wishlist,wishlistpriority,wishlistcomment,comment,conditiontext,haspartslist,wantpartslist,collid,baverage,average,avgweight,boardgamerank,wargamerank,numowned,objecttype,originalname,minplayers,maxplayers,playingtime,yearpublished,bggrecplayers,bggbestplayers,bggrecagerange,bgglanguagedependence,publisherid,imageid,year,language,other
"100 Strategic Games for Pen and Paper","17037","0","","0","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","2033803","0","5.73529","2","0","","37","thing","100 Strategic Games for Pen and Paper","0","0","0","2002","more than 0 ","(Not best with any number)","","","","","","",""
"1825 Unit 1","937","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","2110589","5.97619","6.63113","3.5882","1427","","263","thing","1825 Unit 1","2","5","180","1994","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"1825 Unit 2","16000","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6605190","6.03834","7.78014","3.2","1259","","172","thing","1825 Unit 2","2","4","0","2002","2, 3, 4 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"1829 Mainline","13924","8","1","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This was my first 18xx game and I enjoyed it. Three of us played for 3.5 hours and probably had another hour left. From my perspective as an Age of Steam lover, the track-laying felt much more interesting and I did not miss the debt spiral. It plays well solitaire. The rules are not great for a newbie - playing with an experienced player helped. Many complain that the random share draw could leave someone without a company to run, but the mulligan rule and playing with fewer people should reduce this. Mike Hutton's fix should work for 4  players - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/116589v.","","","","5547722","5.72742","6.54357","4.2","2487","","98","thing","1829 Mainline","1","7","240","2005","1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5, 6","","","","","","",""
"7 Ages","3870","6","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Ludicrously long. Enjoyably random and chaotic. Wonderful thematic feel. If only it were shorter.
Update - I downgraded this rating after I played History of the World, which does it better.","","","","5828780","6.5681","7.09837","4.0141","450","156","832","thing","7 Ages","2","7","480","2004","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","16 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Acquire","5","9","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Makes my head feel like it has had a severe workout. My only reservations are that losers are left out of the action, rather like Age of Steam, and the 80’s Avalon Hill version is very ugly, while the new, handsome Avalon Hill sets are far too large.
I have read a lot of argument about which is best out of Acquire and Shark. For me it is definitely Acquire. Shark is too random and light, which means it lacks tension.","","","","1644249","7.39641","7.49362","2.5584","62","","7278","thing","Acquire","2","6","90","1962","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Advanced Heroquest","1758","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","According to my distant memory, a pale shadow of an RPG.","","","","913069","6.02965","6.38164","2.8269","1284","","810","thing","Advanced Heroquest","1","5","120","1989","4, 5 ","5","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #1","9823","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","8491063","7.30777","7.84735","3.8295","84","17","1633","thing","Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #1","2","2","120","2004","1, 2, more than 2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #3","20542","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","8491065","7.01871","8.1358","3.8333","172","13","870","thing","Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit #3","2","2","180","2007","1, 2 ","2","12 to 2","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Adventures by Gaslight","3223","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","1375141","5.72468","6.9619","3.1667","0","","142","thing","Adventures by Gaslight","1","4","180","1986","1, 2, 3, 4, more than 4 ","(Not best with any number)","","","","","","",""
"Afrikan tähti","5130","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Nice components. A children's game. Very little strategy, but not terrible.","","","","1260225","4.78403","4.40585","1.0735","5668","","284","thing","Afrikan tähti","2","6","45","1951","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","4 to 12","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery","22545","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I do not like this game's gaudy presentation or large box. The gameplay itself is intriguing. Looking forward to a repeat.","","","","5419838","7.62891","7.79314","3.1604","33","","3271","thing","Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery","2","5","120","2007","3, 4, 5, more than 5 ","4, 5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Age of Napoleon","8490","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184197","6.50964","6.96201","3.1466","514","175","1280","thing","Age of Napoleon","2","2","180","2003","2 ","2","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Age of Steam","4098","10","1","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Heavy and vicious. Very much a gamers game, but one of the best.","","","","2506669","7.81522","7.97105","3.9615","14","","3044","thing","Age of Steam","3","6","120","2002","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion #1 - England & Ireland","6356","9","3","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","England map is a good starter map for large groups. Ireland is excellent with three.","","","","4407871","7.20804","8.16535","3.873","0","","729","thing","Age of Steam Expansion #1 - England & Ireland","3","6","180","2003","3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","16 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US and Germany","8845","8","1","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4475749","6.85888","7.87054","3.717","0","","850","thing","Age of Steam Expansion #2 - Western US and Germany","3","6","120","2003","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion #3 - Scandinavia and Korea","14183","9","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The ferry action is poorly explained in the rules. Just think of it as a free jump along a coast during a goods move.","","","","2503808","6.91207","7.92431","3.9254","0","","817","thing","Age of Steam Expansion #3 - Scandinavia and Korea","3","6","120","2004","3, 4 ","3, 4","12 and up","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion #4 - France and Italy","13925","9","1","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","France works well with three.","","","","2810714","6.52238","7.55385","3.6667","0","","704","thing","Age of Steam Expansion #4 - France and Italy","3","6","120","2004","3, 4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California","23189","9","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The Pennsylvania map plays very nicely with six.","","","","3754008","6.40835","7.93008","3.5769","0","","340","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California","3","6","120","2006","3, 4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - Chile, Egypt and CCCP","37388","7","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Chile: Very long country, so long map. 6 player game became two sub-games with little interaction.","","","","7513763","0","7.12913","3.25","0","","103","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - Chile, Egypt and CCCP","3","6","120","2008","","","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - China / South America","21030","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4077728","6.14294","7.85872","3.7895","0","","194","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - China / South America","3","6","120","2005","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","16 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - Disco Inferno / Soul Train","25193","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8989440","5.95072","7.79251","3.6","0","","195","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - Disco Inferno / Soul Train","3","6","120","2006","3, 4, 5 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - Mexico, Spain/Portugal","28806","0","","0","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","1","","","","","","8989599","5.81445","7.43823","3","0","","145","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - Mexico, Spain/Portugal","3","6","120","2007","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5, 6","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - Montréal Métro","30725","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8873871","6.04909","8.40547","3.8571","0","","145","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - Montréal Métro","3","3","120","2007","3 ","3","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - North Eastern USA / South Africa","21031","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4077726","5.8965","7.56205","4","0","","182","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - North Eastern USA / South Africa","3","6","120","2005","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","","","","","","",""
"Age of Steam Expansion - Sun / London","25487","0","","0","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","1","","","","","","8989602","6.07176","7.78672","3.8333","0","","221","thing","Age of Steam Expansion - Sun / London","3","6","120","2006","3, 4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Agricola","31260","7","13","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2008/02/agricola/","","","","6817147","8.23633","8.31241","3.5693","1","","11900","thing","Agricola","1","5","120","2007","1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Agricola Z-Deck","37235","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7345784","6.37475","6.83957","3.1864","0","","2044","thing","Agricola Z-Deck","1","5","120","2008","1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Aladdin's Dragons","492","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7739266","6.86669","7.05893","2.4685","242","","2143","thing","Aladdin's Dragons","3","5","90","2000","4, 5 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Alarm","1386","4","","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun light game. Great for kids. Bad for serious adults.","offervalue:15","","","4976988","0","5.11111","1","0","","15","thing","Alarm","2","5","0","1992","","","","","","","","",""
"Alhambra","6249","5","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very accessible, but bland. It's got all the virtues and vices of the typical german game.
I have too many games in this category, so I will not buy it.
I suspect I will prefer Palazzo.","","","","2884898","7.01621","7.08889","2.1336","174","","7768","thing","Alhambra","2","6","60","2003","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Alpha Playing Cards","2762","6","1","0","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","2124596","5.64663","6.83125","2","3129","","56","thing","Alpha Playing Cards","1","6","30","1997","","","","","","","","",""
"Ambush!","1608","5","2","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I respect what it is trying to do, but it is way too slow. A computer would do a much better job.","","","","6655326","6.83492","7.18841","3.2048","258","92","1811","thing","Ambush!","1","1","240","1983","1 ","1","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"American Megafauna","639","7","2","5","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Fascinating model of prehistory, but I'm not convinced it works as a game. My rating is for the richness of the theme and cleverness of its implementation, but I can't recommend it unless you are interested in the theme.","","","","4924894","6.17707","7.06409","3.9286","951","","337","thing","American Megafauna","1","4","480","1997","1, 3, 4, more than 4 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"American Megafauna, 2nd Edition (Expansion Set)","25658","0","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924895","5.72543","7.24265","3.5","0","","120","thing","American Megafauna, 2nd Edition (Expansion Set)","1","5","0","2006","5 ","5","","","","","","",""
"Amun-Re","5404","6","2","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Intellectual game, with many factors to consider. A little too abstract and dry. The ancient Egypt theme is now almost as overused as High Fantasy.","","","","2831346","7.41713","7.53828","3.0979","57","","3914","thing","Amun-Re","3","5","90","2003","4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Antike","19600","3","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I totally agree with Rick Heli's review:
http://spotlightongames.com/military/mnights/a.html#antike.","","","","2831442","7.11913","7.29256","3.0162","144","","2230","thing","Antike","2","6","120","2005","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Antiquity","13122","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/12/antiquity-coloretto-memoir44/","","","","1774604","7.31714","7.89989","4.2168","82","","869","thing","Antiquity","2","4","150","2004","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Apples to Apples","74","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun party game. Great at Christmas and at the back end of a dinner party.","","","","893228","6.44187","6.56778","1.1374","593","","6074","thing","Apples to Apples","4","10","30","1999","5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, more than 10 ","6, 7, 8","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Ardennes '44","7858","5","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Awesome experience, but unnecessarily complex and far too long.
http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/02/ardennes-44/
","","","","3125980","6.50908","7.81307","3.7021","515","56","437","thing","Ardennes '44","1","2","360","2003","1, 2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Arkadia","25643","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Too unintuitive for what it is.","","","","3946396","6.95388","7.13744","2.6","196","","2197","thing","Arkadia","2","4","60","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Arkham Horror","15987","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Great theme, but might be too long for what it is.","","","","5679933","7.45401","7.60938","3.4124","52","","8947","thing","Arkham Horror","1","8","180","2005","1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Around the World in 80 Days","12005","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Works well, but too bland for me.","","","","2361781","6.44598","6.60968","1.7764","589","","1263","thing","Around the World in 80 Days","3","6","50","2004","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Attika","8051","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Rating will probably improve with more plays. Would be better with English language components. I found the counters a little hard to read. Maybe icons that are more striking would have been better than the pretty, little pictures. It reminds me a more political Durche Die Wuste, as it is quite abstract and uses connection. I prefer Durche Die Wuste as it is more elegant.","","","","1068513","7.05422","7.17204","2.3711","165","","3783","thing","Attika","2","4","60","2003","2, 3, 4 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Augsburg 1520","21892","5","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This reminded me of Princes of Florence in terms of the theme, auctions, game pace and structure. If you like PoF, you should enjoy this, but I am not a big fan.","","","","3952033","6.36247","6.63636","2.6667","690","","968","thing","Augsburg 1520","2","5","45","2006","3, 4, 5 ","5","16 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Ave Caesar","494","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple, fast and interesting. It reminds me of a lighter Hare and Tortoise with more scope for attacking your opponents. Probably not worth its high price on eBay.","","","","1563408","6.61165","6.75052","1.3549","403","","1780","thing","Ave Caesar","2","6","30","1989","4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Azteca","956","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Tried to play, but ran out of time. Good components. Could be described as Aztec Risk. Far too many rules ambiguities.","","","","2891263","5.63784","5.98125","3.3","3227","939","217","thing","Azteca","3","4","240","2000","3, 4 ","4","14","","","","","",""
"Backgammon","2397","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Used to enjoy this very much, but have burnt out on it.","","","","2115477","6.38671","6.48241","2.0333","658","","4766","thing","Backgammon","2","2","30","200","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Balderdash","163","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4944830","6.2186","6.39002","1.43","874","","1622","thing","Balderdash","2","6","60","1984","4, 5, 6, more than 6 ","5, 6, more than 6","12 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Balloon Cup","5716","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Have only played this once and it locked up because we didn't use the additional rule - not a good sign. Otherwise it seems fun, in a similar way to Lost Cities, and the artwork is gorgeous.","","","","1785188","6.64909","6.75808","1.4579","375","","3157","thing","Balloon Cup","2","2","30","2003","2 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Bamboleo","293","8","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Challenging. Enjoyable for adults as well as older kids.","","","","6391594","6.2362","6.59506","1.1475","849","","433","thing","Bamboleo","2","7","30","1996","","","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Bambuti","479","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting. Avoid if you struggle with arithmetic. The main calculation is basically twice the lower number minus the higher number. The rules are badly translated, but the reference cards explain it well enough. The luck of the initial draw can give a big advantage. Banning the use of scoring cards on the first turn could soften this.","","","","1785189","5.62577","5.93859","2.7778","3318","","198","thing","Bambuti","2","2","20","1999","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Bang!","3955","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","We found it a little confusing at first, as the card emblems can be unclear (you must play with an FAQ), but it's easy fun that works well with many players.","","","","3391686","6.72953","6.83404","1.6106","325","","8001","thing","Bang!","4","7","30","2002","5, 6, 7, more than 7 ","7","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Bang! High Noon","8269","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","2124580","6.61605","6.93353","1.5424","0","","1414","thing","Bang! High Noon","4","7","30","2003","5, 6, 7, more than 7 ","5, 6, 7","12 to 16","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Battle Cry","551","7","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4557146","7.10858","7.30828","2.0909","149","57","2514","thing","Battle Cry","2","2","45","2000","2 ","2","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Battle Line","760","8","3","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Box is too big. To save space, just carry the cards and use coins instead of the pawns.","","","","1001349","7.39261","7.51365","1.9115","65","","4370","thing","Battle Line","2","2","30","2000","2 ","2","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Battlebikes","3116","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun theme and easy to play, but Car Wars is superior.","","","","1785191","5.5832","6.325","1.8333","0","0","77","thing","Battlebikes","2","6","60","1984","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","6","","","","","","",""
"Battlecars","2368","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun, but didn't survive too many replays. Has probably aged badly. Car Wars was better.","","","","1785193","5.77881","6.24439","1.9375","2179","815","302","thing","Battlecars","2","4","90","1983","2, 3, 4, more than 4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"BattleLore: For Troll and Country","37926","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9155660","5.81538","6.73333","2.5","0","0","481","thing","BattleLore: For Troll and Country","2","2","120","2008","2 ","2","8 to 2","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Battlestar Galactica","37111","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7970923","7.75411","7.90256","2.9942","19","","4530","thing","Battlestar Galactica","3","6","180","2008","4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Battlesuit","3271","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I'm ashamed to say that I was never able to work out how to calculate line of site between flying soldiers. This would probably make a great PBEM game, if you could work out how to do all the calculations automatically.","","","","1785202","5.35955","5.20395","2.5455","5047","1297","192","thing","Battlesuit","2","2","60","1983","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Bausack","1231","0","","1","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","1","","","","","","8337586","6.73913","6.98547","1.2658","317","","1371","thing","Bausack","1","10","45","1987","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Before the Wind","28723","7","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","6501375","6.56014","6.9203","2.6231","462","","749","thing","Before the Wind","2","4","90","2007","3, 4 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Beowulf: The Legend","17449","6","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Confrontational version of Lord of the Rings is quite a good description. Unusual, innovative game. Plays smoothly. OK with two, but the more the merrier. The optional treasure rules added almost no complexity or play time.","","","","7432280","6.43997","6.61826","2.2311","597","","1309","thing","Beowulf: The Legend","2","5","60","2005","3, 4, 5 ","5","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Beowulf: The Legend","17449","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7432319","6.43997","6.61826","2.2311","597","","1309","thing","Beowulf: The Legend","2","5","60","2005","3, 4, 5 ","5","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Betrayal at House on the Hill","10547","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Feels rather old-fashioned. Too long. Enjoyable, if you are feeling undemanding.","","","","2374710","6.71788","6.87679","2.2236","330","","3760","thing","Betrayal at House on the Hill","3","6","90","2004","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Bitter Woods (4th Edition)","10174","9","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7678068","6.43816","7.86345","3","600","67","419","thing","Bitter Woods (4th Edition)","2","4","240","2003","1, 2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Bittereinder","10589","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","2833610","5.56136","5.95139","2.5","3930","1111","152","thing","Bittereinder","2","2","480","2000","(Not recommended with any number)","(Not best with any number)","","","","","","",""
"Black Box +","31853","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","6459201","5.91423","7.38923","2.2308","1625","","102","thing","Black Box +","2","2","15","2007","2 ","2","16 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Black Vienna","756","7","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Like most deduction games, can fall apart if anyone makes a mistake. Plays very well over play-by-web.","","","","6611579","6.30939","7.05679","2.6216","757","","231","thing","Black Vienna","3","6","60","1987","4, 5, 6 ","6","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Blazing Aces: A Fistful of Family Card Games","2705","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5890521","0","6.1875","2","0","","75","thing","Blazing Aces: A Fistful of Family Card Games","1","20","0","1995","","","","","","","","",""
"Blood Bowl - First Edition","3071","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Rules are full of abiguity.","","","","972332","5.62408","5.78345","2.6757","3332","1086","440","thing","Blood Bowl - First Edition","2","2","120","1986","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Blue Moon","9446","6","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I enjoyed it at first and the art is spectacular, but the gameplay is quite pedestrian and there aer way too many rules ambiguities. Play the AI program to see if it grabs you.","","","","4977795","6.88961","7.01414","2.1835","228","","3799","thing","Blue Moon","2","2","30","2004","2 ","2","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Blue Moon City","21882","6","3","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","A respectable welterweight. You have to give some respect to a game that says 60 minutes on the box and comfortably finishes in that time on the first play.","","","","5613723","7.15228","7.2592","2.3166","133","","3442","thing","Blue Moon City","2","4","60","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Blue vs. Gray","89","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","5177185","6.17317","6.78671","2.8837","965","258","609","thing","Blue vs. Gray","2","4","120","1999","2, 4 ","2, 4","","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Boggle","1293","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","As a kid I hated word games. I might be persuaded to try it again.","","","","1785203","6.07374","6.19892","1.5732","1169","","2614","thing","Boggle","1","6","10","1972","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","3, 4, 5","10 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Bohnanza","11","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Unique and with lots of player interaction, but it's too basic and takes too long. I don't feel like I'm using my brain at all. How can the box say it is for ages 12+?","","","","2036013","7.13394","7.20132","1.6677","139","","11578","thing","Bohnanza","2","7","45","1997","3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Boing!","14012","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4077723","0","6.90909","1","0","","19","thing","Boing!","2","4","5","1996","2, 3, 4 ","4","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Bonaparte at Marengo","15839","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184208","7.03708","7.59673","3.2252","169","37","949","thing","Bonaparte at Marengo","2","2","120","2005","2 ","2","16 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Branches and Twigs and Thorns","17298","8","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Occupation and crowding game. Play it at Super Duper Game.","","","","4111680","0","6.375","2","0","","19","thing","Branches and Twigs and Thorns","2","6","15","2002","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Brass","28720","8","5","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Might not have the replayability of Age of Steam - but what does? Plays well with three. Excellent historical feel. Awful rules - would be higher otherwise.","","","","6461482","7.87649","8.07841","3.8623","12","","2545","thing","Brass","3","4","120","2007","3, 4 ","3, 4","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Breaking Away","2981","8","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2008/03/breaking-away/","","","","6421139","6.56358","7.46177","2.2955","459","","248","thing","Breaking Away","2","9","60","1991","5, 6, 7, 8 ","6","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Breakout: Normandy","730","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184206","7.00565","7.75348","3.4314","178","28","918","thing","Breakout: Normandy","2","2","240","1992","2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The Bridges of Shangri-La","8190","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5081820","6.64262","6.88539","2.8054","382","","1686","thing","The Bridges of Shangri-La","3","4","60","2003","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Bridgette","2758","7","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have only played the basic game once. The bidding and scoring are very interesting and the colons add a lot of strategy.","","","","4716981","5.68679","6.3494","2.4","2767","","200","thing","Bridgette","2","2","45","1970","","","","","","","","",""
"Britannia","240","4","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very competitive multiplayer wargame that keeps a firm grasp on historical narrative. If playing green, submit the Welsh to the Romans ASAP. Far too long - our first game took 5h 15m.

http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/04/britannia/","","","","3340545","7.10834","7.34319","3.2316","150","55","2503","thing","Britannia","3","5","240","1986","4 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Buckaroo","8392","7","5","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have Tomy's Ali Baba version. My 2.5 year old daughter enjoys it.","","","","6187797","5.2021","4.69328","1","5540","","170","thing","Buckaroo","2","4","10","1970","2, 3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","3 to 6","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Bus","552","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have only played this by web, so take this with a pinch of salt. Theme was barely linked to the mechanics, which were very confusing. Might be better stripped down and released as an abstract.","","","","1465028","6.24156","6.73099","2.9388","842","","410","thing","Bus","3","5","120","1999","3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Buy Low Sell High","146","5","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Palmyra: unusual, interesting, subtle game, but lacks excitement.","","","","3465007","6.05445","6.29277","1.9222","1225","","841","thing","Buy Low Sell High","2","4","45","1996","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ca$h 'n Gun$","19237","7","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Good fun, particularly when drink is involved. I was hoping for something _slightly_ more sophisticated, but I'm just a games snob.","","","","5663130","6.7449","6.84156","1.2609","312","","2815","thing","Ca$h 'n Gun$","4","6","30","2005","4, 5, 6 ","6","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Can't Stop","41","4","","1","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Perfect for 7-10 year olds. It's fun to throw dice, the components are colourful and it teaches you about probability. For those who already understand the probability bell-curve, it's less exciting.","","","","3391687","6.80958","6.91607","1.1681","273","","2793","thing","Can't Stop","2","4","30","1980","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Canal Grande","4401","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting and thoughtful. Cards are ugly. A little ponderous. Too many special cards.","","","","2546284","6.05717","6.37515","2.0577","1213","","668","thing","Canal Grande","2","2","45","2002","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Canal Mania","19995","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A cross between Ticket to Ride and Age of Steam, without the death spiral and auctions.
As an Age of Steam lover, it pushes too many of the same buttons for me to bother buying it","","","","3727176","6.70781","7.09386","2.938","338","","732","thing","Canal Mania","2","5","90","2006","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Capitol","1155","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Astract and elegant, but the rules are too unclear for such a simple game. It's a solid, although slightly unexciting, game and will definitely become more enjoyable with more playing.","","","","1211852","6.72256","7.00437","2.6277","328","","1201","thing","Capitol","2","4","60","2001","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Capt'n John","24415","5","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3958978","0","5.5","1","0","","12","thing","Capt'n John","2","4","15","1994","3, 4 ","4","3 to 12","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Captain Park's Imaginary Polar Expedition","3133","1","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Sounds like fun until you play it. Too much luck and not enough control; too slow and clunky; too complex for what it is. Americans like it because of the supposedly humorous Olde English comments on the cards, but they were written by Americans so are crap. It is cheap, but there are much better free games.","","","","899193","5.80943","6.06786","1.5455","2031","","475","thing","Captain Park's Imaginary Polar Expedition","3","7","45","2002","3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Car Wars","2795","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This was great in its time, but the movement system was terrible. The modern remake sounds good, if it has fixed that. I preferred making the cars to playing the game.","","","","1260217","6.05462","6.22828","3.0074","1223","","1660","thing","Car Wars","2","8","45","1981","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Car Wars Expansion Set #7, Off-Road Duelling","8370","3","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I only played this with three players and it didn't work too well. Definitely best with the maximum possible.","","","","4201870","0","6.30172","3.6","0","0","75","thing","Car Wars Expansion Set #7, Off-Road Duelling","2","8","90","1985","","","","","","","","",""
"Carcassonne","822","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I never understood the hype about this one. It's just pipe laying, with an ambiguous end game. We always play the variants on Bruno Faidutti's website.","","","","1367308","7.39091","7.49137","1.9481","66","","22057","thing","Carcassonne","2","5","60","2000","2, 3, 4, 5 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Carcassonne - Inns & Cathedrals","2993","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Turns a very average game into a long, very average game. Reducing the number of tiles to shorten the game works well.","","","","2124533","7.49181","7.61049","1.9469","0","","9453","thing","Carcassonne - Inns & Cathedrals","2","6","60","2002","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Carcassonne: The Castle","7717","7","4","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My favourite Carcassonne so far. I want to try the City now.","","","","6680029","7.11213","7.24641","1.9631","147","","4508","thing","Carcassonne: The Castle","2","2","60","2003","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Carcassonne: The Discovery","16216","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","More elegant than regular basic Carcassonne, but my impression is that it may be too forgiving. I will have to try it some more.","","","","6202835","6.40237","6.63079","1.9294","643","","1364","thing","Carcassonne: The Discovery","2","5","30","2005","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Caribbean","13301","6","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Light, family-level, double-guessing fun.","","","","7466335","6.08157","6.25497","1.7208","1149","","944","thing","Caribbean","2","4","30","2004","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Cartagena","826","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I am not keen on the look-ahead part of this game, mostly as I am no good at it. Short and sweet.","","","","1068514","6.67651","6.77337","1.6069","358","","3020","thing","Cartagena","2","5","45","2000","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Catan: Cities & Knights","926","6","1","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","It is too long, but there is plenty to think about.
Always use the official rule amendment - the robber stays in the desert until the barbarians attack for the first time.","","","","2659542","7.40476","7.57786","2.9174","0","","6575","thing","Catan: Cities & Knights","3","4","120","1998","3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Catan: Seafarers","325","10","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Elegant progression from basic Settlers.","","","","2395178","7.12739","7.26989","2.4211","0","","6429","thing","Catan: Seafarers","3","4","90","1997","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Category 5","432","0","","1","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","8304492","6.81841","6.91349","1.2374","269","","4394","thing","Category 5","2","10","45","1994","4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Cave Troll","4491","7","2","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","An easy, quick area majority game with a fantasy theme. I prefer Dungeon Twister, but it is still pretty good.","","","","5954444","6.28751","6.45163","1.935","782","","1561","thing","Cave Troll","2","4","45","2002","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Caylus","18602","7","1","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Growing on me. Plays better with fewer people. The BSW version is excellent.","","","","2831438","7.88578","7.99284","3.8403","11","","8473","thing","Caylus","2","5","120","2005","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Caylus Magna Carta","27364","7","4","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I prefer this to the board game. Plays really well with two.","","","","6029888","7.02833","7.21108","2.9386","171","","2326","thing","Caylus Magna Carta","2","4","75","2007","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Chainsaw Warrior","1827","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Did not survive many replays.","","","","1785195","5.46105","5.49496","1.8929","4758","","519","thing","Chainsaw Warrior","1","1","60","1987","1 ","1","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Chaos Marauders","1188","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Fun, chaotic card game. Haven't played it for years, but it has probably aged well.","","Mostly complete","","5605241","5.84403","6.18183","1.3673","1874","","401","thing","Chaos Marauders","2","4","45","1987","2, 3, 4 ","4","10","","","","","",""
"Chariots","21018","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Car War's movement system ported to the piecepack. It's too slow for what it is.","","","","4478610","0","5.4","2","0","","6","thing","Chariots","2","4","45","2004","","","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Checkers","2083","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have never played International Checkers, with a 10x10 board and long-jumping kings, but it looks much better than the 8x8 version I learnt as a boy.","","","","1785166","4.829","4.80987","1.7971","5663","","2385","thing","Checkers","2","2","30","1150","2 ","2","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Chess","171","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","866077","6.91548","7.04666","3.7998","213","","8758","thing","Chess","2","2","60","1475","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Chicago Express","31730","7","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","3","","Streamlined, fast train game. All the other players preferred Steel Driver. Want to explore it more.","","","","7184203","7.28728","7.4832","2.8278","87","","1769","thing","Chicago Express","2","6","60","2008","3, 4, 5 ","4","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Chicago Poker","29030","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5148746","5.6971","5.905","1.6667","2690","","232","thing","Chicago Poker","2","6","45","2007","3, 4, 5, 6 ","(Not best with any number)","10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Chrononauts","815","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Too clunky, random and silly for my taste","","","","8273723","6.09928","6.24175","1.8686","1104","","2153","thing","Chrononauts","1","6","45","2000","1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Citadels","478","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Light and fun, but can drag with too many players. My wife's favourite.","","","","1260215","7.24599","7.31628","2.0808","95","","12841","thing","Citadels","2","7","60","2000","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Citadels:  The Dark City Expansion","13291","6","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Worth getting, so long as it is cheap.","","","","3235399","6.89283","7.0893","2.0952","0","","3910","thing","Citadels:  The Dark City Expansion","2","8","60","2004","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Cleopatra and the Society of Architects","22141","7","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Better than expected. Easy to learn, interactive, quite fast. I'm not sure how much replay value it has.","","","","4903973","6.77462","6.89645","2.2761","291","","3141","thing","Cleopatra and the Society of Architects","3","5","60","2006","3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Clippers","3128","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Like a pompous elder brother of Wolfgang Kramer's Expedition.

http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/01/clippers-san-juan/","","","","3006104","6.34342","6.72323","2.6029","710","","677","thing","Clippers","2","5","90","2002","2, 4, 5 ","4, 5","","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Cobra","4008","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","2875633","5.89643","6.54257","2.9655","1688","490","375","thing","Cobra","2","2","120","1977","1, 2 ","1, 2","","","","","","",""
"Coloretto","5782","6","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Basically the card-collecting phase of Ticket to Ride stripped down to the essentials, without tickets or track-laying. I would not normally enjoy a game as simple as this, but I played it with my totally non-gamer Mum and she enjoyed it, so it gets a lot of points for that.","","","","1785169","6.99036","7.07124","1.3021","187","","5379","thing","Coloretto","3","5","30","2003","3, 4, 5 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Colossal Arena","105","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting and with plenty of backstabbing and excitment, but the extra rules are a little too fiddly for quite an abstract base system. I have not played Grand National Derby, but I suspect it will be better.","","","","2663838","6.89394","6.99968","2.048","227","","3844","thing","Colossal Arena","2","5","45","1997","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Combat Commander: Europe","21050","6","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2008/02/combat-commander-europe/","","","","6152830","7.65253","8.01165","3.2358","28","8","2170","thing","Combat Commander: Europe","2","2","120","2006","2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Commands & Colors: Ancients","14105","8","16","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I definitely prefer this to Memoir or Battle Cry. The mechanics fit the period really nicely. Memoir never *felt* right but this does.
Plays beautifully at http://wargameroom.com","","","","6521278","7.77507","7.96808","2.678","16","4","3321","thing","Commands & Colors: Ancients","2","2","60","2006","2 ","2","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Compatibility","2604","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924899","6.05449","6.59975","1.1053","1224","","324","thing","Compatibility","4","6","30","1996","4, 6 ","6","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Condottiere","112","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Similar to Ivanhoe, but inferior because of lack of variety, plus it is easy to run away with a win. Best played when all players are of same standard.","","","","866080","6.6142","6.73237","1.9023","400","216","2627","thing","Condottiere","2","6","60","1995","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","12 to 18","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Conquest of Paradise","15954","6","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting exploration/conquest game. If your exploration tile draws are bad, you are finished.","","","","7359552","6.34802","6.84856","2.4651","702","225","716","thing","Conquest of Paradise","2","4","90","2007","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Conquest of the Empire","17710","6","1","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fantastic components, but the rules are far too vague. The game itself is good, but I am not sure if it is too slow. Three players feels very intense. I would like to try it with four or six. I have put together an FAQ. http://cheyne.net/blog/conquest-of-the-empire-ii-faq/","","","","4080992","6.78813","7.04891","3.0451","287","131","2285","thing","Conquest of the Empire","2","6","180","2005","4, 5, 6 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Corps Command: Totensonntag","31697","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6162666","6.07134","7.01637","2.0882","1177","280","326","thing","Corps Command: Totensonntag","1","2","120","2007","1, 2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Cortes: Conquest of the Aztecs","6037","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","3325403","5.68888","6.46071","2.5714","2754","765","200","thing","Cortes: Conquest of the Aztecs","2","2","180","1993","","","","","","","","",""
"Cosmic Eidex","1002","6","1","4","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Too complex. You will need a reference card to play, but has lots of variety.","","","","2330094","6.31483","7.00237","2.6829","750","","495","thing","Cosmic Eidex","3","3","60","1998","3 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Cosmic Encounter","15","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","More of a take-that experience than I expected. My group were a bit off-put by that. I want to try it again, but I might struggle to get the guys interested.","","","","3394795","6.86202","7.02624","2.4038","245","","3628","thing","Cosmic Encounter","3","6","90","1977","4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Coyote","8172","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3346390","6.17504","6.55703","1.1692","957","","338","thing","Coyote","3","6","30","2003","4, 5, 6, more than 6 ","6","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Cribbage","2398","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Far too simplistic for modern educated gamers.","","","","1785204","6.82361","6.97323","1.9176","267","","2872","thing","Cribbage","2","4","30","1630","2, 3, 4 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Crusader Rex","8481","7","2","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Crusader Rex uses the same system as Hammer of the Scots, but is more refined and feels more historic.","","","","7739251","6.8381","7.4099","3.015","257","61","867","thing","Crusader Rex","2","2","180","2005","2 ","2","14 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Cutthroat Caverns","28259","4","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A nice balance between playing selfishly and cooperatively, but it's just a take-that game.","","","","7180298","6.49998","6.74937","2.0248","526","","1084","thing","Cutthroat Caverns","3","6","90","2007","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"David & Goliath","44","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","It works well with five or six players, but it is confusing for non-experienced card players. Rules say to play as many hands as there are players, which is too many. Time limit the game or agree to play to only three or four hands.","","","","2892800","6.23967","6.47571","1.6111","847","","867","thing","David & Goliath","3","6","60","1998","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"De Bellis Antiquitatis","299","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Less about simulation and more about the game. The rules are terribly written, but if someone else teaches it to you, it is a decent game.","","","","1820987","6.50858","7.25292","2.7761","516","","427","thing","De Bellis Antiquitatis","2","6","60","1990","2 ","2","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Descent: Journeys in the Dark","17226","8","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Good fun. The components and dice used for combat are superb.The box size and game length are not. It's a pity magic is just another type of ranged weapon and that characters can die mulitple times. It's a fun weekend game, but not practical for our regular games nights.","","","","3813710","7.39976","7.57227","3.25","60","","4823","thing","Descent: Journeys in the Dark","2","5","240","2005","2, 3, 4, 5 ","5","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Descent: The Well of Darkness","22361","7","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4853356","7.3247","7.85115","3.3636","0","","2107","thing","Descent: The Well of Darkness","2","5","120","2006","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Dia de los Muertos","950","5","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Quirky and complicated compared to the underlying the depth of play.","","","","6152819","6.17653","6.73052","2.3158","953","","521","thing","Dia de los Muertos","3","4","30","2000","4 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Diamant","15512","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Super light. It is very overproduced. I prefer Ra/Razzia/Simpson's Slam Dunk for this sort of thing, although at least Diamant is short and gentle.","","","","2361787","6.7006","6.79276","1.1138","341","","2621","thing","Diamant","3","8","30","2005","4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","6, 7, 8","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Dice Games Properly Explained","10973","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Well written, cheap book, but with the exception of Perudo/Liar's Dice, I find dice games boring.","","","","2891267","5.68607","6.44643","1.8333","2770","","138","thing","Dice Games Properly Explained","0","0","0","1999","","","","","","","","",""
"Dice Town","40793","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9147415","6.4148","6.78604","1.5765","630","","578","thing","Dice Town","2","5","60","2009","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Die Dolmengötter","17988","8","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6592608","6.0972","6.66694","2.16","1113","","247","thing","Die Dolmengötter","2","5","30","2005","3, 4 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Domaine","5737","9","3","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Easy to learn, elegant and vicious. What more do you want?","","","","5613730","7.05554","7.22958","2.7414","163","","2283","thing","Domaine","2","4","90","2003","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Dominion","36218","5","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Constant shuffling and dealing was fiddly. For St Petersburg and other ""efficiency game"" lovers only. Will not have durable appeal.","","","","7506339","7.96739","8.04979","2.2965","6","","9201","thing","Dominion","2","4","30","2008","2, 3, 4 ","3","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Dominion: Intrigue","40834","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9153885","8.05543","8.31076","2.3849","0","","3244","thing","Dominion: Intrigue","2","4","30","2009","2, 3, 4, more than 4 ","3, 4","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Dominoes","2394","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Sniff is the only game worth playing.","","","","952760","5.41566","5.44934","1.4252","5055","","2703","thing","Dominoes","2","10","30","1500","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Don","1376","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Abstract and quick, but clever. Stick to 4 players - see Bruno Faidutti's review.","","","","1833206","6.02708","6.22125","1.6667","1295","","797","thing","Don","3","6","30","2001","3, 4 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The Downfall of Pompeii","13004","7","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Solid fast fun.","","","","7379426","6.9927","7.16445","1.8499","186","","2033","thing","The Downfall of Pompeii","2","4","45","2004","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Dragon's Gold","1042","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun negotiation game. I am told it is similar to Kohle, Kies and Knete. Great theme bring back memories of D&D. One magic item allows you to cheat legally.","","","","1260218","6.24688","6.41025","1.6759","838","","1459","thing","Dragon's Gold","3","6","45","2001","4, 5, 6 ","(Not best with any number)","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Der dreizehnte Holzwurm","396","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Not much skill and lacks tension. Use the clarified translation.","","","","1380303","5.5849","5.87246","1.1111","3724","","83","thing","Der dreizehnte Holzwurm","2","6","45","1998","","","","","","","","",""
"The Drive On Metz, 1944","33030","0","","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7321348","5.63429","6.1","1.5","3258","946","259","thing","The Drive On Metz, 1944","2","2","30","2008","","","","","","","","",""
"Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D.","5038","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I played this as a boy. but I remember nothing apart from the cover.","","","","1672779","5.62508","6.5125","2.8571","3324","887","118","thing","Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D.","2","2","180","1984","","","","","","","","",""
"Drunter und Drüber","19","7","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Still holds up as a decent game, after 18 years. Has the quality that you expect of an SdJ winner.","","","","7528702","6.16952","6.40568","1.8495","971","","1060","thing","Drunter und Drüber","2","4","60","1991","3, 4 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Duell","9735","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Classic Knizia. Would make a solid pub game. Too simple for me really but good with the right person.","","","","6391602","6.1392","6.47406","1.3585","1024","","518","thing","Duell","2","2","30","2004","2 ","2","10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Dune","121","6","1","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Complex and subtle strategy, but the engine was simpler than expected. 6 players. 4 (incl. me) shared victory. Ended turn 3.","","","","7440280","7.41062","7.66741","3.4363","58","31","2553","thing","Dune","2","6","240","1979","4, 5, 6 ","6","14 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Dungeon Twister","12995","7","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5621874","6.90599","7.06179","2.8812","219","","4006","thing","Dungeon Twister","2","2","60","2004","2 ","2","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Dungeon Twister 3-4 players expansion","14533","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","If it were not for the swivelling floors, this would be a vanilla arena-brawling game, but having to think ahead to see how a shifted floor could make or break your game is fascinating.","","","","2118217","6.50077","7.28251","2.9318","0","","834","thing","Dungeon Twister 3-4 players expansion","2","4","60","2005","3, 4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Ebbe & Flut","1379","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Unique. It plays like an abstract, but the theme fits the mechanics perfectly. The rewritten rules make a huge difference to learning this odd, but rewarding game. It's so cheap, that it's definitely worth picking up.","","","","2048478","5.98752","6.40202","1.76","1396","","485","thing","Ebbe & Flut","1","2","20","2000","1, 2 ","2","10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Eco Fluxx","18333","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9147361","5.8723","6.15192","1.2444","1768","","415","thing","Eco Fluxx","2","6","15","2005","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 ","4, 5","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Edel, Stein & Reich","5781","8","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The paste-ups are well worth the effort. Get full page Avery labels, print them and stick them to the event cards.","","","","913801","6.80844","7.11977","2.0612","276","","1125","thing","Edel, Stein & Reich","2","5","60","2003","3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"El Caballero","9","3","","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Poor translation makes this much harder to learn than it should be.
Even if it was translated well, I am not convinced it would be good. I found it very unintuitive. The tiles are also pretty ugly. Loses a point because the box is so much bigger than needed.
I am not a fan of Carcassonne but it is far better than this.","","","","2891265","6.42401","6.69516","3.23","616","","1160","thing","El Caballero","2","4","90","1998","2, 3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"El Grande","93","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Deep, heavy area majority control game. I prefer Wallenstein, but El Grande is still very good.","","","","2202750","7.9033","7.98322","3.1354","10","","8032","thing","El Grande","2","5","90","1995","4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Elasund: The First City of Catan","19526","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Felt a little bland to me. I will have to try again. For now, I prefer Domaine.","","","","3545378","6.77098","6.93417","2.7402","293","","2008","thing","Elasund: The First City of Catan","2","4","90","2005","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Elefun","7320","8","","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Superb game for young kids. My 4 year old loves it.","","","","8582120","5.18814","4.59835","1","5549","","144","thing","Elefun","2","4","10","1993","1, 2, 3, 4 ","2","3 to 6","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"EleMental","22292","0","","0","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4208619","0","7","0","0","","5","thing","EleMental","2","6","20","2005","","","","","","","","",""
"Elfenland","10","9","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Colourful and vindictive. Deserved the 1998 German Game of the Year Award.","","","","1959172","6.73077","6.83461","2.1502","323","","3711","thing","Elfenland","2","6","60","1998","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The End of the Triumvirate","20134","6","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Beautifully balanced and slick gameplay, but it does not solve the ""petty diplomacy"" problem - the scourge of three-player wargames.

http://www.playagaingames.com/games/game_tester_observations","","","","6391610","6.74021","7.05303","2.8108","316","","1179","thing","The End of the Triumvirate","2","3","60","2005","3 ","3","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Escape from Colditz","715","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Great memories from childhood, but would probably be awful if I played it now. Lots of rules ambiguities.","","","","1785205","6.22582","6.50803","2.2162","864","","1029","thing","Escape from Colditz","2","6","180","1973","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Euphrat & Tigris - Die Zikkurat","43490","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","2","","","","","","8928556","0","8.13636","0","0","","114","thing","Euphrat & Tigris - Die Zikkurat","2","4","90","2009","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","12 and up","","","","","",""
"Euphrates & Tigris Card Game","19419","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This is not as successful a conversion as San Juan, because it is no simpler or shorter - 90% of the effort for 60% of the fun.
The only real problem with the original boardgame is that it is unintuitive. This is worse in the card game. Explaining this to people who had not played the boardgame was not trivial.","","","","4944632","6.10994","6.31274","2.768","1085","","1302","thing","Euphrates & Tigris Card Game","2","4","45","2005","2, 3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","14","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Evade","1735","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have played the piecepack version. It is unlike most two-player abstracts I have played, because it has luck and bluffing. It is my wife's favourite piecepack game. It is very similar to Alex Randolph’s later game, Ghosts.","","","","1033710","5.52759","5.67442","1.375","4216","","120","thing","Evade","2","2","10","1971","","","","","","","","",""
"Evo","1159","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Lighthearted and quick, but requires plenty of thought and player interaction.","","","","2663383","6.8334","6.97803","2.3032","259","","2215","thing","Evo","3","5","120","2001","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Executive Decision","1518","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Dry, but subtle and skilful. Perfect model of supply and demand.","","","","3391690","5.72257","5.95942","2.32","2528","","576","thing","Executive Decision","2","6","90","1971","3, 4, 5, 6 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Expedition","223","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Simple but fascinating family game. Pity this is not available in English. I found the loops rule ambiguous in the German translation. The National Geographic version might be OK.","","","","6391611","6.59218","6.98122","1.9881","430","","714","thing","Expedition","2","6","90","1996","2, 3, 4 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Fairy Tale","13823","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Beautifully illustrated, but suffers from usability problems. The iconography takes some time to get used to. Once you understood their flow, they were comprehensible, but it took some time. Basically, it is a card passing game, but jazzed up with plenty of special cards and themed sets to accumulate. It is a decent simple game, but the weird iconography and price do not balance out the good-looking cards.","","","","1952888","6.76909","6.8875","1.7246","294","","2641","thing","Fairy Tale","2","5","20","2004","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Fearsome Floors","7805","6","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Plays well with seven, but really needs a timer with so many people.","","","","3994651","6.66989","6.77107","1.7961","362","","2832","thing","Fearsome Floors","2","7","60","2003","3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Felix: The Cat in the Sack","32125","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5640167","6.564","6.71956","1.3612","458","","1676","thing","Felix: The Cat in the Sack","3","5","20","2007","3, 4, 5 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Fictionary","28553","8","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Richest party game I know.","","","","5722765","0","7.18889","1.6667","0","","5","thing","Fictionary","4","10","60","0","","","","","","","","",""
"Fire and Axe: A Viking Saga","12495","8","2","3","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","Nice balance of theme and mechanics.","","","","5081015","6.88455","7.11845","2.6757","232","","1510","thing","Fire and Axe: A Viking Saga","3","5","90","2004","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Fische Fluppen Frikadellen","4370","7","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A nice medium weight romp. It's a fine balance of keeping an eye on the resource graph and the other players, while plotting your movements around the board. The components are very nice quality and look great.","","","","5083128","6.3771","6.68265","2.4571","671","","693","thing","Fische Fluppen Frikadellen","2","5","90","2002","3, 4, 5, more than 5 ","more than 5","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Flandern 1302","13729","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Left me cold. The theming was a distraction. Far too dry. Would have been better as a purely abstract game, but it still would be very ordinary.","","","","2118240","5.82983","6.0659","2.3448","1930","","531","thing","Flandern 1302","2","4","60","2004","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Flaschenteufel","619","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","2121097","6.60793","6.85466","1.8986","411","","1102","thing","Flaschenteufel","2","4","30","1995","3, 4 ","3","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Flinke Flitzer","3631","7","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My three and a half year old enjoys it. Sound effects are mandatory.","","","","3958985","0","6.035","1","0","","38","thing","Flinke Flitzer","2","4","10","2000","3, 4 ","4","4","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Focus","789","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Tough abstract game. Imagine draughts (checkers) in 3D. Described in detail in the book ""A Gamut of Games"".","","","","1794379","6.11311","6.58831","2.3125","1080","","586","thing","Focus","2","4","45","1963","2, 4 ","2, 4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"For Sale","172","8","4","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very nice light filler. I made my own DIY set when it was out of print. New edition's box is far too large. The components would fit perfectly into the Geschenkt box, which is a quarter of the size.","","","","3323563","7.16221","7.25294","1.2787","126","","4600","thing","For Sale","3","6","20","1997","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Formula Dé","173","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple, enjoyable luckfest. We played with four and it would probably be better with more. Took 1h 45m for two laps. After one lap I knew I was out of it, so it was definitely too long. Ave Caesar is shorter and sweeter.","","","","4935294","6.96989","7.08523","1.9578","192","","4407","thing","Formula Dé","2","10","120","1991","3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Frank's Zoo","340","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Good, simple, original climbing card game (http://www.pagat.com/climbing/), similar to the Great Dalmuti or President. Nice artwork. Partnerships. Two linked heirarchies of cards.","","","","893227","6.49415","6.6488","1.5278","535","","1970","thing","Frank's Zoo","3","7","60","1999","4, 5, 6, 7 ","4, 5, 6","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Fresh Fish","1017","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The latest rules from Plenary Games website are best. Nice and short. Good for three players. Mind-bending. Unique.","","","","1349588","6.40989","6.72789","3.0141","633","","629","thing","Fresh Fish","2","5","60","1997","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Friedrich","12891","0","","0","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","5081822","7.28576","7.70237","3.2125","88","22","1410","thing","Friedrich","3","4","210","2004","3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Funkenschlag","12166","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Almost a superb game, but can take up to four and a half hours with the standard rules. Funkenschlag gets a rating of eight if the time reducing tips mentioned on the Tao of Gaming website are used - especially removing the the lowest powerplant in each second phase.","","","","1355615","6.84484","7.68703","3.6346","253","","446","thing","Funkenschlag","2","6","180","2001","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Fury of Dracula","20963","7","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Plays very nicely with three. Not challenging, but some nice deduction. A good way to spend a relaxed evening.","","","","4086796","7.20283","7.3623","2.89","107","","3987","thing","Fury of Dracula","2","5","120","2006","2, 3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"G.E.V.","5205","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Light and accessible. More scenarios and maps included would have improved this a lot.","","","","1260219","6.42539","6.86649","2.3151","614","0","825","thing","G.E.V.","2","2","75","1978","2 ","2","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Galaxy: the Dark Ages","718","4","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Over-complex for such an abstract basic system. Plenty of backstabing, tension and theme.","","","","3852587","6.00404","6.30264","2.48","1353","","685","thing","Galaxy: the Dark Ages","2","5","90","2000","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","2","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"The Game of Life","2921","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","OK for kids.","","","","961552","3.90656","3.8557","1.1939","5709","","2256","thing","The Game of Life","2","6","60","1960","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","6 to 10","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"A Game of Thrones","6472","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Much better than the books.","","","","1818259","7.35081","7.52289","3.4262","75","0","4619","thing","A Game of Thrones","3","5","180","2003","4, 5 ","5","14 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"A Gamut of Games","4385","7","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Bargain. Many classic games in a small package. Good for trips away from home.","","","","1563423","6.72836","7.77138","2.3","326","","529","thing","A Gamut of Games","1","10","30","1969","","","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Gang of Four","3085","7","1","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simpler and superior to Tichu","","","","5412865","6.429","6.66057","1.9051","609","","1406","thing","Gang of Four","3","4","30","1990","3, 4 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Genesis","23981","7","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This reminded me of an easier, shallower, faster Tigris and Euphrates, without the viciousness, monuments or clever scoring. I liked it, but the others thought it was mediocre. The core mechanism is very clever, and typical Knizia. All players lay brown, blue, green and white tiles, trying to get their own tiles into _herds_, while blocking other players herd formations. The board has obstacles to make it easier to block other players.If it was cheaper and if the components were better looking, I would definitely get it and rate it higher.","","","","3952073","6.02878","6.54901","2.1","1289","","210","thing","Genesis","2","4","45","2006","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Genoa","1345","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Long, dry and bitchy. I like negotiation games, but this one seems to involve a long stream of low-grade nastiness.","","","","2118225","7.27652","7.41867","3.128","90","","3405","thing","Genoa","2","5","120","2001","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Get the Goods","247","8","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5836853","6.26529","6.61521","1.4921","812","","659","thing","Get the Goods","3","5","45","1996","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ghosts!","2290","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This is very similar to Alex Randolph's earlier game, Evade (1972).","","","","1033704","6.12069","6.42392","1.2623","1067","","544","thing","Ghosts!","2","2","20","1980","2 ","2","5 to 10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"GiftTRAP","23686","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5081014","6.33467","6.63505","1.2639","722","","1005","thing","GiftTRAP","3","8","60","2006","4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","5, 6","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Gloria Mundi","13286","6","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Lovely components but still quite abstract. It is quite intricate and could do with some player references, or at least more text on the cards, so we made several mistakes. I want to play again with proper rules and a better rules explanation before I make final judgement.","","","","3952098","6.0544","6.28369","2.65","1226","","560","thing","Gloria Mundi","2","6","60","2006","2, 3, 4, 5 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Glory to Rome","19857","7","10","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I enjoyed this a lot, but then I played Race for the Galaxy. Race is simpler, shorter and less luck-dependant.I also kept running in into a problem in two player games, where I could not win, but my inexperienced partner did not realise how to finish the game quickly.","","","","6611577","7.1544","7.44539","2.8793","131","","1114","thing","Glory to Rome","2","5","60","2005","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Go","188","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I much prefer this to Chess. It's a less violent game, maybe that's why losing is not so humiliating?","","","","1380465","7.58271","7.80519","4.0196","36","","5130","thing","Go","2","2","90","-2000","2 ","2","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Goa","9216","8","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Pushes almost the same buttons as Caylus, but is much shorter.
Plays excellently with two people.","","","","3101148","7.69373","7.81751","3.443","22","","3920","thing","Goa","2","4","90","2004","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Gops","16632","6","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8985556","0","4.1875","2","0","","7","thing","Gops","2","2","10","0","","","","","","","","",""
"Grand National Derby","1367","7","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","In the same bracket as Royal Turf, another Knizia game about horse racing. I much prefer this to Colossal Arena - it is simpler and faster while capturing the core fun.","","","","5717597","5.69771","6.43651","1.625","2686","","78","thing","Grand National Derby","2","5","30","1996","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The Great Dalmuti","929","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","No skill.","","","","888615","6.43548","6.58113","1.3202","604","","2957","thing","The Great Dalmuti","4","8","60","1995","4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","6, 7","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Great Wall of China","22198","7","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Felt like a cross between Battle Line and Ivanhoe. You compete over segments of the wall, by laying cards against the other players, which invariably ends in a blood feud","","","","3952085","6.24058","6.42523","1.8659","844","","1279","thing","Great Wall of China","2","5","30","2006","3, 4, 5 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Gulo Gulo","6351","6","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The egg basket is cool, but the game itself is unimpressive.","","","","4475753","6.7375","6.93987","1.0888","319","","1747","thing","Gulo Gulo","2","6","20","2003","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","3, 4","3 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Gumshoe","3365","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","1375142","5.71703","6.65364","3","2564","","162","thing","Gumshoe","1","6","120","1985","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Hameln","23848","4","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Contrived and unintuitive. Cute pieces, but ugly board.","","","","3952045","5.74375","5.94274","2.8537","2382","","330","thing","Hameln","3","5","60","2006","4, 5 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Hammer of the Scots","3685","6","2","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Plays well, but it is too abstract for me. Crusader Rex uses the same system, but is more refined and feels more historic.","","","","6501368","7.47039","7.73941","3.0288","48","16","2336","thing","Hammer of the Scots","2","2","150","2002","2 ","2","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Hamsterrolle","903","0","","1","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","1","","","","","","8337584","6.58297","6.90296","1.08","439","","578","thing","Hamsterrolle","2","4","20","2000","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage","234","9","2","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2007/12/hannibal/","","","","5800527","7.71605","7.98467","3.3886","21","5","3344","thing","Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage","2","2","150","1996","2 ","2","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Hansa","8989","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8620552","6.94063","7.05987","2.3855","202","","3044","thing","Hansa","2","4","60","2004","2, 3, 4 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Hare & Tortoise","361","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","This has deserved to stay in print for 30 years. The designer's website is well worth a visit, particularly the card games section: www.davidparlett.co.uk. His ""History of Board Games"" book is superb.","","","","2249586","6.57329","6.72111","1.9567","442","","2267","thing","Hare & Tortoise","2","6","45","1973","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","6 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Havoc Expansion: The Character Cards","23453","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","5608927","0","5.93103","2.1","0","","161","thing","Havoc Expansion: The Character Cards","2","6","60","2005","","","","","","","","",""
"Havoc: the Hundred Years War","19363","6","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2005/04/back/","","","","5608925","6.47081","6.83882","2.124","567","","682","thing","Havoc: the Hundred Years War","2","6","60","2005","4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Heimlich & Co.","382","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6391595","6.20922","6.35838","1.5529","888","","1485","thing","Heimlich & Co.","2","7","30","1984","4, 5, 6, 7 ","(Not best with any number)","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Hellas","4529","5","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Nicely paced and some clever mechanics, but let down badly by vague rules.","","","","6680033","6.16557","6.29836","2.0588","977","","1943","thing","Hellas","2","2","60","2002","2 ","2","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"HeroClix","3439","4","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Game system felt too simple and clunky after one play.","","","","4928427","6.0871","6.32927","2.7143","1136","","1337","thing","HeroClix","2","2","60","2002","2, more than 2 ","2","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten, Das Kartenspiel","2672","8","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Not too light, not too heavy, fast moving and vicious.","","","","375297","5.73867","6.086","2","2422","","346","thing","Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten, Das Kartenspiel","2","4","45","2001","4 ","(Not best with any number)","","","","","","",""
"Hey! That's My Fish!","8203","8","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Short, sharp perfection.","","","","6391592","6.92147","7.00138","1.4988","209","","4606","thing","Hey! That's My Fish!","2","4","20","2003","2, 3, 4 ","3","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"High Society","220","8","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Stripped down auction game that still managers to feel like a proper auction.","","","","4269717","6.75372","6.89064","1.5314","304","","2114","thing","High Society","3","5","15","1995","3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Himalaya","3800","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2005/05/himalaya-plunder-oltremare/","","","","2206363","6.8334","7.10938","2.5625","260","","970","thing","Himalaya","3","4","60","2002","4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"History of the World","224","8","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","2","","Much shorter than 7 Ages.
Much shorter and more forgiving than Britannia.","","","","5833592","7.00462","7.1994","2.8324","180","69","2683","thing","History of the World","3","6","180","1991","4, 5, 6 ","6","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Hnefatafl","2932","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5072528","6.05733","6.51203","2.6066","1212","","499","thing","Hnefatafl","2","2","20","400","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Höchst Verdächtig","5694","0","","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3952200","5.66574","6.24545","1.3636","2954","","95","thing","Höchst Verdächtig","2","4","20","2002","3, 4 ","3, 4","","","","","","",""
"Hoity Toity","120","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","All about groupthink. Showing its age.","","","","1785167","6.5379","6.64642","1.8175","488","","3391","thing","Hoity Toity","2","6","45","1990","4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Hollywood Blockbuster","904","8","1","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I fount it intuitive to estimate auction values. A nice change from the swingier, more cut-throat auction games out there.","","","","7184200","7.15883","7.29527","2.1316","128","","2816","thing","Hollywood Blockbuster","2","5","45","2000","3, 4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"A House Divided","701","9","3","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Excellent introductory game.
I especially like how the game's duration, complexity and balance can be fine-tuned for the situation.
We play the 1861 scenario according to the WBC rules.
Make sure your map does not have errors.","","","","5718942","6.80186","7.14234","2.6644","280","90","1646","thing","A House Divided","2","2","240","1981","2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Hunter: Deadly Prey","39312","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8929546","0","5.3155","3.2","0","","62","thing","Hunter: Deadly Prey","3","5","90","2008","3, 4, 5 ","5","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Ice Flow","31133","6","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Unremarkable race game.","","","","8282975","6.39386","6.72982","2.1429","654","","635","thing","Ice Flow","2","4","60","2008","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Il Principe","19650","4","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Complicated and feel like a pure victory point race.","","","","3724642","6.34979","6.65009","2.8898","698","","999","thing","Il Principe","2","5","60","2005","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Imperial","24181","8","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3952102","7.6445","7.8105","3.5766","29","","2916","thing","Imperial","2","6","120","2006","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"In the Year of the Dragon","31594","5","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6501372","7.37407","7.53214","3.1613","70","","2443","thing","In the Year of the Dragon","2","5","75","2007","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Indonesia","19777","8","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Best large-scale trading game I have played. The map is not as bad as advertised.","","","","5419833","7.32168","7.75276","3.9674","81","","1017","thing","Indonesia","2","5","180","2005","3, 4, 5 ","4","16 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Industrial Waste","2476","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","4077703","6.60441","6.87059","2.6436","417","","870","thing","Industrial Waste","2","4","60","2001","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ingenious","9674","8","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6680031","7.34722","7.43861","1.9735","76","","5166","thing","Ingenious","1","4","45","2004","1, 2, 3, 4 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Inka","16498","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6391596","5.48368","5.4803","2.3269","4586","","395","thing","Inka","2","4","60","2005","2, 3 ","(Not best with any number)","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Intrigue","265","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Intense. More of a psychological experiment than a game. A nice one to play occasionally, only if in the right spirit.","","","","5594646","6.29827","6.48292","1.9689","768","","1448","thing","Intrigue","3","5","60","1994","4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"It's Mine!","271","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Adult Snap. Suprisingly fun and skilful.","","","","996249","5.82901","6.07098","1.075","1936","","327","thing","It's Mine!","3","5","30","1998","3, 4, 5 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ivanhoe","883","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Light, fun, chaotic. Bruno Faidutti sums it up: ""A Knizia game that feels like a Faidutti game"". It exemplifies the best characteristics of both designers. Similar to and better than Condottiere.","","","","1563419","6.40051","6.6279","1.6045","646","","1038","thing","Ivanhoe","2","5","45","2000","3, 4, 5 ","4","10","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Jamaica","28023","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Solid family game. I prefer it to Pirate's Cove as it's faster.","","","","6742695","6.64619","6.85452","1.6207","379","","1260","thing","Jamaica","2","6","45","2007","3, 4, 5, 6 ","6","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Java","855","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8491062","6.91572","7.10329","3.463","212","","2420","thing","Java","2","4","120","2000","2, 3, 4 ","3","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Jenga","2452","5","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6398300","5.37896","5.40675","1.1147","5208","","2666","thing","Jenga","2","8","20","1986","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","2, 4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Judge Dredd","1098","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","As I remember, the system didn't work too well.","","","","873312","5.75803","6.10593","1.8929","2299","","374","thing","Judge Dredd","2","6","90","1982","4, 5, 6 ","6","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Jungle Speed","8098","8","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Basically multiplayer Snap, but everyone has separate piles of cards and you grab a stick, instead of slapping cards. Matching cards is difficult as the shapes on the cards are deceptively similar and there are some special cards that add some variety into the mix. Raucous fun.","","","","1362860","6.58951","6.80896","1.1673","433","","1717","thing","Jungle Speed","3","8","10","1997","3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","5, 6, 7","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Kakerlaken-Poker","11971","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5133280","6.0864","6.3261","1.0843","1139","","704","thing","Kakerlaken-Poker","2","6","20","2004","4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Kensington","2197","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","5605250","5.44656","5.40675","2.3214","4856","","498","thing","Kensington","2","6","20","1979","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Key Harvest","29839","0","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I playtested this at Essen. http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/10/essen-06-report/","","","","4973944","6.51242","6.90748","2.9913","509","","901","thing","Key Harvest","2","4","90","2007","2, 3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"The Kids Of Catan","5824","8","6","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My boy loves it.","","","","5586241","5.48103","5.50476","1.0517","4606","","409","thing","The Kids Of Catan","2","4","20","2003","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","3 to 6","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Kingdoms","119","0","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3346532","6.5709","6.71369","1.7915","446","","2172","thing","Kingdoms","2","4","45","1994","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Kingmaker","987","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Good theme. Nice bits for when it was made. Always ends with two huge armies battling it out.","","","","972324","6.17609","6.34249","3.139","954","465","2351","thing","Kingmaker","2","7","240","1974","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"La Città","554","5","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Rather dry and abstract, but plenty of player interaction and skilful play - without total analysis paralysis.","","","","6567838","7.21543","7.37105","3.3092","103","","3064","thing","La Città","2","5","120","2000","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"LEGO Minotaurus","41835","6","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Played with a friend's six year old son. He really enjoyed it.","","","","9038732","0","5.5","1.1429","0","","17","thing","LEGO Minotaurus","2","4","0","2009","4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Liar's Dice","45","8","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Only dice game worth playing.","","","","2400412","6.93624","7.04193","1.2678","204","","3649","thing","Liar's Dice","2","6","15","1986","3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 ","6","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Liberté","2507","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","1","3","","","","","","7184205","6.94308","7.27754","3.3936","200","","1000","thing","Liberté","3","6","120","2001","4, 5, 6 ","5","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Lifeboats","249","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Vicious backstabbing game. Best with 5 or 6. Make sure you play this with the right people.","","","","425752","6.54556","6.7364","1.8629","483","","1311","thing","Lifeboats","3","6","90","1993","4, 5, 6 ","6","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Light Speed","5534","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5605201","6.25589","6.49617","1.1842","825","","1075","thing","Light Speed","2","4","10","2003","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Lines of Action","3406","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I own a Gamut of Games, and this was the first game I tried. It's amazing this has not taken off more. It's at *least* as good as Draughts/Checkers.","","","","1238391","6.24004","7.26899","2.8636","846","","141","thing","Lines of Action","2","2","20","1969","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Loco!","398","8","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have Thor, but I slightly prefer the simplicity of this version.","","","","7714599","6.45581","6.61621","1.3137","581","","1588","thing","Loco!","2","5","30","1994","3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Loopin' Louie","327","7","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Good fun, but the coins do not roll down the ramps properly in my copy, which ruins it slightly.","","","","4475758","6.8518","7.02373","1.0347","251","","1813","thing","Loopin' Louie","2","4","10","1992","4 ","4","4 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Lord of the Rings","823","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Interesting. Loved by people who hate over-competitiveness.","","","","5621873","6.9175","6.99967","2.6114","210","","7065","thing","Lord of the Rings","2","5","60","2000","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Lord of the Rings - Sauron","3819","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","6680022","6.7419","7.06818","2.8496","0","","2686","thing","Lord of the Rings - Sauron","3","6","120","2002","4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation","3201","8","4","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Knizia improves Stratego. Beautiful components.","","","","1255396","7.2487","7.37932","2.195","93","","3854","thing","Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation","2","2","30","2002","2 ","2","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Lost Cities","50","8","3","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6203023","7.15623","7.22691","1.5282","130","","11269","thing","Lost Cities","2","2","30","1999","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Lost Valley","9341","6","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Good: Short, simple, easy-going, good-looking and very well themed.
Bad: Encourages parasitical behaviour.
Will have to play again.","","","","4470790","6.69327","6.95228","2.6588","347","","1291","thing","Lost Valley","3","4","75","2004","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Lost Worlds","1421","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Loved this as a teenager. Would not be so good now.","","","","2066280","5.99101","6.41445","1.7297","1386","","412","thing","Lost Worlds","2","2","10","1984","2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Louis XIV","13642","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Dry and abstract, but exquisitely fine-tuned area control game. Simpler to play than to explain. Requires at least a couple of games to get the most out of it, but I am not interested enough to play it again.","","","","3391696","7.13753","7.27388","3.0235","138","","3327","thing","Louis XIV","2","4","100","2005","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Die Macher","1","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Not quite as good as I expected. Would be better shorter.","","","","1785126","7.67282","7.85989","4.3947","25","","3475","thing","Die Macher","3","5","240","1986","4, 5 ","5","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Maelstrom (a Vortex game)","5791","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3346536","6.05898","6.72185","2.5385","1207","","429","thing","Maelstrom (a Vortex game)","2","4","60","2002","2, 4 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Die Magier von Pangea","1309","0","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3520128","6.07157","6.36846","2.3261","1175","","637","thing","Die Magier von Pangea","2","4","60","2001","3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Maharaja: Palace Building in India","9440","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Strangely different. Like a beefy hybrid between Web of Power and Puerto Rico. A little abstract and slow. Kingmaker problems.","","","","1563404","7.21587","7.38277","3.2639","102","","2929","thing","Maharaja: Palace Building in India","2","5","90","2004","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Man to Man","8426","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I loved this in my teens. It would not be so good now. There were ways you could break the system (e.g. karate experts wearing gauntlets).","","","","2066278","5.61502","6.54545","2.8333","3425","1002","66","thing","Man to Man","2","2","120","1985","2, more than 2 ","more than 2","12","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Manifest Destiny","12283","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The theme is a little shakey at times (how can developing Pro-Sports make you better at capturing cities?). It is also long, 4.5 hours, and a badly worded card, the Internet card – funnily enough, wrecked my game. Otherwise, this was very enjoyable. It is not particularly dense, after a while it felt quite freewheeling.","","","","2118221","6.25447","6.71977","3.2778","828","","589","thing","Manifest Destiny","3","5","180","2005","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"The Mansion Murders","3224","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","1375143","5.87263","7.28462","2.8","0","","260","thing","The Mansion Murders","1","6","60","1983","","","","","","","","",""
"Mare Nostrum","3931","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Beautiful components. Interesting gameplay, but can stagnate and take far too long.","","","","1785198","6.66735","6.8609","3.0436","364","","2009","thing","Mare Nostrum","3","5","120","2003","4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Mare Nostrum - Mythology Expansion","17099","7","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Big improvement on the base game. The 13th trade good stops the game locking up.","","","","3731091","6.90663","7.54643","3.3297","0","","934","thing","Mare Nostrum - Mythology Expansion","3","6","120","2005","4, 5, 6 ","6","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Marvel Heroes","14808","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184202","6.41527","6.58676","3.0453","629","","1702","thing","Marvel Heroes","2","4","120","2006","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Masons","21791","6","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8100009","6.50789","6.69501","2.1055","518","","1231","thing","Masons","2","4","45","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Maya","8126","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Thoughtful and skilful. Fun, but lacks drama. Tightly designed.
Components are good - except for the workmen with iron tools, which the Mayas never had.","","","","2124589","6.05645","6.36539","2.4651","1214","","540","thing","Maya","3","5","90","2003","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Medici","46","9","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Better than Modern Art. Elegant and accessible. Plays very well with six.","","","","2330093","7.11432","7.26477","2.296","146","","2544","thing","Medici","3","6","60","1995","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Medici vs Strozzi","24762","5","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Lots to compute.
Too many rules ambiguities for such a simple game.","","","","6391590","6.46183","6.69767","2.5093","578","","1162","thing","Medici vs Strozzi","2","2","30","2006","2 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Medina","1261","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have only played this by web at Ludagora. The gameplay rewards the last person to do something, almost as if a timer was running out, which does not appeal to me much. Also the theme does not match the game.","","","","1380824","6.87896","7.13254","2.9135","234","","1625","thing","Medina","3","4","90","2001","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Megastar","24473","6","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very original mechanics, but it is difficult to see how to play well.","","","","3952072","5.56462","5.64432","1.2857","3891","","319","thing","Megastar","2","5","20","2006","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Members Only","344","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","7546995","6.0549","6.626","1.9","1221","","221","thing","Members Only","3","5","45","1996","3, 4 ","3, 4","","","","","","",""
"Memoir '44","10630","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple, dynamic and fun. Luck required.","","","","2360270","7.41887","7.58738","2.2409","47","32","7823","thing","Memoir '44","2","2","60","2004","2, more than 2 ","2","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Merchants of Amsterdam","531","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A fun, uninspiring, well-balanced game. It's let down by very bland components.","","","","1785182","6.55526","6.82267","2.6947","470","","1213","thing","Merchants of Amsterdam","3","5","60","2000","3, 4, 5 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mexica","2955","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Contrary to some reports, theming is excellent (I have a degree in Archaeology, specialising in Mesoamerica). Not as fast moving as some have indicated. Probably best for 3.","","","","2124590","6.87719","7.10884","2.7799","236","","2017","thing","Mexica","2","4","90","2002","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mhing","1452","4","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2009/08/mhing/","","","","7287749","6.16877","6.66293","2.0816","972","","626","thing","Mhing","2","8","60","1982","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Modern Art","118","6","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Very skillful, but not much fun.","","","","6745158","7.3937","7.4851","2.3762","64","","5959","thing","Modern Art","3","5","45","1992","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Monkey Madness","10283","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My little boy turned three, so I got him this, purely because it was designed by Reiner Knizia. He really enjoyed it and was laughing his head off when I lost by a mile. It is simplicity itself. You have coloured boards with several slots for your monkeys. You have a bag full of little coloured plastic monkeys. You reach into the bag, like in a lucky dip, and pull out monkeys. The monkey goes to whoever owns that colour of board. It's perfectly pitched for this age group.","","","","3303677","5.44308","5.36651","1","4886","","92","thing","Monkey Madness","2","4","10","2001","2, 3, 4 ","4","2 to 5","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Monopoly","1406","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","OK when played with the proper rules, but could be so much better.","","","","866251","4.41796","4.4955","1.6691","5696","","6834","thing","Monopoly","2","8","180","1935","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Monty's Gamble: Market Garden","6353","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I have played this once solitaire.
It is a fascinating situation and the game works well.
I suspect it's less good for two players as the Germans have so much less to do.","","","","2735816","6.21254","7.15678","3.15","885","185","368","thing","Monty's Gamble: Market Garden","2","2","180","2003","1, 2 ","2","2","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mü & Lots More","32928","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","2","","","","","","6733364","6.48989","7.54956","2.3438","541","","495","thing","Mü & Lots More","2","6","30","2007","4, 5 ","4, 5","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mü & More","152","7","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The artwork is love it or hate it - I hate it.
Mü: Complex trick taking game. I think it's similar to Japanese Napoleon: www.pagat.com/picture/napoleon.html.
The Last Panther: Nice little Hearts variant that works well with three.
Wimmuln: Like Oh Hell, but better, because it's less predictable and trick values count more.
Rummü: Rummy variant played with the Mü deck. We liked it, although the rules translation is a bit unclear and has a typo in the scores section. I'll never play Canasta again.","","","","1350393","6.94743","7.27216","2.5034","197","","1821","thing","Mü & More","3","6","90","1995","4, 5, 6 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mykerinos","21441","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Dry as a bone.","","","","4928420","6.91082","7.0584","2.5951","217","","2177","thing","Mykerinos","2","4","45","2006","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper","106","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have only played this once and did not fully grasp it, but it struck me as having too much chrome.
I also dislike the horrific theme. I don't think people stop and consider how evil this guy was. Would we play a game about the Yorkshire Ripper or Fred West?","","","","1255414","6.82554","7.05581","1.6526","264","","1969","thing","Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper","2","4","45","1998","2, 3 ","2","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Napoleon's Battles","5504","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7760860","5.84127","6.48417","3.48","1886","580","323","thing","Napoleon's Battles","2","10","360","1989","","","","","","","","",""
"Napoleon's Triumph","18098","5","1","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I read the rules beforehand, but I was totally overwhelmed on my first play. Very difficult to grasp good tactics. I suspect this is too serious for me, but I want to try it again, as I'm probably wrong.","","","","8691391","7.37245","8.2318","3.447","71","7","1050","thing","Napoleon's Triumph","2","2","180","2007","2, more than 2 ","2","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815","1662","9","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Best three player wargame I have played. Also plays fine with two. The ""Reminders, Clarifications, and Tournament Rules"" page is a must-read.","","","","6626662","6.73405","7.29442","2.4235","322","71","843","thing","Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815","2","3","120","1974","2, 3 ","2","16 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Netrunner","1301","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Better than MTG, if you like the theme. Do not bother playing without the official FAQ, as the rules are very badly written.","","","","893205","7.08187","7.49547","2.8904","159","","1394","thing","Netrunner","2","2","45","1996","2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Neuland","12681","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","9126693","6.41105","6.78397","3.7527","632","","878","thing","Neuland","2","4","100","2004","2, 3 ","3","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"New Rules for Classic Games","10904","8","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My favourite book about games. Better than A Gamut of Games.","","","","1900241","5.95481","7.60283","2","1484","","124","thing","New Rules for Classic Games","0","0","0","1992","more than 0 ","(Not best with any number)","","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Nicht die Bohne!","192","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Tries to occupy the same space as Coloretto, but does not have enough of the same tough decisions. You might as well just play Omnibus Hearts.","offervalue:3","","","5083130","6.14253","6.40105","1.3671","1019","","612","thing","Nicht die Bohne!","3","6","45","1999","4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Nine Men's Morris","3886","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Worth trying, but will not keep you entertained for long.","","","","1318673","5.34765","5.28934","1.8615","5314","","435","thing","Nine Men's Morris","2","2","20","-1400","2 ","2","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ninety-Nine","6688","8","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Best three player traditional card game I have found.","","","","3876690","6.15947","7.30271","2.0556","990","","74","thing","Ninety-Nine","2","4","60","1968","3, 4 ","3","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"No Thanks!","12942","7","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple and blindingly fast, but quite tough.","","","","3323559","6.92934","7.02208","1.1512","206","","3652","thing","No Thanks!","3","5","20","2004","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Notre Dame","25554","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very dry, but at least it is intuitive and compact.","","","","5419850","7.37518","7.4971","2.7771","69","","3501","thing","Notre Dame","2","5","75","2007","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Nuggets","8229","8","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very quick and simple area influence game.","","","","3545376","5.81396","6.36269","2","2009","","165","thing","Nuggets","2","4","30","2003","","","","","","","","",""
"NUTS!","3265","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","6568568","5.60273","6.29412","2.25","3549","969","88","thing","NUTS!","2","4","120","1998","","","","","","","","",""
"Odin's Ravens","4396","3","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The decisions are too simple and there is too much luck. The Games Journal review sums up the strategy.","","","","1785199","6.63256","6.76666","1.67","387","","2767","thing","Odin's Ravens","2","2","30","2002","2 ","2","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Ogre","5206","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Ogre was tense, until we discovered the "fuzzy-wuzzy fallacy", basically that a defence force soley of GEVS could overwhelm the Ogre every time.","","","","910150","6.57212","6.8516","2.2466","443","0","1459","thing","Ogre","2","3","45","1977","2, 3 ","2","10","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Ogre Reinforcement Pack","7531","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Would have been much better with totally new maps for GEV, rather than repeats of the old ones.","","","","910151","5.77265","7.06373","2.5","0","0","160","thing","Ogre Reinforcement Pack","2","2","60","1987","","","","","","","","",""
"Olé!","473","6","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple, tight little game. It's a climbing card game, similar to Frank's Zoo. Says it supports eight, but does not work with that number. Six is a sensible maximum.","","","","3341495","5.89679","6.52075","1.4783","1687","","206","thing","Olé!","3","8","60","1996","3, 4, 5, 6 ","3","10 and up","","","","","",""
"Oltre Mare","13551","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2005/05/himalaya-plunder-oltremare/","","","","2206361","6.71524","6.8982","2.5147","333","","2107","thing","Oltre Mare","2","5","60","2004","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Once Upon a Time","1234","4","","0","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Decent, interesting party game, but not my cup of tea.","Box ripped, but cards in decent condition.","","","2371628","6.36682","6.53395","1.4227","686","","2429","thing","Once Upon a Time","2","6","30","1993","3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 ","5, 6","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Othello","2389","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","1917062","5.94108","6.04004","2.131","1527","","2594","thing","Othello","2","2","30","1880","2 ","2","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race","3193","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Dumbed-down trick taking game. Only the first five tricks are played of the hand.","","","","1785206","0","4.42857","0","0","","18","thing","Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race","3","5","45","1997","","","","","","","","",""
"Pandemic","30549","7","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184210","7.68142","7.75427","2.288","23","","9324","thing","Pandemic","2","4","45","2008","1, 2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean","18243","6","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Civilisation-type game with everything stripped out bar the trading. A bit too long. Beautiful components.","","","","2831417","6.18863","6.49515","3.0696","931","","706","thing","Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean","3","6","120","2005","3, 4, 5, 6 ","3, 6","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Patrician","30241","5","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6930264","6.32125","6.65566","1.9672","741","","486","thing","Patrician","2","5","50","2007","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Perikles","21954","7","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Although at first it looks like a complicated game, it flowed together quite smoothly and there is plenty of tension over the influence cube placements and the very confrontational combats. It is one of the most original games I have played recently.","","","","3952053","6.85909","7.14318","3.3524","247","96","1822","thing","Perikles","3","5","120","2006","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Piccobello","24656","8","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Superb game for very young kids. My boy had no trouble with it and was absorbed throughout. The components are exquisite, with perfect little washing baskets and washing line pegs.","","","","5072518","0","5.75","1","0","","6","thing","Piccobello","2","4","20","1998","","","","","","","","",""
"Pick Picknic","2569","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3727403","6.46548","6.64384","1.1628","574","","1426","thing","Pick Picknic","2","6","30","2001","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Piecepack","2860","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Portable, flexible and free. When I travel, I take it with some printed rulesets in my backpack. The Mesomorph set is well made and good-looking. The rulesets are of variable quality, so read them carefully before playing.","","","","2395176","6.04934","7.39464","2.3333","1236","","234","thing","Piecepack","0","0","10","2001","","","","","","","","",""
"The Pillars of the Earth","24480","7","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924901","7.31173","7.4156","2.8494","83","","4753","thing","The Pillars of the Earth","2","4","120","2006","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Pirate's Cove","2987","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Light and fun. There is some skill, but it comes from playing the games a few times, rather than deep thought. Great components.","","","","1367437","6.58425","6.69084","1.9525","438","","3947","thing","Pirate's Cove","3","5","90","2002","3, 4, 5 ","5","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Pit","140","4","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I was disappointed with how little thinking was involved. Beforehand I had assumed that you have to trade specific commodities with other players, but in fact, you only call out how many cards you have in your hand and swap blind. It is nothing more than organising your hand and exchanging your cards as quickly as possible. Still, the bell was very popular and I will keep it aside for rowdy and/or young gamers.","","","","5605228","6.32331","6.42837","1.1911","737","","3170","thing","Pit","3","10","90","1903","4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ","7, 8","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"PitchCar","150","7","3","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5586232","7.16818","7.29747","1.1235","123","","2800","thing","PitchCar","2","8","30","1995","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, more than 8 ","6, 8","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Plunder","13347","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2005/05/himalaya-plunder-oltremare/","","","","2192051","6.05852","6.37985","2.2188","1210","","698","thing","Plunder","2","4","45","2004","2, 3, 4 ","4","","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Poker","1115","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I don't gamble.","","","","919957","6.65665","6.77951","2.5381","371","","2118","thing","Poker","2","10","60","1810","3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ","5, 6","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Polarity","380","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3235404","6.42167","6.655","1.7405","620","","1430","thing","Polarity","2","4","20","1986","2, 4 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Polarity","17699","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4314116","0","6.25455","1.5","0","","34","thing","Polarity","2","4","2","2002","","","","","","","","",""
"Power Grid","2651","8","2","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Better than Funkenschlag, not least because it's shorter.

(25/01/2008) I dropped this two points, because the more I play it, the more I think the strategy is shallow.","","","","6107419","8.12962","8.19648","3.3371","3","","11926","thing","Power Grid","2","6","120","2004","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Power Grid - Italy/France","19319","0","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4077719","7.76465","8.09772","3.4024","0","","3248","thing","Power Grid - Italy/France","2","6","120","2005","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Power Grid - Korea/China","37397","8","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8478600","7.4975","8.08723","3.3694","0","","1931","thing","Power Grid - Korea/China","2","6","120","2008","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The Princes of Florence","555","7","2","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Has grown on me with further playings. Once it starts to flow naturally, its depth comes out.
Despite what people may tell you jesters are not the ""one true path"" to victory.","","","","5621888","7.75598","7.8519","3.2995","18","","6830","thing","The Princes of Florence","2","5","90","2000","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Puerto Rico","3076","10","3","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Intricate classic.","","","","2395179","8.22657","8.31603","3.3404","2","","17475","thing","Puerto Rico","3","5","90","2002","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Puerto Rico Expansion","12382","7","","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Nice ideas, but not essential.","","","","7685209","7.17038","7.47325","3.2213","0","","3192","thing","Puerto Rico Expansion","2","5","90","2004","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Quarto!","681","6","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Short and sweet abstract.","","","","1930255","6.58091","6.83491","2.0563","440","","1536","thing","Quarto!","2","2","20","1991","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"The Queen's Park Affair","3225","0","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","1375144","5.86447","7.29231","3","1795","","251","thing","The Queen's Park Affair","1","6","60","1984","6 ","6","","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Quo Vadis?","122","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The game itself is clever, but we found it a little dry. There is a lot of game packed into half an hour. Boring theme and ugly presentation. Rette Sich Wer Kann offers a more fun theme, even if the mechanics are maybe not quite as clever as Quo Vadis. I think it will improve with more playings, although I can't see it becoming a favourite.","","","","1732091","6.42115","6.6056","2.1064","621","","1389","thing","Quo Vadis?","3","5","45","1992","4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ra","12","8","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Feels like an advanced version of Medici. Supports fewer players and may be a little less elegant, but it might be deeper.","","","","1817813","7.6561","7.73469","2.3826","27","","6651","thing","Ra","2","5","60","1999","3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Race for the Galaxy","28143","10","21","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5633233","7.87471","7.97722","2.9023","13","","9031","thing","Race for the Galaxy","2","4","45","2007","2, 3, 4 ","2, 4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Race for the Galaxy: The Gathering Storm","34499","7","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Not keen on the goal tiles.","","","","8770846","7.96635","8.22741","2.9298","0","","4255","thing","Race for the Galaxy: The Gathering Storm","1","5","60","2008","1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"RailRoad Dice","8192","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Too abstract and fiddly. Dice felt like a gimmick.","","","","1785209","5.95931","6.26309","2.8214","1475","","489","thing","RailRoad Dice","2","4","90","2003","3, 4 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Rails of Europe","30450","7","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Similar level to Ticket to Ride: Marklin. Fun, but would have preferred the sting of classic Age of Steam.","","","","7909936","7.62518","8.20111","2.9603","0","","1239","thing","Rails of Europe","3","5","120","2008","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Rapidough","6617","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Decent party game. Predecessor of Cluzzle. Eventually all our dough went rock hard.","","","","1749797","5.58755","6.01818","1","3702","","66","thing","Rapidough","4","0","30","1994","","","","","","","","",""
"Razzia!","12589","9","1","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I prefer this to Ra, because it's cheaper, faster and the components are more portable.","","","","3096158","6.73832","7.00089","1.9375","318","","1245","thing","Razzia!","2","5","45","2004","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Reef Encounter","12962","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9183666","7.20932","7.36315","3.7117","105","","3096","thing","Reef Encounter","2","4","90","2004","2, 3, 4 ","3","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Relationship Tightrope","368","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Elegant, simple. Good for a relaxed evening with casual gamers.","","","","2124598","6.16674","6.39089","1.3509","974","","1067","thing","Relationship Tightrope","3","5","30","1999","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Relikt","25242","0","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924913","5.70544","5.94706","1.3103","2636","","284","thing","Relikt","3","5","40","2006","3 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Risk","181","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Bad memories, but I played it recently and it was better with the shortened victory conditions.","","","","1010311","5.19887","5.61751","2.0758","4596","1340","9741","thing","Risk","2","6","120","1959","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Risk 2210 A.D.","1829","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","5816240","6.51671","6.83468","2.7203","405","261","3486","thing","Risk 2210 A.D.","2","5","240","2001","3, 4, 5 ","4, 5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"RoboRally","18","4","2","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Would be fun if it took half the time.","","","","6681538","7.21012","7.29841","2.483","104","","7785","thing","RoboRally","2","8","120","1994","3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ","5, 6","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Roma","16496","7","2","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Rick Heli gets it right. http://is.gd/aYkw","","","","7583906","6.8438","7.0542","2.0224","254","","2025","thing","Roma","2","2","45","2005","2 ","2","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Rommel at Gazala","24311","7","","0","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Easy to assemble and light on ink.
Interesting situation. Worth a few plays.","","","","4049906","0","6.83333","2","0","0","16","thing","Rommel at Gazala","1","2","120","2006","","","","","","","","",""
"Rommel in the Desert","84","9","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Plays quickly. Very unforgiving. Some unintuitive rules but plays smoothly.","","","","5102796","7.01796","7.72032","3.5243","173","29","964","thing","Rommel in the Desert","2","2","150","1982","2 ","2","16 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Rumis","6411","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","1","2","","","","","","4077705","6.88537","7.07105","1.7963","231","","2108","thing","Rumis","2","4","15","2003","2, 3, 4 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Rüsselbande","1806","7","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My three year old enjoys this a lot.","","","","4475759","5.64636","5.92377","1","3135","","155","thing","Rüsselbande","2","7","20","2000","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ","5","4 to 6","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Saboteur","9220","6","3","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Quite clever and good fun with 7 people, but I wouldn't play it with fewer than 6.","","","","8709592","6.54769","6.64698","1.3029","481","","3548","thing","Saboteur","3","10","30","2004","5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ","7, 8","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Saint Petersburg","9217","7","","3","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","","","Lots to think about, but it is still easy to learn. Ugly artwork.","","","","2124605","7.24937","7.3528","2.4974","92","","4835","thing","Saint Petersburg","2","4","45","2004","2, 3, 4 ","2, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Samurai","3","7","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Had a good PBW game recently. I should give this a go face-to-face.","","","","4977774","7.46055","7.55304","2.5558","49","","5463","thing","Samurai","2","4","45","1998","2, 3, 4 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"San Juan","8217","9","7","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fast, interactive, skilful, innovative.","","","","2637388","7.36198","7.4329","2.3446","73","","8383","thing","San Juan","2","4","45","2004","2, 3, 4 ","3","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"San Marco","1041","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I used to think it was better with three, but now I think it's great for both three and four. Very political.","","","","1002930","7.1052","7.28029","2.7118","152","","2344","thing","San Marco","3","4","90","2001","3, 4 ","3","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Santiago","8125","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Different, clever and difficult to play, while remaining simple. There is lots of interaction and there is just enough theme to make the game mechanics easy to understand. It is as tough as Don, while having about the same weight as Web of Power.","","","","2665716","7.11849","7.2861","2.5301","145","","2020","thing","Santiago","3","5","75","2003","4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Santy Anno","24416","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924904","5.99843","6.4294","1.5","1367","","342","thing","Santy Anno","3","8","30","2006","","","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Schildkroetenrennen","9441","7","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My 3.5 year daughter played this without drawing a random tile and just picking a tortoise. She enjoyed it very much.","","","","3952202","6.23894","6.73765","1.0656","848","","336","thing","Schildkroetenrennen","2","5","20","2004","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","5 to 10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Schnäppchen Jagd","338","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I agree with Mike Siggin's review in the Game Cabinet. Not enough control.","","","","982701","6.4021","6.98373","1.9118","645","","311","thing","Schnäppchen Jagd","3","4","60","1998","3, 4 ","3","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Schnapsen","11582","8","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8971681","5.70938","7.07611","1.9","2607","","30","thing","Schnapsen","2","2","30","1715","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Schotten-Totten","372","8","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5836854","7.1002","7.35769","1.7654","155","","1523","thing","Schotten-Totten","2","2","20","1999","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Scrabble","320","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I hated this game as a boy, but I played it recently and found that it's much more fun when you're reasonably good at it!","","","","886806","6.38257","6.47691","2.2039","668","","8759","thing","Scrabble","2","4","90","1948","2, 3, 4 ","2","8 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"The Seafarers of Catan - 5-6 Player Expansion","4103","5","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Settlers with 6 is too ponderous for my tastes. 5 players is a sensible maximum.","","","","1350273","6.75978","7.03345","2.4321","0","","2606","thing","The Seafarers of Catan - 5-6 Player Expansion","5","6","120","1999","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"SeaSim","18266","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","6391589","5.72474","6.22909","2.1667","2505","","192","thing","SeaSim","2","2","30","2004","2 ","2","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Sekigahara: Unification of Japan","25021","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4855876","0","8.4","2","0","0","4","thing","Sekigahara: Unification of Japan","2","2","180","2010","1, 2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"The Settlers of Catan","13","9","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Superb, but I've played it too much. Great introduction to German games. It is deceptive, as it feels deeper than it actually is.","","","","2329989","7.49659","7.62337","2.3815","45","","22161","thing","The Settlers of Catan","3","4","90","1995","3, 4 ","4","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"The Settlers of Catan - 5-6 Player Extension ","2807","5","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Too much downtime with this version, even with the special trading rules.","","","","2401360","6.99587","7.1744","2.3983","0","","6514","thing","The Settlers of Catan - 5-6 Player Extension ","5","6","120","1996","4, 5, 6 ","5","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Settlers of Catan - Event Cards","20038","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3958979","6.25122","6.55127","1.8049","0","","1453","thing","Settlers of Catan - Event Cards","3","4","90","2005","3, 4, more than 4 ","(Not best with any number)","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"The Settlers of Catan Card Game","278","8","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4894298","6.88549","6.99676","2.464","230","","7736","thing","The Settlers of Catan Card Game","2","2","90","1996","2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"The Settlers of the Stone Age","4394","8","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Really nice thematic variant. The more I reflect on it, the better it is.","","","","6417080","6.5678","6.77385","2.5652","452","","1620","thing","The Settlers of the Stone Age","3","4","90","2002","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Shadows over Camelot","15062","8","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fusion of Lord of the Rings and Werewolf.","","","","3303669","7.15108","7.24552","2.5155","134","","6549","thing","Shadows over Camelot","3","7","90","2005","4, 5, 6, 7 ","5, 6, 7","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Shark","433","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Aquire-lite.","","","","1350274","6.39512","6.69994","2.1961","652","","895","thing","Shark","2","6","90","1987","4, 5 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Shazamm!","8935","6","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Nice little bluffing game. Beautiful components. Rating could rise with more play.","","","","5644332","6.10782","6.63479","2.0857","1092","","411","thing","Shazamm!","2","2","30","2003","2 ","2","12","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective","2511","10","3","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Thought provoking, but not too stressful. Because it can be played collaboratively, it is very social. The flavour of the period comes out beautifully. You can play it lying on a sofa!","","","","978296","6.60172","7.04806","2.8182","421","","1159","thing","Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective","1","6","60","1981","1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","(Not best with any number)","12 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Shifting Sands","11949","5","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Seemed overly long for what it was. I would like to try a tournament scenario next time.","","","","6944728","6.62136","7.48039","3.1707","394","66","612","thing","Shifting Sands","2","2","240","2006","2 ","2","14 to 2","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Shockwave","7513","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Good addition to G.E.V.","","","","1260222","5.91526","7.18675","2.5385","0","0","240","thing","Shockwave","2","2","60","1984","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Shogi","2065","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Never got used to the kanji characters.","","","","2124609","6.57351","7.2786","4.0548","441","","602","thing","Shogi","2","2","60","1000","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Showmanager","73","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Watch out for the rule that says you have to have two cards left in your hand after a musical, as fixing this hurts offenders' scores badly.","","","","1554098","6.86189","7.35619","2.1368","246","","504","thing","Showmanager","2","6","60","1996","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5, 6","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Die Siedler von Catan - Das Buch zum Spielen","1137","7","","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Excellent for spicing up your Settlers and Seafarers games. There are some dodgy scenarios, so do research.","","","","3446056","6.69806","7.42397","2.9412","0","","969","thing","Die Siedler von Catan - Das Buch zum Spielen","2","6","60","2000","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Silk Road","18296","7","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The auctions felt finely balanced, it played quickly and it felt intuitive. It is just a pity that it is overpriced at 30 euros and overproduced in a full-size box.","","","","3952041","5.76178","5.9534","2.2963","2279","","296","thing","Silk Road","3","6","60","2006","3, 4 ","3","","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Sleuth","594","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Cluedo (Clue) for grown-ups. I liked it a lot. The skill is in working out your notation system. Very complex with more players. Like most deduction games, vulnerable to a single mistake ruining the whole experience.","","","","962896","6.58862","6.82749","2.5902","434","","1555","thing","Sleuth","3","7","60","1967","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Small World","40692","7","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I prefer this to Vinci. Faster, better components, better theme and clearer rulebook.","","","","8154782","7.58762","7.7154","2.3061","35","","4529","thing","Small World","2","5","80","2009","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Snail's Pace Race","2767","6","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","My two and a half year old enjoys it very much.","","","","2891272","5.39558","5.29454","1.037","5150","","276","thing","Snail's Pace Race","2","6","10","1985","2, 3, 4, 5 ","2, 3","2 to 5","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Snakes and Ladders","5432","2","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","880383","3.17005","2.7004","1.0061","5712","","748","thing","Snakes and Ladders","2","6","30","-200","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","(Not best with any number)","3 to 8","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Space Hulk (3rd Edition)","54625","7","3","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2009/09/space-hulk/","","","","9010408","7.9251","8.37124","2.6856","8","","2643","thing","Space Hulk (3rd Edition)","2","2","60","2009","2, more than 2 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Squad Leader","1035","8","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fast and furious.","","","","5890527","7.14252","7.47061","4.062","136","40","2435","thing","Squad Leader","2","2","60","1977","1, 2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Card Game","18791","3","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Good for kids, but no good for gamers.","","","","2365991","5.59564","6.00093","1.0909","3627","","103","thing","Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Card Game","2","5","45","2002","","","","","","","","",""
"Starfarers of Catan","1897","6","","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Fun, but randomness reduces replayability.
http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/03/starfarers-of-catan/","","","","3186818","6.73004","6.88814","2.5667","324","","2909","thing","Starfarers of Catan","3","4","120","1999","3, 4, more than 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Steam Tunnel","5837","0","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5621876","5.58004","5.74454","1.5882","3764","","286","thing","Steam Tunnel","2","5","30","2003","","","","","","","","",""
"Stephenson's Rocket","204","4","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Dry gameplay and convoluted scoring.
http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/03/stephensons-rocket/","","","","3186819","6.8029","7.02066","3.1637","279","","1555","thing","Stephenson's Rocket","2","4","60","1999","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Sternenhimmel","668","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9143451","6.09307","6.68552","2.12","1122","","233","thing","Sternenhimmel","3","5","30","1995","3, 4 ","3","10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Sticheln","354","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2004/07/ivanhoe-sticheln/","","","","6059270","6.76527","7.02572","1.9932","297","","1263","thing","Sticheln","3","8","60","1993","3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Stimmt So!","431","0","","0","0","0","1","1","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","8989564","5.97256","6.6557","2.0769","1439","","158","thing","Stimmt So!","3","6","45","1992","3, 4, 5, 6 ","3, 4","","","","","","",""
"Stockmarket","2963","5","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Fun following the market trends, but slow and fiddly compared to the decision-making. Executive Decision or Buy Low Sell High are probably better options.

http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/05/stockmarket-san-juan/","","","","3852588","0","6.87037","2.5","0","","38","thing","Stockmarket","2","6","90","1987","","","","","","","","",""
"Stone Age","34635","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8996967","7.64212","7.75455","2.558","30","","4782","thing","Stone Age","2","4","60","2008","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Storm Over Stalingrad","24920","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","8634535","6.3483","7.39359","2.2653","701","124","390","thing","Storm Over Stalingrad","2","2","180","2006","2 ","2","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Strange Defeat:  The Fall of France, 1940","23870","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8402301","5.38852","5.3725","2.2273","4772","1285","173","thing","Strange Defeat:  The Fall of France, 1940","2","2","60","2006","1, 2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Streetcar","1597","5","","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Light. Superior to Carcassonne. Box is too large.","","","","3391693","6.30438","6.53116","2.0431","764","","1051","thing","Streetcar","2","5","60","1995","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"StreetSoccer","3421","6","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A great little abstract-that-isn't. Has the potential to break out of the hobby into a mainstream hit.","","","","5993912","6.53393","6.76885","1.5394","490","","941","thing","StreetSoccer","2","2","30","2002","2 ","2","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Struggle of Empires","9625","7","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Initially promising, but might be too fiddly and political for me.","","","","3741156","7.45977","7.71027","3.6289","51","18","2458","thing","Struggle of Empires","2","7","180","2004","4, 5, 6, 7 ","5, 6, 7","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Taboo","1111","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","1","2","","","","","","6323512","6.25968","6.37997","1.3021","818","","2759","thing","Taboo","4","10","20","1989","4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, more than 10 ","6, 8","10 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Taj Mahal","475","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Only played once. Not as similar to Ivanhoe as some say. Complex scoring, but there's the fun and skill.","","","","3005869","7.43635","7.56063","3.0447","54","","3762","thing","Taj Mahal","3","5","90","2000","3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Take it Easy!","128","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I have played this one a few times solo online and it is OK for a multiplayer abstract, but I prefer Ingenious.","","","","7003864","6.46363","6.71329","1.4855","577","","993","thing","Take it Easy!","1","8","20","1983","1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, more than 8 ","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, more than 8","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tales of the Arabian Nights","34119","0","","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","1","4","","","","","","8511222","7.03323","7.4413","2.15","170","","1334","thing","Tales of the Arabian Nights","1","6","120","2009","2, 3, 4 ","3","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Talisman","714","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I haven't played this for years and it probably hasn't aged well, but it merits its high score for the great memories.","","","","946708","6.28106","6.51623","2.2049","791","","2518","thing","Talisman","2","6","240","1983","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Talisman 3rd Edition","5336","1","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Scandalous. The worst board art I have ever seen. An insult to the original.","","","","962159","6.21439","6.53678","2.1389","880","","988","thing","Talisman 3rd Edition","2","8","120","1994","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","8 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Talisman City","1740","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Nice addition to Talisman. Balanced about right. Some good ideas.","","","","946710","5.95551","6.20017","2.1887","0","","863","thing","Talisman City","2","6","240","1989","","","","","","","","",""
"Talisman Dungeon","1741","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Nice expansion.","","","","946711","6.18113","6.49234","2.129","0","","1035","thing","Talisman Dungeon","2","6","240","1987","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","","","","","","",""
"Talisman Expansion Set","1737","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Not essential.","","","","946712","6.43665","6.90742","2.1724","0","","959","thing","Talisman Expansion Set","2","6","120","1986","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","","","","","","",""
"Talisman The Adventure","1736","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Not essential.","","","","946713","6.4365","6.89334","2.098","0","","887","thing","Talisman The Adventure","2","6","240","1986","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","","","","","","",""
"Talisman Timescape","1743","1","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","Unbalanced and the sci-fi theme jars against the rest of the game.","","","","946714","5.57506","5.70563","2.2075","0","","775","thing","Talisman Timescape","2","6","240","1988","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","","","","","","",""
"Tally Ho!","908","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Played at Yucata.de. Enjoyable enough, but too random for me.","","","","7060499","5.96141","6.08554","1.4604","1468","","1169","thing","Tally Ho!","2","2","20","1973","2 ","2","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Taluva","24508","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924902","6.99402","7.16655","2.294","185","","2203","thing","Taluva","2","4","40","2006","2, 3, 4 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tannhäuser","25261","7","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2009/06/tannhauser/","","","","8525222","6.21226","6.51535","2.6633","819","477","1725","thing","Tannhäuser","2","10","60","2007","2 ","2","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Target Arnhem: Across 6 Bridges","16162","8.5","1","2","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","80% of the effect for 20% of the effort.
Strongly reminds me of Ogre, but without the infallible strategy of buying only GEVs.","","","","3384470","6.15172","6.62171","2.1584","1008","311","868","thing","Target Arnhem: Across 6 Bridges","2","2","90","2005","1, 2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Techno Witches","16373","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","8402302","6.04648","6.37066","1.4444","1242","","597","thing","Techno Witches","2","4","30","2005","2, 3, 4 ","4","6","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tempus","17161","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5850212","6.55022","6.70142","2.8163","477","","1715","thing","Tempus","3","5","75","2006","3, 4, 5 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Theophrastus","3562","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Not enough scope for clever play. Ugly presentation. Vague rules. Bruno Faidutti's variant might improve it - ""The game is also a bit too long and slow for what it is, but it can be made faster and more agressive with giving each player four action point per turn, instead of three, and with forbidden reagents scoring negative points equal to their value.""","","","","6565679","5.78639","6.02648","2.25","2146","","426","thing","Theophrastus","2","5","30","2002","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","10","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"This Accursed Civil War","3408","8","","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Rules are pretty complicated for this eurogamer, but the game play flows well enough.

This is definitely one for Sealed Knotters (http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/).","","","","4349092","6.26781","7.52185","3.5588","810","139","349","thing","This Accursed Civil War","2","2","240","2002","1, 2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Thor","34701","8","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Solid little game.","","","","7714591","5.78012","6.57958","1.375","2175","","156","thing","Thor","2","6","30","2002","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Three-Dragon Ante","20806","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924906","6.15351","6.44634","1.7312","1003","","778","thing","Three-Dragon Ante","2","6","20","2005","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization","25613","0","","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","","","","","","","7184201","8.09743","8.30593","4.0693","5","","3109","thing","Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization","2","4","240","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Through the Desert","503","10","2","3","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Simple, fun and very strategic. Probably my second favourite game.","","","","3754009","7.18801","7.26069","2.2493","115","","6221","thing","Through the Desert","2","5","45","1998","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Thurn and Taxis","21790","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","I would rather play Ticket to Ride Marklin. At least it is better than Ticket to Ride Europe.","","","","5419811","7.17335","7.24942","2.2652","118","","6427","thing","Thurn and Taxis","2","4","45","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tichu","215","4","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I used to enjoy this a lot, but the rules ambiguities and fiddliness of the Dragon and Phoenix have finally turned me against it. I would like to try a variant without those cards as the game is otherwise sound.","Good","","","5780279","7.55029","7.7242","2.3932","38","","4248","thing","Tichu","3","6","60","1991","4 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ticket to Ride","9209","7","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Very good-looking. Simple, but immaculately balanced, with different routes to victory.","","","","2186419","7.43431","7.52246","1.8645","55","","12220","thing","Ticket to Ride","2","5","45","2004","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ticket to Ride: Europe","14996","5","2","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","A little more complicated and gentler than the original.","","","","5419826","7.46029","7.56578","1.9384","50","","7238","thing","Ticket to Ride: Europe","2","5","60","2005","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ticket to Ride: Märklin Edition","21348","7","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","The best of the series.","","","","5419827","7.33746","7.48605","2.2314","78","","3367","thing","Ticket to Ride: Märklin Edition","2","5","45","2006","2, 3, 4, 5 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Ticket to Ride: The Card Game","34127","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9147381","6.30245","6.42667","1.8528","765","","1944","thing","Ticket to Ride: The Card Game","2","4","30","2008","2, 3, 4 ","(Not best with any number)","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tiddledy Winks","4792","3","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7192747","4.50667","3.62031","1.0455","5690","","151","thing","Tiddledy Winks","1","6","10","1888","2, 3, 4, 5 ","3, 4","4 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tigris & Euphrates","42","10","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Deep, elegant rules. Aggressive.","","","","3754010","7.92156","8.00648","3.582","9","","9719","thing","Tigris & Euphrates","2","4","90","1997","2, 3, 4 ","4","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tikal","54","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Elegant game. A 2 or 3 minute time limit per player really helps. If you have a Palm, use this program:http://www.palmspot.com/software/Utility/Timers/#G.
I have a G8 timer and it works well.","","","","1419196","7.33642","7.42754","2.8723","79","","6425","thing","Tikal","2","4","120","1999","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Timbuktu","691","5","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","The deduction element felt too light for me, as you never have enough information to  work the whole problem out. I prefer my deduction games to really blow my mind, like Sleuth.","","","","3852599","6.55775","6.84179","2.7688","467","","1012","thing","Timbuktu","3","5","45","1993","3, 4, 5 ","5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tin Soldiers","3405","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","6391598","5.68888","5.96795","1.8","2753","","269","thing","Tin Soldiers","3","5","30","2002","4 ","(Not best with any number)","","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Torres","88","8","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","9258992","7.18648","7.31452","2.9129","116","","4291","thing","Torres","2","4","60","1999","2, 3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Tribune: Primus Inter Pares","30957","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","6501371","7.10292","7.38237","2.9249","153","","1327","thing","Tribune: Primus Inter Pares","2","5","60","2007","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Trivial Pursuit","2952","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","1789816","5.17678","5.22003","1.6621","5561","","2752","thing","Trivial Pursuit","2","24","90","1981","2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 ","4, 6","12 and up","Unplayable in another language","","","","",""
"Turf Horse Racing","383","7","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3726913","5.74114","6.53889","1.5556","2399","","78","thing","Turf Horse Racing","3","6","60","1995","","","","","","","","",""
"Tutankhamen","300","5","","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A line of tiles is laid out and players take turns removing them, trying to make sets - there is little else to it. It is fun enough, but there are better fillers around.","","","","3725002","6.07154","6.23458","1.5868","1176","","954","thing","Tutankhamen","2","6","30","1993","2, 3, 4, 5 ","2, 3, 4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition","12493","3","1","5","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2009/06/twilight-imperium/","","","","8488439","7.63135","7.83468","4.0992","31","0","4528","thing","Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition","3","6","240","2005","4, 5, 6 ","6","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Twilight Struggle","12333","10","8","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","1","","","","","","3727175","8.11006","8.24092","3.2841","4","1","5084","thing","Twilight Struggle","2","2","180","2005","2 ","2","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Tycoon","267","6","2","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","A few rough edges, but solid.","","","","5701660","6.43939","6.93884","2.7368","599","","580","thing","Tycoon","2","4","90","1998","4 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Ubongo","16986","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","3","","","","","","6459356","6.80769","7.00162","1.5569","277","","1423","thing","Ubongo","2","4","30","2003","2, 3, 4 ","4","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Um Reifenbreite","442","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3958970","6.74831","7.05456","1.9597","308","","1425","thing","Um Reifenbreite","2","4","60","1979","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Unhappy King Charles!	","18748","9","1","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2009/04/unhappy-king-charles/
","","","","7359896","6.50843","7.76412","3.1111","517","65","537","thing","Unhappy King Charles!	","2","2","240","2008","2 ","2","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Union Pacific","94","7","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7780515","7.24753","7.4347","2.5773","94","","2246","thing","Union Pacific","2","6","90","1999","3, 4, 5, 6 ","4, 5","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Up Front","586","8","","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2006/05/up-front/","","","","3439646","7.38084","7.85725","3.3804","67","12","1523","thing","Up Front","2","3","60","1983","2 ","2","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Upwords","1515","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Use the 1997 rules, linked to here at the Geek. They are superior as they insist on a 5 tile stacking limit.","","","","2400410","5.6809","5.76251","1.7111","2814","","1600","thing","Upwords","2","4","90","1981","2, 3, 4 ","2","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Urland","2539","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","OK, but very political, like all the area majority games like El Grande: http://faidutti.free.fr/jeux/articles/listes/elgrande.html.
Difficult to see how the game works until you play it, so the first play is wasted.
Fun, cute artwork, but the game itself doesn't have too many laughs.","","","","1170071","6.29756","6.6676","2.4828","770","","613","thing","Urland","3","5","90","2001","3, 4, 5 ","(Not best with any number)","12 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Valley Of The Four Winds","2531","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","4151184","5.53523","5.75424","3.25","4158","1164","134","thing","Valley Of The Four Winds","2","2","60","1980","2 ","2","12 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Vampire","497","6","2","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Typical Knizia card game. Plays fast and has subtlety. Very ugly cards docks at least a point. Would be simple to create your own deck.","","","","4853353","5.7862","5.95614","1.3571","2148","","556","thing","Vampire","3","5","30","2000","4, 5 ","5","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Venedig","27306","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","4924910","5.89498","6.38515","2.0345","1692","","152","thing","Venedig","2","5","45","2007","2 ","2","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"A Victory Lost","19622","8","1","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2007/01/a-victory-lost/","","","","4401985","7.09883","7.85185","2.6016","156","23","935","thing","A Victory Lost","2","2","360","2006","1, 2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Villa Paletti","2596","7","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Good, but I prefer Bamboleo.","","","","7701264","6.4194","6.56758","1.1441","623","","1744","thing","Villa Paletti","2","4","30","2001","2, 3, 4 ","4","5 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Vinci","60","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","The combat system is a little unintuitive and unexciting, and the rules are poorly written, but otherwise it's an interesting game","","","","1012741","7.15376","7.31225","2.8071","132","","2371","thing","Vinci","3","6","90","1999","3, 4, 5 ","4","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Visionary","536","9","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A bindfold hybrid of Jenga and Pictionary.","","","","558417","5.87604","6.6084","1.2174","1751","","160","thing","Visionary","4","8","90","1997","4, 6, 7, 8 ","(Not best with any number)","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Viva Topo!","8195","6","2","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3604749","6.19209","6.93922","1.0769","921","","329","thing","Viva Topo!","2","4","20","2002","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","4 to 10","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Volldampf","1338","5","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","If Age of Steam was a Cro-Magnon man; Volldampf would be a Neanderthal.","","","","1255412","6.51237","7.01133","2.8889","510","","447","thing","Volldampf","2","6","90","2001","2, 3, 4 ","2, 3","","","","","","",""
"Volle Hütte","219","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","3852590","5.72866","6.22754","2.1","2474","","132","thing","Volle Hütte","3","5","30","1997","3, 4, 5 ","5","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Vom Kap bis Kairo","2555","4","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","This is too fiddly for the level of strategy involved. I find the artwork ugly. If you want a simple auction game, try Medici, For Sale or Don, which are more elegant.","","","","1422508","6.15585","6.40301","1.8594","997","","967","thing","Vom Kap bis Kairo","2","4","30","2001","3, 4 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Wallenstein","3307","7","2","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","A cross between Risk and El Grande that's better than either.
Feels a bit static, as there is little movement, so it is difficult to drag down an early leader. Usually this sort of game is too political, but this one is the opposite.","","","","2546291","7.49365","7.70886","3.3081","46","20","1911","thing","Wallenstein","3","5","150","2002","3, 4, 5 ","5","12 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"War of the Ring","9609","9","3","5","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Wonderfully themed. An overwhelming amount going on. Takes us about four hours to play. Ditch the army miniatures and use wooden cubes and disks taken from other games instead.","","","","6713359","7.77146","7.92718","3.8111","17","6","6196","thing","War of the Ring","2","4","180","2004","2 ","2","14 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"War of the Ring - Battles of the Third Age","18034","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3104847","7.49537","8.1947","3.74","0","0","1860","thing","War of the Ring - Battles of the Third Age","2","4","180","2006","2 ","2","10 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"War on Terror","24396","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Lots of fun. Solid core engine with a party game ending.","","","","7291878","6.12832","6.66638","2.5517","1046","524","564","thing","War on Terror","2","6","120","2006","3, 4, 5, 6 ","5","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Warrior Knights","1143","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","An (indirect?) ancestor of modern Euro games, but too long by today's standards. Check out the game-shortening variants.","","","","1256307","6.17685","6.67628","3.2727","952","339","612","thing","Warrior Knights","2","6","180","1985","3, 4 ","4","14","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"Washington's War","38996","0","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7359891","0","8.5","2.5","0","0","3","thing","Washington's War","0","0","90","2010","(Not recommended with any number)","(Not best with any number)","","","","","","",""
"We the People","620","8","1","4","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","","","http://cheyne.net/blog/2007/10/october-catch-up/ (last photo)","","","","5806330","7.04701","7.52938","2.7387","167","33","1014","thing","We the People","2","2","120","1994","2 ","2","12 and up","Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable","","","","",""
"Wealth of Nations","32666","7","1","4","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting goods market game. 3.5 hours. Plays well with 6. End-game sagged a little.","","","","7506318","6.56627","6.99065","3.6422","454","","668","thing","Wealth of Nations","3","6","120","2008","3, 4, 5 ","4","14 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Web of Power","491","6","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","We prefer it with the Vatican expansion.","","","","1255404","7.17232","7.39565","2.4649","120","","1723","thing","Web of Power","3","5","45","2000","3, 4, 5 ","3","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Web of Power - The Vatican","2670","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","7639914","5.86494","6.70734","2.5294","0","","403","thing","Web of Power - The Vatican","3","5","30","2001","3, 4, 5 ","4","","","","","","",""
"Werewolf","925","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","3235396","6.88837","7.05161","1.3973","229","","2345","thing","Werewolf","8","24","60","1986","8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, more than 24 ","13","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"West End Adventures","6266","9","2","4","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Not quite as good as the original, as the ambience is not as authentic, but it's still a superb game.","","","","5993964","0","7.44348","3.4","0","","84","thing","West End Adventures","1","0","90","1995","","","","","","","","",""
"Wildlife Adventure","156","0","","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","7780510","6.33762","6.97947","1.8947","718","","416","thing","Wildlife Adventure","2","6","60","1985","2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ","3, 4","8 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Winner's Circle","1382","7","1","2","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5717595","6.87604","7.00289","1.5662","238","","2464","thing","Winner's Circle","2","6","60","2001","3, 4, 5, 6 ","6","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Wizard Kings","692","5","3","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","I used to enjoy this more, but balanced scenario design is a real problem when sides can vary so much.","First edition","","","4468613","6.55341","6.89484","2.7288","474","179","1136","thing","Wizard Kings","2","7","150","2000","2 ","2","10 and up","Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet","","","","",""
"Wizard Kings - Expansion Armies","7222","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","First edition - all armies","","","4475761","6.24445","7.35931","2.9","0","0","418","thing","Wizard Kings - Expansion Armies","2","7","120","2000","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"Wizard Kings - Expansion Maps","7223","5","","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","First edition - all maps","","","4475762","6.11543","7.38127","2.6429","0","0","305","thing","Wizard Kings - Expansion Maps","2","7","120","2000","2 ","2","","","","","","",""
"World War I","5297","8","1","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Packs history and subtle gameplay into a nutshell.
http://cheyne.net/blog/2007/07/world-war-1/","","","","5128844","5.88844","6.43464","2.4333","1707","516","333","thing","World War I","2","2","180","1975","2, more than 2 ","2","14 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Wyatt Earp","878","6","","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Only played one round, but seemed enjoyable enough. If your friends like Canasta, they'll love this.","","","","2118228","6.77454","6.92869","1.8185","292","","2691","thing","Wyatt Earp","2","4","60","2001","2, 3, 4 ","3","10 and up","Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups","","","","",""
"XiangQi","2393","0","","3","0","0","0","0","0","1","0","0","","","","","","","4077698","6.72232","7.27688","3.5893","329","","898","thing","XiangQi","2","2","60","-204","2 ","2","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Yankee Thunder, Rebel Lightning","17612","0","","0","0","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","2753747","0","7.33333","2","0","0","3","thing","Yankee Thunder, Rebel Lightning","2","2","240","1997","","","","","","","","",""
"You're Bluffing!","1117","9","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Tight bluffing/auction game. Very underrated.","","","","1861671","6.56338","6.78058","1.6225","460","","1744","thing","You're Bluffing!","3","5","45","1985","3, 4, 5 ","5","8 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Yspahan","22345","0","","3","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","We played this wrongly in our game at Essen. The correct rules should be a big improvement.","","","","3979718","7.19068","7.32694","2.3732","114","","3028","thing","Yspahan","2","4","75","2006","2, 3, 4 ","3, 4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Zapp Zerapp","988","0","1","1","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5621869","5.82538","6.12782","1.25","1955","","285","thing","Zapp Zerapp","2","4","30","2000","(Not recommended with any number)","(Not best with any number)","","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Zendo","6830","6","1","0","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","Interesting and different, especially from a designer's viewpoint, but very dry. I liked it more than my friends.","","","","1861673","6.95532","7.32996","2.6617","195","","757","thing","Zendo","3","5","60","1997","3, 4, 5, more than 5 ","4","10 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""
"Zooloretto","27588","6","1","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","0","","","","","","","5850210","6.94704","7.05471","1.8615","198","","4455","thing","Zooloretto","2","5","45","2007","3, 4, 5 ","4","6 and up","No necessary in-game text","","","","",""