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Five word reviews - games beginning with the letter Z
Joe Huber
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This is a list for five word reviews of games beginning with the letter Z. Please feel free to add your own five word reviews to games already on the list or add additional "Z" games with reviews.

As an incentive to do so, I'll send 15 GeekGold to the originator of my favorite entry provided by the end of the day on Friday, 1/20/06. FWIW, I tend to prefer reviews that come as close as possible to covering the scope of the game, rather than focusing on one aspect of the game; humor also tends to help. If I can't make up my mind as to a favorite, I reserve the right to divide a pot of no less than 15 among my favorites.

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1. Board Game: Zahltag [Average Rating:5.82 Overall Rank:3601]
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Use workforce to win contracts.
2. Board Game: Zankapfel [Average Rating:6.07 Overall Rank:3501]
Joe Huber
Buy and sell apple harvest.
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Somewhat straitjacketed, but nice apple.
3. Board Game: Zaubercocktail [Average Rating:5.71 Overall Rank:3802]
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Pit variant; incomplete sets score.
Mike Romigh
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Cocktails involved?!?!? Can't be bad!
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Civilization has shown the way.
Eric Brosius
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Be first to finish negotiating!
Robert
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Trading game: loud, chaotic, exciting
4. Board Game: Zauberschwert & Drachenei [Average Rating:6.25 Overall Rank:1739]
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Dungeon crawl in tiny box.
Ogdred Weary
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Bad art hurts my eyes.
Mark Saya
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Not needed: another wizard game.
Dave Wilson
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Bidding magic earns power stones.
5. Board Game: Zendo [Average Rating:7.34 Overall Rank:193]
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Stab yourself with pieces instead.
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04050608
The answer begs the question
Cool bits, zen mind-fest.
Mark Saya
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Pipped plastic pyramids pointing? Possibly.
Daniel Szukalow
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Sort shapes to solve sample?
I only played this one time and this is all I remember from it.
Jeff Wolfe
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The Buddha nature is elusive.
6. Board Game: Zero [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:2316]
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Bland name; bland card game.
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Maddeningly interesting Knizia - multiplayer Gin.
7. Board Game: Zoff in Buffalo [Average Rating:6.40 Overall Rank:1697]
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Pleasant bluffing game with cows.
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Assonant title; shorter, sillier Vino.
8. Board Game: Zoon [Average Rating:5.37 Overall Rank:4690]
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The other Stratego card game.
9. Board Game: Zug Nach Westen [Average Rating:5.03 Overall Rank:4770]
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From Chicago to Kansas City.
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Leave it at the station.
10. Board Game: Turn The Tide [Average Rating:6.87 Overall Rank:349]
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Keep cuckoos away to win.
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Weird mechanics inform Dorra triumph.
Brian Bankler
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(Duplicate) Duplicitious Dodos Deceive Daddy
11. Board Game: Zwergen Ziehen [Average Rating:5.60 Overall Rank:4190]
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Garden gnome tug of war.
12. Board Game: O Zoo le Mio [Average Rating:6.80 Overall Rank:390]
Phil Alberg
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(ZooSim)

Win auctions and gain patrons.
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Fierce creatures? Bid early, often.
Lori
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0708
Impress visitors with birds, benches.
J (RBG)
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Why not just play Alhambra?
Patrick Korner
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Because Alhambra takes no skill.


Okay, now for my real entry:

Tied? The flagpole will decide.
Robert Eno
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Lions, Tigers, Bears OH MY!
Jason Matthews
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Loops, links, lemurs -- love it!
13. Board Game: Zombies!!! 5: School's Out Forever [Average Rating:6.54 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.54 Unranked]
Fritz Schwartz
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Zombies, Students--which is which?
Jon
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three zombies games too many
Preston Fuller
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050809
Brainless, dead, slow moving, B-Grade
14. Board Game: ZÈRTZ [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:104]
Matthew Gray
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Beautiful brain burner by Burm.
Eric Johnson
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Nice alliteration, Matt!
Justin Green
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04050607
Kris-created crowded cranium cruncher.
Mark Saya
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I thought I was white . . .
Robert Eno
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Seems Simple, is there more?
I surrender to destiny
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. . . with a drop of Retsin.
15. Board Game: My Dwarves Fly [Average Rating:5.68 Overall Rank:3950]
dave boulton
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Fight and Finagle for Gold!

Yes look I've added it to another list!

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16. Board Game: Zapp Zerapp [Average Rating:6.12 Overall Rank:1893]
Matthew Gray
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Shaking makes Ludo more fun.
Jesper Amstrup
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04050607
Shake, guess and get tinnitus
Justin Green
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04050607
This game needs more cowbell!!!
17. Board Game: Zopp [Average Rating:7.65 Overall Rank:1118]
Matthew Gray
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Fabulous fiendish football flicking fun.
Robert Eno
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Improvisers say Zipp Zapp Zopp
18. Board Game: Techno Witches [Average Rating:6.40 Overall Rank:1165]
J. Romano
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Zauber Stauber:

Game roughly about Harry Potter

or:

Game for Harry Potter fans

(You get the idea...)
19. Board Game: Magic Hill [Average Rating:6.17 Overall Rank:2322]
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Kobold wizards climb magic mountain.
20. Board Game: Circus Flohcati [Average Rating:6.63 Overall Rank:602]
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The last part of RA.

(Zirkus Flohcati)
Mark Saya
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Flip & Floh
Die Clowns!
Sue Hemberger
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050607
Sometimes no theme is preferable.
Gerald McDaniel
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Mix and match colorful cards
Jason Matthews
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Bug based Barnum and Bailey!
21. Board Game: Zocken [Average Rating:5.75 Unranked]
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Relatively thoughtful, as dicerollers go.
22. Board Game: Frank's Zoo [Average Rating:6.66 Overall Rank:512]
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Brilliant climbing game, cute hedgehogs.

(Zoff im Zoo)
Gerald McDaniel
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Eat 'em up and win

OR

Know the animal kingdom hierarchy

OR

Learn the animal pecking order
J (RBG)
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Never open with two foxes!
23. Board Game: Zeppelin [Average Rating:5.20 Unranked]
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Poor rules and insufficient development.
Jon
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05060708
led world of explosive airships
Preston Fuller
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050809
All that glitters is gold.

(Geek Gold)
24. Board Game: Zombies!!! 3: Mall Walkers [Average Rating:6.40 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.40 Unranked]
David McCarson
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Zany Zombies Zap Shopping Zealots
25. Board Game: Ticket to Ride [Average Rating:7.55 Overall Rank:51]
Jesper Amstrup
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04050607
(Zug Um Zug)

Collect sets. Block competitors. Bland.
Blue Guldal
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04050608
Yummy trains make funny trails.
Gerald McDaniel
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Connect the cities to win
Lori
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0708
This starts with Z how?
Robert Eno
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Alan R. Moon's Retirement Fund
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Have traveled these tracks before.
Devon Sheppard
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06070809
Just another balloon game, right?
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Preston Fuller
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050809
Hey Joe,

Would you mind posting the past winner(s) from your other lists?
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Ready to move onto "X". :)
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I have not forgotten that I need to pick a winner here - I just haven't had the chance, and don't expect to for another day or two.
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OK, here we go...

My favorites:

Zauber Cocktail - Trading game: loud, chaotic, exciting

Zauberswert & Drachenei - Bidding magic earns power stones.

Zendo - The answer begs the question

Zendo - I'd rather be playing Eleusis.

ZooSim - Win auctions and gain patrons.

ZooSim - Loops, links, lemurs -- love it!

Zertz - Beautiful brain burner by Burm.

Zauber Stauber - Game for Harry Potter fans

Zocken - Relatively thoughtful, as dicerollers go.

Zug Um Zug - Alan R. Moon's Retirement Fund

Zaxxon - Instead ebay for Coleco Vision

(though ColecoVision was always given as a single word...)

Zepter von Zavandor, Das - Outpost rethemed, with technology tracks.

Zicke Zacke Hühnerkacke - Where did that hedgehog go?

Zirkus Flohcati - Bug based Barnum and Bailey!

(Overall, the entries here are wonderful - while the above are favorites of mine, there are dozens of others close behind.)

In the end, I think my three favorites are:

Zendo - The answer begs the question

Zertz - Beautiful brain burner by Burm.

Zepter von Zavandor, Das - Outpost rethemed, with technology tracks.

Thanks again for all the great entries - they make for wonderful reading!
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Thanks Joe, what a blast :)
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