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Hi, I am almost 10 and here is my current top 10.
Ethan Flora
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It is coming up to my 10th birthday and I am starting out in the online world. I registered here on BGG and my Dad suggested that I might create a geeklist with my current top 10 games.

I have over 5 years of boardgame experience.

and so here is my current top 10, listed in order from 1 to 10...
(not this crazy backwards stuff)
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1. Board Game: Bang! [Average Rating:6.76 Overall Rank:448]
Ethan Flora
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Top of the list.

Why?
I like the fact I am a bandit and I get to shoot at people. I enjoy finding out what role I play and what person I am.

(Dad: only played once, but the cowboy nature got him excited)
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this game made me nervous
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I really like this game, because when I play it with my friends we really get in to character. Towel round the neck, a little cigar in the mouth and a real "howdy mam" accent. And then "Bang" Fun guaranteed!!

By the way congratulations with your first list !!

greetings
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Great pick for number 1, this is also one of my favourite games and the game that really got me into board gaming
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Jeremy Avery
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Good taste, Ethan: Bang! is a great game, and I like it for the same reasons you do. Guessing roles is a fun idea for a game. If you like that part of Bang!, you might also like it in Citadels, or (if you want something simpler to play with a REALLY large group) Saboteur.

(And when you get older, Meuterer! Mwahaha!)
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I love this for the same reasons. If you like finding out the roles you'll love this too Ethan: Werewolf. There are many different sets out there. Here's another: The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow and they do take a lot of players, but if you can get them together it's a fun game.

Great list by the way.
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2. Board Game: Betrayal at House on the Hill [Average Rating:6.97 Overall Rank:323]
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I like exploring the gameboard and killing people.

(Dad: Theme is the key here)
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I like exploring the gameboard and killing people.


Who doesn't?

Welcome to BGG!
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Ah yes, more killing. I wish you and your family lived closer to me so ....

This totally could have gone in a different direction
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Good choice, I am glad I got this game before it disappeared. What's your favorite haunt and character?

I enjoy playing as the priest/scientist, which is perhaps why I always end up being the betrayer.
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Actually I have only played it once and I played the boy, but was not the betrayer.zombie
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Actually I have only played it once and I played the boy, but was not the betrayer.zombie


Well then you're quite lucky. I've played my game probably 10 times or so, and every single time but one I was the traitor, and that one time was the only time I WASN'T the doctor or priest.
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3. Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.51 Overall Rank:79]
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I like the fact that I can win this game sometimes.

(Dad: I give some assistance with the initial setup, but that is getting less required each game, and he does win this)
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I would enjoy this so much more if you could kill the people that lived in your opponents' cities and towns. But, it's okay.
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i guess thats why i dont like settlers, i have no idea why i am not winning every time shake
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I would enjoy this so much more if you could kill the people that lived in your opponents' cities and towns. But, it's okay.


So so so true! The first time I played this I thought, why am I not battling for global domination?
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The first time I played, I was like, "OK...can I turn a Wood and an Ore into a Spear? Which I could jab you with? And a Wood, Ore, and Sheep for an armored spear jabber? Whatcha say?"
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seconded lol.
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4. Board Game: Pandemic [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:37]
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I like trying to cure the diseases and the working together aspect.

(Dad: I keep this going mostly, but he does make good suggestoins that I miss sometimes)
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I like trying to cure the diseases.


I thought you like killing people.

Kidding, just kidding.
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(Dad: I keep this going mostly, but he does make good suggestoins that I miss sometimes)


Originally from Brooklyn then?
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This game suffers from altruism factor, but it's cool when the outbreaks win.
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John Squires
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I like this game because the game plays you!
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What kind of nine year old uses the word "aspect"?
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What kind of 9-year old?

Why, a geek's apprentice!
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5. Board Game: Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie [Average Rating:7.38 Overall Rank:146]
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I like the swingy nature of the game. Sometimes you go from staring defeat in the face to pulling off an heroic victory. Tons of fun.

(Dad: I make some strategic suggestions on how to play the army at times but he does win at this fairly regularly due to the luck factor and previously mentioned swinginess)
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There is no "luck factor": "fortuna audaces juvat"
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BeatPosse wrote:
Time to stop being an jerk.


Irony.
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In many regional accents in the United Kingdom, the leading 'h' in words is rarely, if ever, sounded. It's probably the same in Australia. It's just the way some of us speak.

P.S. Great list Ethan! Keep on gaming!


that's true indeed. I'm Northern Irish and I would say "eating jellied eels is a horrible idea" whereas an East Londoner might say, "eating eels fried in butter is an 'orrible idea". Both sound correct to me.

I'm in two minds on the (bad) grammar issue. I can see how very bad grammar can be awful to behold, and good grammar should be taught. On the other hand regional dialects are much more interesting than the 'proper' grammar I was taught at grammar school. In N.Ireland you might hear someone say, "Howl on d'yer drawers" = hold on to your trousers = wait a moment. To my ears that just sounds great, and to my eyes it reads well, as does "wai the nu" in Glasgow or "point o soyder" in Frome, or "gis the lather" in Tralee.

Proper grammar does have it's place but incorrect grammar gives colour and individuality.
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MetalVic wrote:


From the MLA Guidelines on Purdue University's site (brackets/braces are mine):

[Place a question mark or exclamation point within closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the quotation itself. Place the punctuation outside the closing quotation marks if the punctuation applies to the whole sentence.

Phillip asked, "Do you need this book?"
Does Dr. Lim always say to her students, "You must work harder"?]

(Oh, and it's Rutgers University, with an "s.")


Didn't you mean to say, "Rutger's"? Proper use of the genitive/possessive and all that.

 
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I think it's 'orrible what you have done to this young bloke's wonderful posting...shake
 
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6. Board Game: Alhambra [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:241]
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I like the pictures on the tiles and trying to make the Alhambra.

(Dad: I need to play this to win. If I dont concentrate he beats me)

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If you could drown peasants in that fountain I'd enjoy this one.
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Ethan, I have to say that I am impressed that such a tight tactical game is high on your list and that you are doing so well playing it. This is definitely a favorite of mine because to win you must do a lot of things well: manager your hand, pick up the right colours, plan wall placements, watch your opponents priorities, etc.

If you ever come to Canada, you are welcome at my game table.
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One of the best building games... Big City is cool too. Also, the Alhambra expansions add some fun new flavour.
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MisterCranky wrote:
If you could drown peasants in that fountain I'd enjoy this one.


Its probably a good thing that you were introduced into board games instead of being introduced into a cult. on the other hand, im sure a cult could have used someone like you.
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7. Board Game: Ticket to Ride: Europe [Average Rating:7.55 Overall Rank:62]
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I like getting the cards for the trains, planning the route and how lucky I am at getting the right cards.


(Dad: Usually not a winner at this but seems to have fun building the route and can be competitive)
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Being lucky at getting the right cards is probably key to enjoying this one. Of course if a little figurine came with it that you could drive the trains over, that would make it so much better.
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Of the first four Ticket to Ride board games this one is the best.
I need to try Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries.
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Being lucky at getting the right cards is probably key to enjoying this one. Of course if a little figurine came with it that you could drive the trains over, that would make it so much better.


don't forget the recording of crazy up tempo theme music.
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Being lucky at getting the right cards is probably key to enjoying this one. Of course if a little figurine came with it that you could drive the trains over, that would make it so much better.


Josh,

Sabotage? Blowing up the little trains. Demolishing the tunnels in the expansions. I can't wait for the 1917 Russian Revolution expansion with armoured trains like those in Dr Zhivago.

Jim
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8. Board Game: PitchCar [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:179]
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I like getting in pole position and flicking the cars around the track.

(Dad: Certainly produces some excitement. We play the variant that allows the player in last position to have another flick. Has been known to win this on occasion)
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Every time I flick my car over the rails and across the room, I pretend that I can hear the driver screaming. That keeps me coming back to this.
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Mr. Cranky you are my kind of gamer.
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MisterCranky wrote:
Every time I flick my car over the rails and across the room, I pretend that I can hear the driver screaming. That keeps me coming back to this.
@#$%^&* THREAD HIJACKER!!! angry


...sorry, forum-rage. ninja
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9. Board Game: Bohnanza [Average Rating:7.13 Overall Rank:199]
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I like making the bean fields. I also like the fact that Mum likes the game because she usually beats Dad.

(Dad: trades fairly well. I am unsure about how the hand management goes but is usually competitive. As stated Mum usually wins this)
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Games that upset the patriarchal nature of society are to be cherished. Hail Eris!
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I was hoping to read, "I like to think that I can hear the Beans screaming in agony while I harvest them."
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I was hoping to read, "I like to think that I can hear the Beans screaming in agony while I harvest them."


well he was talking about females doing over males.
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MisterCranky wrote:
Hail Eris!


I believe the correct term is: "Braise Eris!"
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Do you win a lot? My youngest has been winning the majority of the games we play since she was about your age. I don't know if it's the fact that she always wants in on the action and is always trading? Regardless we have a lot of fun with this too, win or lose.
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10. Board Game: Race for the Galaxy [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:13]
Ethan Flora
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I like how you have to plan ahead. I like that it is in space and that you build worlds.

(Dad: still needs some help with this but seems to enjoy playing and once he gets going on a strategy can play it out.)
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I like that if you play this with the right people, they tell you exactly what your best move is, and you never have to bother reading what it says on any of the cards. This frees up time to imagine yourself zipping through space, shooting aliens with ever more terrible weaponry.
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MisterCranky wrote:
I like that if you play this with the right people, they tell you exactly what your best move is, and you never have to bother reading what it says on any of the cards. This frees up time to imagine yourself zipping through space, shooting aliens with ever more terrible weaponry.

Calvin ? Is that you ?
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Next time someone says the symbols are too hard to understand, I'll give him the link to this geeklist

A child of five ten would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five ten.
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redscare wrote:
Next time someone says the symbols are too hard to understand, I'll give him the link to this geeklist

A child of five ten would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five ten.


For the record, my child of five understands the icons. He even beat me once. (Once.) He does need help on the exceptions.
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MisterCranky wrote:
I like that if you play this with the right people, they tell you exactly what your best move is, and you never have to bother reading what it says on any of the cards. This frees up time to imagine yourself zipping through space, shooting aliens with ever more terrible weaponry.

You should devise your own Race for the Galaxy: E.E. 'Doc' Smith edition, with cover art by Chris Foss.
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Jeff Glazier
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Great list! 10 years old and already with five years gaming experience. You will be a master by the time you're 16. Keep it up and don't let Dad beat you. :o)

-=Jeff
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Andrew Goenner
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BrewB wrote:
blueshark66 wrote:
Dad you're not the only one who's checking this daily.


Ethan, glad to see you participating; and welcome to BGG. This is a place where people share opinions on EVERYTHING. It is a microcosm of the larger world wide web in general - but a fairly safe place to 'cut your teeth' (i.e. get your start).

What you are witnissing, first hand, is what we call a... a... 'poopie storm'. This happens in all open forums all over the internet!

A 'poopie storm' happens when someone has an opinion (like me) that other people don't agree with.

Mister Cranky is ripping into me for, well, for being cranky. And that is AWESOME!

One of the nicest people to ever post on the internet 'Tom Vasel' called me an 'idiot'. This is almost unheard of and something I will cherish for a long time.

The discussion is fraught with chaos and misunderstandings: all typical occurances in a 'poopie storm'.

I think you are a very lucky 10 year old. Happy gaming.

-BrewB



Tom didn't actually call anyone an idiot. He said most people playing board games are NOT idiots. He then said some people get their noses out of joint about thumbs and grammar, but he doesn't call ANYone an idiot.

I have to agree on the thumbs/grammar issue. Thumbs don't really mean anything except a warm fuzzy for the person being thumbed. And the grammar issue here shouldn't have been one anyway because as many have already stated, it isn't actually a grammar issue. It's a matter of opinion and there is no agreement on a hard and fast rule.

Other than that, Ethan, welcome to BGG and I hope you have fun with all the really interesting and awesome people here!
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BrewB wrote:


I played a lot of games when I was a kid, but the only game my old man man ever played with me was Chess. I asked him to teach me the rules one day when I was 8 because I suspected that the kid who 'taught' me the rules was cheating. My old man taught me the rules and played me 'straight-up'. I probably lost 20 or 30 games (I don't really know how many) before I beat him for the first time. It was a real win. It gave me a real sense of accomplishment.

And that's the essence of my original comment here.



Well, if you really distill your original comment down to its essence, it is just pettiness. You may think that the important accomplishment for Ethan is logging himself onto BGG and crowing about his gaming prowess, but I'm going to toss out that I think his father's actions here demonstrate a much greater accomplishment on both their parts than anything dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio.

Look, good for you for beating your dad at chess. I'm sure that when you post the GeekList of all the games that you ever excelled at against your parents, the world will trip all over itself trying to shower you with thumbs, GeekGold, precious spices from the Orient, and perhaps even a baby lamb. Or is it because this will almost certainly never happen that forces you to rain on this particular parade? What did your dad teach you about being a grouch? (I only ask because I am a self-taught crank, and I'm hoping you didn't rely unduly on the churlishness of others to arrive at your current level of same.)


Joshua,

You magnificient bastard! That is a great idea for a geeklist. Sadly, as I may have aluded to in my post: "the only game my old man man ever played with me was Chess" therefore it would be a one-entry geeklist and I think they are getting really strict about those things around here.

As for my crankiness tutelege, much like Chess, my dad taught me some of the basics - but not much else. I have taken crankiness to a new level: instant rage. I can rage on and rage off at will.

I think you need to work on your crankiness as it seems to have waned; or at the very least change your online name to Mister Smarmy.

Cheers,

-BrewB

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Timothy Pride
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blueshark66 wrote:
Dad you're not the only one who's checking this daily.


Oh no... he has fallen to dangerous path..arrrh
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Dan
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Her 10 year old list is here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/27882, in case you're interested.

Thanks for the link....my 9 year old's account is jammer99. Maybe I should help him do a list.

Ethan, thanks for the list. There are actually more nice people here, than mean people.

Have fun playing games with your family, you will remember it when you are old like us.
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