Since I just got the expansion sleeved, the odds of my playing this game tomorrow are basically 100%, and if I don't play it then I'll probably be hospitalized or dead. The fact that I got gypped out of the new race expansion should be read into evidence at the sentencing part of the trial.

Can you elaborate on why RftG has eclipsed San Juan? I'm trying to solve the mystery for me.

RftG is essentially advanced San Juan. San Juan runs out of replay value much faster.

But RftG had no replay value for me at all After my first play I said I really don't want to play it again.

That might explain the problem. I know I refuse to teach race for the galaxy to someone unless we have the full afternoon to try out a few games in a row.

The game looks and feels too complicated due to it being so deep. After 2-3 games a few things start to clip into place and you truly see all the possibilities this game offer.

Can't we all just get along ....
But seriously, San Juan has ~30 different cards. Race (without the expansions) has ~90 different cards. Race also has less formulaic play, since it has a bluffing element (due to simultaneous role selection). So it gets hundred of plays to San Juans "mere" 50 or so.

Except that you have to plan a strategy, make in-game changes, and one game effects the next. Absurd comparison.

Well THAT's the game that eclipses San Juan in my eyes (and is way better than RftG).

GtR is an excellent game. There was supposed to be a reprint, but it still has not shipped. Apparently Cambridge Games has a problem with their printer. But if you have a copy, play it!

My gaming group is not one of them, but we generally prefer heavier economic games.

Yep, I thrifted this game and dug the concepts behind it. The questions, however, were so musty I couldn't be bothered to try it more than once.

Had this in my youth and loved it. I'm sure my mom has it in the garage somewhere.

Raz - Because pretty much everyone hates it. It's common in big money games because they all suck at it (relatively speaking), so no one has a big advantage.

7-card-stud - Because the advantage the experienced player has over the inexperienced player is too great. Bad players don't stick around long enough to make the game profitable.

Omaha (limit) - Because playing limit Omaha well is about 23% as exciting as watching paint dry.

Omaha (pot-limit) - Because pot limit games are confusing to bad players and to inexperienced dealers, leading to the bad players finding something easier to grasp and to card room games moving very slowly.

I had to block myself from online poker so that I would stop playing this fantastic game.

Because you lose money to me! I am up $200 playing Badugi.
I LOVE BADUGI!

I am down $20 this past month because my internet connection is poor, and I keep getting disconnected, so I am not playing until my internet improves.

One day, I'll either acquire or make a copy of this game.

We did too, then went back to em after a while. I'm still itching for more expansions, I love this one.