Top 10 non-top 200 games being played in December
Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Here\'s my top 10 of non-top 200 games that saw game play (at least logged) for the month of December. Anyone notice I only did 8 last month? I didn\'t till now.
Dropping out this month are In the Year of the Dragon and Hamburgum going down to 12 and 37 respectively.
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One thing I dislike about some people\'s monthly lists, is after a while they stop explaining their reasoning behind them. So, if you\'ve read mine before (or you don\'t care) you can skip on to the list now. But, here\'s the full why:
I\'d like to thank Charles (czrdup) again for writing script for me so I didn\'t have spend 30-45 minutes copying and pasting. It\'s the Jones and Smith show.
IMHO, some games are good because others say they are good. And so get more play; \"all these people are playing this game, let\'s play it\". While other good games sit around with little notice because they aren\'t being talked about. So, a last year I decided to start looking at those games that are getting played a lot that AREN\'T part of the top 200. You may ask why top 200 and not 100? Or for that matter 300? \'Because\'.
IMO, if a lot of different people are playing a game, it must have some value to someone somewhere. That\'s not to say that the Top 200 AREN\'T good games or there aren\'t games out there that are good that aren\'t getting any play. I\'m just trying to show some games out there that different people are playing \'because they are fun\' and not just because they have the best press. Over the past couple months, I\'ve gotten a couple comments about \'well these are on BSW (or what not)\'. To that I have to say \"ah but you have heard of [them]..\" Again, I\'m not saying there aren\'t MORE good games out there.
I\'ve also had a suggestion about adding weight to longer games. A complaint is that these are short (filler) games because people are more likely to play shorter games. Well, isn\'t that the point? Showing some games that people in your group might be willing to play. Plus, I\'m doing it on number of users playing it, not number of times. IMHO The length of a game does not measure enjoyment. For my gaming tastes I get more enjoyment playing 3-6 different games in the same time the other table is playing one game of TI3.
Obviously, expansions skew this. It\'s just going by how they were logged. So, if someone logged Niagara while others logged the game under spirits, it\'s just got Niagara.
Comments are limited, because; I like, many of you, may not have these games, yet. Besides, I\'m sure you\'d want to make your own assessment.
So, here\'s some \'good\' press for games that may not be showing up on \'top lists\'.
I\'m allowing additions, but let\'s keep it to those games that are good (to your group), get played a lot, but aren\'t ranked in the Top 200.
My HM are games that look interesting that just stay under these 10 or that I\'ve played recently and are just outside the top 10. I\'ve also added a Top500 HM and Top1000 HM. The most played (by different users, not number of times) that is ranked higher then 500 and 1000 and not on this list already.
I\'ve added a few more items recently. While I don\'t think that time equates to good, I\'ve added a weight factor based on the est. time for one game. It still doesn\'t use total play time. I don\'t want some games like Diamant that can be played 10 times in a sitting to have anyone more weight then one game.
I\'ve also added based on actual game weight. Games greater then 2, 3 and 4 lists. But these and the time weighted lists will be listed as one item. With the \'most\' interesting one representing them.
I must say each month I\'ve gone ahead and picked up a few games off of this list and for the most part have been VERY pleased. Most people in the group are buying the top games and I\'ve been adding to the game library by adding these gems. The lone exception really was Poison. I some how thought there would be more to that game then counting to 13.
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Board Game: Diamant
[Average Rating:6.73 Overall Rank:510]
Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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My friend back on top.
It's been a while since I've played this one. But, it's a fun quick little game. Maybe it's that this one seems a bit to short to play with my gaming group and my family has actually been playing some longer games lately. Maybe I'll pull it out with them this weekend.
There has been 250 other people playing this for a total of 583 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Ok, they are so cute. I'll admit it, I'm a cat person. Although, I'd prefer pictures with cats on the box instead of in the box.
So, do I get this? I've almost pulled the trigger a couple of times. But, it does seem like a simple card game, and while there are some card games I really enjoy, a lot of them I can take or leave.
223 people played this one 427 times. Will the Essen release fade soon?
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Finally got this one. Still not playing it much. In fact played a couple times when I first got it, but not since.
I know I know, it's on BSW.
Hey, I wonder if we can get 1/2 the people to start logging games as 6 Nimmit (or Slide 5) and then we can see it on this list twice.
217 people played it 506 times.
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Board Game: Bang!
[Average Rating:6.75 Overall Rank:467]
Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Now that some people are logging Bang! The Bullet and some are logging Bang!, I wonder if this will be affected?
212 people played 607 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Since to expansions to this have come out, this one has been getting played again. I don't know what it is about this game, but I get this one. Party games aren't my style. I'm a humorless person. But, each time I see this I crave the experience again.
(Charles if you read this, bring this Friday.)
212 people played it 385 times (not me  )
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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I think it's been a while since we've seen this on the list. I guess holiday get together season has given it a boost.
I still don't get it, yeah yeah I know you have to be drunk with drunk people to have fun at this game.
188 people must have been drunk playing this game 366 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Ok, officially back on this list after having flirted with the games in the Top 200. It was back as an Honorable Mention last month and this month has earned a spot back on.
170 people played it 441 times.
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Board Game: Amyitis
[Average Rating:7.10 Overall Rank:325]
Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Ok, so I want to try this one out. It did make it on Tanga and someone got a copy of it. I should get a chance soon.
155 people played it 209 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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aaarrrgggghhhhhhh I knew I was forgetting something. I had just put in an order and I forgot I wanted to get vexation.
I guess that means I need to put in another order.
I assume a lot of this is from BSW, did they integrate vexation into the game?
151 people have played it 492 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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ok, so what's this game's story. Really?
149 people know it and have played it 309 times.
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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HM #1
Ok this makes it as Honorable Mention even though it was all the way down at 27. Why? Because I keep forgetting what the name changed to. I was planning on getting Burg Appenzell for my family. When I had money I couldn't find it in stock. Then I could never find it in stock. Finally someone mention that it's being made now under a new name. But for the life of me when I'm on one of my spending sprees on-line I can't remember the name of it. Maybe now I'll remember.
Of course, I probably could put it on my wishlist or even just look it up. .....nah.....
82 people played it 173 times.
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Board Game: Poker
[Average Rating:6.76 Overall Rank:494]
Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Ok, I'm not a huge Poker fan. But, I just don't want to a) invest the time into really learning the game and b) invest the money, because what is Poker without the stakes (and enough to make it matter).
But, I do understand the nuances that are there. Part of the trouble I have is I really don't want to spend to time to be able to rattle off all the % chance for this and that for each hand in the game off the top of my head. So, it is interesting to me that this is only weighted a 2.5927
Those weighted above 2 would generate a list like this:
Amyitis
In the Year of the Dragon
Poker
Scrabble
Condottiere
Container
Kingsburg
Mystery of the Abbey
Hamburgum
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
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Oh yeah, for those interested in history, here's the past lists. I'll get it up dated soon.
Also, the yearly list will be out today.
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