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So the Galatian Gaming Group - 3G - (Patent Pending) has been meeting pretty regularly. I figured it was about time we start a list of games we are Interested, Want, Need, and Got. Not sure if a game is good, but have money burning a hole in your pocket, check out: (Note: Some reviews are Cult of the New, but in some cases new games are better).

http://boardgamegeek.com/
http://dicetower.com/

Here is my preliminary list that I divided by category. There are repeats, as I was trying to get an idea on the kind of games we have/need. If I'm missing a category, just let me know. Add your games below, and I'll recompile. I will likely do a second list of just Want, Needs, and Gots. I'll also look at doing a up-to-# of players list.

Updated 4/15/14

Abstract Games:
* Qwirkle - Want
* Hive - Interested
* TZAAR - Interested
* YINCH - Interested

Card Games:
* Among the Stars - Interested
* Boss Monster - Got (Clayson)
* Chaos Marauder - Got (Brian)
* Citadels - Interested
* Devestation of Indines - Interested
* Dread Curse - Interested
* Duel of Ages - Interested
* Fairy Tale - Interested
* Liberteria - Interested
* The Great Dalmuti - Got
* Magic: The Gathering - Got
* No thanks - Interested
* Race for the Galaxy - Interested
* Summoner Wars- Interested
* Titan - Got
* Unspeakable Words - Interested
* Zombie Munchkin - Got (Chris)

Classic:
* Battleship - Got
* Chess - Got
* Risk - Got
* Simpson's Clue - Got
* Yahtzee - Got

Cooperative
* Carnival Zombie - Interested
* Descent - Got (Brian)
* Elder Sign - Got
* Forbidden Desert - Got
* Level 7: Omega Protocol - Need
* Pandemic - Got
* The Resistance - Got

Deduction/Psychological/Negotiation:
* Coup - Interested
* The Resistance - Got
* Simpson's Clue - Got
* Survive - Interested
* Ultimate Werewolf- Interested

Dexterity:
Space Cadets Dice Duel - Got (Chris)

Economic/Political/Religious:
Twilight Struggle - Interested

Family Games:
* Apples to Apples - Got
* The Amazing Labyrinth - Got
* Jamacia - Got
* King of Tokyo - Got
* Mission Red Planet - Interested
* Relic Runner - Interested
* Steam Park - Interested
* Survive - Interested
* Tsuro - Got (Brian)
* Wits and Wagers- Interested

Miniatures:
* HeroScape - Got (Dan)
* HeroQuest - Got
* Star Trek Something Strike - Got (Chris)
* Warhammer / 40K - Got
* X Wing - Got (Chris)

Party Games:
* Apples to Apples - Got
* Bang/Bang Dice - Want
* Cards Against Humanity - Got (Doug)
* Dicecapades - Got
* Say Anything - Got
* No thanks - Interested
* Wits and Wagers- Got

Puzzle:
* The Amazing Labyrinth - Got
* Ricochet Robots - Got
* Tsuro - Got (Brian)

Racing:
* Ave Ceaser - Want
* Formula D - Interested
* Get Bit - Interested
* Robo Ralley - Got
* Jamaica - Got

Strategy Games/Euro:
* 7 Wonders - Interested
* Agricola - Interested
* Alhambra/Granada - Got
* Carcassonne - Got (Jason)
* Carcasonne South Seas - Interested
* Caverna - Interested
* Caylas - Interested
* Dominion - Interested
* Forbidden Desert - Got
* Lords of Vegas - Interested
* Merchant of Venus - Interested
* Mission Red Planet - Interested
* Pandemic - Got
* Pillars of the Earth - Want
* Puerto Rico - Interested
* Power Grid - Interested
* Settlers of Catan - Got
* Stone Age - Want
* Ticket to Ride - Got

Thematic/Adventure Games:
* Arkaham Horror - Interested (heard Eldritch Horror is better)
* Augustus - Interested
* Ave Ceaser - Want
* Beer and Vikings - Got (Chris)
* Carnival Zombie - Interested
* Coliseum - Interested
* Cosmic Encounters - Interested
* Descent - Got (Brian)
* Elder Sign - Need
* Eldritch Horror - Want
* Firefly - Want
* Fortress America - Interested
* Fortune and Glory - Interested
* Francis Drake - Interested
* Jamaica - Got
* Level 7: Omega Protocol - Need
* Lords of Waterdeep - Interested
* Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island - Interested
* Shadows Over Camelot - Want
* Space Hulk - Got (Jason)
* Steam Park - Interested

War Games
* Game of Thrones - Interested
* Kemet - Want
* Ogre - Interested
* Risk - Got
* Risk God Storm - Got (Doug)
* Small World/Realms - Got
* Small World Underworld - Got (Gregor)

Immersive
* Civilization - Got
* Diplomacy - Got
* Firefly - Want
* Risk: Godstorm - Got (Doug)
* Samurai Swords - Got
* Twilight Imperium - Got (Dan)

6 player
* Alhambra/Granada - Got
* Ave Ceaser - Want
* Game of Thrones - Interested
* Settlers of Catan - Got
* Merchant of Venus - Interested
* Power Grid - Interested
* Shadows Over Camelot - Want
* 7 Wonders - Interested

8 Player
* Citadels - Interested
* Dread Curse - Interested
* Eldritch Horror - Want
* The Resistance - Got
* Ricochet Robots - Got
* RoboRally - Got
* Ultimate Werewolf- Interested
* Wits and Wagers- Got

Added to Master List
Sector 7 Game - The Sequel (want)
Small World - Got (Jason)
Dust - Got
World of Warcraft - Got
X-Wing - Got (Jason has also)

Titus wrote:Sector 7 Game - The Sequel (want)

I'm assuming that you are referring to Level 7: Omega Protocol. I've set that to Need, so hopefully it will be a game that is picked up soon. If I'm wrong, let me know.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14 ... ref=search

I want this game when it officially gets released.

Tonight I was a target and saw Wits and Wagers it caught my eye as well. I also saw Smart Ass. Let me know what you guys think maybe I will pick up one of them.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27389/smart-ass

What about Balderdash... I was looking at this one thinking that I swear that have played this one. I did see that it is very similar to Malarkey.

I just picked up Balderdash. Wits and Wagers is well liked, but it comes in varieties, so I would check that. Party might be different than Family versions.

Good list by number of players.

http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/14150 ... 12-edition

Broke my vow not to buy any games before my birthday. Picked up Wits and Wagers - Party Edition.

Birthday is Saturday. Thinking I'm moving Jamacia and Elder Sign higher on my list. Maybe we can get some games in this weekend.

As of 6/1/14
Need (I think we would love this game):
* 7 Wonders - Need (Card, simple, short, Awarded)
* Bang! Dice Game - Need (King of Tokyo with a little Resistance-like hidden teams )
* Eldritch Horror - Need (Lovecraftian, length concern)
* Kingsburg - Need (worker-placement, medieval, simultaneous turns, better with expansion, in print)
* Libertalia - Need (replaces Citadels, pirates)
* Lifeboats - Need (Cutthroat game, Diplomacy in 30 min)
* Mission Red Planet - Need (Best exploration/character steampunk game, getting reprinted)
* No Thanks - Need (Uno meets Poker)
* Shadows Over Camelot - Need (Questing, Dependent on the crowd, traitor deduction)
* Stone Age - Need (Worker Placement, replaces Settlers)
* Thunderstone Starter and Pilllars of Ruin(Advanced/V2) - Need (Dominion upgrade, Dungeon theme)- Got (Chris)
* Thunderstone Expansions(Advanced/V2) - Need

Want (I think we would like this game):
* Age of Empires III/Empires: Age of Discovery - Want (Worker Placement, america, historical, immersive, interest rising)
* Ave Ceaser - Want (Romans Racing)
* Among the Stars - Want (7 Wonders in space, multiple victories, interest rising)
* Battlestar Galatica - Want (Very highly rated and a well loved theme, Deduction, long 2-3 hours of play, interest rising)
* Caverna - Want (Worker Placement, multiple ways to victory)
* Citadels - Want (Many players - Medieval - good but other games may be better, interest falling)
* Dominion - Want (Card - good but other games may be better, interest falling)
* Eclipse - Want (Space conquest, 2 hours, shorter version of Twilight Imperium)
* Firefly - Want (Browncoats Unite, too much randomness, long)
* Get Bit - Want (Quick and Simple)
* Hanabi - Want (quick, deductive co-op card game)
* Incan Gold - Want (Quick, Push your luck, handles lots of players well, interest rising)
* Kemet - Want (War game that rewards fighting, punishes turtling)
* Level 7: Omega Protocol - Want (Space Hulk meets Descent, price point and length may be issue. have not played Descent, so would we play this?)
* Lords of Waterdeep - Want (worker-placement, D&D, 5 players in 2 hours, Good, but I hear it is better with the expansion. It would be higher, but the price point freezes it here)
* Pillars of the Earth - Want (cathedral theme, Worker placement, very well balanced, Interest rising)
* Power Grid - Want (Good game, but instructions are poorly translated)
* Qwirkle - Want (Quick and Simple)
* Race for the Galaxy - Want (Card, galactic civilizations, well developed)
* Steam Park - Want (fast dice rolling and area control)
* Smash up - Want (Card builder, monster, dinosaurs,robots oh my)
* Summoner Wars Master Set - Want (mostly 2 player)
* Telestrations - Want (like Pictionary, but supposedly better)
* Terror in Meeple City/Rampage - Want (dexterity, monsters destroying Meeples, family game)
* Tribune - Want (worker-placement, has expansion, roman, a lot of switching of power)

Interested (Sounds good, but I would like more info before purchasing):
* 1775: Rebellion- Interested (fighting mechanic is unique, elegant, and streamlined)
* Agricola - Interested (Worker Placement, replaced by Caverna, interest falling)
* Alien Frontiers - Interested (worker-placement, space, ships, area control)
* Arkaham Horror - Interested (Lovecraftian, replaced by Eldritch Horror, Interest falling)
* Airlines Europe - Interested (replaces Acquire/Union Pacific)
* Augustus - Interested (Card Drafting, worker-placement, short, rome)
* Bang - Want - Interested (Old West, interest falling)
* Can't Stop - Interested (dice, press your luck)
* Carcasonne South Seas - Interested (Carcasonne with different rules)
* Carnival Zombie - Interested (Co-op, escape/kill zombies)
* Carson City - Interested (worker-placement, old west, deep)
* Cash and Guns - Interested (Wild, quick)
* Caylas - Interested
* Coliseum - Interested
* Cosmic Encounters - Interested
* Deadwood - Interested (worker-placement, old-west, short)
* Devestation of Indines - Interested
* Dicemasters - Interested (Very popular)
* Dixit - Interested (Apples to Apples with pictures)
* Dominant Species - Interested
* Duel of Ages - Interested
* Fairy Tale - Interested (Card Game)
* Felix the cat in the sac - Interested
* Formula D - Interested (Racing cars, supports many players, easy to teach)
* For Sale - Interested (easy, fast, light)
* Fortress America - Interested
* Fortune and Glory - Interested
* Francis Drake - Interested (worker-placement, confrontation, historical)
* Fury of Dracula - Interested
* Game of Thrones - Interested (War game that supports many players well)
* Hansa Teutonica - Interested
* Hive - Interested (Abstract, may be 2 player)
* Last Will - Interested (worker-placement, silly, last days)
* Manhattan project - Interested (worker-placement, feel like a race)
* Memoir 44 - Interested (2 player, war game, campaigns, short)
* Merchant of Venus - Interested (Settlers-like with area control, trade markets and racial abilities)
* Myth - Interested (dungeon crawler, character ability, expensive)
* Nations - Interested (civ-like, components don't match cost, long 40 min per player)
* Nexus Ops - Interested (Small war game)
* Ogre - Interested (War game, one vs many)
* Puerto Rico - Interested (worker-placement, grandaddy game)
* Relic Runner - Interested
* Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island - Interested (Huge thematic game, co-op)
* Rolling Freight - Interested (Trains, track laying)
* Santiago de Cuba - Interested (small, quick)
* Sperium - Interested (worker-placement, 2 choices per space)
* SOS Titanic/Radio Klondike - Interested (rummy/solitaire)
* Survive - Interested
* Sushi Go - Interested
* Tash Kalar (best two player, up to 4, abstract with monsters)
* Terra Mystica - Interested (Like Settlers with race abilities and the ability to modify land types. Interest rising.)
* The Boss - Interested
* TransAmerica - Interested
* Twilight Struggle - Interested
* TZAAR - Interested (Abstract, 2-player?)
* Ultimate Werewolf- Interested (can handle a lot of people, more like role play/Resistance, Needs moderator)
* Unspeakable Words - Interested (word game, where you can lose your mind and make up words, Cthulhu)
* Wiraqocha - Interested (worker-placement, steampunk)
* Witch of Salem - Interested (Horror, Co-op)
* Word on the Street - Interested
* Yedo - Interested (worker-placement, Japan, mean)
* YINCH - Interested (Abstract, 2-player?)

BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Winners - 2013

Game of the Year -Terra Mystica
Best Abstract Game - Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends
Best Card Game - Love Letter
Best Wargame - 1775: Rebellion
Best Children's Game - Forbidden Desert
Best Party Game - Love Letter
Best Print and Play Game - Tiny Epic Kingdoms & Coin Age
Best Two Player Game - Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Best Strategy Game - Terra Mystica
Best Thematic Game - Robinson Crusoe: Adventure on the Cursed Island
Best Family Game - Love Letter
Best Expansion - Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport
Best Art & Presentation - Mice and Mystics
Most Innovative - Love Letter

BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Winners - 2012
2012 Game of the Year - Eclipse
2012 Best Abstract Game - Kingdom Builder (I do not recommend)
2012 Best Card Game - Android: Netrunner
2012 Best Wargame - Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan
2012 Best Children's Game - King of Tokyo
2012 Best Party Game - King of Tokyo
2012 Best Print and Play Game - D-Day Dice: Free Trial Version
2012 Best Two Player Game - Android: Netrunner
2012 Best Strategy Game - Eclipse
2012 Best Thematic Game - Mage Knight Board Game
2012 Best Family Game - King of Tokyo
2012 Best Expansion - Alien Frontiers: Factions
2012 Best Art & Presentation - Takenoko
2012 Most Innovative - Risk Legacy

BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Winners - 2011
2011 Game of the Year - Dominant Species
2011 Best Abstract Game - Paris Connection
2011 Best Card Game - 7 Wonders
2011 Best Wargame - A Few Acres of Snow
2011 Best Children's Game - Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge
2011 Best Party Game - Dixit Odyssey
2011 Best Print and Play Game - The Thing
2011 Best Two Player Game - A Few Acres of Snow
2011 Best Strategy Game - Dominant Species
2011 Best Thematic Game - Mansions of Madness
2011 Best Family Game - 7 Wonders
2011 Best Expansion - Twilight Imperium (Third Edition): Shards of the Throne
2011 Best Art & Presentation - Merchants & Marauders
2011 Most Innovative - A Few Acres of Snow

Golden Geek Awards 2010: Winners
BEST ARTWORK AND PRESENTATION - War of the Ring Collector's Edition
PRINT AND PLAY GAME OF THE YEAR - Zombie in my Pocket
EXPANSION OF THE YEAR - Dominion: Prosperity
INNOVATIVE GAME OF THE YEAR - Catacombs
CHILDREN'S GAME OF THE YEAR - Forbidden Island
PARTY GAME OF THE YEAR -Telestrations
FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR - Tobago
ABSTRACT GAME OF THE YEAR - FITS
2-PLAYER GAME OF THE YEAR - Washington's War
CARD GAME OF THE YEAR - Innovation
THEMATIC GAME OF THE YEAR - War of the Ring Collector's Edition
WARGAME OF THE YEAR - Washington's War
STRATEGY GAME OF THE YEAR - Hansa Teutonica
GAME OF THE YEAR - Hansa Teutonica

I updated the Need, Want, Interested List. I added comments about some of the games. I was not going to do that originally, but it really is just my list it seems, so I figure I'll provide as much info as I can and if it colors you opinion, so be it. I don't want anyone to buy a game we won't likely play. I'm thinking of removing the colors, asterisks, and emdashed level after each name to improve reability. Thoughts?