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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Dead of Winter near the bottom made me sad.

If the next game is Cosmic Encounter, I will be upset.

now the DOW fans are coming out of the woodwork! and there's more comin'

Peace___Frog posted...

The devs are also cool - when my girlfriend bought Party from them at PAX Unplugged, they included some newly designed cards for free.

I think game designer is probably just the right level of celebrity. Enough that the people you care about will recognize you, and you have the power to make them happy - but not so recognizable that you can't live a normal life and appreciate your fans.

azuarc posted...

And this is why I'll never be able to follow topics like these. Fluxx isn't my first go-to by a longshot, but it's enjoyable for a quick finisher, and Ticket to Ride is great. Next, you'll say Settlers is terrible because you're hipster like that. Meanwhile, Qwirkle is the first game on the list that I've so much as seen in a store, let alone played.

I guess most people wouldn't be thrilled about their favorite things, of any sort, being labeled bottom-of-the-barrel. That said, I don't think that preferring games that you can't get at Target (or wherever) makes you hipster. The "collector/hobbyist" part of the hobby still resides outside of general retail stores and a lot of these games have very limited print runs. Games like Sushi Go! or Secret Hitler are really easy to find if you go to the right type of store.

And besides, this is the bottom part of the list still!

banananor posted...

every game gets old eventually. overdosed on one night ultimate werewolf and lancaster in two different groups recently

I think there's over-playing, and then there's changing taste. Qwirkle dropped because of the latter. The over-playing is more likely to happen near the top of the list. (STAY TUNED)
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