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i have never played san juan! which is impressive because i have played hundreds and hundreds of race for the galaxy games. more than anything, i just expect to be disappointed in it by comparison, though i'm sure it's perfectly fine in its own right.

race, though, holy heck - if my biggest gripe are games that are far too long for their complexity/depth, then the counterpoint are the designs that manage to pack so much game/decision space into a small playtime. race might be the absolute best at being a ~30/45 minute game, handling up to 5/6 players comfortably (with the expansions that support that count of course), and just loading you with interesting choices. tableau building and multi-purpose cards are already my thing to begin with, but race is just an impeccably designed game that still throws me surprises after hundreds of plays. that's pretty rare.

i dunno how this list will turn out (and this isn't a criticism, i swear) but the thing that really differentiates me from the bgg posters and dice tower viewers of the world is how much i like a game that i can really sink my teeth into - a game that will not just impress me the couple times i play it, but can earn my interest over and over and over again. games are still kind of expensive! and i love that feeling of a game that truly feels like it takes my money's worth.

edit: sorry to spam your topic here! there were some interesting games to comment on! :)

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