New To Me Games

These are games that are new to me, with the newest at the top, along
with whatever ultra-brief commentary I have on them. I periodically
update this, but the post time will no longer change and it won't show
up as new in RSSI fees.

2004

May

Der Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs Ugh. Uninteresting game of dice rolling.

Stapelei Simple, extremely compact dexterity game with a donkey.

Nuba Older abstract Knizia game worth a few plays

April (Gathering of Friends)

• DickeLuftInDerGruft Beautiful kids memory game
  
• SunkenCity Light exploration and screw-your-neighbor game
  
• Kaleidos Find words in busy pictures. Ok, but not as fun as I'd heard.
  
• Masterdieb Amazingly produced geometry, memory and role selection game.
  
• SmartyParty Fun party game with lists whose imperfections can be annoying
  
• DestinationTresor Clever, novel and enjoyable deduction game
  
• Tongiaki Somewhat chaotic but some real opportunity for interesting tricks.
  
• PayoffMachine Old 1970s game with marbles. Rather Neat.
  
• 5thAvenue Disappointing, but worth another play.
  
• MaNiKi Very entertaining animal stacking puzzle game
  
• Marco Polo Light but strong game of carefully timed cardplay
  
• StPetersburg Few new mechanics but a very good game none the less
  
• OldTown Older deduction game (sort of) with a very nice mechanic but very random results
  
• Immer oben auf! Fun and cute animal stacking memory game
  
• Goa Outstanding complex game in the mold of PrincesOfFlorence or PuertoRico
  
• Zopp Fun dexterity game
  
• RailroadDice Clever mechanics, fun game, but has some endgame problems
  
• OhPharaoh Disappointing pyramid building game with some potential
  
• PowerGrid Outstanding Funkenschlag rework
  
• MangaManga Dull realtime cardgame
  
• LostValley Beautifully produced but blandly mechanical game
  
• Spy I liked this like Knizia cardgame but most others were unimpressed
  
• Saga Interesting smallbox card game with a nice twist on influence games
  
• LePasseTrappe Simple, fun, entertaining wooden dexterity game
  
• MusicMystery Music trivia game. Not my thing.
  
• Memoir44 BattleCry in World War 2. Fun and nicely produced.
  
• BlueMoon Nice Knizia two player. Needs more plays, but I'm in no rush.
  

April

• Alexandros Some nice mechanics but led to a bad kingmaker result.
  
• SanJuan Very good. Lots of potential.
  

March

• Hansa Not bad, but awfully monotonous commodity collection game
  
• EinfachGenial Fun 2-, 3- or 4-player abstract from Reiner Knizia
  
• Corsari Very light and seemingly overly-luck dominated card game
  
• TicketToRide Nice middle-weight game of connecting cities and building rails
  
• Maritim Interesting puzzle movement game. _Way_ too long with six players.
  
• Landlord A "take that" game from Friedemann Friese. Not bad for a "take that" game, but...
  

February

• Mississippi Interesting older Mattel game all about chain reactions
  
• BalloonRennen Very chaotic and random, but we laughed a lot everytime someone slammed into the mountains.
  
• Industria Pretty good, but feels a bit scattered. Worth another play.
  
• UndTschuss Interesting, but I'm not sure what I think yet
  
• Yinsh Very good
  

January

• PrincesOfTheRenaissance
  
• Dracula A little long, but fun
  
• Adam & Eva Very good
  
• Piratenbucht
  
• Trampelfanten A light kids game with a funky rule or two. Fun.
  
• Coda A quick, light deduction game. That's a rare combination
  
• Bus
  
• LoadedQuestions OK party game
  
• CrocodilePoolParty
  

2003

December

• Viele Dinge
  
• Fish Eat Fish
  
• 10 Days in Africa
  
• Floriado