Games Every Gamer Should Own

Featured in episode #0 released on 21 Jun 2010.

  Tom Vasel Eric Summerer
#10 David & Goliath

Trick Taking Game

Designer: Reinhard Staupe
Publisher: Playroom Entertainment
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My Review
 The Settlers of Catan
Designer: Klaus Teuber
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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My Review
#9 Memoir '44

War Game

Designer: Richard Borg
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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My Review
 For Sale
Designer: Stefan Dorra
Publisher: Ravensburger
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My Review
#8 Cosmic Encounter

Variety, Negotiation

Designers: Bill Eberle, Bill Norton, Jack Kittredge, Kevin Wilson, Peter Olotka
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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 Dominion
Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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My Review
#7 Le Havre

Heavy Strategy

Designer: Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher: 999 Games
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 TransAmerica
Designer: Franz-Benno Delonge
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#6 El Grande

Area Control

Designers: Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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 Lost Cities
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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My Review
#5 Pentago

Abstract Strategy

Designer: Tomas Flodén
Publisher: Giseh Verlag
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My Review
 No Thanks!
Designer: Thorsten Gimmler
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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My Review
#4 Say Anything

Party

Designers: Dominic Crapuchettes, Satish Pillalamarri
Publisher: North Star Games LLC
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My Review
 Pandemic
Designer: Matt Leacock
Publisher: Z-Man Games
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#3 Shadows over Camelot

Cooperative

Designers: Bruno Cathala, Franck Dion, Serge Laget
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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My Review
 Carcassonne

Any version

Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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My Review
#2 Ca$h 'n Gun$

Pure Fun

Designer: Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
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My Review
 Ticket to Ride

Any version

Designer: Alan R. Moon
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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My Review
#1 Manhattan

Family

Designer: Andreas Seyfarth
Publisher: Mayfair Games
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 Power Grid
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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