Fifteen Games A New Gamer should Get

Featured in episode #0 released on May 20, 2008.

The games are in alphabetical order - and we tried to pick a good mix of games from various categories

  Dice Tower Crew
#1 Battle Line
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: GMT Games
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#2 Cosmic Encounter
Designers: Bill Eberle, Bill Norton, Jack Kittredge, Kevin Wilson, Peter Olotka
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
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#3 David & Goliath
Designer: Reinhard Staupe
Publisher: Playroom Entertainment
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#4 El Grande
Designers: Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#5 Khet: The Laser Game
Designers: Del Segura, Luke Hooper, Michael Larson
Publisher: iello
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#6 Liar's Dice
Designer: Richard Borg
Publisher: Milton Bradley
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#7 Memoir '44
Designer: Richard Borg
Publisher: Days of Wonder
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#8 No Thanks!
Designer: Thorsten Gimmler
Publisher: Z-Man Games
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#9 Power Grid
Designer: Friedemann Friese
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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#10 RoboRally
Designer: Richard Garfield
Publisher: Avalon Hill (Hasbro)
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#11 The Settlers of Catan
Designer: Klaus Teuber
Publisher: Mayfair Games
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#12 Shadows over Camelot
Designers: Bruno Cathala, Franck Dion, Serge Laget
Publisher: Days of Wonder
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#13 Ticket to Ride
Designer: Alan R. Moon
Publisher: Days of Wonder
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My Review
#14 Time's Up!
Designer: Peter Sarrett
Publisher: Asmodée Editions
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review
#15 Wits & Wagers
Designer: Dominic Crapuchettes
Publisher: North Star Games LLC
BoardGameGeek Link
My Review

Some of our contributors thought we missed a few important games: