This one is a little tougher because I think the best part of a game is the journey to the end.  I'm of the opinion that the ending is pretty much an end result of what you did during the game.  Needless to say, I'm not one to agree with the notion that a game is two hours that was settled by a final role of the dice.  But anyways....here are the endings that I like.  1.  Arkham Horror - It's been a tough fight but you manage to finish off the ancient one.  Although closing the final...

One of threads in Trash Talk asks the question of when is a good point to end a game.  I know I've touched on this before, especially in Puerto Rico but here are some other games that I think have annoying endings. 1.  Talisman - This game has the opposite problem of Euros,  I think the ending in this game drags out too long.  It involves rolling a die.  You either defeat the crown of command or you take damage.  If you take enough damage, you have to start over again.  If someone steps in, they have to...

The following excerpts are from a fragment of a journal found washed ashore. Much of what was found was undecipherable from the numerous bloodstains, burn marks, and general poor condition of the book. Day 25 We've journeyed north into an unknown land named after a local tribe. Apparently the tribe has gathered at the site of an ancient artifact which may be of some scientific interest to our party. My faithful sidekick Zoghby assures me that the natives are friendly and that we will have very little trouble communicating with them. Our archivist Dr. Baden...

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