What board games are you BUYING?

People were talking about Nexus Ops in another thread recently and I sat there thinking to myself: "You know, that was a decent game for a DoaM." I generally like my DoaMs to be more complex, but it's great for that style of game that can be played in 45 minutes. Plus, it's a decent intro to that style of game (that I might even be able to talk my girlfriend into.) I'd always played a friend's copy, so I went looking on BGG and found an Avalon Hill version (yes, the one that everyone here insists is aesthetically superior to FFG's) for $40 and snagged it. It still had the shrink wrap on it.

I tracked down a near mint copy on my favorite worst game, Blood Royale, to replace my battered and tired copy that has followed me since 1987. At $35, a steal.

Picked up the Z-Man version of Through the Desert. I used to own the pre-silver line FFG version and think I sold it when the game was out of print. Always found the FFG board too bland and dark so the Z-Man board is a nice upgrade.

ChristopherMD wrote: Picked up the Z-Man version of Through the Desert. I used to own the pre-silver line FFG version and think I sold it when the game was out of print. Always found the FFG board too bland and dark so the Z-Man board is a nice upgrade.

One of the better euro designs that has sadly been forgotten with the glut of new games

A friend is culling his 700 game collection, so I repurchased Battlelines, which my wife will play, and Patchwork, which looks fun and is cheap.

I'm also playing Root this week for the first time.

Edit: my secret Paypal slush fund somehow evaporated, so no game purchases, but still playing Root!

Whoops. Accidentally on purpose bought Up Front.

I lowballed an antiquies/curios store selling it on ebay. Their asking price was fairly high but still reasonable if you're after am original copy, here (Aus) - they'd obviously done some homework. They accepted, to my surprise.

Now I just need to teach my 5 year old.

I recently picked up Black Orchestra and Clash of Monarchs. I'm not certain how often CoM will make it to the table, but it covers a period in history that appeals to me.

It is a real gem, Jake. You won't be disappointed, it's an outstanding operational game.

CoM is a good game. Probably my all time favorite because it’s such a great game about the period. But it isn’t easy to find players.

Hadik wrote: CoM is a good game. Probably my all time favorite because it’s such a great game about the period. But it isn’t easy to find players.

Agreed. Probably the longest and most complex card driven game out there.