It is after a gaming session that I am reflective on where a game or games I have just digested would rank on my list of games played. Is it even fair to rank a game after only one play-through? Regardless, this usually gets me thinking about what games I enjoy the most. My top 10 games, if I needed to throw out a number, although I am not sure that it needs to be as many as ten, or as few as ten for that matter. The games that if asked to play, I would jump excitedly screaming YES!! The games that scratch that itch I crave as a gamer.
Do I put all of Feld’s designs on the list? Surely not, even though I could. Do I simply parrot the top games from BGG? I would hope not. Do I simply put games I am good at? That does make sense since winning is an important factor to having fun. Do I sit within the mechanics I prefer or do I put games that stretch me? I would hope that as a gamer I transcend such ideas. These are all interesting questions in my decision process.
Andrew and I have reached the one year mark of doing the Mad Meeple and through this year I have realized some important things about myself as a gamer. (I have also learned things about my gaming and recording partner but I will those things for another day.) I have realized that while I enjoy a game with theme, some call them Ameritrash or Amerithrash, They do not give me great enjoyment. I simply feel like I am reliving my college days of all-night Risk parties. This is not to say that all thematic games are bad. I would be doing a disservice to them to make such a broad judgment. I am simply more content playing a game that feels right mechanically then a game that feels right thematically. I know my partner in crime would argue the opposite case. I have truly come full circle in this year one of podcasting and discovery in what I enjoy as a gamer.
So what are my top games you ask? Well, honestly I do not now yet. I will find out though because I owe it to myself to discover what they are and how many they number. Stay tuned …
Leave a comment below about how you decide what makes a great game for you.
Do I put all of Feld’s designs on the list? Surely not, even though I could. Do I simply parrot the top games from BGG? I would hope not. Do I simply put games I am good at? That does make sense since winning is an important factor to having fun. Do I sit within the mechanics I prefer or do I put games that stretch me? I would hope that as a gamer I transcend such ideas. These are all interesting questions in my decision process.
Andrew and I have reached the one year mark of doing the Mad Meeple and through this year I have realized some important things about myself as a gamer. (I have also learned things about my gaming and recording partner but I will those things for another day.) I have realized that while I enjoy a game with theme, some call them Ameritrash or Amerithrash, They do not give me great enjoyment. I simply feel like I am reliving my college days of all-night Risk parties. This is not to say that all thematic games are bad. I would be doing a disservice to them to make such a broad judgment. I am simply more content playing a game that feels right mechanically then a game that feels right thematically. I know my partner in crime would argue the opposite case. I have truly come full circle in this year one of podcasting and discovery in what I enjoy as a gamer.
So what are my top games you ask? Well, honestly I do not now yet. I will find out though because I owe it to myself to discover what they are and how many they number. Stay tuned …
Leave a comment below about how you decide what makes a great game for you.