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What game(s) disappointed you the most?

Of the games that I paid for, the LOST board game was disappointing. Though there's quite a bit involved in a turn, it didn't seem to have much depth to it. Felt more like going through required motions than playing a game.

Of the games that I didn't pay for, Explorium was a disappointment. It's like a glorified version of Stock Ticker, but with a lot more risk. Quite a bit of money is required to purchase land and explore it, which takes two turns to accomplish. Not only is there a chance of finding nothing, but when you do find one of the minerals, there needs to be a significant amount of it else you're not allowed to start extracting. The event cards also didn't seem very eventful.

I would say Risk 2020 or whatever the new version of the game.  Although I get to play on the moon (yay!) and in the oceans (erm?), the rules are now so complicated that the fun has been taken out of the game.

Stonehenge.

5 Games in the box, by 5 world class game designers.

Big yawn. Lame x5.

Great idea, terrible execution.

Tsuro, I was told that it was a superb game,
but after playing I thought it gave me nothing.
BUT I do like the game figures in stone,
I am thinking of using them in Carc.

Oh dear... Power Grid

Tsuro falls in a category of filler game that a few people can play while you are waiting for the whole group to show up. I do not think it is a deep game, but it is very good as a light filler or game night starter.

I kind of like Power grid :)

I have to say Fire & Axe. Nice theme but not a game for gamers.

Power Grid --> sorry, it just isn't fun (or me at least)

Agricola --> multi-player solitaire is only fun if each time you play the game it is different...I find myself doing the same thing every time I play (yes, even with the red deck)

Dominion --> same as Agricola, multi-player solitaire with only one really viable strategy that leaves you doing the same thing every time.

Race for the Galaxy --> military strategy is too hard to play against

Carcassonne : The Catapult --> seriously, good god why?!

((( OK, so thats a pretty long list, I did actually have a lot of games I liked this year )))

Tongiaki, good thing I bought it for the little wooden boats to play Carcassonne Pirates & Plunder (a homemade spin off)

http://boardgamegeek.com/game/13960

Risk sucks!

Original Risk doesnt suck, it can be a very good startegy game, however the new versions, such as Star Wars and the Gods one are really tacky spin offs.

I agree with canada steve there.  Risk Godstorm sounded horrible to me.  Risk 2020 is the one I bought and regretted.  It has never seen play!  The original risk still sees play once in a while... when I bring it out :)

i don't really regret buying poor games, cuz i am study the case before invest money...

but some products are substandards and disappoint me for some games :

The very worst, Carcassonne : The Catapult... an insult to my intelligence and wallet.
Munchkin : Cthulhu 1 + 2 + 3, crazy but unbalanced.
MTG: Mercadian Masks, the series that make me quit magic (2 years later!)
finally, Twister... HOW CAN YOU BEAT 8 YEARS OLD CHILD, WHEN YOU ARE 32 WITH A BIT OF FERMENTED BEERS IN THE BELLY!?!?!?!!? (a bit... i drop a few lbs in lasts years!_)

-kinda dissappointing(due to the lack of possibilities) Emmerlaüs :  Sorcelleries(n/a in english yet).

Monopoly!  ;D I really hate Monopoly.

well may be it's because chance and I in Risk don't get along prety well. Perhaps dice suck!

I don't care for the original Risk due to the fact that it lasts way too long and not all the original players are participating at game end. Risk 2210 solves both problems in that it has a limited number of turns and all players keep going to the bitter end.

That being said, it still has problems. I've found that the game is almost always won by the person who acts last in the final turn and then by the strategy of them taking over the moon. There is a variant that breaks the turns down into phases with each player completing the actions of a phase before continuing. I have not played that yet but I think it might go a long way towards eliminating some of the "problems" of the game.

I agree.  Every time I play Risk I end up getting a Rambo on Iceland that holds off army after army after army.  I know this is a strategy game, but rolling dice just is not my thing, as I hate that amount of randomness in gaming.  Especially for 3 or 4 hours.  Mind you, I love Yatzee.... but that is more of a get loaded and toss dice around -- totally different situation.

Despite its pitfalls, I love Risk, at least some Risk games. I like Godstorm, although I always lose. I like Lord of the Rings Risk, because it is awesome. I enjoy the original Risk, especially if you are playing with goals and not total conquest. But my least favorite game, somewhat ironically, is Star Wars Original Trilogy Risk, which receives much praise on BGG, but I cannot stand it. If you are the Empire, you pretty much always win. If you are the Rebels, you basically get three random chances of winning, after which the Empire obliterates you. If you are the Hutts, then you are just annoying and no one wants to help you because the Hutts want everyone's planets. Playing SW Risk with five players is just dumb, it is clearly a three player game.

Star Wars Original Trilogy Risk gets a 2/10 in my book. And that is being generous. Too bad I bought it for a Christmas present for my girlfriend two years ago. It was a poor choice in gifts, although it seemed cool at the time.