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Kassiopeia
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Jyväskylä, Finland
Jul 2001
time: 07:23
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Several are my favourites, they just fulfill different roles. Mafia is a good old game of hearty fun, which I enjoy both playing and GMing. It does not require too much actual thinking or strategy until the very endgame (if you happen to be alive by then).
Galactic Overlord, on the other hand, is enjoyable and at the same time very intense. With the alliances it gets a whole new dimension of negotiation and diplomacy, and the carefully crafted, tested and proven combat system really forces you to ponder your moves.
In essence, Mafia is my "brains off" game, GO is my "brains on" game. Gladiator is a bit like GO with its combat system, but it lacks the co-operation angle, and I haven't quite gotten on with the program with it (granted, I've only played it once). The Disease, with its freeform NES-like approach, I do not really prefer.
Name the Game is an abomination, because I'm too young and didn't get a computer until six years ago, so there's really no chance for me to get any of those oldies right. The rest I should give a try some day.
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duke o' york
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I voted for Mafia, simply because I've been playing the longest, and have probably derived the most fun from it. DMing the game was fun too, although it seems that some of the players didn't enjoy it as much as I did, essentially on account of the difficulty of the clues. 
I'm sure I'd like Nascar more if I hadn't been Rammed ( ), GO was fun, and I think that Society has potential to be one of the best, once the rules are all agreed on. 
Hangman appeals to me particularly, and it's a lot harder than playing on your own because different players' styles do not necessarily gel. Name the Game is the game I've been playing the longest, and I agree that it's hard if the game is not necessarily within your timeframe (I've only owned an Amiga, a Playstation and a PC - well, I had a Binatone too, but games from that are never on NtG  ). There is a lot of fun to be had from the forum games, and I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a respite from the left vs right political threads of OT.  
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Sparrowhawk
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Canada CST
Apr 1999
time: 23:23
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Well I suppose I should post my own opinion on this topic.
- Mafia: I like this one because it doesn't have a 24 hour requirement and if I cannot vote on any given day it doesn't really matter, the game will continue without me. Also it doesn't require a lot of thought or logic ("brains off" as Kassiopia says it), good for getting lots of participants, simple to play. (Note: I haven't seen Assassins played, but it seems that it would have been similar to Mafia)
- Nascar: I have just completed my first game of this and enjoyed it, though not sure of the strategy of the game, I will wait this one out and reserve judgement until I have played at least one more game. (Note: I haven't seen Formula One played, but I assume it would have been similar to Nascar...though considering the Nascar tracks.......would Formula One have ovals )
- Nuclear War: Again, not a lot of strategy involved, more luck then anything, but more strategy then Mafia, especially in the later stages of the game. I have played this one twice and enjoyed it both times
- The Disease: I played in the first one and lost interest, I like the concept but didn't care for the game
- Hangman: I haven't played and not sure I will. This game seems great for someone who doesn't visit the forums on a regular basis as they can participate for a while or on occassion without committing to a longer game
- Name that Game: Like others have stated, I am out of my time on this game. I know very few of the games that are used and have little chance of guessing correctly (which is a good thing, because if I did guess correctly I would need to come up with a game nobody knows...which I doubt I could do)
- Gladitor: I like the concept and it sounds simple enough (attack / defence total 20, each of three rounds total 100) but I have had trouble following this one, I thought of joining the one just starting, but decided to watch the first one more closely and possibly participate in the next (assuming that I get it after watching that one play out).
- Galactic Overlord: I have been watching this one for a while, and have come up with different strategies in my head, and look forward to trying them out in the next game. It seems that this game is most along the lines of what kind of Game I would play, so I will definitely give it a try. I also look forward to Jamski variation on this game, I beleive with a Naval version 
- Society: This one has my vote, and maybe I am biased because I just GM'd the last one, but I think it is the best by far (I think it is the only one similar to Civ in any way, and since Civ is what brought me to Apolyton, it only makes sense that a civ type of game would keep me here). The math and ruleset may have scared off some potential players, but I think it has simpified in the more recent versions
btw, Joncha...I deliberately made it a single choice poll to force the voters to pick their first choice, I like several too but wanted to get a clearer picture of the first choice
* Sparrowhawk 
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DarkCloud
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of Lists
Jul 2000
time: 05:23
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DMing the game was fun too, although it seems that some of the players didn't enjoy it as much as I did, essentially on account of the difficulty of the clues. |
duke o'york- but I loved the game you DMed, even though I wasn't playing. I don't see why people don't like story-based Mafia/Assassins games. That's the only reason I play them honestly- otherwise they're just there for the spam.
Sparrowhawk
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Nuclear War: Again, not a lot of strategy involved, more luck then anything, but more strategy then Mafia, especially in the later stages of the game. I have played this one twice and enjoyed it both times |
Actually, there's a lot of strategy to this game. the only time there isn't strategy is when someone decides to randomly nuke people in the first few turns.
If you notice, I maneouvered myself to win the 2nd game I played and was still surviving when the 3rd was delayed, and in my 4th I was one of the last 3 nations left (I had 5 cities... If I hadn't bunkered the one turn I didn't need to- I'd have survived and defeated both enemies.)
Nuke war has strategy.
That being said, society is by far the best game on the boards.
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