Monthly Archives: April 2011

Patrick Korner: Gathering of Friends 2011 Recap

Howdy all! Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and I’m sure it’s a mighty comfy rock), you know that the annual Gathering of Friends convention, organized by one Alan R. Moon, Esquire, took place over the past week. I … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Gathering of 2011 Recap

Well, the Gathering is over now, and it’s time for everyone to return to their regularly scheduled lives.  But, for those ten days, there was nothing but games, friends and food to occupy us.  I, and other Opinionated Gamers, tried … Continue reading

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Five & Dime 2010: & The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Statistics-Driven Gaming Party on the Internet

Yeah, couldn’t help myself with the Guys & Dolls reference. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra hamming it up a very long time ago… or better yet, rent the movie. … Continue reading

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Five & Dime: Decay Rates

I’ve been doing the Decay Rates analysis for 4 years now… it yields some intriguing information. I’m not sure my work here is statistically sound (in fact, I’m pretty sure it’s bogus number crunching) but it’s interesting. (That’s your cue … Continue reading

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Five & Dime: Lo, How The Mighty Have Fallen

These are games that have appeared on the Five & Dime lists before… and have fallen in overall playing percentages. Game % drop from 2009 Pandemic -12.84% FITS -11.11% Agricola -10.14% Le Havre -8.87% Race for the Galaxy -7.45% Battlestar … Continue reading

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Five & Dime 2010: Nickels (5+ plays)

Game 2010 2009 2008 2007 Pandemic 17.18% 19.53% 19.88% 0.61% Small World 15.06% 15.98% new new Agricola 14.82% 17.16% 22.36% 3.35% Dominion 12.94% 10.36% 13.66% new Race for the Galaxy 11.76% 10.36% 9.94% new 7 Wonders 11.53% new new new … Continue reading

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