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Carcassonne (Zman)   

A clever tile-laying game. The southern French city of Carcassonne is famous for its unique Roman and Medieval fortifications. The players develop the area around Carcassonne and deploy their followers on the roads, in the cities, in the cloisters and in the fields. The skill of the players to best develop the area will determine who is victorious.

Awards: 2001 Game of the Year Winner, 2001 Hit Games With Friends Award Winner

Boardgamegeek Link: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne

If you like this game, check out: Carcassonne: Inns & Cathedrals, Carcassonne: The Castle, Carcassonne: The City, Carcassonne: Traders & Builders, Carcassonne: The Princess & the Dragon, Carcassonne: King & Scout, Carcassonne: The Tower, Carcassonne: The Discovery, Carcassonne: Abbey & Mayor, New World: A Carcassonne Game, Carcassonne: Die Katharer, The Count of Carcassonne, Carcassonne: Catapult, Carcassonne: The Mini Expansion, Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune, Carcassonne: Cult, Siege and Creativity, The Kids of Carcassonne, Carcassonne: Bridges, Castles and Bazaars, Travel Carcassonne, Cardcassonne.

Dominion (Rio Grande)          

In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can "buy" as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end.

Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes with 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play - leading to immense variety.

Some of the Awards: 2009: Game of the Year, Best Card Game, Best Family Strategy Game.

Boardgamegeek Link: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion

If you like this game, check out: Expansions: Seaside, Prosperity, Alchemy, Cornucopia, Hinterlands, and the stand-alone game Dominion: Intrigue (this can integrate with original Dominion to play with up to 8 players).

Munchkin   (SJ Games)            

Go down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run. Admit it. You love it.

Don the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm... or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon...

Fast-playing and silly, Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they're laughing, you can steal their stuff.

Boardgamegeek Link: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1927/munchkin

If you like this game, there are several different expansions available.

Catan  (Mayfair)    

In Settlers of Catan, players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game. Multi-award-winning and one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to non-gamers and gamers alike.

Awards: 1995 Game of the Year Winner

Boardgamegeek Link: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/the-settlers-of-catan

If you like this game, check out: Settlers of Catan 5 - 6 Player Expansion, Settlers of Catan Card Game and Expansions, Settlers of Catan Dice Game, Settlers of Catan Travel Edition, Settlers of Catan Traders & Barbarians and 5-6 player expansion, Settlers of Caanan, Settlers of the Stone Age, Seafarers of Catan and 5-6 play expansion, Rivals for Catan, Catan Struggle for Rome, Catan Settlers of America, Cities & Knights of Catan and 5-6 player expansion, Kids of Catan.