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I must admit I don't often think of this list. But, I'm in a possible CCG transitional period, and I wouldn't mind trying to figure out which direction to go.
I've been playing Babylon 5, Wheel of Time, and V:TES for the most part and, just recently, got tricked into playing Magic again as a way to kill dead time. Recently cut back on B5 with no new cards expected. WoT may actually get more cards; we're waiting for some announcement. I should focus on V:TES which is my favorite, but building decks requires so much time and concentration.
Getting to the point and why this might be of some interest to anyone besides myself, I could probably be enthused by a new CCG, yet am not seeing the Grail.
Games I've looked at recently for the first time:
Wizard in Training - should not be a CCG, horrible game
Card Captors - should not be a CCG, pointless game
Survivor - should not be a CCG, pointless game
Obsidian Lords - vaguely interesting but seems limited and potentially highly unbalanced
Firestorm - somewhat interesting, complicated, should probably see constructed
Rifts - could probably hold some interest for a while in terms of deck construction, play should have been a lot better
Sack Armies - I'd have to be convinced this isn't broken, seems fairly trivial, which isn't necessarily bad, but fiddling with sacks and discs is no encouragement
Harry Potter - haven't played it, horrified by what I've heard of its mechanics
In general, to sum up my impression of what I've seen lately, too many CCGs are inane kiddie/party games that shouldn't be CCGs or companies can't seem to put together good, simple mechanics for serious CCGs.
Of course, there's new stuff coming out. In particular, there's a big buzz for Lord of the Rings. Some buzz for Buffy. And, so forth.
The question is what should I be looking at in terms of recent/new games. In particular, I wouldn't mind finding a good two player CCG as V:TES should cover multiplayer needs.
"If you're joking, that's cruel. If you're being sarcastic, that's even worse." - The Great Destroyer
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