It's a pretty good game. Far too involved with luck for my liking, but it's alright. And troutman's right, the game is all about number distribution. And when you find that out, and employ the proper strategy often enough, I find the game gets pretty boring. Especially when you play with couples who are apparently on the same team, not that I'm bitter. I've been playing for over 10 years now, so the game's gotten a little stale over time.
Cities and Knights is a better game which adds a few dimensions. I think it takes a bit off of the number distribution, but it's still pretty heavy with that.
A far better game is Peurto Rico, although I find that it doesn't have enough player interaction for me to consider it a great game. No luck, though, so that's why I'm a big fan.
Carcossonne is a great game. I've heard that Hunters and Gatherers is a good expansion, but I've never tried it. A couple other non-luck games I have are Dragon Delta and Through the Desert. I've enjoyed those games for years now.
Nothing tops Diplomacy, as far as I'm concerned. No dice, no cards, and a whole lot of lying. Nothing could be better. It's just hard to find 6 other hard core players to get together.
A good two player game that I like is Lost Cities. My wife and I played it for hours and hours back in the day. St. Petersburg is another fun two player game.
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