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Originally Posted by V
We obviously have very different tastes. 7 Wonders is alright, although I think it's pretty brutally unbalanced, and there isn't near enough interaction for me. It's kind of a simplistic game too. Good gateway game, though.
I've played Smallworld twice and didn't enjoy it at all either time. I don't know if I have to play it more often before I enjoy it.
Puerto Rico is a good game, but again, not enough interaction for it to place too high for me.
As for your debate with your girlfriend, I think it depends on your group. Our group gets together every week, and we all have about 40 games, but we've tried not to have too much crossover between our collections. We have a lot of games that we'll never get to for a long time. Fortunately we have couple friends of the less nerdy variety, so we can play a few of those less intense games (Dixit, Carcassonne, Through the Desert) a couple times a year.
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I understand your complaints about all the games I mentioned. I usually like games with simple rules. I see how someone might not like 7 wonders, but I love it personally. It can be taught to a beginner in 10 minutes and has almost no down time. And I think the interaction is similar to a game like carcassone. Not a lot of direct interaction, but a lot of screw your neighbour action.
Your dislike of Smallworld shocks me. I have never met anyone who doesn't like that game. There are just so many layers of strategy.
It seems like you like party games and I like mid-level strategy games. A fundamental divide.