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<blockquote data-quote="JefferyD" data-source="post: 109315" data-attributes="member: 2597"><p>My list:</p><p></p><p>10 — Monster Bash</p><p>9 — Attack from Mars</p><p>9 — Big Shot</p><p>9 — Cactus Canyon</p><p>9 — Firepower</p><p>8 — Centaur</p><p>8 — Gorgar</p><p>8 — Space Shuttle</p><p>8 — Taxi</p><p>7 — Black Hole</p><p>7 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot</p><p>7 — Scared Stiff</p><p>7 — Tee'd Off</p><p>7 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day</p><p>6 — Elvira and the Party Monsters</p><p>6 — Flight 2000</p><p>6 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition</p><p>6 — Medieval Madness</p><p>6 — Pin•Bot</p><p>5 — The Champion Pub</p><p>5 — Goin' Nuts</p><p>5 — Whirlwind</p><p>4 — Genie</p><p>4 — Haunted House</p><p>3 — Black Knight</p><p>3 — White Water</p><p>2 — Central Park</p><p>2 — Creature from the Black Lagoon</p><p>2 — Dr. Dude</p><p>1 — Tales of the Arabian Nights</p><p></p><p>Allowing for only one 10 on my list, I posed this question to myself: “If you won a contest and could pick <strong><em>one</em></strong> table -- and <strong><em>only</em></strong> one -- to have in your garage for 1 year (on loan, so that I couldn’t be swayed by re-sale value) which would you choose?”</p><p></p><p>I play Firepower the most, but Monster Bash is the most entertaining theme for me, and there is enough depth and variety to it I’m sure I could go a year without being bored by it, or totally frustrated with it; frustration and rage would be a huge problem with FP.</p><p></p><p>I decided to pick a single table for the 1 slot, too. No fancy make-believe scenario for that one; I simply picked the table that I am least likely to play. I don’t think I’ve ever played two games in a row on Tales of the Arabian Nights. I haven’t connected with that one, yet. </p><p></p><p>For the rest, it went thusly: “Do I like Taxi as much as Gorgar? Yeah, pretty even. Taxi’s an 8. Do I like Terminator as much as Gorgar and Taxi? Almost, but not quite. Terminator’s a 7.” And so on. It took an embarrassingly long time to get this list to feel right, bumping groups up and down a notch as I went through the list. It probably would look different if I did it again tomorrow, too.</p><p></p><p>And I do like all the tables down to 3. A ranking of 1 or 2 doesn't imply hatred; I'm just kind of indifferent to them. Hardly ever play them but who knows? I might take a shine to them later. There was a time when Cactus Canyon would have been a 2 on my list, but now it's a super-star.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JefferyD, post: 109315, member: 2597"] My list: 10 — Monster Bash 9 — Attack from Mars 9 — Big Shot 9 — Cactus Canyon 9 — Firepower 8 — Centaur 8 — Gorgar 8 — Space Shuttle 8 — Taxi 7 — Black Hole 7 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot 7 — Scared Stiff 7 — Tee'd Off 7 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day 6 — Elvira and the Party Monsters 6 — Flight 2000 6 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition 6 — Medieval Madness 6 — Pin•Bot 5 — The Champion Pub 5 — Goin' Nuts 5 — Whirlwind 4 — Genie 4 — Haunted House 3 — Black Knight 3 — White Water 2 — Central Park 2 — Creature from the Black Lagoon 2 — Dr. Dude 1 — Tales of the Arabian Nights Allowing for only one 10 on my list, I posed this question to myself: “If you won a contest and could pick [B][I]one[/I][/B] table -- and [B][I]only[/I][/B] one -- to have in your garage for 1 year (on loan, so that I couldn’t be swayed by re-sale value) which would you choose?” I play Firepower the most, but Monster Bash is the most entertaining theme for me, and there is enough depth and variety to it I’m sure I could go a year without being bored by it, or totally frustrated with it; frustration and rage would be a huge problem with FP. I decided to pick a single table for the 1 slot, too. No fancy make-believe scenario for that one; I simply picked the table that I am least likely to play. I don’t think I’ve ever played two games in a row on Tales of the Arabian Nights. I haven’t connected with that one, yet. For the rest, it went thusly: “Do I like Taxi as much as Gorgar? Yeah, pretty even. Taxi’s an 8. Do I like Terminator as much as Gorgar and Taxi? Almost, but not quite. Terminator’s a 7.” And so on. It took an embarrassingly long time to get this list to feel right, bumping groups up and down a notch as I went through the list. It probably would look different if I did it again tomorrow, too. And I do like all the tables down to 3. A ranking of 1 or 2 doesn't imply hatred; I'm just kind of indifferent to them. Hardly ever play them but who knows? I might take a shine to them later. There was a time when Cactus Canyon would have been a 2 on my list, but now it's a super-star. [/QUOTE]
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