Enh, I think this is the first real big disagreement we have. I strongly prefer tight rulesystems to loose ones, and all the potential variations and conflicts in powers make it a very loose game. Maybe it's HoF worthy, but I think this was a miss if you're talking about first-ballot games. Since you seem to be taking one game per letter of the alphabet, I think Catan or even Carcassonne (2000) is far more first-ballot HoF-worthy for the Cs. Heck, I prefer Cluedo or Careers to Cosmic. (Not Candy Land, though.)
Three for three in matching what would be my first five picks for a hall of fame. Cosmic is also a game that generates great stories and memories of an uproarious night at the game table. I'm not sure how many other games do that nearly as well. I haven't played it regularly in twenty years. That should be remedied ASAP. There is nothing else quite like it.
Enh, I think this is the first real big disagreement we have. I strongly prefer tight rulesystems to loose ones, and all the potential variations and conflicts in powers make it a very loose game. Maybe it's HoF worthy, but I think this was a miss if you're talking about first-ballot games. Since you seem to be taking one game per letter of the alphabet, I think Catan or even Carcassonne (2000) is far more first-ballot HoF-worthy for the Cs. Heck, I prefer Cluedo or Careers to Cosmic. (Not Candy Land, though.)
Three for three in matching what would be my first five picks for a hall of fame. Cosmic is also a game that generates great stories and memories of an uproarious night at the game table. I'm not sure how many other games do that nearly as well. I haven't played it regularly in twenty years. That should be remedied ASAP. There is nothing else quite like it.