It’s funny how interests “mature” over time as well. Back when I first started collecting, I lusted over the deep feature rich DMD games, and I wanted as many as I could afford.

But as time marched on, I realized that saddling up for a 45 minute game of AFM or LotR every time just...isn’t as fun after a while.

Now, I still enjoy those games from time to time, but I honestly get more enjoyment out of a searingly fast and brutal game of Taxi, Robo War, or any of my EMs.

Also, a big part of collecting for me more recently has been the ability to share with others. No one wants to wait 20 minutes for their turn while the other player exploits a long playing game. The best multiplayer games are my EMs and my early SS, and I have more fun playing with friends than alone.

Bingo. Nailed it. My AFM is set up pretty hard. All my games are. Most of the friends I play with are just pretty decent players, and they know the rules. On AFM, we can play total annihilation for a while by spamming the atomic blaster shot and trapping the other balls for safety. I’m not knocking AFM either. It’s quite easily among my favorite games.