There are very few, if any modern games that really deserve the hate title. I like pinball and can find something I like about almost any game. I try to reserve judgement until I've owned the game and can really experience it. There are a bunch of games that didn't do much for me on location so I won't pay full price. I'll wait for a deal, or a broken game so when I go to sell it if I don't like it I won't lose too much money. I never cared for Game of Thrones on location. I didn't understand it, and it wasn't that fun to shoot. After owning it for awhile (I got a decent deal on a routed premium) it's really not that complicated at all and is a great game. My first impressions of Willy Wonka were similar. I just wasn't crazy about it when I played it at the Pintastic show. I played in on location in a less busy environment and really enjoyed it. I bought one and it's a fantastic game. It isn't a "slot machine". I still don't completely understand it, but it's an amazing flow machine. I've had a rule that if I'm pretty sure I won't lose money and I have room, I'll buy the game to get a real opinion of the game and I don't think it's ever let me down. What games did you foolishly write off and end up liking?