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"Next Step" Games

So you've used what we call a "gateway" game to get people in the hobby. So what's next? Say, you use "Ticket to Ride", what game do you use next? Vote for your top ten "next step" games, the ones you use AFTER the gateway game.

Tom Vasel
Tom Vasel
Eric Summerer
Eric Summerer
Dice Guy in a Plane
People's Choice
#10
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Paolo Mori
Publishers: Marabunta
Year Published: 2011
Designers: Klaus Teuber
Publishers: 999 Games
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Régis Bonnessée
Publishers: Libellud
#9
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Jacques Bariot
Publishers: Matagot
Year Published: 2010
Designers: Antoine Bauza
Publishers: Repos Production
Year Published: 2005
Designers: Bruno Cathala
Publishers: Days of Wonder
#8
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Philip duBarry
Publishers: Alderac Entertainment Group
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Peter Lee
Publishers: Wizards of the Coast
Year Published: 2002
Designers: Andreas Seyfarth
Publishers: alea
#7
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Isaias Vallejo
Publishers: Clever Mojo Games
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Alf Seegert
Publishers: Eagle-Gryphon Games
Year Published: 2011
Designers: Stefan Feld
Publishers: alea
#6
Year Published: 2013
Designers: Stefan Feld
Publishers: Hans im Glück
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Paul Peterson
Publishers: Alderac Entertainment Group
Year Published: 2008
Designers: Bernd Brunnhofer
Publishers: Hans im Glück
#5
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Vangelis Bagiartakis
Publishers: Artipia Games
Year Published: 2005
Designers: Henry Stern
Publishers: Avalon Hill Games, Inc.
Year Published: 2004
Designers: Friedemann Friese
Publishers: 2F-Spiele
#4
Year Published: 2010
Designers: Tory Niemann
Publishers: Clever Mojo Games
Year Published: 2010
Designers: Tory Niemann
Publishers: Clever Mojo Games
Year Published: 2008
Designers: Donald X. Vaccarino
Publishers: Rio Grande Games
#3
Year Published: 2006
Designers: Michael Rieneck
Publishers: KOSMOS
Year Published: 2006
Designers: Alan R. Moon
Publishers: Days of Wonder
Year Published: 2009
Designers: Philippe Keyaerts
Publishers: Days of Wonder
#2
Year Published: 2007
Designers: Wolfgang Kramer
Publishers: Days of Wonder
Year Published: 2013
Designers: Matt Leacock
Publishers: Z-Man Games
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Peter Lee
Publishers: Wizards of the Coast
#1
Year Published: 2012
Designers: Ted Alspach
Publishers: Bézier Games
Year Published: 2004
Designers: Friedemann Friese
Publishers: 2F-Spiele
Year Published: 2010
Designers: Antoine Bauza
Publishers: Repos Production