Big fan of The Resistance, as well as Blood on the Clocktower, though the latter is a bit of an investment. If you don't want social deduction, there's also 7 Wonders and Citadels.
In those cases, I buy it if I really, really like it, if there isn't anything similar in my collection, or if I think I can get it played outside the group that there's a copy floating around in. Usually takes a combination of those three factors, as I try to keep a lean collection since I've got friend who seem to own just about everything.
Brass B is great. In my group we always joke about it being the game of "no, you can't do that" due to how often people, especially new players unintentionally make illegal moves. It's crucial to get your level two buildings out early, as any of those flipped in canal phase will score twice. Breweries are good for this, as is iron. That said, iron is somewhat risky for this strategy because it might get built over later if there's a shortage on the market. You'll probably want to hold at minimum you last mine back.
I've been wanting to try the original Brass (Lancashire) for awhile now, but haven't gotten around to it. Some people have told me it's better, but I'd like to be able to form my own opinion.
My favorite economic game, though, is Indonesia.
For a long time, I've suspected that Mojang would eventually stop updating Java Edition to focus on "Minecraft," (that is, Bedrock Edition) instead. Time will tell if and when, though.
I'm always looking out for new music, but there's so much always coming out that it's hard to separate what I want to listen to from all the stuff I don't.
The short story is an underappreciated art form, though many, many short stories are published each year in small presses. I'd recommend Pushcart Prize as a good yearly anthology.
In fact, I'd say the short story is my favorite medium as far as literature is concerned Building on that, Donald Barthelme is my favorite short story author, and I'd recommend Sixty Stories as a good starting place, followed by Forty Stories. Either that, or find a couple of his works online and jump to the Library of America anthology if you like them.
Cool base! I like the idea of a huge high-tech bunker hidden beneath a sleepy wooden colony. And yeah, the sub needs more content. Post away, people!
I've been reading Manufacturing Consent lately after hearing so much about it. It's very interesting through the new introduction and the first part, where the propaganda model is explained, but it drags some as the authors try to apply it to certain historical events, like the 1984 Nicaraguan Election.
Still, it's interesting, and while the model still applies to mainstream media today, the advent of the internet, smartphones, and social media's resulting displacement of mass media has lessened its effectiveness.
Cautiously excited. I won't preorder, of course, but I'll keep an eye on it once it's out.
It's a pretty common term, actually, and not always used unlovingly. Still, the idea of "American" games versus "Euro" games isn't as useful as it once was for differentiating board game genres.