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¿Question #136?
ynnen: What game really knocked your socks off the first time you played it? IE, it was far better than you thought it would be...

Jrtolf: El Grande.
oldhoss: Splendor.
puffinge: Rococo
fedspaz: 1775: Rebellion. Fell in love immediately.
Shleeg: hmmmmmmmmmmm i'd have to say........ without thinking too much.......... this western card game with duels and shit. it looked really basic but was very fun and engaging, and they really worked the western theme into everything very cleverly. can't remember what it was called.
PSloan: Twilight Imperium
ShaunFable: Infinite City
bcooperok: Brass
Randy Cox: Back when I was a noob, a lot of things did that, even Settlers (then known as Siedler).
Der Ubermolch: Quite a few. Die Macher. Ur. Monkeys on the Moon.
sirjeyhmis: Caylus
cadavaca: Texas Glory.
hellium: Naked Twister at the all girls college.
Felimid: "Canyon".
Jocab: Arkham Horror...
rseater: Dominion
Whaleyland: The Settlers of Catan — Thought it would be a dumb game, loved it ever since.
ZackStack: Blokus. I was instantly addicted after loosing a vote to play something else.
Zedsdead: Shear Panic. I had expected a fluffy kiddie game with the depth of a puddle.
Albireo: Civilization (AH)
aleo09: don't recall
ChukLife: Twilight Imperium
LeZerp: Birds of Prey
ZiggyZambo: Traumfabrik
ZeroZilla: Shogun. Which was a trick, considering how long I'd been waiting for it, and how much reading I'd done on the generalities.
Falke: san juan
Commandex: die macher
bigbadsteve: rumis, most recently
DHEK: Vegas Showdown. It really turned out better than I thought it would, so much so that I went on to buy it after playing it once.
Geosmores: San Juan
Redbeardin84: Fury of Dracula by FFG (2006)
scriptorum: You know, I'm now so used to answering questions unrelated to gaming, I don't know how to answer this.
rootbeer: Ave Caesar.
Beelzebub: Puerto Rico
dmomo: Zeus and Hera (I mean, it didn't blow me away, but it was better than I thought.)
Rileywiebe: most recently, Vegas Showdown, as I expected almost nothing and yet have felt compelled to play four games so far
Favre4MVP: Colossal Arena.
mrspank: For Sale.
vampywife: A History of the World
Lexi: Age of Steam
dietevil: Tempus
Kazin: RoboRally
LemonyFresh: Manila
korppu: No such game
shawn_low: Recently: Star Wars Queen's Gambit and Nexus Ops.
Felderin: I'm glad that you clarified that, because I was originally going to answer "Twister," since that game did actually knock my socks off once (although technically it was only one sock). But given your annotated question, I would have to answer "Ticket to Ride."
Loquutus: Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition
Recneps: Puerto Rico.
shizzane: PR
Steve Leach: In the Shadow of the Emperor
POvidiusNaso: Domaine.
erli: Reef Encounter
scubadawg1: Settlers of Catan
Evilnames: None
ssmooth: Himmelsstürmer, Euphrat & Tigris
Harold Godwinson: Awful Green Things from Outer Space
archduke: settlers of catan
kimapesan: Puerto Rico
SteveK2: Ra
Jamie: Puerto Rico
skrutsch: PR
thoia: Acquire
matthew.marquand: Puerto Rico
Reloaded: Memoir 44
Lord_Prussian: El Grande, Modern Art and Yinsh
mcbeth: 1825
Nomadik: Citadels
JimPAX: Lowenhurtz.
darthcliff: Puerto Rico
heli: Catan
Musti: 'Medina' and 'Power grid'
snoozefest: die macher
batman: Lord of the Rings
toulouse: Age of Steam
steadym: En Garde. That's a lot of game in a tiny package!
Toxidyne: The AH version of Civilization way back in the day.
jpact: Ricochet Robot.
SusanRoz: Ticket to Ride
solove: High Society
Cavedog_pdx: Air Baron
kennyb: Tikal, settlers card game, carcassonne
AlorielLelyn: TransAmerica
Scott Tepper: Jambo
fellonmyhead: Age of Steam; I initially thought it would be just another rail game.
Chris Schreiber: Flaschenteufel (The Bottle Imp) - such a clever theme for a trick taking game
Blackwind: dont know
GuyHill: Rommel in the Desert
manowarplayer: Die Macher
BrokenNails_NZ: Memoir 44
viogression: Zèrtz
Glarbung: Shogi
wtrollkin2000: Die Macher
geberus: Samurai
Belash: Settlers of Catan
BobDodgerBlue: Puerto Rico
Mike A: Citadels.
Michael Becker: El Grande
TragicHeroBC: Power Grid. I mean, I expected it to be good, but it really just floored me.
Dave: Tikal. Any of my first Euros (e.g., Entdecker, Streetcar) would qualify as well.
jaredh: die Macher.
louiseh: Wallenstein
Shakar: San Juan.
dakarp: Most recently, Heckmeck am Bratwurmeck, although subsequent playings were less impressive than the first.
alkaiser: ZooSim
ct_cruiser: I was honestly really surprised by Alhambra. It is nowhere near my fav, but I didn't at all expect it to be as good as it is.
fizzix: Puerto Rico
jttm: St Petersburg
queequeg: PR
Jim_P: Goa
Der Das: Lord of the Rings - The Confrontation (2002)
darquil: Coloretto, Kupferkessel Co., Loco!, DVONN, Through the Desert
Critical Mass: apples to apples
Draugnar: Buffy: the Vampire Slayer the Boardgame
scribidinus: Wallenstein
hakko504: Formula Dé
Flyspeck23: War of the Rings.
UhhhClem: Barn-Buzzin' Goofy!
tragicpoet: Formula Dé
Skyjack: Maharaja
janiera: Mexica
EYE of NiGHT: Jenga.
silverpenny: That would be "Find Paul's Socks." I was the Sock Donator. It was a lot of fun.
seppo21: Atlantic Star
skelebone: Through the Desert.
CDRodeffer: Homeworlds
Xlyce: Fearsome Floors
Beyak: El Grande
Sky Knight X: Clue: The Great Museum Caper
HBGlover: Taj Mahal.
Donkey Thong: Settlers
Mndwrm: Anachronism
jdroscha: New England
rochs77: Hansa
Ryno8: Powergrid
Zambogirl: Wallenstein
hibikir: El Grande
ValJor: Maharaja
Drewcooter: St. Pete
chaddyboy_2000: Monkeys on the Moon
netfilterz: T&E
AnakinOU: Age of Steam.
shumyum: Cloud 9
gnomehome: Make 'N Break
WasQ: puerto rico
TD2008YDS: Power Grid
sumo: METW
LudesFactor: die Macher
Friendless: Break the Safe - I thought it would be crap
djlg: Paths of Glory (A fun world war one game??!)
Fawkes: Magic: the Gathering
MisterCranky: Kremlin
Septic: Squad Leader
Aldie: Citadels
Debate: Magic: The Gathering
MikeMKH: PoF
CortexBomb: Die Haendler
ynnen: Pueblo -- I wasn't expecting much and it rocked.