2009 Edition of Look what my Secret Santa sent me...

Gary C

(ghcstr)

Belgium

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Once again I am running this list as a central location to let your Secret Santa know when your (hopefully much appreciated) gift has arrived to your house.

Use this list to record what your Secret Santas sent you and remember to include any comments such as thanks that you want to give your Secret Santa. When you post on this list, you may want to make a note on your profile with a link to your entry so your Secret Santa can easily locate your confirmation of delivery and your reaction. That way your Secret Santa can look to see if you received your gift and you can post any comments you may have about the gift here and you can reply without the identity of your Secret Santa ever having to be released!

Please only make an entry when you actually receive the present!

I don't know about anyone else, but I generally obsess about whether a package has arrived at it's intended destination. I drive my wife crazy with checking tracking numbers constantly! So it will be nice to see when those gifts are actually received by the giftee (or are they just sitting unclaimed on the neighbor's porch?)

To see how the previous years' editions of this list have gone, look at these links:

"2008 List"

"2007 List"

"2006 List"

Simon's yearly breakdown of games:
**EDIT Just Added** Most Popular Secret Santa Games of 2009

Most Popular Secret Santa Games of 2008

Most Popular Secret Santa Games of 2007

Most Popular Secret Santa Games of 2006

[b]New Note (I placed this in the comments section as well): If you have added a "Comment" of your gift receipt, please take the time to "Add Item" to this GeekList rather than to place a comment in this section of the receipt of your gift. The actual items being added is how the statistics get accumulated for Simon Hunt's great results list located at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/49122

A good example of how to make an entry useful for this other list is located at: this entry.

Making an actual entry will also make it easier for your Secret Santa to locate your Item.

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Edited Tue May 25, 2010 11:42 pm
Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:05 am

1326. Board Game: Nuns on the Run [Average Rating:6.77 Overall Rank:617]

Tobias Sölvefjord

(supersiamesisk)

Sweden
Skövde

I was left hanging by my secret santa and thought that all hope was lost...
Until I also was contacted by super substitute santa Warren!

Warren Adams

(tallboy)

Australia
Perth
Western Australia

Thanks to him I could hunt down some really cool finds on the Swedish branch of Ebay (guess there are no reindeers in Australia?) that I've wanted to get my hands on for some time;

Nuns on the run
Scotland Yard
Illuminati: Crime lords

So thanks again Warren!

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Posted Wed May 5, 2010 5:25 pm

1327. Board Game: Bang! [Average Rating:6.76 Overall Rank:464]

Piper Kilpatrick

(Xianpiper)

United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

Thanks so much to my Santa for sending our family Bang and it's expansion!!

We were right in the middle of my Intern year of Residency and so things were more than just a touch crazy.

Had a blast!
Can't wait to do it again next year.

Thanks again Santa!!!!

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Posted Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:41 pm

1328. Board Game: The Christmas Game [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]

Brian Leet

(PghArch)

United States
Montpelier
Vermont

Got home from a business trip to Chicago and a package is waiting in the driveway (probably for a day or two, good thing we live in a good neighborhood!)

Went to pick it up, and there in the mail is another small package. Neither has a return address I recognize.

Next day I decided to open the small envelope. A wrapped present! "Do not open until Christmas" it says. Okay, I guess I can live with that, but what is the big box then?

Opened the big box, and it is looking like Santa has been very generous to me!

All are marked to wait for Christmas, so I'll respect Santa's wishes. My wife is already nervous about duplicates on Christmas day, so watch this space for possible trades!!

Thank you Santa!!

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Posted Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:50 pm

So it goes

(OriginalDM)

United States
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

In the immortal words of Jack Horkheimer, "Keep looking up!"

St. Kevin's Dice Tower, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Did you mean to post this in the 2010 geeklist?

Posted Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:53 pm
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Brian Leet

(PghArch)

United States
Montpelier
Vermont

Of course I did! Not sure how I made that particular error.

Posted Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:35 am
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1329. Board Game: Dominion: Prosperity [Average Rating:8.55 Unranked] [Average Rating:8.55 Unranked]

Cathy Griffin

(griffinritmire)

United States
Seattle
Washington

I must have been VERY good this year because Santa brought me the 2 top games on my Wish List: Dominion Prosperity

AND(!!)

Mr. Jack Pocket

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Posted Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:56 pm

Rainer Kraft

(Manimal)

Germany
Burghausen
Bavaria

You know that you posted on the 2009 list?

Posted Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:57 pm
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1330. Board Game: Cyclades [Average Rating:7.55 Overall Rank:97]

Griffin Johnson

(Griffin_IV)

United States
Akron
Ohio

So I added what I thought was a nice note to my Secret Santa last week and now I cannot find my post anywhere?

I am really hoping he/she saw my original message but in case they have not, I wanted to express my extreme gratitude for the Gifts of Cyclades and Lord of the Rings The Confrontation deluxe edition!

Cyclades was tops on my list and I am so grateful to have it in my collection.

Lord of the Rings The Confrontation deluxe edition is fantastic because I am a big Tolkien fan and this is a must have!

Thank you!!

Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition)

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Posted Sun Jan 2, 2011 9:10 pm

B-ʎǝsnoW-ix

(Mousey)

Netherlands
Santpoort-Zuid
a nice small town near the sea

This Mousey caught a Secret Santa Cat

There is no text like OverText!

And what did you get this Christmas?
You posted this in the 2009 list whistle

Posted Sun Jan 2, 2011 9:13 pm
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1331. Board Game: Agricola [Average Rating:8.25 Overall Rank:2]

Boy LIN

(linboy)

Taiwan

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Posted Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:21 am

Gergely CZUPPON

(leaxe)

Hungary
BUDAPEST
Budapest

this is the 2009 list...

Posted Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:45 am
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So it goes

(OriginalDM)

United States
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

In the immortal words of Jack Horkheimer, "Keep looking up!"

St. Kevin's Dice Tower, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

leaxe wrote:

this is the 2009 list...

You can't expect Santa to deliver everything in one night, can you?

Posted Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:34 pm
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1332. Board Game: Navegador [Average Rating:7.74 Overall Rank:56]

David Travis

(KilgoreTroutman)

United States
College Park
Maryland

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Edited Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:02 pm
Posted Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:01 pm

Fraser

(Karlsen)

Australia
Melbourne

Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.

Ooh yes, now a little to the left - my nose is itchy. No, no the other left! Now what colour is 12 supporter badge going to be I wonder?

This is still the 2009 list meeple

Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:01 am
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David Travis

(KilgoreTroutman)

United States
College Park
Maryland

Noticed that after I posted, and then it didn't delete the post for some reason. shake

But, Thanks. I think it because the example on this years list for what a good post with multiple games in it looks like was one from this list. At least that is the only way I can thing that I even got to this page in the first place.

Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:23 am
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Fraser

(Karlsen)

Australia
Melbourne

Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.

Ooh yes, now a little to the left - my nose is itchy. No, no the other left! Now what colour is 12 supporter badge going to be I wonder?

Only the list owner can delete items.

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1333. Board Game: Dominion [Average Rating:7.95 Overall Rank:11]

Andrew McGregor

(McGran)

Scotland
Wigan
Lancashire

Wow, thank you Santa. I've clearly been a very good boy this year. Not only Dominion but also...

Stash

Carcassonne

Governor

and to round it all off..

Quarriors! Rise of the Demons

Thank you very much Santa, wherever you are...

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Posted Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:48 pm

Fraser

(Karlsen)

Australia
Melbourne

Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.

Ooh yes, now a little to the left - my nose is itchy. No, no the other left! Now what colour is 12 supporter badge going to be I wonder?

Santa is using his TARDIS again delivering things in 2009 that weren't even available then

Posted Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:00 pm
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1334. Board Game: Glen More [Average Rating:7.39 Overall Rank:152]

Ron Pfeiffer

(fuzzyfife)

United States
Westborough,
Massachusetts

Santa was extremely good to me this year. Not sure I deserved all of this but this is what I got from him.

Also got: COLORETTO
SANTIAGO
DIXIT
DOMINION

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Edited Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:38 pm
Posted Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:59 pm

B-ʎǝsnoW-ix

(Mousey)

Netherlands
Santpoort-Zuid
a nice small town near the sea

This Mousey caught a Secret Santa Cat

There is no text like OverText!

2009was à great year!

Posted Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:08 pm
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Fraser

(Karlsen)

Australia
Melbourne

Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.

Ooh yes, now a little to the left - my nose is itchy. No, no the other left! Now what colour is 12 supporter badge going to be I wonder?

It's the year that keeps on giving, year after year!

Much more so than 2010, or maybe my subscription for the 2010 Geeklist has lapsed...

Posted Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:18 pm
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1335. Board Game: Star Trek: Fleet Captains [Average Rating:7.94 Overall Rank:193]

JUAN OLMO

(JCEE1213)

United States
Bronx
New York

I just want to say a million thanks to my secret santa for such an awesome gift. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

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Posted Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:34 pm

Brent Moroz

(AUGG)

Canada
Athabasca
Alberta

That's awesome. You may want to add it to the 2011 list.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/74475/2011-edition-of-...

Posted Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:36 pm
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Fraser

(Karlsen)

Australia
Melbourne

Yep that was 12 Power Grid maps back to back over two days. Worth doing, but possibly not in such a concentrated burst.

Ooh yes, now a little to the left - my nose is itchy. No, no the other left! Now what colour is 12 supporter badge going to be I wonder?

Posted Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:14 pm
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Preston Fuller

(Prestonisnormal)

United States
Ashland
New Hampshire

I love reading this list every year. Thanks for doing this Gary and thanks to everyone who makes this season a bit more filled with Joy as people don't get enough of Joy and connection in their life.

Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:17 am
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Cate

(Cate108)

United States
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

No good deed goes unpunished.

Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There's a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen

I hope you don't mind my shilling for this great BGG geeklist... In an attempt to continue the exchanging fun:

Name of the Contest: "Culture Trade - Please Send A Little Bit of Yourself!" - Thumbs up for Culture Contest
Instructions: Just give the geeklist mentioned below a thumbs up.
Link to the contest: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/50370/culture-trade-pl...
Eligibility: any BGG member (worldwide) who thumbs this geeklist
Prize: The winner will receive one new (still in print) game from their wishlist (my choice) worth up to $40 USD.

Note: If there are no new (still in print) games on the winner's wish list that are worth $40 or less, I will send the winner used cat toys instead. gulp

Deadline: Ends at noon on February 27 - Polar Bear Day.

Edited Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:47 pm
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Amanda Miller

(TheLogLady)

United States

Kentucky

jamaajaah wrote:

yeah, I'm really curious what my Surrogate Secret Santa's going to send....

Instead of a late Christmas present, I'm going to consider this a very early Christmas gift! thumbsup

Me too! I was informed that my original Santa was, sadly, a no-show so I was assigned the most FANTASTIC Surrogate Santa!! Santa Gigi is amazing!!

Christmas in January has been wonderful so far!

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Ronny Heinz

(Firepot)

Luxembourg

This was my first year with Secret Santa. My first Secret Santa was a Selfish Secret Santa. Another Secret Santa was assigned. Nothing received yet but I don't give up hope. Nevertheless I will participate next year again. This I've made someone happy, I hope do it next year too. As everyone know it's more about the giving then the receiving!

Posted Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:48 pm
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Chantal Van Pelt

(jamaajaah)

Belgium

Firepot wrote:

I feel for you.
It's really unfortunate to participate in this event and only be on the giving side, even though I must say I had great fun selecting some fitting games for my target. Judging from the post(s) in this thread, my target really enjoyed my choices.
I had an Unfortunate Santa: my packages got lost in the mail - that's what Tom V. told me. A pity

Especially as apparently I would have got Pandemic + Expansion. As I couldn't wait any longer I decided to buy these two games on my own then!
Not sure if I'll participate next year. I have some mixed feelings about this first time

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