Three lists of five-ish elements:
What are the top five games on your wishlist? Waiting on shelf space, budget, or a reprint? (and how often does this list change, apart from a purchase)?
What are the top five (unplayed) games you want to get played?
What are the top five games you really want to get back to the table? Or game modes / expansions for a game you’ve played which you’d like to experience? What’s keeping that from happening?
Wishlist
Shame Pile
Hot Replays
Preface: I’ve culled my collection a lot and most of my collection are “want to play”. But these the hottest:
I’ve only got 4 on my wishlist and I use this for consideration. So it changes every month or so when I review it
I’ve played everything I own, apart from map expansions
Top five games on your wishlist
My top 5 stayed the same for ages until very recently, when I bought Crokinole and Fortune and Glory which had been my top 2. Now it’s:
Heat: Pedal to the metal
Ready, Steady, Bet
Sea Salt and Paper
Lord of the Rings Duel
Beyond the Horizon
(And Ra. And Pax Pamir 2nd)
Top five (unplayed) games you want to get played
Inis!
Sherlock Holmes consulting detective
Forgotten Waters
Viticulture Tuscany EE
Loads and loads of Marvel Champions
Top five games you really want to get back to the table
70s Dune - you need a very particular group of players for that one
Vampire the Masquerade: Heritage - same, and they have to commit to a legacy game
LotR: Journeys in Middle Earth - I could solo this one but it’s a lot of work for a shallow game
Azul: Summer Pavilion
Forests of Pangaia
Dogs of War is on my list, too. Last I checked it was still in the aether. Looking forward to it!
Cyclades 2e went through a few iterations for me: First, Cyclades is already perfect and these changes sound awful. Then (reads developer’s diary) OOOhhhhh, I get it. That all makes sense and sounds pretty good actually. (reads campaign) this pricing and support levels are awful and Cyclades is already perfect…
We’ll see what happens at retail. It’s still on my radar.
I don’t know if I have 5 on my wishlist.
Deus would be on there, although I’ve completely forgotten what to do
Roll for the Galaxy is more that I want to play it irl than definitely own it
Dogs of War reprint is on my radar
Unplayed
Great Western Trail: New Zealand should get a first outing at Aire Con at the weekend.
I probably have more unplayed stuff, but I can’t think what!
I’ve got Jagged Earth and Branch and Claw to delve in to
And the second hand copy of Cyclades I picked up
To play
Spirit Island
Spirit Island
Spirit Island
I think my wishlist is only 1 item and that’s crokinole. After playing @RogerBW 's copy and finding out you can do team games I’m all excited for it. When I have time and the space to store it…
I only own 2 unplayed games. 1856 and Mage Knight. So that’s that list. Mage Knight I got to play mainly as 2 player with my heavy coop friend but they’ve fallen very ill so maybe in a few years when the kids sleeps well. 1856 hopefully this year.
Ones I want to get back to the table is now very tricky, as I get so much less game time only choosing 5 is tough. Food Chain is up there, that’s definitely been too long and now @lalunaverde is practiced I’d be very up for learning some higher level play. Trains always a treat. A non random market deck builder where the board play matters. Always a treat to play. 18Mex. It would be good to get back to this one. The group’s familiarity and the quality of the game has made it some of my best 18xx experiences so getting another run out would be stellar. Cthulhu Wars has become a victim of my change in circumstance so it’s been months. Might be my current favourite. I am very tired so my 5th might have to wait until tomorrow.
I don’t hve much wishlist and I buy relatively few games now. Waiting for the very delayed second Sentinels expansion, but I don’t think there’s any game that I’d buy on the spot. Quite a few expansions though: Coldwater Crown The Sea, A Touch of Evil Something Wicked, etc.
I have five unplayed games sp that’s easy:
I have a large collection and with almost every time I play a game I haven’t played for a while I think “I should really get that out more often”. Recent examples include Tobago, MNBR 9, The Networks. I probably have too many games for the amount of playing I get to do.
What are the top five games on your wishlist? Waiting on shelf space, budget, or a reprint? (and how often does this list change, apart from a purchase)?
Then nothing for quite a while.
What are the top five (unplayed) games you want to get played?
It’s difficult to choose. I have so many. I am trying to go for the most realistic options that I could conceivably know the rules well enough to teach or in 3 cases even solo. Or else Dune and Sidereal C. would top the list.
What are the top five games you really want to get back to the table? Or game modes / expansions for a gam
Overall this thread reminds me that my year in games has started of nicely and then came to an abrupt halt for various nebulous reasons…
All right, let’s see… Keep in mind these are in no particular order.
Wish list:
SETI (waiting for the French version to be available, but would also like to whittle down the Pile of Opportunity first)
Black Forest (would like to whittle down the Pile of Opportunity first)
Moon (need more research and a French version, looked neat though)
Anno 1800 (need more research and ideally a French version, looked neat though)
Nucleum (would like to whittle down the Pile of Opportunity first)
Unplayed:
Kutna Hora (next on the list)
Spirit Island (been wanting to play this for years)
Cryo (got it for a miserly sum, seemed neat, curious about it)
Yellow & Yangtze (got it for a miserly sum, heard really good things, curious about it)
Altiplano (got it for a miserly sum, seemed neat and heard good things, curious about it)
Get back:
6 Nimmt (had purchased it to play with Maryse’s parents, now with her mum gone, it’s about finding other people)
Bitoku (we both want to try it again, it’s about finding time since it’d essentially be learning a new game and we have… well, a few others)
Beyond the Sun (we both want to try it again, it’s about finding time since it’d essentially be learning a new game and we have… well, a few others)
Suburbia (played it once last year, we both loved it, and then it just… never came up. We want to play again)
Wingspan (played it a few times, didn’t LOVE it, but everybody else seems to, so we want to give it another go)
I just emptied my wishlist a bit recently. And, mostly, it only has additional content for games I already own: Bullet, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Legendary, Unmatched, etc…
The first 5 that aren’t extensions of existing products, in no particular order:
. I’m still hopeful I can get a copy some day.As you can see, I’ve been prioritizing getting additional content for the games I already own and (generally) know that I like.
So many games could be on this list. But, the cream of the crop, in no particular order:
Also so many options. Here’s a few that I have stashed near my table because they are high on my list:
(other than 1862, I’ve received new content for all of these recently… not sure if that’s a coincidence or a sign)
It’s in beta on BGA now.
My colleague told me there were some rights issues that have recently been resolved. I didn’t research the claim as I sold my copy ages ago with only minor regrets.
As for Distilled… yes yes it’s nice. But it doesn’t pass the “Reverse Kondo” test (I have it still but wouldn’t rebuy it.) The solo is fine. A bit of a push-your-luck puzzle if you are really into the theme. I think the premium token pack for Spirit Island is a better investment 
Also the box is quite a bit taller than your standard square and possibly wider as well. It has a working plastic insert with okay logistics going for it.
Imperium: Foo on the other hand, I do recommend. Would very likely rebuy it if for some reason my collection was annihilated. Probably still in my Top 20 solo games list or somewhere close enough. But only solo. I don’t think I want to multiplayer this.
(re Imperium [foo])
I’d say that’s true. If I’m playing civ A against bot civ B, I’ll need to use different tactics from what I’d use for civ A vs bot civ C.
Hmm. The bot is good, but I do enjoy the game more multi player, even if it can sometimes take a while with more than two. For me it’s a social game as well as a mechanical one.
(Though I think @lalunaverde is more of your school of thought, or at least “no more than 2p”.)
I would definitely not play with more than 2. That’s almost a general rule for deck-buildery games for me. Turns can get long and complicated and I am too impatient to wait on more than 1 person to fumble through one. Too many of my friends suffer AP.
I agree that the bot acts in very specific ways and not having to manage it would be kind of nice. But … I have only limited access to two player game-time and it just doesn’t move beyond other games in any of those.
And it’s simply too heavy now with 3 games in one box and wood insert to take anywhere outside my house.
The only exception I found is playing it at con with you guys. In a games night: no no no.
I have much fondness for this game. The art is fairly unique in boardgames from what I’ve seen. The theme is grimly funny. there’s a big strand of humour throughout and it’s a fun game. Doesn’t out stay it’s welcome and got just enough spice to be exciting even if that can be a little swingy. Good luck in your quest.
Bloody Inn, it is indeed coming back
This is now at the top of my wish-list
5 games on my wishlist:
5 unplayed games I’d like to play:
5 games to get back on the table:
@Acacia thanks for this topic, it was a good exercise for remembering what games I’ve got sat on the shelf 
I’m trying not to buy more games at the moment but these would tempt me:
On my pile of shame/opportunity:
To get back to the table: