@cynical13 --
Well, I've been on the BoardGameGeek.com board game list rankings, gone through the Spiel des jahres lists, etc.
I stopped collecting in 2010 because the backlog of good Eurogames and games in general had caught up and it seemed that crappy games were starting to be made.
Good to see the solid games are still around, but there hasn't been any really good games that are different.
Do I need another worker placement game? I have Lords of Waterdeep, Stone Age, and Puerto Rico.