I posted this on the BGG forums but I tend to trust all of you better anyway.
Dominion is one of my favorite games, I play a lot online and with the cards. I especially love engine-building and playing out those engines, I love a turn that feels big and chain-reactiony. I adore awesome combos.
I'm also looking to round out my game collection a bit.
Games I really enjoy and either own or have easy access to:
Dominion (and multiple expansions)
Race for the Galaxy (and The Gathering Storm)
Cosmic Encounter
Puerto Rico
Stone Age
Carcassonne
7 Wonders
Pandemic
Smallworld
Power Grid
Kingdom Builder
Escape: Curse of the Temple
Tikal
Settlers
King of Tokyo
I've played Trajan and Dominant Species once each and enjoyed both a lot. I'm probably forgetting some things here.
I'd like to buy something that can fill a gap in my collection, and I've been hoping for a while for something that can give me big and meaningful-feeling turns like a Dominion engine.
Unless you have a really good case to make, I'm not interested in the Dominion clones like Thunderstone, Ascension, and Puzzle Strike. I AM, however, interested in other types of deck-builders, like perhaps Netrunner. Glory to Rome and its little bro Innovation look pretty interesting, I think I like the feeling of things being a bit out of control crazy, as long as the insane power of my combo is matched by the mind-blowing power of yours.
Other than those, I'm not sure where to look, but I'm interested! Tableau-building is alright but I don't think I want to go much more complex than RFTG (it's fine for me, but I like playing with other people!).
Bonus points (but not at all requirements) if a game:
-Is space efficient. I'm a college kid, and man, they don't give us big tables.
-Plays in a reasonable amount of time. I'll mostly only be able to play 90+ minute games 4.5 months of the year.
-Can reasonably be taught to non-gamers. Let's call them not-yet-gamers.