I love games, especially well-made games. I understand why most board games come with plastic pieces and flimsy cardboard, but I'm willing to pay a little bit more for wood pieces and some heft to the board (so it will at least lay flat on the table.)

But Dread Pirate seems to have taken this fetish to an extreme, with "a wonderfully illustrated and aged treasure map with cast metal playing pieces, replica doubloons, knuckle bones (dice), treasure bags and pirate treasure." Unfortunately, the cost of all this will make it seem like your wallet has been visited by a pirate or two: $99.95. I'd have a hard time paying that kind of booty for the best game in the world.