I've been looking around for an answer to this question but I just can't find it. I can't even find information stating that they actually went both ways: with current and up current.
This question came into my head, while I was at the banks of the Danube in Austria near Durnstein, watching the current and watching mechanical engine powered vessels struggling with going up the current; I was thinking how did they pull this off 500 years ago?
I assume traffic went both ways, since all the cities along the river prospered on the trade.
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Autumn might be the ideal period to visit as autumn foliage starts to shine in the brightest colors and, last but not least, itβs high season for wine harvesting. That's how I went on a castle hopping trip to the Upper Middle Rhine River Valley.Have you been? What are your favorite castles in the Rhine Valley?
I'm generally interested in the pre-modern history of river-based commerce in Western Europe. So information about any of the other major rivers would be equally appreciated.
I thought it would be fun to take a look at games that are highly rated on BGG, but also have a high turnover rate. For this experiment, I defined turnover rate as "previously owned" divided by "owned". The dataset includes games with a BGG rank of 3000 or better and a average rating of 7 or more. I removed all of the Exit and Unlock games, since they generally get played once and then passed on. I haven't looked over the list in detail yet, but some trends jump out immediately. Games with multiple or deluxe editions get turned over more frequently (Rococo, London, Glen More). A few Vital Lacerda games also made the list. Some of them are older editions, but some of this may be people discovering that they're too complex. There are also a number of titles on the list that are out-of-print, which could just be people taking advantage of the demand. Then there are the polarizing games. Ones that you're either going to love or hate. Chicago Express is probably the first train game for a lot of people.
Are there any games on this list that you're surprised to see? Are there any that you expected (and why?)
| BGG Rank | Name | Owned | Previously Owned | Turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization | 17631 | 4305 | 0.244 |
| 175 | Nations | 12328 | 2168 | 0.176 |
| 199 | Kanban: Driver's Edition | 8296 | 1710 | 0.206 |
| 203 | Goa | 11020 | 1968 | 0.179 |
| 215 | Shogun | 13172 | 2287 | 0.174 |
| 223 | Glory to Rome | 14564 | 2549 | 0.175 |
| 224 | 1960: The Making of the President | 10692 | 1967 | 0.184 |
| 241 | Rococo | 8526 | 1575 | 0.185 |
| 242 | Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery | 8321 | 1736 | 0.209 |
| 261 | Summoner Wars: Master Set | 13075 | 2454 | 0.188 |
| 276 | Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage | 7270 | 1326 | 0.182 |
| 288 | Dungeon Lords | 14871 | 2663 | 0.179 |
| 296 | Neuroshima Hex! 3.0 | 14608 | 2558 | 0.175 |
| 316 | Notre Dame | 12611 | 2257 | 0.179 |
| 318 | Die Macher | 7530 | 1298 | 0.172 |
| 321 | At the Gates of Loyang | 13395 | 2494 | 0.186 |
| 326 | Endeavor | 7327 | 1742 | 0.238 |
| 333 | In the Year of the Dragon | 10076 | 1847 | 0.183 |
| 344 | Clash of Cultures | 6214 | 1285 | 0.207 |
| 346 | Claustrophobia | 9272 | 1897 | 0.205 |
| 367 | The Manhattan Project | 11868 | 2111 | 0.178 |
| 368 | Fresco | 14826 | 2660 | 0.179 |
| 370 | Macao | 6632 | 1490 | 0.225 |
| 385 | A Few Acres of Snow | 9044 | 2185 | 0.242 |
| 386 | Lancaster | 7860 | 1410 | 0.179 |
| 390 | Glen More | 8154 | 1956 | 0.240 |
| 401 | BattleLore | 10907 | 2294 | 0.210 |
| 411 | Descent: Journeys in the Dark | 13900 | 2359 | 0.170 |
| 426 | Madeira | 5235 | 1057 | 0.202 |
| 434 | London | 5825 | 1334 | 0.229 |
| 436 | Archipelago | 10215 | 1815 | 0.178 |
| 461 | Egizia | 4268 | 946 | 0.222 |
| 464 | Airlines Europe | 7867 | 1465 | 0.186 |
| 481 | V |
