# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1337

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26724 "2014-06-19T00:54:26Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26725 "2014-06-19T01:22:11Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26726 "2014-06-19T01:59:16Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26727 "2014-06-19T02:45:13Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26728 "2014-06-19T03:54:27Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot
9. Titanic

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26729 "2014-06-19T04:02:08Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot
9. Titanic
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26730 "2014-06-19T04:16:11Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot
9. Titanic
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
11. The Perfect Storm

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26731 "2014-06-19T05:09:25Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot
9. Titanic
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
11. The Perfect Storm
12. Lifeboat

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26732 "2014-06-19T05:49:26Z")

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Movies that take place almost entirely on a ship(s).

1. Captain Phillips
2. The Caine Mutiny
3. The Hunt for Red October
4. Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
5. Midway
6. Speed 2
7. Mister Roberts
8. Das Boot
9. Titanic
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
11. The Perfect Storm
12. Lifeboat
13. The Poseidon Adventure

New category: Euro-style board games

1. Agricola

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**Author:** ![markie1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@markie1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markie1)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26733 "2014-06-19T07:07:44Z")

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1. Rising Force
2. Marching Out
3. Spellbound
4. Odyssey
5. [elo boost](http://aceboost.com)
6. Inspiration
7. Facing the Animal
8. Yngwie Malmsteen Live!
9. Fire & Ice
10. Unleash The Fury

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26734 "2014-06-19T08:01:55Z")

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New category: Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26735 "2014-06-19T08:23:06Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26736 "2014-06-19T11:23:50Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26737 "2014-06-19T12:50:24Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26738 "2014-06-19T13:19:02Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux
6. Carcassonne

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26739 "2014-06-19T14:24:57Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux
6. Carcassonne
7. Pandemic

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26740 "2014-06-19T18:20:46Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux
6. Carcassonne
7. Pandemic
8. Istanbul

Which I was playing yesterday and caused me to think of the category.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26741 "2014-06-19T18:27:15Z")

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> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#):
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> 1. Animaux

This is one I hadn’t heard of before. So I tried to look it up on Board Game Geek and Amazon and neither had it. Is this an obscure game?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26742 "2014-06-19T18:38:46Z")

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I’d never heard of it, FWIW.

Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux
6. Carcassonne
7. Pandemic
8. Istanbul
9. Othello

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/26743 "2014-06-19T18:55:21Z")

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Euro-style board games

1. Agricola
2. Ticket to Ride
3. Puerto Rico
4. The Settlers of Catan
5. Animaux
6. Carcassonne
7. Pandemic
8. Istanbul
9. Othello
10. Seven Wonders

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