True, but I play a lot of boardgames with some friends and for us the game is to predictable. Nah, we prefer a good game of Twillight Imperium or a Game of Thrones. We still have to test Diplomacy, but I heared some good stories about that.
Also, Shogun/Samurai Swords/Ikusa (they kept renaming the game) is very good, for a dice game.