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BGG Top Games – 5101 – 5200
A day’s delay, so I hope nobody’s gone blue holding their breath for this post. I’ll try to do better next week! These Boardgame Geek century of boardgame rankings posts are still getting some great reactions for me. Always love it when somebody in… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 5101 – 5200”
I’ve Got a Crush on You – Cassette Crush: Mixtape Masters Review
I normally don’t do Kickstarters for games out of the blue, sticking with tried and true companies and game series that I enjoy. For some reason, Cassette Crush just reached out and grabbed me as a relatively quick card game brimming with 80s and… Continue Reading “I’ve Got a Crush on You – Cassette Crush: Mixtape Masters Review”
Filthy Cards – Dirty 7s – App Solo Play Review
Sometimes when you’re sitting in line somewhere and you just don’t want to doom scroll BlueSky or read your e-book that you’ve got on your phone, you just want a little mindless phone app action instead. That’s when you might want to give Dirty… Continue Reading “Filthy Cards – Dirty 7s – App Solo Play Review”
BGG Top Games – 5001 – 5100
We’re now on the downward slope heading to the 10,000 level of games ranked on Boardgame Geek. Yet there are still some decent ones down here! That just goes to show you that a low-ranked game does not necessarily mean it is bad. Of… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 5001 – 5100”
Combat Commander Pacific – After Action Report – Scenario M3 – Rebuked at Rabi
Some games of Combat Commander are kinetic romps where both sides are attacking, taking losses, taking over territory, maybe losing territory. And some aren’t… Not that they aren’t fun. Combat Commander is always fun. But some of the games just start out slow, have… Continue Reading “Combat Commander Pacific – After Action Report – Scenario M3 – Rebuked at Rabi”
Friday Night Shots – Games That Grabbed You on First Look
It’s another Friday night, so time for some stream of consciousness writing about a boardgame topic that makes me happy. What better thing to do on a Friday night? Tonight, with a little bit of whiskey added to the mix, I’d like to talk… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Games That Grabbed You on First Look”
BGG Top Games – 4901 – 5000
We’ve hit the 5000 mark in our examination of the Boardgame Geek game rankings, one century of games a week, and it feels quite cool, actually. I’ve really enjoyed doing this series, and it has kept me consistently writing as well, which is another… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4901 – 5000”
New to Me – September 2026
September looked like it was going to be very dry in the “new to me games” system, with only one going into the last two weeks. Once again, Abi saves the day! Getting five new to me games played in the last two weeks… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2026”
Friday Night Shots – Games Where the “Extras” Make the Game Better
We’ve all played those games before. The games where just sitting there playing the game, using the mechanisms (card drafting, worker placement, whatever) and you just think “this isn’t really that different than (fill in the blank) and it’s kind of boring.” But then… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Games Where the “Extras” Make the Game Better”
September 2026 Gaming
My September gaming wasn’t quite as huge as August, but it was still pretty good. For a while there, I thought my “new to me” games would amount to one, but then Abi showed up for a couple of Sundays and I was then… Continue Reading “September 2026 Gaming”