A Gaming Life
Posted on November 11, 2026 by whovian223
One of my favourite game convention experiences is also my most recent. I have only been going to Bottoscon regularly since 2022 (I did a one-day pass in 2019 and then COVID hit). A couple of the Bellevue, Washington conventions I had been going… Continue Reading “Bottoscon 2026 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: 3 Chapters, Action Selection, Alderac, Amigo Spiel, Artipia Games, Asmadi Games, Bezier Games, Bottoscon, Can't Stop, Card Games, Card Shedding, Civilization Building, Civolution, Combat Commander: Europe, Cooperative Games, Czech Games Edition, Deckbuilders, Deep Print Games, Devir, Dire Wolf Digital, Dune Imperium, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Ecos: First Continent, Emperor S4, Flash Point, Flash Point: Tragic Events, Flip 7, Fowers Games, GMT Games, Indie Boards & Cards, Innovation, Ivanhoe, Lunch Time Games, Mighty Boards, Osprey Games, Paperback, Prodigals Club, Push Your Luck Games, Rebirth, Rock Hard 1977, Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy, Semi-cooperative Games, Stonemaier Games, Sumidagawa Red Town, The King is Dead, The Op, The Pursuit of Happiness, Tile-Laying Games, Trick-taking games, Walking in Kamogawa, Wargames, Wingspan Pocket, Worker Placement Games, Xylotar
Posted on February 23, 2026 by whovian223
We’re into a new millennium! Not year-wise, of course. We are sadly still in 2026. But in looking at the Boardgame Geek game rankings, we are now over 2000. Some might say we’re getting into the dregs, where I haven’t played, or even thought… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 2001 Through 2100”
Category: BGG Top Games Overviews, Board GamesTags: 3 Chapters, Amigo Spiel, Bezier Games, Card Drafting, Cooperative Games, Deinko Games, Druid City Games, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Holland '44, I Split You Choose, Lucky Duck Games, Lunch Time Games, Mr. President, New York Slice, Patchistory, Real-Time Games, Resource Management, Set Collection Games, Solo Games, Sorcerer City, Tableau-building, Tile-Laying Games, Trick-taking games, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on October 3, 2025 by whovian223
I love months where I play a bunch of games that I have no experience with. September gaming was great for the number of plays, but even better for the new to me games that I got to play! I especially love it when… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2025”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 3 Chapters, 5 Minute Marvel, Action Selection, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, AllPlay, Amigo Spiel, Area Control, Area Majority, Auction Games, Bag Building, Ben Eisner, Bitewing Games, Bomb Busters, Calimala, Card Drafting, Card Games, Connor Reid, Corné van Moorsel, Deduction, Dennis Northcott, Drafting Games, Druid City Games, Ecosystem: Coral Reef, EGO, Etherstone, Fabio Lopiano, Galactic Cruise, Genius Games, Hisashi Hayashi, Ian Moss, Joe Hout, Kinson Key Games, Koltin Thompson, Korea Boardgames, Lunch Time Games, Matt Simpson, Pegasus Spiele, Real-Time Games, Reiner Knizia, Simone Luciani, T.K. King, Thundergryph Games, Tim Eisner, Trick-taking games, Virginio Gigli, Waddle, Wonderland's War, Worker Placement Games
This is a blog about board games, with the occasional other post for a bit of spice.