Tag: Auction Games

August 2026 Gaming

40 - BG Stats - Aug 2026 - Grid

August was a booming month for gaming, despite there not being any conventions or anything. Well, maybe not “booming,” but certainly better than last month! Lunch time games at work certainly helped matters, plus there were a few Sundays where multiple games got played.… Continue Reading “August 2026 Gaming”

BGG Top Games – 4301 – 4400

Realm of Reckoning - Board

Welcome to another look at a century of Boardgame Geek game rankings! These posts have been really cool for me because of the conversations they’ve started with friends and colleagues, but they’ve usually had at least a few games that I’ve played and can… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4301 – 4400”

BGG Top Games – 4201 – 4300

Shifting Sands - Map

The last century of the BGG Top Games list was actually not too bad. Lots of nostalgic wargames for me, plus having played a few of the really cool games on the list. Still, the number of games played wasn’t the largest. Will this… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4201 – 4300”

New to Me – July 2026

Up or Down - Elevator Shafts

July had no conventions or anything, but yet it somehow managed to almost have as many new to me games as June did. The fact that all of these were shorter games, unlike last month, made things a bit different though. I’ve now played… Continue Reading “New to Me – July 2026”

BGG Top Games – 4001-4100

Milestones - roundel

We’re now starting to get into the 4000s in the Boardgame Geek game rankings, and while this century isn’t as bad as last week’s (though hopefully you think my post about it was A+, would highly recommend!), it is close. However, there are always… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 4001-4100”

Bidding Rats – Ratzia Review

Ratzia - Collection

One of my favourite auction games has to be Reiner Knizia’s classic game, Ra. I love the pieces, I love the auction mechanism where you are either starting an auction on what’s out there or you are adding to it, but the choice may… Continue Reading “Bidding Rats – Ratzia Review”

Friday Night Shots – Hidden Information

Empire's End - Disaster bidding

The title of this post is obviously about hidden information in games and not hidden information about me, because I am an open book! Just…don’t open that door over there, please. And ignore the sounds coming from behind it. Thank you. Anyway, many games… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Hidden Information”

BGG Top Games – 3201 – 3300

Cape May - Landmarks

A short turnaround time after the last post about this, mainly because that post was late! We’re actually getting into sections of the Boardgame Geek rankings where there are some good games that don’t deserve to be this far back, and that is the… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 3201 – 3300”

BGG Top Games – 2801-2900

Via Magica

Doing these weekly posts about these centuries of “top games” on Boardgame Geek have often been interesting because of the conversations they’ve sparked with friends and fans. But they’ve also been interesting because I’ve seen some unexpected movement in the games I’m seeing. For… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 2801-2900”

New to Me – April 2026

Recall - Buildings

This post took me a lot less time than last month’s did. That’s because there were no conventions in April! Instead of 10+ new to me games, there are only four in this month’s post, but they are all pretty good! The Cult of… Continue Reading “New to Me – April 2026”