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Tag: Card Games
BGG Top Games – 5301 – 5400
We’re quickly moving through the 5000s in the Boardgame Geek game rankings list, and this week is actually pretty good and pretty bad. Pretty good because I’ve actually played three of them! (actually 4, but the extra one jumped up into last week’s century… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 5301 – 5400”
October 2026 Gaming
As I mentioned on Friday in my New to Me Games post, October was a fairly dry month for actual gaming, though thankfully not for new to me games. We actually missed a Sunday due to another silly street race and the work games… Continue Reading “October 2026 Gaming”
New to Me – October 2026
Posting this early because I know I’m not playing any new to me games today or tomorrow! Look at me, being all efficient and stuff. October looked like it would be another dry month for new to me games (and as you will find… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2026”
BGG Top Games – 5201 – 5300
This is a weird week in the weekly look at the top ranked games on Boardgame Geek (though saying “top” when we’re down in the 5000s seems a little off). I have played only one of these games, but it is actually pretty good,… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 5201 – 5300”
Friday Night Shots – Games You Defend Despite Their Flaws
Another Friday Night Shots stream of consciousness opinion post (sorry if you find that off-putting) about a topic that was first brought up on Boardgame Geek. I find that the forums there can be a gold mine of inspiration for thoughtful posts (or just… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Games You Defend Despite Their Flaws”
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”
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”