Posted on July 21, 2022
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I was looking at Boardgame Geek today after coming home from running some errands (I highly recommend taking a month off of work if you have enough vacation days for it). I saw the news post about the new game coming from Czech Games… Continue Reading “Do We Really Care That You’re Not Buying a Game?”
Posted on January 25, 2022
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It’s another week so it’s time for another edition of the Top 25 Games Played (by me) of All Time – 2022 edition! We’ve gone through ten of them so far and so far they have been very cool games! I don’t really care… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time – 2022 Edition (15-11)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Action Points, Alderac, Area Control, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Card-Driven Game, Cole Wehrle, Czech Games Edition, Dice-rolling, Elizabeth Hargrave, Hand Management, John D Clair, Lunch Time Games, Matthias Cramer, Pax Pamir - 2nd Edition, Prodigals Club, Space Base, Stonemaier Games, Tableau-building, Vladimír Suchý, Watergate, Wehrlegig Games, Wingspan, Wingspan: European Expansion
Posted on September 27, 2021
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Can it really be? Yes, this is the last post in the BGG Top 300 series, first begun back in February. It’s been a long, hard year with COVID being alternately defeated and then making a rebound and forcing people to still try and… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 300 – Play or Played – #210-201”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1960: The Making of a President, 2-Player Games, Auction Games, Bora Bora, Card-Driven Game, Cédrick Chaboussit, Christian Leonard, Czech Games Edition, Darwin Kastle, Deckbuilders, Dice-rolling, Dungeon Petz, Economic Games, EmperorS4, Fantasy Flight Games, Friedemann Friese, GMT Games, Hanamikoji, Hero Realms, Imperial, Jason Matthews, Kota Nakayama, Lewis & Clark: the Expedition, Libellud, Ludonaute, Lunch Time Games, Mac Gerdts, Power Grid Deluxe, Ravensburger, Régis Bonnessée, Reiner Knizia, Rio Grande Games, Robert Dougherty, Samurai, Seasons, Stefan Feld, Tile-Laying Games, Vlaada Chvátil, Wise Wizard Games
Posted on September 22, 2021
by whovian223
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We’re heading into the home stretch with our look at the Top 300 games on Boardgame Geek. I may even finish before October! Wouldn’t that be a hoot? I’ve actually really enjoyed doing this list, even as I stated last week that it just… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 300 – Play or Played – #220-211”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adam Kwapiński, Age of Empires III: Discovery, Alderac, Area Control, Area Movement, Auction Games, Awaken Realms, Blue Orange Games, Bruno Cathala, Card Games, Civilization Building, CMON, Cooperative Games, Czech Games Edition, Dice-rolling, Dixit: Odyssey, Fantasy Flight Games, Frank Brooks, Fury of Dracula, Glenn Drover, Hand Management, Hidden Movement, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Imperial Settlers, Jean-Louis Roubira, John D Clair, Kevin Wilson, Kingdomino, Libellud, Lords of Hellas, Lunch Time Games, Modern Art, Portal Games, Pulsar 2849, Reiner Knizia, Space Alert, Space Base, Stephen Hand, Tile-Laying Games, Tropical Games, Vlaada Chvátil, Vladimír Suchý
Posted on January 6, 2021
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After months of waiting (I hope you weren’t holding your breath), we have reached the end of the line (for the second time). Yes, we are at the end of the Top 200 BGG games, and it’s been an interesting ride. I’ve really discovered… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #110-101”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adam Sadler, Alchemists, Area Control, Area Movement, Awaken Realms, Barrage, Bernd Brunnhofer, Card Drafting, Christian Martinez, Clank in Space, Corey Konieczka, Cranio Creations, Czech Games Edition, Daniel Clark, Deckbuilders, Decrypto, Deduction, Descent: Journeys into the Dark (2nd Edition), Dire Wolf Digital, Dungeon Crawl, Fantasy Flight Games, Forbidden Stars, Inis, James Kniffen, Jason Little, Kevin Wilson, Krzysztof Piskorski, Marcin Świerkot, Matagot, Matúš Kotry, Miniatures, Party Games, Paul Dennen, Portal Games, Renegade Games Studios, Resource Management, Samuel Bailey, Simone Luciani, Star Wars: X-Wing, Stone Age, Tainted Grail: the Fall of Avalon, Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance, Tommaso Battista, Worker Placement Games, Z-Man Games
Posted on October 9, 2020
by whovian223
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Another week, another “wow, I haven’t played many games” post. It’s almost like I’m failing as a “gamer”. Is that possible? Should I really feel bad that I haven’t played a bunch of games? Maybe, if I’m actually writing about them. Am I not… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #160-151”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adrian Adamescu, Aeon's End: War Eternal, Alan R Moon, Andreas "Ode" Odendahl, Arcadia Quest, Area Control, Block Wargames, Card Drafting, Card Games, CMON, Codenames: Duet, Collectible Card Game, Cooperative Games, Czech Games Edition, Daryl Andrews, Days of Wonder, Deckbuilders, Deduction, Dice Drafting, Dice-rolling, Eric Lang, FloodGate Games, Fred Perret, GMT Games, Guilherme Goulart, Indie Boards & Cards, Kevin Riley, La Granja, Lunch Time Games, Magic: the Gathering, Matt Calkins, Michael Keller, Miniatures, Richard Garfield, Rio Grande Games, Sagrada, Scot Eaton, Sekigahara: the Unification of Japan, Set Collection Games, Space Cowboys, Splendor, Thiago Aranha, Tichu, Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries, Trick-taking games, Urs Hostettler, Vlaada Chvátil, Wizards of the Coast
Posted on September 24, 2020
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This post has been a long time coming. Sorry about that. Life has a way of getting away from you sometimes, doesn’t it? Especially in these chaotic times. I swear that 2020 has been…well, let’s say “challenging.” However, I have made promises to people… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – 180-171”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Area Control, Auction Games, Bruno Sautter, Carcassonne, Card Drafting, Cartographers: a Roll Player Tale, Cyclades, Czech Games Edition, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Frank West, Galaxy Trucker, Goat Wolf & Cabbage, Hans im Gluck, Iello Games, Jamey Stegmaier, Jordy Adan, Just One, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, Lucky Duck Games, Ludovic Roudy, Martin Wallace, Matagot, Max Temkin, Mayfair Games, Mike Boxleiter, Party Games, Queen Games, Ra - The Game, Ravensburger, Reiner Knizia, Repos Games, Roll and Write Games, Secret Hitler, Shogun, Social Deduction Games, Steam, Stonemaier Games, The Isle of Cats, Thunderworks Games, Tile-Laying Games, Tobey Ho, Tommy Maranges, Train Games, Viticulture, Vlaada Chvátil, Worker Placement Games
Posted on August 12, 2020
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After finally getting the last post for the BGG Top 100 games done last week, I was a bit at a loss. What to do for a follow-up? I’m still not getting many games played and while I am behind on a review or… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 200 – Play or Played – #200-191”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1960: The Making of a President, Age of Empires III - Age of Discovery, Asger Granerud, Bora Bora, Card-Driven Game, Christian Leonard, Czech Games Edition, Dice Drafting, Dixit: Odyssey, Dungeon Petz, Flamme Rouge, Glenn Drover, GMT Games, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Imperial, Imperial Settlers, Jason Matthews, Jean-Louis Roubira, Keith Matejka, Libellud, Mac Gerdts, Maciej Obszański, Portal Games, Ravensburger, Régis Bonnessée, Rio Grande Games, Roll Player, Seasons, Stefan Feld, Stronghold Games, Thunderworks Games, Tropical Games, Vlaada Chvátil, Worker Placement Games
Posted on August 3, 2020
by whovian223
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It’s been almost 4 weeks since the last post in this series looking at the Top 100 Games ranked on Boardgame Geek. I was riding high, feeling all the love the series was creating and posting something almost every week day. And then I… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Play or Played – #10-1”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Alexander Pfister, Ananda Gupta, Brass: Birmingham, Campaign Games, Card-Driven Game, Cephalofair Games, Christian T. Petersen, Civilization Building, Corey Konieczka, Czech Games Edition, Dane Beltrami, Deckbuilders, Economic Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Gaia Project, Gavan Brown, Gloomhaven, GMT Games, Great Western Trail, Helge Ostertag, Isaac Childress, Jacob Fryxelius, Jason Matthews, Jens Drogemuller, Martin Wallace, Matt Leacock, Matt Tolman, Pandemic: Legacy Season 1, Rob Daviau, Roxley Games, Star Wars: Rebellion, Stronghold Games, Terraforming Mars, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Twilight Imperium : 4th Edition, Twilight Struggle, Vlaada Chvátil, Zman Games
Posted on June 24, 2020
by whovian223
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Another week, another look at the BGG Top 100. I’m really loving the response to these posts. It really heartens me and makes me want to keep going (even though this is the first post since the last Top 100 post, which isn’t necessarily… Continue Reading “Boardgame Geek Top 100 – Played or Play? #40-31”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Adam Kwapiński, Adam Poots, Ameritrash, Awaken Realms, Blood Rage, Chris Cantrell, Civilization Building, CMON, Cole Wehrle, Corey Konieczka, Czech Games Edition, Daniele Tascini, Eric Lang, Fantasy Flight Games, Friedemann Friese, Jonathan Ying, Justin Kemppainen, Kingdom Death, Kingdom Death Monster, Leder Games, Matt Leacock, Mechs vs Minions, Miniatures, Nathan Tiras, Nemesis, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Power Grid, Prashant Saraswat, Rick Ernst, Rio Grande Games, Riot Games, Rob Daviau, Root, Simone Luciani, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Stone Librande, Through the Ages, Tzolkin: the Mayan Calendar, Vlaada Chvátil
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