Woo hoo! Another
month and another year in the books and it has been a great one! This past month was great for getting some
interesting new games to the table and playing some old favorites. We continued to work on our 10x10 challenge
for the year and were able to complete it!
We got in 60 plays of just less than 30 different games! For 2018 we’re planning on doing a 25x5 (25
games played at least 5 times) challenge instead of the 10x10 so we’ll see how
that goes. I think that’s enough, let’s
take a look at the final stats for the 10x10 challenge in 2017.
10x10 Challenge:
Five Tribes (2 plays in December, 10 total plays for
2017)
Gloomhaven (1 play in December, 15 total plays for 2017)
Tokaido (2 plays in December, 10 total plays for 2017)
Unfair (1 play in December, 10 total plays for 2017)
We did it! We were
able to complete our 10x10 challenge this past month! In all we played the 10 games we chose 118
total times! I’m looking forward to
making a new challenge for 2018 and seeing how we do. Alright, let’s move on to the monthly stats!
Statistics:
Total plays in December 2017 – 60
Total unique games played in December 2017 – 28
New games played in December 2017 – 6
New games acquired in December 2017 – 6
New expansions acquired in November 2017 – 1
Most plays of a single game in November 2017 – 6
Designer – Rikki Tahta
Publisher – Indie Boards & Cards
Last play before December 2017 – 11/10/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 6
We pulled this out a few times with my buddies Zach and
Steph and rolled along with a bunch of plays.
This will always be one of those games I’ll keep on hand to teach new
people and when we just want a quick and fun play!
Designer – Trey Chambers
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games
New to me
First play – 12/3/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 5
We picked this game up after selling something we didn’t
want anymore. This game is awesome! I love how quick and simple the game is and
it is a wonderful worker placement game!
Everyone who has played this game with us so far has loved the
experience.
Designer – Nate French/Matthew Newman
Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games
Last play before December 2017 – 9/26/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 4
Oh wow did I ever have an awesome month of playing this
game!
I am currently working through the
Dunwich Legacy with Rex Murphy and it has been awesome! I can’t wait to pick up the next couple of
expansions that I don’t have yet and see what happens!
Designer – Isaac Vega
Publisher – Plaid Hat Games
Last play before December 2017 – 8/15/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 4
Oh wow, four plays of this game this month! This makes me so incredibly excited! We got one of the deluxe expansions, The Laws
of Lions, for Christmas and broke it out and it was awesome! I can’t wait to get some more of the new
decks (we still have 5 to pick up!) and play them with Em!
Designer – Vlaada Chvátil
Publisher – Czech Games Edition
Last play before December 2017 – 6/13/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 4
Em and I brought this along with us on our sojourn to
Maryland for Christmas and played it with Adam and Christina. It was an awesome time as we played guys
versus girls and ended up each winning 2 games.
Designer – Emerson Matsuuchi
Publisher – Plan B Games
Last play before December 2017 – 10/23/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 3
This game is so good and Em and I were able to get in 3
plays of it this month! Em was really on
the ball and I’m pretty sure she won all 3 of our rounds. I love this game and am starting to really
look forward to the second in the series.
Designer – Seiji Kanai
Publisher – Alderac Entertainment Group
Last play before December 2017 – 11/16/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 3
Zach and Steph really dig this quick game so I’ve brought
it along with me a few times so we could get some plays of it in. This is just one of those perfect fillers
that takes so little time and is fun for the quick duration of it.
Designer – Matt Leacock/Rob Daviau
Publisher – Z-Man Games
New to me
First play – 12/25/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 3
AAAAHHHH!!! Yes,
that was a scream. This was my most
anticipated release from Essen Spiel and one of my most anticipated releases
for some time! We’ve broken it out and
started the campaign with Molly and Dustin and it was been every bit as amazing
as I’ve hoped! I am so looking forward
to getting together again and starting the next month!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Amigo Spiele
Last play before December 2017 – 10/12/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
This is such an incredible card game. This is probably one of my favorite quick,
simple, straight card games. I think
this is the design that really makes me realize how good of a designer
Rosenberg is. We played this during our
vacation with the family and they all love it!
Designer – Bruno Cathala
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before December 2017 – 11/11/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
Em and I were able to get in two quick plays of this game
this past month which ended up helping us to complete our 10x10. I would really like to pick up at least one
of the expansions to this game this year as I think it will make it even
better!
Designer – Alexander Pfister
Publisher – Stronghold Games/eggertspiele
Last play before December 2017 – 11/26/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
Em and I also got to play this game a couple times this
past month and man do I ever love it!
This is one of my favorite games of all time and I’m not sure it is
going anywhere anytime soon. I think
this game just gets better with each play.
Designer – Scott Almes
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games
New to me
First play – 12/5/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
I actually won this game from a Tasty Minstrel Games’
giveaway on Instagram! We played it a
couple of times this past month and really enjoyed it. It is a small but very clever game that I
think we’ll keep around for quite some time!
Designer – Matt Leacock
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before December 2017 – 10/31/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
Em and I pulled this out when we wanted a quick
dice-rolling game. We lost the first
round handily but ended up winning the final round just barely!
Designer – Christopher Badell/Paul Bender/Adam Rebottaro
Publisher – Greater Than Games/Sentinel Comics
Last play before December 2017 – 11/30/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
I was able to get in a couple more rounds of solo play in
this game this past month and they were awesome. This will always be one of the most thematic
games I have!
Designer – Alan R. Moon
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before December 2017 – 11/12/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
I just feel like at this point I just have to say
yup…more games of this one! We played this
a couple of times and as usual was a ton of fun!
Designer – Antoine Bauza
Publisher – Funforge
Last play before December 2017 – 10/22/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 2
We pulled this fun game out a couple of times this past
month and finished off our plays for the 10x10 challenge. This is always a fun time and my wife loves
it!
Designer – Antoine Bauza
Publisher – Repos Production
Last play before December 2017 – 9/8/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
I pulled this one out with Zach and Steph and it was the
first time in a while that I’d played!
They really enjoyed the game and I forgot how much I also enjoy the
game!
Designer – Jonathan Gilmour/Brian Lewis
Publisher – Pandasauras Games
New to me
First play – 12/21/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Josh Kickstarted this game and received it this past
month and I was chomping at the bit to get in a play of it. We pulled it out and played with Em and it
was amazing! This is exactly the game
that I wanted it to be and can’t wait till I get my retail copy! This could be a game that jumps up my list
the more I play!
Designer – Andrew Fischer/Nathan Hajek
Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games
New to me
First play – 12/8/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
So Josh picked this game up in December and we played it
and wow! This is everything that I
wanted in a Fallout game! While we were
playing I felt like this was a wonderful boardgame that completely captured the
wastelands so well. I can’t wait to play
this game more!
Designer – Isaac Childres
Publisher – Cephalofair Games
Last play before December 2017 – 11/30/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Yup…another game of Gloomhaven in the bag! This game just continues to be amazing
although we’ve slowed down due to a crazy couple of months. I hope that we’re able to get back onto our
once a week schedule now that the holidays are almost over.
Designer – Andreas Odendahl
Publisher – Stronghold Games
Last play before December 2017 – 4/17/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
I wanted to teach Zach and Steph a dice game one night so
I decided to pull out this one. They
loved it, and can you blame them? This
game is such a fantastic dice-drafting game and is my very favorite
roll-and-write game.
Designer – Steve Jackson
Publisher – Steve Jackson Games
Last play before December 2017 – 9/7/14
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
I taught this one to Zach and Steph and it was fun. I understand why many people don’t love this
game but to be honest we really enjoy it.
It will never be a favorite but it was one of the games that opened the
door to hobby gaming so it will always have a place on our shelf.
Designer – François Gandon
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before December 2017 – 12/3/16
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Zach and Steph came over for a gamenight and we pulled
this game out. It had been a while since
I’d played and I had forgotten how fun and quick this game is. I really should get this one to the table
more often.
Designer – Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher – Gamewright
Last play before December 2017 – 6/26/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Here is another game that I taught to Zach and Steph and
they loved it! This is a wonderful and
simple card-drafting game where you are trying to collect sets of sushi. Great art and simple rules make this game a
hit with anyone.
Designer – Jacob Fryxelius
Publisher – Stronghold Games/FryxGames
New to me
First play – 12/1/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Josh taught me this game (finally) this past month and it
was awesome! I don’t own this one but I
could see it going up my favorite game’s list if I got more plays in of
it. I love a good, clever
hand-management game and this is definitely one of them. Unfortunately, like most others, I think this
is a pathetic job of artwork in a game.
I hope that the Venus Next expansions makes it prettier!
Designer – Joel Finch
Publisher – CMON Limited/Good Games Publishing
Last play before December 2017 – 10/1/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
We played a round of this great little card-drafting and
amusement park building game with Molly and Dustin. I love this game. It is just a ton of fun every time we play
and I’ve never had a flop with this one yet.
Designer – Isaias Vallejo/Rick Holzgrafe
Publisher – Daily Magic Games
Last play before December 2017 – 7/7/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
We pulled this out to close out a gamenight over at
Josh’s house one night and had a great play.
I was able to inch out the victory after Josh and I tied. I won the second tiebreaker which was money
left over apparently!
Designer – Jonathan Gilmour/Matt Riddle/Ben Pinchback
Publisher – Pandasauras Games
Last play before December 2017 – 9/8/17
Total plays in December 2017 – 1
Oh wow do I ever love this game so hard! I was able to teach this one to Zach and
Steph one night when they came over and it was awesome! The game is super close every time we play
and this time Zach was able to win the game one turn before me and maybe two or
three before Steph. I just want to play
this more!
New game acquisitions in December 2017:
New expansion acquisitions in December 2017:
Well there you have it! Another month in the books and another year in the books! This has been a wonderful year of a ton of changes for my wife and I and we hope that things have finally settled down for some time. Keep an eye out for the next series as I'll start my yearly end of the year series which will take a look at 2017. Thanks so much for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed. Until next time, game on!
