Yay! Here we are
with my first “What I Played In…” post of the 2018! This past month was a pretty good month and
we played some great stuff! We were able
to play 20 different titles to the tune of 43 plays. I’ve moved the challenge portion of this post
to an entirely different post. If you’re
curious about which challenge we’re doing and where we’re at feel free to check
it out at the provided link.
Alright, with that out of the way let’s move on to the
meat of the post and find out which games we played in January 2018!
Statistics:
Total plays in January 2018 – 43
Total unique games played in January 2018 – 20
New games played in January 2018 – 6
New games acquired in January 2018 – 5
New expansions acquired in January 2018 – 5
Most plays of a single game in January 2018 – 6
Designer – Alan R. Moon
Publisher – Days of Wonder
Last play before January 2018 – 12/22/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 6
Yes I know, super surprising that our most played game in
a month was this one! I don’t think we’ll
ever tire of this fun and quick game. We
added on another expansion map this past month as well which really adds more
flavor and replayability to the game!
Designer – Jamey Stegmaier
Publisher – Stonemaier Games
New to me
First play – 1/13/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 4
We got this game for Christmas and were able to crack it
open and start our plays in it this past month.
We have a group of four including myself, Em, Zach and Steph and we are
having a blast with this one! I love the
way the board has grown and the game has slightly changed each round and am
looking forward to more of it.
Designer – Dávid Turczi/Vangelis Bagiartakis
Publisher – Artipia Games
New to me
First play – 1/9/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 4
We got this one this past month from a completed
Kickstarter and have had a chance to play it a few times so far. This is a super fun game and I love the
real-time co-operative play and frantic nature of this game. This one has an extremely strong theme and
feels like you are running around a restaurant trying to complete orders. I can’t wait to play this one more!
Designer – Michael Kiesling
Publisher – Plan B Games
New to me
First play – 1/12/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 3
This was another Christmas present that was delivered and
that we got to play a few times this past month. This is an absolutely great game that is
super simple to teach and has some absolutely great depth to the
decisions. I just want to play more!
Designer – Uwe Rosenberg
Publisher – Amigo Spiele/Rio Grande Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/31/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 3
This is a game we take with us to every family vacation
because we know we’re going to get some plays of it in. We were able to get a bunch during our
Christmas vacation and as usual it goes down as one of my favorite card games.
Designer – Isaac Childres
Publisher – Cephalofair Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/14/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 3
We were finally able to get together almost every week
for Gloomhaven night and it is absolutely amazing every time! We’ve had some retirements and been able to
try out some new classes which has been awesome. Can’t wait for more of this game!
Designer – R. Eric Reuss
Publisher – Greater Than Games/Fabled Nexus
Last play before January 2018 – 10/13/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 3
This has quickly flown up the ranks of my top games and
has become one of my favorite co-operative experiences. This game is incredibly meaty and crunchy and
absolutely amazing when you have good players to play along with you!
Designer – Phil Walker-Harding
Publisher – Lookout Games/Mayfair Games
Last play before January 2018 – 10/13/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 2
Em and I pulled this game out a couple of times this past
month and played some rounds. I think
this may be my current favorite poly-omino game as it is just a ton of
fun. I was able to pull off the first
win and Em took the second. I am looking
forward to the recently announced expansion.
Designer – Jonathan Gilmour/Brian Lewis
Publisher – Pandasauras Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/21/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 2
I played a solo round of this game in January and Em and
I also picked it up to play a two-player medium length game. I got 86 points in the solo (not sure how
good that is yet) and Em was able to create an herbivore-strong park to beat
out my carnivore-strong park for the win.
Love this fantastic worker-placement game!
Designer – Hisashi Hayashi
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games
Last play before January 2018 – 11/15/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 2
Em and I broke this one out during our trip back to Maryland
with our buddy Ross. We played two
rounds and just barely lost the second one.
This is one of those great and simple co-op card games in the vein of
Hanabi and I’ll always enjoy them!
Designer – Matt Leacock/Rob Daviau
Publisher – Z-Man Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/25/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 2
We got in one gaming session of this game this past month
and played the month of March. We were
absolutely manhandled by March but it was amazing! We are having such an amazing time with this
game and can’t wait to continue the ride.
Designer – Steve Finn
Publisher – IELLO
Last play before January 2018 – 5/4/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Josh pulled this out at a gamenight with a couple of
other guys and we got in a 4-player game.
This is a great little card game that really shines in its two
phases. I’d highly recommend this to
anyone looking for a solid filler!
Designer – Emerson Matsuuchi
Publisher – Plan B Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/30/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Josh and I pulled this game out at a gamenight this past
month and played a great round of it! We
actually tied but Josh took the last turn and thus was able to get the
tie-breaker. I love this game, so simple
and yet so deep!
Designer – Andrew Fischer/Nathan Hajek
Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/8/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Josh pulled this out for a gamenight with me and Jeff and
we played an epic game! The best way to
explain this game is that it is an experience.
I love how the cards create an entire story and branching paths and
every time I’ve played it the experience has been different.
Designer – Kane Klenko
Publisher – Renegade Game Studios
Last play before January 2018 – 11/11/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Josh, Jeff and I played this game once this past month
during a gamenight. We played it on
normal and were actually able to not only win but do really well! This is one of those perfect games to just
pull out and play quickly and enjoy!
Designer – Scott Almes
Publisher – Tasty Minstrel Games
Last play before January 2018 – 12/6/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Em and I pulled this game out once this past month when
we had a few minutes after a larger game.
This is a great little economic game that is in a super small box and is
just clever and fun. It is definitely
better at larger player counts but perfectly fun still at only two.
Designer – Bruno Cathala/Bruno Faidutti
Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games
New to me
First play – 1/3/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
I was able to pick this game up in a trade just before we
went on vacation so we brought it along and were able to break it out with Ross
when he was over. I’d never played
before but I really like the action selection and the area control of this
one. Plus, the production of the game it
top notch!
Designer – Daniel Fremgen
Publisher – Renegade Game Studios
New to me
First play – 1/20/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
This was another Christmas present that actually held up
the shipment of games that I got from my parents. We got it and pulled it out shortly after as
the theme was something that my wife was super excited about. We really enjoyed this worker placement game
and the way the worker get weaker or stronger depending on what you do. I really look forward to playing this with
more people.
Designer – Thomas Spitzer
Publisher – Capstone Games
Last play before January 2018 – 8/24/17
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
Josh and I pulled this out one night this past month when
it was just to two of us at the gamenight.
This is a fantastically crunchy Euro-style game where you are picking up
coal and delivering it to different towns and factories throughout the
play. I have really enjoyed this one
during every play.
Designer – Martin Wallace
Publisher – Space Cowboys
New to me
First play – 1/1/18
Total plays in January 2018 – 1
We picked this game up just before going on vacation and
thus were able to try it out while we were there. This is a super fun, streamlined, 18xx-style
game but definitely made more for family weight. I am really enjoying this game and looking
forward to playing it more!
New game acquisitions in January 2018:
New expansion acquisitions in January 2018:
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