Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part VIII – August 2018

Another month has come and gone and it’s time to check in on my challenges for 2018!  Of the four that I’ve set for myself I’m doing quite well (or completed) three of them but the 25 different games played 5 different times isn’t going as well!  Enough preamble, let’s see what the numbers say!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (2 plays in August, 6 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (0 plays in August, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (2 plays in August, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (0 plays in August, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in August, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (0 plays in August, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in August, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (0 plays in August, 8 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (0 plays in August, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (0 plays in August, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (0 plays in August, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in August, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in August, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in August, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (1 play in August, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (0 plays in August, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in August, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in August, 2 total plays in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 16 unique games played in August

- 111 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 78 gameplays in August

- 430 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 14 new-to-me games played in August

- 43 total new-to-me games played in 2018

As you can see, Gen Con 2018 game me a ton of new-to-me plays thus bumping me way over my challenge in that area.  I’ve also completed the 100 unique games played during the year and still have a few months left!  I haven’t yet finished my goal of over 500 plays for the year but that should either be knocked off this month or the one after.  I am somewhat at the point that I doubt I’ll be able to hit my 25x5 goal but we’ll see!  Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed.  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part VII – July 2018

Another month in the books and another month of some great stuff played!  I’m starting to feel as though I won’t be able to complete my 25x5 challenge this year but I’m still trucking along!  Keep reading to see how I’m doing in the challenges and thanks so much for taking a look!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (0 plays in July, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (0 plays in July, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in July, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (2 plays in July, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in July, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (0 plays in July, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in July, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (0 plays in July, 8 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (2 plays in July, 3 total play in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (2 plays in July, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (1 play in July, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in July, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in July, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in July, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (0 plays in July, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (1 play in June, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in July, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Yokohama (1 play in July, 2 total plays in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 2 unique games played in July

- 95 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 50 gameplays in July

- 352 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 1 new-to-me games played in July

- 29 total new-to-me games played in 2018

Well everyone, there you have it!  These are all of my challenges and how I’m doing for the year.  I’m well on track for 100 unique games played during the year with 500 total gameplays and I’m done with the 25 new-to-me games already.  The one I’m really not sure I’m going to hit is the 25x5 challenge.  I think I may have been a little optimistic to hit that goal with the games I chose but I wanted a bit of a challenge so there you have it.  Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part VI – June 2018

Alright, another month down and more plays in the books!  This past month I was able to get some solid plays in and get some more of my challenge games in!  Feel free to check out the previous months of challenges to see where we’ve come to this point.  Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoy!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (1 play in June, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (0 plays in June, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (1 play in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (1 play in June, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (1 play in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (1 play in June, 8 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (0 plays in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (0 plays in June, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (5 plays in June, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in June, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in June, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (0 plays in June, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (0 plays in June, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (2 plays in June, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 12 unique games played in June

- 93 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 53 gameplays in June

- 302 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 4 new-to-me games played in June

- 28 total new-to-me games played in 2018

And there you have it!  We are now halfway through the year and the challenges are starting to go well!  I’ve finished one of them and another should fall in the next couple of months.  I seem to be trucking along in the 25x5 as well so I’m excited to get some more plays in of it!  Well, that is all for this month’s challenge post.  Thanks so much for reading and I hope you all enjoyed it.  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part V – May 2018

Woot!  Now we’re on to the fifth month of my challenges for the year!  It’s time to take a look at the challenges and see how they are coming along.  Feel free to check out the previous months  if you want to see where we’ve come.  Thanks for taking a look and enjoy!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (0 plays in May, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (3 plays in May, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (2 plays in May, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (2 plays in May, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (0 plays in May, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (1 play in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in May, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in May, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (0 plays in May, 7 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (0 plays in May, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (0 plays in May, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in May, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in May, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (0 plays in May, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (0 plays in May, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in May, 1 total play in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 11 unique games played in May

- 82 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 43 gameplays in May

- 249 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 4 new-to-me games played in May

- 24 total new-to-me games played in 2018

And there we go!  This was the fifth in the series thus putting us nearly through one half of the year already!  I am really looking forward to seeing how this 25x5 is gonna shake out because I think I’m really behind.  However, the other challenges I’m doing quite well in.  I guess we’ll see where it all ends up in 7 months.  Thanks so much for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed!  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part IV – April 2018

Alright!  We’re on to month four of this year’s challenge and trucking along!  Time to check in this month and see how we’re doing in our gaming challenges for this year.  Feel free to check out my previous few months if you’re curious.  On to the challenges!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (3 plays in April, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (0 plays in April, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in April, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in April, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (0 plays in April, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in April, 0 total plays in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (2 plays in April, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (1 play in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in April, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (2 plays in April, 7 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (1 play in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (0 plays in April, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (1 play in April, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in April, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (1 play in April, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (1 play in April, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (1 play in April, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in April, 1 total play in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 14 unique games played in April

- 71 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 57 gameplays in April

- 206 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 3 new-to-me games played in April

- 20 total new-to-me games played in 2018

And there we are!  This was the fourth post in the series meaning we are 33% through the year.   I can’t believe that we only have 8 months left in the year!  We’re still trying to truck along but have quite a bit of games to play to hit our 25x5.  Well all, thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part III – March 2018

Woo hoo!  Another month in the books and now it’s time to take a look at my challenges for the year!  This is a monthly post series where I take a look at the different challenges I’ve taken upon myself to complete this year.  The first challenge is playing 25 different games at least 5 times each over the year.  The second challenge is to play at least 100 unique games over the year.  The third challenge is to get in at least 500 plays of games over the year.  The fourth and final challenge is to play at least 25 new-to-me games over the year.  Read on to see how we’re doing and I hope you enjoy the read!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (0 plays in March, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (0 plays in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (1 play in March, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- The Gallerist (1 play in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (1 play in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (0 plays in March, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (1 play in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (1 play in March, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (0 plays in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in March, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in March, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (1 play in March, 2 total play in 2018)

- Via Nebula (1 play in March, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (1 play in March, 1 total play in 2018)

- Yokohama (1 play in March, 1 total play in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 15 unique games played in March

- 57 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 53 gameplays in March

- 149 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 6 new-to-me games played in March

- 17 total new-to-me games played in 2018

And there we go!  This is the third post in this series and I’m finding it very enjoyable to see how the stats are rolling out each month.  We are moving really well in the secondary challenges but I’m not so sure in my 25x5 challenge but I’m not worried about completing any of them.  Come on back next month to see how we continue to do.  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part II – February 2018

Alright, another month down and now it’s time to check in on my challenges for the year!  If this is your first time taking a look at this series, I’m doing four different challenges this year.  The first I’m doing is playing 25 different games 5 times each over the year.  The second challenge is playing at least 100 unique games over the year.  The third challenge is playing games at least 500 times over the year.  Finally, my fourth challenge is playing at least 25 new-to-me games.  Well, with that out of the way read on and I hope you enjoy!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (2 plays in February, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (1 play in February, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- The Gallerist (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (1 play in February, 5 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs Vs. Minions (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Roll Player (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Spirit Island (0 plays in February, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (1 play in February, 1 total play in 2018)

- Via Nebula (1 play in February, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in February, 0 total plays in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 22 unique games played in February

- 42 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 53 gameplays in February

- 96 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 5 new-to-me games played in February

- 11 total new-to-me games played in 2018

Well, there you have.  This is my second foray into this particular series so I hope you are enjoying it!  We seem to be trucking along with gameplays, unique games and also the new-to-me games.  I feel like we didn’t play enjoy of the challenge games this past month but that is cool because we got in some other great games!  So what are you guys playing?  Any cool challenges for the year?  Until next time, game on!

Obligatory 2018 25x5 Challenge Post Part I – January 2018

Hey all, new post time!  This year my wife and I have decided to forgo the 10x10 challenge and try something new.  We’ve made the decision to take on a 25x5 challenge and instead of including it in my monthly gameplay post I’ve gone on to make it into its own post.  What follows will be a quick and simple post that I’ll update every month along with my statistics.  These will be the 25 games we chosen to play at least 5 time this year.  I’ve also made tthree personal challenges of playing at least 100 games for the year, getting in at least 500 total gameplays and playing at least 25 new-to-me games which I will also update at the end of the post.  Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!

2018 25x5 Challenge:

- Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Bärenpark (2 plays in January, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Baseball Highlights: 2045 (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Broom Service (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Champions of Midgard (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Dinosaur Island (2 plays in January, 2 total plays in 2018)

- Dungeon Petz (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- A Feast for Odin (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Fields of Arle (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- The Gallerist (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Great Western Trail (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Imperial Settlers (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Kitchen Rush (4 plays in January, 4 total plays in 2018)

- Mechs vs. Minions (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Millennium Blades (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Near and Far (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Roll for the Galaxy (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Roll Player (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Seasons (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Spirit Island (3 plays in January, 3 total plays in 2018)

- Too Many Bones (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Via Nebula (1 play in January, 1 total play in 2018)

- Viceroy (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

- Yokohama (0 plays in January, 0 total plays in 2018)

100 Unique Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 20 unique games played in January

- 20 total unique games played in 2018

500 Gameplays in 2018 Challenge:

- 43 gameplays in January

- 43 total gameplays in 2018

25 New-to-Me Games Played in 2018 Challenge:

- 6 new-to-me games played in January
- 6 total new-to-me games played in 2018

Well, there you have.  This will be a regular, monthly post that I’ll update and keep rolling throughout the year to keep up on the challenges and how we’re doing.  I think that’s all for now.  Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!  Until next time, game on!