by Alex McKenzie | Mar 9, 2024 | Lists, Top 100 2024
Here we are again, counting down my top 100 games of all time. It’s been about 3 years since I last did this, and a lot has changed in my heart and soul. Not to mention, I’ve played a lot more games since then, so, let’s get right into it! I won’t be spending a huge...
by Alex McKenzie | Dec 30, 2023 | Lists
Every year I play a lot of games, but rarely am I at the bleeding edge of the new releases. I don’t go to any big conventions, I rarely back crowdfunded games, and the bulk of my board game purchases happen through the local used market. A “best games of 2023” from me...
by Alex McKenzie | Jun 13, 2023 | Lists
I never feel ready to make a “top games of X year” list when the new year comes around. The odds of me playing a significant amount of new releases is fairly small. As you can tell from my Best New to Me Games of 2022 post, and the fact that only 2 games released in...
by Alex McKenzie | Dec 18, 2022 | Lists
It’s no secret that I love discovery. I crave new experiences, and will choose to explore a new game over a game that I’ve played before and know I like 9 times out of 10. For some, this character trait is annoying, but I am who I am. in 2022 I played 105 different...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 30, 2021 | Lists, Top 100 - 2021
We’re past the halfway point on my top 100 games! I would quantify this as the turning point where I move from games that I enjoy to games that I’m enthuastic about. I worry that over the next couple posts I’ll get progressively more verbose 50 – The Isle of Cats The...
by Alex McKenzie | Oct 16, 2021 | Lists, Top 100 - 2021
It’s been a while since I posted a set of my favourite games. At the speed I’m going it’ll be 2023 by the time this list is finished! 60 – Millennium Blades Millennium Blades designed by Brad Talton is almost a fever dream of a game. Millennium Blades is a game about...