Top 10 New to me Games in 2023

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...

My 10 Favourite Board Games from 2022 (As of June 2023)

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...

Best New to me Games of 2022

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...
Top 100 Games as of 2020 – #50 to #41

Top 100 Games as of 2020 – #50 to #41

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...
Top 100 Games as of 2020 – #50 to #41

Top 100 Games as of 2020 – #60 to #51

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...