Wednesday 5 September 2018

Review of the boardgaming year 2017-18


A collated list of games we have played is tabulated below. The list is primarily aimed at providing me with a detailed record of my boardgaming activity, so that I can spot and understand trends and favourites. It also sparks my enthusiasm for games I overlooked and want to play more of. The first figure is the number of times a game made it to the table, whereas the superscript number is the number of actual games played.

No Games played
Boardgame
823
NMBR9
819
Schotten Totten
813
Lost Cities
7
Paperback
613
Azul
69
Carcassonne
46
Ticket to Ride – Europe
46
Parade
37
Patchwork
36
Sushi-Go (incl. Party)
35
San Juan
35
Roll for the Galaxy
34
Quadropolis
3
TransAtlantic
25
Bang! The dice game
25
Oh, My Goods!
24
Hey, That’s my Fish
24
Mind the Gap
2
Battlelore2
2
Parfum
2
Century Spice Road
14
Splendour
13
Metro
12
Colt Express
12
Citadels
12
7 Wonders
12
Catan
12
Bloomin’ Gardens
12
Onitama
12
Kingdomino
1
Fleet
1
Cash ‘n’ Guns
1
Kemet
1
Concordia
1
Canalmania
1
Minerals
1
Lost Cities Boardgame
1
Pikoko
1
Pesky Gnomes
1
Ice Cool
1
Photosynthesis
1
Cottage Gardens
1
Backpacks and Blisters
1
Ra

 

In sharp contrast to my wargaming activity, this year has seen a bumper crop of boardgames played with a wide range of differing games. Elaine and I have played many more two player games and these feature strongly in the above list i.e. Schotten Totten, Lost Cities, Patchwork etc. Some multiplayer games translate into good two player versions i.e. Paperback, NMBR9, Azul etc.

Elaine has had winning year, especially with NMR9 and Schotten Totten, which were not games I thought she would enjoy or excel at. Whereas Paperback was a predictable favourite for her, and surprisingly Roll for the Galaxy also went down well.

The perennial favourites (Ticket to Ride, Carcassone etc.) remain popular, and think these have been joined by Century Spice Road and Quadropolis. Surprisingly, Dominion did not get played this year. I was glad to get certain games on the table, particularly Kemet and Fleet, both will hopefully make further appearances. I’m also sure that Onitama will be played more in the coming year.

A few games disappointed (Cash ‘n’ Guns, Pikoko, Lost Cities Card Game, Pesky Gnomes), whilst others hold future promise (Minerals, Concordia, Photosynthesis, Cottage Gardens).

So, a good boardgame year; very enjoyable with mixed results, no-one won too often and all had a good time. I’m looking forward to the coming year.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Jonathan
    Yes, boardgames seem to have dominated this year. Just wish for more wargaming next year.

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