Boardgame Year 6 Summary

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
1230	Carcassonne
722	Castles of Burgundy
11 69	Brass – Birmingham Brass - Lancashire
511	Ganz Schon Clever (& twice as clever)
58	Palazzo
11 24 13 17	Ticket to Ride – Europe Ticket to Ride – Japan/Italy Ticket to Ride – Pennsylvania Ticket to Ride - UK
411	Targi (& expansion)
410	NMBR 9
48	Quadropolis
47	Jaipur
47	The Networks
310	Glen More II
35	Lost Cities
34	Onitama
33	Strozzi
13 110	Machi Koro Machi Koro Legacy
28	Mah-Jong
25	Patchwork
25	Quacks of Quedlingburg
24	Western Legends
23	Parade
22	Citadels
18	Dominion
15	Oh, My Goods!
15	Sewer Pirats
14	Keyflower
14	Azul
14	Galaxy Truckers
13	Santorini
13	San Juan
13	Schotten Totten
13	Maharaja
13	Transatlantic
13	Mr Jack
12	Scotland Yard
12	High Society
12	Timeline
12	Tsuro
12	Fleet
12	Flamme Rouge
12	The Crew
12	Five Tribes
11	Sushi Go!
11	Catan
11	Wingspan
11	Bohnanza
11	Abalone
11	Love Letter
11	Sheriff of Nottingham
11	221B Baker Street
11	King of New York
11	Dice Hospital
11	Dice Forge
11	Irish Gauge
11	Tiny Towns
11	Mexica
11	Ecos
11	Everdell

 

In sharp contrast to my wargaming activity, this year has seen a bumper crop of boardgames played and a wide range of differing games. Elaine and I have played many more two player games due to COVID19  and these feature strongly in the above list.

There were a number of ‘stand-out’ games this year. My favourite must be the classic; Castles of Burgundy. The mechanisms work nicely and the pace of the game accelerates, so that by the later rounds players struggle to achieve all they want. A close second place Glen Moree; the roundel system works really well and the game scales nicely for 2-4 players. The next game that deserves mention is ‘Western Legends’ with the ‘Ante Up’ expansion, which just adds more of the good stuff. Finally, we got ‘Targi – the Expansion’, which is not really an expansion but a version 1.5 of the original Targi. I’m not sure which I prefer as both are excellent.

So, a very busy and good boardgame year, and I’m looking forward to the coming year.