Tag: board games
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Flock Together! Seven Happy Players Spot Hawks, Pigeons
Way back in ye olden days, I backed a little game called Birds of a Feather: Western North America. Ye olden days were last year, for the record, and I was neck deep in bird watching, a hobby I picked up during the pandemic as a way to not go crazy being stuck indoors and…
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Extended Top 100 Games: What’s the Rest?
This post is gonna be a huge friggin list. In case you were curious, and because I spent hours ranking my board games, I figured I’d share the rest of the list, from 101 to 240. Some of these games I’ve gotten rid of since I ranked my collection in July 2022. I’ll note them…
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Top 100 Board Games: 10-1
Hey hey and holy shit! We’re finally here! Welcome to the top 10 of my favorite games of all time. This list has been going so long that this entry was a surprise, even to me. Welcome! Get comfy and settle in. We’re at the tippy top of this tower of terrific tabletop games! What…
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Top 100 Board Games: 20-11
We’ve reached the top 20 games of my list. Hooo weeee. There are some great games on this list, and I can’t wait to tell you about them. These titles are pretty well cemented in my list, and I don’t expect them to change from this chunk very soon. Join me for this penultimate list,…
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2022 Wrap-up: New to the Table
Every year I set a goal for myself that pertains to the year. I started this in 2020, setting the goal to play 20 new-to-me games and read 20 new-to-me books during the year. In 2021 it was 21 of each. This year it was 22 of each. We’re not going to discuss the books…
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Top 100 Board Games: 30-21
It’s been a bit since my last entry. I’m still working on it, but sometimes life just gets in the way. I’m gonna try to commit to a schedule in the future as a new year’s resolution, but I don’t know what that’s gonna look like. Anyway, you’re not here for that. Check out this…
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Top 100 Board Games: 40-31
Here we go again! The next ten titles cover everything from party games to card games to heavy euros, nature games to economic simulations to themeless masterpieces. It’s all here. See how it unfolds below. #40 Dream CrushBGG Rank: 4630Plays: 3My Rating: 8BGG Rating: 5.739User Avg Rating: 7.2 I say this with deadly seriousness: If…
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Gaming with Covid
Hey everyone! (You like how I’m pretending anyone is reading this…or rather…do I like how I’m pretending that anyone is reading this? I do!) If you are, in fact, here, then thank you! It’s been a bit. Got busy at the end of summer, and then I went to the county fair and caught Covid.…
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Top 100 Board Games: 60-51
We’re at the end of the bottom half of my list. By now maybe you have a better idea of what I’m into and how I operate. If not, well, there’s a lot more coming. Let’s get this half over with and get to the good stuff! #60 Heul Doch! Mau MauBGG Rank: 4439Plays: 3My…
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Gamers, Assemble!
GenCon in Indianapolis is going on as I write this post. I’m not sitting in the middle of a crowded hall full of gamers where I can’t hear myself think for all the buzzing about board games going on in my head. In fact, I’m not there at all. I haven’t been there since probably…
Justin Plays Board Games 