David Short

No kings!

#NoKingsDay #nokings #democracy

Wanted to like it, but I'm coming to the realization that Nestore's designs don't appeal to me. It is so opaque. Extremely difficult to wade through the murky lake of mechanisms to find out how to play well. One of my friends, a strong player, had zero points going into the final stage. Not for me.

BG Stats 4 x 4. Frozen Frontier; Bomb Busters; Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon; Brass; SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Saltfjord; Vanuatu (Second Edition); Finspan; Kanal; Ostia; Creature Caravan; Hansa Teutonica; Ethnos: 2nd Edition; Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux; MESOS; Rebirth.

I was working on my post for April’s plays and realized I never posted for March. So, here’s my plays for March as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Frozen Frontier
Saltfjord
Ostia

Lowlights:
Shackleton Base
Creature Caravan

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“The power of the people is greater than the people in power!”

Thank you, @corybooker.com!

#GoodTrouble

Only played solo so far, but I enjoyed my first exposure to #FrozenFrontier by Andrey Kolupaev and Ivan Lashin from Cosmodrome & @arcanewonders.bsky.social. Great mix of multi use cards with resource mgmt, area control, and top notch art & production. Looking forward to diving deeper!

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BG Stats 3 x 3. Escape: Curse of the Temple; For Sale; Tucano; Cross Clues; Path of Civilization; A Message From the Stars; Decrypto; Cities; Incan Gold.

Here’s my plays for February as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Escape: Curse of the Temple
Decrypto

Lowlights:
A Message from the Stars

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No problem. Just to be clear, I still think it’s a good game. Hope you like it.

Solid game. We all enjoyed it. However, after 2 plays, I found that I liked a few similar games better, so I’m unsure when this would hit the table.

BG Stats 3 x 3. Nova Era; Challengers! 2; A Message From the Stars; Suburbia; Tower Up; Fishing; Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo Il Magnifico – The Card Game; Fromage; Just One.

Here’s my plays for January as tracked on
@bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Suburbia
Tower Up
Fromage

Lowlights:
Nova Era
Message from the Stars

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Ha! Thanks 😊

BG Stats 2024 Plays: 202 H-index: 5 Games: 122 New: 66 Players: 71 Locations: 14 Hours: 194 Days: 84 Raising Robots: 9 Captain Flip: 7 Nidavellir: 5 Let's Go! To Japan: Matsuri Edition: 5 Faraway: 5 Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc. Game: 4 Flatiron: 4 Fromage: 4 Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester: 3 143 designers: Antoine Bauza: 4% Reiner Knizia: 3% Simone Luciani: 3% Bruno Cathala: 2% Flaminia Brasini: 2%

Here’s my gaming summary for 2024 as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

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BG Stats 3 x 3. Tucano; Raising Robots; IKI; Barrage; Darwin's Journey: Collector's Edition; Let's Go! To Japan: Matsuri Edition; Santiago de Cuba; Hanabi; The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth.

Here’s my plays for December as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Raising Robots
Hanabi
Tucano

Lowlights:
Barrage: Colorado Connection

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Haha thanks for the laugh, Andy.

BG Stats 4 x 4. Raising Robots; Fromage; IKI; Endeavor: Deep Sea; Slay the Spire: The Board Game; The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth; Dice Forge; Super Mega Lucky Box; Captain Flip; The Gang; High Society; Confusing Lands; Faraway; SCOUT; That's Not a Hat; Draftosaurus.

I completely forgot to post my November plays. Just another example of how December was a blur. So here’s my belated plays for November as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Raising Robots
Fromage
High Society

Lowlights:
The Gang

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A comic featuring three people discussing board game challenges. In the first panel, a person excitedly says, "I did it! I completed all my BGStats challenges this year!" They list challenges like "10x10," "Alphabet," "Play 10 games from a specific year," and "Playing every game in my collection." Heinze looks over his shoulder in awe. Rachel responds, "Impressive! You missed one though..." In the second panel, the first person looks shocked and asks, "What?! Which one?" Rachel replies, "The 'just play the games you enjoy' challenge!" In the background, Heinze holding a tray with tea looks with a slight grudge at Rachel, while the cats sleep peacefully on a table.

How many board game challenges did YOU complete this year? Did you tackle a 10x10, an alphabet challenge, or something else entirely? 🤔 Or maybe you just focused on the most important one: playing the games you love. ❤️

Let us know in the comments! 👇
@bgstatsapp.bsky.social

I have. I had high hopes. They made some things better (cute puzzle pieces!) and other things worse (so much negative interaction 😢). Overall, I was disappointed. I’m keeping my Majesty.

BG Stats 3 x 3. Majesty: For the Realm; Lorenzo il Magnifico; Agricola (Revised Edition); Village Rails; Foundations of Metropolis; The Great Split; Can't Stop; Kronologic: Paris 1920; Point Salad.

Here’s my plays for October as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Lorenzo
Majesty for the Realm
Foundations of Metropolis

Lowlights:
Agricola

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It’s solid. It’s pretty impressive how much worker placement tension they devise with just one worker each and only 5 placement spots. Recommended!

I really enjoy Concordia. I’m actually trying to find a copy of Venus. However, this play wasn’t great, so that’s why it didn’t make my highlights list.

BG Stats 3 x 3. Flatiron; Concordia; Puerto Rico: Limited Anniversary Edition; Belratti; Earth; Foundations of Metropolis; Finca; River Valley Glassworks; Draftosaurus.

Here’s my plays for September as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Flatiron
Puerto Rico
Foundations of Metropolis
Finca

Lowlights:
River Valley Glassworks

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View of a finished board game with the central element being a 3D simplified cardboard replica of the Flatiron building in New York City.

Building the iconic #NewYorkCity skyscraper in #Flatiron by Shei S. and Isra C. with art by Weberson Santiago from Ludonova. It’s a worker placement engine builder with some nice tension.

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Yea, it’s a very popular genre currently and I recognize I’m in the minority.

I’m glad you liked Windmill Valley. My disappointment is likely a combination of A) my high expectations, and B) I have a low tolerance for long/involved tactical games.

Barrage is my favorite game! BGA is definitely not the place to learn a deep game like that. Say the word and we can play.

BG Stats 4 x 4. Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester; The Transcontinental; Brass: Birmingham; Barrage; Windmill Valley; Forest Shuffle; Qwantum; Belratti; Expressions; The Quest for El Dorado; Istanbul; Camel Up (Second Edition); Montana; Sandbag; Eye My Favorite Things; Green Team Wins.

Here’s my plays for August as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Barrage
Leonardo da Vinci Codex Leicester
Montana

Lowlights:
Windmill Valley
Sandbag

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You say that as if you haven’t played it yet?! Please tell me your friends haven’t let you down by not showing you this gem?

Yea, I think everything just costs a tick too much, especially the ladder. The ladder is such a cool mechanism, but it’s almost a red herring with how punishing it is. This last play was won by the player who didn’t move up the ladder at all. 😕

It was my 4th or 5th play of Alma Mater. I’m a huge fan of Italian games and therefore have huge expectations for them. I really really wanted to like this one (and I do like a lot of it), but overall it’s too slow and too punishing.

BG Stats 3 x 3. Cascadia: Rolling Hills; Champions of Midgard; Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester; Alma Mater; Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small; 5 Towers; Faraway; Caesar's Empire; Captain Flip.

Here’s my plays for July as tracked on @bgstatsapp.bsky.social:

Highlights:
Leonardo da Vinci Codex Leicester
5 Towers
Faraway

Lowlights:
Alma Mater

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My maltipoo, Daisy, posing next to a copy of the family card game Dog Lover.

Happy #NationalRescueDogDay! Daisy says give your dog a walk, then play #DogLover!

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All the race cars for the board game Heat lined up in finishing order

Teaching my son #Heat by Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen with art by Vincent Dutrait from Days of Wonder. Fantastic!

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