2023 20×5 Final! Bonus 12×1 Update

I completed my 20×5 for 2023! Woo! I actually finished it all up at the fall Board Game Geek convention, getting in my final plays of Petrichor as well as Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy. If you have never been to a BGG gaming event, it’s worth making the trip. Which, for me, is a short drive down I-35 so there’s that… Continue reading “2023 20×5 Final! Bonus 12×1 Update”

2023 20×5 Mid-Year Report

I have had an interesting time on my 20×5 for this year. I actually set two goals – a 20×5 and a 12×1. The 20×5 is something I have done and enjoyed the past two years. The 12×1 is designed to get one unplayed game to my table each month and see how that goes. So far, so good! Continue reading “2023 20×5 Mid-Year Report”

First Impression: Underwater Cities

Underwater Cities box cover art
Underwater Cities
Underwater Cities is not a new game as it came out in 2018. I purchased the version that came with the special bio-dome promo (and fancy green dome) as part of a holiday sale in December of 2019 and put it on my shelf. There it sat. When I was creating my 20×5 gaming goals for this year I decided it was time to get it off the shelf and see if it was as good as advertised.

Short answer: Yes. Read on for my first impression after two plays. Continue reading “First Impression: Underwater Cities”

Board Game Geek Top 100 Checklist, Part 5

I have written a series of posts looking at the Board Game Geek (BGG) top 100 games, checking to see if I had the game in my collection and talking a little bit about each one, if I could. At the end of the first forty games covered I owned 14 of them, for a 35% ownership rate. I also had one game that I formerly owned but had sold, so it didn’t get counted. Today I will cover games ranked from 60 up to 51 and see where the ratio ends up.

For all posts in this series check for the BGG Top 100 tag. Continue reading “Board Game Geek Top 100 Checklist, Part 5”