Settler of the Boards

Slide to the Left, & Groove to the Right!

On January 11, 2020

Have you heard about the Hop? The Hedgehog Hop?! It’s the new dance craze sweeping the hedgehog nation! Those crazy dancers are hopping, sliding, and grooving all over the dance floor just trying to remain in sync! Can you help them out, or will you end up a hot mess by the end of the night? It’s time to put your sick moves to the test!

Will This Game Exceed Your Expectations?

By Steph

On January 9, 2020

In Game Review

Are you ready for battle? Choose your fighter wisely and play your moves right or you’ll wind up pounded into the dirt! The best attacks and combos are at your fingertips, you just need to figure out how to use them properly. Exceed at just the perfect moment to gain new abilities and strength to overpower your opponent and arise the victor! Ready? Engage!

2019 Year In Review

By Steph

On January 7, 2020

In Blog Updates, Board Game Talk, Year in Review

Heyyyyy, Gamers! In addition to my Top 100, I wanted to do a short post to recap my 2019 game playing! It’s not much, but I still thought it would be fun. And I included a few things specific to my favorite gaming partner as well. What did your 2019 stats look like? What are your 2020 gaming goals, if any?

Number of Plays: 1,200
Unique Games Played: 708
Different People Played With: 100
Unique Locations Played At: 16
Hours Spent Playing Games: 645
Number of Days Played: 291
H-Index: 9 – If you aren’t familiar with H-index, this is the number of games we played at least that many times, i.e. 9 games, 9 times. The games we played at least 9 times were Charterstone, Betrayal Legacy, Space Base, Tumblin’ Dice, Bonk, Fish Feud, Monikers, Sagrada, Heart of Crown, Are You a Robot?, and Martian Dice
My Win Percent: 49%
Stephen’s Win Percent: 45%
My Favorite New-to-Me in 2019 Games: Fleet: The Dice Game, Natsumemo, and Tag City (Surprise, they’re all roll-and-writes! haha); Additionally, Space Base: Shy Pluto was my favorite new-to-me expansion in 2019.
Stephen’s Favorite New-to-Him in 2019 Games: Heart of Crown: Fairy Garden and Welcome To…
2020 Goals: I don’t really think it’s going to happen, just because of how busy we tend to be with life, but my goals would be to have 1,500 plays, play on 300 days, and have an H-Index of 10!

Additionally — An Announcement!

Going forward in reviews, I’m going to be changing up my ratings. I’ll be eliminating the “Difficulty” section and instead moving that rating into my “Final Thoughts” alongside overall game rating and aesthetics rating, all of which will be out of 10. That’s all! Thanks for sticking with me in 2019, can’t wait to talk about games throughout all of 2020!

Happy Gaming~

What I Played This Week (12/30 – 1/5)

By Steph

On January 6, 2020

In What I Played This Week

Hey, howdy, hey, gamers! Welcome back to another weekly post of what I played this week! Being off for New Year’s Eve and Day gave me a bunch of extra gaming time, which was great! I played a few new things, and a few things I can’t wait to post reviews of soon! Check them out below and tell me if you’ve played any of these! If you have, what’s your favorite one?

Happy Gaming~

Reaction Key
❤️ – Loved It/Always Love It/Favorite
😄 – Liked It/Will Likely Play Again
🤷🏻‍♀️ – Okay/Take It or Leave It
👎🏻 – Didn’t Like/Would Not Play Again
🆕 – New-to-Me Game

Let’s Toss the Junk!

By Steph

On January 3, 2020

In Previews

Logo (c) Evan’s Games

Robots, get ready! You all have a lot of junk, and it is time to pass it off to the next sucker … uh, I mean, robot. Strategize to the best of your abilities to force your opponents to take on all your the unwanted trash! Blow up the pile, skip opponents’ turns, do whatever it takes, because you need to get rid of your trash fast if you want to earn those coveted credits everyone is raving about! Ready, set, go!