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Top 5 Japanime Games

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On May 23, 2022

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I’ve never been huge on anime. I only started watching some when I went to college, and I’ve only found a handful of series that I really enjoy. So, I would have assumed that I’d not really care for most games a company called Japanime would put out. That would be incorrect however, and for good reason! I think Japanime’s games are often overlooked because of their themes and art styles, especially in America. So I want to talk about a few of my favorites in case they aren’t on your radar yet, because they should be. Spoiler alert: They are really good at deck builders, so if you like deck building games, this is a list you want to check out.

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Top 6 Games We Disagree On

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On March 25, 2022

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As you probably know by now, I primarily play board games at 2 players with my husband, Stephen. Luckily, we have pretty similar tastes in games, which makes it easy to pick what to buy and play most of the time. Every so often, though, we are on completely different wavelengths about a game, and neither of us is willing to budge on those disagreements. It’s pretty interesting, actually. So, here are the top 6 games we disagree on!

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2021 Year in Review

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On January 3, 2022

In Board Game Talk, Year in Review

Another year in the books! Here are some random gaming stats and fun facts of mine from 2021!

Number of Plays: 1,010

Unique Games Played: 460

Different People Played With: 34

Unique Locations Played At: 10

Hours Spent Playing Games: 590

Games I Spent the Most Hours On: 7th Continent (~15 hours), Unlock! Series (~9 hours), Zombie Kidz Evolution (~9 hours), Lockup: A Roll Player Tale (~8 hours), Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated (~7 hours)

Number of Days I Played Games: 255

H-Index: 10 – That means I played 10 games 10 times (actually, it was 12 games) They were: Zombie Kidz Evolution, MicroMacro: Crime City, Heist: One Team, One Mission, The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game, MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House, Unlock! Series, Machi Koro Legacy, Marvel United, Whirling Witchcraft, Draftosaurus, Similo, and Bouncing Bingo

New-To-Me Games/Expansions Played: ~300

My 2021 Win Percent: 58%

Stephen’s 2021 Win Percent: 50%

My Least Favorite New-to-Me in 2021 Games: Frequent Flyer, Lifeboat, and WCW Nitro Trading Card Game

My Favorite New-to-Me in 2021 Games: This was so hard to choose just a few, I played a lot of great things this year! But here’s the top 5 – MicroMacro: Crime City (& Full House), Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison, The Search for Planet X, Picture Perfect, and The Few and Cursed

My Favorite New-to-Me in 2021 Expansion: Both Draftosaurus:Marina, and Draftosaurus: Aerial Show, and Dice Hospital Community Care

Stephen’s Least Favorite New-To-Him in 2021 Games: Hamsters VS Hippos, Frequent Flyer, Stella: Dixit Universe, and Sonora

Stephen’s Favorite New-to-Him in 2021 Games: MicroMacro: Crime City, The Key: Murder at the Oakdale Club, Bitoku, Wacky Races, Fairy Tale Inn, Chutes Away!!!!!

Stephen’s Favorite New-to–Him in 2021 Expansions: Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 1 – Team Asia & Legendary Asia, Millennium Blades Collusion, and Claim: Maps

Happy Gaming for all of 2022!!

Top 100 Games, 2021 Edition!

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On December 19, 2021

In Favorites, Lists

Welcome back, gamers, to another look at my Top 100 List! As I’ve mentioned before, to determine my top 100 I look at my highest rated games (rated 8-10) and then plop that entire list into a ranking engine which presents me two at a time to vote on which I prefer.

It can be so hard sometimes to pick what game I prefer to narrow this list down because the fact is, while some games I’d play any time with anyone, some games are better with certain groups/counts, or better when I want to play something really long versus really short, or better when I’m well-rested and ready to strategize! Few games work for me at every time, so it’s hard to rate them in “black and white” terms, so to speak.

Nevertheless, I’ve tried, and so here is the list! Which of these are your favorites? Anything you don’t see that you think I should try, or curious why something you’ve seen mentioned on the blog didn’t make the cut? Let’s chat!

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Top 10 IP Games

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On August 11, 2021

In Favorites, Lists

Let’s talk about IP Games! I tend to love board games with strong themes I can get into. I like tons of themes, and I’m a-okay with games that build their own worlds. But, if I see a game tied to an IP I’m familiar with and a fan of, you can bet I’ll be looking to learn more about it! For this list, I picked some of my very favorite IP games, and tried to focus on games that I thought used the theme well; I tried to avoid games that merely did a re-skin of a game (like Clue). Let’s check them out!

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