Category Archives: Commentary

Solo Gaming 2024: The End of the Year Edition

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Mark Jackson

I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… but my solo gaming started a lot farther back than that – being a wargamer in the 1970s/80s meant that a lot of your collection only saw table time if … Continue reading →

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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 1)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Dale Yu

Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 1) It’s the first drop for the year so let’s lead off with the 2024 stats. The numbers are generally lower due to the chunk of time I spent getting body and mind … Continue reading →

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Best New (to me!) Games of 2024

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Mark Jackson

Look, I play a lot of games. In 2024, that included right around 160 new games… well, new to me games. That’s pretty typical – it was approximately 145 in 2023 and 150 in 2022. (I’m privileged and blessed to … Continue reading →

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Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2024 (Part 9)

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Dale Yu

  I think the implication of a 7 rating changes the longer you’re in the hobby. When I started back in ‘99, I needed to own all the 7’s and I wanted to explore all of them. Now that there … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers 2024 Essen SPIEL Quick Takes – Part 2 (14 Nov 2024)

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Dale Yu

We’ve started a tradition of writing a group document with very short takes on the games that we play.  Of course, you’ll not get as much info as in a full review, but as our reviews likely won’t start for … Continue reading →

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Opinionated Gamers 2024 Essen SPIEL Quick Takes – Part 1 (28 Oct 2024)

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Dale Yu

Opinionated Gamers 2024 Essen SPIEL Quick Takes We’ve started a tradition of writing a group document with very short takes on the games that we play.  Of course, you’ll not get as much info as in a full review, but … Continue reading →

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