Category: The Month In Gaming - 3 Spellcasters and a Dwarf

March '23 - The Month in Gaming

31/3/2023

Number of different games played was almost identical to last month being only 1 lower but there were more total plays. First plays were down on last month.
It looks like went spend more time playing games we were familiar this month.

First plays: 4
Different games: 22
Total games: 38

Tuesday 28th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Akropolis - 5
Istanbul - First Play!

Sunday 26th on Board Game Arena
Martian Dice - 24
Tranquillity: The Ascent - 4
Stella: Dixit Universe - 15
Dice Forge - 13
Just One - 19
None Shall Pass! - 3

Thursday 23rd Aldershot
Jump Drive - 18
HeroQuest - 14; Final Mission!

Tuesday 21st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Port Royal - 25
Rolling Realms - 5

Sunday 19th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 65
Roll'n Bump - 11
Loco Momo - 17
Just One - 18
None Shall Pass! - 2
Tranquillity: The Ascent - 3

Sunday 12th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 64
Can't Stop - 42
Just One - 17
Tranquillity: The Ascent - 2
None Shall Pass! - First Play!

Friday 10th Woking
Wingspan - 7

Thursday 9th Aldershot
Scout - 4
HeroQuest - 13

Tuesday 7th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Canvas - First Play!
Rolling Realms - 4
Jump Drive - 17

Sunday 5th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 63
Can't Stop - 41
Railroad Ink - 46
Just One - 16
Tranquillity: The Ascent - First Play!

Thursday 2nd Aldershot
Akropolis - 4
Jump Drive - 16
Trains - 2
Heckmeck - 15

February '23 - The Month in Gaming

28/2/2023

Despite first plays increasing by 2 this month, overall playing dipped. I think last month's figure were inflated by Wogglecon somewhat and February was a slightly shorter month.

First plays: 7
Different games: 23
Total games: 33

Thursday 23rd Aldershot
HeroQuest - 12

Tuesday 21st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Durian - First Play!
Dice Hospital - 9

Sunday 19th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 62
Can't Stop - 40
Nova Luna - 3
Just One - 15
Stella: Dixit Universe - 14
Paint The Roses - First Play!

Friday 17th Woking
Adrenaline - First Play!

Thursday 16th Aldershot
Nine Tiles Panic - 2
HeroQuest - 11

Tuesday 14th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Wingspan - 8
Machi Koro 2 - 6

Sunday 12th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 61
Can't Stop - 39
Roll'n Bump - 10
Railroad Ink - 45
Just One - 14
Nova Luna - 2

Sunday 12th at The Dice Tower, Basingstoke
Cards against Humanity - First Play!
The Resistance: Avalon

Thursday 9th Aldershot
HeroQuest - 10

Tuesday 7th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Horrified: American Monsters - First Play!
Celestia - 5

Sunday 5th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 60
Can't Stop - 38
Martian Dice - 23
Carcassonne - 13
Nova Luna - First Play!
Just One - 13
Love Letter - 68

Friday 3rd Woking
Formula D - First Play!

January '23 - The Month in Gaming

31/1/2023

After the seasonal lull of December, gaming was back with a vengeance in January.
Different games played was doubled as was total games played! But first plays quintupled! Yes it only went from 1 to 5 but's still an increase.

First plays: 5
Different games: 33
Total games: 48

Sunday 29th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 59
Can't Stop - 37
Roll'n Bump - 9
Railroad Ink - 44
Just One - 12
Forbidden Island - 17

Saturday 28th Wogglecon 6
Skulk Hollow - First Play!
Point Salad - 4
Ligretto - First Play!
Dominion - First Play!
The Great Dalmuti - 2
No Thanks! - First Play!
Switch & Signal - 2

Friday 27th Woking
Cascadia - 6

Sunday 22nd on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 58
Can't Stop - 36
Via Magica - 13
Cloud City - 17
Carcassonne - 12
Sushi Go! - 16
Just One - 11
Forbidden Island - 16

Thursday 19th Aldershot
The Lost Expedition - 4
Furnace - 2

Tuesday 17th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
My Little Scythe - 2

Sunday 15th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 57
Loco Momo - 16
Parks - 16
Railroad Ink - 43
Forbidden Island - 15

Tuesday 10th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Akropolis - 3
It's a Wonderful World - 6

Sunday 8th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 56
Can't Stop - 35
Roll'n Bump - 8
Stella: Dixit Universe - 13
Forbidden Island - 14
Just One - 10

Thursday 5th Aldershot
Scout - 3
HeroQuest - 9

Tuesday 3rd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Rolling Realms - 3
Heat: Pedal to the Metal - First Play!

Sunday, New Year's Day! on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 55
Can't Stop - 34
Potion Explosion - 15
Azul - 10
Cosmos: Empires - 2
Just One - 9

December '22 - The month in gaming

31/12/2022

A big drop in the monthly totals from November '22, I attribute this in part to how Christmas fell and when people were away for their holidays.
Only 1 new play for the month!

First plays: 1
Different games: 15
Total games: 24

Saturday New Year's Eve! on Board Game Arena
Jump Drive - 15

Sunday Christmas Day! on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 54
Can't Stop - 33
Love Letter - 67
Roll'n Bump - 7
Railroad Ink - 42
Just One - 8

Tuesday 13th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Codex Naturalis - 25
Tiny Epic Galaxies - 8
Jump Drive - 14

Sunday 11th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 53
Can't Stop - 32
Love Letter - 66
Dragonwood - 13
Just One - 7
Cosmos: Empires - First Play!

Thursday 8th Aldershot
Scout - 2
HeroQuest - 8

Sunday 4th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 52
Railroad Ink - 41
Love Letter - 65
Loco Momo - 15
Just One - 6

Friday 2nd Woking
Deep Sea Adventure - 10

November '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/12/2022

November '22 had slightly less plays than October but with a slightly higher total games played and different games played.

First plays: 4
Different games: 25
Total games: 39

Sunday 27th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 51
Can't Stop - 31
Roll'n Bump - 6
Cat Cafe - First Play!
Via Magica - 12
Just One - 5

Sunday 27th at The Sovereigns
Cascadia - 5

Tuesday 22nd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Cosmic Encounter - First Play!

Sunday 20th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 50
Martian Dice - 22
Roll'n Bump - 5
Parks - 15
Railroad Ink - 40
Just One - 4

Saturday 19th Wogglecon
Wogglecon 5: It's Alive
Cascadia - 4
Altiplano - First Play!

Thursday 17th Aldershot
Wayfinders - 3
Valeria: card Kingdoms - 2

Tuesday 15th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Point Salad - 3
Ginkopolis - 2

Sunday 13th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 49
Can't Stop - 30
Codex Naturalis - 24
Just One - 3

Friday 11th Woking
The Princes of Florence - First Play!

Thursday 10th Simon's
Akropolis - 2
Cascadia - 3
It's a Wonderful World - 5

Tuesday 8th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Love Letter - 64
Cascadia - 2

Sunday 6th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 48
Can't Stop - 29
Roll'n Bump - 4
Railroad Ink - 39
Space Base - 15
Loco Momo - 14

Friday 4th Aldershot
It's a Wonderful World - 4
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - 34
HeroQuest - 7

October '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/11/2022

The gaming totals for October '22 are in.
Interestingly, First Plays for October were identical to September.
Otherwise, the numbers are down, different game and total game are noticeably lower. Partially this may be due to players being on holiday during October.

First plays: 5
Different games: 24
Total games: 35

Sunday 30th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 47
Can't Stop - 28
Carcassonne - 11
Azul - 9
Stella: Dixit Universe - 12
Splendor - 16
Roll'n Bump - 3

Tuesday 25th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Dice Hospital - 8

Sunday 23rd on Board Game Arena
Ticket to Ride - 3
Railroad Ink - 38

Sunday 23rd at The Sovereigns
Point Salad - 2
Parks - 14

Tuesday 18th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Port Royal - 24
Furnace - First Play!

Sunday 16th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 46
Can't Stop - 27
Ticket to Ride - 2
Parks - 13
Roll'n Bump - 2

Saturday 15 on Board Game Arena
Jump Drive - 13

Thursday 13th Aldershot
Point Salad - First Play!
HeroQuest - 6

Sunday 9th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 45
Can't Stop - 26
Roll'n Bump - First Play!
Railroad Ink - 37
Ticket to Ride - First Play!

Sunday 9th at The Sovereigns
Machi Koro 2 - 5
Kingdomino - 5

Wednesday 5th Simon's
It's a Wonderful World - 3
Roll for the Galaxy - 6
Love Letter Premium - 63
Cloud 9 - 4

Tuesday 4th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Paper Tales - 5
Akropolis - First Play!

September '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/10/2022

The gaming totals for September '22 are in.
A slight increase in the total number of games played from 45 to 49, however, the variety of games is down a touch, this seem at least partially to do with the number of first plays in September which halved from 12 to 5!

Total games: 49
Different games: 33
First plays: 5

Friday 30th Farnborough
Machi Koro 2 - 2

Thursday 29th Aldershot
Heroquest - 5

Tuesday 27th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Port Royal - 23
Fluxx - 5
Cloud City - 16

Monday 26th Simon's
Firefly: The Game - First Play!

Sunday 25th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 44
Martian Dice - 21
Loco Momo - 13
Cloud City - 15
Potion Explosion - 14
Dice Forge - 12
Sea Salt & Paper - First Play!

Friday 24th Farnborough
Jump Drive - 12
Puerto Rico - 3

Thursday 22nd Aldershot
Deep Sea Adventure - 9
Heroquest - 4

Tuesday 20th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Valeria: Card Kingdoms - First Play!

Monday 19th Simon's
Forbidden Desert - 2
It's a Wonderful World - 2

Sunday 18th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 43
Can't Stop - 25
Railroad Ink - 36
Barenpark - 4
Carcassonne - 10
Sushi Go! - 15
Break the Code - First Play!

Saturday 17th on Board Game Arena
Jump Drive - 11

Thursday 15th Aldershot
Deep Sea Adventure - 8
Heroquest - 3

Tuesday 13th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Tiny Epic Dungeons - 3

Sunday 11th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 42
Railroad Ink - 35
Stella - Dixit Universe - 11
Dragonwood - 12
Via Magica - 11
Azul - 8
Hanabi - 3

Thursday 8th Aldershot
Dream Home - First Play!
Century: Eastern Wonders - 5
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - 33

Tuesday 6th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Love Letter - 62
Quacks of Quedlinburg - 5

Sunday 4th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 41
Can't Stop - 24
King of Tokyo - 10
Parks - 12
Burgle Bros - 2

Thursday 1st Aldershot
Heckmeck - 14
Heroquest - 2

August '22 - The month in gaming

1/9/2022

The gaming totals for August '22 are below.
Less sessions were played in August, but the variety of games was higher, no doubt partially due to 12 first plays!

Total games: 45
Different games: 35
First plays: 12

Tuesday 2nd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Board Gaming Club
Wingspan

Thursday 4th at Simon's
Cascadia - First Play!
Switch & Signal - 4

Friday 5th at Aldershot
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - 32
Heckmeck - 12
Trails - First Play!

Sunday 7th on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 9
Splendor - 19
Cloud City - 14
Stella - Dixit Universe - 10
Railroad Ink - 33
Can't Stop - 21
Lucky Numbers - 37

Tuesday 9th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Board Gaming Club
Isle of Cats - 2

Thursday 11th at Aldershot
Dungeon Decorators - First Play!
Love Letter - 59

Sunday 14th on Board Game Arena
Parks - 11
Potion Explosion - 13
Loco Momo - 11
Love Letter - 60
Can't Stop - 22
Lucky Numbers - 38

Tuesday 16th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Board Gaming Club
Jaws - First Play!

Wednesday 17th August - Simon's
Raiders of Scythia - First Play!

Thursday 18th at Aldershot
Heroquest - First Play!

Saturday 20th on Board Game Arena
Tranquility - First Play!
Race for the Galaxy - 17

Sunday 21st on Board Game Arena
Forbidden Island - 13
Noah - First Play!
Chromino - 2
Codex Naturalis - 23
Love Letter - 61
Martian Dice - 20
Lucky Numbers - 39

Friday 26th at Farnborough
Heckmeck - 13
King of Tokyo - 9
Jump Drive - 10

Saturday 27th on Board Game Arena
Dungeon Twister - First Play!

Sunday 28th on Board Game Arena
Burgle Bros - First Play!
Carcassonne - 9
Loco Momo - 12
Railroad Ink - 34
Can't Stop - 23
Lucky Numbers - 40

Tuesday 30th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Board Gaming Club
Scout - First Play!
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine - First Play!

July '22 - The month in gaming

1/8/2022

Gaming totals for July '22 are below.
It was a slow month for first plays but an overall increase in games played.
Looks like we fell back on playing games we knew and loved.

Total games: 57
Different games: 31
First plays: 5

Saturday 2nd on Board Game Arena
Martian Dice - 16
Lucky Numbers - 28

Sunday 3rd on Board Game Arena
Pandemic - 3
Codex Naturalis - 22
Can't Stop - 17
Stella - Dixit Universe - 9
Lucky Numbers - 29

Tuesday 5th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Raccoon Tycoon - First Play!
Paper Tales - 4

Thursday 7th Aldershot
Race for the Galaxy - 15
Honshu - 4
Heckmeck - 12
Sushi Roll - 6

Saturday 9th on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 30
Regicide - 2
Martian Dice - 17

Sunday 10th on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 3
Jump Drive - 9
Dragonwood - 11
Fruit Picking - 5
Azul - 6
Lucky Numbers - 31
Martian Dice - 18

Tuesday 12th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Hellapagos - 2
Muffin Time - 3
In Vino Morte - First Play!

Thursday 14th Aldershot
The Crew: Deep Sea Mission - 31
Railroad Ink - 30

Saturday 16th on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 4
Lucky Numbers - 32

Sunday 17th on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 5
Railroad Ink - 31
Parks - 10
Can't Stop - 18
Lucky Numbers - 33

Tuesday 19th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Switch & Signal - 2

Saturday 23rd on Board Game Arena
Race for the Galaxy - 16
Lucky Numbers - 34
Regicide - 6
Martian Dice - 19

Sunday 24th at The Sovereigns
Love Letter: Adventure Time - First Play! -
Switch & Signal - 3

Sunday 24th on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 7
Loco Momo - 10
Barenpark - 3
Sushi Go! - 14
Can't Stop - 19
Lucky Numbers - 35

Tuesday 26th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Escape: The curse of the Temple - First Play! -
Space Base - 13

Sunday 31st on Board Game Arena
Regicide - 8
Chromino - First Play!
Space Base - 14
Railroad Ink - 32
Azul - 7
Can't Stop - 20
Lucky Numbers - 36

June '22 - The month in gaming

1/7/2022

The gaming totals for June '22 are below.
Played slightly more games in June compared to May but lightly less first plays!

Total games: 48
Different games: 36
First plays: 9

Wednesday 1st Simon's
Forgotten Waters - 5

Thursday 2nd on Board Game Arena
Loco Momo - 8
Fruit Picking - 2
Splendor - 18
Azul - 4
Sushi Go! - 13
Lucky Numbers - 24

Friday 3rd Simon's
Arcadia Quest - First Play!

Sunday 5th on Board Game Arena
Fruit Picking - 3
Stella - Dixit Universe - 8
Carcassonne - 8
Space Base - 12
Railroad Ink - 28
Lucky Numbers - 25

Tuesday 7th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Merv - 2

Thursday 9th Aldershot
Isle of Cats - First Play!
Chariot Race - First Play!

Sunday 12th on Board Game Arena
Jump Drive - 7
Fruit Picking - 4
Barenpark - First Play!
Martian Dice - 14
Lucky Numbers - 26

Tuesday 14th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Hidden Leaders - First Play!
For Sale - 8
Deep Sea Adventure - 7

Thursday 16th Aldershot
Love Letter - 57
Machi Koro 2 - 3

Sunday 19th on Board Game Arena
Barenpark - 2
Dice Forge - 10
Jump Drive - 8
Cloud City - 13
Loco Momo - 9
Lucky Numbers - 27

Tuesday 21st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Terminator: Dark Fate The Card Game - First Play!
Port Royal - 21

Thursday 23rd Aldershot
Welcome To - First Play!
Port Royal - 22
Village Green - First Play!

Saturday 25th on Board Game Arena
Fluxx - 4
Race for the Galaxy - 14
Martian Dice - 15

Sunday 26th on Board Game Arena
Hanabi - 2
Can't Stop Express - 3
Via Magica - 10
Azul - 5
Railroad Ink - 29

Thursday 30th Aldershot
Burger Boss - First Play!
Tiny Epic Galaxies - 7