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May '23: The month in gaming

4/6/2023

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Only 3 first plays for May '23, down on the 8 from last month. While different games played were.... 32. Identical to April '23!

First plays: 3
Different games: 32
Tuesday 30th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Bandido - First Play!
Cascadia
Fluxx 

Sunday 28th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers
Roll'n Bump
Railroad Ink 
Wingspan 
Forbidden Island 

Thursday 25th Aldershot
Dice Hospital
Race for the Galaxy 

Tuesday 23rd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Machi Koro 2
Llamaland 

Sunday 21st Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers 
Can't Stop
Gizmos
Just One  
Azul 
Hanabi 

Thursday 18th Aldershot
Heckmeck 
Port Royal
Chariot Race

Tuesday 16th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Horrified: American Monsters

Sunday 14th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers 
Roll'n Bump
Just One 
Wingspan
Tranquillity: The Ascent 

Tuesday 9th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Tumble Town - First Play!

Sunday 7th evening Board Game Arena
Railroad Ink 
Gizmos
Spots 

Sunday 7th The Sovereigns
Jump Drive
Llama Land 

Thursday 4th Aldershot
Deep Sea Adventure 
Akropolis 
Point Salad 
Village Green 
Sushi Roll

Tuesday 2nd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Scout
Jump Drive
Long Shot The Dice Game - First Play!
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April '23: The month in gaming

30/4/2023

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The first plays For April '23 were doubled from the previous month while different games played for the month were up by 10. Mostly, this can be attributed to Wogglecon 7.

First plays: 8
Different games: 32
​Sunday 30th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers
Just One
Legends of Hellas
Gizmos - First Play!
Spots - First Play!

Tuesday 25th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Jump Drive
Skull King - First Play!
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Sunday 23rd Board Game Arena
Can't Stop
Lucky Numbers
Just One
Codex Naturalis
Akropolis
Legends of Hellas

Friday 21st Aldershot
Point Salad
Village Green
Llamaland

Tuesday 18th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Love Letter
Akropolis
Jump Drive

Sunday 16th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers
Can't Stop
Just One
Railroad Ink
Legends of Hellas - First Play!

Thursday 13th Aldershot
Heckmeck
Akropolis
Dominion

Tuesday 11th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Parks

Sunday 9th  Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers
Roll'n Bump
Can't Stop
Wingspan
Just One
Tucano - First Play!
Trio - First Play!

Friday 7th Aldershot 
Scout
Railroad Ink
Machi Koro

Tuesday 4th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Roll Player

Tuesday 4th Simon's
Scout
Akropolis

Sunday 2nd Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers
Can't Stop
Wingspan
Go Goa - First Play!

Sunday 2nd Ares'
Akropolis
Scout
Codenames
Thunderbirds Danger Zone - First Play!
Fluxx
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Saturday 1st Wogglecon 7
Akropolis
Sushi Roll
Just One
Sagrada - First Play!
Pan Am
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March '23 - The Month in Gaming

31/3/2023

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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!
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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
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February '23 - The Month in Gaming

28/2/2023

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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!
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January '23 - The Month in Gaming

31/1/2023

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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
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December '22 - The month in gaming

31/12/2022

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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
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November '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/12/2022

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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
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October '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/11/2022

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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!
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September '22 - The Month in Gaming

1/10/2022

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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
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August '22 - The month in gaming

1/9/2022

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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
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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!
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