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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
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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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July '22 - The month in gaming

1/8/2022

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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
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June '22 - The month in gaming

1/7/2022

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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
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May '22: The month in gaming

31/5/2022

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Here are the totals for May.
Quite similar to April, but quite a few more first plays.
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​Total games: 44
Different games: 27
​First plays: 11
Sunday 1st on Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 19
Stella - Dixit Universe - 6
Dragonwood - 10
Codex Naturalis - 21
Azul - First Play!

Monday 2nd Round Simon's
Lords of Waterdeep - First Play!

Tuesday 3rd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
My Little Scythe - 2
Horrified - 4

Sunday 8th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 20
Railroad Ink - 26
Martian Dice - 13
Azul - ​2

Tuesday 10th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Horrified - 5

Friday 13th Farnborough
Codenames - 5
Joking Hazard - First Play!
The Resistance - First Play!

Saturday 14th Aldershot
Flip City - First Play!

Sunday 15th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 21
Stella - Dixit Universe - 7
Cloud City - 12
Diced Tomatoes - First Play!
Hanabi - 3

Tuesday 17th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Space Base - 11
Horrified - 6

Wednesday 18th Simon's
Parks - 8
Machi Koro 2 - 2

Thursday 19th Aldershot
Deep Sea Adventure - 6
Switch & Signal - First Play!

Friday 20th Simon's
Valor & Villainly - 2

Sunday 22nd Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 22
Azul -​ 3
Parks - 9
King of Tokyo - 8
Diced Tomatoes - 2

Tuesday 24th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest - First Play!

Thursday 26th Aldershot
Tiny Epic Dungeons - First Play!
Tiny Towns - 7
Pan Am - 4

​Sunday 29th Board Game Arena
Lucky Numbers - 23
Railroad Ink - 27
Can't Stop - 16
Copenhagen - First Play!
​Fruit Picking - First Play!

Tuesday 31st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Tiny Epic Dungeons - 2
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April '22: The month in gaming

30/4/2022

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These are the game totals for April '22.
The numbers all up by 1 compared to March '22.

​Total games: 41
Different games: 29
​First plays: 7
Sunday 3rd on Board Game Arena
Hanabi - 2
Railroad Ink - 22
Space Base - 9
Stella - Dixit Universe - 4
Lucky Numbers - 16

Tuesday 5th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Raids - 2
Muffin Time - First Play!

Sunday 10th on Board Game Arena
Las Vegan - First Play!
Splendor -17
Loco Momo - 6
Lucky Numbers - 17
Railroad Ink - 23

Tuesday 12th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Muffin Time - 2
Bang: The Dice Game - 4
Deep Sea Adventure - 4
Tiny Epic Defenders - 3

Friday 15th on Board Game Arena
Boomerang: USA - First Play!
Cloud City - 11
Can't Stop - 14
Stella - Dixit Universe - 5

Sunday 17th on Board Game Arena
Dice Forge - 11
Carcassonne - 7
Potion Explosion - 12
Railroad Ink - 24
Lucky Numbers - 17

Tuesday 19th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Babylonia - First Play!
Port Royal - 19

Thursday 21st at Simon's
Unlock The Escape Game: Star Wars - First Play!

Sunday 24th on Board Game Arena
Loco Momo - 7
Space Base - 10
Lucky Numbers - 18
Railroad Ink - 25
Can't Stop - 15

Tuesday 26th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Hellapagos - First Play!
Codex Naturalis - 20

Friday 29th at Farnborough
Port Royal - 20

​Saturday 30th at Wogglecon 3
Century: Eastern Wonders - 4
Sushi Go! - 12
Machi Koro 2 - First Play!
Tiny Epic Galaxies - 6
Quacks of Quedlinburg - 4
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March '22: The Month in gaming

31/3/2022

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Still working through my back log!

The gaming numbers for March 2022 are slightly lower than February.
Total games: 40
Different games: 28
First plays: 6
Tuesday 1st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club.
Tiny Epic Galaxies - 5

Thursday 3rd round Simon's.
Lost Ruins of Arnak - 2

Friday 4th at Farnborough.
Team3 - First Play!
Codenames - 4

Sunday 6th on Board Game Arena.
Loco Momo - 3
Codex Naturalis - 19
King of Tokyo - 7
Can't Stop - 10
Love Letter - 56

Tuesday 8th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club.
Wayfinders - 3

Wednesday 9th round Simon's.
Paleo - 3

Thursday 10th on Board Game Arena.
Loco Momo - 4
Via Magical - 9
Railroad Ink - 20
Lucky Numbers - 18
Can't Stop - 11

Sunday 13th on Board Game Arena.
Stella - Dixit Universe - First Play!
Forbidden Island - 12
Happy City - 9
Railroad Ink - 21
Lucky Numbers - 12

Tuesday 15th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club.
Four Gardens - First Play!
Regicide - First Play!

Wednesday 16th on Board Game Arena.
Stella - Dixit Universe - 2
Cloud City - 10
Can't Stop - 12
Lucky Numbers - 13

Sunday 20th on Board Game Arena.
Hanabi - First Play!
Parks - 7
Can't Stop - 13
Lucky Numbers - 14

Tuesday 22nd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club.
Apollo - 2
Deep Sea Adventure - 4

Wednesday 23rd round Simon's.
Western Legends - First Play!

Sunday 27th on Board Game Arena.
Carcassonne - 6
Loco Momo - 5
Stella - Dixit Universe - 3
Lucky Numbers - 15

Tuesday 29th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club.
Tiny Epic Defenders - 2
Jump Drive - 6
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February '22: The month in gaming

28/2/2022

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Welcome to the inaugural blog post of 'The month in gaming', a digest style post about all the games I've played in February 2022 which replace all the 'non-first play' blog posts. First play will still get a write up as usual.


In February 2022, I played:
​Total games: 53
Different games: 33
​First plays: 8
Tuesday 1st at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Space Base - 5
Race for the Galaxy - 11

Wednesday 2nd on Board Game Arena
Century: Golem Edition - (3)
Via Magica - 8
Sushi Go! - 10
Martian Dice - 11
Railroad Ink - 16

Thursday 3rd, round Simon's
My Little Scythe - First Play!
Nidavellir - First Play!

Sunday 6th February at The Sovereigns
Death on the cards - 6
Race for the Galaxy - 12
Deep Sea Adventure - 3

Sunday 6th on Board Game Arena
Cloud City - 8
Space Base - 6
Lucky Numbers - 12
Can't Stop - 9
Railroad Ink - 17
Love Letter - 54

Tuesday 8th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Llamaland - First Play!
Fantastic Factories - First Play!

Wednesday 9th on Board Game Arena
Century: Spice Road - 4
Splendor - 16
Space Base - 7
Can't Stop Express - 3
Lucky Numbers - 13
Railroad Ink - 18

Wednesday 9th, round Simon's.
In the Hall of the Mountain King - First Play!

Sunday 13th on Board Game Arena
Carcassonne - 5
Shifting Stone - First Play!
Codex Naturalis - 18
Lucky Numbers - 14
Martian Dice - 12
Can't Stop - 8

Tuesday 15th at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Race for the Galaxy - 13
Port Royal: Big Box - 18

Thursday 14th, round Simon's
Star Wars: Outer Rim - First Play!

Friday 18th on Board Game Arena
Parks - 06
Railroad Ink - 19
Shifting Stones - 2
Sushi Go! - 11
Lucky Numbers - 15

Sunday 20th on Board Game Arena
Loco Momo - First Play!
Dragonwood - 9
For Sale - 7
Potion Explosion - 11
Dice Forge - 10
Lucky Numbers - 16
Love Letter - 55

Tuesday 22nd at The Sovereigns with the Woking Gaming Club
Fluxx - 3
Quacks of Quedlinburg - 3

Sunday 27th on Board Game Arena
Loco Momo - 2
Space Base - 8
Cloud City - 9
Can't Stop - 9
Lucky Numbers - 17
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