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Yearly Board Games Stats 2021 [EN]

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Usual stats from Board Games Stats app. At some point stopped playing a lot on Yucata. No live plays this year. So numbers dropped considerably again. I have only tried a few new games at the very beginning of 2021, but they didn’t grab me, so not many plays and not enough to review even. Based on number of plays i have cooled down on Oracle of Delphi and Firenze. But they still are my favorite games, just less desire to play anything this year 🙂

General stats:

  • Plays: 46 (-61)
  • Games: 18 (-10)
  • Players: 41 (-59), 99% Yucata, a few games on BGA
  • Locations: 2 (-) (Yucata and Board Game Arena)
  • H-index: 4 (-1) (x games played at least x times)

Most played games:

  • Rajas of the Ganges: 7 (-5)
  • The Oracle of Delphi: 6 (-15)
  • Thunderstone: 5 (-4)
  • Cacao: 4 (-1)
  • Firenze: 3 (-15)
  • Hadara: 3 (new)
  • Zooloretto: The Dice Game: 3 (-1)
  • Las Vegas: 2 (-1)
  • Res Arcana: 2 (new)
  • Santiago de Cuba: 2 (new)

Favorite player count: 2 (no change 🙂 )

Games played live: 0 (-6)

Yearly Board Games Stats 2020 [EN]

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Some stats from Board Games Stats app for the whole year. The play count is rather big, because i also count my plays on Yucata and BGA. But there were also some live plays last year. Numbers dropped a lot because on Yucata i mostly play with one friend and she was not that active. Also pandemic made the live plays number lower, but still managed to play 6 games until the first quarantine.

General stats:

  • Plays: 107 (-125)
  • Games: 28 (-12)
  • Players: 100 (-79), 99% Yucata
  • Locations: 2 (-1) (Yucata and game group at work)
  • H-index: 5 (-4) (x games played at least x times)

Most played games:

  • The Oracle of Delphi: 21 (-6)
  • Firenze: 18 (-3)
  • Rajas of the Ganges: 12 (new)
  • Thunderstone: 9 (-6)
  • Cacao: 5 (-14)
  • Guildhall: 4 (-12)
  • Zooloretto: The Dice Game: 4 (-9)
  • The Downfall of Pompeii: 3 (new)
  • Las Vegas: 3 (-7)
  • Targi: 3 (new)

Favorite player count: 2 (no change 🙂 )

Games played live: 6 (-6), pandemic..

Best board games (v2020) [EN]

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I haven’t played a lot of new games this year. Mostly because of the pandemic. Last time i had a game party was at the beginning of March. Which was also the time i played one of the new to me games. Which actually was Pandemic: The Cure. And we won 🙂 But real life situation was more complicated. I also haven’t played any new game aside from Hadara on Yucata or BGA, although there were a lot of new games created in these systems. But most of them didn’t peek my interest. And i guess i kind of cooled off on board games in general. Watch less reviews and related content on Youtube and play less on Yucata. But i still like playing and maybe 2021 will have more new discoveries. As usual, Top 100 compiled using Pub Meeple’s Ranking Engine.

Best new to me games this year:

  1. Pandemic: The Cure (56th overall)
  2. Unstable Unicorns (74)

Best games of all time:

  1. Rajas of the Ganges (+4)
  2. The Oracle of Delphi (+3)
  3. Thunderstone (+3)
  4. Ticket to Ride: Europe (+3)
  5. Tokaido (-3)
  6. Small World (-3)
  7. Keltis (+10)
  8. Cacao (+1)
  9. Firenze (-9)
  10. Carcassonne (-2)

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Top 6 Kinopavasaris 2020 [LT]

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Praeitais metais pažiūrėjau tik du filmus, tai nedariau Top (na, ir filmai buvo tokie vidutiniški). Dabar gi net 6 🙂

  1. Nematomas gyvenimas
  2. Dingusi mergina
  3. Parazitas
  4. Norėtum!
  5. Garsioji meškinų invazija į Siciliją
  6. Geri ketinimai

Iš trijų išbandytų peržiūros namuose tiekėjų (Kino Fondas, Go3, ŽMONĖS Cinema) labiausiai patiko ŽMONĖS. Nors Kino Fonde žiūrėjau tik vieną filmą, bet su titrais buvo ne visai gerai ir gale filmo atsiliko vaizdas nuo garso. Tiesa apmokėjimas turbūt greičiausias buvo. Nes kitur reikėjo arba pildyt piniginę ir tada užsakinėt filmą arba papildomą PIN kurti ir vesti mokant per Paypal. Registracija irgi buvo greitesnė Kino Fonde. Go3 turi mobilią aplikaciją, kuri veikia neblogai, bet teko nuleist kokybę iki 576p, kad nestrigtų (tiesa, tai panašiau į tinklo strigimą nei į įrenginio). Tiesa, visais atvejais pasigedau paprastesnės filmų sąrašo peržiūros nei prasukimas eilutės su didžiuliais filmo skydeliais. Visgi patirtis bendrai buvo labai gera ir netikėtai įsitraukiau. Manau, kad kitais metais būtinai nueisiu bent kelis kartus į kino teatrą, bet tikriausiai papildysiu tai ir peržiūrom namuose, nes ne visada turi laiko ir jėgų po darbo dar važiuot kažkur ir vėlai grįžti, o namuose po vakarienės pažiūrėt filmą yra patogu.

Best board games (v2019) [EN]

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Same as last year, only in Eglish, and only the list of new games i have tried this year and the overall Top 10-100 as of 2019. Ranked using Pub Meeple’s Ranking Engine. This year had some strong new games, which also made into Top 10 of all games (Oracle of Delphi and Rajas of the Ganges) and Codenames just barely missed the top 🙂 Top 2 stayed the same though. Yeah, i have only tried UNO for the first time this year and i didn’t like it 😀

Best new to me games this year:

  1. Rajas of the Ganges (4th overall)
  2. The Oracle of Delphi (5)
  3. Codenames (11)
  4. When I Dream (31)
  5. Kingdomino (50)
  6. Mysterium (62)
  7. Red7 (65)
  8. Machi Koro (67)
  9. Imhotep: The Duel (86)
  10. UNO (97)

Best games of all time:

  1. Firenze (-)
  2. Tokaido (-)
  3. Small World (+2)
  4. Rajas of the Ganges (new)
  5. The Oracle of Delphi (new)
  6. Thunderstone (-2)
  7. Ticket to Ride: Europe (-4)
  8. Carcassonne (-2)
  9. Cacao (-1)
  10. 7 Wonders (-3)

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Best board games (v2018) [EN]

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This year i have decided to make things simpler, as i don’t play many new games, my top 10 is not changing that much and i don’t have what to say about older games. So, only EN post this time and only lists without explanations 🙂

Best new to me games this year:

  1. Biblios
  2. Mystic Vale
  3. Puerto Rico: The Card Game (San Juan)
  4. Dice Forge
  5. Ulm

Best games of all time:

  1. Firenze (-)
  2. Tokaido (+2)
  3. Ticket to Ride: Europe (new)
  4. Thunderstone (-2)
  5. Small World (-)
  6. Carcassonne (+1)
  7. 7 Wonders (-4)
  8. Cacao (+1)
  9. Guildhall (-1)
  10. Camel Up (new)

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Top 10 Best games (v2017) [EN]

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As usual as the year comes to an end i present a renewed list of my all time favorite games. Though Top 10 hasn’t changed that much, but the list of played games grows every year. This time i gave a try to Pub Meeple’s board games rating system. Which shows you a few games from your list and you have to pick which of two is your favorite and it slowly builds your list this way. This year there was 91 game on the list. Maybe next year i will be able to do Top 100 🙂

10. Santiago de Cuba (new) – i’ve been playing this game for maybe 5 years, but only recently i started to appreciate it more, so it managed for the first time get to Top 10. Simple euro style game, in which you constantly have to decide whether to benefit you or harm your opponent 🙂

9. Cacao (+1) – last year it has dropped one step and now it is back to 9th place. Mostly because of new expansions that have appeared in Yucata. Which was a refreshing wind for this simple, but pleasant euro game.

8. Guildhall (new) – new game i have experienced this year and already managed to get its spot in Top 10. Unique and interesting card game with some interaction and often unexpected ending.

7. Carcassonne (-3) – an old classic on my list, dropped a bit as i haven’t played it that much this year. But i remember the last play of it, when i managed to steal a win with a huge farms score 🙂

6. Ticket to Ride (-) – the thing that it hasn’t changed it spot only shows that this game will always has a place in my collection and will be high on the list. One of the best “gateway” games to introduce new players to the hobby and lure them into modern board gaming world.

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Top 10 Best games (v2017) [LT]

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Kaip įprasta metų gale pateikiu atnaujintą mano visų laikų mėgstamiausių žaidimų sąrašą. Nors Top 10 labai nepasikeitė, bet žaistų žaidimų sąrašas vis auga. Šį kartą išbandžiau Pub Meeple sukurtą žaidimų reitingavimo sistemą, kurį duoda kelis žaidimus iš sąrašo ir reikia pasirinkt kuris tau iš dviejų labiau patinka. Tokiu būdu sudaromas visas sąrašas. Šiemet sąrašą sudarė 91 žaidimas. Galbūt kitais metais galėsiu daryti Top 100 🙂

10. Santiago de Cuba (naujiena) – šį žaidimą žaidžiu gal jau 5 metus, bet tik neseniai supratau, kaip iš tikrųjų jis man patinka ir jis sugebėjo pirmą kartą pakilti iki Top 10. Paprastas euro stiliaus žaidimas, kur visą laiką reikia priimt sprendimus “ar padaryt geriau sau ar blogiau oponentui” 🙂

9. Cacao (+1) – praeitais metais jis nukrito vienu laipteliu. Šiemet gi grįžta į 9 poziciją. Pagrinde dėl papildymų pasirodžiusių Yucata sistemoje, kurie leidžia įpusti šiek tiek naujo gyvenimo į šį paprastą, bet mielą euro žaidimą.

8. Guildhall (new) – naujas žaidimas, kurį atradau šiemet, bet jau spėjęs užsitarnaut vietą dešimtuke. Unikalus ir įdomus kortų žaidimas su interakcija tarp žaidėjų ir dažnai netikėta pabaiga.

7. Carcassonne (-3) – sena klasika mano sąraše. Šiek tiek nukrito, nes mažokai jį žaidžiau paskutiniu metu, bet pamenu paskutinį žaidimą, kai pavyko išplėšti pergalę dėka didelio taškų skaičiaus už fermas 🙂

6. Ticket to Ride (-) – nepasikeitusi vieta tik įrodo, kad šis žaidimas visada turės vietą mano kolekcijoje ir bus gana aukštai sąraše. Vienas geriausių “gateway” tipo žaidimų, kuris pavergia naujus žaidėjus ir atveria akis į platų naujų stalo žaidimų pasaulį. Read More

Best new games (v2017) [EN]

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I have changed the title as this year i wasn’t able to try out enough games. But i won’t change the picture because of that 🙂 Still, i have tried out 7 new games, which is still a lot for not a very active gamer. Again, this is just new to me games i have tried this year. Not necessary released during 2017, though there are 2 such games on the list. Here we go.

7. Imhotep – wanted to try this games since it was nominated for Spiel des Jahres awards. But it didn’t live up to my expectations. There is little room for strategy and planning ahead and too much depends on luck.

6. Cat Box – one of a few Kickstarters i have backed. Cute little game. A bit too simplistic, but beautiful art makes it popular among my female friends. This has become the most popular game lended from me 🙂

5. Legendary Inventors – haven’t tried it enough times to review it, but it is a pleasant resource allocation, engine building game. Although it is a very simple game, i would still remove one part from it (runs of numbers) to make it even more polished and streamlined.

4. Jump Drive – one of my most favorite games, Race for the Galaxy, is a bit overwhelming for new gamers with all the actions and various icons. Jump Drive is a simplified version of an older game, but also unique on its own. Quick, simple engine building game which also scratches itch to play its bigger brother.

3. Avenue – my first Roll and Write game (well, in this one cards replaced dice). I wanted something similar for family nights as it is very simple and reminds bingo games that are popular here. But this has more choices, which makes it actually a game. Very simple, but takes almost no space, very fast and has that pleasant tactile feeling of drawing paths on a paper. Also, clever scoring system.

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