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2025 was a real kick in the butt so I just didn't have as much time for games, plus I've been playing more 40k in general which I always waffle on if I should include in here or not.

My group's made some good progress on Frosthaven and we're hoping to actually complete it next year, and another group and I finished Clank 2 (and also finished Clank Legacy 1 finally! But it doesn't show on here because my wife and I had a single game left, but the couple we play with moved so it took over a year to get that last game in).

We also went to Japan this year, which ruled, and Let's Go To Japan has been a blast to play post that trip.

What have you all been playing this year???

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[–] blomvik@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago

Was not the best year for boardgames here, either. But we still had fun. Fewer big games and more of the silly shorter ones in '25.

[–] RamenDame@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Ooo a full Charterstone play through, nice! That had some fun surprises each game, and really set the minimum bar for me with legacy games where I want something new every time we play.

[–] brian@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

what did you use to track your plays? I still haven't settled on a nice way to do so

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The screenshot is from BGStats. It’s fantastic and well worth the (low) price.

Here’s mine, although I’ll be playing more games tonight.

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wooo No Thanks! I don't think I've seen anyone else with this on their played before, and it's one of our favorite games to take camping.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It’s a fantastic filler, it’s a frequent warmup while we wait for people to show up at our meetups.

[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Hell yeah Power Grid and Terraforming Mars!

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An app called BG Stats, and I dig it. Very cost cost of entry and then the only ongoing monetization is for stuff like advanced stats and cloud sync, which I sign up to because I like the product and want him to keep developing, not even because I use that stuff.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I keep chucking my free Google Play credits at it when they are about to expire, for the same reason! I'm currently paid up to 2030 😀

[–] Minnels@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Oh got can do that? I never but apps so they keep expiring. Thanks!

[–] McWizard@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Also a very slow year for me.

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nice line-up of games in here! I keep meaning to get back to StS; I'm halfway through a run with a friend and I really should just reset it and play with other folks as it's been over a year now haha

[–] msage@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

I mean, I dunno.

It's fun, but there's a bit too much accounting for my taste. I like the multiplayer aspect, but it's slower than the PC version, and it's missing a lot of content.

And twice we played it, we finished it with absolute ease.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

I got Heat for Christmas so I've only played one practice lap so far. Need to play that again.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Mine.

I'm not sure why Can't Stop is on there as I've only played it on Yucata and it hasn't been on there for a few years. Maybe some missing plays imported and have ended up being attributed to this year.

BG Stats 2025Plays: 676H-index: 9Games: 160New: 46Players: 423Locations: 3Hours: 534Days: 304Faraway: 97Bunny Kingdom: 36Clank!: Catacombs: 24EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Intergalactic Race: 24Can't Stop: 13Sea Salt & Paper: 12Lemminge: 11Café Baras: 10Wyrmspan: 9117 mechanics:Set Collection: 33%Hand Management: 31%Tile Placement: 24%Open Drafting: 23%Dice Rolling: 20%.

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dang, I feel like I need to check out Faraway now...

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Faraway is excellent! It also doesn't take very long to play, so it's the current go-to when time is limited.

Playing cards in one order and scoring them in the other is fun!

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Board game arena maybe, if you sync from there?

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Could be, but I don't think I've been on it all year. I don't use BGA much as a I find the silly time limits on taking turns annoying.