2016 - the year we defeat ISIS. Well, hopefully. But that is not for me to decide, I am but a man. So then, what is my plan for 2016? Simple...
To play every game in the top 100 at least once and give it a well-written review.
Let that sink in... it is a pretty lofty goal, but one that I am committed to achieve. I have put it off long enough, giving only passing glances to the likes of Twilight Struggle, Concordia, and La Granja, but my time is now! I will get this done!
Before I list what games I am going to be playing, I am setting up some ground rules for this challenge:
1. Legacy games and other campaign based games will be played to campaign end before a rating is awarded.
2. All games are to be played on their own merits - no expansions or promos allowed.
3. All games are going to be played through with the "Best with..." numbers recommended here on the geek.
4. All games will be played under the printing that was in the top 100 (Example: I will be playing Through the Ages 2nd printing, not 3rd).
5. Games with multiple entries within the same line in the top 100 will only get one play and that play will be the highest rated out of the line (Example: I will only play Dominion, not Dominion and Dominion Intrigue).
6. At the time of this being published, the top 100 will be locked. For the sake of this blog, if a new game comes up into the top 100 after this is posted, it will be skipped.
7. All plays will require photographic evidence that I actually played.
Without any ado whatsoever, here are the games I intend to play:
1. Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2. Twilight Struggle
3. Terra Mystica
4. Caverna: The Cave Farmers
5. Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
6. Puerto Rico
7. Agricola
8. The Castles of Burgundy
9. Mage Knight Board Game
10. Android: Netrunner
11. Star Wars: Imperial Assault
12. Eclipse
13. Power Grid
14. War of the Ring: Second Edition
15. Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
16. Le Havre
17. Brass
18. T'zolkin: The Mayan Calendar
19. Dead of Winter
20. Codenames
21. 7 Wonders
22. Caylus
23. 7 Wonders: Duel
24. Keyflower
25. Dominion: Intrigue
26. Dominant Species
27. Race for the Galaxy
28. El Grande
29. Eldritch Horror
30. Star Wars: X-Wing
31. Lords of Waterdeep
32. Twilight Imperium
33. Battlestar Galactica
34. Roll for the Galaxy
35. Five Tribes
36. Tigris & Euphrates
37. The Resistance: Avalon
38. Blood Rage
39. Trajan
40. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
41. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
42. Crokinole
43. Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
44. Russian Railroads
45. Pandemic
46. Concordia
47. Mage Wars: Arena
48. Troyes
49. Nations
50. Patchwork
51. Ora et Labora
52. Commands & Colors: Ancients
53. Paths of Glory
54. Suburbia
55. The Voyages of Marco Polo
56. Stone Age
57. Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
58. Alchemists
59. Star Realms
60. Combat Commander: Europe
61. Railways of the World
62. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
63. Goa
64. Steam
65. Kemet
66. Chaos in the Old World
67. Ticket to Ride: Europe
68. The Princes of Florence
69. Age of Steam
70. Summoner Wars: Master Set
71. Splendor
72. Cosmic Encounter
73. Imperial Settlers
74. Go
75. Tichu
76. Fields of Arle
77. The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
78. Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
79. Hansa Teutonica
80. Village
81. Lewis & Clark
82. Orléans
83. Runewars
84. Viticulture
85. Space Alert
86. Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
87. Shogun
88. Imperial
89. Jaipur
90. Here I Stand
91. Galaxy Trucker
92. Memoir '44
93. T.I.M.E Stories
94. Arcadia Quest
95. La Granja
96. Istanbul
97. Alien Frontiers
98. Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
99. BattleLore (Second Edition)
100. Bora Bora
And there you go. 100 Games in 353 days. Can I do it? Stay tuned...
To play every game in the top 100 at least once and give it a well-written review.
Let that sink in... it is a pretty lofty goal, but one that I am committed to achieve. I have put it off long enough, giving only passing glances to the likes of Twilight Struggle, Concordia, and La Granja, but my time is now! I will get this done!
Before I list what games I am going to be playing, I am setting up some ground rules for this challenge:
1. Legacy games and other campaign based games will be played to campaign end before a rating is awarded.
2. All games are to be played on their own merits - no expansions or promos allowed.
3. All games are going to be played through with the "Best with..." numbers recommended here on the geek.
4. All games will be played under the printing that was in the top 100 (Example: I will be playing Through the Ages 2nd printing, not 3rd).
5. Games with multiple entries within the same line in the top 100 will only get one play and that play will be the highest rated out of the line (Example: I will only play Dominion, not Dominion and Dominion Intrigue).
6. At the time of this being published, the top 100 will be locked. For the sake of this blog, if a new game comes up into the top 100 after this is posted, it will be skipped.
7. All plays will require photographic evidence that I actually played.
Without any ado whatsoever, here are the games I intend to play:
1. Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2. Twilight Struggle
3. Terra Mystica
4. Caverna: The Cave Farmers
5. Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
6. Puerto Rico
7. Agricola
8. The Castles of Burgundy
9. Mage Knight Board Game
10. Android: Netrunner
11. Star Wars: Imperial Assault
12. Eclipse
13. Power Grid
14. War of the Ring: Second Edition
15. Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
16. Le Havre
17. Brass
18. T'zolkin: The Mayan Calendar
19. Dead of Winter
20. Codenames
21. 7 Wonders
22. Caylus
23. 7 Wonders: Duel
24. Keyflower
25. Dominion: Intrigue
26. Dominant Species
27. Race for the Galaxy
28. El Grande
29. Eldritch Horror
30. Star Wars: X-Wing
31. Lords of Waterdeep
32. Twilight Imperium
33. Battlestar Galactica
34. Roll for the Galaxy
35. Five Tribes
36. Tigris & Euphrates
37. The Resistance: Avalon
38. Blood Rage
39. Trajan
40. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
41. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
42. Crokinole
43. Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
44. Russian Railroads
45. Pandemic
46. Concordia
47. Mage Wars: Arena
48. Troyes
49. Nations
50. Patchwork
51. Ora et Labora
52. Commands & Colors: Ancients
53. Paths of Glory
54. Suburbia
55. The Voyages of Marco Polo
56. Stone Age
57. Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
58. Alchemists
59. Star Realms
60. Combat Commander: Europe
61. Railways of the World
62. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
63. Goa
64. Steam
65. Kemet
66. Chaos in the Old World
67. Ticket to Ride: Europe
68. The Princes of Florence
69. Age of Steam
70. Summoner Wars: Master Set
71. Splendor
72. Cosmic Encounter
73. Imperial Settlers
74. Go
75. Tichu
76. Fields of Arle
77. The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
78. Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
79. Hansa Teutonica
80. Village
81. Lewis & Clark
82. Orléans
83. Runewars
84. Viticulture
85. Space Alert
86. Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
87. Shogun
88. Imperial
89. Jaipur
90. Here I Stand
91. Galaxy Trucker
92. Memoir '44
93. T.I.M.E Stories
94. Arcadia Quest
95. La Granja
96. Istanbul
97. Alien Frontiers
98. Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
99. BattleLore (Second Edition)
100. Bora Bora
And there you go. 100 Games in 353 days. Can I do it? Stay tuned...