# 2023 Board game challenges **URL:** \ **Category:** Boardgames\ **Created:** [27 December 2022 13:48 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611 "2022-12-27T13:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Whistle\_Pig](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/whistle_pig/32/1052_2.png) [@Whistle\_Pig](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Whistle_Pig)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2023 17:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/41 "2023-03-02T17:14:22Z")
> [@Captbnut](#): > > IKI is another one that I fancy. How long is AireCon? According to my records, long enough to play between 15 and 30 games. ---
**Author:** ![Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/marx/32/28667_2.png) [@Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Marx)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2023 23:28 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/42 "2023-03-02T23:28:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Descent 3rd Edition - 1 [1] > Star Wars Legion - 0 [0] > Heat - 2 [2] > D&D the TTRPG - 4 [1] > Xia, Legends of a Drift System - 0 [0] > Star Wars Outer Rim - 0 [0] > Oathsworn - 2 [1] > Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - 0 [0] > War of the Ring - 0 [0] > Battletech - 3 [1] > > _Previously Finished Games_ > My City February was a really good month for gaming due to the simple fact that I actually invited 2 people over to play games, and my partner has been feeling more grounded and wants to put games on the table. Both very positive steps! **HEAT** continues to be a joy, and I’m enjoying the ever-deeper rabbit hole that **Battletech** represents. I just learned about “Mech Quirks,” which make many mechs _slightly_ different from their rote loadouts might suggest (for example, the Locust has the quirk “Low Profile,” which means that if it is hit but only by 1 (so if the target number is 8+ and an 8 or 9 is rolled to hit) they only take half damage! That’s really cool! And some mechs have negative quirks that make them a little cheaper… anyway, layers upon layers). The next task for **Battletech** is to come up with a good campaign system I can play with my buddies. Scenarios are definitely necessary, but linking those scenarios together is the dream. **Oathsworn** continues to impress. We played **Gravwell** again, which is great, but not as great as **HEAT** , and we played **Furnace** and… oh, all sorts of lovely stuff. Good month. > [@](#): > > Vindication, Eclipse 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Furnace, Renature, Newspeak, Stick 'Em, String Railways, Sidereal Confluence (plus expansion), The Undercity, Tyrants of the Underdark, New Salem, Dune Conquest Woo! Finally played **Tyrants**! And _is good_! That’s a relief. Really enjoyed it, despite the artistic choices. _Almost_ got **Dune Conquest** on the table but we decided to play **Dune Imperium** instead, and I don’t regret that. Is also good. Also played **Furnace** enough to confirm that, while I like it, Andy doesn’t, and my buddy was happy to take it off my hands. I’ll miss it, but at least it’s still in the circle? Nine “unplayed” games in my collection is pretty okay, honestly. I’m okay with that. And I’m okay with not buying more for now. So, that’s nice. ---
**Author:** ![Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/mintochris/32/20609_2.png) [@Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Mintochris)\ **Post date:** [3 March 2023 23:49 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/43 "2023-03-03T23:49:41Z")
No purchases in Feb, and a fair crack at getting more plays in. Ginkgopolis looks like a new favourite, though Agricola was less well received by my wife (I accidentally annihilated her) and my most prolific gamer friend (he was on the whisky and repeatedly forgot several rules when it suited him, then got grumpy). ![Screenshot_2023-03-03-23-44-28-16_5a766881b7ec48d16080cc35876683e1](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/d/1/d1ef32ffcda8eb5aee70a17964dc4ebc8e4e9c66.jpeg) ![Screenshot_2023-03-03-23-44-40-28_5a766881b7ec48d16080cc35876683e1](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7ddd88ba01fac2d81e0767f806af7ee50096c452.jpeg) ![ranking-player_1677886641144](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/9/6/963e9574e27e4795e4b299d9d89a55c6e8beaaa9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lalunaverde](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/lalunaverde/32/28591_2.png) [@lalunaverde](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/lalunaverde)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2023 12:01 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/44 "2023-03-31T12:01:19Z")
**End of March** **10x5** (38% complete - ahead of schedule) | Game | Plays | | --- | --- | | Bus | 1 | | Chicago Express | 0 | | Cthulhu Wars | 1 | | Food Chain Magnate | 5 🥳 🥳 🥳 | | Glory to Rome | 2 | | The Great Zimbabwe | 2 | | Indonesia | 1 | | Innovation | 3 | | Mottainai | 1 | | Pax Renaissance | 3 | **Go 365 Challenge** 0/365 **Race for the Hundred Galaxies** 4/100 **Through the Twenty Ages** 1/20 ADDED - **Five Carriages But No Horses** Horseless Carriage 2/5 **Unlock Scenarios:** 24 scenarios left **Levee En Masse** Beat Pandemic Rising Tide on highest difficulty **Spanish Boo-Boo** Beat Pandemic Iberia on highest difficulty with the advance variant **Ark-cough Horror** Beat Pandemic Cthulhu on highest difficulty ---
**Author:** ![yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/yashima/32/21481_2.png) [@yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/yashima)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2023 15:54 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/45 "2023-03-31T15:54:15Z")
The state of my solo challenge is as follows: - 9/10 Agropolis - 8/10 Cascadia - 8/10 Turing Machine - 6/10 51st State - 3/10 Distilled - 3/10 Evergreen - 3/10 Food Chain Island - 3/10 Orange Burger Canal - 3/10 Revive (kicked out Three Sisters) - 2/10 Ark Nova I am happy that I am getting a lot of big games played but I doubt I will actually play all of those solo that much until the end of the year. On the other hand those solo modes are all excellent and quite different from each other. I think Distilled is the one I‘ll most likely not finish as the solos were more a „learning the game“ thing to prepare for teaching the game to my friends. On the other hand the solo is good and reasonably fast. These are all quite fast. None of these is the kind of game you couldn‘t fit in after dinner. None need a whole Sunday afternoon 🙂 PS: I know I know, where is Spirit Island? It will appear I am sure. So far though I have all these new things to try. But something will get kicked out by Spirit Island eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Whistle\_Pig](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/whistle_pig/32/1052_2.png) [@Whistle\_Pig](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Whistle_Pig)\ **Post date:** [1 April 2023 05:39 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/46 "2023-04-01T05:39:44Z")
**Play at least once:** Antiquity Escape Plan ~~Yokohama~~ Troyes Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar ~~Gaia Project~~ Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space ~~Scythe~~ Tiny Epic Dinosaurs Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile Food Chain Magnate The Great Zimbabwe Teotihuacan: City of Gods The Taverns of Tiefenthal Root SHASN Burano Sidereal Confluence: Mottainai On Mars Altiplano New York 1901 Quadropolis Bosk Fields of Green Awkward Guests Bärenpark Forks Import / Export: Definitive Edition Caverna: The Cave Farmers TOKYO METRO Pipeline **Play all my unplayed games:** 1775: Rebellion Airship City Canopy Cloud City Concordia ~~The Crew 2~~ Flying Colours ~~Ginkgopolis~~ The Great Fire of London 1666 ~~IKI~~ Imhotep In a Grove ~~Inkling~~ John Company 2E Kodachi Loot Napolean’s Imperium Pendulum Polarity ~~Super-skill Pinball: Ramp it Up!~~ Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down Twins It’s all Airecon’s fault: High Society Sub Terra 2 East India Co.s Lacrimosa Scout That Time You Killed Me String Railway A Fake Artist Goes to New York Cat in the Box ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [1 April 2023 08:18 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/47 "2023-04-01T08:18:43Z")
10×10-ish: | Game | Plays | | --- | --- | | Rallyman: GT | 8 (+3) | | Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition | 8 (+4) | | Tsuro | 5 | | Xia: Legends of a Drift System | 5 (+1) | | Flash Point: Fire Rescue | 4 | | Heat: Pedal to the Metal | 4 (+1) | | Just One | 4 (+2) | | The Climbers | 4 (+3) | | Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies | 3 (+3) | | Rallyman | 3 (+1) | | SCOUT | 3 (+1) | | Timeline: Events | 3 | | Turncoats | 3 | | VOLT | 3 | Rallyman, GT, Dirt and Sentinels of the Multiverse will all reach 10 because of challenges. I don’t take _Tsuro_ out much these days, but seeing _Tsuro of the Seas_ has encouraged me to play the original more. ---
**Author:** ![Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/mintochris/32/20609_2.png) [@Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Mintochris)\ **Post date:** [1 April 2023 10:16 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/48 "2023-04-01T10:16:17Z")
This month is a bit below last year’s play rate ![ranking-player_1680342378166](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/e/c/ec79c5ce4509d4ea53f84b6a61f2f3890b6ca01d.jpeg) But the streak is still going ![Screenshot_2023-04-01-10-49-42-32_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/d/8/d8fe808521d24218077ec04d81a0960aa8ae7f64.jpeg) Good progress on goals ![Screenshot_2023-04-01-10-47-10-96_5a766881b7ec48d16080cc35876683e1](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/8/7/873e71f67c0a4fc93092dcb72bba49ccc934d4b6.jpeg) 10\*10 going well too ![Screenshot_2023-04-01-10-47-33-95_5a766881b7ec48d16080cc35876683e1](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/8/8/888e90ff2dbea62e8d6141da1120ddfd98558220.jpeg) The recent purge has got rid of lots, but the profits have been reinvested! ![Screenshot_2023-04-01-10-51-07-40_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/5/d/5db1977ed31f9d5d230a8d4bdd424945d0d3ef35.jpeg) Ins and outs in march (owned Vs prev. Owned). This is too many. I have a problem. ![IMG_20230401_110119](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/e/a/ea7293821e211abe9788003e5da0bd4bd567d8b8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/marx/32/28667_2.png) [@Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Marx)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2023 13:02 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/49 "2023-04-02T13:02:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Descent 3rd Edition - 8 [7] > Star Wars Legion - 0 [0] > Heat - 2 [0] > D&D the TTRPG - 5 [1] > Xia, Legends of a Drift System - 0 [0] > Star Wars Outer Rim - 0 [0] > Oathsworn - 3 [1] > Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - 0 [0] > War of the Ring - 0 [0] > Battletech - 5 [2] > > _Previously Finished Games_ > My City A pretty good month for gaming, all things considered. Andy continues to be enthusiastic about **Descent Legends of the Dark** (and I’m excited they announced Act II!), so we’ve played a whole bunch of that, and I managed to arrange a few more online games of **Battletech** , which continues to impress with both its depth and its cleverness. Also, I have thrown $500 at the KS for the new stompy robots (and tanks!). But my first KS in a year (possibly more?), so whatever. Other than that, we’ve played a bunch of **Scout** , a few games of **The Fuzzies** , and a couple games of **Dune Imperium** (which I continue to believe is weaker than **Lost Ruins** , but gosh I love the theme). > [@Marx](#): > > Vindication, Eclipse 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Furnace, Renature, Newspeak, Stick 'Em, String Railways, Sidereal Confluence (plus expansion), The Undercity, Tyrants of the Underdark, New Salem, Dune Conquest > > _New Games Added Since the Start of the Year_ > Rallyman GT, Starforged Oh yeah, we also played **String Railways**! I loved it, but Andy and Adam weren’t as crazy about it… so I think it’ll have to move back out of the collection. Need that space. I picked up a couple new games that I would like to play sometime (I mean… obviously I want to play the games I buy…), but I have a big assignment due Tuesday morning that I have to finish, and then a big final paper due on the 10th, and then an exam on the 19th. So… maybe mid-month? I will probably see if I can take a few days off sometime in May, get some writing done to catch up my novel work to where I want to be. I got a pile of money back from the government… on the one hand, yay getting taxes back, on the other hand this means that I make _so little money_ that the government is returning lots to try and bring me up to the poverty line (Andy makes almost enough for both of us, so I’m poor but not destitute). The recreational spending for the next few months is all going to that Battletech KS, so I don’t think I’ll be adding too many other games to the collection this year. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/kat/32/1336_2.png) [@Kat](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [6 April 2023 06:49 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/50 "2023-04-06T06:49:23Z")
### March Results **? X ? = 100 Challenge** | Game | Month | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | Wingspan | 7 | 10 | | Dune: Imperium | - | 3 | | MicroMacro: Crime City | - | 2 | | Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game | - | 2 | | Alchemists | - | 1 | | Radlands | - | 1 | | Terraforming Mars | - | 1 | | The Isle of Cats | - | 1 | | **Total** | **7** | **21** | A flurry of Wingspan only. **Keyforge 4 x 25 Challenge** | Deck | Month | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | Unruly “The Wiper” Dmitrii | 3 | 7 | | **Total** | **3** | **7** | Modest progress. **Opportunity 50 x 2** | Game | Month | Total | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Fuzzies | - | [7/2] | ✅ | | Grove: A 9 card solitaire game | - | [4/2] | ✅ | | Dune: Imperium | - | [3/2] | ✅ | | 7 Wonders Duel | 2 | [2/2] | ✅ | | Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | MicroMacro: Crime City | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | Tiny Towns | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | Terraforming Mars | - | [1/2] | | | Mint Delivery | - | [1/2] | | | Pluckin’ Pairs | - | [1/2] | | | **Progress** | | **17%** | | Chipping away… Have an astronomical April of games everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/kat/32/1336_2.png) [@Kat](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2023 00:32 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/51 "2023-05-01T00:32:04Z")
### April Results **? X ? = 100 Challenge** | Game | Month | Total | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wingspan | 1 | [11/10] | ✅ | | Dune: Imperium | - | [3] | | | Baseball Highlights: 2045 | 2 | [2] | | | Biblios | 2 | [2] | | | MicroMacro: Crime City | - | [2] | | | Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game | - | [2] | | | Alchemists | - | [1] | | | Radlands | - | [1] | | | Terraforming Mars | - | [1] | | | The Isle of Cats | - | [1] | | | **Total** | **4** | **25** | | Books and baseball off the mark. **Keyforge 4 x 25 Challenge** | Deck | Month | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | Unruly “The Wiper” Dmitrii | 7 | 14 | | **Total** | **4** | **14** | Getting the hang of Dmitrii, and loving it when the Ganger Chieftan - Drummernaut combo comes off. **Opportunity 50 x 2** | Game | Month | Total | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Fuzzies | - | [7/2] | ✅ | | Illiterati | 4 | [4/2] | ✅ | | Grove: A 9 card solitaire game | - | [4/2] | ✅ | | Dune: Imperium | - | [3/2] | ✅ | | Baseball Highlights: 2045 | 2 | [2/2] | ✅ | | Sunset Over Water | 2 | [2/2] | ✅ | | 7 Wonders Duel | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | MicroMacro: Crime City | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | Tiny Towns | - | [2/2] | ✅ | | Champions of Midgard | 1 | [1/2] | | | Mystery Rummy: Jekyll & Hyde | 1 | [1/2] | | | Punto | 1 | [1/2] | | | Terraforming Mars | - | [1/2] | | | Mint Delivery | - | [1/2] | | | Pluckin’ Pairs | - | [1/2] | | | **Progress** | | **26%** | | Good progress on opportunities for the month, but a little behind overall. Have a mighty May everyone! ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2023 07:25 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/52 "2023-05-01T07:25:46Z")
| Game | Plays | | --- | --- | | Rallyman: GT | 11 (+3) | | Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition | 10 (+2) | | Werewords | 7 (+7) | | Crokinole | 6 (+4) | | Project L | 6 (+4) | | Hanamikoji | 5 (+4) | | Rallyman | 5 (+2) | | Tsuro | 5 | | Xia: Legends of a Drift System | 5 | | Flash Point: Fire Rescue | 4 | | Heat: Pedal to the Metal | 4 | | Just One | 4 | | Rallyman: DIRT | 4 (+2) | | SCOUT | 4 (+1) | | The Climbers | 4 | but I doubt I’ll play Werewords again. Need more Crokinole in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/mintochris/32/20609_2.png) [@Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Mintochris)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2023 20:15 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/53 "2023-05-01T20:15:16Z")
The streak continues ![Screenshot_2023-05-01-21-10-11-76_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/5/2/52b3c2df4075f596f94213bfc3a7b7dc318d5789.jpeg) Many plays ![ranking-player_1682971474779](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/beea6f19c679aed282083c1e99a75e481e9dc8d6.jpeg) ![Screenshot_2023-05-01-21-13-14-71_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/3/d/3d3355401129e2a33da09ec103e7dbc61e1c104f.jpeg) And good progress on my goals (trying out a different app) ![Screenshot_2023-05-01-21-06-40-05_06b1fbbfa4927c6b7611f3c4b84af352](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/a/8/a8b0683a3623eb938a5b7b5cf6ea87e2565b5659.jpeg) ![Screenshot_2023-05-01-21-08-10-83](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/e/f/ef7455429060dfdd1572dafc5dfdfd18e7d0dc5b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/yashima/32/21481_2.png) [@yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/yashima)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2023 05:42 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/54 "2023-05-02T05:42:52Z")
I played a bunch of games in April but apparently only 4 solos. - 1 Cascadia - 1 Sprawlopolis - 2 Legacy of Yu I had a bit more social opportunities than most months with a game night at our friends, a friend coming over to play Revive with me, spending a week-end with friends gaming and also my partner being interested in Frosthaven quite a bit. So this month I’ll post my progress for the multiplayer challenge that is arising from my plays and current state is like this: - Frosthaven 8/10 - Hardback 7/10 - Tash Kalar 3/10 - Ark Nova 3/10 - Just One 3/10 - Camel Up 2/10 - Crash Octopus 2/10 - Distilled 2/10 - Revive 2/10 (this also features on my solo list with different plays obviously) - Space Base 2/10 ---
**Author:** ![Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/marx/32/28667_2.png) [@Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Marx)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2023 12:58 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/55 "2023-05-02T12:58:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Descent 3rd Edition - 10 [2] > Star Wars Legion - 0 [0] > Heat - 2 [0] > D&D the TTRPG - 6 [1] > Xia, Legends of a Drift System - 0 [0] > Star Wars Outer Rim - 0 [0] > Oathsworn - 5 [2] > Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - 0 [0] > War of the Ring - 0 [0] > Battletech - 6 [1] > > _Previously Finished Games_ > My City > > _A New Challenger Appears!_ > Beyond the Sun Hey, finished my 10th play of **Descent**! Great game, really enjoying every playthrough, and the campaign isn’t done yet! It’s definitely getting close, though… my only complaint so far is that there has been a notable lack of side-quests. Lots of main quests… anyway, small issue. The game is great. **Battletech** continues to impress with the variety and depth of rules. Not all the rules are _good_, mind you, but gosh there are a lot of options that you can add if you want. Our next playthrough (I’m hoping in a week) we’re going to start a small campaign that I wrote up using modified rules from the Alpha Strike campaign ruleset. I’m excited! I have no idea if it will work, but Eric seems excited to try it out. And I put a fair amount of time into coming up with a backstory (Lady Arano meets Prince Hanse Davion and suggests that he hire some of her house Mercenaries to protect a world exposed by his Operation Galahad in her hunt for Espinosa deserters, while at the same time Eric’s Draconis Combine company decides to strike at a world that’s been exposed by that same military exercise… the amount of lore in BT can be a little overwhelming at times, but I _think_ I managed to get it in the right time, location, and people that it fits seamlessly). It’s a 3-mission campaign, so that will get BT pretty close. Also played a few games of **Scout** , which continues to be great, a game of **Deep Sea Adventure** , a few rounds of **Arboretum** for the first time in years, and some quick games of **The Yawning Portal** , **Gravwell** , **Clip Cut Parks** , and **Cryo**. Oh, and a few games of **El Dorado** , which although Andy doesn’t love, she likes it enough to play again. I need to decide what I’m going to add to the list since **Descent 3rd Ed** is coming off… maybe **Beyond the Sun** or **Dune Imperium**?.. I just got the new **Beyond the Sun** expansion, so I think it’ll be that one. On the list it goes! > [@](#): > > Vindication, Eclipse 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Furnace, Renature, Newspeak, Stick 'Em, String Railways, Sidereal Confluence (plus expansion), The Undercity, Tyrants of the Underdark, New Salem, Dune Conquest > > _New Games Added Since the Start of the Year_ > Rallyman GT, Starforged, Frosthaven So I actually played two sessions of **Starforged** , although I’m still doing worldbuilding rather than adventures. But that’s okay, character and worldbuilding are both important parts of the game. My character is named Evelyn, and she is a Firebrand - Explorer in a galaxy where three major churches via for the remnants of human civilization in the aftermath of an invasion of “The Devouring Worlds” in the Milky Way (gas-giant sized automatons that consumed planets, seemingly without rhyme or reason. As the final human ships fled the galaxy, there were over one thousand of the gargantuan world-ships spreading slowly outwards from the galactic core). Each of the three churches claim the Devouring Worlds appeared for a different reason: the Church of the Holy Path (“Pathies”) believe that they were sent by god(s), and humanity’s purpose in the new galaxy was to forge a path for them to follow to eventually consume this galaxy as well, the Center Way (“Wayists”) are those that believe they are a punishment for our pride and that we must forgo technology and be as unnoticeable as possible to avoid their wrath, and The Warborn (“Nutjobs”) who believe that it is our duty to find a way to destroy the Devouring Worlds when they arrive. Etc… etc… I funded the BT Kickstarter for $900CAD (“too much”), but I’m looking forward to getting those stompy robots eventually, and a buddy decided to donate his Rebel Army for Star Wars Legion to me, and I’ve been chipping away at painting them (I have finished 2 Cassian Andors, 2 K-2SOs, a second Clan Wren, a unit of Fleet Troopers, and I think I’m going to tackle the two units of Rebel Troopers I have next… that will leave me with 3 units of Veterans, 2 Pizza Cannons, 2 units of Tauntauns, an AT-RT, another unit (my 4th) of Wookies, a Rebel Speeder, and a T-47… oh, and 2 Leias, another Jyn, and 2 more Lukes to go). As for new games… I don’t _think_ I’ve picked up any in the last month. A few more expansions for **Rallyman GT** , the new **Beyond the Sun** expansion… but that might be it. There’s a lot of neat stuff coming down the pipe, as always, but I need to be really tight with my spending. ---
**Author:** ![lalunaverde](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/lalunaverde/32/28591_2.png) [@lalunaverde](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/lalunaverde)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2023 13:30 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/56 "2023-05-02T13:30:10Z")
**End of April** **10x5** (42% complete - ahead of schedule) | Game | Plays | | --- | --- | | (ADDED) The Estates | 1 | | Chicago Express | 0 | | Cthulhu Wars | 2 | | Food Chain Magnate | 5 🥳 🥳 🥳 | | Glory to Rome | 2 | | The Great Zimbabwe | 2 | | Indonesia | 1 | | Innovation | 3 | | Mottainai | 2 | | Pax Renaissance | 3 | Removed | Game | Reason | | --- | --- | | Bus | Sold the game for silly money and reprint is unofficially announced | **Go 365 Challenge** 0/365 **Race for the Hundred Galaxies** 4/100 **Through the Twenty Ages** 1/20 **Five Carriages But No Horses** Horseless Carriage 2/5 **Unlock Scenarios:** 24 scenarios left **Levee En Masse - DONE** ~~Beat Pandemic Rising Tide on highest difficulty~~ **Spanish Boo-Boo** Beat Pandemic Iberia on highest difficulty with the advance variant **Ark-cough Horror** Beat Pandemic Cthulhu on highest difficulty **Comments:** rather slow month. I was more focused on trying to trim down my pile of shame and my “collection”. I did made great progress in this one. ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2023 09:07 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/57 "2023-06-01T09:07:39Z")
| Game | Plays | | --- | --- | | Rallyman: GT | 13 (+2) | | Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition | 12 (+2) | | Project L | 7 (+1) | | Werewords | 7 | | Crokinole | 6 | | Rallyman: DIRT | 6 (+2) | | Hanamikoji | 5 | | Just One | 5 (+1) | | Piepmatz | 5 (+2) | | Rallyman | 5 | | Tsuro | 5 | | Xia: Legends of a Drift System | 5 | At this point I’ve done a 6×6 or a 12×5. ---
**Author:** ![Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/mintochris/32/20609_2.png) [@Mintochris](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Mintochris)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2023 15:07 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/58 "2023-06-01T15:07:08Z")
A quiet month for me will hopefully turn around in June with our mini-con. ![Screenshot_2023-06-01-15-09-11-00_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/f/3/f319f19925916ab63e66764729260fdcb59d1710.jpeg) ![ranking-player_1685628486442](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/d/7/d7644eb32d23e9ca59934cc3b44f549eb71fb27f.jpeg) ![IMG_20230601_101820](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/43c790e70058f952be0108369d87d8c6a0dda0de.jpeg) ![IMG_20230601_102015](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/84d028b7bb6c89a253c8e73214a9dd08d256ff4c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/marx/32/28667_2.png) [@Marx](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Marx)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2023 16:30 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/59 "2023-06-01T16:30:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Star Wars Legion - 0 [0] > Heat - 3 [1] > D&D the TTRPG - 6 [0] > Xia, Legends of a Drift System - 0 [0] > Star Wars Outer Rim - 0 [0] > Oathsworn - 7 [2] > Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - 0 [0] > War of the Ring - 0 [0] > Battletech - 7 [1] > Beyond the Sun - 1 [1] > > _Previously Finished Games_ > My City > Descent 3rd Edition You know, this year’s challenge has been going a lot better than the last 2 or 3 year’s. For some reason. Can’t imagine why. With five months down, I have done 44 plays (approximately) of the 100 that I’m aiming for. That’s actually pretty good… exceptional by my usual standards. Now, this is technically “my” halfway point for the year because December is a freakin’ write-off, but that’s okay! I’m making good time, and enjoying it a lot! I continue to enjoy **HEAT** more than the people I play with seem to. And that’s unfortunate, because I really like it. My D&D group cancelled twice in May because our monk moved house, and I don’t know when I’ll get enough people together for a game of **TI** , but I’ve never let that stop me before. > [@](#): > > Vindication, Eclipse 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, Furnace, Renature, Newspeak, Stick 'Em, String Railways, Sidereal Confluence (plus expansion), The Undercity, Tyrants of the Underdark, New Salem, Dune Conquest, Rallyman GT, Starforged, Frosthaven > > _New Games Added Since Last Month_ > Star Wars Shatterpoint I’m playing a borrowed copy of **Merchant of Venus** in a week, and I’m looking forward to that a tonne. It was a Grail Game for me for a long time, and considering how staggeringly out-of-print it is I’m hoping that this one playthrough will cure me of that. There are two game-modes in the box (Classic and Revised), but I expect it to be long, weird, and archaic in design. We will see! The **Battletech** Kickstarter ended up “only” costing me about $700CAD, so that was a nice surprise in the “I thought I spent more on this”, but the trade-off is that I’m spending the difference on **Star Wars Shatterpoint** in the insane hopes that it will be bad. I know, I know… but I love Star Wars minis, and Ahsoka Tano is my 2nd favourite force-user of all time (I still like Rey more, but she’s had movies, and Ahsoka was almost exclusively animated until very recently!), and **Shatterpoint** core box comes with _two_ Ahsokas if you get the preorder bonus (which, of course, I did). So I was definitely going to buy it. But my hope is that it’s not very good so I don’t feel the need to get any more of it (and, thankfully, I have no interest in any of the squad boxes they’ve released thus far, saving me another $100, and I don’t really care about the terrain, although if it works for **Star Wars Legion** I may end up picking up one more). Anyway. One new game on the list for the month is okay by me. I don’t think there’s anything else on the horizon that I “need” to pick up, and I’ve definitely overspent my recreational budget for the year already, so that’s probably for the best. ---
**Author:** ![mistercrayon](https://discussion.tekeli.li/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@mistercrayon](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/mistercrayon)\ **Post date:** [1 June 2023 21:44 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611/60 "2023-06-01T21:44:50Z")
Can you get a sense for what your partners dislike about heat? From my perspective the reviewers universally loved it but it was a clunker for us. If I were to put my finger on it I think there are three points which kills it for us. 1. the seven stages to move a spot is way too stuttery to feel satisfying to move a race car. 2. it felt like the move was obvious 3. at two players it just doesn’t feel that hectic even with the robots. [Previous page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611.md?page=2) [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2023-board-game-challenges/4611.md?page=4)