# 2025 Board Game Challenge! **URL:** \ **Category:** Boardgames\ **Created:** [2 January 2025 00:01 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601 "2025-01-02T00:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 January 2025 00:01 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/1 "2025-01-02T00:01:13Z")
It’s that time of year, folks. Just a reminder to those who have done these before, and an FYI for anyone who wants to join in: these are strictly positive, no-shame, encouraging sorts of challenges. They are intended to motivate you, not to discourage or disappoint… think of them as a theme you want to work towards, or a goal you’re aiming for, not something you can miss or “get wrong.” I have traditionally aimed for a 10x10 (ten games I attempt to play 10 times) with a separate list for new games I haven’t played yet, but feel free to do whatever you think is the most fun! Maybe 100x1 (a hundred games played once, or one game played a hundred times!), or a 20x5, or just a list of games you want to play… or whatever! That stated, here is my starting volley: Arcs Battletech Descent Destinies Dune Imperium Heat Root Thunder Road Vendetta Twilight Imperium IV War for Arrakis And my list of unplayed games: The Undercity, New Salem, Dune Conquest, Frosthaven, Star Wars Shatterpoint, Catacombs Co-op/Red Best of luck to everyone for a great year of gaming! ---
**Author:** ![pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/pillbox/32/1031_2.png) [@pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/pillbox)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2025 01:02 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/2 "2025-01-02T01:02:13Z")
I have avoided gaming challenges in years past. This year, the challenge I set for myself is: **12 plays.** I’d like to, if possible, average one play per month. Games that have flirted with my table recently and will, perhaps, make a showing: - BattleCON, using solo mode from either BattleQUEST or the one designed by Mike Kelley - Millennium Blades (finally fully sleeved, almost had it set up on my table when we hit some sleep regression with the baby) - Cellulose (on my list of cull candidates, need to figure out if it’s going to stay) - Ashes: Reborn – Red Rains (just got new content to explore) - Commands & Colors – Medieval w/CDG Solo System 2 and recently released C&C:M expansion ---
**Author:** ![COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/comaestro/32/1030_2.png) [@COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/COMaestro)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2025 05:27 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/3 "2025-01-02T05:27:00Z")
I think I am going to do a repeat of last year: play two of my unplayed games per month. I think I would give half credit for something that has only been played once before. So aiming for 24 plays total. Considering I have 104 unplayed games per the geek group app, this should be manageable. Plus, I know it isn’t accurate since I log BGA plays, and I have a number of games I played there and now own, but have not yet played my copy. So there’s even more games to choose from. ---
**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 January 2025 09:46 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/4 "2025-01-02T09:46:52Z")
- I will probably set up some dynamic challenges in BGStats. I liked the 20x5 for multiplayer and the 10x10 for Solo games. - I would like to reduce my number of unplayed games by whatever means necessary 🙂 (See below) - I would also like to get rid of some games this year. So maybe getting rid of 3 a month would be a good start. - I would like to keep my number of (crowdfunding) preorders low. I am currently sitting at 8 undelivered boardgame campaigns (+3 game related, +2 rpg related, +3 book related for a total of 16). I want to keep the number in the low teens. I don’t think I’ll reduce my crowdfunding to nothing. There are some tempting campaigns every once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![BertFill](https://discussion.tekeli.li/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BertFill](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/BertFill)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2025 10:04 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/5 "2025-01-02T10:04:48Z")
> [@COMaestro](#): > > I have 104 unplayed games The fact that there are people with more unplayed games than I have games makes me think my board game collection isn’t in fact as bloated and out of control as it sometimes feels! ---
**Author:** ![BertFill](https://discussion.tekeli.li/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BertFill](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/BertFill)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2025 10:06 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/6 "2025-01-02T10:06:58Z")
My only challenge for the year is: I would like to get to the end of the year happy with the amount of board game play I have managed, and not thinking I really should try to find time/make the effort to play more. Didn’t manage that in 2024. ---
**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:** [2 January 2025 10:19 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/7 "2025-01-02T10:19:09Z")
The only formal challenge I do is the [52 Game Challenge](https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/346025/2025-52-games-challenge?itemid=11374543#11374543). And I don’t take that super seriously. I’ll go for a soft 10×10 as usual, and try to reduce my unplayed games, and try to get something currently in my head playable by other people. Unplayed games right now (not counting the for-sale pile): - Assembly - Make It Happen (demonstrator freebie) - Path of Light and Shadow - Riverside (demonstrator freebie) - Umbra Via ---
**Author:** ![raged\_norm](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/raged_norm/32/21570_2.png) [@raged\_norm](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/raged_norm)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2025 10:19 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/8 "2025-01-02T10:19:36Z")
I’ve found myself invited to a campaign of **Risk: Legacy**. So I’m going to do my damned hardest to get that finished this year. ---
**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 January 2025 10:35 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/9 "2025-01-02T10:35:38Z")
1.) Finish my culling campaign by end of Q1 2.) Shame pile down to zero by end of Q1 3.) Solo puzzle games (e.g. Unlock, SHCD) done by Q2 ---
**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 January 2025 17:39 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/10 "2025-01-02T17:39:11Z")
Once again: play all my unplayed games, but specifically games that I’m responsible for, not stuff that my husband has bought 😆 > **List of unplayed games (inc. pre-orders/Kickstarters** > > - Agropolis > - Akropolis > - The British Way > - Caverna: Cave Vs Cave > - Factory Funner > - Glass Garden > - Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs > - Hipparchus > - In a Grove > - Kabuto Sumo > - Lock > - Loot > - Molly House > - Pendulum > - Ptolemy > - Santorini > - Twins > - Undaunted 2200 > - Vegetable Stock > - Wingspan: Asia > - ~~Wonder Bowling~~ (played yesterday) > - Zoo Vadis I’ve also set up a dynamic 20x5 challenge and an alphabet challenge on BG stats. I think that the only really tricky one will be X, so I might need to book @RogerBW for a game of Xia! ---
**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:** [2 January 2025 18:19 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/11 "2025-01-02T18:19:27Z")
At some point I may get enough bits together to run a PBF… though I usually bring it to conventions too. ---
**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 January 2025 18:55 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/12 "2025-01-02T18:55:24Z")
I’ll be at Handycon in two weeks, and at Airecon in March 🙂 ---
**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:** [2 January 2025 19:45 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/13 "2025-01-02T19:45:37Z")
I’ll also be at Airecon! ---
**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:** [4 January 2025 18:04 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/14 "2025-01-04T18:04:29Z")
> [@Whistle\_Pig](#): > > Zoo Vadis You havent played this masterpiece?! 😱😱 ---
**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:** [4 January 2025 19:16 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/15 "2025-01-04T19:16:12Z")
In my defence, it’s bundled in with a Kickstarter that hasn’t arrived yet! ---
**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:** [4 January 2025 20:36 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/16 "2025-01-04T20:36:20Z")
I think we were playing it at the next table last Airecon. ---
**Author:** ![mistercrayon](https://discussion.tekeli.li/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@mistercrayon](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/mistercrayon)\ **Post date:** [8 January 2025 15:19 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/17 "2025-01-08T15:19:15Z")
I’ve never done this but I might give it a shot. I’m not going to start with a 10x10 but I’ll put the next ten games I play (and I like)and use that to construct the list. ---
**Author:** ![Captbnut](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/captbnut/32/21513_2.png) [@Captbnut](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Captbnut)\ **Post date:** [8 January 2025 15:28 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/18 "2025-01-08T15:28:25Z")
Does it count if you play my copy of Zoo Vadis? Will definitely bring it to Aire Con. I can also lose at Santorini ---
**Author:** ![Captbnut](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/captbnut/32/21513_2.png) [@Captbnut](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Captbnut)\ **Post date:** [8 January 2025 15:28 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/19 "2025-01-08T15:28:45Z")
Happy to help out ---
**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:** [8 January 2025 23:29 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601/20 "2025-01-08T23:29:49Z")
For 2025, I’m doing two 10x10s plus monthly mini challenges. **10x10** To be selected from the long list below. Learning from last year and including a few extra lighter games to avoid getting bogged down when life gets busy. - Anachrony - Andromeda’s Edge - Bullet 🖤 - Brass Birmingham - Forest Shuffle - Frostpunk - Gaia Project - Gugong - The Isle of Cats - Legacy of Dragonholt - Meadow - Red Rising - Robinson Crusoe - Smartphone Inc - Tricktakers Edit… Adding a couple of titles to the long list after arrival of some unanticipated belated Christmas gifts - Salton Sea - Great Western Trail / GWT: Argentina … end edit. **KeyForge 10x10** Scan all my decks from each tournament legal set owned, and complete 10 plays of my highest SAS rated deck from each. - Call of the Archons - Age of Ascension - Worlds Collide - Mass Mutation / More Mutation - Dark Tidings - Winds of Exchange - Grim Reminders - Vault Masters 2024 - Æmber Skies - Tokens of Change Stretch goal is to add the two new standard sets scheduled to be released later this year: Prophetic Visions and Draconian Measures. **Monthly Challenges** To mix things up, complete a new mini challenge each month. For January, the mini challenge is to play all my Roll/Flip and Write games, including the three shelf of opportunity titles (French Quarter, Super Skill Pinball and Next Station London). ![2025 January](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/f/a/fad4891bcf75d15455c9d9f836b9c43de7c25096.jpeg) Stretch goal is to also play the shelf of opportunity expansions (5x Railroad Ink expansions and the Europe map for On Tour). Good luck with your challenges everyone! [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/2025-board-game-challenge/5601.md?page=2)