Created this post last year and it was fun to track my progress on those resolutions so decieded to do the same this year.
Recap of 2022 Resolutions
Overall I had a pretty year in 2022. Now onto my 2023 Resolutions
What are your gaming related resolutions for 2023? @R0land1199 @lievendv @WadeB1977 @Ckneeland @boardgamegumbo @nwrex @marcnelsonjr @cbrady748 @compasssion @theDL
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cbrady748 Moderator Level 126 days ago
I'm once again participating in a shelf of shame "contest" this year. I put contest in quotes because there's really no prize or common goal. It's literally just whatever parameters you want to set for yourself and your unplayed games. I'm personally doing it the same way it was done last year - playing 25% of my unplayed games every quarter of the year.
The difference for me this year is I plan to separate my list of games into 4 buckets of specific games I'm trying to play each quarter. I think that will keep me more on track and not just have me gravitating to playing whatever game is newer or seems easiest to get to the table. I've had some games unplayed for quite some time and I need to figure out if I actually like them. Playing them is the only way that will happen.
In additon to that, I want to of course revisit some of the games I've played for the first time last year that I really enjoyed. I'm making a secondary goal to play 5-10 games of my choosing each quarter as well. Whether it be old favorites or games I played once and want to go back to, it doesn't matter! I just feel like I've been only playing new to me games each and every time I sit down to play something.
And finally, I'm really trying not to buy anything new this year. I have some Kickstarter projects I've backed that know I need to pay shipping on but, outside of those, I have no plans to buy anything new for at minimum 6 months. I find myself having less and less time to play games as it is, so this should be fairly easy. We'll see!
Zorronin 26 days ago
I don't usually make new year resolutions but I figured I'd try it out:
theDL Moderator Level 126 days ago
Hmm, I'm not much for resolutions, but here are a few things I'd like to do this year:
docker37 26 days ago
Since you and a couple of others have asked. Here is the process I use to calculate how much of my collection i've played. I'm using Excel for this but the same principals would work in google sheets or really any other table based tool you have access to.
I usually update the plays on a weekly basis when I'm doing the weekly what did you play forum here and I update the own column as stuff leaves/enters. While a little manual I've found isn't to terrible for me to manage on a weekly basis.
R0land1199 Premium User27 days ago
I've never been a huge resolution guy. I tend to either do the thing now or not do it.
However, in the spirit of your post I would like to do more of the following:
nwrex Moderator Level 18 days ago
I'm a little slow to respond here, (it's January-busy time of year for bookkeepers!) but here it is:
Last year's reslutions included: going to my first convention (Dice Tower West) - check; buying less games in 2022 (10 games and 4 expansions [if you count #Everdell: The Complete Collection as one game and not with individual expansions]) than in 2021 (25 games and 13 expansions) - check; play more games (I think so? I tracked my plays and ended up with 83 different games played) - check; play with neighbors six times a year (we made it three times) - didn't accomplish.
This year, I'd like to do the following:
docker37 5 days ago
Better late than never. Good luck with your goals this year. They all seem pretty reasonable and do-able.
nwrex Moderator Level 15 days ago
Thanks! Whether I acheive them or not, I'll have fun along the way. Just enjoyed two games of #Downforce: Danger Circuit Expansion (first time playing and I've had it for almost 18 months) with my wife on Sunday. This year's off to a good start!
docker37 5 days ago
Danger Circuit is one of my favorite expansions. I also own the other expansion which is a ton of fun and has lead to some really wild games. When Downforce gets pulled out though either of the DC maps are almost always the pick though. Love the looping
WadeB1977 Moderator Level 124 days ago
I don't really recall all my 2022 resultions but tracking my game plays in my BGG App was one I wanted to accomplish and I was successfully able to do that throughout the year. I think I missed a few smaller plays but overall, I feel I captured my year well.
@docker37 I am always culling my collection and generally much faster than I did in the past. My space is limited and I am attemping to staff off the day I need to find a new storage option in my home. After a few trades late in the year my collection is starting to feel "well-culled" and there are fewer and fewer options for adding a new game to my closet or shelf.
This year I have a handful of subtle goals...
(1) I started a 10x10 challenge with games that I know get played a lot. I thought doing a 10x10 would be fun to see how long it takes and if I can get to them all.
(2) I'd like a record my playthrough of Lord of the Rings, Journey's in Middle Earth.
(3) I want to tweak my videos to improve sound and recording quality. I am not the more technical or the best with lighting so this one will be hit or miss.
(4) I'd like to play Spirit Island with all its expansions :)
Not many goals but that's what I have thus far.
ClutchTheSword 24 days ago
My plan is to do a serious cull of my collection in the next several weeks (send me a message if you're interested in my sale/trade list) and keep my core collection down to around 10 or so permanent or semi-permanent games that get regular play, either solo or multi-player (my keepers are Pandemic, Wingspan, Teotihuacan, Tournament Fishing, Lost Ruins of Arnak and Sagrada).
Once I sell off some games, I want to have one or two rotating slots in my collection for games that I plan to play for a while and then move on.
compasssion 24 days ago
Wow! 10-12 is super tight. Credit to you for targetting it... and double credits when you hit it :¬)
Whilst I almost certainly could comfortably lose maybe half the games I have, going down to half that again (which would get me a little above 12), would mean giving up games I play and enjoy... and with our gaming club having a regularly changing mix of people, playing one game repeatedly isn't something we tend to do.
I could however see how that might work very well with a frequent rotation out and in, e.g. be prepared to play a game until it becomes less interesting, then boot it out the door.
ClutchTheSword 24 days ago
I say credit to you if you have a larger collection and actually play them all regularly! If all my games were getting regular play, I'd probably keep a bigger collection.
compasssion 24 days ago
Definitely not playing them all regularly. Those that I'm not, are really where the majority of the 'half' that I reckon I could lose are, but there are a handful of games that I'd probably hold onto even if not played for many years. e.g. I've not played #This War of Mine: The Board Game since Russia invaded Ukraine, but it's the game I'm most glad that I own.
Within those I'd definitely keep are games that are regularly taken to games night, but by the nature of our setup, we may play 0, 1 or occasionally 2 of what I take - which is usually 6-9 games including light/filler games. Hence I'm probably always going to want a slightly wider spread of games, to have a better chance of hitting the mood for those I end up playing with. Some game get carried in many times and stay unplayed, but then one week someone is excited to play it. That's just the random nature of the group.
Ckneeland 25 days ago
Well I tried to get my entire game collection played in 2022. I failed. The big hold outs were #Star Wars: Rebellion and #War of the Ring: Second Edition. Shameful, I know. Two of my top ten games not getting played. Oh well. At least, at the end of 2022 I had no unplayed games. Zero! I have a few expansion I have not played ( #Chronicles of Crime: The Millennium Series Bundle ) is the big one. And I did get a few new games during the holidays, all of which got played:
#Harry Potter: House Cup Competition
And the new Pandemic Star wars clone wars. Got them all to the table so that was nice.
For 2023 I am going to try and do a few things.
1. Play all the games that were not played in my collection in 2022. That is about 40 out of 160. Doable. And I like what @docker37 said. Unplayed after 2 years? Sell it, donate it, whatever. Great motivation.
2. Finish #Charterstone and #Legends of Andor and #The Goonies: Never Say Die. I would like to get all those campaigns finished.
3. #Chronicles of Crime. I want to get #Chronicles of Crime: Noir and #Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview done. That way I can focus on the time series.
4. My primary play group is my wife and 16 yr old daughter. They are so good to me and my hobby! So I can't say play more with them (although I love playing games with them). Perhaps getting together a few times with my friend group to game?
5. Be more active here on Board Game Atlas. Love this site. Everyone is great and friendly and I want to be plugged in. Thanks everyone for making it a real alternative to that 'other game site'. Happy New Year!
marcnelsonjr 26 days ago
80% played - that's impressive!
Some things I'd like to accomplish this year...
compasssion 24 days ago
Lovely (typically) Italian hand-gesture on the officer... "What do you mean there's no artillery support?!!!!"
... and more importantly, super painting. There's some real character in those faces.
marcnelsonjr 23 days ago
Thank you!
I have to credit Warlord Games for the "pinecone" gesture arm and Army Painter for their speedpaints. It's just a coat of paint and a coat of wash on those guys. AP speedpaints and GW contrast paints make it easy for painting scrubs like me!
lievendv 27 days ago
No real resolution but there is positive evolution since the second half of 2022!
I hope to build upon that trend!
docker37 27 days ago
Nice to hear that you're getting a consistant gaming group together. Good luck with the game design.
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compasssion 27 days ago
As ever, not resolutions, but things I'm looking forward to next year are:
- Finally getting Roborally back to the gaming table, I mean it's only been about 25 years since I last played it! If that goes well, then I may even consider the reprint of the expansion I'm missing, assuming the reprint plans go ahead.
- It would be nice to collect a campaign game group together. I have two and much prefer multiplayer to solo
- I suspect the same drop-off in buying (and backing) will continue into 2023, but I'm certainly open to things that excite. I was aiming for a 3 o/s KS deliveries, and although I went above that, I'm now below it, with 2nd wave of #ISS Vanguard to follow, plus probably #Aeolis though it's been something of an uncertain ride, as they've not been especially open about the problems they've experienced. That drop-off also includes only buying expansions that I reckon can be taught with the base game - essentially becoming my version of the base game.
- Nice to keep on top of the painting as I've done this year. All minis in my games are painted, except for putting the finishing touches to ISS Vanguard and Etherfields. Whilst I never back the mini only add-ons, the numbers of minis in Etherfields were still quite large. Painting isn't a hobby in otself, but it i a useful 'mindful' activity.
- There are some games I probably do need to move on, as I can't see me taking them to games night.