Category Archives: Sessions

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2019 (Part 8)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

I may have mentioned previously that I contract out to help manage elections on behalf of the various local electoral commissions. I’ve just completed one (state election) and, whilst still in health recovery for that, the federal election is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Sessions | 2 Comments

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 7)

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

In the 20 years I’ve been tracking games and plays, these are the games I’ve played 100 times or more: 1 Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (685) 2 Hanabi (261) 3 Bluff (242) 4 Zirkus Flohcati (202) 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | Leave a comment

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 6)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

When you look at the games you’ve played the most compared to those which you’ve spent the most time playing, you’d expect the list to be filled by your best fillers and shorter-length games. When you have a group who … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 2 Comments

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 4)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

A few more game nights, a few more snapshots. With a year under our belt, let’s take a brief look at the highs and lows of 2017. I’ve now played 63 titles from 2017. Of those, I rate eight of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sessions | 1 Comment

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2019 (Part 2)

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

We’re well into our Essen Review weekend now, where there are no clocks in the room nor windows to the outside world, only windows into our souls. And our souls here are saying if you want to consistently play good … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 2 Comments

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2019 (Part 1)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

This year [2018] I played 721 games in 311 titles, 187 of which were new to me (beating my previous record of 150). Slightly over 60%. The big hitters were:Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (55)Gloomhaven (35)Mystic Vale (33) … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 2 Comments

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2018 (Part 19)

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2018 (Part 19) {Editor’s note – we are sticking with the new numbering system which we finally started to use in November – Next year, we’ll do it right and start with 2019, Part 1.} Now that I’ve finished managing my most recent election, it’s back to real life. Meaning games! These actually managed to get done in the odd spare times between bouts of democracy wielding, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 2 Comments

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2018 (Part 18)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots –2018 (Part 18) Have I mentioned recently how much love Gloomhaven generates around here. It’s still going strong. Replay on Pulsar 2849 has confirmed my liking, and my Thursday night crew have declared it the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 1 Comment

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2018 (Part 16)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2018 (Part 16) (Let’s move to a new naming convention for this ongoing series so we can move articles around the calendar without hassling about title changes. World-changing, I know.) We happened to pull out … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | Leave a comment

Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – September 2018 (Part 1)

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

This month has featured a bunch of play-testing on a trick-taking game I’ve designed. It feels close now and I’m really happy with it. It’s certainly feels publishable, and I’ll probably start bandying it around after blind-playtesting is done. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sessions | 2 Comments