My partner and I are trying something new and attempting a board game challenge called 10x10 Challenge where we play 10 games, 10 times each and see the results over the year. This means we play at least 100 games over the year! We picked 10 games out of our collection to start with. Games had to be somewhat fast (1.5 hrs or less) as we can only play after bedtime. Some of our favorites take 2-3 hours so those were not on the list. Most of these games we chose we've played loads of times, so we can play them in our sleep. We really like strategy games with worker placement, engine building, or resource management mechanics. Game choices might change over the year as we kickstart/buy more. This is encouraging us to spend more time together plus feed our board game addiction. Our game play has dropped significantly since our son was born so this will be a fun challenge. My win rate so far is 100% which is not a surprise. I only played 15 games last year which I had a 73% win rate. My partner on the other hand had 26 plays with an 11% win rate. I did promise in my wedding vows to let him win a game or two. We'll see over time if it happens! We've already got a list started of what we want to introduce our son to as he grows up. What is your favorite board game or board game mechanic? If you need suggestions, hit me up!
Love the 10x10 challenge and the way you're tracking it! I try to remember to track all of my game plays in Board Game Geek. I love looking back at the trends.
Acquire. It’s kind of like monopoly for adults ( ** there’s actual strategy as opposed to just buy everything ) I like building mechanics as well
How is Red Rising? I own it, have not gotten around to playing it yet.
I love that you’ve made time for something you both enjoy! It’s so easy for time together to slip away after having kids, but prioritizing it is so important. We plan movie nights after bedtime and occasional date days while the kids are in daycare. Can’t wait to get back to visiting baseball stadiums—still so many to see!
Wow, what a great idea! Might have to try this out.
I love word challenges so for favorite board game I have to go with a classic, Scrabble. There is strategy involved too but mostly it’s coming up with words we haven’t used before that keeps it interesting.
Love this! My wife and I enjoy Latice Hawaii...it's a quick game, super fun, and involves strategy.
This is awesome! Glad to see another Wingspan fan!
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3moThis is a great list of games. I think the only one of these I haven’t played is viscounts of west kingdom. Thanks for reminding me it’s time to have a board game night.