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Following our good tradition, this post will wrap up and summarize our New Year’s Eve trip, which combined tourism with board gaming. You can find access to all posts from this event with a single click HERE. Now, it is time for some statistics. Let’s take a look!
Number of Games Played: 62 (vs 36 in 2024) – an increase of 72%!
Game Variety: 26 titles (vs 21 in 2024) – an increase of 19%!
Average Games per Day: 10.5 (vs 6.0 in 2023) – an increase of 75%!
Looking at the data above and considering the chaotic element – children running around almost at all hours of the day – we played a lot and quite regularly, and much more intensely than in previous years. This was achieved in a relatively small group of just seven adults. Moreover, what is not visible in the statistics is that the distribution of games was somewhat uneven: out of the six days, most games were played at the very beginning and towards the very end.
The huge number of games played and the high daily average are reasons for satisfaction!
What We Played
Below is a table of titles played at least three times. There were also many single and double sessions, but including them would make the list too long:
A few subjective remarks from me:
Duel for Cardia – a super simple but engaging card game with the "let's try one more time" syndrome. With two decks and a few optional rules, it becomes really interesting.
Ecosystem 3: Savannah – this is another title from the series, and every time it is a really nice board game with some new idea. Here, it was mainly about hunting and then the actions of scavengers – definitely the most advanced title so far (but still simple).
Games with a "war" element also held up well – among them the fast Punica, the beautiful Lords of Hellas, the brand new Bretwalda, or the always exciting (and this time too!) Total Domination.
There were also a few interesting novelties presented by Jarek – the biggest surprise was... Capybara Tea Time bought at Dino! Splendor Pokemon also made it to the table.
Of course, it wasn't just about chasing new releases – Refuge, Forest Deal, Nova Luna – these are still the core of our gaming sessions.
How Much We Played
The number of games played between players was quite even. For the second time, I managed to take the first place, but this was mainly due to shorter board game forms. It is enough to say that most war titles took us the whole evening, so to "make up for it," we had to play intensively during the day.
NOTE: As usual, I remind you that all numerical data are subject to risk of error. This results from whether the author had access to all information and whether it was recorded correctly. This applies in particular to numerous children's games, often unfinished and played in the corners of rooms or at unusual times. In addition, not every title was reported to me.
NOTE 2: Those willing to compare statistics from last year can do so here: Sylwester 2024 – summary.
And finally, warm thanks to all co-participants of the board game convention. It was wonderful! See you again!
