Follow along with my commitment to play at least one game every day for the entire 2016 calendar year.
In a previous article I talked about 2015 as the year I dove into board gaming. I’d like 2016 to be the year I start to refine my tastes and preferences. That can’t happen without playing games, lots of games. To that end I’ve committed to playing at least one game every day for the entire year.
You can track my progress on Twitter as I post the games that I played that day under the hashtag #MMGameEveryDay, or by scrolling through the list below where I’ll summarize the games I’ve played in the past week.
FAQ
Some might ask what my criteria are. I’m not going for an average of 365 games played this year. I’m literally shooting to play at least one board game each day.
I’ll play a game with anyone, but overall I’ll be playing mostly with my kids, because they love it, and I’m around them every day. So expect to see a decent amount of games geared towards younger audiences.
Show me the games!
Multiple plays of a game in a week will be grouped together, with parentheses indicating the number of plays. Games without parentheses are a single play.
Update
My Game Every Day challenge is now complete. I’ve compliled some interesting statistics in my Meeple Mountain 2016 Zeitgeist article. Why not check it out?
| Week | Games | Plays |
| Jan 1 – 7 | Blokus: Trigon, Coloretto, Friday (2), Luna, Mancala (2), Medieval Academy, No Thanks (3), Patchwork, Piñata, Port Royal, Rhino Hero, Roll For It, Rolling America, Star Realms, Tsuro | 19 |
| Jan 8 – 14 | Clue, Coloretto (2), Flip City, Friday (2), Friday, Gold West, Isle of Skye, Jaipur, Moustache Smash (2), Port Royal, Quarriors, Star Realms, Stop Thief, Tides of Time, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Yspahan | 18 |
| Jan 15 – 21 | Cockroach Poker, Dino Dude Ranch (2), Forbidden Desert, Grand Austria Hotel, Hive Pocket, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Kahuna, Pandemic, Patchwork, Port Royal, Spoons, Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise, The Rivals for Catan | 15 |
| Jan 22 – 28 | Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Battle Sheep, Bullfrogs, Cockroach Poker, Coloretto (2), Crab Stack (2), Dino Dude Ranch, Fuse, King of Tokyo, Mancala, Pagoda, Star Realms, Stone Age, The Game | 16 |
| Jan 29 – Feb 4 | Best Treehouse Ever, Bullfrogs, Friday, Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game (2), Las Vegas (3), Patchwork, Quilt Show | 11 |
| Feb 5 – 11 | 6 nimmt! (2), Coup (2), Exploding Kittens, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Loopin’ Louie, Oh My Goods! (2), Pit, Progress: Evolution of Technology, Star Realms, Terrace, The Builders: Middle Ages | 14 |
| Feb 12 – 18 | Between Two Cities, Bullfrogs (2), Carnival, Champions of Midgard, Codenames, Dino Dude Ranch, Formula D, Hive Pocket, Kahuna, Las Vegas, Monopoly Deal Card Game, Oh My Goods!, Rolling America, Sans Allies | 15 |
| Feb 19 – 25 | 6 nimmt!, Bullfrogs, Dexikon, Fuse (2), Hive Pocket, Imperial Settlers (2), Las Vegas (2), Mancala, Medieval Academy, No Thanks!, Patchwork, Sushi Go! | 15 |
| Feb 26 – Mar 3 | 6 nimmt! (2), Fuse, Hoverkraft, Imperial Settlers, Solitaire, Las Vegas, No Thanks! (2), Oh My Goods!, Stone Age, The Downfall of Pompeii, Yspahan | 13 |
| Mar 4 – 10 | 6 nimmt!, Battle Sheep, Birds of a Feather (2), Caledea: The Epic Strategy Game, Coloretto, Concordia, Dino Dude Ranch, Hive Pocket, Imperial Settlers, King of Tokyo, Las Vegas, Mancala (3), Power Grid, The Great Fire of London 1666, The Voyages of Marco Polo, Titan Race, Turn the Tide, Zombie Kidz (2) | 22 |
| Mar 11 – 17 | Battle Sheep, Birds of a Feather (3), BraveRats (4), Coloretto, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Pie Factory, Piñata, Power Grid, Quarriors!, Take 5!, Ticket to Ride | 17 |
| Mar 18 – 24 | 6 Nimmt!, Harbour, Medina (second edition), Quarriors!, Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise, Tsuro (2), UNO, Yspahan, Zombie Dice (2) | 11 |
| Mar 25 – 31 | Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Apotheca (3), Flip City, Hive Pocket, Las Vegas (2), Lost Cities, Patchwork, Stop Thief, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game, VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, WWE Superstar Showdown | 14 |
| Apr 1 – 7 | 6 nimmt! (2), Birds of a Feather, Dino Dude Ranch (2), Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, Imperial Settlers, Istanbul, Kigi, Las Vegas (2), No Thanks! (2), Pie Factory, Star Realms, Through the Desert | 16 |
| Apr 8 – 14 | Best Treehouse Ever, Cape Horn, Castle Knights (2), Flip City, JunKing, San Juan, Spookies, The Builders: Middle Ages, Thebes: The Tomb Raiders, Through the Desert, Tides of Time, Titan Race (2), Tsuro | 15 |
| Apr 15 – 21 | Battle Sheep, Birds of a Feather, Deep Sea Adventure, Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Las Vegas, Machi Koro, Medieval Academy, Moustache Smash, Port Royal, Spookies, The Siblings Trouble, Thebes: The Tomb Raiders, Turn the Tide, Zombie Dice | 16 |
| Apr 22 – 28 | Kahuna, Mancala (2), Pandemic: The Cure (3), Rolling America, Spookies, Targi, The Siblings Trouble | 10 |
| Apr 29 – May 5 | Apotheca, Battle Sheep (2), Castle Knights, Coconuts, Der schwarze Pirat: Das Duell, Fool’s Gold, For Sale, King of Tokyo, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Pandemic: The Cure, Quadropolis, Qwirkle, Survive: Escape from Atlantis!, The Great Fire of London 1666, The Grizzled | 16 |
| May 6 – 12 | 6 nimmt!, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King (2), King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Mancala (3), Splendor, Star Realms | 9 |
| May 13 – 19 | Apotheca, Black Fleet, Camel Up, King of Tokyo, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game (2), Kingdom Builder, Mancala, The Siblings Trouble, Through the Desert, Trajan, Unpublished Prototype | 12 |
| May 20 – 26 | Bomb Squad Academy, Eminent Domain, Forbidden Island, Kingdom Builder, Mancala, Patchwork (2), Port Royal, Splendor | 9 |
| May 27 – Jun 2 | 6 nimmt! (3), Eminent Domain, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Medina (second edition), No Thanks! (2), Pandemic: The Cure, Sushi Go!, Sylvion, World’s Fair 1893 (3) | 14 |
| Jun 3 – 9 | 6 nimmt! (3), Codenames, Concordia, Dino Dude Ranch, Forbidden Island (2), Karuba, Las Vegas, Mahjong, Saboteur (2), Titan Race, World’s Fair 1893 | 15 |
| Jun 10 – 16 | Clue (Second Crime Scene Edition), DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, Exploding Kittens, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Oh My Goods!, Port Royal, Star Realms, Sushi Go!, Take 5!, World’s Fair 1893 | 12 |
| Jun 17 – 23 | 6 nimmt!, Carnival, DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Deep Sea Adventure, Mancala (2), Monopoly Junior, No Thanks! (2), Oh Hell!, Oh My Goods! (2), Swipe, Take 5!, Tokaido, War | 16 |
| Jun 24 – 30 | Coloretto, Deep Sea Adventure (2), Exploding Kittens (2), Forbidden Desert, Hive Pocket, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Kingdom Builder, Las Vegas, Pickpockets (2), Power Grid, Stop Thief, The Castles of Burgundy | 15 |
| Jul 1 – 7 | Coloretto, Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, Istanbul, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Love Letter, Pickpockets (6), The Castles of Burgundy, The Game of 49, World’s Fair 1893 (2) | 15 |
| Jul 8 – 14 | Animals on Board (3), Blueprints, Imhotep, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, New York 1901, Rocky Road à la Mode (6), Tides of Time | 14 |
| Jul 15 – 21 | 6 nimmt!, Animals on Board, Checkers, DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Flip City, Imhotep, Imperial Settlers, Kingdom Builder, La Granja, Las Vegas, Rhino Hero, Rocky Road à la Mode, Thebes: The Tomb Raiders | 13 |
| Jul 22 – 28 | Animals on Board, Blueprints, BraveRats, Gold West, Jaipur, Kahuna, King of Tokyo, Mancala, The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction (2) | 10 |
| Jul 29 – Aug 4 | Barnyard Roundup (2), Castle Panic, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Lost Cities, Parade, Patchwork | 7 |
| Aug 5 – 11 | 6 nimmt! (2), Barnyard Roundup (3), Blueprints, Cacao, Dice City, Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, Imhotep, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Pandemic: The Cure, Pickpockets, San Juan, Through the Desert | 15 |
| Aug 12 – 18 | Exploding Kittens (2), Gadgeteers, Herbaceous (5), King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game (2), Kingdom Builder, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Onitama, Ra | 14 |
| Aug 19 – 25 | Camel Up, Castle Knights, Cockroach Poker, Frontier-6, Happy Salmon (6), Imhotep, KLASK, Monopoly Deal Card Game, Pit, Scythe, Sheriff of Nottingham, Stone Age, Tumblin-Dice (4) | 21 |
| Aug 26 – Sep 1 | Camel Up, Codenames, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Racko Plus (2), Rocky Road à la Mode, Sagrada (2), Targi, The Game of 49 | 10 |
| Sep 2 – 8 | Coin Age (2), Daxu, Farmageddon, Imhotep, Pandemic, Parade, Sagrada, Spaceteam (3), Sushi Go!, The Networks (2), Zombie Dice | 15 |
| Sep 9 – 15 | Automobiles (2), Bruges, Camel Up, Daxu (2), Ice Cool, Pandemic, Sagrada, Seeland, Sushi Go!, The Siblings Trouble, Tsuro | 13 |
| Sep 16 – 22 | Ahead in the Clouds, Automobiles (2), Cathedral, Clue (Second Crime Scene Edition), Daxu, FUSE, Seeland, The Castles of Burgundy, World’s Fair 1893 | 10 |
| Sep 23 – 29 | Ahead in the Clouds, Best Treehouse Ever, Camel Up, Coloretto, Daxu, Deep Sea Adventure, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft (3), Pass the Pigs, Pickpockets, Rummikub, Sequence for Kids, Ticket to Ride | 14 |
| Sep 30 – Oct 6 | Alien Frontiers, Animals on Board (2), Camel Up, Daxu, For Sale (2), Glass Road, Lords of Vegas (2), Potion Explosion, Saint Petersburg, Seeland (2) | 14 |
| Oct 7 – 13 | Automobiles, Camel Up, Farmageddon, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Lords of Vegas, Minecraft Card Game?, The Great Heartland Hauling Co., Trambahn | 8 |
| Oct 14 – 20 | Hamsterrolle, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, Las Vegas, Lords of Vegas, Lotus, Mille Bornes, Roll for the Galaxy, Rolling America, Spot it! Freeze (3), Trambahn, Wordsy, World’s Fair 1893 | 14 |
| Oct 21 – 27 | Bullfrogs, Colony, Kahuna, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Minecraft Card Game?, Seeland, Trambahn, Family Showdown (2) | 9 |
| Oct 28 – Nov 3 | Betrayal at House on the Hill, Colony, Control, D-Day Dice (2), Parade, Rocky Road à la Mode, Rolling America, Seeland, Star Realms, The Networks, This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the 2-4 of Us (2), Tides of Time | 14 |
| Nov 4 – 10 | A Feast for Odin, FUSE, King of Tokyo, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival (2), Lotus, Rhino Hero (2), Royals (2), Rummikub (2), The Blood of an Englishman | 0 |
| Nov 11 – 17 | Colony (2), DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Deep Sea Adventure, Eminent Domain, Las Vegas, Monopoly Deal Card Game, Pandemic, Parade, Rocky Road à la Mode, Russian Railroads (3), Sanssouci | 14 |
| Nov 18 – 24 | Blueprints, Celestia, Clue (Second Crime Scene Edition), Crab Stack, Diamant, Exploding Kittens, Fresco, Kahuna, Las Vegas, Mancala, Piece o’ Cake, Sanssouci, Star Realms, Stone Age | 14 |
| Nov 25 – Dec 1 | DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Five Crowns, Forbidden Island, Kigi, Lords of Vegas, Mancala (4), Roll For It!, Sanssouci, Seeland, Splendor, Stone Age, The Game of 49, Unpublished Prototype | 16 |
| Dec 2 – 8 | Battle Sheep, Castle Knights, Kigi, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Lost Cities, Mancala (3), Patchwork, Sanssouci, Topiary, World’s Fair 1893 | 12 |
| Dec 9 – 15 | Bullfrogs, Daxu, Fuji Flush, Gold West, Imhotep, Kitty Paw, Mancala, New Bedford, Russian Railroads, Snow Tails (2) | 11 |
| Dec 16 – 22 | Bullfrogs, Camel Up, Coloretto, Flip City (2), Forbidden Island, King’s Reign: Solitaire Card Game, Kingdom Builder, PitchCar (6), Topiary | 15 |
| Dec 23 – 29 | DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Exploding Kittens, For Sale, Ghost Stories, Kitty Paw, Pandemic: The Cure, PitchCar (6), Star Realms, Sushi Go!, Take 5! (2), The King Is Dead, Ticket to Ride, Turn the Tide | 19 |
| Dec 30 – 31 | 6 nimmt! (2), Automobiles, Birds of a Feather, Deep Sea Adventure, Fight for Olympus, Jaipur, Las Vegas, Pandemic, Parade, Paris Connection, Pass the Pigs, Rhino Hero (2), Swish Jr., Tides of Time, Yahtzee Steal the Deal | 17 |
| Total plays | 730 |
