Moderation is my nemesis.
It is, truly, I’m not even exaggerating this time. Because whether it’s food, or drink, or other pleasures. And whether it’s books, or rubber ducks or boardgames – I have all the makings of a true addicted hoarder.
Which – if you find some way of moderating your lack of moderation – can totally be managed. I have a hole in my hand the size of China, and my not-too-modest salary usually evaporates before I even fully register how lucky I am to make said paycheck. But if I were to succeed in budgetting my various endeavours…I should have no troubles whatsoever in living large. Sort of. I think. I suck at numbers.
After the breakup – a load of budget I previously spent was freed for other purposes. As of last month, and since my new boo ALSO likes boardgames…my attentions have shifted to acquiring new games to play and working towards a to-be-purchased new bookcase to be filled with to-be-purchased boardgames.
Thing is…
There’s just SO many of them. And that’s coming from someone who already has quite a lot of ’em!
So, after ordering 7 new games last Monday – I find myself once more needing to limit my own madness. Aka – not spending more than xxx amount on boardgames every month. But I have roped in my grandma to keep her eyes open for sad abandoned games at Goodwill when she has her shopping sprees there. Because if she buys em on my command..that dun really count…do it…
Show of hands as to who believes I’ll keep to it (hint: mine is not in the air).
But honestly…on the grand scheme of things…there’s worse things to be spending money on than boardgames…right?
I mean…I could be purchasing poor little baby goats as sacrifices like they do in the Frankenstein Chronicles which I’m currently binging. Goat sacrifices are way worse than wholesome innocent boardgames. No?
(I’ll take any excuse to soothe my current need for moooooore!!)
Zoewiezoe 
Catan… That’s an expensive game!
Mars 2049 and Labyrinth are our staples. Oh and Flags of the World. Got my eye on Cartographers.
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River Dragons was actually alot more expensive…and yet a lot less fun to play. Honestly, I can have more fun playing a simple cardgame like Go Fish than something complex like Catan and the likes.
They just look more imposing when on a shelve tho 😂🤭
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What’s going on, please I need some pretty good looking WOMAN who will love to contest for the face of marine engineers.
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Fun, lesser-priced card games: Kittens in a Blender and Exploding/Imploding Kittens. (Imploding is an add-on).
Yeah, my six cats are less than amused by the titles.
Munchkin is fun if you can get at least three people to agree on it.
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Haha – both of those are on the order list indeed!
Good taste!
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I like that the first two are zero set-up and quick plays. I get weary of games that take half-an-hour to set up and three hours to play.
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Same!
I rather play 5 short games in a row than one that drags on forever and ever 🤭
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Nothing better than winning a board game! Nor worse than losing one.
HAHAHA, Levensweg is Game Of Life! I used to rock at that as a kid, beat my family a lot of times 🤣. Lol what is Lemming Maffia?
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Jigsaws also rock 😎
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Lemming Mafia is a deliciously morbid game xD
These Mafia Lemmings wanna sleep with the fishes and it’s your job to get them there in the order that you’re betting on by making sure they have enough concrete on them before they drop into the water 🤭😂
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It’s exactly what it sounds like!! Hahaha 🤣. Deliciously morbid indeed, and so random 😆.
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Yay for games! I’ve bought, and played, far fewer games these days now that I can’t see people in person.
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You might find this interesting. In my city there is a restaurant that has board games for people to come and play. We also have over 200 board games available to borrow from our public library.
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That sounds like such an awesome initiative!
I used to have a bar like that in my college town – but there’s nothing like it around here 😦
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Love your wit, Zoe.
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Thaaanks!
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Zoe, my Simon was seriously into board games. He converted his double garage into an office/games rooms and he has floor to ceiling shelving along the walls full of games and gaming manuals.
He loves playing them, reviewing them, buying them, selling them, designing and making them. I was amazed that board games could be so interesting! I thought they were just good for a night in with friends – I had no idea the could incite such devotion!
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Wow! That IS some serious devotion indeed!
I’m not THAT game-crazy (yet). But who knows what the future might hold, hahaha!
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A good selection there. What’s the worst one you’ve ever played?
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My most hated game is by far ‘Hoogspanning’ (Power Grid). A game with budgets, and having to buy resources to supply towns with electricity with a lot of Risk-esque territory-conquering. Way too dry. Way too complex. Way too impossible to win for someone with no future insights.
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Much worse things you could be buying for sure!! You’re doing great! 🙂 esp if you get enjoyment out of it! Just go with that! Lol
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You can never have too many board games. I keep saying that we need to do something about the fact that we ran out of space some time ago and our ever-expanding collection is now taking over the living-room floor.
Also, what is Lemming Maffia? The name alone is enough to appeal to me.
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Haha – it IS an awesome name, isn’t it.
As I commented to Robin:
Lemming Mafia is a deliciously morbid game xD
These Mafia Lemmings wanna sleep with the fishes and it’s your job to get them there in the order that you’re betting on by making sure they have enough concrete on them before they drop into the water 🤭😂
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That sounds fantastic! I must have a copy!
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Board games RULE. We keep trying to get rid of a few, but we just end up with a smaller collection of brilliant games – that slowly grows. Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Hogwarts Battle, Exploding Kittens, King of Tokyo… I can go on 🙂
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Great selection I’d say. Although I never played Hogwarts Battle I’m assuming it’s awesome. Because, you know…Hogwarts.
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Board games are awesome! You get to do something fun with friends 🙂
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Exactly!
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A friend of mine is the UK Sales & Marketing Director of a large boardgame distributor which operates across Europe. Chances are, you have some of the games they sell!
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I’d have no qualms wagering that I do, indeed, then!
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I love Settlers of Catan. I’ve got heaps of boardgames too, I just need some people to play them with…
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Yeah – That’s why I’ve been looking for cool 2p-games more and more. So that I don’t always need a crowd. Luckily, they’re in good supply too, these days!
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This is awesome and yes there are worse things…. leave the baby lambs out of this. LOL
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Sorry Ma’am!
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I love boardgames! and honestly, yard sales, thrift stores are great places to find games. Enjoy!
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Is there a goat-sacrificing boardgame?
I somehow bet there is.
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I have no trouble believing that there would be. None whatsoever.
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There’s a farming game called Agricola, where you have to feed your family each round. In dire times you can sacrifice a sheep for some food. It’s not a goat, but it’s close!
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Love playing all kinds of games. Love winning even more.
P.S that red play piece in the first picture did not look like a play piece at first glance!
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I KNOW right (totally why I picked it, hahaha!)
You have a dirty dirty mind you!
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Zoe Glad to
See You
Regularly
‘Bowl’ More Than Solo..;)
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Less is More!
OR, like Exupery Said: “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
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This is a tough topic, because I can’t help myself. What’s worse is when I play a great board game, I’m not like – I want to continue playing this great board game. My mind goes to – this is fantastic, what else is out there that I haven’t played?!
Sweet merciful board game gods save us from ourselves!
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As if the boardgame gods have any mercy….
My ten new purchases since this post are chuckling at my lack of discipline as I speak 🤪
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