Thanks, Roger! I totally agree with you about disagreeing: I know some solo players who have almost opposite tastes in games than me. But when they point out that the narrative elements were what made the game fall flat, I know that it might be for me!

That’s also why I’ve started adding comments to my ratings on BGG. A number isn’t nearly as meaningful as the reason for that number. Someone giving a game or 9 or 10 is less useful to me than someone rating it a 6 or 7 with clear reasons why it worked in some ways, and didn’t in others.

Appreciate you reading and following along! I’m almost in the process of thinking about an overhaul of my ratings system, which will add some more detail to it… I hope. Hard to change it up, but I’m finding a few cases where I always award points and the things I’m considering don’t differ all that much. The whole structure will stay the same: I’m just looking at being more granular when it comes to awarding points per category. Fun with data!

(I have been known to process my BGG plays and look at games I haven’t played for a while when deciding what to try to get to the table…)

Thanks so much for the kind words! I think the hardest part is getting started. There were a lot of challenges and ways I saw posted, but nothing really seemed to work. What I thought was a rather random but ordered way of going alphabetically as surprisingly great. I typically had around 2-4 choices for most letters, and could plan ahead accordingly. Pretty nice!

I should also note that if you want to set a challenge for yourself, don’t be afraid to start small or go as slowly as you need to. Make up your own rules, and know that if you share said challenge, you’ll get a lot of support! No one got on me for changing things up, slowing down, or choosing obscure games for some letters. It’s all about the fun!

Good luck when you try out some of your unplayed games, whenever that may be!