Well, it’s hard to believe, but this blog has been going strong for TEN YEARS NOW! The actual anniversary was actually on Sunday, January 24, and I had meant to post our birthday celebration then – but real life got in the way… So a few days late – but it doesn’t dampen our excitement!!!

Nevertheless, we’re proud to still be going strong ten full years after we started. At ten years old, we believe we’re one of the longest running websites about boardgames (yes, we know BGG just turned 21… but most of the sites we used to read back then have sadly gone away…) Everything started slow – with our very first review on Norenberc, and we’ve been constantly growing each year. The original group of writers arose from the ashes of BoardgameNews, and we started with a simple plan of writing about games, limiting our blog to one post a day. We have actually done a pretty good job keeping to that limit, trying to give each of our topics its own day in the sun. We’re committed to continuing our written reviews, and we’ve made an effort to increase our social media presence on Twitter and Instagram. Some of us are getting long in the tooth, but we’re trying our best to keep up with the times!

Last year, we had our highest traffic ever as well as our highest number of posts (nearly 400!). We’ve had over 40 different people serve as the primary author of an article, had a number of guest writers, and plenty of other Opinionated Gamers that have given their input in support.

Some highlights over the years

• Our first review – Norenberc
• Our most read review – 7 Wonders, Believe the Hype
• Our most read article – Kickstarter Skepticism
• Our most popular convention report – Cornucopia Spoilers
• Our most popular Series – 138 Games, the 10 Great series and the SdJ Re-Reviews

Looking back, we have written about every aspect of boardgames.

• Reviews – 1,607
• First Impressions – 286
• Previews – 90
• Interviews – 55
• Convention Reports – 306

Our most popular pieces for each calendar year

• 2020: Hallertau Review
• 2019: Cities of Splendor Review
• 2018: The Mind Review
• 2017: Kickstarter Skepticism
• 2016: HMS Dolores Review
• 2015: 7 Wonders: Believe the Hype
• 2014: Games of the Years: 2003-2013
• 2013: First Impressions on Japan’s Mini Games
• 2012: Czeching Back in
• 2011: Dominion Cornucopia Spoilers

We’re in the process of writing up a bit on our history (as well as many of the boardgaming sites that came before us) – look forward for that in the near future! We’re looking forward to continuing our coverage of boardgames, and we are so glad that you have taken a bit of time out of your busy day to spend with us! For those of you who have subscribed to our blog (see the right hand sidebar for more info) – thanks! We’re glad to have you with us!

Here’s to another great ten years!