Nathan's here today to talk about some of his favorite Two player games! What are yours? Let us know in the comments below!

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The funny thing is, this is all pretty well represented in the state of board gaming today when you look at the numbers.

With the exception of Twilight Struggle, all the games in the current top 10 entered this tier within the last 5 years. The volatility in the top 10 may be due to the increase in the number of games being published each year, resulting in more competition.​

When Monopoly was released in 1933, less than 100 games came out that year. Now, over 4,000 games are being released every year.

Even with this macro trend, there were nearly 400 fewer games released in 2020 (4,295) compared to the previous year (4,684). This could be explained by a reporting lag, or it could be a COVID-19 dip. Time will tell.

The last time there was a decrease year over year was a decade ago in 2008, which is the year Pandemic was released. Weird context not intended?

Regarding gender and racial representation, we still have a long way to go in the board…

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3,206 board games were published just last year, according to BoardGameGeek. Over the last decade, over 28,000 games have been released.

Not only are more games being published each year, the quality of games continues to rise. If you're a board game enthusiast with limited time or money, it can be overwhelming knowing which new games to look into.

I built Tabletop Tracker to solve that issue. Tabletop Tracker helps you track which new board games deserve your attention among the thousands of games published each year.

It does this by pinpointing which games are most quickly moving up the BoardGameGeek rankings.

About BoardGameGeek Rankings

If you're new to the board gaming hobby, BoardGameGeek is the premier website about board games. It's a wiki and a social network rolled into one. Users can create pages about board games as they are released. Then board games can be rated by the community.

Board games with at least 30 ratings are eligible to be ranked. There are currently 13,248 ranked games on BoardGameGeek ranging from the number 1 ranked board game ( Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 ) and the…

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As a result of not fully vetting new purchases, I created a few issues. I had too many games sitting unplayed, a stack of games that now needed new homes, and no budget left to buy the games that actually would be the best fit.

The solution? I found the best way to combat out-of-control collection growth was to set a hard limit on how many games I should keep. If your collection is growing faster than you can manage it, setting a limit could put you back in control.

You're Not the Boss of Me!

“You want to put a restriction on me?!” is a typical reaction to limits. But limits often have huge, hidden benefits. Here’s an example.

If it weren’t for the restriction of having center lines on a road, getting somewhere would be more dangerous and take a lot longer.

A well placed restriction creates freedom.

Here are the top 6 reasons to limit your collection:

1. Love playing every game someone pulls off your shelf.
2. Spend less money on games that aren’t a great fit.
3. Have…

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