Q3 KaCo Plays 2025 Check-In 🎲

And just like that, Q3 is over! Somehow summer disappeared in a blur of dice, cards, and late-night table time. Let’s see what made it to the table this quarter and how the 2025 goals are holding up. Spoiler: Dominion still rules, but plenty of challengers fought for table space

🏆 Most Played Games This Quarter

Some games just kept calling us back:

• 👑 Dominion – The reigning champ. Still discovering new combos and kingdoms. We are so obsessed with this game, we bought an extra copy and a container to take kingdoms with us wherever we go. You never know when the perfect moment to play this may come!

• 🧑‍🚀 The Crew – Quiet chaos and teamwork at its finest. I honestly think that if LotR Trick taking Game could be counted as The Crew, this would be the most played game of the year. It's so good, and depending on the group, we can't finish a night without playing one of the other, or sometimes both

• 🧙‍♂️ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game – Long name, probably one of the longest ones I've seen. Amazing game! We are obsessed! We are doing it with a couple of friends, and it's as good if not better than the Crew!

• 🃏 The Game – Stressful in the best way. Who knew playing numbers in order could cause this much tension? This is one that we lose a lot on, but hardly ever play it just once

• 🔥 Knister – Fast, crunchy, and chaotic fun. Like Splitter but speedier. We keep trying to outsmart the dice… spoiler alert: we never do 🙈

• 🪐 Jump Drive – Blink and it’s over, but somehow always satisfying

• 🚀 Space Base – Dice, engines, and endless combos

• 🏙️ My City – Legacy tiles, slow burn satisfaction

• 7️⃣ Flip 7 – The little game that lives in the bag and always gets played. I love how nongamers really dig this one

  
  

🎯 2025 Goals Progress

• 🔢 H-Index: 13 for the year and have been able to reach 39 overall

• 👑 Dominion: 54 / 100 kingdoms explored

• 🗂️ 31% of the collection played this year

• 😬 Shelf of Shame: 31%

• 🏆 Play Every Game in Collection: 85% target creeping closer

🌍 Overall 2025 So Far

• 🎮 940 total games played

• 👑 54 Dominion kingdoms

• 🌍 234 unique games with 33 players

• 📚 493 games owned

• ⏱️ ~343 hours logged

• ✨ 95 new-to-me titles

• 🔝 13 H-index

• 🕸️ 64 still unplayed

• 📅 181 gaming days in 9 months

🏁 Closing Thoughts

The summer brought variety, new titles, and lots of Dominion, but the real MVP might be persistence. With three months left, the Shelf of Shame is shrinking, the plays are adding up, and the year-end goals are still within reach