Articles tagged 'hive'

  1. Front Toward Enemy & more Oct 9, 2021
  2. Hive 63 Apr 9, 2017
  3. Hive 62 wasted game Apr 9, 2017
  4. Hive 61 Apr 8, 2017
  5. Hive 60 Mar 29, 2017
  6. Hive 59 Mar 28, 2017
  7. Hive 58 Mar 27, 2017
  8. Hive 57 Mar 25, 2017
  9. Hive 56 Mar 24, 2017
  10. Hive 55 Mar 21, 2017
  11. Hive 54 Mar 15, 2017
  12. Hive 53 Mar 15, 2017
  13. Hive 52 Mar 15, 2017
  14. Hive 51 Mar 14, 2017
  15. Hive 50 Mar 7, 2017
  16. Hive Game 49 Mar 6, 2017
  17. Hive 48 Mar 3, 2017
  18. Hive 47 Mar 3, 2017
  19. Hive 46: what's with all the conceded? Mar 1, 2017
  20. Hive 45 Feb 27, 2017
  21. Hive 44 Feb 27, 2017
  22. Hive 43 Jan 17, 2017
  23. Hive 42 Jan 8, 2017
  24. Hive 40 and 41 Dec 28, 2016
  25. Massive loss on Hive 39 Dec 25, 2016
  26. Hive XXXVI Dec 24, 2016
  27. France '40 at Sedan (+ Hive 36 & more) Dec 18, 2016
  28. Hive XXXIV Oct 30, 2016
  29. Hive XXXIII Oct 28, 2016
  30. Hive 32 Oct 11, 2016
  31. Hive XXIX Oct 8, 2016
  32. Hive 30 Oct 7, 2016
  33. Hive XXVII and XXVIII Sep 30, 2016
  34. Mareth Line from Tunisia II Sep 24, 2016
  35. Hive XXIV Sep 18, 2016
  36. Hive XXIII Sep 18, 2016
  37. Hive XXII Sep 17, 2016
  38. Hive XX, XXI Sep 3, 2016
  39. Hive XIX Sep 1, 2016
  40. First win at virtual hive Jul 8, 2016
  41. Another loss at Hive Jun 26, 2016
  42. Another Hive, another beat down Jun 24, 2016
  43. Hive 15 Jun 21, 2016
  44. Cathedral and Hive 13 & 14 Jun 19, 2016
  45. Light game day at DP (Hive 11 & 12) Jun 5, 2016
  46. Taking a break from hacking Apr 2, 2016
  47. Pandemic, Hive and more non-wargames Dec 26, 2015
  48. Vietnam Solitaire (8) and more Dec 25, 2015
  49. Hive Game 2 solo Nov 14, 2015
  50. PanzerBlitz Situation 11 (& Hive 1) Nov 10, 2015

What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.