Margin of Victory

Once again, it’s time for the statistical breakdown of last year’s gaming! I continued to keep a record of games played throughout the entire year and present my 2011 retrospective (2010 retrospective here, 2009 here):

Games played: 121 (down from 145 in 2010, a 17% drop)
Wins: 51 (42%, down 7% from 2010)
Losses: 70

Average time between games: 3 days
Best game month: July with 23 games played (mainly due to some new games arriving at home via Amazon)
Worst game month: November with 1 game played (due to work and family obligations)

Two player games: 75 (61% of all games played)
Two player wins: 40  (54%, a 15% drop from last year!)
Multiplayer games: 46 (39% of all games played)
Multiplayer wins: 11 (23%, an 11% drop from last year)
Multiplayer second place finishes: 18 (39% of all multiplayer games)

Most regular two player opponents
1. Sara (20 plays, 9 wins)
2. Rick (11 plays, 6 wins)
3. Russ (10 plays, 9 wins)
4. Joe (5 plays, 1 win)

Most popular games of the year
1. Manoeuvre (13 plays, 9 wins–absolutely loved the Toeurnament this year)
2. 7 Wonders (12 plays, 2 wins)
3. Cribbage (11 plays, 4 wins)
4. Hive (10 plays, 5 wins)
5. Commands & Colors: Napoleonics (6 plays, 4 wins)

Games played for the first time: 12 (9%)

Most of these statistics came out as expected. Joe continues to crush all opponents, especially me. I will take this opportunity to point out that Russ often narrowly loses games, and I am always surprised that my win/loss record against him is so good. And, as I expected, my wife is now my most regular opponent and continues to be a very challenging adversary in our favorite games like Manoeuvre, 7 Wonders, and Hive.

As I stated in an earlier post, I’m less concerned with winning than I used to be, though I will still be keeping up the yearly retrospective. My new year’s gaming resolution is simple: get recently unloved games to the table in 2012. Twilight Struggle, I’m looking at you. Come here, buddy. How about a hug?

Happy New Year! I’d love to hear about your slightly less obsessive personal gaming retrospectives in the combox.

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