December Challenge: Playing My Current Collection & No-New-Games (Days 1-9)

 


For my December challenge, I am only playing games in my current collection and taking a break from new games (gifts don't count lol). And man, it has been so nice whipping out some games that have been sitting on the shelf!

December is an interesting month so far; I've been busy with traveling and such for the holidays, so I have a feeling I won't have as much playtime. But reflecting on just the first 9 days of playing my collection, I was so happy to bring out some really fun games. One I want to highlight is Ascension Tactics. 

Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game

Flytrap Witch from Ascension Tactics

Ok, I'm going to skip on my MTG play (I'm sure it's obvious that I am obsessed with learning new strategies and building decks lol)... BUT a special one I'd like to call out is Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game. 

I got this game back in October 2024 and it's been around since 2022, and it's such a fun solo experience.  I really enjoy tactical skirmish area-control mechanics and this one combined with deckbuilding, makes it an amazing game to play. 

You draft your 4 champions and play against 4 enemy champions and the goal is to be the first to reach 30 victory points. Throughout the game, you have the chance to gather cool loot as you travel across the battlefield and of course, draft other heroes, monsters and purchase constructs to make your champions even MORE powerful. Then on the enemies turn, you draw cards from their own special deck which explains their moves. 

Lot of folks were disappointed with the marketing with this game. There was some miscommunication on miniatures in the retail version, but those were only available in the Kickstarter edition. So the name itself is a bit misleading, but keep in mind if you do purchase the retail version, you'll just get standees (which I am personally content with). 

No-New-Games - Something I'm Learning...

1. Learning to not fall for the FOMO

Kickstarters are happening all the time, big publishers are releasing great games, a lot of sales are popping up on my ads, etc. I think FOMO (fear-of-missing-out) is a real struggle, especially with all the information fed to us online with ads, social media, etc. and the ease of online-shopping. 

I truly believe that taking breaks offline is essential. Besides taking a break from creating content (content creation burn-out is real), I think this also helps minimize that feeling of missing out. There is no rush to building a board game collection and it's important to enjoy and SAVOR the ones you already have. 




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