Kovray Awards | 2024 in Reflection, Statistics and ONE GOAL

[@kovray]

2:11 It appears I deleted the past stats. 130 people in 2024, 145 in 2023, and 122 in 2022.

[@kikkoarceo353]

I have attempted playing 365 (366 during leap years) different games titles in a year since 2017. I was successful 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024! Going for the second "three peat" this year. Good luck to all of us 🙌🏽

[@kovray]

@@kikkoarceo353 let’s do our best! I love this goal for us :)

[@cometier]

You can import you BGA stats to BG stats.

[@kovray]

@@cometier oooo that’s handy to know! We’ll probably keep it separate for now but good to know that an easy option exists

[@Ian-R-Wilz]

@@kovray just mark the location as BGA and you can filter it out.

[@BryanSpellman]

OK, this was awesome. Nice change from the TOP BLANK of 2025. Made me more interested in these games than other games that showed up on plain TOP lists. THANK YOU! still need to get Flatiron. oh, Fun Stat, I played Pixies on BGA 42 times in one month.

[@kovray]

So many Pixies plays!!!! Thanks for the kind words :)

[@GroundControlBoardGames]

Having more how-to-plays on youtube is greatly appreciated! I played 84 new-to-me games this year. I'll give my best art award to faraway - I love all the lil' fellas!

[@kovray]

It's such a unique game! Great award!!! So far many How to Plays planned so you're in for a treat!

[@Hetch70]

Most likely to end a friendship! Too true for Perch! Love it!

[@kovray]

RIGHT! Those birds be dangerous

[@teaNgames]

Such a fun video! I love these unique categories! We got Monkey Palace for Christmas. ❤LEGO Am jealous you already have the second expansion for Forest Shuffle! 😆🌳 2024 was a great year for games!🎉

[@kovray]

So many wonderful games! Cant wait to see what 2025 has in store :)

[@LittleBigThumbs]

Love the new challenge! We announced ours as being 500 unique games, which might be lofty, considering my previous best was maybe half that!

[@kovray]

I BELIEVE! That is a bit daunting though.

[@TabletopExpress]

Happy New Year guys - love the unique games challenge!

[@kovray]

It was fun to dive into those stats, let's see what 2025 brings!

[@TabletopExpress]

@@kovray Thank goodness for BGStats.

[@ashwinkamath4598]

you both NAILED these categories. I have no notes. no objections! super fun video :)

[@kovray]

@@ashwinkamath4598 you’re the best Ashwin! Always appreciate your support so much!

[@lookoutspiele9135]

Thanks a lot, gentlemen, for honoring our whole teams hard work on shuffling (sic!) more trees (and species) into Forest Shuffle :)

[@kovray]

Truly one of the best games of the decade! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cometier]

I played over 2500 tables on BGA this year 😮

[@kovray]

@@cometier WOW! That’s incredible!

[@alisonwentland3765]

Hi! Love your picks! I just tried Harmonies and I’m obsessed. The hype is well-deserved. My goal for 2025 is to get a new game played each week. My shelf of opportunity is…well, I have multiple shelfs of opportunity. Let’s just say it that way. lol. I’d love to see a category for best game to play with non-gamer friends and family. Take care!

[@kovray]

Oooo that’s a great video! We’ll put that on our list.

[@jstheoriginal]

Your how to play videos are great, so even doing games that others have already taught could be good if they’re in your structured format.

[@kovray]

That means a lot, thank you so much for saying so!

[@BoardGaymesJames]

I’d like to play a game with you two this year how’s that for a goal! You should check out Breakout Con here in Toronto. I’m going ti BGG Spring and Essen maybe PAX, Origins, Gen Con if I can get sponsorship.

[@kovray]

Good goal! We’re not super sure on all of our conventions so far but will likely do PAXU and Gen Con.

[@justintravis4578]

You missed the award for Best Board Game with Pigeons 😅

[@kovray]

@@justintravis4578 that’s a tough one! Oh My Pigeons seems to be the obvious choice… but Word Traveler had some AMAZING pigeon presence

[@blueseqperl]

I played 98 games 212 times in 2024 with A Gentle Rain having most plays (23 times). My 2025 goal is to paint 3 different games' minis.

[@kovray]

Ooooo will you add paint to A Gentle Rain flowers?

[@blueseqperl]

@kovray haha. I have the wooden token flowers. I plan to paint the minis for This War of Mine and Gloomhaven.