by A.J. Coltrane
We’ve now hosted 15 GNOIFs. We rotate “themes” with the idea that we’ll rotate through the game closet and offer a different mix at every event.
What’s been offered to play (3 or more times offered):
| Game | Total Offered |
| Fluxx, Any | 12 |
| Mr. Jack, Pocket | 9 |
| Ticket to Ride Europe | 8 |
| Dominion | 7 |
| Mystery of the Abbey | 7 |
| Agricola | 6 |
| Bang! | 6 |
| Forbidden Island | 6 |
| Gardens of Alhambra | 6 |
| Catan, Settlers | 5 |
| Citadels | 5 |
| Gloom | 5 |
| Guillotine | 5 |
| Last Night on Earth | 5 |
| Lost Cities | 5 |
| Mr. Jack NY | 5 |
| Rocketville | 5 |
| Small World | 5 |
| Ticket to Ride Card Game | 5 |
| Betrayal House Hill | 4 |
| Cards Against Humanity | 4 |
| Dead Fellas | 4 |
| Poo | 4 |
| Black Rock City | 3 |
| Carcassonne | 3 |
| Catan, Starship | 3 |
| Dracula | 3 |
| Family Business | 3 |
| Magic The Gathering | 3 |
| Munchkin, Zombies | 3 |
Now the more interesting bit.. What’s been played most often (3 or more times offered):
| Game | Total Offered | Not Played | Played | % Played |
| Forbidden Island | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100 |
| Cards Against Humanity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100 |
| Magic The Gathering | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| Bang! | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83 |
| Citadels | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80 |
| Guillotine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80 |
| Rocketville | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80 |
| Poo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75 |
| Dominion | 7 | 2 | 5 | 71 |
| Fluxx, Any | 12 | 4 | 8 | 66 |
| Agricola | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
| Gardens of Alhambra | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
| Pirate’s Cove | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| Ticket to Ride Europe | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62 |
| Last Night on Earth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Lost Cities | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Ticket to Ride Card Game | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Betrayal House Hill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Dead Fellas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Mystery of the Abbey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42 |
| Small World | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| Black Rock City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Catan, Starship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Mr. Jack, Pocket | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Gloom | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Mr. Jack NY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Catan, Settlers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Carcassonne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dracula | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Business | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Munchkin, Zombies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Grid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vampire Hunter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Finally, the percentage of the time that games get played sorted by how often they’re offered:
| Times Offered | Average Played % |
| 12 | 66 |
| 9 | 22 |
| 8 | 62 |
| 7 | 57 |
| 6 | 79 |
| 5 | 50 |
| 4 | 69 |
| 3 | 23 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 52 |
We’re clearly not “pushing” the games that we’ve only offered a few times. (The “2” and “3” category.) The “1’s” are oftentimes games that were brought by guests, hence the spike.
At 9 offerings and 2 plays, the outlier is Mr. Jack Pocket. We like the game. It’s good for road trips. Unfortunately it’s only two-player, and that seems to be killing it at game night.
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