Board Games · by Elif Yılmaz · 2026-10-03

My 3-month experiment with strategy without making it complicated

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

The detail that surprised me was how much a family dinner changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

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Mariana Costa · 8 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it.

Elif Yılmaz · 5 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

I had the same reaction to respectfully.

Budi Santoso · 2 likes

I disagree a bit. complicated matters, but the bigger issue is usually expectations. The social part surprised me too.

Urban Panda · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Jonas Schneider · 0 likes

I am stealing that phrase.

Isha Menon · 2 likes

What would you change if you started over? It sounds small, but the practice run matters.

Salma Idrissi · 1 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. That is where the boring checklist helps.