A weird winter storm hit the Northeast this past week, and by the time I got driveways shoveled, children shuttled over to Grandma's and traversed some pretty treacherous road conditions, I discovered a skeleton crew at work (and a skeleton crew at IT with some serious system outages.)
While waiting for the update, I kept myself occupied pouring over old blog data.
The blog is a labor of love and I enjoy peering in to the behind-the-scenes numbers. I'm never going to get big numbers, but I enjoy watching a post catch fire, although I've had quite enough with the odd-bots pinging the page from Russia, the Ukraine, and some crazy Italians.
While waiting for the update, I kept myself occupied pouring over old blog data.
The blog is a labor of love and I enjoy peering in to the behind-the-scenes numbers. I'm never going to get big numbers, but I enjoy watching a post catch fire, although I've had quite enough with the odd-bots pinging the page from Russia, the Ukraine, and some crazy Italians.
What have I learned after an afternoon playing with Excel, compiling Top 20 lists for each year?
- Go back to what got you here. For a blog that was conceived to focus on Gnome Wars and Family Games, I'm good with family games, but have been slacking with Gnome Wars. Specifically, I need some non-convention AARs. Continuing to paint up the crate of Germans should help facilitate that.
- A return to Ponyville is in order. My Dungeons & Ponies games were popular when I ran them for my girls. They've aged well over the years.
- People read reviews, so I better get them right.
- People also check out Kickstarter links, so I should properly word any critique of them.
- MOUSLINGS. MOUSLINGS. MOUSLINGS!!!!!!! I've come across only two mousling posts that didn't get traffic after their first week. The Mousling Fantasy/Savage Mice game and the 30+ I already have in the queue need to be moved up.
2016 | ||
| 1 | (Kickstarter) Brigade Games 28mm Apoc | Kickstarter |
| 2 | Mandatory Holiday Swag Post 2015 | Misc |
| 3 | Lost Temple of Kajagoogoo | Pulp |
| 4 | Fall-In AAR | Conventions |
| 4 | Rescue from Kisi Rushwa | Pulp |
| 6 | Evolution Games | Reviews |
| 7 | Teddy Bears in the Land of Gnomes | Gnome Wars |
| 7 | The Cthulhu Wars | Reviews |
| 9 | Treasure of the Maja Millie | Pulp |
| 10 | A Simple Trade | Pulp |
2015 | ||
| 1 | Battle of Isandlwana - Family Style | Gnome Wars AAR |
| 2 | (Kickstarter) Halfling Adventurers | Kickstarter |
| 3 | History of the Gnome 1 | Gnome Wars |
| 4 | Cold Wars 2015 - Saturday | Mouslings |
| 5 | Kickstarter Reaper Bones Coming in July | Kickstarter |
| 6 | Searching for the Lost Shrine | Pulp |
| 7 | The Board | Kriget Rum |
| 8 | Mandatory Holiday Swag Post 2015 | Misc |
| 9 | (Gnome Wars) Thirty Beers War | Gnome Wars |
| 10 | Plunder From the Tomb | Painting |
| 2014 | ||
| 1 | Review: Emerald Vale Games | Review |
| 2 | A Minor Reaper Mousling Rant | Mouslings |
| 3 | Bones II Mouslings Painted | Mouslings |
| 4 | Cold Wars 2014 AAR | Conventions |
| 5 | First Battle of Vaielle | Samoa |
| 6 | Fathers Day Battle at Hooks Farm | Gnome Wars |
| 7 | Dungeons & Ponies #1 | Ponies |
| 8 | 12 Days #4 Battle for North Pole | Gnome Wars |
| 9 | Hinterland Miniatures | Great Wars |
| 10 | Pocket OGRE | OGRE |
| 2013 | ||
| 1 | Zombie Cakes for Fun and Profit | Zombies! |
| 2 | Cold Wars 2013: Friday | Conventions |
| 3 | Pop's Culture Shoppe | Review |
| 4 | Gnome Wars: Runaway Princess? | Gnome Wars AAR |
| 5 | Masks of Nyarlathotep Now Avail | Call of Cthulhu |
| 6 | 500th Post | Misc |
| 7 | Gamers Edge - Stroudsburg, PA | Review |
| 8 | Battle at the Farm | Gnome Wars AAR |
| 9 | RIP: Nick Yutko | Comics |
| 10 | Adventure Games - Dickson City | Review |
| 2012 | ||
| 1 | Contemptible Little Armies Review | CLA |
| 2 | Hunting for Wizard of Oz Minis | Wizard of Oz |
| 3 | Gnome Wars 2.0 Review | Gnome Wars |
| 4 | Historicon 2012 - Thursday Gnome | Conventions |
| 5 | Random Name Generator | Misc |
| 6 | Feathers Fly at Rorke's Drift | Gnome Wars AAR |
| 7 | Fall-in 2011: The Battle of Yellowstone | Gnome Wars AAR |
| 8 | PDF Sci Fi Tiles | Legions of Steel |
| 9 | Michael Caine Kicks Ass in 28mm | Colonials |
| 10 | Impact Miniature Gnomes | Gnome Wars |
| 2011 | ||
| 1 | Paper Tanks, Not Paper Tiger | Great War |
| 2 | Settlers of Catan 15th Anniversary Edition | Settlers of Catan |
| 3 | Eureka Minis Release Mice Warriors | Mouslings |
| 4 | Run, Jeff Goldblum, the Dinos Have Nazis | Product Ad |
| 5 | Eureka New Releases of Historicon | Eureka |
| 6 | Masks of Nyarlathotep HC Review | Call of Cthulhu |
| 7 | Cold Wars: Gnomes! | Gnome Wars |
| 8 | Cold Wars AAR | Conventions |
| 9 | How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack | Review |
| 10 | Dice Baseball | Dice Baseball |
2010 | ||
| 1 | Historicon 2010: Uncle Duke | Conventions |
| 2 | Reapers New Mousling Line | Mouslings |
| 3 | Beer and Pretzel Gaming at Steve's | Burning Plastic |
| 4 | Brigade Games Panzer Drasine PreOrder | Product Ad |
| 5 | Gnome War Releases | Gnome Wars |
| 6 | CoC #1 - The Haunting | Call of Cthulhu |
| 7 | CoC #2 - Edge of Darkness | Call of Cthulhu |
| 8 | Mepacon, Gnomes, and Mice | Conventions |
| 9 | Game Prep | Gnome Wars |
| 10 | CoC #3 - Spirits Over Kingston | Call of Cthulhu |
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