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PLAYER_COUNTEvidence in r/boardgames — Boardgames
Trend support
- Current seven-day window
- Current 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 41 current vs 27 comparison posts/comments
- Mentions
- 55 current vs 45 mentions
Windows are complete UTC days compared with the preceding seven. How trends are measured.
Also Mentioned 255 times in the most-discussed range 2026-09-05 → 2026-10-05 — frequency, not a trend.
Attention over time
7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-10-04
Final complete day: 2026-10-04. Attention was 0.4% — this entity appeared in 41 of 9,434 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (55 mentions).
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View all 90 data points (semantic table)
| Week ending | Seven-day range | Status | Prevalence | Seen in | Mentions | Analyzed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-01 → 2026-07-07 | Comparable | 0.2% | 16 of 10,220 | 16 | 10,220 |
| 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-02 → 2026-07-08 | Comparable | 0.2% | 17 of 10,874 | 20 | 10,874 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-03 → 2026-07-09 | Comparable | 0.2% | 17 of 10,391 | 20 | 10,391 |
| 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-04 → 2026-07-10 | Comparable | 0.1% | 14 of 10,331 | 17 | 10,331 |
| 2026-07-11 | 2026-07-05 → 2026-07-11 | Comparable | 0.2% | 16 of 9,431 | 19 | 9,431 |
| 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-06 → 2026-07-12 | Comparable | 0.2% | 15 of 9,128 | 18 | 9,128 |
| 2026-07-13 | 2026-07-07 → 2026-07-13 | Comparable | 0.2% | 15 of 8,654 | 18 | 8,654 |
| 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-08 → 2026-07-14 | Comparable | 0.2% | 13 of 8,443 | 16 | 8,443 |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-09 → 2026-07-15 | Comparable | 0.2% | 12 of 8,019 | 12 | 8,019 |
| 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-16 | Comparable | 0.1% | 9 of 8,331 | 9 | 8,331 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-11 → 2026-07-17 | Comparable | 0.1% | 8 of 8,017 | 8 | 8,017 |
| 2026-07-18 | 2026-07-12 → 2026-07-18 | Comparable | 0.1% | 6 of 8,496 | 6 | 8,496 |
| 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-13 → 2026-07-19 | Comparable | 0.1% | 9 of 8,911 | 10 | 8,911 |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-20 | Comparable | 0.1% | 8 of 9,053 | 9 | 9,053 |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-21 | Comparable | 0.2% | 17 of 9,745 | 18 | 9,745 |
| 2026-07-22 | 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-22 | Comparable | 0.2% | 18 of 10,273 | 20 | 10,273 |
| 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-17 → 2026-07-23 | Comparable | 0.2% | 21 of 11,098 | 24 | 11,098 |
| 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-24 | Comparable | 0.2% | 23 of 11,196 | 28 | 11,196 |
| 2026-07-25 | 2026-07-19 → 2026-07-25 | Comparable | 0.2% | 23 of 10,891 | 28 | 10,891 |
| 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26 | Comparable | 0.2% | 19 of 10,536 | 23 | 10,536 |
| 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-21 → 2026-07-27 | Comparable | 0.2% | 19 of 10,397 | 23 | 10,397 |
| 2026-07-28 | 2026-07-22 → 2026-07-28 | Comparable | 0.2% | 15 of 9,929 | 19 | 9,929 |
| 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-29 | Comparable | 0.2% | 16 of 9,544 | 21 | 9,544 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-24 → 2026-07-30 | Comparable | 0.2% | 16 of 8,666 | 20 | 8,666 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-25 → 2026-07-31 | Comparable | 0.3% | 23 of 9,044 | 28 | 9,044 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2026-07-26 → 2026-08-01 | Comparable | 0.3% | 26 of 9,233 | 32 | 9,233 |
| 2026-08-02 | 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-02 | Comparable | 0.3% | 27 of 9,589 | 33 | 9,589 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-07-28 → 2026-08-03 | Comparable | 0.3% | 26 of 8,646 | 32 | 8,646 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2026-07-29 → 2026-08-04 | Comparable | 0.3% | 20 of 6,821 | 26 | 6,821 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2026-07-30 → 2026-08-05 | Comparable | 0.3% | 17 of 5,447 | 21 | 5,447 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2026-07-31 → 2026-08-06 | Comparable | 0.3% | 14 of 4,104 | 18 | 4,104 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-01 → 2026-08-07 | Comparable | 0.2% | 5 of 2,589 | 6 | 2,589 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-02 → 2026-08-08 | Comparable | 0.1% | 1 of 1,485 | 1 | 1,485 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-09 | Comparable | 0.0% | 0 of 246 | 0 | 246 |
| 2026-08-10 | 2026-08-04 → 2026-08-10 | Low coverage | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-11 | Low coverage | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-06 → 2026-08-12 | Comparable | 0.3% | 3 of 1,011 | 3 | 1,011 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-07 → 2026-08-13 | Comparable | 0.5% | 11 of 2,406 | 13 | 2,406 |
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-08 → 2026-08-14 | Comparable | 0.4% | 15 of 4,295 | 17 | 4,295 |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-09 → 2026-08-15 | Comparable | 0.4% | 24 of 5,494 | 26 | 5,494 |
| 2026-08-16 | 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-16 | Comparable | 0.5% | 31 of 6,708 | 39 | 6,708 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-11 → 2026-08-17 | Comparable | 0.4% | 36 of 8,436 | 44 | 8,436 |
| 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18 | Comparable | 0.4% | 42 of 9,632 | 50 | 9,632 |
| 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-13 → 2026-08-19 | Comparable | 0.4% | 43 of 10,096 | 51 | 10,096 |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-14 → 2026-08-20 | Comparable | 0.4% | 36 of 9,608 | 42 | 9,608 |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-21 | Comparable | 0.4% | 35 of 8,689 | 42 | 8,689 |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-16 → 2026-08-22 | Comparable | 0.4% | 35 of 8,347 | 44 | 8,347 |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-23 | Comparable | 0.5% | 38 of 8,027 | 49 | 8,027 |
| 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-18 → 2026-08-24 | Comparable | 0.5% | 37 of 7,363 | 49 | 7,363 |
| 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 | Comparable | 0.5% | 37 of 7,920 | 51 | 7,920 |
| 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-20 → 2026-08-26 | Comparable | 0.5% | 38 of 7,528 | 52 | 7,528 |
| 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-21 → 2026-08-27 | Comparable | 0.5% | 41 of 7,744 | 55 | 7,744 |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-22 → 2026-08-28 | Comparable | 0.6% | 47 of 8,073 | 61 | 8,073 |
| 2026-08-29 | 2026-08-23 → 2026-08-29 | Comparable | 0.5% | 42 of 8,010 | 55 | 8,010 |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-24 → 2026-08-30 | Comparable | 0.4% | 37 of 8,730 | 51 | 8,730 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-08-25 → 2026-08-31 | Comparable | 0.5% | 40 of 8,909 | 60 | 8,909 |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 | Comparable | 0.5% | 42 of 8,598 | 62 | 8,598 |
| 2026-09-02 | 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-02 | Comparable | 0.5% | 46 of 8,945 | 69 | 8,945 |
| 2026-09-03 | 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-03 | Comparable | 0.4% | 43 of 10,054 | 66 | 10,054 |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-04 | Comparable | 0.4% | 38 of 10,282 | 60 | 10,282 |
| 2026-09-05 | 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-05 | Comparable | 0.4% | 39 of 10,712 | 61 | 10,712 |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-06 | Comparable | 0.4% | 42 of 10,579 | 63 | 10,579 |
| 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-07 | Comparable | 0.4% | 39 of 10,356 | 54 | 10,356 |
| 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-08 | Comparable | 0.4% | 37 of 9,987 | 50 | 9,987 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-09 | Comparable | 0.3% | 31 of 10,302 | 41 | 10,302 |
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-10 | Comparable | 0.4% | 34 of 9,604 | 46 | 9,604 |
| 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-05 → 2026-09-11 | Comparable | 0.4% | 36 of 8,956 | 51 | 8,956 |
| 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-06 → 2026-09-12 | Comparable | 0.4% | 37 of 8,734 | 53 | 8,734 |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-13 | Comparable | 0.4% | 34 of 8,344 | 47 | 8,344 |
| 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-14 | Comparable | 0.5% | 38 of 8,223 | 51 | 8,223 |
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-15 | Comparable | 0.5% | 38 of 8,448 | 52 | 8,448 |
| 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-16 | Comparable | 0.5% | 37 of 7,869 | 51 | 7,869 |
| 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-17 | Comparable | 0.5% | 41 of 8,816 | 55 | 8,816 |
| 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-12 → 2026-09-18 | Comparable | 0.4% | 38 of 9,158 | 49 | 9,158 |
| 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-13 → 2026-09-19 | Comparable | 0.4% | 37 of 9,065 | 46 | 9,065 |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-20 | Comparable | 0.4% | 36 of 8,783 | 52 | 8,783 |
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-21 | Comparable | 0.3% | 30 of 9,623 | 45 | 9,623 |
| 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-22 | Comparable | 0.3% | 25 of 9,832 | 39 | 9,832 |
| 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-23 | Comparable | 0.3% | 27 of 9,827 | 41 | 9,827 |
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-24 | Comparable | 0.3% | 24 of 8,905 | 40 | 8,905 |
| 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-19 → 2026-09-25 | Comparable | 0.3% | 27 of 8,910 | 44 | 8,910 |
| 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-26 | Comparable | 0.3% | 25 of 9,429 | 42 | 9,429 |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27 | Comparable | 0.3% | 27 of 10,289 | 45 | 10,289 |
| 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-28 | Comparable | 0.3% | 27 of 9,913 | 45 | 9,913 |
| 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-29 | Comparable | 0.4% | 35 of 10,064 | 53 | 10,064 |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-30 | Comparable | 0.3% | 35 of 10,278 | 53 | 10,278 |
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-25 → 2026-10-01 | Comparable | 0.3% | 32 of 10,225 | 49 | 10,225 |
| 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-26 → 2026-10-02 | Comparable | 0.3% | 29 of 10,114 | 45 | 10,114 |
| 2026-10-03 | 2026-09-27 → 2026-10-03 | Comparable | 0.4% | 37 of 10,050 | 54 | 10,050 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04 | Comparable | 0.4% | 41 of 9,434 | 55 | 9,434 |
Each point is a seven-day rolling window of complete UTC days; a point is comparable only when at least 100 analyzed posts or comments fall inside it. A day with no analyzed records counts as zero; missing coverage is marked and never shown as zero. The series ends at the latest complete analyzed day — it never extends into the current incomplete day. How attention is measured.
Recent mentions
- Comment
Best with 3, fine with 4, don't bother with 5 player or more. I think it's fine. Many paths to victory as the world burns around them sorta thing. Coop but you are all trying to be first. Someone can just throw away their hard work and push the npc faction to win. Brutal in 4 player but it seems to be the sweet spot in allowing that. In a 3rd player game someone helping the npc faction is too much to overcome or the players don't have enough power to get ahead in points in a 5 player game. Just blends alot of game designs and I honestly don't mind it. There is an aspect it is just too send doods to fix the problems for me but I am quite picky with board games. I own it and am planning to get the expansions for it expecting good game nights in the future.
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From what I could tell, this is a Western-produced product - unlikely to subscribe to "unlucky numbers." I seem to recall "4" being an unlucky number in Chinese culture, and that number is on the board, so... no clue
- Comment
Hate-drafting is mostly an inconvenience in Harmonies. "Damn, I wanted those two water tiles, so I guess I'll take one instead this round." Hate-drafting in Azul. "Oh, so because you chose those tiles, my only options are to give myself -4 or -11 points? YOU MONSTER!" Even though the former scenario could mean losing out on 4 points in the end (or even more if an animal car is also denied), the penalty isn't immediately apparent, and the player could possibly reverse their bad luck if 2 water tiles do pop up in a later turn.
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How to minimize frustration when losing continuously? - For context: \- I usually play with my boyfriend and I have about a 20% winrate. The games I win are 50/50 games that I make a good game and games that he makes bad games. When I play with him and I lose, I lose by A LOT often. \- When I play with more people (he is always present) I might have a slightly lower winrate. But that's okay, as we are more people so more chances of not winning or being the last one. \- In Magic: The Gathering (we are the same 4 when we play) I have won 1 game out of 12 that we had) \- We play Eurogames only (and Magic). So, my question here is: How can I minimize the extreme frustration I feel when I constantly lose BY A LOT? I don't really play to win, I play to have fun and do nice combos in the table. But when I lose BY A LOT, constantly, I am starting to feel extremely frustrated. **I am NOT asking how to win. I understand it is a skill issue. I just want to know how to handle the frustration of not being able to at least get close to the same score as my boyfriend.** Did this happen to any of you? If so, how did you overcome it? I am very worried I will continue to get more and more frustrated and stop enjoying playing with him. Because I really enjoy doing so. Please, I beg you abstain yourselves from making jokes as I am a bit sensitive about this right now. Thank you in advance. \---------- Edit: Thank you all so much for the replies. You gave me good advice! I will try and follow some of these ideas to feel better. This has been bothering me (and as I can read, many people more) for a long time and I REALLY want to keep loving these games. Thanks again, I really appreciate it <3.
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The post exceeded the character limit, so here are the Late Pledge projects as a separate comment: ## Late Pledge Projects (11) | Name | Description | Backers | Pledged | Ends | Information | Tags | BGG | |---|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | Whisperwood | Use druidic magic to restore the flora and fauna of a corrupted forest in this engaging bag-builder for 1-4 players. | 4,527 | $890.3k | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Cardboard Alc… 👥 1‑4 ⏱️ 50‑200min 🧘 Solo 🧠 3.9/5 | 🔥 | BGG | | Gods & Mortals | Step into the sandals of an ancient Greek god. As Zeus, Athena, Ares, and other deities, raise armies, spark conflicts, erect temples, and unleash unique special powers — all to outmaneuver your divine rivals. Mortals are your pawns, their devotion to you is a commodity, and betrayal is divine trad… | 2,184 | €232k (2320.2%) | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Wolffdesigna 👥 2‑4 ⏱️ 40‑80min | 🌳💰🔥🤝 | BGG | | Ronin's Revenge | Your actions influence the Bosses' turns. Dice or Cards. Welcome to true Souls-like intensity. | 1,698 | $572.5k (1431.2%) | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Dragori Games 👥 1‑4 ⏱️ 90‑150min 🧘 Solo 🤝 Cooperative | 🌳💰🔥🤝 | BGG | | Aberration: Oblivion's Embrace Expansion & Reprint | A cooperative tower defense board game of horror and survival! Can you survive the night? | 1,495 | $326k (1630%) | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Ghostfire Gam… 👥 1‑4 ⏱️ 60‑90min 📦 Expansion 🧘 Solo 🤝 Cooperative | 💰🔥🤝 | BGG | | Restless | Restless is a fantasy adventure game where you and up to three other players lose yourselves in a vast open world brimming with dangers, treasures, and excitement. Each session is packed with gripping events that culminate in an epic boss fight. | 1,273 | €184.6k (738.2%) | 2026-10-07 | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Restless Desi… 👥 1‑4 ⏱️ 30‑60min 🧘 Solo | 🌱💰🤝 | BGG | | Artefacts | Build your Artefact and prove its worth in the Arena ! | 625 | €141.6k | 2026-10-05 | 💸 Gamefound 👤 fabulist‑fact… 👥 1‑5 ⏱️ 90‑160min 📦 Expansion 🧘 Solo | 🌱 | BGG | | Disfida | Four factions, one battlefield — relive the legendary knight duels of the 16th century! | 235 | €18.2k (607.9%) | 2026-10-07 | 💸 Gamefound 👤 giochix 👥 1‑8 ⏱️ 60min 🧘 Solo | 🌳💰 | | Omega: The Dome | Omega: The Dome is a fast-paced strategic betting game where fearsome Gladiators battle for supremacy and players compete to become the wealthiest high-roller in the universe. Each round, players place chips on Gladiators they think will win, secretly bet on which Gladiators will be eliminated, and… | 177 | $12.8k (128.1%) | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 2CBJ Studios 👥 2‑6 ⏱️ 30‑60min | 🌱💰 | BGG | | COSCA: Take Over the Mafia | Strategic party game of gaining influence using secret bids and dice, which are never rolled. Over seven rounds \(a week\) you will secretly send your henchmen \(dice\) to locations, where they will gather resources in the form of money and guns. Then, you will use combinations of the symbols on yo… | 172 | €6.3k (209.5%) | 2026-10-08 | 💸 Gamefound 👤 TLAMA games 👥 3‑5 ⏱️ 50min | 💰🤝 | | The Monarchs of Lithuania — Late Pledge | A stunning deck of illustrated playing cards honoring the rulers who shaped Lithuania’s rise from forest tribes to a medieval empire | 157 | $11.6k | 2026-10-07 | 💸 Gamefound 👤 MonarchsLT | 🌱 | | Dribble 'n' Dice - Pro League | A tactical football board game for two coaches – easy to learn, hard to master. | 126 | €5.4k (239.1%) | - | 💸 Gamefound 👤 Runner Games 👥 2 ⏱️ 30‑60min | 💰🤝 | BGG |
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