The Cult of the New – playing new games in 2025

As we creep towards the festive season and the end of the year, I’m looking over my 2025 gaming spreadsheet. It’s looking in fine fettle at the moment – with 96 sessions logged, I’m on track to meet my 100-session target for the year; which I’m pleased with, especially as I had most of January off. I’ve tracked my games since 2020, and it’s a great way to look at patterns of play – and also to remember the times at the table! So, as I fiddle with COUNTIFs and Filters, I’m digging into the stats a bit – including the 37 new games that I played or ran in 2025.

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Mid-2025 Review

It’s not exactly the middle of the year, I know that. But in February (after my unintentional gaming break in January) I decided it would be great if I could get up to 100 game sessions in 2025, and then upped that to 104. 104 is 2 per week, and that seems to be a good number. Previous years I’ve managed 90 (in 2024), 116 (in 2023), and 86 (in 2022), so I’ll be pretty pleased if I can get the 104 with only 1 January game. Expected games total currently sits at 99.7, so I need to step it up!

While you’re reading this, I should tell you about my Patreon. Patrons get access to content 7 days before they hit this site, the chance to request articles or content, and the chance to play in one-shot games, for a very reasonable backer level of £2 per month. If you like what you read, want to support the blog, and have the funds for it, please consider supporting here. Telling people about the blog, and sharing links/retweeting is much appreciated also – thanks!

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