The log

Game night log, 2023 to now.

Lea has written down every Thursday since March 2018 in a spreadsheet that is now, frankly, a historical document. Here are the highlights from the last few years: who hosted, what we played, who won, what we ate and the one thing somebody said that we are still quoting.

2026

Night #398 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Signal Fires, Thunder & Thistle
Winner
Team win (Signal Fires), Lea (Thunder & Thistle, 2 to 1)
Snacks
Pumpkin soup and Yasmin’s za’atar flatbreads

“I’m not losing, I’m building narrative tension.” — Malte

Night #396 ·

Host
Kofi
Played
Thunder & Thistle, Orchard of Echoes
Winner
Kofi (Orchard of Echoes, 112 points)
Snacks
Jollof rice, plantain chips, far too much ginger beer

“Your orchard has a longer tax return than I do.” — Rike

Night #393 ·

Host
Yasmin
Played
The Velvet Heist ×3
Winner
Yasmin, twice, as the informant both times
Snacks
Halloumi skewers, baklava, mint tea

“Statistically it cannot be her again.” — Dome

Night #388 ·

Host
Balcony at Malte’s
Played
Night Moth Garden, Wobbly Towers
Winner
Malte (Night Moth Garden), gravity (Wobbly Towers)
Snacks
Grilled corn, watermelon, Lea’s lemonade

“Close the lamp, the real moths are joining in.” — Lea

Night #381 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Hollow Pines, Starling Choir
Winner
Team loss in the forest, team win for the choir
Snacks
Asparagus quiche and strawberries from the Connewitz market

“The trees remember. Unfortunately so do I.” — Kofi

Night #376 ·

Host
Rike
Played
Owl at the Archive, Thimble Kingdoms, Tidepool Tactics
Winner
Rike swept all three
Snacks
Lentil soup, sourdough she started in 2020 and named Brot Pitt

“Is it a two-player night or a Rike night?” — Jonas

Night #369 ·

Host
Dome
Played
Sunken Bazaar, Riverboat Rumble
Winner
Dome (Sunken Bazaar), Yasmin (Riverboat Rumble)
Snacks
Three kinds of crisps and an apology for the crisps

“I bid everything. On purpose. Mostly.” — Dome

Night #363 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Ashen Crown
Winner
Lea, 141 to Kofi’s 138. Jonas came last, again.
Snacks
Goulash from the big pot, red cabbage, pickles

“Next year. Next year the crown is mine.” — Jonas

2025

Night #359 ·

Host
Christmas special at Jonas & Lea’s
Played
Gilded Beekeepers, Seven Sleepy Dragons, Comet Cartographers
Winner
Lea’s mum Brigitte (Gilded Beekeepers), the kids (Dragons), Kofi (Comet)
Snacks
Stollen, Plätzchen, mulled apple juice

“I don’t know the rules, I just like the bees.” — Brigitte

Night #355 ·

Host
Malte
Played
Comet Cartographers ×2, Paper Zeppelins
Winner
Yasmin, Kofi, Malte
Snacks
Malte’s famous five-cheese toasties

“That is not a constellation, that is a cry for help.” — Yasmin

Night #346 ·

Host
Kofi
Played
Glacier Post
Winner
Kofi, by delivering one letter in the very last turn
Snacks
Peanut soup and flatbread

“The seaplane is a lie the designer tells us.” — Malte

Night #338 ·

Host
Clara-Zetkin-Park picnic
Played
Thimble Kingdoms, Wobbly Towers, Teacup Tempest
Winner
Wind, mostly
Snacks
Potato salad two ways, a melon nobody could cut

“Dexterity games outdoors were a mistake and I regret nothing.” — Rike

Night #332 ·

Host
Yasmin
Played
Rookery Council, Midnight Noodle Bar
Winner
Yasmin (Council), Dome (Noodle Bar)
Snacks
Homemade ramen, obviously

“I voted for the law that ruined me. I would do it again.” — Lea

Night #325 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Lanternfall Harbor ×2
Winner
Lea, then Malte
Snacks
Fish soup for the theme, cheese board for the vegetarians

“I lit the lantern so you could see me win.” — Malte

Night #319 ·

Host
Rike
Played
Hollow Pines
Winner
Team win, chapter 9 at last
Snacks
Mushroom stroganoff, which felt on-theme

“We said we would just play one chapter. That was four hours ago.” — Kofi

2024

Night #314 ·

Host
Christmas special at Malte’s
Played
Teacup Tempest, The Velvet Heist, Hearthwick Village
Winner
Dome, Yasmin, Lea
Snacks
Raclette, which made the table extremely crowded

“My cheese is touching the cards. My cheese is touching the cards.” — Dome

Night #305 ·

Host
Kofi
Played
Orchard of Echoes, Gilded Beekeepers
Winner
Kofi, Lea
Snacks
Apple cake for the orchard, honey cake for the bees

“Kofi, we can see you counting with your lips.” — Yasmin

Night #297 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Midnight Noodle Bar, Riverboat Rumble
Winner
Jonas, finally, then Dome
Snacks
Cold soba salad because it was 33 degrees

“Please write down that I won something.” — Jonas

Night #290 ·

Host
Yasmin
Played
Moss & Mortar, Starling Choir prototype night
Winner
Lea (Moss & Mortar)
Snacks
Mezze and Yasmin’s brother’s olives

“The moss is winning. The moss always wins.” — Malte

Night #283 ·

Host
Malte
Played
Clockwork Caravan, Keeper’s Ledger
Winner
Malte, Kofi
Snacks
Currywurst from the place on the corner

“Your caravan is just springs and confidence.” — Rike

Night #276 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Ashen Crown
Winner
Kofi. Jonas came last.
Snacks
Lentil curry and a lot of tea

“Darling, you cannot tax the ashes.” — Lea

2023

Night #270 ·

Host
Dome
Played
Iron Orchid Line, Paper Zeppelins
Winner
Lea, Dome
Snacks
Pizza from three different places so nobody could argue

“I own forty percent of your railway and zero percent of your respect.” — Dome

Night #263 ·

Host
Rike
Played
Rookery Council, Owl at the Archive
Winner
Yasmin, Rike
Snacks
Pumpkin bread, apple cider

“Every law in this town is a trap and I love it.” — Kofi

Night #255 ·

Host
Malte’s allotment garden
Played
Riverboat Rumble, Teacup Tempest
Winner
Malte, Yasmin
Snacks
Grilled halloumi and courgettes the size of a forearm

“The duck token is mine by birthright.” — Malte

Night #247 ·

Host
Kofi
Played
Saltmarsh Kings
Winner
Yasmin, after betraying everyone in turn order
Snacks
Kofi’s jollof and a bowl of grapes nobody touched

“We had a deal. We had a deal for one whole round.” — Jonas

Night #239 ·

Host
Jonas & Lea
Played
Owl at the Archive, Wobbly Towers, The Velvet Heist
Winner
Lea, Dome, Malte
Snacks
Leftover Christmas cookies and a sad bag of oranges

“New year, same Malte.” — Yasmin