Taking Stock: What I played, what I wrote, and what I read November 2022-December 2023 for the Hobby

In another post I took stock of my expenses vs. my budgetary plans for January 2023. Now let us see what I gamed over this period:

Two remote online games of Bloody Big Battles using my LJdPB Oeversee 1864 scenarios. With Vincent Tso of the The Corlears Hook Fencibles (one with Onur)

A minigame of Neil Thomas Wargaming 19th Century Europe with Vern at XP Gaming & Cafe

A 400 point WH40k game with Darren at XP Gaming & Cafe

A 1000 point four player game of WH 40k with Darren, Vern, Garret at XP Gaming & Cafe

Two games of Kill Team  with Robert at XP Gaming & Cafe

A game of Brave Little Belgium with Darren at XP Gaming & Cafe

A game of Lassale 2 with Nacho at his Istanbul home.

Several games of Age of Sigmar: Underworlds with Darren at XP Gaming & Cafe

Two remote online 14 point learning games for Xenos Rampant with my Greek friends

A 24 point learning game of Xenos Rampant with Darren  and Vern at XP Gaming & Cafe.

Thus in general five historical games, five sci-fi games, and three to five (I can't remember) fantasy games. Not a bad haul gaming wise for about a year. I am very lucky and blessed to have good groups of friends and gaming buddies all over the world. 

What I read. Hobbywise I focused on the ACW. I of course also read rules, and of course for work.

1)  Walter A. McDougall, Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War era 1829-1877

2) Peter Cozzens: The Shipwreck of their Hopes:  The battles for Chattanooga 

3) Reading right now: Scott C. Patchan, Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign 

What I contributed to the hobby (See material page)

Mayhem Glorantha Army Lists 

Seven Le Journal de Pettite Battailes format Bloody Big Battles draft scenarios.

Unit cards for Ottoman and Greeks 1897 for Neil Thomas Wargaming 19th Century Europe