Ok, a question for all of you readers. Since you are reading this, you may consider yourselves an expert on me (at least, my gaming habits). Or you may not. So, here's the question:
How many different games do you think I've played this year? Give your two answers: a best guess and a 95% confidence interval. Either put them in the comments or email them to me. In order to encourage correct answers, winner gets some geekgold (if they want it).
I'd say that you are on your honor not to just scurry to BGG to look up the answer — answer now!
Reasons for this weird experiment later.
Update: Just to clarify, this year means Jan 1st 2005 through today, Sept 28th. And remember, different games (titles).
Update: Remember to include a confidence interval range.
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Oh crap, I forgot the Gathering. Boy, that messes with things. You probably played 40 distinct games at the gathering...maybe 50. Beyond that I figure there are probably 2-3 older games each month that get pulled out. So I'd go with a number like 70. I'm 95% sur it's between 60-100.
w/ 95% CI value is between 20-70.
I'm guess the bulk of different games played was at the Gathering, but then you mentioned playing T. Lehman's prototype over 40 times. Hmm.
(Totally plucked from the air.)