I have one that will cut-down on my excessive game purchasing. If I can stick to it is another story, but I think I can.
I'm only gonna back/buy games that are specifically for 1 Player only, 1-2 Players, and a few for 2 Players only. I realize I'll be missing-out on many excellent 1-4+ Player games, but I have several nice multi-player games already (Dune Imperium, Lost Ruins of Arnak, etc.). Since a lot less low player-count games are released (War Games notwithstanding), I think this strategy can help me.
So far, my recent (and not too long ago) backs and buys have been (in no particular order):
Unsurmountable (and Dual Peaks)
Nuuk (PnP)
Chai: Tea for 2 (2 Player)
Jambo (2 Player)
Pentaquark (with PnP Expansions)
Montalo's Revenge (Expansion)
I'll most surely be backing Wreckland Run and Legacy of Yu, and maybe Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare and Maul Peak (2 Player).
So I said to myself, "See, Self, you have plenty of choices within the low player-count realm, so just stick with those and you'll probably still be buying too many games." 😄
I started the year off pretty good in not backing hardly anything or picking up anything either. Although I have not made any actual resolutions to not buy, I really am trying hard to resist. However, I've had quite a few "backs" turn up and because I've been pretty busy recently my play time has been very limited.....
My pile of pain is still slowly growing.......