# The Replay Shelf

> The Replay Shelf is an independent editorial publication about planning tabletop game nights and keeping simple play records. It sells no games, tickets, memberships, rankings, or sponsored placements and is not connected with any former game, studio, publisher, venue, or business that may have used this domain.

The Replay Shelf publishes original, long-form guides about -. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus.

## Play Logs

- [Board Game Session Log: What to Record and Why](https://lastyearthegame.com/board-game-session-log/): A board game session log should record the exact game and edition, date, player count, approximate duration, setup or scenario, result if relevant, rules…

## Game Night Planning

- [How to Plan a Board Game Night That Starts on Time](https://lastyearthegame.com/plan-board-game-night/): Plan a board game night by confirming the group, time window, accessibility needs, and preferred level of complexity before selecting a game.

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://lastyearthegame.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://lastyearthegame.com/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://lastyearthegame.com/about/): editorial approach and standards
- [All articles](https://lastyearthegame.com/all/)
- [Contact](https://lastyearthegame.com/contact/)