John Gonzalez
@bookofnerds.bsky.social
Chicano. Writer. Tabletop gaming enthusiast. Host on The Five By podcast. Twitch Streamer.
https://linktr.ee/johngonzalez
He/him. Live Stream/review inquiries cribbageandmore@gmail
https://linktr.ee/johngonzalez
He/him. Live Stream/review inquiries cribbageandmore@gmail
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We will be at the next Common Ground Mahjong event. I will again bring stickers and prints! Donations go towards mutual aid. NOV 18 at 626 Ice Cream, Arcadia. RSVP: partiful.com/e/9ksO8deCkt...
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We will be at the next Common Ground Mahjong event. I will again bring stickers and prints! Donations go towards mutual aid. NOV 18 at 626 Ice Cream, Arcadia. RSVP: partiful.com/e/9ksO8deCkt...
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Whether our show is your thing or not, @613mandi.bsky.social and I love podcasting about board games together.
An Asian American woman and Black Canadian woman podcasting together was exceedingly rare when we started years ago - and apparently still is. (Tho we’re far from a top 100 show 😂) Alas.
An Asian American woman and Black Canadian woman podcasting together was exceedingly rare when we started years ago - and apparently still is. (Tho we’re far from a top 100 show 😂) Alas.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Whether our show is your thing or not, @613mandi.bsky.social and I love podcasting about board games together.
An Asian American woman and Black Canadian woman podcasting together was exceedingly rare when we started years ago - and apparently still is. (Tho we’re far from a top 100 show 😂) Alas.
An Asian American woman and Black Canadian woman podcasting together was exceedingly rare when we started years ago - and apparently still is. (Tho we’re far from a top 100 show 😂) Alas.
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Happy to support @bookofnerds.bsky.social in their fundraising for Extra Life 🥰🥰🥰
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Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy to support @bookofnerds.bsky.social in their fundraising for Extra Life 🥰🥰🥰
www.extra-life.org/participants...
www.extra-life.org/participants...
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We've got a special treat for you all today. How about a bonus episode? Listen to @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @panda8ngel.bsky.social talk about conventions, and let us know what you think!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/conventions-...
thefiveby.fireside.fm/conventions-...
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We've got a special treat for you all today. How about a bonus episode? Listen to @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @panda8ngel.bsky.social talk about conventions, and let us know what you think!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/conventions-...
thefiveby.fireside.fm/conventions-...
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Time to get excited for a brand new episode! We've got lost creatures, space travel, a couple spooky segments and more! 🎃 Find out what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and Justin are playing.
thefiveby.fireside.fm/166
thefiveby.fireside.fm/166
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Time to get excited for a brand new episode! We've got lost creatures, space travel, a couple spooky segments and more! 🎃 Find out what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and Justin are playing.
thefiveby.fireside.fm/166
thefiveby.fireside.fm/166
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It's time for another episode! We've got animals, constellations, aliens and more! Check out what Justin, @panda8ngel.bsky.social, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/165
thefiveby.fireside.fm/165
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's time for another episode! We've got animals, constellations, aliens and more! Check out what Justin, @panda8ngel.bsky.social, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/165
thefiveby.fireside.fm/165
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Our first 4P game of AHOY by @leder.games with the fun new expansions!
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Our first 4P game of AHOY by @leder.games with the fun new expansions!
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social
I bought a cd. In the year 2025.
August 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I bought a cd. In the year 2025.
Been working on a video about Alien: Fate of the Nostromo from designer @scottrogers.bsky.social there must be something in the zeitgeist because I just happened to watch Legend for the first time and happened into a post from @boardgamefeast.bsky.social about that selfsame movie.
August 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Been working on a video about Alien: Fate of the Nostromo from designer @scottrogers.bsky.social there must be something in the zeitgeist because I just happened to watch Legend for the first time and happened into a post from @boardgamefeast.bsky.social about that selfsame movie.
So far this last month has been a reminder that if you can’t make it to conventions as a content creator to due to health/money, you are basically invisible to publishers. Networking is a big part of any industry.
August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
So far this last month has been a reminder that if you can’t make it to conventions as a content creator to due to health/money, you are basically invisible to publishers. Networking is a big part of any industry.
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During Gen Con, I will have 250 of these zines with me.
The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist.
No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️
The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist.
No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
During Gen Con, I will have 250 of these zines with me.
The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist.
No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️
The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist.
No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️
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Disappointing but not surprising to see DT once again pledge themselves to indifference. Games are nothing without the people who make them, without the people who sit around the table and play them with us. To make excuses for terrible people and ignore their harm is to actively propagate it.
August 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Disappointing but not surprising to see DT once again pledge themselves to indifference. Games are nothing without the people who make them, without the people who sit around the table and play them with us. To make excuses for terrible people and ignore their harm is to actively propagate it.
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Author J.K. Rowling’s extreme anti-trans rhetoric has caused physical and emotional harm to a particularly vulnerable group, and the licensing fees she receives from the game will be used to support these attacks.
July 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Author J.K. Rowling’s extreme anti-trans rhetoric has caused physical and emotional harm to a particularly vulnerable group, and the licensing fees she receives from the game will be used to support these attacks.
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JKR is funding life-destroying legislation. When you license HP and put it on your product, the money you pay to do that is literally ruining lives. This isn't ambiguous, it is direct, measurable harm. I will never give a penny to a company who chooses money over the lives of my friends.
July 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
JKR is funding life-destroying legislation. When you license HP and put it on your product, the money you pay to do that is literally ruining lives. This isn't ambiguous, it is direct, measurable harm. I will never give a penny to a company who chooses money over the lives of my friends.
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Great timing for CGE to amplify super-TERF Jay Kay Rowling w/HP Codenames days before heading to GenCon.
For those in Indy, a productive way to counter CGE's online stonewalling of (trans) board gamers & content creators is to visit them in person & respectfully tell them how you feel.
For those in Indy, a productive way to counter CGE's online stonewalling of (trans) board gamers & content creators is to visit them in person & respectfully tell them how you feel.
July 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Great timing for CGE to amplify super-TERF Jay Kay Rowling w/HP Codenames days before heading to GenCon.
For those in Indy, a productive way to counter CGE's online stonewalling of (trans) board gamers & content creators is to visit them in person & respectfully tell them how you feel.
For those in Indy, a productive way to counter CGE's online stonewalling of (trans) board gamers & content creators is to visit them in person & respectfully tell them how you feel.
Up on our Cribbage & More YouTube channel is a quick look at Solar Gardens from publisher @darringtonpress.bsky.social who provided a review copy.
youtu.be/K__Sl1M-Dxg?...
youtu.be/K__Sl1M-Dxg?...
July 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Up on our Cribbage & More YouTube channel is a quick look at Solar Gardens from publisher @darringtonpress.bsky.social who provided a review copy.
youtu.be/K__Sl1M-Dxg?...
youtu.be/K__Sl1M-Dxg?...
On my twitch channel I have a reward that viewers can redeem to screenshot the current scene and it creates a trading card that gets posted to our discord. Someone used the reward while I was showing off a haunted painting I’m trying to get rid of. Now it will always be with us as a trading card.
July 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
On my twitch channel I have a reward that viewers can redeem to screenshot the current scene and it creates a trading card that gets posted to our discord. Someone used the reward while I was showing off a haunted painting I’m trying to get rid of. Now it will always be with us as a trading card.
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In this episode I reviewed Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games by @drfinnsgames.bsky.social! Also check out great reviews by @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com, Justin and @sirbearsworth.bsky.social!
We've got a new episode for you this month. It's not too big, not too small — it's just right! Check out what @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com, Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social and @sirbearsworth.bsky.social are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/162
thefiveby.fireside.fm/162
Newton, Judge Dredd, Fateforge: Chronicles of Faan, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, Shuffle and Swing
Episode 162: Newton, Judge Dredd, Fateforge: Chronicles of Faan, Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, Shuffle and Swing
thefiveby.fireside.fm
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In this episode I reviewed Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games by @drfinnsgames.bsky.social! Also check out great reviews by @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com, Justin and @sirbearsworth.bsky.social!
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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watches, lurks, and chats with me on my streams. You really are an important part of my life. ❤️I greatly appreciate you! 😍🫶 And thank you to all my guests from the years!
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
June 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watches, lurks, and chats with me on my streams. You really are an important part of my life. ❤️I greatly appreciate you! 😍🫶 And thank you to all my guests from the years!
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
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Hot Streak by @cmyk.games was a lot of fun!
Gobbler 🐻 is missing (he didn't come with the game I received, for some reason) and Ducky took his place.
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social and Forrest.
Gobbler 🐻 is missing (he didn't come with the game I received, for some reason) and Ducky took his place.
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social and Forrest.
May 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Hot Streak by @cmyk.games was a lot of fun!
Gobbler 🐻 is missing (he didn't come with the game I received, for some reason) and Ducky took his place.
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social and Forrest.
Gobbler 🐻 is missing (he didn't come with the game I received, for some reason) and Ducky took his place.
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social and Forrest.
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We've got matcha, stingy trick-takers and X's in our newest episode. Check out what Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @gameenthus.com are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/160
thefiveby.fireside.fm/160
The White Castle: Matcha, The Bird Oracle, Enemy Anemone, Darwin's Journey, Silver & Gold
Episode 160: The White Castle: Matcha, The Bird Oracle, Enemy Anemone, Darwin's Journey, Silver & Gold
thefiveby.fireside.fm
May 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We've got matcha, stingy trick-takers and X's in our newest episode. Check out what Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @gameenthus.com are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/160
thefiveby.fireside.fm/160
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Shout out and thank you to channels that have supported us!
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@banzainator.bsky.social
@thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @panda8ngel.bsky.social @panikgames.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social @watchitplayed.tv @podfathergaming.bsky.social @dutchyodaplays.bsky.social
@banzainator.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Shout out and thank you to channels that have supported us!
@thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @panda8ngel.bsky.social @panikgames.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social @watchitplayed.tv @podfathergaming.bsky.social @dutchyodaplays.bsky.social
@banzainator.bsky.social
@thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @panda8ngel.bsky.social @panikgames.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social @watchitplayed.tv @podfathergaming.bsky.social @dutchyodaplays.bsky.social
@banzainator.bsky.social
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Looking for an alternative to Flip 7 that doesn't line the pockets of Mr. "I don't regret my vote"?
Here are some snappy light toss-it-on-the-table push-your-luck games with great energy (that are arguably better games anyhow.)
Push
Fruit Fight
Strike
TEN
Chicken!
No Thanks!
Here are some snappy light toss-it-on-the-table push-your-luck games with great energy (that are arguably better games anyhow.)
Push
Fruit Fight
Strike
TEN
Chicken!
No Thanks!
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Looking for an alternative to Flip 7 that doesn't line the pockets of Mr. "I don't regret my vote"?
Here are some snappy light toss-it-on-the-table push-your-luck games with great energy (that are arguably better games anyhow.)
Push
Fruit Fight
Strike
TEN
Chicken!
No Thanks!
Here are some snappy light toss-it-on-the-table push-your-luck games with great energy (that are arguably better games anyhow.)
Push
Fruit Fight
Strike
TEN
Chicken!
No Thanks!
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In this episode I reviewed one of my very favorite games, Castles of Burgundy, as a solo game! Also check out excellent reviews by @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and Justin!
It's time for another episode! We're stacking delicacies, going to Tamriel, tidying up and more!
Check out what @gameenthus.com, Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/159
Check out what @gameenthus.com, Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/159
Jubako, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, The Castles of Burgundy, Before the Guests Arrive, Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game
Episode 159: Jubako, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, The Castles of Burgundy, Before the Guests Arrive, Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game
thefiveby.fireside.fm
April 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In this episode I reviewed one of my very favorite games, Castles of Burgundy, as a solo game! Also check out excellent reviews by @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and Justin!
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Tomorrow at 11am Pacific, @kylemccarley.com and @mostlyeric.bsky.social are playing BItes VS The Stream as part of the @tabletopafterdark.bsky.social raid-a-thon!
Also featuring @elympian.com @bookofnerds.bsky.social s.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @timeroler.bsky.social and more!
Also featuring @elympian.com @bookofnerds.bsky.social s.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @timeroler.bsky.social and more!
March 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Tomorrow at 11am Pacific, @kylemccarley.com and @mostlyeric.bsky.social are playing BItes VS The Stream as part of the @tabletopafterdark.bsky.social raid-a-thon!
Also featuring @elympian.com @bookofnerds.bsky.social s.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @timeroler.bsky.social and more!
Also featuring @elympian.com @bookofnerds.bsky.social s.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @timeroler.bsky.social and more!