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merely rachel
@merelyrachel.bsky.social
Lover of board games. Dabbler in clarinet, video games, & running. 🇺🇸 she/her
Find me, plus a collection of great board game starter packs, at https://linktr.ee/merelyrachel
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Thanks to a #boardgame loan from my pal, we’re sharing Corps of Discovery with 22yo tonight. She loves logic puzzles like this one (wood and water are next to each other, mud is next to stone + water, etc)
February 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Subscribing to unobtrusively and conveniently see others’ pronouns is fantastic, highly recommend!
The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.

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February 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I ❤️ the Forbidden series and Pandemic Legacy games is my favorite #boardgame experience so this announcement thrills me!
Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau join forces once again
Forbidden Legacy to Debut at Gen Con 2026
Following the debut of **_Forbidden Island_** in 2010, designer Matt Leacock has taken travelers to the desert, sky, and jungle — and in 2026 he's joining forces with frequent design partner Rob Daviau (Pandemic Legacy, _Ziggurat_, and _Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West_) to take travelers somewhere new. U.S. publisher Gamewright will debut _**Forbidden Legacy**_ at Gen Con 2026, with a retail release in Q4 2026, and the game will retail for US$50. One of the elements connecting the _Forbidden_ titles is that how you escape from one title leads into your dire situation in the next. In _Forbidden Island_ , for example, you assemble elements to construct an airship, then it crashes in the desert to set off the challenge of _Forbidden Desert_. All of the games are playable independently, but the thread is there for those who want to follow along. In this case, _Forbidden Jungle_ ended with you escaping through a portal to an unknown location — and here you are on the cover of _Forbidden Legacy_ , popping out somewhere unknown. A production mock-up that's nearly final aside from the missing QR code _Forbidden Legacy_ consists of a seven-stage campaign, with each stage being replayable on its own and with the resolution of a stage introducing new elements as you move on to the next, thanks both to six episode boxes that are initially sealed in the box and a large _Chronicle_ box that you will open and tear apart. A production mock-up at Toy Fair 2026 The pages of the _Chronicle_ are quite thick, akin to children's board books, and that's because in some cases, you'll rip pages out of the book so that players can get their hands on info they'll need to know, such as actions available on a game turn. And here's one final spoiler near the end of episode 1. Expect much more along these lines...and along other lines...as you progress through the seven episodes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Like what you read? Leave a tip to support independent board game journalism! Leave a tip
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February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Tubi’s been hooking me up with Barney Miller and now all this?! Where to start?
In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March.

For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Sometimes a good pal says “hey are you free for #boardgames tomorrow” and you are free!
We got Fantastic Factories back to the table, learned Spots and Bridge City Poker, and taught Take Time
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Reposted by merely rachel
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
My goal for Granite Game Summit is to meet up and hang with my bsky pals. If that sounds fun, what do you want to play?

One idea is a card game jam
The Gang
Scout
The Crew
Cat in the Box
Rebel Princess
FORK
Combo (aka Surfosaurus Max)
Euchre
500
Casino
Etc
February 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Please advise… how am I supposed to switch the laundry given the state of my lap?
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
It’s a good thing that we loaded The Gang #boardgame with a replacement deck of cards. 19yo reports from campus…
“Played about 7 hours of gang over past two days”
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
With 19yo home on winter break we enjoyed a lot of #boardgames in January. And wore out The Gang
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Our visitors this afternoon had to high-step through the snow in our yard and dig deep in search of crabapples. Loki was intrigued
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Last night I taught hubby Adventurous #boardgame and our ship went on an amazing journey. This is a great puzzle of balancing multiple scoring requirements. I also enjoyed my solo learning game
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The 3D printed insert for Surfosaurus Max finished printing at the library just before 19yo left for campus. He designed it himself by learning SolidWorks and it came out fantastic!
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
My recent @buttonshy.bsky.social dilemma…

I picked up Adventurous from PAXUnplugged but haven’t played it yet because I “tucked it somewhere safe.” We finally found it in Love Letter this morning. I know what I’m doing tonight!

In which “safe place” have you misplaced your buttonshy #boardgame?
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The snow finally stopped around 19” (48cm)
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We picked this up at PAXUnplugged and have been enjoying it too!
[Burgle Bros. Blackjack review]

you got burgle bros in my blackjack
you got blackjack in my burgle bros

and that's great

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/26/burgle-bros-blackjack/
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
#boardgame pick for tonight was Mysterium (in front of the fire, as the snow continued to pile up outside)
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Looks like 8-1/2” (21cm) so far
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The storm so far…
the backyard with the old snow before things got started, the backyard now, hubby’s soft pretzels from scratch
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
19yo assembled and loaded his birthday Kallax. Meanwhile the deck for The Gang is dead before it even made it to campus. Long live the replacement deck
#boardgames
January 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
18yo is teaching his girlfriend how to play crokinole and they’ve entered new rulings territory
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Per the rules

and the rewatch heals a little
I don’t make the rules, but when it’s reposting this, I damn well follow them and YOU’D BETTER TOO. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
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January 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We had a blast playing The Gang Omaha Hold ‘Em style tonight, thanks to @captneb.bsky.social’s suggestion! So wonderfully tricky
#boardgames
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
You know you’re raising a board gamer when you need to run out to IKEA to pick up the Kallax from the 18yo’s birthday wishlist
#boardgames
January 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Our family has been playing so much of The Gang we decided to house rule some extra difficulty… 5 vaults/2 alarms, starting with one challenge card and adding another with each vault, letting them stack up. We finally succeeded on the third try. Wicked fun game!
#boardgames
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM