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Having folks enjoy board games is our glorious purpose. He/Him in the Mid-western United States.
Pro: FLGS, small publishers, great boardgames.
Con: shelving vertically, gatekeeping.
Pro: FLGS, small publishers, great boardgames.
Con: shelving vertically, gatekeeping.
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Tips for good #PitchCar tracks:
1) Require players to use all these skills: Power, finesse, accuracy, setup shots
2) Have fast & slow sections of track
3) Be aware of bottlenecks (jumps, loop, larger slow sections). Increase difficulty as you approach it to spread out players b4 it.
1/x #boardgame
1) Require players to use all these skills: Power, finesse, accuracy, setup shots
2) Have fast & slow sections of track
3) Be aware of bottlenecks (jumps, loop, larger slow sections). Increase difficulty as you approach it to spread out players b4 it.
1/x #boardgame
My favorite running gag in Malcolm in the Middle is the patched together nonsense boardgame they have in the foreground of some shots where they need the kids to be gathered together. They literally have quartered boards from checkers, Sorry, Life, & Backgammon put together.
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My favorite running gag in Malcolm in the Middle is the patched together nonsense boardgame they have in the foreground of some shots where they need the kids to be gathered together. They literally have quartered boards from checkers, Sorry, Life, & Backgammon put together.
🎲 Informal boardgame poll 🎲
When you are in third place and you are 2/3 of the way into the game, do you target (an action that reduces their score) 2nd place that's about 5 points in front of you, or 1st place that's 10 points ahead of you?
*Take out First place
*Take out Second place
When you are in third place and you are 2/3 of the way into the game, do you target (an action that reduces their score) 2nd place that's about 5 points in front of you, or 1st place that's 10 points ahead of you?
*Take out First place
*Take out Second place
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🎲 Informal boardgame poll 🎲
When you are in third place and you are 2/3 of the way into the game, do you target (an action that reduces their score) 2nd place that's about 5 points in front of you, or 1st place that's 10 points ahead of you?
*Take out First place
*Take out Second place
When you are in third place and you are 2/3 of the way into the game, do you target (an action that reduces their score) 2nd place that's about 5 points in front of you, or 1st place that's 10 points ahead of you?
*Take out First place
*Take out Second place
The real question is what will be the next in the WingSpan universe.
Wingspan (birds)> Wrymspan (dragons) >Finspan (fish) > ...
Legspan (land animals)?
Beetlespan (Beetles)?
Wingspan (birds)> Wrymspan (dragons) >Finspan (fish) > ...
Legspan (land animals)?
Beetlespan (Beetles)?
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The real question is what will be the next in the WingSpan universe.
Wingspan (birds)> Wrymspan (dragons) >Finspan (fish) > ...
Legspan (land animals)?
Beetlespan (Beetles)?
Wingspan (birds)> Wrymspan (dragons) >Finspan (fish) > ...
Legspan (land animals)?
Beetlespan (Beetles)?
How can we choose? Don't make me choose a favorite board game.
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
How can we choose? Don't make me choose a favorite board game.
Is it boardgame night yet? This has been an absolutely grueling week and it's only Tuesday...
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Is it boardgame night yet? This has been an absolutely grueling week and it's only Tuesday...
I played the God tile wrong in Ra for our first game. Accidentally was replacing the tile taken from the auction row with the God tile instead of discarding it. Did it break the game? No, but it made God tiles cycle through more. It was still fun and we corrected it for the next game.
I suspect "in the wild", folks play games wrong more than many designers think.
I also think there's a degree to which this can't be fixed, thanks to 2 unfixable issues:
1. lots of folks dislike learning rules, so they learn poorly
2. our short term memory is tiny
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I also think there's a degree to which this can't be fixed, thanks to 2 unfixable issues:
1. lots of folks dislike learning rules, so they learn poorly
2. our short term memory is tiny
🎲✂️(1/3)
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I played the God tile wrong in Ra for our first game. Accidentally was replacing the tile taken from the auction row with the God tile instead of discarding it. Did it break the game? No, but it made God tiles cycle through more. It was still fun and we corrected it for the next game.
If life is not folly, then it must be a tragedy. Play on, my friends.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
If life is not folly, then it must be a tragedy. Play on, my friends.
Post boardgame night blues.
When you just finished a board game so good that returning to your actual less-exciting reality...
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Post boardgame night blues.
Getting to be that time. When buying the dog's meds...we maybe only need the year...
Really hope that we get settled with our living situation in the next few months before old age catches our dog. The "new" place wouldn't feel like home without her and I don't think the kids or I can handle it.
Really hope that we get settled with our living situation in the next few months before old age catches our dog. The "new" place wouldn't feel like home without her and I don't think the kids or I can handle it.
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Getting to be that time. When buying the dog's meds...we maybe only need the year...
Really hope that we get settled with our living situation in the next few months before old age catches our dog. The "new" place wouldn't feel like home without her and I don't think the kids or I can handle it.
Really hope that we get settled with our living situation in the next few months before old age catches our dog. The "new" place wouldn't feel like home without her and I don't think the kids or I can handle it.
Played the classic partner's card game 500 over the holiday break. Hadn't played it since high school. My teammate and I were 25 years senior of the other folks but mopped the floor with them for a few games. We both prefer modern boardgames but always enjoyed the classics too.
a woman is standing in front of a closet with her eyes closed and the words `` just classic '' written on the screen .
Alt: a woman is standing in front of a closet with her eyes closed and the words `` just classic '' written on the screen .
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January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Played the classic partner's card game 500 over the holiday break. Hadn't played it since high school. My teammate and I were 25 years senior of the other folks but mopped the floor with them for a few games. We both prefer modern boardgames but always enjoyed the classics too.
Starting off the year right with boardgame night tonight. Just happens to be on a Thursday (my weekly group) but still feels good! Yay games!
I Am A New Man This Is The New Me GIF
Alt: I Am A New Man This Is The New Me GIF
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January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Starting off the year right with boardgame night tonight. Just happens to be on a Thursday (my weekly group) but still feels good! Yay games!
Since game night is on January 1, this rounds out my year of boardgames. What am I dying to get back to the table? Ra, Cosmic Encounter, Scoville, Potion Explosion, & Galaxy Trucker.
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Since game night is on January 1, this rounds out my year of boardgames. What am I dying to get back to the table? Ra, Cosmic Encounter, Scoville, Potion Explosion, & Galaxy Trucker.
3rd day of a fever today. I don't think I've had a fever this long my entire life. Not puking anymore but sweating through my sheets, my brain is melting, & body aches. If I can't break this today, then Boardgame night is cancelled.
I would wish this on my worst enemies. Get bent Daniel & Luca.
I would wish this on my worst enemies. Get bent Daniel & Luca.
a man in a black jacket is holding a gun and the only prescription is written on the screen behind him .
Alt: I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell
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December 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
3rd day of a fever today. I don't think I've had a fever this long my entire life. Not puking anymore but sweating through my sheets, my brain is melting, & body aches. If I can't break this today, then Boardgame night is cancelled.
I would wish this on my worst enemies. Get bent Daniel & Luca.
I would wish this on my worst enemies. Get bent Daniel & Luca.
I was absolutely on fire last night for (digital) boardgames. Winning 7 of 8 games played on BGA with my weekly game group. I had to use up all my remaining luck for the year.
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I was absolutely on fire last night for (digital) boardgames. Winning 7 of 8 games played on BGA with my weekly game group. I had to use up all my remaining luck for the year.
Only ordered 2 new boardgames for myself for the holidays, putting myself at 7 new games for all of 2025. Bunny Kingdom, Scoville, Modern Art, Radlands, Can't Stop, Flip 7, and El Grande.
What gems have you all been buying?
What gems have you all been buying?
a cartoon of bart simpson sitting on a couch holding a baby
Alt: a cartoon of bart simpson sitting on a couch saying "I would buy ten of those right now"
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December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Only ordered 2 new boardgames for myself for the holidays, putting myself at 7 new games for all of 2025. Bunny Kingdom, Scoville, Modern Art, Radlands, Can't Stop, Flip 7, and El Grande.
What gems have you all been buying?
What gems have you all been buying?
My weather is terrible out ❄️ you better stay 🌨️ *pulls game box out* ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Really coming down out there 🌨️ 🌨️ let me tell you about Twilight Imperium
December 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My weather is terrible out ❄️ you better stay 🌨️ *pulls game box out* ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Really coming down out there 🌨️ 🌨️ let me tell you about Twilight Imperium
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FOR THE LAST TIME YOU CAN'T PLACE THAT TILE THERE. TILES MUST ORTHOGONALLY BORDER AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY PLACED TERRAIN OF THE SAME TYPE, HAVE AT LEAST ONE MATCHING ELEMENTAL SYMBOL, AND MEET THE FOREST CONTINUITY REQUIREMENT! THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO 'START PLAYING AND FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO'.
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
FOR THE LAST TIME YOU CAN'T PLACE THAT TILE THERE. TILES MUST ORTHOGONALLY BORDER AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY PLACED TERRAIN OF THE SAME TYPE, HAVE AT LEAST ONE MATCHING ELEMENTAL SYMBOL, AND MEET THE FOREST CONTINUITY REQUIREMENT! THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO 'START PLAYING AND FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO'.
Every so often I get this terrible urge to design a boardgame. Leading to me scribbling a bunch of ideas down & then get stopped by all the possible options of how the game could go. Really just need to ram them through a self playtest/rapid prototype until something clicks but who has the time!
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December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Every so often I get this terrible urge to design a boardgame. Leading to me scribbling a bunch of ideas down & then get stopped by all the possible options of how the game could go. Really just need to ram them through a self playtest/rapid prototype until something clicks but who has the time!
🎲✂️
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I buy most of my boardgames about 3 years after their release. This not only gets rid of the chaff of hyped-up games, but also is usually about the time their price drops.
What 2025 released games will still be talked about in 2028?
What 2025 released games will still be talked about in 2028?
a woman is sitting in a chair holding a crystal ball in her hand .
Alt: a woman is sitting in a chair holding a crystal ball in her hand .
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December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I buy most of my boardgames about 3 years after their release. This not only gets rid of the chaff of hyped-up games, but also is usually about the time their price drops.
What 2025 released games will still be talked about in 2028?
What 2025 released games will still be talked about in 2028?
Running into folks lately who play Catan a lot w/ their family.
As one who doesn't want to quell their excitement, I always tell them "oh I loved Catan. I absolutely played it to death, so I don't play it much anymore, but it was fun."
How do you all handle it?
#AtLeastItsNotMonopoly
As one who doesn't want to quell their excitement, I always tell them "oh I loved Catan. I absolutely played it to death, so I don't play it much anymore, but it was fun."
How do you all handle it?
#AtLeastItsNotMonopoly
a judge is sitting at a desk in a courtroom with a hammer in his hand .
Alt: a judge is sitting at a desk in a courtroom with a gavel. "Sentenced to one round of Monopoly" #BoardGame
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December 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Running into folks lately who play Catan a lot w/ their family.
As one who doesn't want to quell their excitement, I always tell them "oh I loved Catan. I absolutely played it to death, so I don't play it much anymore, but it was fun."
How do you all handle it?
#AtLeastItsNotMonopoly
As one who doesn't want to quell their excitement, I always tell them "oh I loved Catan. I absolutely played it to death, so I don't play it much anymore, but it was fun."
How do you all handle it?
#AtLeastItsNotMonopoly
Clean sweep at boardgame night last night after not winning anything last week.
🎲 8 player: MonsDRAWsity & Saboteur
🎲 6 player: Cartographers
Fun both nights but always a nice bonus to win.
🎲 8 player: MonsDRAWsity & Saboteur
🎲 6 player: Cartographers
Fun both nights but always a nice bonus to win.
a man is holding a chicken wing in his hands .
Alt: a man is holding chicken wings in his hands "Winner winner chicken dinner"
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December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Clean sweep at boardgame night last night after not winning anything last week.
🎲 8 player: MonsDRAWsity & Saboteur
🎲 6 player: Cartographers
Fun both nights but always a nice bonus to win.
🎲 8 player: MonsDRAWsity & Saboteur
🎲 6 player: Cartographers
Fun both nights but always a nice bonus to win.
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Boardgame folk talk a lot about optimal player count & we laugh a bit about pubs putting wild counts on the box BUT normies never talk about it. If a pub puts 2-8 P, they will play it at any of those! So if your game is "playable" but garbage at those end counts, they get a crap experience.
a woman sitting in front of a laptop with the words " there 's a word for that " on the bottom
Alt: a woman sitting in front of a laptop with the words " there 's a word for that " "strategic?" "Fraudulent!"
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December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Boardgame folk talk a lot about optimal player count & we laugh a bit about pubs putting wild counts on the box BUT normies never talk about it. If a pub puts 2-8 P, they will play it at any of those! So if your game is "playable" but garbage at those end counts, they get a crap experience.
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Boardgame plays for November. Also played Sagrada, a few games of Can't Stop, and hours of Uno with the extended family but I only track games related to my boardgame group. As always PitchCar was a big hit.
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Boardgame plays for November. Also played Sagrada, a few games of Can't Stop, and hours of Uno with the extended family but I only track games related to my boardgame group. As always PitchCar was a big hit.