Ruel Gaviola
@ruelgaviola.com
Board gamer, host, producer for Good Time Society, Rahdo Runs Through, and more. Taelor ambassador. Dodgers fan. Pug papa. He/Him. 🎲🇺🇸🇵🇭 https://linktr.ee/ruelgaviola
December 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What games are you playing this holiday season? I talked about five that are making it to my table, along with a few more from viewers. Happy Gamesmas, everybody! :) #boardgames #holidays
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Five games I'm playing during the holidays!
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
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December 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What games are you playing this holiday season? I talked about five that are making it to my table, along with a few more from viewers. Happy Gamesmas, everybody! :) #boardgames #holidays
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Friends, tune into Twitch today and catch Bailey on the front page! Go Bailey!
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Friends, tune into Twitch today and catch Bailey on the front page! Go Bailey!
Last minute shopping for the holidays? Here are some board game gift recommendations! #boardgames #holidays
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Need last-minute shopping ideas? Check out these board games!
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
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December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Last minute shopping for the holidays? Here are some board game gift recommendations! #boardgames #holidays
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What are the best games to give during this holiday season? Glad you asked! Check out the @goodtimesociety.com Holiday Gift Guide! #boardgames #holidays #gifts
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The 2025 Best Board Game Gift Guide!
YouTube video by Good Time Society
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December 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What are the best games to give during this holiday season? Glad you asked! Check out the @goodtimesociety.com Holiday Gift Guide! #boardgames #holidays #gifts
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We covered this project on Good Morning Society last week. Happy to back it! #kickstarters #coffee
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rei...
Good Morning Society: www.youtube.com/live/B9nIe4B...
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rei...
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Reinne's Place - A Vietnamese & Filipino Coffee Shop
A coffee shop built from love, loss, and community. Help us open our doors in Long Beach.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We covered this project on Good Morning Society last week. Happy to back it! #kickstarters #coffee
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rei...
Good Morning Society: www.youtube.com/live/B9nIe4B...
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rei...
Good Morning Society: www.youtube.com/live/B9nIe4B...
LIVE NOW: It's time for some last-minute holiday shopping! What board games should you gift? #boardgames
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
LIVE NOW: It's time for some last-minute holiday shopping! What board games should you gift? #boardgames
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Highlights of recent games I've enjoyed! Wroth: area control. Spooktacular: hand & resource management. Baseball Card GM: hand management w/real baseball cards. Donut Shop: delicious tile-laying. Tend: crunchy roll-and-write. Duck and Cover: bingo-style layering. What's on your table? #boardgames
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Highlights of recent games I've enjoyed! Wroth: area control. Spooktacular: hand & resource management. Baseball Card GM: hand management w/real baseball cards. Donut Shop: delicious tile-laying. Tend: crunchy roll-and-write. Duck and Cover: bingo-style layering. What's on your table? #boardgames
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UPDATE ITS APPARENTLY MY PARTNER ANNIVERSARY?? come celebrate with me!!!
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
UPDATE ITS APPARENTLY MY PARTNER ANNIVERSARY?? come celebrate with me!!!
I joined Kellye on the Board Games with Variant Hex podcast for the latest No Bad Games segment: Holiday Games! These are low-ranked games that we enjoy this time of year. #boardgames #podcast #holidays
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189: No Bad Games: Holiday Themed Board Games - BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex
In this episode...Ruel joins Kellye to discuss a few of the MANY holiday themed board games. A lot of them are also low ranked, but these three are the ...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I joined Kellye on the Board Games with Variant Hex podcast for the latest No Bad Games segment: Holiday Games! These are low-ranked games that we enjoy this time of year. #boardgames #podcast #holidays
podcast.varianthex.com/episode/189-...
podcast.varianthex.com/episode/189-...
Reposted by Ruel Gaviola
Hype time: there's a game coming from Connie Vogelmann (@connievdc.bsky.social) in the a couple years that is pure excite.
No details - it's not my place, and please don't bug her.
But I'm excited, because she's a designer I knew was gonna be a superstar within minutes of meeting
No details - it's not my place, and please don't bug her.
But I'm excited, because she's a designer I knew was gonna be a superstar within minutes of meeting
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hype time: there's a game coming from Connie Vogelmann (@connievdc.bsky.social) in the a couple years that is pure excite.
No details - it's not my place, and please don't bug her.
But I'm excited, because she's a designer I knew was gonna be a superstar within minutes of meeting
No details - it's not my place, and please don't bug her.
But I'm excited, because she's a designer I knew was gonna be a superstar within minutes of meeting
Use actual baseball cards to play Baseball Card GM! #boardgames #baseball
Learn how to play: youtu.be/cYKP0yhxLe4
Learn how to play: youtu.be/cYKP0yhxLe4
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Use actual baseball cards to play Baseball Card GM! #boardgames #baseball
Learn how to play: youtu.be/cYKP0yhxLe4
Learn how to play: youtu.be/cYKP0yhxLe4
Shared a laugh with the owner of my local donut shop after she rung up my breakfast.
Her: "Hey, 6 7! I don't know what it means, but my daughter said it's funny."
Me: "I don't, either! And my niece said the same thing."
Her: "Hey, 6 7! I don't know what it means, but my daughter said it's funny."
Me: "I don't, either! And my niece said the same thing."
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Shared a laugh with the owner of my local donut shop after she rung up my breakfast.
Her: "Hey, 6 7! I don't know what it means, but my daughter said it's funny."
Me: "I don't, either! And my niece said the same thing."
Her: "Hey, 6 7! I don't know what it means, but my daughter said it's funny."
Me: "I don't, either! And my niece said the same thing."
LIVE NOW: Grab those old baseball cards and join me for a game of Baseball Card GM, a new game that uses actual baseball cards to play the game! Can your team beat the Dodgers? #boardgames #baseball #dodgers
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Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Watch:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
LIVE NOW: Grab those old baseball cards and join me for a game of Baseball Card GM, a new game that uses actual baseball cards to play the game! Can your team beat the Dodgers? #boardgames #baseball #dodgers
Watch:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Watch:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Tasso Banana is an excellent dexterity game! And at that price definitely worth picking up.
Tasso Banana is on sale for the bananas price of $5 at the @25thcentury.games store. So I'm taking a moment to say why I love this underrated gem. If you're like me you see this cover and think "oh! cute bananas... I guess?" You can't really understand what's going on, and aren't sure if you care. 🧵
December 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Tasso Banana is an excellent dexterity game! And at that price definitely worth picking up.
Amanda McKnight and I shared our Holiday Wishlists, aka Games on Our Radars! These are games that we want to gift, receive, play, get off our Shelves of Opportunity, or are hyped about! What's on your Wishlist? #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/JILloYCjHP0
Watch: youtu.be/JILloYCjHP0
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Amanda McKnight and I shared our Holiday Wishlists, aka Games on Our Radars! These are games that we want to gift, receive, play, get off our Shelves of Opportunity, or are hyped about! What's on your Wishlist? #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/JILloYCjHP0
Watch: youtu.be/JILloYCjHP0
What a wonderful surprise in the mailbox! I didn't see a card in the package so thank you, Anonymous Gifter! I'm excited about all four books and can't wait to try the Yahtzee Scratch & Play! #boardgames #books
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What a wonderful surprise in the mailbox! I didn't see a card in the package so thank you, Anonymous Gifter! I'm excited about all four books and can't wait to try the Yahtzee Scratch & Play! #boardgames #books
Puppies or Poop? You'll soon find out in this hilariously cute card game! #boardgames #dogs
Watch Michelle and me Teach & Play this clever game: youtu.be/k5hyK15CIyk
Watch Michelle and me Teach & Play this clever game: youtu.be/k5hyK15CIyk
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Puppies or Poop? You'll soon find out in this hilariously cute card game! #boardgames #dogs
Watch Michelle and me Teach & Play this clever game: youtu.be/k5hyK15CIyk
Watch Michelle and me Teach & Play this clever game: youtu.be/k5hyK15CIyk
What games have @vampx13.bsky.social and I enjoyed recently? Find out our Top 10 on Tabletop Recall! #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/q5LWJ88AE6g
Watch: youtu.be/q5LWJ88AE6g
Best Board Games of the Month with special guest Amanda McKnight! | Tabletop Recall
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
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December 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
What games have @vampx13.bsky.social and I enjoyed recently? Find out our Top 10 on Tabletop Recall! #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/q5LWJ88AE6g
Watch: youtu.be/q5LWJ88AE6g
Excited to join Kellye for another segment of No Bad Games on @varianthex.com! This time we delve into roll-and-write games that aren't nearly as bad as their BGG ratings. #boardgames #podcast
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Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
187: No Bad Games: Roll and Writes
Podcast Episode · BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex · 12/06/2025 · 36m
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December 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Excited to join Kellye for another segment of No Bad Games on @varianthex.com! This time we delve into roll-and-write games that aren't nearly as bad as their BGG ratings. #boardgames #podcast
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Cat Between Us surprised me! I like the way you manipulate card values by playing from your hand while also trying to keep cards in your hand that are worth the most points. The cool twist is trying to get to, and not over, the target score!
Teach & Play: youtu.be/Ie3LkPuI5H8
Teach & Play: youtu.be/Ie3LkPuI5H8
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Cat Between Us surprised me! I like the way you manipulate card values by playing from your hand while also trying to keep cards in your hand that are worth the most points. The cool twist is trying to get to, and not over, the target score!
Teach & Play: youtu.be/Ie3LkPuI5H8
Teach & Play: youtu.be/Ie3LkPuI5H8
Amanda McKnight joins me for Tabletop Recall and a new viewer-suggested segment, Games on our Radar. Find out what we've played recently and what's on our gaming radar these days!
Watch on Twitch or YouTube:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Watch on Twitch or YouTube:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Amanda McKnight joins me for Tabletop Recall and a new viewer-suggested segment, Games on our Radar. Find out what we've played recently and what's on our gaming radar these days!
Watch on Twitch or YouTube:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Watch on Twitch or YouTube:
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
I love tile-laying games and Fountains is a blast! The uniquely shaped tiles make for an interesting puzzle as you want to build to higher levels while still keeping your scoring icons visible. Check out my solo play through: youtu.be/CPWHBql_Xww
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I love tile-laying games and Fountains is a blast! The uniquely shaped tiles make for an interesting puzzle as you want to build to higher levels while still keeping your scoring icons visible. Check out my solo play through: youtu.be/CPWHBql_Xww
Had my local office supply store spiral-bind my copy of Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. Although I have the PDF, I prefer having it in hand and ready to photocopy scoresheets as needed. Rules are easy to reference, too, when it's laid out flat. @drfinnsgames.bsky.social #boardgames
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Had my local office supply store spiral-bind my copy of Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. Although I have the PDF, I prefer having it in hand and ready to photocopy scoresheets as needed. Rules are easy to reference, too, when it's laid out flat. @drfinnsgames.bsky.social #boardgames
Aetherium: The Forgotten Duel is an abstract game by my friend Daryl Durston. He's handcrafting a limited number of copies for Dice Tower West in 2026. #boardgames
Check out our Teach & Play: youtu.be/pLjsJpZQBeE
Check out our Teach & Play: youtu.be/pLjsJpZQBeE
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December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Aetherium: The Forgotten Duel is an abstract game by my friend Daryl Durston. He's handcrafting a limited number of copies for Dice Tower West in 2026. #boardgames
Check out our Teach & Play: youtu.be/pLjsJpZQBeE
Check out our Teach & Play: youtu.be/pLjsJpZQBeE