Ambie Valdés
@ambierona.bsky.social
Board games - song parodies, podcast, videos (@boardgameblitz.bsky.social). Mom of twins. Board game children’s book & songs. Jigsaw puzzles. Puzzle games on twitch. http://portaly.cc/ambievaldes (she/her)
CA state puzzle competition was super fun this year! And I got a bunch of new puzzles! I took home 4 of the puzzles we did (one of them I actually got at the swap since my partner took our copy home). I also got a bunch from the swap table, and bought a couple advent calendars from Boardwalk!
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
CA state puzzle competition was super fun this year! And I got a bunch of new puzzles! I took home 4 of the puzzles we did (one of them I actually got at the swap since my partner took our copy home). I also got a bunch from the swap table, and bought a couple advent calendars from Boardwalk!
Finished! Teams was a tough Wicked puzzle from Ravensburger. But we managed to finish and I think we got 22nd place!
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Finished! Teams was a tough Wicked puzzle from Ravensburger. But we managed to finish and I think we got 22nd place!
Pairs was a new puzzle from Boardwalk! I think we got 46th place! I like their new ribbon cut puzzles, and it has a nice matte finish!
This was my fist time doing pairs with another adult (and therefore my first time finishing the puzzle in the time limit).
This was my fist time doing pairs with another adult (and therefore my first time finishing the puzzle in the time limit).
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Pairs was a new puzzle from Boardwalk! I think we got 46th place! I like their new ribbon cut puzzles, and it has a nice matte finish!
This was my fist time doing pairs with another adult (and therefore my first time finishing the puzzle in the time limit).
This was my fist time doing pairs with another adult (and therefore my first time finishing the puzzle in the time limit).
Pairs relay done! You each work on one puzzle at a time and then switch every 5 minutes. I liked the Mickey puzzle a lot better than the underwater one! We got 27 minutes and 40 seconds
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Pairs relay done! You each work on one puzzle at a time and then switch every 5 minutes. I liked the Mickey puzzle a lot better than the underwater one! We got 27 minutes and 40 seconds
Solo puzzle done! I was hoping for under an hour but when I opened it I knew it would be a tougher one. Luckily it was a little easier than I thought since the colors were actually distinct. But the text was hard - usually I do text first but I ended up doing it last!
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Solo puzzle done! I was hoping for under an hour but when I opened it I knew it would be a tougher one. Luckily it was a little easier than I thought since the colors were actually distinct. But the text was hard - usually I do text first but I ended up doing it last!
One of my 6yo’s today at dinner said he wanted to make a board game similar to MicroMacro. So after dinner he started drawing and like 15 minutes later came back with two cases - “who stole the crown?” & “who stole the lantern?” (He also had follow up questions for each after I found the first part)
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
One of my 6yo’s today at dinner said he wanted to make a board game similar to MicroMacro. So after dinner he started drawing and like 15 minutes later came back with two cases - “who stole the crown?” & “who stole the lantern?” (He also had follow up questions for each after I found the first part)
Got Cat Crimes from Goodwill (in shrink!) and the kids wanted to play it today so they went through 5 levels. Cute logic game! Says ages 8+, but beginner levels were pretty easy and my 6yo’s were able to grasp the logic. I just needed to read it to them. Super excited that they like logic games too!
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Got Cat Crimes from Goodwill (in shrink!) and the kids wanted to play it today so they went through 5 levels. Cute logic game! Says ages 8+, but beginner levels were pretty easy and my 6yo’s were able to grasp the logic. I just needed to read it to them. Super excited that they like logic games too!
Here’s my September board game plays from @bgstatsapp.bsky.social ! Every game I played was new to me (review copies and friends bringing over) except one - Bomb Busters.
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here’s my September board game plays from @bgstatsapp.bsky.social ! Every game I played was new to me (review copies and friends bringing over) except one - Bomb Busters.
Here’s my September board game plays from @bgstatsapp.bsky.social ! Every game I played was new to me (review copies and friends bringing over) except one - Bomb Busters.
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here’s my September board game plays from @bgstatsapp.bsky.social ! Every game I played was new to me (review copies and friends bringing over) except one - Bomb Busters.
Also I gotta share my cakes - this is my first year using professional icing bags and tips, and it is sooo much easier and quicker than a ziploc bag with a hole in it! 😂
Requests were Saja Boys and “fancy” cake.
Requests were Saja Boys and “fancy” cake.
September 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Also I gotta share my cakes - this is my first year using professional icing bags and tips, and it is sooo much easier and quicker than a ziploc bag with a hole in it! 😂
Requests were Saja Boys and “fancy” cake.
Requests were Saja Boys and “fancy” cake.
This took way too long for me to fold, but now I’m thinking of making another one
(It’s for a bday card for my kid who’s super into kpop demon hunters, and I’m now thinking of doing the same idea for my other kid but with the evil queen from Snow White since that’s his current obsession)
(It’s for a bday card for my kid who’s super into kpop demon hunters, and I’m now thinking of doing the same idea for my other kid but with the evil queen from Snow White since that’s his current obsession)
September 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This took way too long for me to fold, but now I’m thinking of making another one
(It’s for a bday card for my kid who’s super into kpop demon hunters, and I’m now thinking of doing the same idea for my other kid but with the evil queen from Snow White since that’s his current obsession)
(It’s for a bday card for my kid who’s super into kpop demon hunters, and I’m now thinking of doing the same idea for my other kid but with the evil queen from Snow White since that’s his current obsession)
I’ve been 3d printing a lot of useful stuff, but yesterday I had the 3d printer print a bunch of these toys as party favors for my kid’s Saja Boys themed birthday party! It’s amazing how many neat designs people have made!
September 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’ve been 3d printing a lot of useful stuff, but yesterday I had the 3d printer print a bunch of these toys as party favors for my kid’s Saja Boys themed birthday party! It’s amazing how many neat designs people have made!
Today’s the first time I packed lunch for my kids and the first time they’re eating away from us. Which also means it’s the first time in a long time I’m eating lunch by myself and get to pick anything! Woo hoo!
September 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today’s the first time I packed lunch for my kids and the first time they’re eating away from us. Which also means it’s the first time in a long time I’m eating lunch by myself and get to pick anything! Woo hoo!
I played Mastermind today and got it in 4! Can you?
Black pegs are right color and right position, white are right color and not right position.
Black pegs are right color and right position, white are right color and not right position.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I played Mastermind today and got it in 4! Can you?
Black pegs are right color and right position, white are right color and not right position.
Black pegs are right color and right position, white are right color and not right position.
It’s right above the co-op deduction shelf!
August 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It’s right above the co-op deduction shelf!
We just put together our new 5x5 KALLAX after our move and now I’m trying to put the board games in there by type. My cooperative deduction shelf is full!
August 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We just put together our new 5x5 KALLAX after our move and now I’m trying to put the board games in there by type. My cooperative deduction shelf is full!
Our local library has a new children’s game section (to play at the library) and we’re the first ones to use it! Kids are playing the puzzle game Temple Trap from Smart Games and it’s like a sliding puzzle mixed with a maze.
August 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our local library has a new children’s game section (to play at the library) and we’re the first ones to use it! Kids are playing the puzzle game Temple Trap from Smart Games and it’s like a sliding puzzle mixed with a maze.
Finally got to try this Mystery Puzzle - I found it when I was looking for escape room type puzzles for adults that were like the My Puzzle Adventure that I did with my kids but most of them are not in English. This was exactly what I was looking for!
July 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Finally got to try this Mystery Puzzle - I found it when I was looking for escape room type puzzles for adults that were like the My Puzzle Adventure that I did with my kids but most of them are not in English. This was exactly what I was looking for!
The last few days my kids and I have been doing some puzzle boxes from an iDventure Kickstarter I backed a while ago and it’s been a lot of fun! We loved the Davy Jones one and then we did this pyramid jigsaw puzzle + clue box, and now I opened the expansion and it’s neat how you can put it on top!
July 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The last few days my kids and I have been doing some puzzle boxes from an iDventure Kickstarter I backed a while ago and it’s been a lot of fun! We loved the Davy Jones one and then we did this pyramid jigsaw puzzle + clue box, and now I opened the expansion and it’s neat how you can put it on top!
I played the demo of Map Map - A Game About Maps (from @pipapogames.bsky.social) and had to experiment with how the map markers actually fall into the world...
July 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I played the demo of Map Map - A Game About Maps (from @pipapogames.bsky.social) and had to experiment with how the map markers actually fall into the world...
I played the Slip 'n Slime demo and I always appreciate cute animations in puzzle games!
Slip 'n Slime is a casual sliding puzzle game from @slipnslimegame.bsky.social and it's got a free demo you can play!
Slip 'n Slime is a casual sliding puzzle game from @slipnslimegame.bsky.social and it's got a free demo you can play!
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I played the Slip 'n Slime demo and I always appreciate cute animations in puzzle games!
Slip 'n Slime is a casual sliding puzzle game from @slipnslimegame.bsky.social and it's got a free demo you can play!
Slip 'n Slime is a casual sliding puzzle game from @slipnslimegame.bsky.social and it's got a free demo you can play!
We’re visiting my brother and one of my 5yo’s was showing my 4yo niece how to draw (she colors but doesn’t draw). Her request: a princess or queen. My kid showed her how to draw this like regency era historical queen and then she was like, “… I wanted Elsa”
June 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We’re visiting my brother and one of my 5yo’s was showing my 4yo niece how to draw (she colors but doesn’t draw). Her request: a princess or queen. My kid showed her how to draw this like regency era historical queen and then she was like, “… I wanted Elsa”
Alright I showed my kids the video and then they did this.
“It’s our pet spider, don’t put it in a woodpile”
“It’s our pet spider, don’t put it in a woodpile”
June 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Alright I showed my kids the video and then they did this.
“It’s our pet spider, don’t put it in a woodpile”
“It’s our pet spider, don’t put it in a woodpile”
Today I wanted to practice speed puzzling cause I haven’t in a while, and I got under an hour on a 500 piece puzzle for the first time! That’s been my goal for a while so I’m super excited! This puzzle went really smoothly for me cause I like colors.
June 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Today I wanted to practice speed puzzling cause I haven’t in a while, and I got under an hour on a 500 piece puzzle for the first time! That’s been my goal for a while so I’m super excited! This puzzle went really smoothly for me cause I like colors.
I went to the fair over the weekend and the quilting club there was giving away free kits to make quilts! I’ve never made a quilt before but I’ve wanted to convert some of my old tshirts to quilt and I’ve been nervous. So maybe I’ll be able to make a quilt with this kit first!
June 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I went to the fair over the weekend and the quilting club there was giving away free kits to make quilts! I’ve never made a quilt before but I’ve wanted to convert some of my old tshirts to quilt and I’ve been nervous. So maybe I’ll be able to make a quilt with this kit first!