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Board game designer and enthusiast. Trans professor. Sari wrap skirt lover. My game, Cretaceous Rails, launches its new crowdfunding campaign on October 14th on Gamefound!
Played Pergamon on 2025-11-29. Dusted this one off after having forgotten it pretty thoroughly. It eventually came back partway through. Planning on playing again soon because it's a clever game! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90...
Pergamon
Archaeologists compete to exhibit the best collection in the museum.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Played Pergamon on 2025-11-29. Dusted this one off after having forgotten it pretty thoroughly. It eventually came back partway through. Planning on playing again soon because it's a clever game! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90...
Got snowed in and played Luthier. Taught my wife and she smoked me! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
Luthier
Craft musical instruments for patrons through worker placement and hidden bidding.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Got snowed in and played Luthier. Taught my wife and she smoked me! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
Played Ratzia on 2025-11-27. The rat mobster re-theme of Ra is great fun! We keep pet rats, so my whole family was really into this. So cute and the kids picked up on the subtle mechanics right away. My wife won this time! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12...
Ratzia
Bid to acquire the best booty, but act quickly before the police break up the party.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Played Ratzia on 2025-11-27. The rat mobster re-theme of Ra is great fun! We keep pet rats, so my whole family was really into this. So cute and the kids picked up on the subtle mechanics right away. My wife won this time! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12...
RIP Tom Stoppard. I took a Tom Stoppard class at UNO when I was getting my masters in English and it was an unforgettable class. We read most of his plays and watched Shakespeare in Love, which he wrote, and which instantly became one of my top five movies of all time!
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard. I took a Tom Stoppard class at UNO when I was getting my masters in English and it was an unforgettable class. We read most of his plays and watched Shakespeare in Love, which he wrote, and which instantly became one of my top five movies of all time!
New skirt!
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New skirt!
Won my inaugural game of Speakeasy yesterday!
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Won my inaugural game of Speakeasy yesterday!
Played Steam Time on 2025-11-19. This obscure gem is one of my Top 20 of all time and my favorite Rudiger Dorn game. I got to teach a friend who hadn't played it before and it came down to the wire! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18...
Steam Time
Travel to past ages, search for crystals and use them to stay ahead.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Played Steam Time on 2025-11-19. This obscure gem is one of my Top 20 of all time and my favorite Rudiger Dorn game. I got to teach a friend who hadn't played it before and it came down to the wire! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18...
Played Covenant 11-17-25. Learned this last night and enjoyed it a lot! Innovative worker placement system with lots of yummy point salad dishes! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
Covenant
Lead your dwarven clan to reclaim the sacred mountain.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Played Covenant 11-17-25. Learned this last night and enjoyed it a lot! Innovative worker placement system with lots of yummy point salad dishes! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
Played Vantage on 2025-11-16. We were just one tower away from triangulating our position for a rescue ship when our gallant Captain died. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
Vantage
Explore an entire planet's open world from first-person perspectives.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Played Vantage on 2025-11-16. We were just one tower away from triangulating our position for a rescue ship when our gallant Captain died. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
When deciding which games to get rid of from my collection, I used to ask myself “Am I going to play this again?” or “Was this a fun game?” Now I ask myself, “Would I flee the country with this one?”
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
When deciding which games to get rid of from my collection, I used to ask myself “Am I going to play this again?” or “Was this a fun game?” Now I ask myself, “Would I flee the country with this one?”
Cretaceous Rails conquers another Harry Potter game on the overall BGG rankings!
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cretaceous Rails conquers another Harry Potter game on the overall BGG rankings!
Played Trias on 2025-11-15. One of my Top 20 - I adore this obscure gem! This Yucata win moves me into #4 in the world. It's the only game I'm ranked in the Top 10 on any platform. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4249
Trias
Your dinos scurry as the continents drift in this unique area-majorites game!
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November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Played Trias on 2025-11-15. One of my Top 20 - I adore this obscure gem! This Yucata win moves me into #4 in the world. It's the only game I'm ranked in the Top 10 on any platform. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4249
Played Pirates of Maracaibo today. Beat my friend Warren by a single point! Really loving this one since learning it a few weeks ago! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Pirates of Maracaibo
Set sail for an adventurous raid…for perhaps it will be your last!
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November 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Played Pirates of Maracaibo today. Beat my friend Warren by a single point! Really loving this one since learning it a few weeks ago! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Played Letter GO! today. I playtested this a bunch when my friend Marcus was working on it years ago but I think today was the first time I won it! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...
Letter GO!
Make high scoring words using the letters of the other players.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Played Letter GO! today. I playtested this a bunch when my friend Marcus was working on it years ago but I think today was the first time I won it! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...
Played Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition today. Enjoyed the win in a 6P game today! The secret to my success was avoiding the temptation to buy the third field. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition
Celebrate a quarter century of planting beans.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Played Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition today. Enjoyed the win in a 6P game today! The secret to my success was avoiding the temptation to buy the third field. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Played Mosaic: A Story of Civilization today. Mosaic is one of my Saturday group's go-to games for 5-6 players. I settled for third with The General as my leader this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32...
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
A card-drafting, engine-building civilization game.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Played Mosaic: A Story of Civilization today. Mosaic is one of my Saturday group's go-to games for 5-6 players. I settled for third with The General as my leader this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32...
I am absolutely delighted that Middle and Old English are preferred language options on this intake form. Time to bust out that Chaucer and Beowulf knowledge and give the English major translators some contract interpreter work!
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I am absolutely delighted that Middle and Old English are preferred language options on this intake form. Time to bust out that Chaucer and Beowulf knowledge and give the English major translators some contract interpreter work!
Played The Gang 3 times. Looking for a new challenge, we tried "Silent Mode" where we couldn't audibly communicate unless required by an effect. We lost two games, then dropped the rule for a third game so we could end the evening on a win, lol. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
The Gang
Bet together the order of your hands in Texas Hold'em Poker to win together.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Played The Gang 3 times. Looking for a new challenge, we tried "Silent Mode" where we couldn't audibly communicate unless required by an effect. We lost two games, then dropped the rule for a third game so we could end the evening on a win, lol. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
Played Hot Streak today. Hot Streak was the goofy fun I was led to believe. Had a great time! Almost had a dramatic comeback. The numbered paragraphs in the back of the rulebook are delightful. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Hot Streak
Which mascot will cross the finish line first? Who will be DQ'd?
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November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Played Hot Streak today. Hot Streak was the goofy fun I was led to believe. Had a great time! Almost had a dramatic comeback. The numbered paragraphs in the back of the rulebook are delightful. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Less than two days left of the Cretaceous Rails reprint and new Cretaceous Seas expansion campaign! It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Cretaceous Rails Reprint and Cretaceous Seas Expansion by Spielcraft Games - Gamefound
Travel back in time to the Cretaceous era, build a rail network into the jungle, take time-traveling tourists on safari to see their favorite dinosaurs in the wild, and build a resort full of attracti...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Less than two days left of the Cretaceous Rails reprint and new Cretaceous Seas expansion campaign! It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
I've been celebrating each time Cretaceous Rails passes a Harry Potter-themed game on the overall BGG rankings, but as a former member of the LDS church, I also want to celebrate having now passed all 104 Book of Mormon-themed games in the database, ha ha!
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I've been celebrating each time Cretaceous Rails passes a Harry Potter-themed game on the overall BGG rankings, but as a former member of the LDS church, I also want to celebrate having now passed all 104 Book of Mormon-themed games in the database, ha ha!
36 years ago on this date, friends of ours were there at the site when the Berlin Wall came down and sent my family this little artifact piece of it as a keepsake of Reunification. I've kept it all this time and thought I'd share it across my social media today just because it's interesting!
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
36 years ago on this date, friends of ours were there at the site when the Berlin Wall came down and sent my family this little artifact piece of it as a keepsake of Reunification. I've kept it all this time and thought I'd share it across my social media today just because it's interesting!
Taught my mom group Amerigo. It’s a magical day when people get to play a Stefan Feld game for the first time! We started with this one because one of the moms just picked it up at a garage sale for $15.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Taught my mom group Amerigo. It’s a magical day when people get to play a Stefan Feld game for the first time! We started with this one because one of the moms just picked it up at a garage sale for $15.
Played Roam on 2025-11-07. After having played this at various player counts now, I think it's a far superior game at 2P. 4P is too chaotic. 2P enables players to get more cards faster and actually use their artifacts in interesting tactical ways. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26... #bggplay
Roam
Seek out and awaken the sleepwalking residents of Arzium.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Played Roam on 2025-11-07. After having played this at various player counts now, I think it's a far superior game at 2P. 4P is too chaotic. 2P enables players to get more cards faster and actually use their artifacts in interesting tactical ways. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26... #bggplay
Played Aquatica on 2025-11-08. I rekindled my interest in this one with an online play a few weeks ago, but finally got my physical copy off my Unplayed Shelf yesterday. It's even better in physical plays - sliding those cards is so tactily satisfying! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28... #bggplay
Aquatica
Recruit heroes and conquer locations in a race to expand your kingdom under the sea.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Played Aquatica on 2025-11-08. I rekindled my interest in this one with an online play a few weeks ago, but finally got my physical copy off my Unplayed Shelf yesterday. It's even better in physical plays - sliding those cards is so tactily satisfying! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28... #bggplay