Stephanie Smith
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Stephanie Smith
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Writer / Visual Artist. Solo board / historical game enthusiast & designer - 2024 Zenobia Award semifinalist. TEDx Speaker. Occasional percussionist. Late dx Autistic/AuDHD
I like Cuba Libre b/c it’s small and fairly quick. Colonial Twilight b/c it’s a slick tug of war. Fire in the Lake b/c of how expansive and thematic it is. I’d be really hard pressed to pick one.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
COIN was tough til I saw a short video from Volko that said to simplify, use the cards for turn order only & just play with the actions, w/ special activities optional. Made it super easy.

Wish there was a way to get into Nevsky like that. The quick start didn’t help. Playing solo doesn’t help.
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I have People Power. It’s fine. Not my fav COIN.

I really like the idea of Nevsky. Logistics is much more interesting to me than battle- but I’m still not sure I’ll ever really be able to wrap my head around it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I love Cuba Libre. Haven’t wrapped my head around Nevsky yet but I do own it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Star Realms Frontiers
Pax Pamir 2e
A Feast for Odin
Palm Island
Cuba Libre
Friday
Glass Road
Food Chain Island
Quarto
Uno

I play the first 8 solo.

Making this list was hard because I play games to death. I am more likely to get sick of a game than have them become favorites.
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Look up Strata. It’s a savory bread pudding. My family always made something like this f/ Thanksgiving instead of stuffing. We call it “filling.” I’ve also made it with cheese and sautéed mushrooms.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🙌
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Those were three of my 4 favorite designers to listen to. (Brian Train is the other.)
I would have loved to have heard that discussion.
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That’s hilarious!
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Any chance that discussion was recorded? 🤞
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Awesome!
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Sorry if this might be a stupid question, but If I download this game, can I play it on a tablet using an app where I can draw on it? (I don’t have a color printer)
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Welp, I’ve been working extremely hard on said change for a solid 40 years now… The only time anything ever improved was when I masked so others would accept me- but then I hit burnout & have been stuck there for 8 years so… yeah. Limits are real & society isn’t changing to accommodate us.
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
😥
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Definitely Black Sonata.
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hmmm…
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
No shit Sherlock.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There’s a push/pull of him being present/not very present. The visuals would be really interesting to depict.

Trying to think of a director who could pull it off…
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I read that Ken Kesey hated the movie.

I wonder if anyone will ever attempt to remake it from Chief’s POV.
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM