Mark Johnson
@boardgamestogo.bsky.social
Host of the long-running BoardgamesToGo & WargamesToGo podcasts. Proud parent of trans & cis daughters.🏳️⚧️👩🏽🤝👩🏼 Discord: https://discord.gg/vxEG9bMPdx
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Games played in September. It was an unusual month—these are almost all online, inc a bunch played live with friends & audio. Great to play Pergamon and Bohnanza again.
October 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Games played in September. It was an unusual month—these are almost all online, inc a bunch played live with friends & audio. Great to play Pergamon and Bohnanza again.
Organized another online game day for listeners of my podcast. Another fun time with some great titles & friends.
September 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Organized another online game day for listeners of my podcast. Another fun time with some great titles & friends.
A whole bunch of online boardgaming, though. Loves getting back to Dragonheart, joining faves Tuscany & SS+P. Also enjoyed revisiting History of the World. One “history game” on the list, Wir Sind das Volk, was another fun revisit.
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
A whole bunch of online boardgaming, though. Loves getting back to Dragonheart, joining faves Tuscany & SS+P. Also enjoyed revisiting History of the World. One “history game” on the list, Wir Sind das Volk, was another fun revisit.
A lighter month of August for in-person gaming. I really loved getting to play Die Fugger and Krass Kariert again. Endeavor Deep Sea is another standout. The Hunt just barely kept my wargaming alive.
September 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A lighter month of August for in-person gaming. I really loved getting to play Die Fugger and Krass Kariert again. Endeavor Deep Sea is another standout. The Hunt just barely kept my wargaming alive.
And here are the games I played online in July. Mostly BGA, of course, but I’m enjoying getting back into BSW for its unique games (Tuscany, Notre Dame, Qwinto). Still some Yucata, too (eg GAH, Maori).
August 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
And here are the games I played online in July. Mostly BGA, of course, but I’m enjoying getting back into BSW for its unique games (Tuscany, Notre Dame, Qwinto). Still some Yucata, too (eg GAH, Maori).
The in-person games I played in July. All but one of these were at EsCon, since summer con season interrupted my regular game group.
August 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The in-person games I played in July. All but one of these were at EsCon, since summer con season interrupted my regular game group.
Small Fjords by @grailgames.bsky.social is a slick, little package. Quality packaging & components similar to Oink, but a little larger which permits more inside. I just played the solo variant to this 2-player version, but may end up liking it that way the best.
July 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Small Fjords by @grailgames.bsky.social is a slick, little package. Quality packaging & components similar to Oink, but a little larger which permits more inside. I just played the solo variant to this 2-player version, but may end up liking it that way the best.
I loved this entire system Leonardi invented. Still do. I’ve owned the WW1 original, the WW2 and jet fighter sequels, and then X-Wing vs TIE. Then the Lost World Series brought it down to a fun, RPG-ish personal scale. And back up to Battlemechs.
July 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I loved this entire system Leonardi invented. Still do. I’ve owned the WW1 original, the WW2 and jet fighter sequels, and then X-Wing vs TIE. Then the Lost World Series brought it down to a fun, RPG-ish personal scale. And back up to Battlemechs.
Had a great time at EsCon as always. Good friends, good games, and a “mini event” of our own. This time it was a focus on Rudiger Dorn games. We called it the Dornücopia! Whoever won a game was adorned The Great Dornholio
July 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Had a great time at EsCon as always. Good friends, good games, and a “mini event” of our own. This time it was a focus on Rudiger Dorn games. We called it the Dornücopia! Whoever won a game was adorned The Great Dornholio
Wonderful bonus game night where we played all three Kenner noms Looot!, Faraway, and Endeavor Deep Sea. Plus the little trick-taker Prey. A friend joined us who hasn’t been available for many months (new parent!).
June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Wonderful bonus game night where we played all three Kenner noms Looot!, Faraway, and Endeavor Deep Sea. Plus the little trick-taker Prey. A friend joined us who hasn’t been available for many months (new parent!).
You’re going to need a bigger boat.
June 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Mostly online gaming last month, thanks to a dedicated "mini-con" event I hosted, plus a 2-week vacation later. Besides the SdJ & Kenner nominees I get to play this way, my standouts for the month are Space Empires 4X, Thurn und Taxis, Billabong, and Planet Unknown.
June 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mostly online gaming last month, thanks to a dedicated "mini-con" event I hosted, plus a 2-week vacation later. Besides the SdJ & Kenner nominees I get to play this way, my standouts for the month are Space Empires 4X, Thurn und Taxis, Billabong, and Planet Unknown.
Spoke with a retired German couple on our vacation in Norway. They were shocked that I knew where Regensburg was. Then shocked that I knew about the Spiel des Jahres, Catan, and Bohnanza. This never happens when I travel! Their favorite card game is Wizard, inc with anniversary edition expansion.
May 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Spoke with a retired German couple on our vacation in Norway. They were shocked that I knew where Regensburg was. Then shocked that I knew about the Spiel des Jahres, Catan, and Bohnanza. This never happens when I travel! Their favorite card game is Wizard, inc with anniversary edition expansion.
A great 12-hour day of games onlinewith friends, all while voice chatting over Discord. (A silver lining from our shared pandemic experience in the past.) Had folks from SoCal, Norcal, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina. Will do it again someday.
May 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A great 12-hour day of games onlinewith friends, all while voice chatting over Discord. (A silver lining from our shared pandemic experience in the past.) Had folks from SoCal, Norcal, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina. Will do it again someday.
Great weekend of gaming. Even squeezed a couple wargame-ish titles in there.
April 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Great weekend of gaming. Even squeezed a couple wargame-ish titles in there.
Tried this again with recommended house rules from BGG. Wow, the Empire steamrolled us good guys! That Death Star was operational.
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tried this again with recommended house rules from BGG. Wow, the Empire steamrolled us good guys! That Death Star was operational.
On May 3 I’m hosting a day of online gaming (realtime) for any of my podcast listeners. I’ll be online from 9am Pacific on BGA, as well as my Discord server.
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April 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On May 3 I’m hosting a day of online gaming (realtime) for any of my podcast listeners. I’ll be online from 9am Pacific on BGA, as well as my Discord server.
discord.gg/hQQf2Mh9gf
discord.gg/hQQf2Mh9gf
Here’s a fuller picture of the entire month’s games played. Very happy online/app versions allow me to play more Streetcar, Watergate, 300, and Memoir 44. Oldies Lowenherz and Carolus Magnus were so much fun. Free Ride USA and Endeavor Deep Sea were new ones I loved.
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here’s a fuller picture of the entire month’s games played. Very happy online/app versions allow me to play more Streetcar, Watergate, 300, and Memoir 44. Oldies Lowenherz and Carolus Magnus were so much fun. Free Ride USA and Endeavor Deep Sea were new ones I loved.
Not sure how these games get sorted in this monthly BGstats report, but it’s a decent sampling of a big month of March for me. Dice Tower West to start the month, and two good local game group sessions to end it.
April 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not sure how these games get sorted in this monthly BGstats report, but it’s a decent sampling of a big month of March for me. Dice Tower West to start the month, and two good local game group sessions to end it.
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, one of the points is showing who “we” are. I’ve got a transgender daughter. If 1% of the population is transgender, that’s small but IMPORTANT. They deserve kindness, respect, and rights. Their parents should support & band together. You probably know someone.
March 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, one of the points is showing who “we” are. I’ve got a transgender daughter. If 1% of the population is transgender, that’s small but IMPORTANT. They deserve kindness, respect, and rights. Their parents should support & band together. You probably know someone.
Look how close you two were
March 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Look how close you two were
The winner of our Game Cover Art voting contest was Unconscious Mind, by artists Andrew Bosley and Vincent Dutrait. Also @omnomgmr.bsky.social won the prediction contest, and will be my podcast co-host when we do Mark Madness again in 2026. Thanks to Eryn Roston for co-hosting this year. Super fun!
March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The winner of our Game Cover Art voting contest was Unconscious Mind, by artists Andrew Bosley and Vincent Dutrait. Also @omnomgmr.bsky.social won the prediction contest, and will be my podcast co-host when we do Mark Madness again in 2026. Thanks to Eryn Roston for co-hosting this year. Super fun!
The voting contest for best Game Cover Art has now reached its championship round. The final two are Capital Lux (by artist Kwanchai Moriya) and Unconscious Mind (by artists Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait). All are welcome to vote for their preferred artwork.
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March 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The voting contest for best Game Cover Art has now reached its championship round. The final two are Capital Lux (by artist Kwanchai Moriya) and Unconscious Mind (by artists Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait). All are welcome to vote for their preferred artwork.
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
The Final Four in my Game Cover Art voting competition are
Sleeping Gods - Ryan Laukat
Unconscious Mind - Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait
Kelp Shark vs Octopus - Weberson Santiago
Capital Lux - Kwanchai Moriya
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
Go vote!
Sleeping Gods - Ryan Laukat
Unconscious Mind - Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait
Kelp Shark vs Octopus - Weberson Santiago
Capital Lux - Kwanchai Moriya
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
Go vote!
March 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Final Four in my Game Cover Art voting competition are
Sleeping Gods - Ryan Laukat
Unconscious Mind - Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait
Kelp Shark vs Octopus - Weberson Santiago
Capital Lux - Kwanchai Moriya
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
Go vote!
Sleeping Gods - Ryan Laukat
Unconscious Mind - Andrew Bosley & Vincent Dutrait
Kelp Shark vs Octopus - Weberson Santiago
Capital Lux - Kwanchai Moriya
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
Go vote!
My GAME COVER ART voting contest is down to the Elite Eight. Go vote for your favorites & listen to our discussion. boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...
March 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My GAME COVER ART voting contest is down to the Elite Eight. Go vote for your favorites & listen to our discussion. boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/354...