Cardboard Linguist
cardboardlinguist.bsky.social
Cardboard Linguist
@cardboardlinguist.bsky.social
A British translator's adventures in board games. Looking particularly at the French- and German-speaking board game community.

He/him (EN/FR/DE)
Orloj last night. The set up and teach might seem a touch intimidating but the actual game flows quite nicely and intuitively - some big action chains but most were pretty manageable. Minor quibble: the clock is already built, you're only doing the decoration. #boardgames #j2s #brettspiele #spiel25
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Thanks to a friendly Dutch contingent who had a spare space in their reservation, was able to try out The Presence. Moving around a haunted house with an ambiguously friendly/wrathful spirit. Very nice feel and good pressure to not waste actions. #spiel25
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Played a few rounds of Bohemians, a nice, fairly simple but interesting card game. Mostly cosy except for the jobs and hardship cards which really don't pull their punches about the life of a struggling artist. Picked up a copy myself. #spiel25
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Also had time for a full game of Leylines, also from @arcanewonders.bsky.social. Cute update of an older pick-up and delivery game.
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Checked out Raas: A Dance of Love from @arcanewonders.bsky.social colourful game of trying to assemble sets and advancing tracks to increase multipliers. Or pick up a juicy bonus from dials with adjacent die with the same number or colour. #spiel25
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Had a quick round of the new Joyride expansion. Definitely needs as many players as you can get for maximum chaos. Think I prefer it to Heat. #spiel25
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
And we're off! Well, in the waiting pen after a brief steam bath in the packed U-Bahn #spiel2025
October 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM