Tom & All Five of the Cats Franklin
@fivecat.bsky.social
Author of The Pterrible Pteranodon
Associate Editor/Reviewer/Newsletter Editor for Meeple Mountain
Writer, boardgames, guitar, bouzouki, reading, 80s New Wave, and cats.
Associate Editor/Reviewer/Newsletter Editor for Meeple Mountain
Writer, boardgames, guitar, bouzouki, reading, 80s New Wave, and cats.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 1 of 5
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
December 31, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 1 of 5
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 2 of 5
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
December 31, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 2 of 5
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 3 of 5
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
December 31, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 3 of 5
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 4 of 5
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
December 31, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 4 of 5
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 5 of 5
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
December 31, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 5 of 5
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Meet Gizmo (or Giz or Gizmoder). #catsofbluesky
December 31, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Meet Gizmo (or Giz or Gizmoder). #catsofbluesky
Meet Natasha (or Tasha or Tashi or Tosh).
December 31, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Meet Natasha (or Tasha or Tashi or Tosh).
Looking for a gift for a fan of abstract board games? Meridians combines line-of-sight with elements of Go to create an accessible game with deep strategies. Can’t say enough good things about Kato’s masterpiece of a game.
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Looking for a gift for a fan of abstract board games? Meridians combines line-of-sight with elements of Go to create an accessible game with deep strategies. Can’t say enough good things about Kato’s masterpiece of a game.