Lyle Lowery
@lylelowery.bsky.social
Loves giant robots. Warhammer. Board games. Tabletop.
I completed the 10x10 board game challenge for 2025!
Here’s when I hit 10 on each:
Fellowship: Feb 13
Scout: April 30
Heat: May 9
A Gentle Rain: May 23
Undaunted: May 24
Sea Salt: June 21
Santorini: July 12
The Crew: August 10
Marvel United: October 11
Sky Team: October 27
Here’s when I hit 10 on each:
Fellowship: Feb 13
Scout: April 30
Heat: May 9
A Gentle Rain: May 23
Undaunted: May 24
Sea Salt: June 21
Santorini: July 12
The Crew: August 10
Marvel United: October 11
Sky Team: October 27
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I completed the 10x10 board game challenge for 2025!
Here’s when I hit 10 on each:
Fellowship: Feb 13
Scout: April 30
Heat: May 9
A Gentle Rain: May 23
Undaunted: May 24
Sea Salt: June 21
Santorini: July 12
The Crew: August 10
Marvel United: October 11
Sky Team: October 27
Here’s when I hit 10 on each:
Fellowship: Feb 13
Scout: April 30
Heat: May 9
A Gentle Rain: May 23
Undaunted: May 24
Sea Salt: June 21
Santorini: July 12
The Crew: August 10
Marvel United: October 11
Sky Team: October 27
Blood Bowl pitch maintenance is not for the faint of heart!
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Blood Bowl pitch maintenance is not for the faint of heart!
October was the first month of the year I played more games with someone other than my wife. Bit of a slow month because it was very busy (including a trip to Spiel), but highlights include playing Sky Team in Düsseldorf Airport.
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
October was the first month of the year I played more games with someone other than my wife. Bit of a slow month because it was very busy (including a trip to Spiel), but highlights include playing Sky Team in Düsseldorf Airport.
I’ll be at Spiel Essen next week along with my friend and colleague Stephen Box of Vanguard Tactics! If you or your company are looking for freelance editorial, content or creative services or are interested in the video content offerings of Vanguard Tactics, please drop me a message!
October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’ll be at Spiel Essen next week along with my friend and colleague Stephen Box of Vanguard Tactics! If you or your company are looking for freelance editorial, content or creative services or are interested in the video content offerings of Vanguard Tactics, please drop me a message!
Your roads look great! I love the weathering. I also went for dark roads and light non-roads. Here’s what they look like after the spray step. Still need to do all the detail and weathering!
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Your roads look great! I love the weathering. I also went for dark roads and light non-roads. Here’s what they look like after the spray step. Still need to do all the detail and weathering!
I love making a good stencil when I’ve got to paint the same thing over and over again. This t-shaped stencil can handle all three LI road plates: straights, Ts, and crosses.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I love making a good stencil when I’ve got to paint the same thing over and over again. This t-shaped stencil can handle all three LI road plates: straights, Ts, and crosses.
Finished the main story of Ghost of Yotei. Absolutely a worthy successor to Ghost of Tsushima, and the pair are two of the best games I’ve ever played. Atsu’s story is now my favorite revenge tale.
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Finished the main story of Ghost of Yotei. Absolutely a worthy successor to Ghost of Tsushima, and the pair are two of the best games I’ve ever played. Atsu’s story is now my favorite revenge tale.
Marvel United looks so good on the table.
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Marvel United looks so good on the table.
Plays were way down in September, BUT it included playing Rome in a Day IN ROME! That’s gotta be worth bonus points!
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Plays were way down in September, BUT it included playing Rome in a Day IN ROME! That’s gotta be worth bonus points!
I suddenly got really busy with work, so I forgot to share this, but I did maintain my streak and paint Wolverine! That’s four of these fun little models done in four days.
September 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I suddenly got really busy with work, so I forgot to share this, but I did maintain my streak and paint Wolverine! That’s four of these fun little models done in four days.
My office for the past few days. It’s been a blast!
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My office for the past few days. It’s been a blast!
Trying to keep up the pace of painting one a day. This time: Beast!
September 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trying to keep up the pace of painting one a day. This time: Beast!
Recently I posted about my Santorini in Santorini project. Next up is a trip to Rome! So I ask you, what’s a good game to play in Rome?
Must be:
Very portable
Small footprint
Two players
Quick play time
Low complexity
Rome theme
I’m thinking Rome in a Day. What do you think?
Must be:
Very portable
Small footprint
Two players
Quick play time
Low complexity
Rome theme
I’m thinking Rome in a Day. What do you think?
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Recently I posted about my Santorini in Santorini project. Next up is a trip to Rome! So I ask you, what’s a good game to play in Rome?
Must be:
Very portable
Small footprint
Two players
Quick play time
Low complexity
Rome theme
I’m thinking Rome in a Day. What do you think?
Must be:
Very portable
Small footprint
Two players
Quick play time
Low complexity
Rome theme
I’m thinking Rome in a Day. What do you think?
I had so much fun with Sabretooth, I had to keep it going with Cyclops! Another quick and cheerful paint job.
September 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I had so much fun with Sabretooth, I had to keep it going with Cyclops! Another quick and cheerful paint job.
Been in a bit of a painting slump, so to get back on the hobby horse I painted this quick little Sabretooth from Marvel United. It was really fun!
September 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Been in a bit of a painting slump, so to get back on the hobby horse I painted this quick little Sabretooth from Marvel United. It was really fun!
This summer I played Santorini in Santorini! To pull it off, I found and printed a nice little miniature Santorini board and pieces. I designed some nesting, removable trays to accommodate all the pieces some cards. It was a super fun project and a neat thing to tick off the bucket list!
September 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This summer I played Santorini in Santorini! To pull it off, I found and printed a nice little miniature Santorini board and pieces. I designed some nesting, removable trays to accommodate all the pieces some cards. It was a super fun project and a neat thing to tick off the bucket list!
Thanks to an extended visit from some good friends who were really keen on trick-taking games, August was a record month since I started tracking plays at the beginning of the year!
August 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks to an extended visit from some good friends who were really keen on trick-taking games, August was a record month since I started tracking plays at the beginning of the year!
We had some friends in town for a couple of weeks, and the group got swept up with The Crew. So much fun! We really struggled with Mission 28, far more than any other. It was a huge outlier. Were there any missions you struggled with? Was it just us struggling on 28?
August 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We had some friends in town for a couple of weeks, and the group got swept up with The Crew. So much fun! We really struggled with Mission 28, far more than any other. It was a huge outlier. Were there any missions you struggled with? Was it just us struggling on 28?
Had a little fun with inDesign and made this mission log graphic of our recent plays of The Crew.
August 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Had a little fun with inDesign and made this mission log graphic of our recent plays of The Crew.
Yesterday was a day to celebrate as I officially became a British citizen!
August 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yesterday was a day to celebrate as I officially became a British citizen!
July was a down month for board games, but an H-index of 3 for the month is pretty good!
August 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
July was a down month for board games, but an H-index of 3 for the month is pretty good!
Thank you and goodnight.
July 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thank you and goodnight.
I was given a frame of epic-scale British infantry from the Battle of Waterloo, and for the first time I’m tempted by Napoleonics.
July 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I was given a frame of epic-scale British infantry from the Battle of Waterloo, and for the first time I’m tempted by Napoleonics.
I printed a tiny travel version of Santorini ahead of our cruise around Greece. 😁🥰
May 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I printed a tiny travel version of Santorini ahead of our cruise around Greece. 😁🥰