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Today was a really good day for getting new board games!
Just a couple hours after Earth arrived, we got our copy of Slay the Spire!
Just a couple hours after Earth arrived, we got our copy of Slay the Spire!
May 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Today was a really good day for getting new board games!
Just a couple hours after Earth arrived, we got our copy of Slay the Spire!
Just a couple hours after Earth arrived, we got our copy of Slay the Spire!
We got our pledge from the Earth + Abundance campaign today! Looking forward to playing this very soon.
May 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We got our pledge from the Earth + Abundance campaign today! Looking forward to playing this very soon.
My wife and I are about to start our first game of Everdell Duo, paired with pints of Crux Fermentation Project's Tough Love [Banished], a 14% ABV bourbon barrel aged imperial stout.
Doors are open, breeze is breezin', gulls are squakin'... doesn't get much better.
Doors are open, breeze is breezin', gulls are squakin'... doesn't get much better.
![A gaming table with a blue play surface, upon which is arrayed the initial setup for a game of Everdell Duo, flanked by two tulip glasses of Crux Brewing's Tough Love [Banished], a bourbon-barrel-aged imperial stout that clocks in at 14% ABV](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eu5tf2atu75gvuljp2sbvkyq/bafkreib4fnrdw22zktxemeezvf2yjtmkqrawkmb7vflgrd7jucixiaqzhe@jpeg)
May 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My wife and I are about to start our first game of Everdell Duo, paired with pints of Crux Fermentation Project's Tough Love [Banished], a 14% ABV bourbon barrel aged imperial stout.
Doors are open, breeze is breezin', gulls are squakin'... doesn't get much better.
Doors are open, breeze is breezin', gulls are squakin'... doesn't get much better.
We also got a really great, and shockingly close, 5p game of Terraforming Mars in that night.
May 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We also got a really great, and shockingly close, 5p game of Terraforming Mars in that night.
Had an awesome board game night yesterday and got to play Everdell with the new oversized cards.
Yes, it's a space-hog, but it looks SO GOOD, and the bigger text on the cards is, IMO, an essential upgrade.
Yes, it's a space-hog, but it looks SO GOOD, and the bigger text on the cards is, IMO, an essential upgrade.
May 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Had an awesome board game night yesterday and got to play Everdell with the new oversized cards.
Yes, it's a space-hog, but it looks SO GOOD, and the bigger text on the cards is, IMO, an essential upgrade.
Yes, it's a space-hog, but it looks SO GOOD, and the bigger text on the cards is, IMO, an essential upgrade.
Everdell is already a space-hog, even on my enormous gaming table, so these are just going to make it worse.
But I DO. NOT. CARE.
Imma be playin' some giant-ass Everdell soon!
But I DO. NOT. CARE.
Imma be playin' some giant-ass Everdell soon!
April 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Everdell is already a space-hog, even on my enormous gaming table, so these are just going to make it worse.
But I DO. NOT. CARE.
Imma be playin' some giant-ass Everdell soon!
But I DO. NOT. CARE.
Imma be playin' some giant-ass Everdell soon!
Got a chance this weekend to play two new games: SETI and Finspan.
I really liked both of them! Sorry for the terrible pictures!
I really liked both of them! Sorry for the terrible pictures!
February 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Got a chance this weekend to play two new games: SETI and Finspan.
I really liked both of them! Sorry for the terrible pictures!
I really liked both of them! Sorry for the terrible pictures!
Oh, for fuck's sake, guys. What are we doin' here?
February 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake, guys. What are we doin' here?
Hey, @stonemaiergames.com: How does this happen?
The Achievement Tiles in Finspan are cut *just slightly* different sizes:
The Achievement Tiles in Finspan are cut *just slightly* different sizes:
February 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey, @stonemaiergames.com: How does this happen?
The Achievement Tiles in Finspan are cut *just slightly* different sizes:
The Achievement Tiles in Finspan are cut *just slightly* different sizes:
Got our copy of Finspan from @stonemaiergames.com today!
February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Got our copy of Finspan from @stonemaiergames.com today!
See where that logo is?
Empty.
Just... air.
Whyyyyy
Empty.
Just... air.
Whyyyyy
January 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
See where that logo is?
Empty.
Just... air.
Whyyyyy
Empty.
Just... air.
Whyyyyy
Can someone tell me what this built-in divider is for? Because no division of the cards in this set makes sense for the size of the spaces it creates.
It's just wasted air.
It's just wasted air.
January 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Can someone tell me what this built-in divider is for? Because no division of the cards in this set makes sense for the size of the spaces it creates.
It's just wasted air.
It's just wasted air.
I mean, COME ON, y'all. This is a deck builder. How do you fuck up the insert for sleeving this bad?
January 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I mean, COME ON, y'all. This is a deck builder. How do you fuck up the insert for sleeving this bad?
They are so very clearly NOT on the table.
January 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
They are so very clearly NOT on the table.
Y'all: Imma be MAKIN' SOME SHIT this year.
January 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Y'all: Imma be MAKIN' SOME SHIT this year.
If you've followed me on any platform for any length of time, you know I make custom board game boxes.
Today, I finally got to set up one of the most exciting upgrades to my workshop I've had in years: A large-format printer capable of printing on 36-inch wide roll paper.
This thing is a BEAST!
Today, I finally got to set up one of the most exciting upgrades to my workshop I've had in years: A large-format printer capable of printing on 36-inch wide roll paper.
This thing is a BEAST!
January 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you've followed me on any platform for any length of time, you know I make custom board game boxes.
Today, I finally got to set up one of the most exciting upgrades to my workshop I've had in years: A large-format printer capable of printing on 36-inch wide roll paper.
This thing is a BEAST!
Today, I finally got to set up one of the most exciting upgrades to my workshop I've had in years: A large-format printer capable of printing on 36-inch wide roll paper.
This thing is a BEAST!
Ready for some Ark Nova today!
November 2, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Ready for some Ark Nova today!
Finally, after a year in our new house in our very small town, we hosted our first new board game night, and it was a smashing success! 11 players (9 for most of the night), two tables, lots of games played, and the start of what we hope will be a lasting gaming group.
I'm absolutely ecstatic!
I'm absolutely ecstatic!
August 4, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Finally, after a year in our new house in our very small town, we hosted our first new board game night, and it was a smashing success! 11 players (9 for most of the night), two tables, lots of games played, and the start of what we hope will be a lasting gaming group.
I'm absolutely ecstatic!
I'm absolutely ecstatic!
Welp, @restorationgames.bsky.social finally just punched me right in the nostalgia.
This is one of those formative games from my childhood. One of those legendary 80's games that most people didn't play, but when you found someone who did, it was like finding a long lost sibling.
I. CAN'T. WAIT.
This is one of those formative games from my childhood. One of those legendary 80's games that most people didn't play, but when you found someone who did, it was like finding a long lost sibling.
I. CAN'T. WAIT.
July 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Welp, @restorationgames.bsky.social finally just punched me right in the nostalgia.
This is one of those formative games from my childhood. One of those legendary 80's games that most people didn't play, but when you found someone who did, it was like finding a long lost sibling.
I. CAN'T. WAIT.
This is one of those formative games from my childhood. One of those legendary 80's games that most people didn't play, but when you found someone who did, it was like finding a long lost sibling.
I. CAN'T. WAIT.
Finished the accent/backdrop wall in my studio.
May 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Finished the accent/backdrop wall in my studio.
Finally getting around to adding an accent wall/backdrop to the studio, behind my main work/presentation desk. Made really good progress today.
All that's left are the boards that need to be scribed around the soffit and along the ceiling.
Hopefully you'll be seeing this backdrop on YouTube soon!
All that's left are the boards that need to be scribed around the soffit and along the ceiling.
Hopefully you'll be seeing this backdrop on YouTube soon!
May 13, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Finally getting around to adding an accent wall/backdrop to the studio, behind my main work/presentation desk. Made really good progress today.
All that's left are the boards that need to be scribed around the soffit and along the ceiling.
Hopefully you'll be seeing this backdrop on YouTube soon!
All that's left are the boards that need to be scribed around the soffit and along the ceiling.
Hopefully you'll be seeing this backdrop on YouTube soon!
A massive box to.... fit? sleeved cards?
The Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition box is offensively large.
It's not just frustrating because it's big, it's frustrating because it's so extraordinarily *lazy*. There's so little thought and care put into the box and insert that it's just comically bad.
The Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition box is offensively large.
It's not just frustrating because it's big, it's frustrating because it's so extraordinarily *lazy*. There's so little thought and care put into the box and insert that it's just comically bad.
March 4, 2024 at 6:05 PM
A massive box to.... fit? sleeved cards?
The Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition box is offensively large.
It's not just frustrating because it's big, it's frustrating because it's so extraordinarily *lazy*. There's so little thought and care put into the box and insert that it's just comically bad.
The Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition box is offensively large.
It's not just frustrating because it's big, it's frustrating because it's so extraordinarily *lazy*. There's so little thought and care put into the box and insert that it's just comically bad.
Finally got to sit down to a game of Wyrmspan with my wife, and really, REALLY enjoyed it.
@connievdc.bsky.social really nailed iterating on a previous design, making it just enough like Wingspan to be familiar, but considerably different enough to feel fresh.
Really looking forward to more plays.
@connievdc.bsky.social really nailed iterating on a previous design, making it just enough like Wingspan to be familiar, but considerably different enough to feel fresh.
Really looking forward to more plays.
February 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Finally got to sit down to a game of Wyrmspan with my wife, and really, REALLY enjoyed it.
@connievdc.bsky.social really nailed iterating on a previous design, making it just enough like Wingspan to be familiar, but considerably different enough to feel fresh.
Really looking forward to more plays.
@connievdc.bsky.social really nailed iterating on a previous design, making it just enough like Wingspan to be familiar, but considerably different enough to feel fresh.
Really looking forward to more plays.
Sure, but to me this proves my point. Boxes like this force folks to either a) change shelving infrastructure (my solution), b) stack games on top of shelves somewhat haphazardly, or c) chuck it in a closet where it'll likely be forgotton.
I like my shelves to look clean:
I like my shelves to look clean:
February 25, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Sure, but to me this proves my point. Boxes like this force folks to either a) change shelving infrastructure (my solution), b) stack games on top of shelves somewhat haphazardly, or c) chuck it in a closet where it'll likely be forgotton.
I like my shelves to look clean:
I like my shelves to look clean:
I won't lie, y'all: I make and buy a lot of upgraded and custom components for board games, and this 8-deck Blackjack Shoe has been one of my best purchases in YEARS.
If you play a lot of large-deck games like Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, Dune Imperium, Ark Nova, etc., GET YOU ONE OF THESE.
If you play a lot of large-deck games like Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, Dune Imperium, Ark Nova, etc., GET YOU ONE OF THESE.
February 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I won't lie, y'all: I make and buy a lot of upgraded and custom components for board games, and this 8-deck Blackjack Shoe has been one of my best purchases in YEARS.
If you play a lot of large-deck games like Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, Dune Imperium, Ark Nova, etc., GET YOU ONE OF THESE.
If you play a lot of large-deck games like Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, Dune Imperium, Ark Nova, etc., GET YOU ONE OF THESE.