Ron Halliday
@ronhallidaygames.bsky.social
Professional cartographer; semi-professional board game designer. My latest game is Hits & Outs『ヒット&アウト』released by itten at Tokyo Game Market 2025.
I was hoping to find the Scottish UFO researcher with whom I share a name, but this will do.
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I was hoping to find the Scottish UFO researcher with whom I share a name, but this will do.
And somehow, still less frightening than Woody.
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And somehow, still less frightening than Woody.
Neither glock or glockenspiel will protect you when Woody appears in your back yard.
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Neither glock or glockenspiel will protect you when Woody appears in your back yard.
I recently reinforced the key rule in my baseball game Hits & Outs because some people have been deliberately choosing to ignore it, even though the rules are clear that it's not optional. They justify it by saying that they don't like bluffing, or are not well-versed enough to make smart decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I recently reinforced the key rule in my baseball game Hits & Outs because some people have been deliberately choosing to ignore it, even though the rules are clear that it's not optional. They justify it by saying that they don't like bluffing, or are not well-versed enough to make smart decisions.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the first Korean review of Hits & Outs is a positive one. 😎
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the first Korean review of Hits & Outs is a positive one. 😎
Japan ✔️
South Korea ✔️
South Korea ✔️
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Japan ✔️
South Korea ✔️
South Korea ✔️
The 'Cats are down by three in the last inning of the『ヒット＆アウト』championship. Their best hitter is standing in the on-deck circle, getting ready to step up to the plate with the bases loaded. What's this?!? He's asking for his special home run bat!!! 🙀
Thanks for the treat, @itten-games.bsky.social!
Thanks for the treat, @itten-games.bsky.social!
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The 'Cats are down by three in the last inning of the『ヒット＆アウト』championship. Their best hitter is standing in the on-deck circle, getting ready to step up to the plate with the bases loaded. What's this?!? He's asking for his special home run bat!!! 🙀
Thanks for the treat, @itten-games.bsky.social!
Thanks for the treat, @itten-games.bsky.social!
I was fairly zen too until I found out this morning that IKF was told to stay close to third in case Varsho hit a line drive to the left side of the infield. You know, that same Varsho that pulls the ball on a regular basis and didn't line out to the left side of the infield ONCE all season.
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I was fairly zen too until I found out this morning that IKF was told to stay close to third in case Varsho hit a line drive to the left side of the infield. You know, that same Varsho that pulls the ball on a regular basis and didn't line out to the left side of the infield ONCE all season.
Whoever told IKF to stay close to third to avoid getting doubled-up on a line drive by Varsho to 3B/SS cost the Jays the World Series. Fun fact: Varsho didn't line out to the left side of the infield all season, but had PLENTY of ground balls to the right side. What'd he do? 🤬 #WorldSeries #BlueJays
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Whoever told IKF to stay close to third to avoid getting doubled-up on a line drive by Varsho to 3B/SS cost the Jays the World Series. Fun fact: Varsho didn't line out to the left side of the infield all season, but had PLENTY of ground balls to the right side. What'd he do? 🤬 #WorldSeries #BlueJays
Essen loot! How many of these games do you know?
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Essen loot! How many of these games do you know?
It's obviously a very small sample size, but it's encouraging to see that Hits & Outs『ヒット＆アウト』is doing well on Bodoge Hoobby, a.k.a. Japanese BoardGameGeek. It finished second in last month's "fun games for 2 players" poll, only behind Battle Line -- Knizia's highest-rated 2 player game on BGG!
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's obviously a very small sample size, but it's encouraging to see that Hits & Outs『ヒット＆アウト』is doing well on Bodoge Hoobby, a.k.a. Japanese BoardGameGeek. It finished second in last month's "fun games for 2 players" poll, only behind Battle Line -- Knizia's highest-rated 2 player game on BGG!
A couple of recent Hang it in the Louvre / Accidental Renaissance quality photos of Hits & Outs (ヒット&アウト) shared on social media.
October 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A couple of recent Hang it in the Louvre / Accidental Renaissance quality photos of Hits & Outs (ヒット&アウト) shared on social media.
SPIEL Essen starts a month from tomorrow! And I'll be there for the first time, representing Bucaneiros Jogos in the eternal search for publishing partnerships! We have TEN new pocket card games by Brazilian designers to offer, so send me a message if you would like information about them!
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
SPIEL Essen starts a month from tomorrow! And I'll be there for the first time, representing Bucaneiros Jogos in the eternal search for publishing partnerships! We have TEN new pocket card games by Brazilian designers to offer, so send me a message if you would like information about them!
Hits & Outs on BoardGameGeek (31/08/25):
Ratings — 48 (↑15)
Average Rating — 6.6 (↓0.2)
Rank — 18830 of 29014 (↑1102)
Rank: Sports — 425 of 657 (↑17)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 37 of 51 (↑1)
(Compared to when Hits & Outs was ranked 38 of 51 Sports: Baseball titles.)
Ratings — 48 (↑15)
Average Rating — 6.6 (↓0.2)
Rank — 18830 of 29014 (↑1102)
Rank: Sports — 425 of 657 (↑17)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 37 of 51 (↑1)
(Compared to when Hits & Outs was ranked 38 of 51 Sports: Baseball titles.)
August 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hits & Outs on BoardGameGeek (31/08/25):
Ratings — 48 (↑15)
Average Rating — 6.6 (↓0.2)
Rank — 18830 of 29014 (↑1102)
Rank: Sports — 425 of 657 (↑17)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 37 of 51 (↑1)
(Compared to when Hits & Outs was ranked 38 of 51 Sports: Baseball titles.)
Ratings — 48 (↑15)
Average Rating — 6.6 (↓0.2)
Rank — 18830 of 29014 (↑1102)
Rank: Sports — 425 of 657 (↑17)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 37 of 51 (↑1)
(Compared to when Hits & Outs was ranked 38 of 51 Sports: Baseball titles.)
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thanks, Dice Tower!
August 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thanks, Dice Tower!
Thanks to everyone who has posted their photos of Hits & Outs scores — I have already found 💯! It is wonderful to see so many people enjoying the game, so please tag me in your photos of『ヒット＆アウト』so I can continue to collect them! ⚾️ #ヒットアンドアウト
August 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Thanks to everyone who has posted their photos of Hits & Outs scores — I have already found 💯! It is wonderful to see so many people enjoying the game, so please tag me in your photos of『ヒット＆アウト』so I can continue to collect them! ⚾️ #ヒットアンドアウト
Even the pitcher got involved in my friend's home run celebration! 😁
July 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Even the pitcher got involved in my friend's home run celebration! 😁
Hits & Outs on BoardGameGeek:
Ratings — 33 (⬆️3)
Average Rating — 6.8 (➡️0.0)
Rank — 19932 of 28774 (⬆️245)
Rank: Sports — 442 of 653 (⬆️7)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 38 of 51 (⬆️1)
Ratings — 33 (⬆️3)
Average Rating — 6.8 (➡️0.0)
Rank — 19932 of 28774 (⬆️245)
Rank: Sports — 442 of 653 (⬆️7)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 38 of 51 (⬆️1)
July 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hits & Outs on BoardGameGeek:
Ratings — 33 (⬆️3)
Average Rating — 6.8 (➡️0.0)
Rank — 19932 of 28774 (⬆️245)
Rank: Sports — 442 of 653 (⬆️7)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 38 of 51 (⬆️1)
Ratings — 33 (⬆️3)
Average Rating — 6.8 (➡️0.0)
Rank — 19932 of 28774 (⬆️245)
Rank: Sports — 442 of 653 (⬆️7)
Rank: Sports: Baseball — 38 of 51 (⬆️1)
Hits & Outs entered the BoardGameGeek rankings at #39 of the 51 games in the "Sports: Baseball" family! ⚾️😎
July 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hits & Outs entered the BoardGameGeek rankings at #39 of the 51 games in the "Sports: Baseball" family! ⚾️😎
Hits & Outs『ヒット＆アウト』is one rating away from entering the BoardGameGeek rankings! I was surprised to find out that only 50 ranked games (out of nearly 29,000) are related to baseball -- fewer if you exclude versions of Monopoly, Dobble, etc. where you don't actually play baseball
July 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Hits & Outs『ヒット＆アウト』is one rating away from entering the BoardGameGeek rankings! I was surprised to find out that only 50 ranked games (out of nearly 29,000) are related to baseball -- fewer if you exclude versions of Monopoly, Dobble, etc. where you don't actually play baseball
Are you sure? This is Chicken Jockey 2.0!
July 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Are you sure? This is Chicken Jockey 2.0!
"A god-tier game I want all of humanity to play." is NOT a compliment I was expecting.
July 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"A god-tier game I want all of humanity to play." is NOT a compliment I was expecting.
Unexpected side effect; now I have to take an extra millisecond on my feed to differentiate box art from advertisements.
July 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Unexpected side effect; now I have to take an extra millisecond on my feed to differentiate box art from advertisements.
It's a small thing, but I'm very pleased that someone put full boxscores of Hits & Outs (ヒット&アウト) on BoardGameGeek for the first time! ☺️
July 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's a small thing, but I'm very pleased that someone put full boxscores of Hits & Outs (ヒット&アウト) on BoardGameGeek for the first time! ☺️