Russ La Croix
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Russ La Croix
@rustyl27.bsky.social
Avid fan of board games, Cubs, Bears, and all things numbers. Former writer of On the Horizon and Heroes and Goats at Bleed Cubbie Blue.
Here's a first look at Supermarket Simulator, available now as a demo on Steam and due to release on February 20!

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Supermarket Simulator First Look - It's the New Local Grocery Store!
Hey everyone! Here's a first look at Supermarket Simulator, available now as a demo on Steam! You can find it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/267...
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February 14, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Hey everyone! I've decided to get my YouTube channel up and running again. It's focused on gameplay and first look videos of simulation / building / crafting games that can be played on Steam, so if those kind of games appeal to you, feel free to check it out! 🙂

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Rusty Champaign
Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping by! This channel will be primarily focused on gameplay videos of simulation, tycoon, and crafting games that are available on the Mac and Xbox. Sometime this sprin...
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February 14, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I don't normally buy board games on Amazon because I'm a firm believer in supporting my local game store. But in this case I did have a gift card to use and the price on this one was too good to pass up. So this will be my one Amazon board game purchase for 2023.
October 12, 2023 at 1:05 AM
Tuesday night at the game store! Tonight we played another four-player game of Flamecraft. The game definitely has a different feel to it at four players as the scoring is a lot lower and it feels like there’s less time to get things done. But it’s still a lot of fun! 🙂
October 11, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Game 38 of the 10 x 10 challenge! Tonight we returned to Flamecraft for our second play on the board. This game was an absolute barnburner, with the fancy dragons proving to make the difference in a crazy 95-92 win for Team Blue! I can see this game getting a lot of plays for us! 😊
October 10, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Saturday game night! We got together with a couple of our good friends tonight for some pizza and some Flamecraft and Lost Ruins of Arnak. I didn’t think about taking pictures of the games, but here’s a screenshot of the scorecard from our Arnak game. 🤣 Definitely a fun Saturday night!
October 8, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Yeah, I think we’ve officially reached fall now. 🍁
October 5, 2023 at 11:02 AM
Tuesday Game Night! Everyone at the game store was playing Lorcana tonight, and since we didn’t bring our starter decks with us, we just came home and played a couple of rounds at the house. 🙂
October 4, 2023 at 2:04 AM
Game 37 of the 10 x 10 Challenge! After our initial play of Flamecraft on Friday night, we decided to add it to one of the remaining three game slots on the board. The fancy dragons proved to be pivotal for Team Red in this game en route to a 78-54 victory in the first play of the challenge. 🙂
October 2, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Here are the games that we played in the month of September! What was your most-played game of the month?

Here’s to more gaming fun in October! 😊
October 1, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Friday game night! Tonight was our first play of Flamecraft from Lucky Duck Games. This game is a lot of fun! It's primarily a worker placement game with an element of hidden goals as well. If you're a fan of worker placement games or cute-looking dragons, you should definitely give this one a try!
September 30, 2023 at 2:44 AM
Another year older today. But I did get some really awesome birthday swag. 😁
September 28, 2023 at 3:39 AM
Tuesday game night at the game store! Tonight we played a game of Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. I hadn't played Wingspan in about two years, so it was fun to be able to play it again after all this time. And who doesn't love a bird feeder dice tower. 😁
September 27, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Happy Monday, everybody! Hope your weeks get off to a great start! 🙂
September 25, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Cubs won.
Diamondbacks lost.
Marlins lost.
Reds lost.

Hard to ask for much more than that. #GoCubs
September 23, 2023 at 2:17 AM
A little more about me... my fiancee and I are big board game fans. This is a picture of our 10 x 10 challenge board where you try to play 10 different games 10 times each in a given time frame. For us, we're trying to complete the whole board by May 31, 2024. 36 games in and 64 to go!
September 23, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Hey, it's my first post! Thanks to @louisvilledad.bsky.social for the invite! 😁
September 22, 2023 at 5:48 PM