Scot Martin
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Played Ostia at game day with all the expansions. I’d played the base game before, but this is the first time I’d tried Pirates and the other expansions. The base game is still great… but not sure about expansions. Felt like it was sped up with drafting starting resources. #boardgames #ostia
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Played Ostia at game day with all the expansions. I’d played the base game before, but this is the first time I’d tried Pirates and the other expansions. The base game is still great… but not sure about expansions. Felt like it was sped up with drafting starting resources. #boardgames #ostia
Got SETI back to the table at game day. This has ended up being the top game out of 2024 for me. The tight economy takes adjusting to, but once you do it’s a great mix of strategy and flavor. Plus “big stack of cards” remains one of my favorite game mechanics. #boardgames #seti
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Got SETI back to the table at game day. This has ended up being the top game out of 2024 for me. The tight economy takes adjusting to, but once you do it’s a great mix of strategy and flavor. Plus “big stack of cards” remains one of my favorite game mechanics. #boardgames #seti
Boardgames in September. Dune takes the lead as three of us are constantly playing via the app. Space Base, Ticket to Ride, Azul and Spades come via BGA with a more casual group. Betrayal and Frosthaven campaigns continue, the latter nearly complete. Good month of gaming! #boardgames #bgstats
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Boardgames in September. Dune takes the lead as three of us are constantly playing via the app. Space Base, Ticket to Ride, Azul and Spades come via BGA with a more casual group. Betrayal and Frosthaven campaigns continue, the latter nearly complete. Good month of gaming! #boardgames #bgstats
Played Wyrmspan with the new Dragon Academy expansion. Wasn’t sure about fledglings, but ended up enjoying the play patterns. End round income choices are a great addition. Downside: caves usually had some benefit, but new caves felt more likely to have useless caves in hand. #boardgames #wyrmspan
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Played Wyrmspan with the new Dragon Academy expansion. Wasn’t sure about fledglings, but ended up enjoying the play patterns. End round income choices are a great addition. Downside: caves usually had some benefit, but new caves felt more likely to have useless caves in hand. #boardgames #wyrmspan
Played Underwater Cities at game day this week. I think I played this once at BGG 7(?) years ago, but hadn’t ever gotten back to it. Definitely a real gem and was happy to relearn it. Solid worker placement with a bit of tableau building. #boardgames #underwatercities
September 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Played Underwater Cities at game day this week. I think I played this once at BGG 7(?) years ago, but hadn’t ever gotten back to it. Definitely a real gem and was happy to relearn it. Solid worker placement with a bit of tableau building. #boardgames #underwatercities
Legacy games continued this week with the 6th scenario in Betrayal Legacy and the second to last scenario in the main quest line for Frosthaven. (Warning picture of Frosthaven in 2nd comment below that contains mini spoilers if you zoom in) (1/x) #boardgames #betrayallegacy #frosthaven
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Legacy games continued this week with the 6th scenario in Betrayal Legacy and the second to last scenario in the main quest line for Frosthaven. (Warning picture of Frosthaven in 2nd comment below that contains mini spoilers if you zoom in) (1/x) #boardgames #betrayallegacy #frosthaven
Learned Fromage over the weekend at game day. A fun, quick worker placement game with a rotating board. Loved how it visually shows you when your workers will return. Feels like playing 4 mini games all at once. Really enjoyed it! #boardgames #fromage
August 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Learned Fromage over the weekend at game day. A fun, quick worker placement game with a rotating board. Loved how it visually shows you when your workers will return. Feels like playing 4 mini games all at once. Really enjoyed it! #boardgames #fromage
Got a request to teach Emberleaf for game day and had another good game. The new players really enjoyed it and I think the game is going to see some staying power at the table! #boardgames #emberleaf
August 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Got a request to teach Emberleaf for game day and had another good game. The new players really enjoyed it and I think the game is going to see some staying power at the table! #boardgames #emberleaf
Got in some good gaming this week with Viticulture and Wyrmspan. Both classic games that I was happy to revisit. #boardgames #wyrmspan #viticulture
August 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Got in some good gaming this week with Viticulture and Wyrmspan. Both classic games that I was happy to revisit. #boardgames #wyrmspan #viticulture
Weekend games included Vantage (not pictured), Twilight Inscription and Spirit Island.
Vantage continues to entertain as it took up a large chunk of Saturday. We completed the mission and had destinies, but players kept wanting “1 more turn”. 3 plays in and still loving it. 1/x #boardgames #vantage
Vantage continues to entertain as it took up a large chunk of Saturday. We completed the mission and had destinies, but players kept wanting “1 more turn”. 3 plays in and still loving it. 1/x #boardgames #vantage
August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Weekend games included Vantage (not pictured), Twilight Inscription and Spirit Island.
Vantage continues to entertain as it took up a large chunk of Saturday. We completed the mission and had destinies, but players kept wanting “1 more turn”. 3 plays in and still loving it. 1/x #boardgames #vantage
Vantage continues to entertain as it took up a large chunk of Saturday. We completed the mission and had destinies, but players kept wanting “1 more turn”. 3 plays in and still loving it. 1/x #boardgames #vantage
Got Vantage back to the table on Wednesday night before GenCon. Was happy to see that the second game felt completely different than the first with new discoveries and puzzles. Nice pace at 3 players too. Excited to keep exploring it! #boardgames #vantage
July 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Got Vantage back to the table on Wednesday night before GenCon. Was happy to see that the second game felt completely different than the first with new discoveries and puzzles. Nice pace at 3 players too. Excited to keep exploring it! #boardgames #vantage
Tried Endeavor: Deep Sea for the first time this week at game day. Great game! Mechanical options were solid and the idea of different scenarios to change up gameplay is great. I’d been meaning to try this one for a while and glad i did. Already looking forward to game 2 #boardgames #endeavordeepsea
July 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tried Endeavor: Deep Sea for the first time this week at game day. Great game! Mechanical options were solid and the idea of different scenarios to change up gameplay is great. I’d been meaning to try this one for a while and glad i did. Already looking forward to game 2 #boardgames #endeavordeepsea
Got my copy of Vantage to the table on Sunday! Played it 4 player and we all really enjoyed it. One player noted it felt more like an activity than a game, and I think that’s a good way of putting it. We largely ignored the mission and just wandered around (1/2) #boardgames #vantage
July 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Got my copy of Vantage to the table on Sunday! Played it 4 player and we all really enjoyed it. One player noted it felt more like an activity than a game, and I think that’s a good way of putting it. We largely ignored the mission and just wandered around (1/2) #boardgames #vantage
Sunday game day gave another play of Emberleaf! One of last week’s players liked it so much, they had bought it and wanted to play again. Had a much better idea of what I was doing this time, plus added in the expansion material from the Kickstarter, and had a lot of fun. #boardgames #emberleaf
July 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sunday game day gave another play of Emberleaf! One of last week’s players liked it so much, they had bought it and wanted to play again. Had a much better idea of what I was doing this time, plus added in the expansion material from the Kickstarter, and had a lot of fun. #boardgames #emberleaf
Tried Tales of the Arthurian Knights last night. A very light weight narrative game with a basic “roll for success” mechanic. However the flavor and story of the game were well done and a lot of fun. I appreciate how the cards lead to a variety of encounters. #boardgames #talesofthearthurianknights
July 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tried Tales of the Arthurian Knights last night. A very light weight narrative game with a basic “roll for success” mechanic. However the flavor and story of the game were well done and a lot of fun. I appreciate how the cards lead to a variety of encounters. #boardgames #talesofthearthurianknights
Got my copy of Emberleaf to the table for the first time yesterday. After reading the rules, I wasn’t sure there would be enough substance to it beyond engine building with the sliding cards. Happily I was proven wrong! Enjoyed the game and look forward to trying it again. #boardgames #emberleaf
July 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Got my copy of Emberleaf to the table for the first time yesterday. After reading the rules, I wasn’t sure there would be enough substance to it beyond engine building with the sliding cards. Happily I was proven wrong! Enjoyed the game and look forward to trying it again. #boardgames #emberleaf
June games played. Due to a busy schedule and a bout of COVID, had fewer in person games and more online. Dune Imperium app has been great with Ix and now adds Immortality! Also started Betrayal Legacy and wrapping up Frosthaven. Excited for July! #boardgames #bgstats
July 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
June games played. Due to a busy schedule and a bout of COVID, had fewer in person games and more online. Dune Imperium app has been great with Ix and now adds Immortality! Also started Betrayal Legacy and wrapping up Frosthaven. Excited for July! #boardgames #bgstats
Began a new run of Betrayal Legacy last night with my legacy group. I’m the only one who has played before, so I just have to play ignorant. First two scenarios down and enjoying it once again! #boardgames #betrayal
June 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Began a new run of Betrayal Legacy last night with my legacy group. I’m the only one who has played before, so I just have to play ignorant. First two scenarios down and enjoying it once again! #boardgames #betrayal
Jumped back into SETI for my weekly game day! While I do love Galactic Cruise, and two runs of Shackleton Base have been fun, SETI comes out on top for me in the new run of space themed games. The cards and aliens really help each game feel fresh and different. #boardgames #seti
June 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Jumped back into SETI for my weekly game day! While I do love Galactic Cruise, and two runs of Shackleton Base have been fun, SETI comes out on top for me in the new run of space themed games. The cards and aliens really help each game feel fresh and different. #boardgames #seti
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Designer Diary no. 1: Asymmetric organizations
Designer Diary no. 1: Asymmetric organizations | SETI: Space Agencies
For the past few months, I’ve been hearing the same thing over and over from all kinds of people. Everyone keeps asking me to make an expansion for SETI. Actually, I’ve been hearing about it since the moment SETI started selling. Players often tell me how much they
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June 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Designer Diary no. 1: Asymmetric organizations
Back gaming today after a Covid break. Ran Shackleton Base for the first time and really liked it. Fun worker placement game with variable corporations that can change up the game goals (setup 3 of 7). Shorter than Cruise or SETI, so will find a place at the table! #boardgames #shackletonbase
June 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Back gaming today after a Covid break. Ran Shackleton Base for the first time and really liked it. Fun worker placement game with variable corporations that can change up the game goals (setup 3 of 7). Shorter than Cruise or SETI, so will find a place at the table! #boardgames #shackletonbase
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In just one week: A GOP president deployed Marines in a U.S. city, called for a Democratic governor’s arrest, the GOP Speaker called for him to be tarred and feathered, a Democratic senator was handcuffed, and two Democratic legislators were shot in their homes.
June 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In just one week: A GOP president deployed Marines in a U.S. city, called for a Democratic governor’s arrest, the GOP Speaker called for him to be tarred and feathered, a Democratic senator was handcuffed, and two Democratic legislators were shot in their homes.
Final BGG Spring games played list. Gallerist, BotC, Courtisans and Dune Uprising added to the prior list. Really enjoyed Gallerist which was new to me. Critter Kitchen was a fun (albeit lighter) new one from earlier. Overall a great BGG this year and looking forward to fall #boardgames #bggcon
May 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Final BGG Spring games played list. Gallerist, BotC, Courtisans and Dune Uprising added to the prior list. Really enjoyed Gallerist which was new to me. Critter Kitchen was a fun (albeit lighter) new one from earlier. Overall a great BGG this year and looking forward to fall #boardgames #bggcon
My list of games played partway through BGG. More replays of great games rather than learning new ones. Having a great time though and looking forward to tonight/tomorrow to finish up! #boardgames #bggcon
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My list of games played partway through BGG. More replays of great games rather than learning new ones. Having a great time though and looking forward to tonight/tomorrow to finish up! #boardgames #bggcon
Ended up playing Sunderfolk all Sunday afternoon with my son. A digital game that obviously took inspiration from Gloomhaven, albeit in a simplified form and with a digital focus. Had a lot fun with it and the phone controls are really well implemented. Would recommend. #boardgames #sunderfolk
May 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ended up playing Sunderfolk all Sunday afternoon with my son. A digital game that obviously took inspiration from Gloomhaven, albeit in a simplified form and with a digital focus. Had a lot fun with it and the phone controls are really well implemented. Would recommend. #boardgames #sunderfolk