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 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
For Frosthaven we finally stopped sidequestimg long enough to return to the main quest. One more to go there! We’ve unlocked everything at this point, so we’re just playing out the string. Excited to see how it all ends up as it’s been a long journey with this one!
September 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For Frosthaven we finally stopped sidequestimg long enough to return to the main quest. One more to go there! We’ve unlocked everything at this point, so we’re just playing out the string. Excited to see how it all ends up as it’s been a long journey with this one!
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
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
Got SETI back to the table and managed an all time high score. My starting cards used scans so I ended up with more red traces of life than usual. Always a great game with a tight economy and interesting decisions. Also cements “large stack of cards” as one of my favorite mechanics #boardgames #seti
May 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Got SETI back to the table and managed an all time high score. My starting cards used scans so I ended up with more red traces of life than usual. Always a great game with a tight economy and interesting decisions. Also cements “large stack of cards” as one of my favorite mechanics #boardgames #seti
2nd game of gameday was Harmonies! Currently my favorite “I only have an hour” game to play (displacing Cascadia). I love the pattern building and trying to max points across cards + terrain scoring. Pushes the same buttons that Cascadia does with a little more complexity. #boardgames #harmonies
May 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
2nd game of gameday was Harmonies! Currently my favorite “I only have an hour” game to play (displacing Cascadia). I love the pattern building and trying to max points across cards + terrain scoring. Pushes the same buttons that Cascadia does with a little more complexity. #boardgames #harmonies
A couple of lighter games for game day today. The first was Moon Colony Bloodbath. You have population and resources that you use to build building in your base. However, you draw through a deck each round that has progressively worse and worse cards added (1/2) #boardgame #mooncolonybloodbath
May 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A couple of lighter games for game day today. The first was Moon Colony Bloodbath. You have population and resources that you use to build building in your base. However, you draw through a deck each round that has progressively worse and worse cards added (1/2) #boardgame #mooncolonybloodbath
Galactic Cruise made it back to the table! Most of the expansions were included. As you learn the game, I recommend working them in. A high reputation can greatly reduce the need for developments as you use others’ developments for free. The expansions help mitigate (1/2) #boardgames #galacticcruise
May 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Galactic Cruise made it back to the table! Most of the expansions were included. As you learn the game, I recommend working them in. A high reputation can greatly reduce the need for developments as you use others’ developments for free. The expansions help mitigate (1/2) #boardgames #galacticcruise
April #boardgames. Space Base and Spades come from a BGA group that prefers lighter games. The rest are from game days where we bounced around a lot trying different things this month. Also now reminded that I need to get Galactic Cruise back to the table.
May 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
April #boardgames. Space Base and Spades come from a BGA group that prefers lighter games. The rest are from game days where we bounced around a lot trying different things this month. Also now reminded that I need to get Galactic Cruise back to the table.