💪 It took an intense amount of time, but I have finally played all the games I’ve acquired from Tokyo Game Market! Some fun surprises here and definitely some gems! Reviews to come after some more plays!

💎 This little gem has hit the table and now I’m obsessed. Elementica is the latest game from 🇯🇵14games—the publisher behind ❄️Snow Planner. You’re essentially Shinra (FF7 iykyk) harnessing mana from the planet for profit?? Great gameplay so far, but sadly no mechanics to build a Sephiroth…

🌹238 points! I now see the matrix that is Rosalie. Gardening with robots ain’t got nothing on me 🦾✂️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/uch...

🇿🇦 LIVE from Cape Town, South Africa ... it's the Cardboard East Live Stream Q&A! 🎤 Sunday, June 7 at 10:00AM EDT youtube.com/live/Aro1LrV...

🎂 Spending my birthday vacationing with some friends! Was not prepared for the cold winds 🥶

So I’m going to the world's largest academic conference for media, journalism, and communication scholars … in Cape Town. Any recommendations for local cuisine or gaming?

🤖Ibara’s robot army fully automated her rose garden maintenance, giving her ample time to run away with the victory! Loving the combinations in this game! 🌹Rosalie www.kickstarter.com/projects/uch...

Sadly, I wasn’t able to make it to Tokyo Game Market this year, but I can still make a Japanese-inspired breakfast at home. 🥲

homemade tomago for breakfast!

🇯🇵Asobition is launching a KS soon called Cosmic Cowboy! Loving this art! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aso...

If you’ve been looking for the Big Box Edition of Snow Planner, it’ll be an add-on in this KS campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/14g...

🔥 NEW VIDEO!! It's never too late! Here are some "older" but GREAT games at Tokyo Game Market 2026 Spring #ゲームマーケット2026春 and where to find them, complete with booth locations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f5C...

🐠Who says it’s all about money? Playte Chips often serve as the perfect way to keep score in cute and quirky games like Mini Park!

🌹 Learn more about Rosalie by checking out our upcoming livestream tomorrow! ⚡️Sunday, May 17 at 11:00 AM (EDT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJw1...

NICE!!!

🍭 Love Sweet Lands? Then you’ll be thrilled to learn about Rosalie! I’ve played it & have lots to say about uchibacoya’s latest board game opus. Join my LIVE Q&A tomorrow and ask me anything about Rosalie! 📺 Sunday, May 17 at 11:00 AM (EDT) youtube.com/watch?v=oJw1...

Remember last year’s Cat and the Tower? It’s coming back as Final Fantasy 7!!!!

🔥NEW VIDEO! It’s time to talk about the newest and hottest board games & card games releasing at Tokyo Game Market 2026 Spring! Enjoy the vibes and the wild speculation. Welcome to Cardboard East! 🇯🇵 ゲームマーケット2026春 youtu.be/77DMElL_Sqw

❤️ Wondrous Creatures still rocks my world. Love this game!

Starting shortly: The Treasure Ship of Zheng He Come join us, y'all! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU9J... @cardboardeast.bsky.social

🤖🌺 Got to play uchibacoya’s newest game, Rosalie! I was not prepared for the level of love I gave to robots gardening flowers—so much LOVE!

🌹 Masquearde Trick Party is releasing later this month at Tokyo Game Market! Don’t let the adorable masquerade art fool you. This is a sharp trick taking game for experienced players. Can you unmask your target? Find true love? or Assassinate the princess?

🏆Congrats to the Asian games nominated this for a UKGE Award! 🇭🇰Age of Galaxy - Strategic Card Game 🇨🇳Otters - General Card Game 🇭🇰Epochs - Strategic Board Game 🇯🇵Magical Athlete - Famiy Game (not pictured) 🌟Huge congrats to designer Jeffrey CCH for two nominations in the same year!

Minecart Town is getting a reprint & a retheme by Alley Cat Games! Foxy! 🦊

🤩This game! Like the climatic dream in the film Inception, this clipboard is THREE LAYERS. The clip is elevated and there are cavities for the checkmark tokens. SQUEEEEEE!!! 🎲 Rosalie by Uchibacoya

Tonight at just after 1900 EDT, we're bringing y'all something that likely isn't on many of y'all's radar: The Treasure Ship of Zheng He, the big box game from Hisashi Hayashi. See y'all tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwlX... And thank you to @cardboardeast.bsky.social for loaning me the game!

2025 GOTY on Heavy Cardboard tonight!

☀️ It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

🔥LIVESTREAM Q&A (Tomorrow 5.3 11AM EST) Got a question about board games from Asia? Interested in hard-to-find classics? Wanna know more about hot new titles? Hang out with Jay & the Cardboard East Crew for our monthly LIVE Q&A! 💥Starts Sunday 5.2 at 11AM EST👇 youtube.com/live/BC2863_...

👾MONSTER DECOY is an adorable, portable abstract game from Japanese publisher Phantomlab & is in its final hours on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

🤩Good things don’t just come in small packages. They come in mini packages too! This mini version of DNUP (originally REVOLVE, the sequel to SCOUT) is always in my bag!

Got to hang out with Chris (Dice Tower), Austin (IV Studio), and Jared (Bezier Games) this weekend for an epic dinner at the local Korean Hot Pot joint. It’s called K Pot. I promise that’s where we went.

If you’re in Knoxville TN this weekend, be sure to stop by and say hi!

🔥 Sweet Lands Mini PnP Expansion Uchibacoya is currently developing special tiles for expansion sets and promo sets. Here is a printable PDF so everyone can try them out! 👇 Download Here drive.google.com/file/d/1yWJV... 👇 Share Feedback Here boardgamegeek.com/thread/36977...

🔥NEW VIDEO 💎 The biggest surprise of Essen Spiel 2025 is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Here are 10 Reasons Why I Adore YOTEI and why you should check out this little gem! youtu.be/nVvWcs35IL4

🔥LIVESTREAM Q&A (Today 4.12 11AM EST) Got a question about board games from Asia? Interested in hard-to-find classics? Wanna know more about hot new titles? Hang out with Jay & the Cardboard East Crew for our monthly LIVE Q&A! 💥Starts at 11AM EST👇 youtube.com/live/smoXhqd...

Eternal Sevens Update!

🔥 NEW VIDEO #ゲームマーケット2026春 With 100s of new games releasing at Tokyo Game Market 2026 Spring, it’s best to probably get prepared early! Here are 10 new trick taking games releasing next month! youtu.be/5D-HjAgAV7M

New Saashi & Saashi game!!!!

Great video from @cardboardeast.bsky.social about a few games coming out at Tokyo Game Market next month Gachapon Trick mentioned! youtu.be/5D-HjAgAV7M

GOA (2024) is being reprinted by Quined Games! The spice must flow ✊

I got to take a look at an an early sample of Kotori's game🤗 Come check out Monster Decoy with me & you might Spot Me Gaffer! 😅 📺Watch the video here👇 youtu.be/Egj1g5Z8PTs @phantomlab.bsky.social #boardgames #Japan #tabletopgames #brettspiel

😍 Japanese publisher itten is expanding their cube game line with THREE new entries & they all look adorable!

Coming to Amazon.JP in July and August! boardgamegeek.com/thread/36862...

Did you fall in love with Snow Planner? Japanese publisher, 14games recently announced their newest title this year -ELEMENTICA! This is my vibe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PAX EAST Day 0: what I saw during setup!

YOTEI was easily my biggest surprise of 2025. I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay but LOVED the charming production. All the wooden potatoes and the bluffing with little wooden carts… ADORBS! Best of all, it’s coming to #Kickstarter via @mightyboards.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/mig...

🔥NEW VIDEO So I've been consulting a university research team on parasocial relationships between board game content creators and their audience. Here’s a quick video about it: youtu.be/cJI9TF0FxX4

🔥NEW VIDEO🔥 The world's happiest animal becomes a trick taking game! I take a look at Vroom Vroom Quokka from Korea! youtu.be/tSIGAqktZes