When you're there to talk about board games but get distracted talking about Flea bass lines 👌😤

I got an exciting morning planned. See you soon @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social

When the world is falling apart so bad that playing Sky Team feels like emergency preparation.

Gah, hate it when you record a video then hear some background noise on the audio track. In this case it’s the hum of a computer fan that I thought wasn’t being picked up. It’s not so bad, just really annoying.

Am I going to see any of y'all at #PAXUnplugged in November?

The Laughing Storm, LETS GOOOOO Honestly cannot wait, Dunk & Egg is some of my favorite work by GRRM. #aknightofthesevenkingdoms

Yo, content creators. If you're ever looking for b-roll for classics, hit me up. I certainly don't have every game, but I have a library of footage I've taken from hundreds of games "just in case". Happy to share with attribution. Helpful for top 10s or genre focussed vids.

Been playing a lot of Fall Festival, the new, small expansion to @keymastergames.bsky.social’s excellent Harvest. It’s a great, subtle addition to the game that ends up bigger in impact than expected. It doesn’t change up the nature of the game, but certainly leans in sharply. #boardgames

And thus #silksong is completed. What a game. Not flawless, but easily the best video gaming experience I’ve had this year. Thank you @teamcherry.bsky.social!

Honor’s end just launched, and it’s one of the most nuanced spins on deckbuilding I’ve played in a while. Paired with cooperative campaigning and it’s gonna make a lot of #boardgames fans happy. Honor's End takes cooperative deck-building to another level - TCbH Review youtu.be/Pfhij4kZ1js

How could we not play Horrified in Spooktober? #boardgames #halloween

Homie is not adjusting well to the cone of shame. But at least he won’t be making any puppies.

Shamelessly coppin’ @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social post (go follow them!), here are September plays, AMA. #boardgames

Missed our Moytura review? I gotchu. @bitewinggames.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/rSWll...

New review day! Finders Keypers is the second entry in the Ministry of Lost Things, @postcurious.bsky.social’s series of whimsical puzzle tales about finding lost keepsakes. youtu.be/quXbLgeTf_M

I think I overall prefer Hollow Knight’s OST but the choral chamber’s track in Silk Song is probably my favorite piece of VGM in the last decade. youtu.be/zKsT17-UnyM?...

First play of the new iv_studio joint, Honor’s End. A nice twist to cooperative deck building which puts more emphasis on interesting turns and leaning into “builds” throughout a game, though the enemy / opposition to overcome is a little stiff, if serviceable. Looking forward to more!

Sometimes we like to stretch a bit beyond our typical review and cover a classic, seeing if we can incorporate some history. Super proud of how this review and retrospective of Yokohama came out. #boardgames youtu.be/iAEOn4WnG3s

Just posted our review of Moytura & Azure, @bitewinggames.bsky.social’s two great new duelers by @djackthompson.bsky.social, @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social & Brett J Gilbert. I really like that these broaden the publisher’s line in some surprising ways. youtu.be/TeGl3j2E7Cw

Ewww gross, I gotta do archiving and data management. My least favorite biannual task of content creation.

Got a chance to play Sniper Elite last night, once as the hunters, once as the sniper. It’s a pliable & snappy system making a pretty great blend of tactical combat and hidden movement, even if the modern warfare aesthetic has never really done anything for me. #boardgames @djackthompson.bsky.social

Tony's creation: weird-giraffe-games.square.site/fire-in-the-... And his interview made by @cardboardherald.bsky.social www.cardboardherald.com/podcasts/201...

This week we’re working on coverage for Azure & Moytura, two cool new games from @bitewinggames.bsky.social launching next week. Both proved fun in some surprising ways, catching me off guard with the accelerating rhythm with low overhead, and of course their usual fantastic production. #boardgames

Had my first plays of @officedoggames.bsky.social’ new joint The Hobbit: There & Back Again. It’s beautifully packaged and gives some nice variety with the limited components, though given the production I expected a bit more. Still, a very nice, efficient design as one can expect from Knizia.

Oh shit, only fitting that after playing tons of games of Regicide in Germany (including on the way back) that we’d have legacy waiting for us upon returning home. Can’t think of a game I’m more excited to dive into in this back half of 2025.

So long Germany! It’s been a wonderful trip full of food, games and family!

Choco Leibniz & board games, could things get anymore German around here?

Yo @weirdgiraffegames.com, much love from Stuttgart.

First play of #faraway, another #boardgames pickup here in Germany and I’m at a loss. I can’t tell if it’s stunningly brilliant or efficient to the point of being meaningless, but it left me wanting to play again. I’ll report back after more research.

First game of Cities and it’s a hit! Fast, colorful, and with a bit of pepper, I’m seeing this one hitting the table on many future public game nights. #boardgames

Shoutout to Fantasy Empire, a lovely German FLGS in my brother’s town of Tubingen, a beautiful university town in Schwabia. The owner Kano was delightful and excited to tell me about his plans for Essen Spiel. Highly recommend you go if you’re in the area and love #boardgames.

Here we go, SHAW! #silksong

“How did you learn German?” “… Spiele.” #boardgames @lookoutgames.bsky.social

Playing German games in Germany, rocking Forest Shuffle by @lookoutgames.bsky.social

First half marathon done, absolutely gorgeous run in southern Germany with my little brother. A milestone for the both of us that I’m so glad we got to share.

Germany, here we come!

New review day! Legends of the Arena is a new small box project wearing its #smashbros inspiration on its cardboard sleeve. I wouldn’t call it a flawless execution, but easily one of the smarter and more faithful fighting game to #boardgames adaptations I’ve seen. youtu.be/_bo4Ss_Lvo0

I Stan for Jules. #everdellsilverfrost #boardgames

Update: I like it more than Everdell. More interesting than the base game,more focussed than the expansions, has a lot of great pressure through the snow while still being pliable enough to chase your dreams. The mountain *IS* awesome, but setup/take down *IS* stupid.

I’m not denying that new #Everdell Silverfrost is trading in its big-dumb-tree for a big-dumb-mountain, but it’s an undeniably pretty game that I’m stoked to play tonight. The original, though lovely, is starting to suffer under the weight of its content. Maybe this will be the fresh slate I need.

Tidal Blades 2 is everything I wanted out of Tidal Blades 1, and yet aside from theme they are nothing alike. Here’s our review of @druidcitygames.bsky.social’s new hit. #boardgames Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders - TCbH Review youtu.be/LAXBM5vQiCU

An oldie but a goodie is hitting the table tonight. Arkham and Eldritch definitely show their age but there’s something nice about the big swingy, strategy-by-way-of-dice-rolling-insanity mess it is, refusing to grovel at the alter of elegance. #boardgames #eldritchhorror

When you’re a scenario designer but also a middle schooler.

Big boxes are a gift and a curse. The nesting box is a good one, but calls into question the practice in general. Here’s our review! #boardgames Wingspan Nesting Box & the problem with "big boxes" - TCbH Review youtu.be/T6SagiJcrhQ

Having now finished the book I finally watched FX’s Shogun, and all I can say is that’s one of the best adaptations I’ve seen. I’ve heard great things about the 1980s miniseries too so I’ll check that out next, but what a conclusion!

Finally got around to checking out this gem I first saw in the hands of @proptartmn.bsky.social at PAX U last year. Here’s our review of Desperate Oasis by @dancassaro.bsky.social & Weast Coast. Desperate Oasis - TCbH Mini Review youtu.be/61SNbuaVh6g

What the man must know, the boy must learn. (Dude was stoked to kick Rageborn’s ass) #boardgames #aeonsend

What a lovely review to come across today. And yeah, I definitely didn't try to hide my admiration for Lords of Waterdeep in the Kinfire Council design.

New review day and it’s one of those games that I needed to talk about, Kinfire Council by @incredibledream.bsky.social Kinfire Council is the best game of 2025 (so far) - TCbH Review youtu.be/yYMz0tGaY-Y

Hope everyone had a great #gencon! I’m rounding out my Sunday with some solo Harmonies before catching Fantastic 4 with the fam later. Just had a 5 ☀️ game, so I got that going for me.