Between family vacation and other things, board games have been a lot less than normal in April. Significant amount of solo play. #BGStats

Sure is great to wake up every morning this week and see gas prices up each day going to work.

In a project in Taiwan, they considered refining the AI ​​without my permission. They even used the AI ​​(which had been fed my rough drafts) in the instructions, which I had already asked them to stop doing. This is my failure to build trust.

The Ironmouse mini concert at #FFXIVFanFest was phenomenal. Great use of talented people in a very fun way. Copilot jokes fell completely flat, as they should. We're not laughing.

Welp, Jollibee was within work driving distance, so I went ahead and got lunch with the #JollibeexFFXIV promotion

Trying to do one productive thing each evening. That way, it doesn't feel like I'm wasting each evening doing nothing. Also trying to make up for no longer having WFH time to slip in chores during a work break.

With the no repeats additional requirement, here's my list of fav video game stuff:

Leaders and Best in Men's Basketball #GoBlue

Survived Orlando Spring Break

It's interesting seeing people talking about the Challenger tragedy with this launch. My elementary teacher was a finalist for Teacher In Space. If she won, we'd have been in Cape Canaveral for the launch. We watched live on TV instead. It's okay not to win, sometimes it is for the best.

Finally finished my Lady Death Watch Kill Team project.

Struggling to shake off the melancholy tonight. Last week's vacation doesn't go as planned, have to go back to work, next vacation already looks like I have to not step on eggshells. Can it be May?

Glad I have friends who understand leaving an event early to not get others sick is the right decision.

Trying to stay up later due to the time change. No, not DST. The flight out west to Vegas in a couple of days, which is directly opposite of the DST time change. My body is not going to be happy.

Not thrilled with the pricing for Detroit SportsNet, the new home of Red Wings and Tigers video broadcasts. It's the same price as the old system, no guarantee that the Pistons come over either. I didn't like the price with the Pistons and this is less product.

February 2026 #BGStats

Regime change via abduction is not acceptable. Regime change via murder is not acceptable. History has shown that destabilization of countries has been a terrible decision long term.

Describe your sub-hobby... I glue plastic and resin pieces together and paint them. Someday I might get to play with them.

Paging @tableflipsyou.bsky.social for the picture of the Monopoly Token Advent Calendar in the article. That and the Monopoly Deal No Mercy edition.

Started painting my Celestian Insidiants Kill Team. First pic was my Warrior test. Made some changes which get reflected in the Cremator. Hope to work on the rest during the week.

Bagels.

Late pre-orders are now open for Mystic Curling Club! Now, you too can show "lets go!" after making a shot, in the comfort of your own home and game night! mystic-curling-club.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Joy. It brings joy.

NBC can't even do the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics live right. Friends in Europe get things live and we get US commercials. Capitalism is not the Olympic Spirit.

Watching an interview about Dreadball All Stars from @manticgames.bsky.social and this sounds like a great fit for The Brothers Murph to cover as board gamers. Nick paints minis and really wanted to try Blood Bowl. This seems like a great launching point into this style of game.

Any company that lets me opt out of Valentine's advertising will get more of my business. I don't want to see it. It's a real downer for some of us.

I feel bad for not supporting local artists at an artist alley but it takes a lot for me to be in touch with most art pieces. Tried a second serious walk through and once again failed to find anything of interest.

January 2026 board game plays #BGStats

Remember, your 4 year old's Lemonade Stand is more profitable than Open AI.

I love getting a snow forecast for 2-8 inches of snow. It's clearly a sign that the weather models are all over the place and have no consensus on behavior. What I do know is to plan anything for that day would be foolhardy.

With these very low temps, I would like to wear a balaclava to keep my head covered and warm. Except it's the defacto garb for terrible US organizations and I don't want to look like those losers at all.

Héra, the Bride of Death mini from the Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim game. Also as seen in the movie

Every single TV and cable station running the ICE commercials should immediately apologize to their audience and pull the ads. Running ads for an org that murders people in the streets is not acceptable.

We can't even get three days into the new year without the US committing war crimes. Geez.

Had a weird theme for a board game. The idea is that players are grifters trying to make money by fooling others into believing in false things. But I also want people to feel bad doing it. You can win, but at what cost? It is just a game, or is it?

Here are the highlights of my 2025 board games played. Fellowship Trick Taking is each hand and Slay the Spire is each Act.

Walked by Richard Petty while at work. I said hello, he said hello back. The person I was with had no idea whom that was.

The amount of new video gaming in 2025 for me was so low that I can't even put together a top ten that I'd have confidence in right now. Have a handful of titles which could make the list but need more play.

If I've learned nothing over the holidays, it's that the prize prices on Price Is Right are either completely made up or inflation is way worse in California.

I am not into self harm, so I turned off the Lions game.

I really don't like this. Inserting something that's innately racist into another culture isn't right. The Old Ones of El Dorado needs to ditch the Cthulhu mythos @drandagames.bsky.social

My disaster with perler beads makes it look like Bluey got Thanos'd. "I don't feel so good, Bingo..."

Origins, can't even open badge sales properly. Good job, GAMA.

Ahi tuna steak, rice, and edamame. Aldi had the tuna steaks, figured it'd be good smoked, sure was.

WTF UPS? I see your delivery photo and it's the wrong house. When I try to report that, it says "ground saver is not eligible" for claims.

November 2025 game plays: When you help run a gaming convention, means a bit less game time. Snow storm cancelling a game night hurts, too. #BGStats

I'm more frustrated with having to cancel board game night due to incoming snow than I am with the football game results. Snow started early, too.

#GoBlue #BeatOhio

Yes, Ford Field, the striped team indeed does suck.