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.

That is not a catch, the ball moves after his "first" foot comes up. Inconsistent calls in the NFL, what's new?

Rydia from Final Fantasy IV from the Akiba crossover earlier this year. Now as a perler.

I need to break my morning soda habits, so I'm going to try switching to black coffee for way less calories. And if I'm going to do coffee, I'm going to do it right with @dragonroast.coffee

I have, in my hands, the hottest gift for Xmas. Yes, this is what every single person wants and I have it.

All set up! Come visit us at #PAX Unplugged booth #3233 - we are running demos of Mystic Curling Club, Chess Joker, and Good Puppers Too.

Sykon Cookies from the FFXIV Cookbook Vol. 2. They are butter cookies with cardamom & cinnamon with a fig jam in the center.

Missing PAX U for the first time in years, but it was the right decision. If any of my mutuals get an extra copy of the Ahri promo from Riftbound and could send it my way, it'd be appreciated.

U-Con is put away for 2025. See y'all for U-Con 2026.

Ever try and unload you tabletop convention and the elevators to your storage unit are locked in fire fighter mode? No? Welp, that's our current situation. Trying to get a hold of a person is nearly impossible, thanks to useless chatbots.

This will be the first NA Fan Fest that I won't be able to attend. Even if I did get picked (did not) it would have been a tough decision. Four in a row was a good streak.

Sometimes you just need to mentally relax with A Gentle Rain. Playing on my kotatsu, just missing a hot beverage.

Get notice from Riot that my @riftbound.riotgames.com order from them is shipping. But it's only one of the four items I ordered. It's also the starter deck I got at the release event I attended. Sigh. Have to wait before I can deck build since packs are either overpriced or not available.

October 2025 Game Plays. A few longer plays this month, now with Kingdom Death Monster becoming a regular game at the table.