Update: I was finally able to make reservations for August now that the park has opened back up since 4/1. It closed in January 2023 due to a slide on Highway 1.

Picked up “Otter” from @dylancoyle.bsky.social of Charming Games Collective at @gamemarketwest.bsky.social and couldn’t be more pleased after several three-person games. #boardgames BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...

Mahalo to RJ at Board Game Casual for letting me plug #SpielMas ⛄️ during @gamemarketwest.bsky.social in San Jose CA. #boardgames 🤙🏼 Scrubbing to 14:16!

Stop by @themisplay.com booth at @gamemarketwest.bsky.social and pick up a #SpielMas sticker. #boardgames

Fascinating story on @npr.org about ancient #boardgames and how to discover their rules. 1/4

Big thanks for the follow from @redraccoongames.bsky.social! My Mom grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the 40’s, and I have good friends in Decatur, so this one is extra special for me. Looking forward to celebrating #SpielMas in southern Illinois!

TBH that two-sided diatom looks like a 🏈 #SuperBowl #SuperBowlSunday #boardgames @sabrinac.bsky.social @ludoliminal.bsky.social @25thcentury.games

What game would you play with friends or family this weekend if you weren’t watching the big HandEgg 🏈 game? #boardgames #SpielMas

Got to play “In The Footsteps of Darwin” by @sorrywearefrench.bsky.social at a game night this week, and loved it. Fast teach, quick to play, lovely art. But the mechanism of sailing the HMS Beagle around a 3x3 grid was so good. Can wait to get back out to sea again! #boardgames

I got to play a four-person demo of Sanibel by @elizhargrave.bsky.social while at @gamesantacruz.bsky.social. Lovely to look at, very fun to play, and a part of the world unfamiliar to me. It’s what #boardgames should do: Take you away for 45 minutes to discover something novel!

Vote this up! It would add the ability to zoom in on the board, as you can in many other games in BGA. Bug report: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=194867 #boardgames

Played 7 Wonders Dice on #BoardGameArena and loved it. Very fast, although the details of the board are difficult to see in mobile. It felt like “Welcome To…The Wonders!” #boardgames

Tried out the Duel mode for Symbiose and instantly wanted to improve on the randomness of the face-down cards in the river. We ultimately liked this “consult” variant: boardgamegeek.com/thread/35389... #boardgames

Did you hear “Wait Wait” on @npr.org this week when a #boardgames question came up? Scrub to 29:13 for the skinny version of Mr. Potato Head.

Got to play Tokaido and Harmonies at my first IRL game night of the new year. All in preparation for the next #SpielMas ⛄️ festival! #boardgames

The #SpielMas ⛄️ festival was born during a annual camping trip at Limekiln State Park during the summer of 2020, just south of this slide. We formed a bubble, played #boardgames, and celebrated our remarkable privilege in the face of a pandemic.

Because of the generosity of Rio Grande Games during #Spielmas ⛄️, I have six sets of these titles to donate to a game group in the SF Bay Area to add to their library. Let me know if I can drive to your cafe/brewery where you play! #boardgames

I so appreciate your celebration, and your #SpielMas ⛄️ display full of pieces is proof of a festive time. FYI I see games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com in that stack!

on the sixth day of #spielmas I worked on New Years Eve. So I played games on my phone all evening!

What an interesting perspective on how and why to play #boardgames

Day 6 of #spielmas found us hosting a New Year’s Eve party, but we managed to play a couple of games of Splendor before things got super busy. Thanks to @haoleboygames.com for hosting another great year of @spielmas.com and thanks to everyone who participated and shared your fun photos! #boardgames

Day 6 of the @spielmas.com ⛄️ festival found us under the microscope looking for Diatoms from @sabrinac.bsky.social @ludoliminal.bsky.social and @25thcentury.games. #SpielMas #boardgames

Last day of the year and the sixth and last day of #spielmas Three different games played. Two making a reappearance but one new. So concludes my first Spielmas. It's been fun and a very good way to end this spectacular year. #boardgames

Our last board games of the year! Goodbye 2025, hello 2026. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and many good moments with board games 💜🥳 #Spielmas #BoardGames

On the fifth day of #spielmas my dear friends played with me... #dungeonsanddragons

As we close out the sixth-annual #SpielMas ⛄️ festival on Day 6, I hope you had fun. Take your celebrations and carry them into 2026. Make new connections with family and friends. And discover games all year long you’ll want play again during next year’s festival. Thank you for spreading your joy!

On the fourth day of #spielmas my true love played with me… #stardewvalleytheboardgame

Fourth day of #spielmas and what a day. Five different games played. We're gonna need a bigger hexagon. Size of game components does not reflect size of game but there are a few very obscure games this time around. #boardgames

Fifth day of #spielmas and I'm back at 3 different games but only one making a reoccurrence. Now there's only one day left of Spielmas and one day left of the year and then a big reveal as to why spielmas was pretty special to me this year. #boardgames

It’s Day 5 of the @spielmas.com festival, and I had a variety of game play with friends. I was able to get in nine holes at a local disc golf course. Then later that night, I joined my weekly online gaming group who has been gathering since 2020 and were the inspiration for #SpielMas ⛄️.

I was surprised for day 5 of #spielmas when my daughter, unprompted, grabbed Planet and Calico from my shelf and asked to play them. Planet has been sitting unplayed for a while, and I’d been wanting to teach my girls to play Calico, so we dove right in. #boardgames @spielmas.com

Day 4 of #spielmas found me home alone for most of the day but I didn’t let that stop me from celebrating. I played an epic game of Final Girl that came down to the final health tokens. After dinner, everybody was pretty tired but we managed to play a quick game of Flip 7. #boardgames @spielmas.com

Today is Day 4 of @spielmas.com , and I got to play Knitting Circle from @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social. As a fan of Calico, it all clicked really well. But omg it was still a brain burn. In a good way! Also got to use my @modernmeeple.bsky.social Gamey Susan! #SpielMas #boardgames

Third day of #spielmas and yet again three different games. One game makes a comeback from the first day of spielmas but the other two are new. #boardgames

On the Third day of #spielmas my siblings played with me… #marvel #Cosmicinvasion!

Day 4 of #SpielMas ☃️ Tonight we played a couple of nice shorter games, Second Chance, and Veggies 🎨🍄‍🟫 #BoardGames

We broke out a classic for #spielmas day 3. I haven’t played Carcassonne in 5 years so I sat down with my wife and kids and played a couple games. My youngest daughter won the first game and my eldest daughter won the second. #boardgames @spielmas.com

On Day 3 of the #SpielMas ⛄️ Festival, we woke early to learn and play Azure, one of the newest two-player #boardgames on #BoardGameArena.

Woops we're late to start this, but here's day 3 of #SpielMas ☃️ We played Carpe Diem by the fire, which is new favourite of ours! It's one we discovered during our advent calendar 😊 #BoardGames

The second day of #spielmas saw three different games played but no repeat games from the first day (also two of these were solo). #boardgames

#spielmas day 2 - Mountain Goats!

On the second day of #spielmas my dear friend played with me… #kingoftokyoduel #tictacko #mountaingoats

Day 2 of the @spielmas.com festival found us fishing in the shoals, repressing our regrets, and managing our madness. “Deep Regrets” was so much fun to learn, from its table presence to the game play. Can’t wait to get back in the boat! #spielmas #boardgames #tabletopgames

Day 2 of #spielmas was celebrated with family over a game of The Gallerist. Quite a bit heavier than the games we played yesterday, but I’ve been wanting to get this to the table again for some time. #boardgames @spielmas.com

On the First Day of #spielmas, my true love played with me, #theSIMs #BoardGame!

I'm in the homestretch of a special board game year. What better way to celebrate it than by participating in #spielmas On this first day of spielmas I played three different games.

Day 1 is in the books! #SpielMas ⛄️

Day 1 of #SpielMas ⛄️ found us learning and playing “Isle of Cats Duel” in-person. Loved the Tetris vibe, just enough interactivity, and saving cats from doom is always preferable. #boardgames

Welcome to the sixth-annual #SpielMas ⛄️ festival. Let the celebrations begin! #boardgames

You could serve appetizers with that #SpielMas ⛄️ display! #boardgames