Someone is R'lyeh looking forward to Christmas... #cthluhu #boardgame

Found a sealed copy of Forbidden Stars for a decent price. I'm calling it karma for when I sold mine for a similarly decent price 5 years ago... Haven't played 40k since childhood but still appreciate the lore, and Corey Konieczka has made some of my favourite games already... #boardgames

Had a cancellation for game night so pivoted from the planned game to some more Vantage. Finished up early so decided to get my favourite filler Campy Creatures by @keymastergames.bsky.social to the table! Really fun bluffing and bidding game with some obviously excellent theming. #boardgames

Tried Vantage today from @stonemaiergames.com games, spoilers in the pictures! I was wary going in but should have known we'd be in good hands - the game itself is unusual and not what I anticipated at all. Can't really explain without spoilers but we loved it, a definite recommend! #boardgames

Waste Knights 2nd ed. this evening for a refresher solo game. I was thinking about moving this one on, but there is something pleasing about the resource management, card play and narrative elements that makes me want to try again with a group. How did it go? Killed by a Drop Bear. #boardgamesky

Just Bandit, doing Bandit stuff... #dogsofbluesky

Clank! In! Space! this evening. Haven't played this in 2 years but still found it enjoyable. Straight deck builders are a little lacking nowadays, so appreciate the extra things this game brings into it. Eradicus got me a space away from escape, revenge for his earlier defeat... #boardgamesky

Played a game of Star Wars Outer Rim, which hasn't hit the table since it was released 6 years ago... Forgot how good this game is and the fun of the narrative dissonance that can occur (Solo took a job from Grand Admiral Thrawn in one notable!). Won't wait 6 years to play again! #boardgamesky

Played V-Sabotage today - WWII commandos is definitely a theme I love in gaming, but it fell flat for me in solo a few months ago. Today we played a 4 player game and it really revealed the enjoyment - we failed today but it captured a place in the collection for future missions! #boardgamesky

Finally going through it: 9 years of obsessive collecting/not knowing what to say I would like as a gift so just say Blood Bowl... Plus the remains of my old collection. Haven't played in 30 years, but with the new box coming out 2026 will be different, right?... Right? #bloodbowl #boardgamesky

Haven't painted in a while so eased back into #shadowsofbrimstone Forbidden Fortress with the living statues - didn't like the verdigris effect from a bottle so went with copper and a green dry brush, then copper again. May add an ink to force the details like the art, can't decide. #boardgamesky

"Death has come to your little table, Sheriff..." Played Halloween on Halloween! Myers won both games, the second came down to the last turn before Laurie was killed on the way to the escape vehicle. One of the great licenced games for play matching theme, thoroughly recommended! #boardgamesky

Excellent game of Fury of Dracula tonight; after a scuffle in Sofia with Lord Godalming and Mina Harker, Dracula fled across Northern Europe only to be hunted down by Dr Seward in Bordeaux. Not the most elegant of hidden movement games, but will always remain in the collection! #boardgamesky

Played some Mansions of Madness today, in what the app tells me was the first time in nearly a year! Enjoy getting this to the table but the scenario (Dark Reflections) felt a little bit flat - not terrible, but not one I would return to with more interesting choices available. #boardgamesky

Great night at the board game club, played Wasteland Express Delivery Service as the main event, then a couple of games of Campy Creatures. Let the Bandit down with some terrible dice rolls and came last in WEDS, but managed a win in CC with a formidable collection of assistants! #boardgamesky

Playing The Dark Quarter by @luckduckgames.bsky.social to see if I want to paint up the miniatures ahead of a campaign - definitely feels like something I will enjoy, keeping it light on written and photo spoilers - planning for more this evening so I suppose the answer will be yes! #boardgamesky

After Aliens finished up early last night, it seemed like a good opportunity to try out the newly arrived Shallow Regrets by @tettix.bsky.social - pleased to add another reliable, enjoyable and actually under 15 minutes game to the collection for exactly these occasions! #boardgamesky

Final game of Aliens:AGDitC by @galeforcenine.bsky.social - mission 5: Sulaco! With Ripley captured, Vasquez had to step into the Power Loader with support from Hudson, Apone, Ferro and Frost. Drake was sucked out the airlock, but they ejected the Queen in the end! Final score: 21 #boardgamesky

Ran some games of Cthulhu Death May Die for www.easthertsgamers.co.uk charity day for Mind (the mental health charity) which in hindsight may not have been entirely appropriate, but everybody had fun! Saw some other great games being played, and also did quite well in the raffle! #boardgamesky

#ArkhamHorror today, The Key and the Gate scenario! First time dealing with the Silver Twilight Lodge (despite seeing them mentioned across the IP) this one had some interesting wrinkles along the way (without spoiling anything!) but wasn't too difficult for new investigators. #boardgamesky

Played some solo Nemesis today, to try out the new 'constructs' pack and make some judgements on painting the miniatures. Not sure I'm sold on the escape pods/engines/coordinate computer - they look great on the table but not sure they add anything apart from fiddliness... #boardgamesky

My current #shelfies, post the great carpeting upheaval - I think this is happiest I've been with them in a while... We won't discuss the Cupboard of Misfit Games™... #boardgamesky

For those in the #hertfordshire area our local boardgame group is holding a day for www.mind.org.uk in two weeks time! Details: www.easthertsgamers.co.uk/charitygames..., still space in my evening Cthulhu: Death May Die game! There's also a raffle, with great prizes! #boardgamesky

Another session of Aliens from @galeforcenine.bsky.social - mission 4: Retrieve With Spunkmeyer standing in for Hicks, the group managed an escape. Frost killed an alien that burst through a door to nearly kill Newt, but sadly Ripley was captured by the Queen! Total lost cards: 33 #boardgamesky

Haven't played much of anything in the last few weeks due to covid, but have just moved all my boardgames into my office so the flooring can be redone downstairs. Hoping that this gives me impetus to sort them properly and maybe move some on, but that's a later battle! #boardgamesky

Got Auztralia to the table today - one of Martin Wallace's lesser known titles, but always great! Definitely the most unusual Cthulhu themed game in my collection, and the only railway game - the action selection mechanism is excellent, with each action's time affecting turn order. #boardgamesky

Continuing Aliens: AGDitC by @galeforcenine.bsky.social with Mission 3: Survive! Ripley managed to melee the facehuggers like an ultimate badass, before the dropship was called on turn 4. Unfortunately, Hicks got waylaid on approach to the exit and was killed. Total cards lost: 23 #boardgamesky

Delighted to be mentioned at the beginning of the frankly excellent @thesecretcabal.bsky.social podcast's Lords of the Dungeon for pointing out archaic vulgarity in British slang purloined by an RPG setting - my ascendants would be proud! (or call me a berk, more likely...) #rpg #boardgamesky

Things were going smoothly until four mobsters tried to corner Zoey and her trusty machete in the Clover Club - suffice to say the O'Bannions now have some vacancies and our gals some new enemies. Perhaps a stroll around the Miskatonic U Campus will lighten the mood? #boardgamesky #arkhamhorror

Starting a 3-handed run of the Dunwich Legacy today, with 3 investigators I've never used - feels strange to be stepping out here without at least Roland, Ashcan or Jenny in tow, but fancied trying out the other options before I start my permadeath run on this... #arkhamhorror #boardgamesky

For those in the UK our local boardgame group is holding a day for www.mind.org.uk Details: www.easthertsgamers.co.uk/charitygames..., I'll be running afternoon and evening Cthulhu: Death May Die. There's also a raffle, fabulous prizes to be won! (Always enjoy saying that)... #boardgamesky

Well it took most of the day and some heavy leaning on ArkhamDB.com but I have 2 decks per box for the first 10 investigators with minimal card swapping between them (no more than six) - This means the next time I get the urge (or someone wants to try it) I am ready! #boardgamesky #arkhamhorror

Sorting all my Arkham Horror cards and building a few decks for Dunwich Conspiracy - when buying I sorted and alphabetised all the sets I've opened, not appreciating my brain wouldn't be able to process such a large pool - so back they go into their appropriate sets... #boardgamesky #arkhamhorror

Had an excellent couple of games of Cthulhu Death May Die this afternoon - had to document Walter's last stand - fortunately Hastur fell soon afterwards to an enraged Albert Einstein... #boardgamesky

Dexterity games remain in my youth as a past-time; but it was a game I owned and loved as a child so I couldn't say no to this updated version of "The Game of #Jaws" from #neca! Will likely see some play as a filler, or with those who don't like boardgames (but do like drinking!) #boardgamesky

Had an enjoyable afternoon learning Star Trek: Captain's Chair by @wizkids.bsky.social, in fact I'm going again to better my score. Enjoying how the effects are fitted to the characters, like Bruce Maddox working with Synthetics, and "Bad-miral" Pressman being shady around cloaking! #boardgamesky

More #ShadowsOfBrimstone Forbidden Fortress miniatures painted - Tengu, Acid Blobs and Bone Eaters. Think I will focus on getting the core box minis completed before doing any more extra enemy packs, but the 'eaters were some low hanging fruit with most of it completed by airbrush. #boardgamesky

Sprayed some base colours on more #ShadowsOfBrimstone Forbidden Fortress stuff today. The green of the acid blobs is almost glow-in-the-dark, hoping the wash will probably calm it down some, although it is pretty close to the art! #miniaturepainting #boardgamesky

Continued Aliens:AGDitC by @galeforcenine.bsky.social with mission 2.5: escape! We had a bad run of dice rolls trying to fix the APC (until Vasquez had to abandon the turret to show the boys how it's done!) and Burke was killed during the run to the drop ship! Total cards lost: 16 #boardgamesky

A chef, a mobster and a magician walk into an inmsmouth guesthouse before all hell breaks loose... Yep, it's Arkham Horror 3rd edition - Calvin and Tommy filled in for the dead and mad (respectively) Dexter and Michael towards the end but Zoe still managed to defeat Dagon and Hydra! #boardgamesky

Calling this one done as I'm busy until game night where it plays a starring role. Learnt some hard lessons about flat surfaces and washes along the way (this is the first vehicle I have painted in over 30 years!). Good enough for (colonial) government work! #boardgamesky #miniaturepainting

Forgot to mention - if you want a playlist for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (or any apocalypse gaming really!), here's mine. I've a few more on there for different games/styles as well, all lyrics free as I find it hugely distracting. #boardgamesky open.spotify.com/playlist/5Up...

I'm in The Zone! I went through the tutorial for S.T.A.L.K.E.R... and it did not disappoint! Excited to explore this one further, the rules feel strategic (and has noise/stealth mechanisms which is always popular with me!) - this has just jumped to the top of the paint queue! #boardgamesky

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. the board game has arrived, in a box that can only be described as a whopper - never played the video game but the IP/style of game certainly felt up my irradiated alley. I'm not sure if I'll be able to fight the urge to get this straight to the table this weekend! #boardgamesky

More Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps last night - Mission 2: Escape! We had an extra player who elected to take Drake, and the Marines fought their way out with no casualties - although things got decidedly dicey for Gorman alone at the APC... Lost cards: 11 #Boardgamesky #Aliens

Getting a bit more confident with the airbrush now, and thought the Bone Eaters from Shadows of Brimstone would be an excellent chance to try applying another colour before the brushwork. Pretty pleased for a first attempt at this! #miniaturepainting #boardgamesky #shadowsofbrimstone

I'm always in the mood for painting when the weather doesn't support it, so I got up early to use the airbrush for some undercoating on the APC from Aliens: AGDitC. Will do the top coat tomorrow, along with some very patient Shadows of Brimstone models! #boardgamesky #miniaturepainting

Forgot to share a picture of the eponymous big fella from CMON's Cthulhu Death May Die, after all the great work from @berzerkerwargaming.bsky.social! When he's not being used for gaming, he'll be watching over me in the home office (28mm cultists for scale ref!) #cthulhudeathmaydie #boardgamesky

Just noticed "while stocks last" on the latest Blood Bowl resin, I think for the first time? Is this them sign posting it's only getting a single print run? It's not on any of the other Star Players it seems, nor has been in the past... #bloodbowl #warhammer #gamesworkshop #boardgamesky

We started the campaign for Aliens: AGDitC tonight at the local gaming club. Ripley, Hudson, Hicks, Gorman, Frost and Vasquez managed to extract Newt with no loss to personnel or cards. Great game, but don't expect such luck at the atmosphere processing station next time! #aliens #boardgamesky