My #bgstats graphic for 2025. I played #boardgames with (at least) 167 people this year. 127 different games played a total of 353 times; 55 games were new (for me). Still never been a cylon…. honest. #sosayweall

Another #boardgame off the #shelfofshame Tempus by #MartinWallace is a 2-5 player civ-lite game published in 2006. Graphics wise it shows its age. It does give the 4x feel in a few hours. I'd play it again. Perhaps I won't wait 14 years. That's how long I have owned my copy.

Have a perfectly good Win10 computer that will not upgrade to Win11 due to not being super duper? Check Windows Updates to see if ESU is an option. If so you can get another year of vital Win10 security fixes. How many folks have spent money on replacing perfectly puters when they did not need too?

Donating at the food bank, standing on a freeway overpass, waving signs, and trying to be optimist about our futures. We did fireworks last night. How did you celebrate Independence Day? #nokings

Who knew Twitter was around back then.

So glad that the local #NoKings day protests were staggered that allowed us to attend more than one of the many events. Great engagement with the general public. The cacophony of car horns was exhilarating. It was good to see such a wide mix taking part including families with kids. #VenturaCounty

#ConquestVentura tabletop gaming con dates have been announced for the 26-27th July 2025 in beachy downtown Ventura, CA. I’ll be there for the #boardgames!

#rugbysevens tournament yesterday in #Moorpark, CA. A great atmosphere and great on-pitch action in the local public park. #VenturaCountryRugbyClub

Some random pics from yesterday. A Monarch Butterfly caterpillar chilling on a plant and a glorious view of the western sky. Things will get better folks.

My games are manufactured in the United States. It is incredibly expensive to produce, there is almost no profit margin, we cannot distribute in stores, and I get frequent complaints about component quality for the pricepoint that allows us to eke out a living... in Detroit, a cheap place to live. 🧵

there's a US-based online retailer who has a habit of selling used & incomplete copies of our games as "new in shrink" - we have never & will never sell to them - leading to customers writing to us for redress & by all accounts they're supposed to be nice people but they're a real pain in my ass

Whatever reason it is… and there are too many to list here. Make a sign and attend a local event. Bring US flags too. Show folks how real patriots act while holding a peaceful and civil event. #HandsOff #ConejoValley #VenturaCounty #ThousandOaks

Does anyone have photos of Blood & Treasure from recent conventions that they would be comfortable with me posting on BGG? I would like to update the BGG page before posting design diary entries. Please feel free to comment or DM😉

#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks I especially like #boardgames designs where I can do well despite my poor luck with dice. #DiceHateMe One such game is Kingsburg. I lost by a single point. GG. #conejovalley #gamenight #venturacounty #thingstodo

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Install the latest Tabletop Simulator hotfix today to get the latest functionality! #tabletopsimulator #boardgames #AprilFools #onlinetablegames #SleeveEverything

Board game bluesky, help this person out!

We’ve had the vouchers for years, way back in lockdown. With mild weather and half-term it was time to go. The gardens are full of blooms with copious amounts of Wisteria. Glorious. All in all a nice day trip to The Huntington library and gardens near Pasadena, CA

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23rd times lucky I guess. After so many plays I finally win at the hybrid #eurogame / #wargame #boardgame Wings For The Baron. Design &market aircraft in WW1 Germany. The winner has the highest amount of gold and paper money. Inflation will erode the worth of paper money as the game progresses. 1/

#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks A very wide range of games were played last night. From simple card games, meaty euros, and we even snuck in a historical consim aka #wargame. Good times! #conejovalley #gamenight #venturacounty #thingstodo

Any fans of this policy able to explain it? - Navajo code talkers were DEI hires? - Recounting them disadvantages white code talkers? - Removing rebel statues "erases history" but this does not? www.axios.com/local/salt-l...

#VCSBG Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer at Pedals & Pints in #thousandoaks Harmonies and Medici, two great games with striking table presence hit the table. Lancaster, Deception Murder in Hong Kong, and Clank! Catacombs were also played. #conejovalley #gamenight #venturacounty #thingstodo

Seems reasonable Vive la France!

Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup in #thousandoaks A bunch of new, to us, gamers and one new/old game in Black Gold. Find, extract, and sell oil in 1920s Texas. It’s a wild ride with fluctuating prices. Too random for some perhaps. #venturacounty #gamenight

Clank! Legacy 2 #boardgame continued with game 6 aka Clank Candyland. 1 set such a high bar and it’s tough to do more without throwing the kitchen sink at the system. Clank! still goes with pun loaded references and I wonder how many more (good ones) they can come up with? #boardgames #ClankLegacy

#bgstatsapp #boardgame grid for February A few #boardgames were brought out after 10+ years to see if they still work. Hamburgum and Redneck Life still hit the spot for vastly different reasons. Walk the Plank did not work. Some clever ideas but implementation was fiddly. So out it went.

Tuesday night #boardgames & #craftbeer with the #VCSBG meetup With 20 in attendance we snuck in a 2-player #boardgame with Twilight Struggle. Meanwhile a whole bunch of multiplayer games were played. We finished with a few rounds of Codenames. #thingstodo #gamenight #conejovalley

It’s going to be tough. But we can do it! #BuyNoBoardGames3DayChallenge #boardgames

We're celebrating, as ever, the start of Super Bowl 2025 with this Superb Owl. 🦉

uesday night #boardgames & #craftbeer with the #VCSBG meetup As is normal we had some folks play one #boardgame in the whole evening, some play two, while others play a bunch. That's the benefit of having a good sized group & 6 tables at the same time. #thingstodo #gamenight #conejovalley

Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks A fun game of AuZtralia with 4 players. It’s a blast of a #martinwallace design. Other tables played Rebirth Ireland ,Yokohama, and Merchants of the Dark Road. #boardgame

Next Saturday 8th Feb 2025 is the SDHISTCON Winter 25 online board gaming con. The Wargame Bootcamp is holding a special online training event on Friday, the day BEFORE the con. Read on… #hexesforever #wargamebootcamp #boardgames #historicalboardgames

Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks A bunch of the newbies are now regulars. Welcome folks. I got to play a few old games like The Field of the Cloth of Gold, Ivanhoe, and Vegas. First play for me of 60 Second City #boardgame.

The listing for the first of a dozen plus signed Jackie Fox promo cards for Rock Hard: 1977, which I'm auctioning off for L.A. fire relief, is now live. Thank you @devirgames.bsky.social for providing the cards and thank you to all bidders in advance for your generosity! www.ebay.com/itm/14634635...

Pics of #boardgames at ConQuest Ventura yesterday. It’s is a 3 day #tabletopgaming con in Ventura, CA. #SoCalWargamers came up from LA and beyond. Members of my local #VCSB group also attended. It was good to see a bunch of folks I don’t see very often. #ConQuestVentura #boardgame #VenturaCounty

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Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB in #thousandoaks The new year has brought an influx of newcomers. We always have a bunch of suitable games at hand that we can teach with ease & confidence. And lot's of more complex and longer games for others. #boardgame #ConejoValley

#tabletop #boardgames minis and RPGs in sunny #Ventura next weekend. With a generous portion of the weekend pass cost going to help folks affected by the LA fires. #VCSB #boardgame #ConQuestVentura

We started the Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated - Darkest Magic #boardgame Phew, what a long title. The art style may be different but the content is top notch with legacy game content. Stickers, new mechanics, scratch off cards, and writing on stuff. And cats of course. #boardgame

On Tuesday night a fire had broken out 30 miles away in Pacific Palisades. My power went out at 1am and only just came back. Losing power was merely an inconvenience compared to watch others are experiencing. Stay safe folks. 👍 Cheers to the emergency services and other organizations 👍

While the winds whipped around outside the #VCSB played #boardgames on Tuesday night. Games played included: Life of the Amazonia, Qwixx, Spacebase, Nucleum Australia, Cosmic Encounter, Combat Commander Europe x2, Tsuro x2, Hickory Dickory, Vegas, & Red Flag over Paris. #boardgame #hexesforever

#SoCalWargamers at Geeky Teas in Burbank yesterday. The main #boardgame was Purple Haze. It’s a mission driven sort-of RPG. No spoilers but the gang had fun. #BoardWargames for 7 is tough. Karl had brought along Alliances block game by Columbia Games on the Napoleonic Wars. I found it very meh.

My #boardgame plays for 2024 via the #bgstats year graphic. Lots of new #boardgames along with firm faves. Still never been a cylon in #battlestargalactica board games. #sosayweall Good times.

Last #boardgame new arrival of 2024. At least the FedEx guy knew what he was delivering. The Other Side of the Hill is a 2-4 player #boardwargame on the German high command in WW2. There are co-op and competitive modes, and solo too.

🎉 Happy New Year 🎉 Especially to those who will play #boardgames tonight. Endeavor to interrupt your #boardgame to momentarily celebrate at midnight.

The short-ish road trip today to the Warner Bros studio tour in sunny Burbank. At least #StarsHollow was open this time. So we skipped most of the other content to concentrate on the Gilmore Girls area we missed before. #TeamJess

Boxing Day of gaming aka #BoxingDOG was 8 hours of #boardgames for the #VCSBG group I managed to play 5 different games including one #boardgame new to me in Rebirth designed by #reinerkniza . As expected it was mechanically simple but lots of tough mathematical choices. Good times.

Cali Day IPA #craftbeer by Tarantula Hill Brewing on Crimbo Day.