We saw that and kept expecting them to dance.

I got SETI to the table last night. Figuring out this game is so much fun. I won, but with a score (167) that was a good bit lower than the last time I played, when I came in second place. Very excited to give this one another go and see if I can improve.

We enjoyed our first play of Wingspan Americas! I love the vibe of the hummingbirds flitting back and forth. I was also excited to see the Bat Falcon in the new cards—it was one of a few lifers I picked up during our fall break cruise to Mexico. Also, we ended with a tie, 103-103!

A board game “review” which is really just a how-to-play. Sigh.

Who will be crowned as our favorite Unmatched fighter? Today on the podcast, we report on the second half of our Unmatched tournament, from the quarterfinals to the finals! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2292265/epis...

Who will be crowned as our favorite Unmatched fighter? Today on the podcast, we report on the second half of our Unmatched tournament, from the quarterfinals to the finals! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2292265/epis...

It was a very good month in gaming, even with the four day gaming weekend canceled due to snow and ice. Honestly, the weekend wouldn’t have added that many plays, since each of the plays would’ve been three hours long!

Four and a half days without power. Then the power comes on. Then Wingspan Americas shows up! Props to Trenton the FedEx driver for making it happen today.

Thanks to this winter storm, my friends and I have cancelled our long-planned board gaming weekend at a cabin in a state park near here. Sigh. Here in middle Tennessee, we just don't have the infrastructure for snow and ice. And none of us wanted to get trapped at the cabin for days!

Ordered! Very excited to explore this expansion with Emily!

And tonight we finished our 2025 Unmatched tournament, only a few weeks into 2026! 😜 Stay tuned to the podcast to find out who our all-time favorite Unmatched fighter is!

Just two games at game night last night, but two very good ones! I might have shouted “I’m a brave prairie witch!” once twice. Broom Service, which I hadn’t played in _ages_, plus Space Explorers with a few expansion modules and my fun playmat.

SETI! I’m playing through the solo game so I can make sure I know the rules. Later this month, I’m spending a weekend in a cabin with ten friends playing board games. I’ll definitely want to get this game to the table!

Drop some WHEELS

We got the 3yo Cascadia Jr. for Christmas, and he loves it! So do we. We can play it in 20 minutes, which is exactly as long as his attention span.

From Board Game Arena: "In 2025, you played an impressive 325 tables! This places you in the top 10% of all BGA players!" I'm not sure if I'm proud of that or not. 😜

The very first game I gave my nephew, I think back in 2016, was Ticket to Ride. We broke it out yesterday for my first play in a very long time. Naturally, he crushed us. I forgot you could get 67 points on the LA-Miami connection!

And here’s my 2025 year in review. That’s 275 plays, up from 229 the year before, mainly because the 3yo is a regular at the table now! Also, I played with 73 people this year! Board games are about community for me.

Let’s start with December! Twenty different games isn’t half bad!

The nephew loves Kingdomino, so I thought it was time to teach him Middle Ages, which has similar vibes. He loved it. And won his first game against me, naturally. (We played Unmatched right after, where I made sure to keep him humble.)

Just finished a very fun game of Fit to Print with the niblings. I didn’t get a photo, but I did get some audio of our reporting and layout phases. I’m excited to cover this game on the podcast in the new year.

I’ve been having fun looking through my board game photos from the year. Here are nine games that were new to me in 2025. See the alt text for the list.

The new Wingspan expansion coming January 21st features South America, Central America, and the Caribbean! Watch the @stonemaiergames.com live stream now! www.youtube.com/live/7rREr_m...

It was two or three years ago that I got my nephew Flipships for his birthday. He had never played it until tonight when we finally tried it out. So much fun! Definitely worth the wait. #BoardGames #UncleLife

The 3yo’s second attempt at Santorini went much better than his house-toppling first attempt. This time he teamed up with his brother, and he only knocked things down once or twice! #BoardGames #DadLife

At long last, we have arrived at the final day of Best Week 2025. To the surprise of myself-minus-a-few-years, today I'm celebrating the best games that let me spend a few quality minutes with my daughters. Read the list here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/30/b...

I’ve been having fun looking through my board game photos from the year. Here are nine games that were new to me in 2025. See the alt text for the list.

This isn’t all the games we reviewed on the podcast this year, but it’s a lot of them! How many can you name?

Visiting family and came across this 1964 edition of Sorry. It’s very stylish.

Why they keep letting us land planes is beyond me, but we did it again! Our first “exceptional conditions” landing (one of the yellow ones) and we successfully parked the plane at London Heathrow. #SkyTeam

Still mad at the finale of Veronica Mars.

We’ve played twice more since then. The 3yo now requests the “cat game”! But Calico is a little long for his attention span, even playing it using the family variant. Can y’all recommend similar games that have shorter play times?

Since there’s only so much Hoot Owl Hoot a dad can take, we introduced the 3yo to Calico tonight. He played along with the family variant pretty well! Naturally, the 12yo won. #BoardGames #DadLife

Today on the podcast, I review Imhotep, my favorite @philwh.bsky.social game! Players step into the sandals of the original Imhotep to build pyramids and obelisks and other great monuments. It’s a tight, interactive game, and I can’t get enough of it. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2292265/epis...

Today on the podcast, I review Imhotep, my favorite @philwh.bsky.social game! Players step into the sandals of the original Imhotep to build pyramids and obelisks and other great monuments. It’s a tight, interactive game, and I can’t get enough of it. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2292265/epis...

I finally got Trickadee to the table! A little bit of tricktaking and lot of adorable birds made for a fun play.

Imhotep! Getting a play in with friends as a way to prep for my next podcast episode. This game is so good.

Evening soccer practice for the teenager means two-player games with the 12yo! Christmas Patchwork and (her favorite) Royal Visit.

I’m am stuck on deciding what game to cover next in the podcast. Here are my most played games of 2025. Which one that I haven’t covered should I review next?

November was a big month for games! Lots of #Thanksgaming, plus Tennessee Game Days, a regular monthly game nights, and more! My favorite new games were (very different) Duel for Cardia and SETI. I would gladly play either again!

Six-player Fit to Print! The real-time element makes for a lot of fun with cousins. We’ll have to cover this on the podcast soon.

Some post-Thanksgiving Nidavellir! Played twice this weekend. Got a different rule wrong each time. I’m so used to Board Game Arena keeping track of things for me!

We had a Clank in Space rematch and this time I edged out the nephew. He was one space away from safety (and a win on points) when the assassins took him out. As he quickly point out, this was my first win of the weekend.

Played Clank in Space last night with the nephew. To my knowledge, he hasn’t played the game since last December, but that didn’t stop him from cleaning our clocks. 150-0-0. He pulled off a seven-move turn to scoop me on the 30-point artifact. It was a beat down. I have trained him well.

A very satisfying game of Root tonight! Each of us one turn away from winning, but I edged it out with the Woodland Alliance. Gotta love those 11-point turns near the end!

I have really enjoyed Nidavellir on BGA, but I was hesitant to play a physical copy because of all the math. But when I saw a used copy for 20 bucks, I couldn’t pass it up. We played it tonight and it was very smooth! Not computing our scores along the way made the finale more exciting.

“Posts with audio can get more reach.” Only because you set up your dumb algorithms that way, Instagram. Also no one I know uses Instagram with their volume turned on.

Okay, I'm ready to play SETI again. (I have no idea when I'll play SETI again.)

I played SETI last night! And, yes, it’s just as good as everyone says.

New episode! We’re making movies and calling each other communists in Hollywood 1947 from Facade Games! With guest reviewer and future lawyer, the 12yo! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2292265/epis...