Americans; I am travelling over for PAXU and also a bit of 'hangin about'. i'm gonna b flying in to New York and out of Philadelphia. how likely am I to be absolutely shafted by 'planes'. just preparing my bod for languishing in airports in advance.

solid snake? the secret is, of course, fiber

tom & matt were at essen spiel 2025

if someone hits me with a pronounced "HOWEVER" during a rules teach i start salivating like pavlov's fuckin loser

GOATED LINEUP

would you like to own two of the best games yet made? yes. and you can.

going 2 essen wot should i play

been off sick this week so have naturally been playing dark souls 2. it's good. but i'm doing a fists only build so the best part is when i say 'these are the moves of the diamond hand' and apply magic ooze to my weapon. but it's my right hand only so i just have one glowing hand. the diamond hand.

big review! The Old King's Crown is absolutely fabulous. A sparkling bit of design that i went a bit mad trying to capture on video. this is a very, very special game made by people who care tremendously. check it the HECK out !!

peep the wares of the dungeon

It's time for another round of COOL GAMES! Featuring modern arcade bangers, thrills for your Mac and Steam Deck, and glistening recommendations from @videogamesarebad.co.uk and @buliaros.bsky.social. Check it out!

silksong's final act knows that you loved it. it's spectacular. i cannot believe this game is as good as it is.

Listen, we know you’re certainly busy playing Silksong. Lord knows we are. But if you’ve got 10 minutes spare for the ol’ analogue fun - the cardboard times? Well, Tom’s gone and made a video about noughts and crosses. It’s better than it sounds, honest!! youtu.be/-hDEAwFMfo8

it's absolute cinema

merry christmas folks

keeper behaviour tbh

guy who has only seen the "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby" reading his second post; "getting a lot of "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby watching his second movie; "Getting A Lot of Boss Baby vibes from this" vibes from this"

hi! board games direct! big 'ol preview show for a bunch of tremendously exciting games!

wow !!! yikes !!! what the fuck happened here ??? pretty easy swerve on devir's stuff too, here. cannot believe this didn't get... looked at? with eyes?? at this rate, next week we'll be covering exclusively Parker Brothers (unproblematic faves)

HELLO. WATCH THIS. ITS VERY GOOD.

mildly late to the situation here (running on holiday time) but i concur with the rest of the bg sphere on a spicy boycott until harry potter codenames gets fired into the sun thx

doing the good work

hello i am going to berlin what do i do/see/eat/drink ?? all recommendations welcome thanks xxxxx

No rules CHALLENGE ft. Kai Cenat - last to avoid using rules takes home MY personal Tesla roadster

youtube now has an absolutely dumpster new feature that lets you spawn video ideas based on recent dunks; and let me tell you folks i am starting to become convinced by this whole "Artificial Intelligence" situation

videooooo already got a few comments frustrated that we're SHOVIN OUR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY into reviews. thats how... you know you .. gottem . .!

yo @tsarnelle.bsky.social pls can u put a hit out on this guy. nobody needs this ghost in the bazaar. i need to atone for my sins.

i got to hang out on a wonderful podcast ! please take a listen to shelf stable; they are very very good. susd recommends badge for these two bozos. the only "cool" board game podcast.

want to do something but don't want to do anything type situation

idk if the video for this week will b ready in time but i am having fun with it

'Spotify for Podcasters' presents your statistics using some mad language - 'REACHED - INTERESTED - CONSUMED' ?? it makes our podcast sound like an eldritch being

i have played a boatload of this remarkable game (the old king's crown) over the past couple weeks and i'm still coming back for more. anticipating a frankly daft number of games before getting it filmed. it's an all-timer. ama etc... I Want To Yap

yeah they are, yeah they must

played this after a long day of filming with Matt - both of us crashed out on the sofa, idly clicking cards. 30mins later? sat bolt upright, fully engaged, writing notes. that's the good stuff.

one can only assume the jellied eels are priceless, as god intended

lies of p DLC released;

BANGER VIDEO ALERT

Video! Turns out it's very hard to compress what makes City of Six Moons special into one short video. There's a lot. There's a lot of things that make it special. If you're a big dweeb (I AM!) then you should take a punt on this truly odd box.

we played a game the old kings crown and i won :))))))))))))))))))))

another ukge done - this one the biggest and most hectic and exhausting (positive!) of 'em all (so far!)

turns out they DO make 'em like they used to

TRANSFORM A GAME, WILL YA ?

there was a board game where your lil guy could wake up early and go to a market and get pigment before anyone else what was it i am going crazy

pax east so far has been 5 games of moon colony bloodbath in two days

Hey my book about tabletop games, ACROSS THE BOARD: How Games Make Us Human, is now out in the US. Look at all the lovely things folk have said about it. If you're in the US you can buy it here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/across-the...

turns out the best game for the plane is "doin nothing and closing my eyes"

it's that time of year again. im about to plane to pax east. gimme a switch game wot i can demolish a flight to. what's been ticklin your picklin recntly

The way Charlie has been championing tabletop coverage for the last few years has been so important for the entire hobby.

I'm no longer with Polygon. If you're hiring, please consider the many talented writers and editors now on the market. Every one of them deserves a spot on your staff. I won't be talking more about the sale because I wasn't involved. Going to hang out with my kid. Taking wins where I can.

I am no longer with Polygon, my home for nearly 13 years. I am proud of what my colleagues and I have accomplished over that period, and I am especially proud of the role the @voxmediaunion.bsky.social and @wgaeast.bsky.social played in it all. Organize. Now. I am immediately available for hire.