If you are thinking of gifts for Xmas this year, my book about tabletop games, The Game Changers (UK, other territories) / Across the Board (US, Canada), is out in paperback, audiobook & ebook. I think it is good for anyone who loves boardgames old or new, or who likes stuff on culture & history.

To anyone in Essen - please leave comments about the games you've played on Board Game Geek. Most new games only have a handful of comments, so it's really useful for small publishers, and, er, content creators who couldn't make it to the show and are a bit sad about it. Spread the hype!

The saddest part of the day is when you realise your Board Game Arena opponents have gone to bed.

Hey heads up, The Game Changers paperback is on the shelves in most good UK bookshops right now. If you would like some positive reading about how we are all deeply connected as humans, & how games build communities in the darkest times, you might find something of value in it.

I played roughly one [1] board game in the past year, but I still really enjoy @actualol.bsky.social's videos. He combines deep love and knowledge of board games with a sweet, fun, and funny attitude, plus a very high production value sprinkled on top. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDsU...

so in this board game about making pretend board games you have a sustainability mechanism, you see.

Can't even feed my baby whole grapes these days because of choke.

me when the rulebook explains concepts before the structure of the game

Both Solstis and Seaside made Actualol's top 10 Travel Games list! "Seaside is bright, breezy and a lovely way to spend the day." And Solstis is "The perfect game to play with your partner." What is YOUR favorite travel game? youtu.be/zyBOpIt-2Nk?...

Oh, you love cooperative word based party games? Name Just One.

What a looker!

A great read for any board game lover, not least to learn dinner party worthy anecdotes about board gaming through history.

Board Game Arena, where you can play a board game that looks confusing but is actually quite simple on a website that looks simple but is actually quite confusing.

I really loved @actualol.bsky.social 's newest video, a call to arms about the joys of a being in the board game hobby. If your friends or family don't quite understand why you love tabletop games, send them this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwl...

Amazing, Grace is gone! I just went through the word decks for the new Codenames and they've killed my nemesis. Anyone who plays Codenames will know how useless that word is. Data has vindicated me! I wasn't bad at the game, the game was broken!

I absolutely loved this video by @actualol.bsky.social Talking about the positive aspects of actually playing board games. As someone who moved to a new town and made friends through board games its like he made this video just for me :) youtu.be/oWwl0oh0F6s

This is a great, optimistic video from @actualol.bsky.social (& couldn't we all use a bit of that right now) about boardgames & how they make our lives better. A nice mix of reminding me of things I knew & articulating things I hadn't considered. (also: amazing thumbnail) youtu.be/oWwl0oh0F6s?...

This is my love letter to board gaming. My favourite hobby.

Big Table, the new trade body for the tabletop games industry in the UK and Ireland, will be at UK Games Expo. We’re on stand 4-B1 all weekend, and we’re hosting a panel on Saturday evening - more about that soon. Come and say hi, and discuss what we can do for you.

Everything I've been told in life makes sense except for the amount of calories nuts are. Like, come on, be serious.

I’m SICK of everyone bringing politics into boardgames. #boardgames #bgg

YouTube content creator, Actualol, is posting their top 100 board games. Check out their first 10 here! @actualol.bsky.social #boardgames

If you're new to the #boardgame scene, and only now learning how much better they are these days, the @actualol.bsky.social YouTube channel really helped us dive into the hobby in an informed way. This video in particular is helpful for newbies. #entertainment youtu.be/s3AqIGzPBcQ...

This seemed like a fun wee project, so I made one: iainc-upload.github.io/drag-drop-100/

Niche request - but does anyone know a website app that is good for making Top 100 lists? Specifically, something where you can drag a name to pull it up or down the list.

A remake of Rear Window starring Vin Diesel. The Cast And The Curious.

My Favourite Things is a trick-taking deduction party game. How does that work, you ask? Surprisingly well, although it's very group-dependent. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/02/18/m...

@425suzanne.bsky.social I feel like you'd have some good answers to this question, I just found you in the comments of a JK Simmons interview, which was news to me! bsky.app/profile/actu...

Help me out - what celebrities play modern board games?? Yes, Daniel Radcliffe - but who else? Tell me about any famous people who have publicly proclaimed their love for board games, on social media or in interviews? Doesn't matter if they're D-List. Share a link to it if you can! Thanks! ❤️

chatgpt is down oh no oh shit oh fuck that doesn't affect us in the slightest because we only work with humans

Today I posted the best ever board game video and now I'm the king of YouTube.

My greatest enemies in life are the people I'm paired with at random on the Codenames app. Never has a teammate been such an opponent.

My least favorite is when every card, in addition to many other stats, ALSO has a base VP value. It's this background lever that quietly balances everything, but as a player it adds very little -- I often don't even notice it due to being distracted by the more interesting things a card is doing.

I've got nothing against point salad eurogames as a genre, but if after a few games all the scores of all players fall between 197 and 209, I start to feel like I don't really have much agency... Like what is the game here, exactly: trying to find the rounding errors in the designer's EV formula?

Here's my board game gift guide for you. It's sorted by price so you can skip to the end because you're so generous.

Spring 2025! First try at a kids game and it was so much fun!

What is the best party game that comes in the smallest box? (Significantly smaller than Just One)

For everyone who, like me, is jealous of the people having fun at Airecon - let's get back at them by watching my new video.

It must be Twilight, cos I be Edward Cullen.

What's a party game that has a great cover, AND looks like it's a party game? (Don't say Decrypto)

Clearly sharing this too late for this year's Christmas, but it's still good advice for any other gift-giving opportunity, and as always it's presented in such a fun to watch way. Follow @actualol.bsky.social on youtube! And also on here, where I only just learned he is! youtu.be/g3XAlpNtQ_4?...

What is the best tile-laying game that comes in the smallest box?

The only good use for AI would be to create a version of A Christmas Carol that replaces Scrooge with the CEO of Hasbro.

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks claims the company laid off 1,100 people days before Christmas as "a last resort." Cocks makes $1.5 million annually and took home $9.4 million in total compensation last year.

In today's special article, I discuss my policy of not reviewing board games that use generative AI. Read it here: spacebiff.com/2023/12/12/a...

Me: I've reached 100K subscribers on YouTube My dad: Cooking channels get millions of views

Ok, let's put this platform to the test: What are some board games that pack a surprisingly big experience into a small box?

Tid-bit from the weekend: board games punchy massively above their weight as an entertainment medium. The best selling album ever, Michael Jackson's THRILLER, was released in 1982 and has sold about 70 million copies. Leslie Scott's JENGA was released a year later and has topped 100 million sales.

This place has gotten a little too mainstream for my tastes.