Ayar photos are on @boardgamegeek.com! Get a sneak peek at the eurogame from the creators of Merv and Sankoré ahead of release @flopiano.bsky.social @mandelafg.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social 📸 boardgameshots // 16th October UK // 14th October US // https://bit.ly/4n7je5c

First Impressions - Galactic Cruise @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social

Hey, Meeps! Today on the Table, Kanban EV! Published by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social, designed by @vitallacerda.bsky.social and art by @ianotoole.bsky.social. You are a new employee at the car plant trying to run the most efficient car making factory while impressing Plant Manager, Sandra! #games

In our hot new eurogame Ayar you'll balance different minigames with their own rules & benefits as your player clan learns the essentials of Incan life... 🌾Farming ⚱️Pottery 🧵Weaving 🛶Reed bundling OCTOBER: https://bit.ly/4oFvT0y @flopiano.bsky.social @mandelafg.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social

Movie watches for August! New-to-me favourites included Before Midnight, Phantom Thread, and The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Favourite rewatch goes to the always perfect Battle Royale :) What were your favourites from last month?

Hey, Meeps! Today on the Table! Galactic Cruise, published by @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social and art by @ianotoole.bsky.social. Become the Supervisor of a space tourism corporation where you build and launch rockets to satisfy your patrons desires to tour space! I loved the crunchy decisions! #games

Hey, Meeps! Today on the Table, Dead Reckoning, published by @alderaceg.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social and designed by #JohnDClair. Become a swashbuckling pirate and chart the seas to discover new islands while waging war at sea! A truly immersive pirate experience! #boardgames #fun

Movies for July! Travelling for a week and being SUPER busy meant I really had to squeeze them in. Overall pretty strong though! What were your favourite new watches last month?

We’ve been busy playing Galactic Cruise by @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social for our latest pod! Have you played yet? We’re calling a meeting to discuss corporate goals and funding bonuses @ lnk.bio/BoardGameHom... or wherever you listen to podcasts! #boardgames

In Episode 169 we discuss our love for Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa from @ospreygames.bsky.social Check out the latest episode on your podcast platform of choice!

"Inventions: Evolution of Ideas". Another brain-burning, action chaining masterpiece from Vital Lacerda, with more incredible illustrations and graphic design by @ianotoole.bsky.social and amazing @eaglegryphon.bsky.social production. I won 99 to 97. 😳🤗💡 #boardgames #boardgamesky

Elation for some and consternation for others as another Ayar retires and is reunited with his partner. @ospreygames.bsky.social @flopiano.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social

I may be on the road but I did edit the podcast before I left. Here’s an update from @ianotoole.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social and me about Night Witches and its art! youtu.be/AtI7Ws0BQRw

Three-player game of Galactic Cruise. This one is an absolute keeper. My first time multi-player and it was amazing. Always something interesting to do, positive interactions, quick turns, just awesome! Plus a raid from our Star Wars buddies on this May the 4th... 🤗🚀 #boardgames #boardgamesky

Happy May Day to all :)

WWF creating an ad campaign using GenAI with the headline "The Hidden Cost" is so cuttingly ironic I can't even fully process it. Also, these ads aren't "incredibly good" by any standard, this is hitting publish on the first draft. There's a rhino in your phone guys, did you know?

I've loved my time with Galactic Cruise from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social, @drandagames.bsky.social & @ianotoole.bsky.social , and I've finally put into words what I like, why it's not just 'like a Lacerda game' and why you might enjoy it too - punchboard.co.uk/galactic-cru... #BoardGameSky

The Great Library, the next game by @vitallacerda.bsky.social, @eaglegryphon.bsky.social and myself. Coming soon!

Our first game of Galactic Cruise by @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social 3 hours and 14 minutes… not too bad for the first play! #boardgames

This Easter is brought to you by large amounts of chocolate, the Saudi Grand Prix, the Amstel Gold cycling race, and @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social's rather extremely wonderful #GalacticCruise. @ianotoole.bsky.social's art is always great, but he knocks it out of the park with this one.

Delivery day on a rainy Brittany Friday afternoon. And another banger from @ianotoole.bsky.social I can't wait to properly *experience* the unboxing. 🤗🚀 @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgamesky

Here's a sneak peak for the mission layout for Night Witches. Illustration and graphic design from @ianotoole.bsky.social. Night Witches is co-designed with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and published by @fortcircle.bsky.social.

What another incredible game of Weather Machine, brilliantly designed by #vitallverda and illustrated by the fantastic @ianotoole.bsky.social. Lots of papers published and tons of prototypes built. We did quite well against Lativ's lunacy. 🤗⚙️🌧️🌨️💨🌫️🌞 @eaglegryphon.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgamesky

I'm going with the Gallerist, for being the OG @eaglegryphon.bsky.social / Lacerda / @ianotoole.bsky.social collaboration. Kanban EV is fantastic as well, though. 🤗🧑‍🎨🎨

Some more 2-player On Mars on the table today. Third time this week (2p and 3p). Still absolutely incredible! The artwork and graphic design is amazing. Playing it again on Sunday. Then revisiting Weather Machine. 🤗🚀🔴 @eaglegryphon.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgamesky

Two-player game of On Mars. This game is so incredibly good! The theme makes the play so smooth. The illustrations and graphic design are out of this world 😉. Can't wait for next Sunday to revisit its with a third player. 🤗🚀 @eaglegryphon.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgamesky

Played Fit to Print last night. Theme and mechanics were a perfect match for each other - an overall fantastic experience. #boardgame Thanks to @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social and @ianotoole.bsky.social and all the respective team members @flatoutgames.bsky.social!

Our copy of Galactic Cruise just landed from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social ! It plays really well at 2 with the dummy player generating kick-out actions. We're really looking forward to trying it at higher player counts with our group this week. Love the art by @ianotoole.bsky.social 🤩

New review time. This time it's Inventions: Evolution of Ideas from Vital Lacerda, @ianotoole.bsky.social , and @eaglegryphon.bsky.social @randallloyd.bsky.social . Simple looking layers of game with sooooo much more inside, it's like a cardboard tiramisu punchboard.co.uk/inventions-e...

Hey, Meeps! On the table is Cascadero by Reiner Knizia and published by @bitewinggames.bsky.social. This strategic euro oozes fun with combo actions on the cube track as you visit towns and reunite the land! @ianotoole.bsky.social art is #chefskiss, perfect! What’s on your table this weekend? #games

We're so proud that our game Sankoré made the final shortlist for the @expert-game-award.bsky.social 2024: bit.ly/4gjIwbY A huge congratulations to the whole team behind the game, especially @flopiano.bsky.social, @mandelafg.bsky.social & @ianotoole.bsky.social 👏👏

Goddamn I love roller coasters so much.

We are learning and playing Inventions for the first time today. The action selection system is so simple, but the choices it creates are so wonderfully complex. The theme and illustration by @ianotoole.bsky.social are amazing as always!

In a time when art is under real existential threat, we’ve sadly lost one of its champions. RIP David Lynch 💔. Photo credit: afifestpublicity

Went up this today :)

Next time anyone asks why our boxes are so big…

These people are your enemies

❤️ Takayama.

#TEKKONKINKREET scene 1 shot 92 — mini breakdown showing integration digital elements, rendered in #Softimage w my #ToonShader code. In post, camera shake and Foundry Tinderbox effect (splotches on characters and vehicles, reminiscent of oldschool cel paint splotches) #anime #鉄コン筋クリート #AmerBeton

Gorgeous film.

My top 10 films from last year, so hard to choose!

I know you all follow me for boardgames but now it’s time for movie stats! What was your favourite new-to-you movie you watched last year?

9 years ago, I was finishing illustrations for Nemo's War. Feels like a lifetime ago, but also only yesterday.

Got my butt kicked by Kanban EV in my first try. Yet another gem by my fave designer. Lacerda and @ianotoole.bsky.social light up my brain in the best ways! #boardgames

Happy Boxing Day! What better way to spend it than hanging out playing board games, yeah? Join us at 1300 EST for Sankore, the latest from @flopiano.bsky.social & @ospreygames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKB... & Twitch.tv/heavycardboard

🙂 Here is the massive 180° layout that opens #TEKKONKINKREET cut 06. Though we had endlessly discussed the shot, it took a moment to make sense of the layout when Kimura-san first revealed it. 🙃 So cool! #鉄コン筋クリート #AMERBETON #TaiyoMatsumoto #ShinjiKimura #松本大洋 #木村真二 #anime #animebg

Holy trinity of Christmas movies completed for another year :)

Hope everyone has a fantastic holiday, and thank you all for your support and kind words over the past year. Pictured is our tree topper, a robot angel that I made over 20 years ago 🤖. Still going strong!

Ready for a Christmas-eve game of Lisboa. 😊🇵🇹 @ianotoole.bsky.social #boardgames #vitallacerda

Sausage Sizzle making Grant’s top 10 small box games of the year. It’s sizzling! Cc @ianotoole.bsky.social