I've never been to a convention before, and I'm wondering if that displays a lack or shallowness of my fandom for anything? Like, I love MtG, but haven't made it to a MagicCon yet. I've listened to Giant Bomb for a decade but haven't gone to a PAX to see them (but I did go to a live show once).

Drafted some #SOS at Magnolia Corner with LA Limited guys. Went Witherbloom with a first pick charm, and that was maybe too aggressive of a pick, but it went well. Had some nasty curve-outs and some big game swings with 2 Comforting Counsels.

3-1 at my SOS Prerelease! Picked the Witherbloom pack, but really didn't get much support in green. Forced it anyways and had a pretty grindy deck, but couldn't beat the Silverquill player since I blew my 2 pieces of removal way too early.

I did a ton during the day, and now that I'm home and clean and have nothing on my plate... I can't will myself to do anything. I have a book within reach, a solo card game next to me, and a TV remote 5 feet away. What is this?

Tuned in to the radio broadcast of the Pirates/Mets game just in time for the national anthem. That sure was something. You'd think someone who does Broadway is used to remembering their lines and performing in front of a large crowd.

I do love the Internet sometimes. Found a great randomizer for Aeon's End setup that allows me to set which products I have and get a game started a bit quicker.

Having trouble finding GameGenic Standard Matte sleeves in the 200-sleeve value packs. I'm gonna need like 1300 sleeves for a board game arriving this week, and buying them in the 50-sleeve packs is gonna be prohibitively expensive.

Low motivation today, but I'm choosing to snap out of it with a board game session.

Strong agree. I wish all 10 color pairs had supported archetypes, and that there was a bit more mechanically beyond Sneak, Disappear, Mutagen, artifacts, and Alliance, but even with those shortcomings it's a fun set to play sealed/draft.

Just finished There is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM, and boy was it a weird one. It's a singularly strange experience, and probably as close to cosmic horror as I'll ever read. I don't always write down entire thoughts after reading or watching or playing a piece of media, but this one's good.

TMT Prerelease! Got Armageddon as my promo card (goodbye foil stamp) and built a BG/U deck.

Spent like 2-3 hours just re-sorting my Marvel Champions cards. Have an opportunity to play with a stranger for the first time coming up, so I want to be able to bring everything nice and sleeved and sorted for them to peruse and borrow. Tonight will be a deck construction night!

Constructing a deck in Arkham Horror is incredibly fun. I'm still using other lists as guides and inspiration, but I can't even copy them since I only have like 1/3 of the Investigator Expansions, so I just have to try and accomplish my goals with what I have.

Been diving more into cooperative board games lately. Even when there's some heft to it, it's easier to convince some players to jump in since there isn't any inherent player vs player antagonism.

Noticed that a majority of the books I've enjoyed lately have featured cis straight men as primary protagonists. Any recommendations for books that don't have that as the primary focus? I'm trying to make sure that I'm not closing off entire stories just because I can't identify 1:1 with the MC.

First year of being truly into the board game hobby! I've been playing board games actively for 20 years now, but losing my job in 2025 led to a *lot* of time just delving into rules and different styles of games, as well as attending more Dodger games than any other year of my life.

Yo, does anyone know of any way to start working out again after a decade of being mostly sedentary? I have pretty bad ADHD and it's hard for me to make any sort of habit/routine stick, and my motivation is at an all time low.

Also have gotten some more board game reps in!

Had a trip to Portland a few weeks ago, and it was both bitterly cold and warmly welcoming.

New copy of Dragons of Etchinstone arrived! As well as its expansions and the alt-art Felines of Fetchinbone. It'll be hard to put away my PnP FoF, but the cards feel great. Time to lose games while flying!

Went 2-1 at my TLA Prerelease! Got the Toph pack and made a Jund deck (really mono-G splashing for removal), focusing on earthbending. Had a great time and pulled a promo Mai, who seems neat.

Hell of a game

Baseball is good

It's October somewhere! Go Kiké!

Spent an hour+ printing up the PnP version of Pandemic: Hotzone North America, and 13 minutes playing it for a quick win. Still, great fun and should be a quick breezy game.

Saying goodbye to Creampuff, 15 years old.

Posting my dog Creampuff cuz you never know how long you've got with your animals.

Had a pleasant afternoon yesterday, getting in a solo game of Heat, a quick round of A Gentle Rain, and later teaching a cousin Marvel Champions. So many games, so little time.

Went 3-0 at my MTG/Marvel Spider-Man prerelease! Put together a Rakdos Mayhem deck and applied consistent pressure, going 2-1 over Rakdos, 2-0 over Azorius splashing B, and 2-0 over Esper.

Lots of exciting board games arriving and hiring the table recently! Quacks is a hit with my relatives and light-midweight board game friends. Heat continues to be tight and close 90% of the time, and the garage adds more player expression. I'm playing regular Regicide to warm up for Legacy.

@duoleveling.bsky.social Hi! I was one of the chatters yesterday, and I think you had asked if my Fate of the Fellowship had arrived intact? Mine was all good; I spent a chunk of my evening assembling the dice tower, and aside from one slot not fitting cleanly, everything seems good to me.

Once again, Heat Pedal to the Metal shows how tight it can be. Taught the game to 2 cousins with a practice lap, and then we switched to a new map. Came down to the wire, with all 3 cars finishing the same round, within 5 spaces.

Played 2 games of Heat: Pedal to the Metal against automated Legend opponents, and I get it. The risk, the payoff, the mistakes, the tension, the slipstreams, and just trying to push your car(ds) to their limit.

Also got a bunch of games that I want to play, but haven't been able to get my group together to try them out. I'm the meantime I've been sleeving cards and looking into the solo modes.

Jammed a lot of Harmonies over the last 2 weeks. Great game, whether solo or in a group. I like the spatial aspect of everything, the planning, the drafting, the hubris, the fall. I won a game where I had 3 cubes placed after like 6 turns, and my opponents had 6 and 8 cubes placed.

@baileymeyers.bsky.social Hey, would you want a pair of Dodger tickets for Saturday or Sunday's game? I'd rather see these go to cool people than sell them to randoms.

Learned and played my first solo game of Ark Nova! Definitely a lot of little puzzly bits to figure out every turn. Took nearly 2 hours solo, so I'd imagine it would take longer with 2-4p. Still, it's an interesting intersection of tableau building, tile placement, and achievement hunting.

Weird side effect of using the same username for the last 18 years: people can recognize the username in the weirdest places.

I just saw "City Trial" and instinctively said "Yay" out loud.

Just when I thought my week wouldn't have many board game sessions, I got to play Quacks (with my upgraded pieces) and teach Citizens of the Spark!

@danryckert.com I remember you mentioning you enjoy logic puzzles, and my favorite for the last 2 weeks has been cluesbysam.com. They made it so that if you try to make a guess, it won't tell you if you're right or wrong, just that you logically can't select them as innocent or criminal yet.

After years of midweight games, it's been nice to delve into some lighter games. I've gotten Sea Salt & Paper, Courtisans, and Azul all to the table this week, not to mention some solo plays of a Gentle Rain. I did lose at Viticulture and Wondrous Creatures, though, so there's still big thinks.

Ohtani pitching today!

Took a nice hike for the first time in a long time. Turns out there's some amazing trails like 20 minutes from home? 1.8 Miles each way, plus about a half mile each way due to my parking like an imbecile.

Plenty of worse ways to spend a Wednesday afternoon than this.

Getting myself back into camping, hopefully. Gonna take some time this week to examine the tent and tarp and check if the old camping stove is still good.

Spirit Island on Steam is a pretty good implementation! Definitely helps keep me honest, since I know I miss certain targeting restrictions sometimes. Plus, it's on sale today (if you bundle it with another board game on Steam)!

Also taught Lost Ruins of Arnak to the same friend on Wednesday. Was a super close game; we ended even on victory points, but my friend researched and found the Lost City, whereas I'd spent my resources on cards and never reached it, so he won.

Also, got a solo game of Citizens of the Spark in yesterday. *Very* close game, even with me taking multiple opportunities to send the Scyntilla opponent back to the stone age. Turns out, them scoring 10+ points per turn can really add up. Won 75-74, and can't wait to show this to some friends.

Got to show off Deep Regrets today! Took about 2 hours for a 2-player game, but a good chunk of that comes from it being our first time playing. Very fun, even if the individual cards can end up pretty swingy. Really nailed the feeling of being pulled in multiple directions all the time.