"Agricola is a pillar of my game collection" "It's one of your favourite games?" "No, I mean it's been unplayed so long that it's literally load bearing"

If you love the NYT's games section, but aren't a fan of the NYT's treatment of their workers, The Sunday Club is a perfect alternative. It's cost-efficient and each issue comes with individual puzzles (crosswords, pictograms, word fit), a note from the editor, and even meta puzzles.

Our official response:

Unconscious Mind! I can never, nor would ever, stop talking about this game. While plenty of euros have come and gone since UM's release, this one still holds a special place in my heart. Is it perfect? No, but damn if I don't love a thematic point salad that isn't afraid to shoot for the moon.

But also life is short and who am I to tell you what you need or don't need. Live your best life!

If you think you need another board game to fill the void in your heart, no you don't.

This is a Lola Phoenix appreciation post ❤ I’m currently reading “The Anxious Person’s Guide to Non-Monogamy” from Lola Phoenix and have been captivated by their keen reflection on anxiety and how it shows up on both an individualistic and relational level.

My favorite publisher, @devir-games.bsky.social, is on Bluesky now - Welcome, friends! 👋

Important info for buyers, sellers, and manufacturers of board games from someone who knows what they’re talking about because it’s their entire job to know such things. —WEM

I played Slay the Spire (the board game). Quite a bit. Here are my thoughts:

I traded in my board games for cardigans as I went immediately from #whoseturn2025 in Durham to #acca2025 in New Orleans! For those unaware, the American College Counseling Association and every year they hold a big conference for college mental health counselors to come and learn from one another.

Starting the third day of #ACCA2025 with a tried and true session from Samantha Roth, LCSW-C - How to Make a TTRPG Therapeutic Group Work on Your Campus 🎲🗡️🧙‍♂️

Last session of the day for #ACCA2025 Day 2

At the American College Counseling Association conference in New Orleans this weekend - This means less boardgaming, but I'll take it!

Little board game boy at a little board game con

Heading to New Orleans for a counseling conference - What a location, and a time, for the most introverted extroverts in the planet. #acca

#Whoseturn was absolutely wonderful, as always. My brain is fried but my heart is full ❤️

Wanting to shift from mindless doomscrolling to playing more games I went ahead and grabbed a premium membership on #boardgamearena! If you're on #BGA or are curious about diving into this vast library of online games send a friend request my way! I'm happy to invite anyone and everyone to a game

So much hate was spewed and enacted yesterday. I spent most of my time off social media and still found myself disgusted. If you are struggling with *gestures at everything* please know you are so loved.

Trying to share reviews on Bluesky the same time I share them elsewhere - Appropriate use of this format? Yay? Nay? I just love gushing about publishers and games that I enjoy (shoutout to @incredibledream.bsky.social for this gem)

The Psychodynamic Psychiatry journal is open access for two weeks, without membership required. #AcademicSky

Playing #persona3reload and have rarely seen a game describe the therapeutic experience so accurately.

I’m seeing discussion about using AI to document PMH w/out a clinician present for psych & I wanna hit things w/ a baseball bat LESS TIME speaking w/ patients is not good for ANYTHING besides the bottom line Google AI gets it wrong routinely & no one seems to notice / care Imagine that in psych

American teens are flocking to a new video app

Ending the work day with a presentation to the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at NC State, focusing on identifying stressors and taking care of your well-being. Some highlights:

When teaching a new game, don’t flood your players with too much information all at once. I like to text my group one rule a day over the course of several weeks leading up to game night.

Super stoked to be here and click-clack my way through different profiles of such a beautiful community! Just a quick photo taken by my fiancée as we run through Slay the Spire from Contention Games. This game was easily worth the purchase - Seamless adaptation, beautiful insert, tons of fun 😚👌

I created a Bluesky account last year after hearing @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social hype it up a ton. With Meta proving to compromise human values for profit and power, it seems only fitting that I come back to give this space another try. Would love to connect with more gamers here ❤️

Shout out to @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social for their discussion on representation in board games. As another White Guy™️ I LOVE these discussions and would actually listen to more podcasts that brought these topics into their discussions. This shouldn't be controversial - Thanks for voicing this.

Board Game Twitter straddling/peeking in & out of Bluesky: Pls consider committing to building an audience *off* Twitter. I will help if I can. I will be your hype man. I will become a lavish re-tweet machine and promote all your content. If you commit to leaving, your peeps will follow. 🙏

Finished up the night playing Revive by Aporta Games 🥰 My butt was handed to me but it was great to play the "full" version

Played (and won!) my first game of Orion Duel on #boardgamearena 👏 🥳

When you watch a movie, it's the movie that's beautiful or thrilling. When you play a game, it's YOU that's beautiful, or comically absurd. -- Thi Nguyen 🎲✂️ [Think Like A Game Designer] C. Thi Nguyen — Game Design as Art #thinkLikeAGameDesigner podcastaddict.com/think-like-a...

Stumbling into this Blue Sky land after hearing so much about it from @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social so it's only fair that I share the top games my partner and I played in 2023 as my first post (thanks @bgstatsapp.bsky.social!)