John Gonzalez

This time around I looked at a game that I think needs more love. Speaking of more love... see what my buddies @panda8ngel.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @ovenall.bsky.social , @meeplelady.bsky.social are playin

Buy games from @panda8ngel.bsky.social, @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social, @thegamebard.bsky.social, @goinganalogshow.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, and more! Thank you to @theop.games for the prizes and @vendingmachine.games for making this happen!

Today we are challenging authority, questioning people's sense of direction and more! Check out what @gameenthus.com, @phantommeeple.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing. thefiveby.fireside.fm/177

We've got insects, wisps and more! Check out our latest episode and listen to what @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com, @panda8ngel.bsky.social, Sarah and @meeplelady.bsky.social are playing. thefiveby.fireside.fm/176

Hang out with us for the next half hour and see what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and @panda8ngel.bsky.social have been playing! thefiveby.fireside.fm/167

We will be at the next Common Ground Mahjong event. I will again bring stickers and prints! Donations go towards mutual aid. NOV 18 at 626 Ice Cream, Arcadia. RSVP: partiful.com/e/9ksO8deCkt...

We've got a special treat for you all today. How about a bonus episode? Listen to @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @panda8ngel.bsky.social talk about conventions, and let us know what you think! thefiveby.fireside.fm/conventions-...

Time to get excited for a brand new episode! We've got lost creatures, space travel, a couple spooky segments and more! 🎃 Find out what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and Justin are playing. thefiveby.fireside.fm/166

It's time for another episode! We've got animals, constellations, aliens and more! Check out what Justin, @panda8ngel.bsky.social, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social and @bookofnerds.bsky.social are playing! thefiveby.fireside.fm/165

Our first 4P game of AHOY by @leder.games with the fun new expansions! With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social

I bought a cd. In the year 2025.

Been working on a video about Alien: Fate of the Nostromo from designer @scottrogers.bsky.social there must be something in the zeitgeist because I just happened to watch Legend for the first time and happened into a post from @boardgamefeast.bsky.social about that selfsame movie.

During Gen Con, I will have 250 of these zines with me. The goal is to inform normies about what’s going on with CGE and a call to action to join the blacklist. No buying, pitching, or covering CGE games until they give the community a proper apology and response on how they plan to make good. 🎲✂️

Disappointing but not surprising to see DT once again pledge themselves to indifference. Games are nothing without the people who make them, without the people who sit around the table and play them with us. To make excuses for terrible people and ignore their harm is to actively propagate it.

Author J.K. Rowling’s extreme anti-trans rhetoric has caused physical and emotional harm to a particularly vulnerable group, and the licensing fees she receives from the game will be used to support these attacks.

JKR is funding life-destroying legislation. When you license HP and put it on your product, the money you pay to do that is literally ruining lives. This isn't ambiguous, it is direct, measurable harm. I will never give a penny to a company who chooses money over the lives of my friends.

Up on our Cribbage & More YouTube channel is a quick look at Solar Gardens from publisher @darringtonpress.bsky.social who provided a review copy. youtu.be/K__Sl1M-Dxg?...

On my twitch channel I have a reward that viewers can redeem to screenshot the current scene and it creates a trading card that gets posted to our discord. Someone used the reward while I was showing off a haunted painting I’m trying to get rid of. Now it will always be with us as a trading card.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watches, lurks, and chats with me on my streams. You really are an important part of my life. ❤️I greatly appreciate you! 😍🫶 And thank you to all my guests from the years! 📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel 📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel

Hot Streak by @cmyk.games was a lot of fun! Gobbler 🐻 is missing (he didn't come with the game I received, for some reason) and Ducky took his place. With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social and Forrest.

We've got matcha, stingy trick-takers and X's in our newest episode. Check out what Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social and @gameenthus.com are playing! thefiveby.fireside.fm/160

Shout out and thank you to channels that have supported us! @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @panda8ngel.bsky.social @panikgames.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social @watchitplayed.tv @podfathergaming.bsky.social @dutchyodaplays.bsky.social @banzainator.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 11am Pacific, @kylemccarley.com and @mostlyeric.bsky.social are playing BItes VS The Stream as part of the @tabletopafterdark.bsky.social raid-a-thon! Also featuring @elympian.com @bookofnerds.bsky.social s.bsky.social @rollingwithroc.bsky.social @timeroler.bsky.social and more!

This Sunday, @tabletopafterdark.bsky.social has lined up the best board game streamers on Twitch for an all-day raidathon! Come join us, @elympian.com , @bnbtable.top , @bookofnerds.bsky.social , @rollingwithroc.bsky.social , and @timeroler.bsky.social for a refreshing take on tabletop content!

@bookofnerds.bsky.social & Lorena also did a Two-player play through on his Youtube Channel: Cribbage and More, if you want to check it out! youtu.be/lPsOYvbi82A?...

Pirates of the High Teas from @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social is now on @kickstarter.com 🎉ICYMI check out me @bookofnerds.bsky.social & @banzainator.bsky.social chatting and playing the game with the designer @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social Just make sure you have stream snacks! 🤤 youtu.be/02FmGgV-Ut8

The latest episode of The Five By is out and I covered Mountain Goats @allplay.bsky.social Give it a listen and hear 5 reviews by five reviewers.

We've got a budget-friendly episode for you all with five fun games that won't break the wallet. Check out what @bookofnerds.bsky.social, Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social, @meeplelady.bsky.social and @sirbearsworth.bsky.social are playing. thefiveby.fireside.fm/158

The drink of pirates is not rum but tea!!! At least according to Pirates of the High Teas by @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social from @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social 😂🫖 Join me, Emily, @banzainator.bsky.social, & @bookofnerds.bsky.social tomorrow for this fun game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pin...

Excited to have @boardgamersteph.bsky.social on my stream for the first time! Along with @bookofnerds.bsky.social, we will be playing Quartz: The Dice Game from Grok. and @luckduckgames.bsky.social on BGA! Who do you think the dice will like more? & Who do you want to see guest on my channel next?

Yesterday, on Twitch I unboxed and learned how to play Sail. It was recently announced that there’s a legacy version of Sail coming to KS. I took the announcement as my cue to finally get the game to the table and what better way do that than to learn the rules with friends in the chat on stream!

Busy streaming week! Let's go! Thank you to my lovely guests for joining me! @bookofnerds.bsky.social @boardgamersteph.bsky.social @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social @banzainator.bsky.social @wigsby.bsky.social Go follow them! And please follow me! www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel

We're streaming Pirates of the High Teas on Friday with @panda8ngel.bsky.social and @banzainator.bsky.social !!! Come check it out, 3 pm EST ☠️☕️🧁

Our newest episode just dropped, and we've got a journey for you, complete with frogs, Frodo, art and princesses! Check out what @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com, Justin and @meeplelady.bsky.social are playing. thefiveby.fireside.fm/157

Let's do this! 🙌 Tue: @fightinabox.bsky.social & @jessccg.bsky.social - Kaiser Cucumber & the Gangs of McChanicle Corners Thur: @bookofnerds.bsky.social - Stalk Exchange from @theop.games Fri: @phantommeeple.bsky.social - @doomlings.bsky.social Sun: FSTF: 🐼Solo - Coral @flatrivergames.bsky.social

I can’t believe I let Spirit Island sit unplayed on my shelf for all these years. I hung out with chat while setting up and learning how to play on Twitch. It’s a really compelling game with a great theme. Looking forward to playing it again.

Join me and @bookofnerds.bsky.social as we learn and play Arctic from Ludonaute, dist by @flatrivergames.bsky.social. I'll be unboxing the physical game and then we will play on Board Game Arena 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / 7 PM UTC Twitch.tv/Panda8ngel

Game night: Cat Blues, Bottle Imp, The Six of VIII. With @nathanrlong.bsky.social @sirbearsworth.bsky.social @bookofnerds.bsky.social

🧵 board games I got to play with some dear friends, new and old today: 🌇 Sunrise Lane: card collecting, route building, area majority game where both sprawl and height matter in different areas 🍭 Pentris: a tetris-esque tile drafting game where you earn points by collecting and slotting tiles

It's our last episode of the year, and we've got everything from piñatas to caterpillars to that fantastic Frodo feeling. Check out what @ruelgaviola.com, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, Justin, @ovenall.bsky.social and @meeplelady.bsky.social are playing! thefiveby.fireside.fm/155

Oh great, someone gave me a cold for my birthday.