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#BoardGames Finally played ‘Tales of the Arthurian Knights’ this weekend. Really enjoyed the sense of adventure, the clear and creative UX elements, and how well it delivered in the themes.

Ysabel Yates'... I mean Cookie Monster's superb takedown of why GenAI in the workplace sucks.

#Carnevale #MiniSkirmish Played my first learning game of Carnevale today. Really loving the aesthetics. The scenario objective was just to escape so there wasn’t much motivation to climb up buildings yet. Looking forward to more complex objectives and adding agendas and magic in future games.

While doing some late spring cleaning I came across 2 old CD/cassette players. I immediately pulled out some old media to play. The CD took longer to spin up and start playing than I remembered but they both worked perfectly. There is something beautiful in owned physical media that always work.

#Carnevale #MiniTerrain Finished building some new TTCombat Chroma pre-colored terrain. I’m a bit obsessed with skirmish game rules that actually reward taking advantage of vertical terrain and acrobatic movement. Carnevale rewards you with a second leap action if you complete the first one…

#1490Doom I finally finished painting my 1490 Doom terrain. Love the amount of verticality this game fits in such a small play space. I tried to keep it dark and moody but in the end I added bright flowers because I can’t stand looking at too much dull terrain… my apocalypse is full of flowers.

#birdlife We were supposed to spend next week free-flying our birds in the mountains of Utah but due to some severe weather we will be relaxing at home with them instead. We may meet up with some SoCal free-fliers to fly them closer to home.

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

#muse The meta glasses were shut down by everyone calling them ‘pervert glasses’ for obvious reasons. I hope the muse charm gets shut down in the same way… I will forever call it a… ‘Pokémon for Perverts’. They thought that they could just rebrand without fixing any of the privacy issues?

#Victrix #Pillage I didn’t have enough energy tonight to set up and play the next Pillage scenario so I just built some of the terrain instead.

#ToshiyukiFukuda #PixelArt 30 years ago I was making pixel graphics educational games in Macromedia Director. I recently discovered Aseprite and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been looking for some uniquely charming takes on pixel art… in Japan I discovered this artist with a crafty pixel charm.

#SkirmishGame #Saga Started assembling and basing my Dacians for the latest Saga expansion. Really enjoying the unique look of the falx swords.

#1490Doom #SkirmishGames Finished the 1490 Doom intro scenarios. Now I’m exploring how high and precarious I can make my terrain pieces…

#1490Doom #SkirmishGames The 1490 Doom starter set just arrived. It was very easy to set up and assemble. Looking forward to playing my first learning games tonight and then tackle the solo campaign next week.

#DoomPilgrim #SoloGame I’ve been playing a bunch of Doom Pilgrim just because it’s so fast and easy. It’s a rules light adventure game that uses painted images to hint at the threats or rewards ahead. Other games have done this but I don’t think I’ve seen another game do it so elegantly.

#GameDesign #SkirmishGame Printed out the last pieces needed in order to start playtesting my survival skirmish game this weekend. The event cards represent what you face between missions and are one of the main sources of the negative states that are likely to kill you.

#Blaster #GameDesign Blaster/Dark Ages of Annwn just arrived so I have some reading to do. For my game I’m testing some ideas for tracking upgrades, equipment, and resources by sliding special cards in behind the sleeved character card. Upgrades and equipment stick out above… resources below.

#SkirmishGame #GameDesign Testing some new miniature skirmish rules focused on survival scenarios. Get one die per character + 1. Place dice above character cards at start of turn. When you activate a character you roll and place their dice in their card. Dice are used for activations not combat.

#BATTLECHRONICLE #SkirmishGame I will be playing Battle Chronicles in 10mm scale using Pendraken as well as in 28mm scale using Alternative Armies Flintoque miniatures. The small scale allows for more winter themed scenery while the larger scale will let me explore the ragged uniforms and gear.

Looking forward to seeing the game in action…

#FacetotheMat #ProWrestling #TabletopGames Started playing Face to the Mat. I’m really enjoying the stories it tells and the rivalries that unfold naturally. I ended up making my own cards because I found the games ‘clip art’ imagery distracting.

#SoccerBlast #TabletopGames Pre-played tomorrow’s Argentina vs Spain game in Soccer Blast. We matched the expected starting rosters. Spain won 1-0… with Lamine Yamal scoring in the first minute of extra time.

#TTRPG #LegendInTheMist City of Mist was one of my favorite RPGs to run (second only to Pendragon RPG). I’m very excited to try Legend in the Mist. There are a ton of RPG’s with high production values but this one is my new favorite… it’s a work of art.

#WorldCup #SoccerBlast #TabletopGames Played out the upcoming game between England and Argentina in Soccer Blast. The game plays itself like autopilot so it’s more like being the coach (having control over starting lineup and subs) rather than having gods like control over players and plays.

#WorldCup #Binho #TabletopGames Picked up two World Cup team boards for Binho. It’s a simple flicking soccer game. We prefer a four player variant where each team of two players gets a flick each (setup and shoot) before the other team gets to go… it adds more tension and teamwork to the game flow.

#AthCliath #TTRPG #Worldbuilding Ath Cliath box set just arrived. There’s a ton of great worldbuilding in this set. This level of detail (every building in every block) is insane. My only regret is that it doesn’t include all the actual house layouts that are available on their Patreon.

#StarSchlock #MiniWargames #TabletopGames Tested playing Star Schlock on a tiny 16x20 board. The game is normally played on 3 foot by 3 foot board. I no longer have the space to play games that large so I’m testing what games can scale down.

#startrek #StarTrekAwayMissions #paintedminis The last of my Star Trek Away Missions miniatures are painted. The game needs more releases… it’s one of the best competitive skirmish games. Factions have more strategies than just killing… even with killing there is honorable or dishonorable attacks.

#StarSchlock #TabletopGames Star Schlock character/unit stat cards come in wax card packs like old bubblegum collectible cards. I know it’s not the best way to release unit cards for a game… but man does it trigger memories of my childhood each time I open one.

#StarSchlock #TabletopMinis Getting ready to play Star Schlock this week by prepping some new minis for the paint table. I’m going to try the game again but on a smaller table to see how it holds up. If it works on a smaller table it will get played more often…

GOAL! Keanu the Macaw wearing his teams colors and celebrating their first goal…

I’m back from my trip to Japan. I got hooked on Iyoshi Cola. I found it in a small supermarket in Shizuoka-Shi so I hoped it might be possible to find in LA… Nope.

#Sand #SandSkirmish Sand skirmish wargame custom 3d printed measuring tool.

#RegicideLegacy #Boardgames My copy of Regicide Legacy just arrived. I played my first game and somehow won… I just happened to draw the one card in the game capable of one-shotting the final King.

#Sand #SandSkirmish #SkirmishWargame Working on a second game/display board for the Sand skirmish wargame. The first battle board was meant to represent a busy Arrakeen bazaar. This one represent an abandoned smugglers base in the deep desert.

#SandSkirmish #Skullforgestudios New Dune minis based and ready to play my first game of SAND on my new display board with real minis. I’m looking forward to painting these but I need to start playing the game right now! They will get painted this weekend…

#SandSkirmish #Skullforgestudios More Dune miniatures primed and ready to paint. Filled out the rest of the Harkonnen forces and starting on the Freemen. The game only uses 5-6 miniatures per side… so this is a little overkill.

#Kumite #SoloMartialBlues #FightToSurvive #TTRPG This news just made my day! Fight to Survive: Role-playing Martial Arts Meets Heart… is getting a Kumite expansion this year! Can’t wait for ‘Kumite of Fire’ and would love to see some Kumite themed content for Solo Martial Blues as well.

#SandSkirmish #SkullforgeStudios First pass at painting some Skull Forge Studios Harkonnen miniatures for Sand.

#Sand #SandSkirmish #SkirmishWargame Sand/Dune miniatures finally arrived and got a base coat. Look forward to getting them based and on the themed board.

#Sand #SandSkirmish #SkirmishWargame Sand rulebook just arrived. Super excited for this game… just waiting for my 3D printed miniatures to arrive.

#Dune #SkirmishGame #SandSkirmish Initial layout for a new battle board for Sand. This will represent a back alley bazaar in Arrakeen. The structures are a bit large so it needs a lot of little clutter pieces added as scale cues.

#LittoralCommander Littoral Commander indo-pacific 2nd edition just arrived. The Australian expansion also showed up as well. I passed on the first edition because of the ugly maps… the new maps look beautiful. I’m more excited to play the game with the Australian units and maps…