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Friday Night Shots – Expansions to be Never Played Again

Suburbia 5 Star - Market Board

(See comments below for an even better example that I should have remembered! But I haven’t played it in ages so it was completely off my radar) Welcome to another Friday Night Shots! This is almost becoming a monthly thing rather than a weekly… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – Expansions to be Never Played Again”

New to Me – February 2025

Unconscious Mind - Main Board

Welcome to another in the continuing series (8 years and running!) of “new to me” boardgames posts. In a few days, I’ll be celebrating 8 years of blogging, and one of the things I am proud of is that I have never missed a… Continue Reading “New to Me – February 2025”

February 2025 Gaming

BG Stats - Feb 2025 - Grid format

February wasn’t a great month for me overall, in terms of posting (or mental health, really). But it was a great month for games! Missing the first Sunday of the month due to weather, and then only one game on Super Bowl Sunday, I… Continue Reading “February 2025 Gaming”

Wingspan: Asia expansion coming to digital in Summer 2025

(Edit 6/3/25): The date’s been announced. June 16 across all platforms! Yes!!!! Even more exciting news for fans of the wonderful Wingspan app from Monster Couch! Yes, the latest (and last so far) expansion to the game, Wingspan: Asia, will be coming to the… Continue Reading “Wingspan: Asia expansion coming to digital in Summer 2025”

Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 78 – By These Deeds They Shall Be Known

Combat Commander Europe - Scenario 78 - Setup

After a few months’ streak of fun games that ultimately lead to more futility, it was time to see if I could end this losing streak. I hadn’t lost this many Combat Commander games in a row in quite a while! Would I be… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 78 – By These Deeds They Shall Be Known”

Terraforming Mars Legacy – Kickstarting in September?

(Edit 8/26/25) – Apparently this has now been delayed to November, as per Jonathan Fryxelius on BGG) Double post Friday! But I didn’t want to rest on this one, because while this isn’t the biggest surprise in the world (if you read a lot… Continue Reading “Terraforming Mars Legacy – Kickstarting in September?”

Friday Night Shots – What Does “Solving” a Game Mean?

The White Castle - Main Board

Hey there! Welcome back to the bar. It’s been a long month and a half, hasn’t it? It’s been under renovations, but we’re back! Until everything breaks down again. I’m going to try and do these posts much more regularly than they have been… Continue Reading “Friday Night Shots – What Does “Solving” a Game Mean?”

New to Me – January 2025

Arcs - Map During Play

Another year and another month of new to me games. It’s 2025 now and things are still going strong on the new to me front, with four whole new ones this last month! No first impressions posts this time, though, so I’ll be talking… Continue Reading “New to Me – January 2025”

January 2025 Gaming

Boardgame Stats - Games played in grid format

It’s a new year! And already we’re 1/12 of the way through it. Who would have thought it would go that fast? It’s also a new year of boardgaming, which means everything I played this month is actually unique to 2025! Unless I played… Continue Reading “January 2025 Gaming”

South Tigris Trilogy Expansions from Garphill Games – On Kickstarter Now!

Tides of Trade - Expansion Board

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. “Oh, another Garphill Games post by Dave…it must be Tuesday.” But this is big news for me! And anybody else who likes the South Tigris trilogy of games from Garphill, or even if you just like one or… Continue Reading “South Tigris Trilogy Expansions from Garphill Games – On Kickstarter Now!”