Aaron Kropf
@alkropf.bsky.social
Board games, books, and theatre...these are a few of my favourite things. Proud Canadian. He/him
We got in a game of Power Grid (by Friedmann Friese published by Rio Grand Games)tonight too. We played the Korea map. Brought back memories of my time teaching there. This is a favourite in our group.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:03 AM
We got in a game of Power Grid (by Friedmann Friese published by Rio Grand Games)tonight too. We played the Korea map. Brought back memories of my time teaching there. This is a favourite in our group.
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In the middle of game one tonight. Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donald X Vaccarino and published by Rio Grande Games. We are enjoying it so far. But we are already hemorrhaging colonists.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
In the middle of game one tonight. Moon Colony Bloodbath by Donald X Vaccarino and published by Rio Grande Games. We are enjoying it so far. But we are already hemorrhaging colonists.
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This makes me even more excited about Buried Giant than I was with the initial announcement. It will be interesting to see what new worlds/historical snapshots will enter the board game space.
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Why board game designer Cole Wehrle left Leder, and what comes next
Cole Wehrle tells me that Buried Giant Studios is the key to producing bigger, better, faster board games, and he has PLENTY of ideas ready.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This makes me even more excited about Buried Giant than I was with the initial announcement. It will be interesting to see what new worlds/historical snapshots will enter the board game space.
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Another great game of Risk Legacy played. I did much better this time around.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Another great game of Risk Legacy played. I did much better this time around.
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Had two orders show up today. Most excited to play Moon Colony Bloodbath, Cthulhu Dark Providence, and Batman The Dark Knight Returns. And finally caved to give Root a try.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Had two orders show up today. Most excited to play Moon Colony Bloodbath, Cthulhu Dark Providence, and Batman The Dark Knight Returns. And finally caved to give Root a try.
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Played some Arkham Horror TCG and Sail with a friend this evening. We lost all around, but hat a load of fun.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Played some Arkham Horror TCG and Sail with a friend this evening. We lost all around, but hat a load of fun.
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Took Hercules and the 12 Labors by Tyler J. Brown and published by @envyborngames.bsky.social. I really like the simplicity of the game and getting a boon when you do accomplish each Labor. And the art by David Schneider is incredible, especially with the gold accents.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Took Hercules and the 12 Labors by Tyler J. Brown and published by @envyborngames.bsky.social. I really like the simplicity of the game and getting a boon when you do accomplish each Labor. And the art by David Schneider is incredible, especially with the gold accents.
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Mail call! Fright Factor byNick Ferris, Hercules and the 12 Labors by Tyler J. Brown, Nokosu Dice by Yusuke Matsumoto, Luna Expansion for Galileo Galilei by Tomáš Holek and Michal Peichl, and Philharmonix by Faris Suhaimi.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Mail call! Fright Factor byNick Ferris, Hercules and the 12 Labors by Tyler J. Brown, Nokosu Dice by Yusuke Matsumoto, Luna Expansion for Galileo Galilei by Tomáš Holek and Michal Peichl, and Philharmonix by Faris Suhaimi.
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We got in two games this evening. Starting with Revive by Kristen A Østby, Helge Meissner, Anna Wermlund, and Eilif Svensson and published by aporta games. Followed by Three Sisters by Ben Pinchback & Matt Riddle published by @25thcentury.games & Motor City Gameworks. Both were a hit!
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January 18, 2026 at 3:37 AM
We got in two games this evening. Starting with Revive by Kristen A Østby, Helge Meissner, Anna Wermlund, and Eilif Svensson and published by aporta games. Followed by Three Sisters by Ben Pinchback & Matt Riddle published by @25thcentury.games & Motor City Gameworks. Both were a hit!
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This is my favourite way to play RA.
Great explanation overview and how to play from Rolling with the Beard for our flip and write version of RA. See why it made Eric's top 10 list of the year and his most played game of the year.
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How Ra and Write Became My MOST PLAYED Board Game of 2025!?
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January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is my favourite way to play RA.
Lookie lookie! I was surprised to find this already. It is usually a lot long before new games come to my FLGS. Now to finish Fellowship so we Crack on with The Two Towers by Bryan Bornmueller from @asmodee-es.bsky.social.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Lookie lookie! I was surprised to find this already. It is usually a lot long before new games come to my FLGS. Now to finish Fellowship so we Crack on with The Two Towers by Bryan Bornmueller from @asmodee-es.bsky.social.
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Buying board games is a hobby entirely unrelated to playing them, and I like both. Is it too much? 😂
January 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Buying board games is a hobby entirely unrelated to playing them, and I like both. Is it too much? 😂
We need a reprint of Shakespeare and the Backstage expansion!
Anything you would to see geta reprint/update?
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Anything you would to see geta reprint/update?
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January 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
We need a reprint of Shakespeare and the Backstage expansion!
Anything you would to see geta reprint/update?
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Anything you would to see geta reprint/update?
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Played Carnegie (by Xavier Georges published by Pegasus Speiele) for the first time. Everyone really enjoyed it. Lots of great decisions to make. Cannot wait to play it again.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Played Carnegie (by Xavier Georges published by Pegasus Speiele) for the first time. Everyone really enjoyed it. Lots of great decisions to make. Cannot wait to play it again.
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A friend came over to play Arkham Horror TCG The Dunwich Legacy (published by @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social). Game 3 ofMagical Athlete this week. Next up was Unmatched Coble and Fog (from @restorationgames.bsky.social). Finished the evening with Knarr from @bombyx.bsky.social.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
A friend came over to play Arkham Horror TCG The Dunwich Legacy (published by @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social). Game 3 ofMagical Athlete this week. Next up was Unmatched Coble and Fog (from @restorationgames.bsky.social). Finished the evening with Knarr from @bombyx.bsky.social.
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Our daughter loved Magical Athlete (by Takashi Ishida, updated by Richard Garfield, and published by @cmyk.games ) so much we had to replace something on our 10 by 10 to Magical Athlete.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Our daughter loved Magical Athlete (by Takashi Ishida, updated by Richard Garfield, and published by @cmyk.games ) so much we had to replace something on our 10 by 10 to Magical Athlete.
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Knocked off the first play for my 10 by 10 for 2026. Final Girl from @vanrydergames.bsky.social. I have had everything for this game for a while but only played a hand full of time. This time I was Reiko going after Hans at Camp Happy Trails.
Who should be next?
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Who should be next?
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January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Knocked off the first play for my 10 by 10 for 2026. Final Girl from @vanrydergames.bsky.social. I have had everything for this game for a while but only played a hand full of time. This time I was Reiko going after Hans at Camp Happy Trails.
Who should be next?
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Who should be next?
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The fam-jam played Magical Athlete (designed by Takashi Ishida, updated by Richard Garfield published by @cmyk.games) tonight. Our daughter won with 14 points across all 4 races. Everyone had a fun time playing this one.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The fam-jam played Magical Athlete (designed by Takashi Ishida, updated by Richard Garfield published by @cmyk.games) tonight. Our daughter won with 14 points across all 4 races. Everyone had a fun time playing this one.
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These finally arrived! They will both be hitting the table this week since we have 6 players.
Hot Streak
Magical Athlete
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January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
These finally arrived! They will both be hitting the table this week since we have 6 players.
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A few more games (and expansions) arrived. Seafarers expansion for Sail. Friday, Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Carnegie, Revive. And a couple more maps for Power Grid, and the Kickstater tiles for Ezra and Nehemiah.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A few more games (and expansions) arrived. Seafarers expansion for Sail. Friday, Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Carnegie, Revive. And a couple more maps for Power Grid, and the Kickstater tiles for Ezra and Nehemiah.
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Closed out the night with 3 Chapters by Joe Hout and published by @amigogames.bsky.social. A favourite game to end an evening.vThis is a group fave.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Closed out the night with 3 Chapters by Joe Hout and published by @amigogames.bsky.social. A favourite game to end an evening.vThis is a group fave.
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Next up was Ape Town by Reiner Knizia published by @outsetgames.bsky.social. Its a tile placement game, where you go around the board placing monkey and banana stands. There is always money in the banana stand.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Next up was Ape Town by Reiner Knizia published by @outsetgames.bsky.social. Its a tile placement game, where you go around the board placing monkey and banana stands. There is always money in the banana stand.
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Played our first game of Dune Imperium Uprising by Paul Dennen and published by @direwolfdigital.bsky.social. Love the choices and get a good engine with your deck. To top it off I won the game.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Played our first game of Dune Imperium Uprising by Paul Dennen and published by @direwolfdigital.bsky.social. Love the choices and get a good engine with your deck. To top it off I won the game.
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This year I'm putting in an honest effort to bring get games to the table more than once or twice. So, I am challenging myself with a 10 by 10 (one is kind of a cheat because it's a designer not a specific game).
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January 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This year I'm putting in an honest effort to bring get games to the table more than once or twice. So, I am challenging myself with a 10 by 10 (one is kind of a cheat because it's a designer not a specific game).
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2025 was a good year. It was also the first year where I was consistent in tracking plays.
In 2026 I hope to get in 500 plays.
Here is to another year of great gaming!
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In 2026 I hope to get in 500 plays.
Here is to another year of great gaming!
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January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
2025 was a good year. It was also the first year where I was consistent in tracking plays.
In 2026 I hope to get in 500 plays.
Here is to another year of great gaming!
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In 2026 I hope to get in 500 plays.
Here is to another year of great gaming!
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