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Board game designer and enthusiast. Trans professor. Sari wrap skirt lover. My game, Cretaceous Rails, launches its new crowdfunding campaign on October 14th on Gamefound!
When deciding which games to get rid of from my collection, I used to ask myself “Am I going to play this again?” or “Was this a fun game?” Now I ask myself, “Would I flee the country with this one?”
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
When deciding which games to get rid of from my collection, I used to ask myself “Am I going to play this again?” or “Was this a fun game?” Now I ask myself, “Would I flee the country with this one?”
Cretaceous Rails conquers another Harry Potter game on the overall BGG rankings!
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cretaceous Rails conquers another Harry Potter game on the overall BGG rankings!
Played Trias on 2025-11-15. One of my Top 20 - I adore this obscure gem! This Yucata win moves me into #4 in the world. It's the only game I'm ranked in the Top 10 on any platform. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4249
Trias
Your dinos scurry as the continents drift in this unique area-majorites game!
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November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Played Trias on 2025-11-15. One of my Top 20 - I adore this obscure gem! This Yucata win moves me into #4 in the world. It's the only game I'm ranked in the Top 10 on any platform. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4249
Played Pirates of Maracaibo today. Beat my friend Warren by a single point! Really loving this one since learning it a few weeks ago! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Pirates of Maracaibo
Set sail for an adventurous raid…for perhaps it will be your last!
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November 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Played Pirates of Maracaibo today. Beat my friend Warren by a single point! Really loving this one since learning it a few weeks ago! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Played Letter GO! today. I playtested this a bunch when my friend Marcus was working on it years ago but I think today was the first time I won it! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...
Letter GO!
Make high scoring words using the letters of the other players.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Played Letter GO! today. I playtested this a bunch when my friend Marcus was working on it years ago but I think today was the first time I won it! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...
Played Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition today. Enjoyed the win in a 6P game today! The secret to my success was avoiding the temptation to buy the third field. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition
Celebrate a quarter century of planting beans.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Played Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition today. Enjoyed the win in a 6P game today! The secret to my success was avoiding the temptation to buy the third field. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Played Mosaic: A Story of Civilization today. Mosaic is one of my Saturday group's go-to games for 5-6 players. I settled for third with The General as my leader this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32...
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
A card-drafting, engine-building civilization game.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Played Mosaic: A Story of Civilization today. Mosaic is one of my Saturday group's go-to games for 5-6 players. I settled for third with The General as my leader this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32...
I am absolutely delighted that Middle and Old English are preferred language options on this intake form. Time to bust out that Chaucer and Beowulf knowledge and give the English major translators some contract interpreter work!
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I am absolutely delighted that Middle and Old English are preferred language options on this intake form. Time to bust out that Chaucer and Beowulf knowledge and give the English major translators some contract interpreter work!
Played The Gang 3 times. Looking for a new challenge, we tried "Silent Mode" where we couldn't audibly communicate unless required by an effect. We lost two games, then dropped the rule for a third game so we could end the evening on a win, lol. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
The Gang
Bet together the order of your hands in Texas Hold'em Poker to win together.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Played The Gang 3 times. Looking for a new challenge, we tried "Silent Mode" where we couldn't audibly communicate unless required by an effect. We lost two games, then dropped the rule for a third game so we could end the evening on a win, lol. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
Played Hot Streak today. Hot Streak was the goofy fun I was led to believe. Had a great time! Almost had a dramatic comeback. The numbered paragraphs in the back of the rulebook are delightful. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Hot Streak
Which mascot will cross the finish line first? Who will be DQ'd?
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November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Played Hot Streak today. Hot Streak was the goofy fun I was led to believe. Had a great time! Almost had a dramatic comeback. The numbered paragraphs in the back of the rulebook are delightful. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Less than two days left of the Cretaceous Rails reprint and new Cretaceous Seas expansion campaign! It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Cretaceous Rails Reprint and Cretaceous Seas Expansion by Spielcraft Games - Gamefound
Travel back in time to the Cretaceous era, build a rail network into the jungle, take time-traveling tourists on safari to see their favorite dinosaurs in the wild, and build a resort full of attracti...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Less than two days left of the Cretaceous Rails reprint and new Cretaceous Seas expansion campaign! It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
I've been celebrating each time Cretaceous Rails passes a Harry Potter-themed game on the overall BGG rankings, but as a former member of the LDS church, I also want to celebrate having now passed all 104 Book of Mormon-themed games in the database, ha ha!
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I've been celebrating each time Cretaceous Rails passes a Harry Potter-themed game on the overall BGG rankings, but as a former member of the LDS church, I also want to celebrate having now passed all 104 Book of Mormon-themed games in the database, ha ha!
36 years ago on this date, friends of ours were there at the site when the Berlin Wall came down and sent my family this little artifact piece of it as a keepsake of Reunification. I've kept it all this time and thought I'd share it across my social media today just because it's interesting!
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
36 years ago on this date, friends of ours were there at the site when the Berlin Wall came down and sent my family this little artifact piece of it as a keepsake of Reunification. I've kept it all this time and thought I'd share it across my social media today just because it's interesting!
Taught my mom group Amerigo. It’s a magical day when people get to play a Stefan Feld game for the first time! We started with this one because one of the moms just picked it up at a garage sale for $15.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Taught my mom group Amerigo. It’s a magical day when people get to play a Stefan Feld game for the first time! We started with this one because one of the moms just picked it up at a garage sale for $15.
Played Roam on 2025-11-07. After having played this at various player counts now, I think it's a far superior game at 2P. 4P is too chaotic. 2P enables players to get more cards faster and actually use their artifacts in interesting tactical ways. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26... #bggplay
Roam
Seek out and awaken the sleepwalking residents of Arzium.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Played Roam on 2025-11-07. After having played this at various player counts now, I think it's a far superior game at 2P. 4P is too chaotic. 2P enables players to get more cards faster and actually use their artifacts in interesting tactical ways. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26... #bggplay
Played Aquatica on 2025-11-08. I rekindled my interest in this one with an online play a few weeks ago, but finally got my physical copy off my Unplayed Shelf yesterday. It's even better in physical plays - sliding those cards is so tactily satisfying! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28... #bggplay
Aquatica
Recruit heroes and conquer locations in a race to expand your kingdom under the sea.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Played Aquatica on 2025-11-08. I rekindled my interest in this one with an online play a few weeks ago, but finally got my physical copy off my Unplayed Shelf yesterday. It's even better in physical plays - sliding those cards is so tactily satisfying! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28... #bggplay
Played The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship on 2025-11-08. Won 2P with my friend Chuck using Frodo/Sam, Gollum, Gandalf, and Legolas. Don't sleep on Gollum, people - rolling 3 less dice during searches is huge! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
As members of The Fellowship, embark on a journey to save—or doom—Middle-earth.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Played The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship on 2025-11-08. Won 2P with my friend Chuck using Frodo/Sam, Gollum, Gandalf, and Legolas. Don't sleep on Gollum, people - rolling 3 less dice during searches is huge! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Played Colosseum 2025-11-08. #OutOfTheDust play. It's been so long since my last play I don't have a logged play of it, so 2011 at the earliest. Let's call it 14 years then! I'd forgotten how fun this game is - will definitely be teaching this to my mom group soon. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27...
Colosseum
As a Roman Impresario you must stage the greatest spectacles the Colosseum has seen!
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November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Played Colosseum 2025-11-08. #OutOfTheDust play. It's been so long since my last play I don't have a logged play of it, so 2011 at the earliest. Let's call it 14 years then! I'd forgotten how fun this game is - will definitely be teaching this to my mom group soon. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27...
It took 25 months and two court cases, but today my petition for a court order gender change was finally granted and I am now legally recognized as female by the State of Utah!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It took 25 months and two court cases, but today my petition for a court order gender change was finally granted and I am now legally recognized as female by the State of Utah!!!!!
Played Crokinole on 2025-11-02. My wife won Sunday family Crokinole, despite a strong final round from our teen. I was a very distant third this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521
Crokinole
Flick discs and make trick shots in this traditional Canadian dexterity game!
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November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Played Crokinole on 2025-11-02. My wife won Sunday family Crokinole, despite a strong final round from our teen. I was a very distant third this time. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521
Played Pirates of Maracaibo on 2025-11-01. Finally got this off my Unplayed Shelf and wow, this might be better than the original Maracaibo. Super impressed and looking forward to another play soon! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Pirates of Maracaibo
Set sail for an adventurous raid…for perhaps it will be your last!
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November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Played Pirates of Maracaibo on 2025-11-01. Finally got this off my Unplayed Shelf and wow, this might be better than the original Maracaibo. Super impressed and looking forward to another play soon! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Played 7 Wonders Dice 2 times on 11/1/25. Learned this slick little roll and write and added it to my wishlist. Enjoyed it a lot! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
7 Wonders Dice
Manage your resources to develop your city.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Played 7 Wonders Dice 2 times on 11/1/25. Learned this slick little roll and write and added it to my wishlist. Enjoyed it a lot! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Played Ghost Stories on 2025-10-31. One tough co-op was not enough for us! We survived until the Incarnation appeared, and then the third tile got haunted with not enough of us alive to be able to do anything about it. It was a gallant effort, though! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
Ghost Stories
Taoist monks must defeat the undead or humanity is lost as Wu Feng returns.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Played Ghost Stories on 2025-10-31. One tough co-op was not enough for us! We survived until the Incarnation appeared, and then the third tile got haunted with not enough of us alive to be able to do anything about it. It was a gallant effort, though! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
Played Witch of Salem on 2025-10-31. One of the more obscure Cthulhu games out there, but also my favorite. Brutally difficult co-op and we enjoyed another loss this Halloween. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...
Witch of Salem
Close all the gates and prevent the Old One from entering our world.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Played Witch of Salem on 2025-10-31. One of the more obscure Cthulhu games out there, but also my favorite. Brutally difficult co-op and we enjoyed another loss this Halloween. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...
Played Unspeakable Words. Game #5 of Family Spooky Game Marathon. Everyone else went insane leaving me the winner this time - I was down to my last Cthulhu too! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...
Unspeakable Words
The champion of the Cthulhuverse is born from a die-rolling spell-a-thon.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Played Unspeakable Words. Game #5 of Family Spooky Game Marathon. Everyone else went insane leaving me the winner this time - I was down to my last Cthulhu too! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...