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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 21h

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Gabby & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Jungo" designed by Toshiki Arao and published by @happycampergames.bsky.social. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQcx...

Jungo - GameNight! Se13 Ep20 - How to Play & Playthrough

Thanks so much to Gamegenic - https://gamegenic.com - for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Gabby & Lincoln teach & play "Jungo" designed by Toshiki Arao and…

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Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 2d

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

Image text reads:
Do you teach board games?
We invite you to complete a short survey for academic research into people’s experiences of teaching boardgames, at home and elsewhere.
The survey takes about ten minutes to complete.

To find out more, please use the QR code,
visit go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
or email hybrid-games@unimelb.edu.au

(University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Approval 33778)

There is also a decorative image of game pawns and dice, with a magnifying glass on top, as well as a QR code which points to the given link.

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 1d

Take a closer look at "Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor" from Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur, Dirk Sommer & Nemesis Games. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Nick Murphy and sponsored by Nemesis Games. For more: gamefound.com/en/projects/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0fG...

Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor - In Focus

Take a closer look at "Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor" from designers Cornelius Cremin, Pawel Mazur & Dirk Sommer and published by Nemesis.Games. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 2d

BoardGameGeek has created our first board game Quiz. This is the first of what we hope is many. Play the #BoardGameGeekTV Quiz here. youtu.be/dVXhVhbYCpk

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 2d

Check out our new how to play In the Shadows with our host Candice Harris, from designers Dan Bullock and Joe Schmidt, and published by @gmtgames.bsky.social. This episode is sponsored by GMT Games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoD7...

In the Shadows - BGG How to Play

In the Shadows - BGG How to Play. Candice Harris teaches you how to play In the Shadows, from designers Dan Bullock and Joe Schmidt, and published by GMT Games. This episode is sponsored by GMT…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 2d

Discover: What awaits inside 7 Wonders Dice, Antoine Bauza's latest take on building an ancient wonder? This roll-and-write game puts 2-7 players in control of building their own city one die at a time.

Find out how to play in both written and video form: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 3d

Join Nikki and Lincoln on October 7th at 10:30am PDT as they play Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions and chat with the audience. Check out the campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/res... www.youtube.com/live/QLmiwpp...

GameNight! LIVE!! | Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions Expansion w/ Nikki & Lincoln

Join Nikki and Lincoln on October 7th at 10:30am PDT as they play Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions and chat with the audience. Check out the campaign here: ...

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 4d

Check out October's edition of all things Geek! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBqU...

Top 10 Hottest Board Games: October 2025 - The Best of BGG

Welcome to another month of all things Geek! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month! 00:00…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 6d

Flexing in victory: Another go at Qwirkle Flex from Susan McKinley Ross & Reiner Knizia.

The twist in this version: Tiles have one of three backgrounds, & you also score for matching backgrounds in a diagonal(!) pattern from the tiles you play.

BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 7d

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Christoph & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Big Sur" designed by Mondo Davis and published by @25thcentury.games. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gg8...

Big Sur - GameNight! Se13 Ep19 - How to Play & Playthrough

Thanks so much to Gamegenic - https://gamegenic.com - for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Christoph & Lincoln teach & play "Big Sur" designed by Mondo Davis…

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Max Games Seidman @max.resonym.com · 9d

The golden rule: do unto others as you’d have them do unto you, but if the rule on a card conflicts with this rule, follow the rules on the card

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 9d

"Hexes of Sygon" BGG How to Play - from designer Alec Cacheris & Hexes of Sygon LLC. This episode is presented by Nick Murphy and sponsored by Hexes of Sygon LLC. Find out more here: www.hexesofsygon.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Dj...

Hexes of Sygon - BGG How to Play

"Hexes of Sygon" BGG How to Play - from designer Alec Cacheris & Hexes of Sygon LLC. This episode is presented by Nick Murphy and sponsored by Hexes of Sygon LLC. Check out the game's BGG page:…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 10d

Review: Discover what awaits in INK, a game by Kasper Lapp and Final Score Games with a straightforward premise — draft tiles to complete objectives and gain new objectives — that gets complicated thanks to a quartet of bonus actions that changes each game: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 13d

"Mandoo Games" was "corrected" to "Mandy Games", but I had caught that one. My bad for not catching both. —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 13d

Dang autocorrect! —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 13d

Played: Faust vs Mephisto is a two-player trick-taker from Genial & Mandoo Games. The suit ranks are valued—then re-valued—during play, w/ Mephisto trying to ensure that one player wins all cards in a suit. You can force an opponent to play for you!

BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 13d

No tricks here, this top 10 is all treats. These are our Top 10 Halloween Games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iRg...

Top 10 Halloween Games

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 14d

Review: Robert Hovakimyan's Bombastic is a tiny release from Bitewing Games that is pitched as being a better tic-tac-toe, a comparison both true and misleading.

Learn how to play: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 14d

Bricked: Martin Klein has been recreating board game covers in miniature using LEGO bricks. Here's his tenth such cover in honor of the tenth anniversary of Codenames from designer Vlaada Chvátil.

You can see more of his work here: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/359... —WEM

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 14d

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Daryl, @panda8ngel.bsky.social & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Twinkle Twinkle" designed by Ammon Anderson and published by Allplay. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qZ7...

Twinkle Twinkle - GameNight! Se13 Ep18 - How to Play & Playthrough

Thanks so much to Gamegenic - https://gamegenic.com - for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Daryl, Amanda & Lincoln teach & play "Twinkle Twinkle" designed…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 15d

Planning: Tickets for BGG.Spring 2026, which takes place May 21-25 in Dallas, Texas, are now on sale: boardgamegeek.com/thread/3575246 —WEM

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Bacon Centurion @baconcenturion.bsky.social · 16d

Check out this designer diary posted on BoardGameGeek.com written by Rodrigo Esper @boardgamegeek.com #boardgames #cardgames

Designer Diary: Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon | BoardGameGeek News

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Non-Breaking Space @nbsp1618.bsky.social · 16d

@boardgamegeek.com was kind enough to let me publish a designer diary for #crossbronxexpressway
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Designer Diary: Cross Bronx Expressway, or Presenting a History on the Table | BoardGameGeek News

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 20d

They say hindsight is 2020…get it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Ly...

Top 10 Games of 2020

They say hindsight is 2020…get it? 00:00 Intro 01:17 #10 Viscounts of the West Kingdom - 2020 - S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips - Garphill…

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 20d

Re-release: UK publisher Steamforged Games will crowdfund Terra Mystica: Special Edition, which contains the base game and all expansions to date with new artwork and components.

Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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