Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
@kovray.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 Ilya(he/him) and Tylor(he/him) 🏳️🌈 Did somebody say board games? 🎲 Photography, videos, and more! ❤️❤️❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/kovray
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Our holiday gift guide is READY! youtu.be/uz4IaX-lkYY
Are you buying games for your loved ones this year?
Are you buying games for your loved ones this year?
Ultimate Board Game Gift Guide | Family, Party, Cooperative, 2-Player, Small Box and Strategy Games!
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our holiday gift guide is READY! youtu.be/uz4IaX-lkYY
Are you buying games for your loved ones this year?
Are you buying games for your loved ones this year?
Learn to Play Flamecraft Duals with us: youtu.be/uGp37qy8orA
This delightful game is designed by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social , illustrated by Sandara Tang, and published by Cardboard Alchemy!
This delightful game is designed by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social , illustrated by Sandara Tang, and published by Cardboard Alchemy!
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Learn to Play Flamecraft Duals with us: youtu.be/uGp37qy8orA
This delightful game is designed by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social , illustrated by Sandara Tang, and published by Cardboard Alchemy!
This delightful game is designed by @vegagamestudio.bsky.social , illustrated by Sandara Tang, and published by Cardboard Alchemy!
Reposted by Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
Kovray ( @kovray.bsky.social ) is rolling out a new logo AND they're close to 10K subscribers! There's some kind of surprise coming when they hit 10K. I am not a patient person, so subscribe quick so I can find out soon😆 #boardgames
youtube.com/@kovray
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Welcome to Kovray! A channel all about board games and finding you you're next great one!
Our names are Ilya (he/him) and Tylor (he/him) and we are a couple who loves board games. We hope to inspire ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Kovray ( @kovray.bsky.social ) is rolling out a new logo AND they're close to 10K subscribers! There's some kind of surprise coming when they hit 10K. I am not a patient person, so subscribe quick so I can find out soon😆 #boardgames
youtube.com/@kovray
youtube.com/@kovray
Here is your ULTIMATE guide to Cascadia? Where do you start? What is our favorite? Have you played them all?
youtu.be/UVPK1RB-R10
Not only is this a fantastic game, the people behind the game, @flatoutgames.bsky.social , @rf-seattle.bsky.social, and @bethsobel.bsky.social are THE BEST.
youtu.be/UVPK1RB-R10
Not only is this a fantastic game, the people behind the game, @flatoutgames.bsky.social , @rf-seattle.bsky.social, and @bethsobel.bsky.social are THE BEST.
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Here is your ULTIMATE guide to Cascadia? Where do you start? What is our favorite? Have you played them all?
youtu.be/UVPK1RB-R10
Not only is this a fantastic game, the people behind the game, @flatoutgames.bsky.social , @rf-seattle.bsky.social, and @bethsobel.bsky.social are THE BEST.
youtu.be/UVPK1RB-R10
Not only is this a fantastic game, the people behind the game, @flatoutgames.bsky.social , @rf-seattle.bsky.social, and @bethsobel.bsky.social are THE BEST.
Sneak peak at tomorrow's video!
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Sneak peak at tomorrow's video!
🪓 Red North 🪓
youtu.be/EgR1lXQpbtc
Three rounds of deployment, actions, and competition to claim outposts so that you can score the most points! This small box is a delight and teh JARLS are crucial!
@mightyboards.bsky.social
youtu.be/EgR1lXQpbtc
Three rounds of deployment, actions, and competition to claim outposts so that you can score the most points! This small box is a delight and teh JARLS are crucial!
@mightyboards.bsky.social
Red North | Three Round Strategy Delight! | Board Game Preview
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🪓 Red North 🪓
youtu.be/EgR1lXQpbtc
Three rounds of deployment, actions, and competition to claim outposts so that you can score the most points! This small box is a delight and teh JARLS are crucial!
@mightyboards.bsky.social
youtu.be/EgR1lXQpbtc
Three rounds of deployment, actions, and competition to claim outposts so that you can score the most points! This small box is a delight and teh JARLS are crucial!
@mightyboards.bsky.social
Reposted by Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
The marmot! This is my favorite of the animals included in Cascadia: Alpine Lakes. Their whistles are amazing, and I once had a lovely whistling conversation with one in the mountains out here.
Photo: @kovray.bsky.social
Publisher: @flatoutgames.bsky.social
Art: @bethsobel.bsky.social
Photo: @kovray.bsky.social
Publisher: @flatoutgames.bsky.social
Art: @bethsobel.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The marmot! This is my favorite of the animals included in Cascadia: Alpine Lakes. Their whistles are amazing, and I once had a lovely whistling conversation with one in the mountains out here.
Photo: @kovray.bsky.social
Publisher: @flatoutgames.bsky.social
Art: @bethsobel.bsky.social
Photo: @kovray.bsky.social
Publisher: @flatoutgames.bsky.social
Art: @bethsobel.bsky.social
Top 5 Games of OCTOBER!
youtu.be/Acom5QdCbJY
We ended up playing 43 unique games with 76 total plays! We played games with 23 different people and 24 of the games we played were new to us! The games took us approximately 44 hours to play, which means almost TWO full days of gaming!
youtu.be/Acom5QdCbJY
We ended up playing 43 unique games with 76 total plays! We played games with 23 different people and 24 of the games we played were new to us! The games took us approximately 44 hours to play, which means almost TWO full days of gaming!
Top 5 Board Games Played | Surviving, Logic Puzzles, Magical Flowers and Music | October Edition
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Top 5 Games of OCTOBER!
youtu.be/Acom5QdCbJY
We ended up playing 43 unique games with 76 total plays! We played games with 23 different people and 24 of the games we played were new to us! The games took us approximately 44 hours to play, which means almost TWO full days of gaming!
youtu.be/Acom5QdCbJY
We ended up playing 43 unique games with 76 total plays! We played games with 23 different people and 24 of the games we played were new to us! The games took us approximately 44 hours to play, which means almost TWO full days of gaming!
Please check out this project, the games are great and the idea is simply brilliant!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...
Christmas Ornament Games - Garland Games
Custom Christmas ornaments that open up to reveal 6 different games!
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Please check out this project, the games are great and the idea is simply brilliant!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...
Off With Their Heads!
youtu.be/Y9jSwqw2jyk
A flip and write, trick taking, card playing, poker sprinkle game that flows ever so wonderfully! Check out our tutorial of this gem from @druidcitygames.bsky.social !
youtu.be/Y9jSwqw2jyk
A flip and write, trick taking, card playing, poker sprinkle game that flows ever so wonderfully! Check out our tutorial of this gem from @druidcitygames.bsky.social !
Off With Their Heads! | How to Play | Learn to Play in 8 Minutes!
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Off With Their Heads!
youtu.be/Y9jSwqw2jyk
A flip and write, trick taking, card playing, poker sprinkle game that flows ever so wonderfully! Check out our tutorial of this gem from @druidcitygames.bsky.social !
youtu.be/Y9jSwqw2jyk
A flip and write, trick taking, card playing, poker sprinkle game that flows ever so wonderfully! Check out our tutorial of this gem from @druidcitygames.bsky.social !
We're coming up on our 5 year anniversary. I wanted to share one of our very first videos that still cracks me up and features three stellar games: youtu.be/EDlPVBV0Nls?...
Game Night Menu | Embracing Your Inner Child
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We're coming up on our 5 year anniversary. I wanted to share one of our very first videos that still cracks me up and features three stellar games: youtu.be/EDlPVBV0Nls?...
Wonderland's War Duel Playthrough
youtu.be/7TlTqiPtrh8
Watch Tylor and I face off as the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat!
youtu.be/7TlTqiPtrh8
Watch Tylor and I face off as the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat!
Wonderland's War Duel | Cheshire Cat vs. Mad Hatter | Kickstarter Playthrough
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wonderland's War Duel Playthrough
youtu.be/7TlTqiPtrh8
Watch Tylor and I face off as the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat!
youtu.be/7TlTqiPtrh8
Watch Tylor and I face off as the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat!
🎲 Dicey Devices 🎲
Learn to Play: youtu.be/ASTeN2kj0AI
This is your time to shine! Build a death ray and incapacitate your opponents before they do the same. Engine building, tactical planning, and a touch of luck all paired with this delightful art style is just a treat.
Learn to Play: youtu.be/ASTeN2kj0AI
This is your time to shine! Build a death ray and incapacitate your opponents before they do the same. Engine building, tactical planning, and a touch of luck all paired with this delightful art style is just a treat.
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🎲 Dicey Devices 🎲
Learn to Play: youtu.be/ASTeN2kj0AI
This is your time to shine! Build a death ray and incapacitate your opponents before they do the same. Engine building, tactical planning, and a touch of luck all paired with this delightful art style is just a treat.
Learn to Play: youtu.be/ASTeN2kj0AI
This is your time to shine! Build a death ray and incapacitate your opponents before they do the same. Engine building, tactical planning, and a touch of luck all paired with this delightful art style is just a treat.
Reposted by Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
Just one week left to back Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit! If you back now, you can get both games for $35 (they’ll be $25 each after the campaign). And of course, these games will only exist with your support.
Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!
Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Just one week left to back Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit! If you back now, you can get both games for $35 (they’ll be $25 each after the campaign). And of course, these games will only exist with your support.
Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!
Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!
I feel like if you don’t have art yet, it’s better to put in a blank “placeholder”
or royalty free clip art with placeholder language than use AI art and promise to replace it with real art later? It makes me skeptical and I avoid projects that do this.
or royalty free clip art with placeholder language than use AI art and promise to replace it with real art later? It makes me skeptical and I avoid projects that do this.
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I feel like if you don’t have art yet, it’s better to put in a blank “placeholder”
or royalty free clip art with placeholder language than use AI art and promise to replace it with real art later? It makes me skeptical and I avoid projects that do this.
or royalty free clip art with placeholder language than use AI art and promise to replace it with real art later? It makes me skeptical and I avoid projects that do this.
With Spooky Season in full swing, I highly recommend you check out both of these games from @connor.alwaysawake.games !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
Club Spooky & That's the Spirit
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls in Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in That's the Spirit
www.kickstarter.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
With Spooky Season in full swing, I highly recommend you check out both of these games from @connor.alwaysawake.games !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
Feya's Swamp
youtu.be/xya62Ys0Drk
Come learn one of the hottest games coming out of Essen this year! We REALLY enjoyed this one.
youtu.be/xya62Ys0Drk
Come learn one of the hottest games coming out of Essen this year! We REALLY enjoyed this one.
Feya's Swamp | How to Play | Learn to Play in 17 Minutes!
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Feya's Swamp
youtu.be/xya62Ys0Drk
Come learn one of the hottest games coming out of Essen this year! We REALLY enjoyed this one.
youtu.be/xya62Ys0Drk
Come learn one of the hottest games coming out of Essen this year! We REALLY enjoyed this one.
Imagine being so fuelled by hate that you won’t learn a game you’re excited about
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Imagine being so fuelled by hate that you won’t learn a game you’re excited about
Pinched!
How to Play: youtu.be/R7D5bmk4_Wo
This absolute treasure from @mightyboards.bsky.social ! You're each taking turns being masterminds breaking into manors hoping to redistribute the wealth among the people. Let's pinch some valuables?
How to Play: youtu.be/R7D5bmk4_Wo
This absolute treasure from @mightyboards.bsky.social ! You're each taking turns being masterminds breaking into manors hoping to redistribute the wealth among the people. Let's pinch some valuables?
Pinched! | How to Play | Learn to Play in 7 Minutes!
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Pinched!
How to Play: youtu.be/R7D5bmk4_Wo
This absolute treasure from @mightyboards.bsky.social ! You're each taking turns being masterminds breaking into manors hoping to redistribute the wealth among the people. Let's pinch some valuables?
How to Play: youtu.be/R7D5bmk4_Wo
This absolute treasure from @mightyboards.bsky.social ! You're each taking turns being masterminds breaking into manors hoping to redistribute the wealth among the people. Let's pinch some valuables?
Want to see how Origin Story is played at two? Check out the playthrough Tylor and I did: youtu.be/E0ddZQhKLOw
Origin Story | Discover Your Inner Hero | 2 Player Variant Board Game Playthrough
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Want to see how Origin Story is played at two? Check out the playthrough Tylor and I did: youtu.be/E0ddZQhKLOw
March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
youtu.be/YKzESR4HnQw
We're so honored to teach this game, as it was one of our first hobby games we acquired from a mystery box in our FLGS! We immediately saw what board games could be, and well the rest, is history.
youtu.be/YKzESR4HnQw
We're so honored to teach this game, as it was one of our first hobby games we acquired from a mystery box in our FLGS! We immediately saw what board games could be, and well the rest, is history.
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
youtu.be/YKzESR4HnQw
We're so honored to teach this game, as it was one of our first hobby games we acquired from a mystery box in our FLGS! We immediately saw what board games could be, and well the rest, is history.
youtu.be/YKzESR4HnQw
We're so honored to teach this game, as it was one of our first hobby games we acquired from a mystery box in our FLGS! We immediately saw what board games could be, and well the rest, is history.
🥚 Dragonarium 🥚
youtu.be/1QCBmhmKBtM
Check out our How to Play video for the upcoming tile placement game from Wonderful World Board Games! This one is quite puzzley and feels quite unique for this genre because of how tiles are stacked.
youtu.be/1QCBmhmKBtM
Check out our How to Play video for the upcoming tile placement game from Wonderful World Board Games! This one is quite puzzley and feels quite unique for this genre because of how tiles are stacked.
Dragonarium | How to Play | Learn to Play in 9 Minutes!
YouTube video by kovray
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🥚 Dragonarium 🥚
youtu.be/1QCBmhmKBtM
Check out our How to Play video for the upcoming tile placement game from Wonderful World Board Games! This one is quite puzzley and feels quite unique for this genre because of how tiles are stacked.
youtu.be/1QCBmhmKBtM
Check out our How to Play video for the upcoming tile placement game from Wonderful World Board Games! This one is quite puzzley and feels quite unique for this genre because of how tiles are stacked.
These are pretty stellar and spooky games! Check them out.
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
These are pretty stellar and spooky games! Check them out.
Reposted by Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
Reposted by Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲
I’m finally launching my first KS tomorrow! 👻 Not nervous at all 😅
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Coming soon: Club Spooky & That's the Spirit
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls in Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in That's the Spirit
www.kickstarter.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I’m finally launching my first KS tomorrow! 👻 Not nervous at all 😅
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...