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Board game blogger playing games, writing reviews, and living my best board game life 🥰
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#NewReview! Check out Pokemon Expert Trainer from Ultra PRO if you are a big Pokemon fan who knows your stuff! -- settleroftheboards.com/gotta-catch-...

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Gotta Catch ‘Em All …
Image Provided by Ultra PRO But can you name them all? It’s time to test your Pokemon knowledge! Listen to the clues and put in your best guess for which Pokemon you think the device is think…
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January 28, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #Embers from @buttonshy.bsky.social if you like puzzley solos that play quickly and strategically! -- settleroftheboards.com/keep-one-eye...

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January 24, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #OneofUs from @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social if you like cooperative party games about knowing your friends! -- settleroftheboards.com/one-of-us-on...

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One of Us…One of Us!
Who do you think most suits an image of a shark… or maybe an ice cream cone? How about who best fits with the song “Shape of You”? If you and your friends think you can agree on w…
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January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #Wispwood from @czechgames.com if you are looking for a unique and gorgeous tile laying game! -- settleroftheboards.com/a-wisp-in-th...

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A Wisp in the Woods
A glow from the trees… are those the wisps? Each one is unique and has their own preferences about how they’d like to fit in the forest. Can you guide them and make your forest the brig…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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#NewReview! Check out Dice Clash if you like head to head battles all about strategically placing your dice - settleroftheboards.com/a-fight-for-...

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A Fight for Immortality!
The battle for immortality is waiting for you. Will you rise to the occasion and impress the Gods, or will your opponent get the better of you in the end?
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January 12, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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#NewReview! Check out Children of Morta if you like rolling dice and slaying monsters! -- settleroftheboards.com/can-you-stop...

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Can You Stop the Corruption?
Evil forces are at play and corruption is spreading in Morta. It’s up to you, Bergson family, to work together to defeat monsters and eliminate the evil once and for all!
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January 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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#NewReview! If you're an abstract strategy fan, you might like #Gazebo from @bitewinggames.bsky.social ! -- settleroftheboards.com/lets-build-s...

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Let’s Build Some Gazebos!
Let’s fill up the botanical garden! We have flowers, foliage, and fish, and you can add gazebos as you create nooks of each type of terrain. Stretch your nooks far enough, and you can add gaz…
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January 4, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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#NewPost! Check out some of my random game stats from 2025 ^__^ -- settleroftheboards.com/2025-year-in...
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2025 Year in Review!
Number of Plays: 632 Unique Games Played: 351 Different People Played With: 92 Unique Locations Played At: 9 Days/Hours Spent Playing Games: 222 days / 428 hours! Games I Spent the Most Hours On: M…
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January 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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#NewReview! Check out Our Brilliant Ruin if you like a horror themed comics, TTRPGs, audio dramas, or video games! -- settleroftheboards.com/our-brillian...

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Our Brilliant Ruin
Are you a horror fan? Maybe of the Eldritch variety? Do you like engaging narratives with mystery, intrigue, and monsters? Then Our Brilliant Ruin is waiting for you. This is a sociological, horror…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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#NewPost - Check out all the new to me games I played in December! Happy New Year ^__^ -- settleroftheboards.com/new-to-me-de...

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New To Me – Dec. 2025
This month I played through all the new games I bought at PAXU, and a fair amount of the games I got to review (though there are still a lot of those to go, haha!). I also spent a lot of this month…
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December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Hot Streak joining my hall of gingerbread 🔥
Gingerbread stump for Mycelium (Ravensburger) Gingerbread wagon for merchants of the dark road Gingerbread syr ginger from magic the gathering Gingerbread dice Tower for wingspan
December 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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#NewPost! It's time for my #Top100!! Any crossovers with yours? -- settleroftheboards.com/top-100-game...

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Top 100 Games! (as of 2025)
I feel like this year absolutely flew by! It was a super weird year for me, lots of changes. But one thing that hasn’t changed is that I still love playing games! There’s a few new gems…
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December 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #JinxO if you want a party game where you actually want to match others! -- settleroftheboards.com/jinx-we-matc...

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Jinx! We Matched!
If I told you to write down 3 things people save up for, what would you say? If you answered house, car, and college, then we might be scoring some big points! You’ll want to match others at …
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December 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #Aetherspire from @phaseshiftgames.bsky.social if you like a co-op game that needs some real communication and planning! -- settleroftheboards.com/can-you-resc...

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Can You Rescue The Realm?
Elementis is under siege by the Aether Fiends! The invaders are encroaching on the aethercore and it’s up to us to keep them out. We must build elemental spires to draw them away from our pre…
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December 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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#NewReview! Check out First-Class Letters if you like a unique and quick roll and write word game! -- settleroftheboards.com/mail-call/

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Mail Call!
Mail is flying all over the place – we need to get these letters sorted to avoid a priority disaster! Will you be fast enough? Or will the dead-letter be your undoing?
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December 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #Aquaria from @capstone-games.com if you like lots of options turn to turn, and picking the very best fish for your tank! -- settleroftheboards.com/lets-build-a...

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Let’s Build an Aquarium!
So, you think you can create a thriving aquarium? Prove it! You’ll need plenty of fish, and food to feed them, perfect oxygen levels, a clean filter, and much more! Let’s have a little …
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December 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #TowerBrix from @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social if you like co-op games all about communication...without really communicating! haha -- settleroftheboards.com/how-high-can...

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How High Can You Stack?
Gather round, architects – we’re going to build the best new tower, as a team! I know we all have different ideas of how the tower should look, but if we work together and communication…
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December 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #ThiefsMarket from @pickpocket.games if you like dice rolling and stealing from your friends! 😂 - settleroftheboards.com/precious-gem...

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Precious Gems are Yours for the Taking!
What an amazing heist we’ve had, thieves. Now comes the fun part – divvying up the loot! Let’s be civilized about this. I’m sure we’ll all get the rewards we want &#82…
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December 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #WidgetsWorkshop from @phaseshiftgames.bsky.social if you like drafting, card crafting, and adorable little creations! -- settleroftheboards.com/its-cute-rob...

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It’s Cute Robot Time!
The robot-golem workshop is a mess! Pieces are scattered everywhere, and it is up to all of you to put the robots and golems back together. They don’t have to be perfect, but do try to keep t…
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December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #DustBiters from @buttonshy.bsky.social if you like clever 2 player card games all about taking out your opponent! -- settleroftheboards.com/lets-outrun-...

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Let’s Outrun a Dust Storm!
The dust storm is coming … and only one car gang will be able to outrun it. Will it be you? Or will your opponent turn all your rides to wrecks? Let’s get driving! Just … try not …
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December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #Glyphics from The Op if you like games like charades or pictonary, but want a new twist! -- settleroftheboards.com/lets-guess-t...

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Let’s Guess the Glyphic!
Can you guess nouns, verbs, and phrases from only a few shapes? If you’re quick, you’ll score big! But if you can’t build clear glyphics yourself, you may miss out on enough point…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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#NewPost - Check out my massive "new to me" plays from November! Love when I get to gaming events to try even more new games! :) -- settleroftheboards.com/new-to-me-no...

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New To Me – Nov. 2025
With a 24-hour game day at our FLGS, lot of friends dropping by, holiday get-togethers, and PAX Unplugged all in the same month, this was a great month for gaming! While there were plenty of classi…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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#NewReview! Check out Gems of Iridescia if you liked unique worker movement, contract completion, and set collection! -- settleroftheboards.com/collect-gems...

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Collect Gems, Restore Relics, and Win!
The beautiful world of Iridescia was abandoned long ago due to catastrophic events. Now, ripe with gems, it is safe to return and explore the land, mine gems, and restore ancient relics! Who knows,…
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November 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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#NewReview! Check out #PurrfectPotions from @stevejacksongames.bsky.social if you like cute little dice rolling games with quick turns! -- settleroftheboards.com/roll-for-pot...

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Roll for Potions!
It’s potion brewing time, and your adorable kitties are here to assist! They’ll lend their paws to help you brew as many potions as they can … at least until they get distracted b…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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#NewPost! Check out my #PAXUnplugged Recap for this year! Lots of great stuff! -- settleroftheboards.com/paxu-2025-re...

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PAXU 2025 Recap!
Shot by Jessy G @RedHatJessy I am, once again, exhausted after a fun-filled weekend at PAX Unplugged… but I think that’s a sign of a good time! I love attending the show every year, and…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM