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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · 22d

Yeah, for anyone who knows me, easy mistake. 😅 Of all the Pandemics, Iberia does involve building railroads.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · 23d

Was able to teach Galactic Cruise tonight to cap a month of pretty good games!

BG Stats Sep 2025

Plays: 21
H-index: 2
Games: 14
New: 5
Players: 11
Locations: 3
Hours: 16
Days: 10

Pandemic Iberia: 3
Moon Colony Bloodbath: 2
Saltfjord: 2
Kronologic: Cuzco 1450: 2
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth: 2
Toy Battle: 2
Galactic Cruise: 1
Elysium: 1
Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor: 1

24 designers:
Matt Leacock: 14%
Adrien Martinot: 7%
Alessandro Zucchini: 7%
Andreas Odendahl: 7%
Brett J. Gilbert: 7%.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Sep 13

A healthy dose of ignorance.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Sep 1

August plays. Only 1 win in Fate of the Fellowship, which turns out to be a much different to the other Pandemic system games. And so much fun bringing back out Elysium and Deus which are classics now.

BG Stats Aug 2025

Plays: 28
H-index: 2
Games: 21
New: 13
Players: 16
Locations: 3
Hours: 32
Days: 14

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship: 4
Lightning Train: 2
Elysium: 2
Tiger & Dragon: 2
Duck & Cover: 2
The Light in the Mist: 1
Terraforming Mars: 1
Star Trek: Captain's Chair: 1
Deus: 1

27 designers:
Molly Johnson: 9%
Robert Melvin: 9%
Shawn Stankewich: 9%
Brett J. Gilbert: 4%
Dan Schumacher: 4%.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Fountain from The Op. Very interesting little game. Kinda like Number 9, but scoring different elements. Note that I didn’t build up as much as others.

Connected circular and partially circular foam tiles that are creating a connected fountain with scoring elements like fish and lily pads.

Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Aug 5

Apparently there will be a graphic novel edition coming out too: icv2.com/articles/new...

Vault to Publish 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' Graphic Novel

Crowdfunding Campaign Launches in October, Followed by Retail Release

icv2.com

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Aug 5

I just started the series, halfway through book 2. It’s so much better than it has any right to be. A good fun romp!

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Aug 4

Most of the time it was single session, then only one additional session to finish it up as needed. Part of the fun (for us) was using a couple runs as exploration. And then once we kinda knew what our ultimate goal was, we’d transition to an efficiency run.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Aug 1

July plays! Rediscovered the wonder of Deus. It’s so good!! And Murder at the Movie Theater was a great investigation game that @melissaneikirk.bsky.social got us as a birthday gift. 😁

BG Stats Jul 2025

Plays: 26
H-index: 2
Games: 19
New: 9
Players: 12
Locations: 4
Hours: 31
Days: 15

Ark Nova: 6
Deus: 2
Saltfjord: 2
Galactic Cruise: 1
Murder at The Movie Theater: 1
Emberleaf: 1
Moonrakers: 1
Free Ride: 1
Backstories: The Emerald Wedding Anniversary: 1

24 designers:
Eilif Svensson: 10%
Kristian Amundsen Østby: 10%
Anthony Perone: 5%
Austin Harrison: 5%
Dennis Northcott: 5%.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Jul 18

Well after downloading the new Ark Nova app a few weeks ago, I just finished my 50th game on it. Most of these are against the Challenges which are so much fun.

A screen shot of my personal stats of the Ark Nova app, highlighting my 50th play.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Jul 1

June games! Duck and Cover is REALLY good. Perfect little game on game night. Oh, and Ark Nova app on iOS is too convenient. This doesn’t show all my solo games on it, which would be… a lot! 😅

BG Stats Jun 2025

Plays: 36
H-index: 3
Games: 23
New: 9
Players: 14
Locations: 5
Hours: 29
Days: 14

Duck & Cover
Ark Nova
Pinochle
Lorcana Illuminer’s Quest: Palace Heist
The Gang
Emberleaf
Floristry
Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

31 designers:
(Uncredited): 8%
Alan R. Moon: 4%
Alan Roach: 4%
Alexandre Aguilar: 4%
Austin Harrison: 4%.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Jun 1

I have been notified that of course I missed two plays!

Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Jun 1

The underlying narrative was some epic games of Ark Nova with @melissaneikirk.bsky.social.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · May 1

LotR TTG is so dang good. It’s really holding up month after month.

Shout out to Quicksand for not being too rough of a real-time, dex game for me. 😅

BG Stats Apr 2025

Plays: 39
H-index: 3
Games: 20
New: 11
Players: 28
Locations: 4
Hours: 32
Days: 14

The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic
Quicksand
Ark Nova
Sagrada Artisans
Mission Control: Critical Orbit
Galactic Cruise
Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game
Hot Streak!

31 designers:
Adrian Adamescu: 5%
Al Newman: 5%
Andrew Robert York: 5%
Ben Rosset: 5%
Blake Propach: 5%.

Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · May 1

What did you think of Search for UAPs? I’m not sure what it does different from Planet X or Lost Species.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Apr 5

This has been on my list for a while now. Now I’ll have to prioritize it! 😁

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Apr 3

Does she not care that you are being INVADED?!?!

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Apr 3

Can I encourage you to buy foreign alcohol next time? No need to help the economies in states like Kentucky or Tennessee.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Apr 1

This isn’t April Fools… it’s March plays!

BG Stats Mar 2025

Plays: 35
H-index: 3
Games: 19
New: 12
Players: 9
Locations: 4
Hours: 37
Days: 18

Ark Nova: 8
Sagrada Artisans: 4
The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game: 4
Galactic Cruise: 2
Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition: 2
Panda Royale: 2
SpaceCorp: 1
Backstories: Alone Under the Ice: 1
Hooky: 1

34 designers:
Anthony Perone: 10%
Adrian Adamescu: 5%
Alan R. Moon: 5%
Amar Dzomba: 5%
Brett J. Gilbert: 5%.

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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · Mar 9

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Mar 7

Breakfast pie is best pie!

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Nebula @nebula.tv · Feb 26

it was the best of timezones, it was the worst of timezones

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Feb 23

Maybe the best video highlighting the important of recognizing the dangers of AI and intentionally curating our information. What are we prioritizing, speed/convenience or community/intelligence?

Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · Feb 22

Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...

Algorithms are breaking how we think

YouTube video by Technology Connections

www.youtube.com

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Feb 18

Yeah that aligns with everything I’ve heard about the game too.

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Josh N @smartyjosh.bsky.social · Feb 13

Wow 1822PNW that much! I would love to hear why that one more than other 18XXs. Not to say it isn’t great of course! :)

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