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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hey, we played a board game! (Which feels like a major accomplishment with a snoozing 2-month old in the next room)

Our first play of World Wonders by Zé Mendes. I like it!
#boardgames @arcanewonders.bsky.social

A shot of my personal board at the end of our first play of the board game, World Wonders.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Aug 14

Slightly diminish a board game:

Lorenzo il Medio

Rex Devlin @rexdevlin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Slightly diminish a board game:

Four Tribes

Alyssa 🍁 @alyssagambone.bsky.social · Aug 13

Slightly diminish a board game:

Glass Hovel.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Aug 5

Maybe Nova Drift would scratch the itch? It even has a drafting mode so you can rapidly try new builds.

store.steampowered.com/app/858210/N...

Nova Drift on Steam

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride ...

store.steampowered.com

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jun 17

Don't worry... Nothing can survive on those salt and vinegar Lay's. 🤤

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jun 10

👀 @donnieleapheart.com

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · May 22

Done with KCD1. Now, on to KCD2! ⚔️

@warhorsestudios.bsky.social
#KingdomComeDeliverance

Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · May 22

Excellent! I'd be interested in stepping up to the plate too. Are you able to share it?

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · May 21

Glad it helped! If you're still looking for the DOS version, you might have some luck asking in forums/discord communities for the MiSTer FPGA, specifically the 0mhz collection.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · May 21

Sounds like a fun project! Archive.org has a lot of old DOS games available to play via emulator and/or download.

archive.org/details/a2_C...

Computer Baseball : SSI : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Computer Baseball (1981)(SSI)[RDOS]

archive.org

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Apr 30

You know the advice is good when it starts with "just..."

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Mar 21

Yeah, it's basically imperium with a couple extra systems added.

I bounced off imperium, but I'm considering giving it a 2nd chance for the Trek theme... maybe there'll be a TTS mod we can try?

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Ricottma @ricottma.bsky.social · Feb 26

Be aware! In Pax Illuminaten there are 11 guys named Johann. Is this the highest concentrations of Johanns in one game? #boardgames

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Feb 26

I like when card games don't limit Johann.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Feb 17

We traded our copy of EARTH for LONDON 2nd edition, and I’m feeling chuffed about it.

It’s a beautiful production and a much better fit for us.

#boardgames
#MartinWallace
@ospreygames.bsky.social

Shot of our first play of LONDON: 2nd Edition by Martin Wallace. A peek at my hand of cards (with beautiful illustrations).

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 30

Games with asymmetrical player boards sometimes have different difficulty ratings so you can give new players an easier setup. Planet Unknown is a good example.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 29

That said, I'm still tempted to give the series a second chance with this iteration. Overlooking some rough edges in order to appreciate the whole feels appropriate for a Star Trek themed game.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 29

"...there are still so many little steps that it sparks a mighty ache in my forehead ridges."

This is a helpful reminder of what turned me off about Imperium. I wanted to like it, but after 5 plays I found myself still focusing on procedures and terminology, rather than just playing.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 15

Too many friends is a good problem to have!

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 15

Pulsar is really fun. It has produced so many memorable gaming sessions with friends over the years.

I think Sea of Thieves is the closest thing to an AAA version currently available.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 14

We learned Bonfire by Feld. Kind of an oddball game, but I’m intrigued by its action selection mechanism. I’m eager to play again.

I’m interested in Captain’s Chair. Do you think it’s worth getting if you love Star Trek, but are lukewarm on Imperium?

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 11

All the cool kids are playing Civolution, but we’re just getting Bonfire off the “shelf of opportunity”.

#boardgames #StefanFeld

Shot of our first play of the board game, “Bonfire”, designed by Stefan Feld and illustrated by Dennis Lohausen. This is the Korean-exclusive “Big Box” edition from Hall Games and KoreaBoardGames.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 9

Fellow puzzleheads know the feeling... 😌

It took 37.8 hours, but I finally completed #Snakebird.

#NoumenonGames #IndieGames

Steam achievement titled “Snakebird Master”. Awarded for completing every level.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 4

First game of the year:

Underwater Cities by Vladimir Suchy 🏙️

Cho took this one pretty early on. She had a nice engine going, and was able to build up much faster than me. Good game.

#boardgames

Shot of our 2-player game of Underwater Cities.

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 2

I watched Anatomy of a Fall also…That was a tough one.

Monster looks interesting. Added to my list. 👀

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Dustin’s Game Room @theboardgiveth.bsky.social · Jan 1

Some of my favorites from this year were:

Furiosa (2024)
Neptune Frost (2021)
Gaia (2021)
The Seventh Seal (1957)

My number one pick goes to:
La Chimera (2023)

It’s slow and meandering, but I found it captivating.

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