How has designing board games changed the ways in which you play/enjoy board games?

Player Spotlight: Ferrety, for placing 4th at BODIED as the 9th seed, beating Stella Harmon, Joey Donuts, and Maher!

Honorable Mention: Antz, for placing 5th at Athina as the 17th seed, beating Silas, Bonjwa, and Squeachu!

13. BS won The Grotto, beating Crowken and Hua (Online)

14. KcBlue won Harby Fights, beating TreeHauz and Nik (KS)

15. Ketan J won Old School, beating bc and FoodWorld (AL)

16. DendyPretendy won Smash Clock, beating Cranky and marigold (MN)

Look you instantly knew what I meant so...

Plus now I try and guess the artist before I read the info and it's a great feeling to hit the read

I decided about three years ago to make an effort to learn more about art, and started learning an Anki deck of famous artworks. Perhaps not the best way of getting into it, but it gave me a ton of exposure to artists I hadn't heard of, and helped me find some favourites like Jacob van Ruisdael

25. A.M. won We Tech Those, beating kirb_stomped and Detto (VA)

26. myst won COAL, beating Saspa and Prince Ali (WV)

27. Ryfy won The Only Way is Melee, beating WSLeo and Deep Vein Thrombobo (UK)

16. Gaz! won BACK TO THE LANES, beating max and iBeTakingEstrogen (MO)

17. Fred Melee won Four Quarters, beating Order 66 and Slush (UK)

18. Jennifer won Melee at NCSU, beating Hoopify and Nujacat (NC)

19. TRZ won MBA, beating caioicy and McS33 (Brazil)

23. siddward won Melee at NCSU, beating cashsuplex and papa (NC)

24. Solanum won Salt Water Smash, beating Fancey and Shy (NL)

25. Skips won Four Quarters, beating AC and Colonel Mustard (UK)

26. floatingmessmaya won Duck Hunt, beating Paytron97 and Smyles (OR)

I think it's part of detaching my sense of progress from set outcomes (good!) but it's strange to feel nothing after a big win

You're a madman (complimentary)

21. Ryzuul won Illinois State Smash Weekly, beating Acorn and Mouse (IL)

22. Chill won Moonwalk Tournament Series, beating Wrath and Glo (TX)

23. Zepple won Four Quarters, beating Kevin and Deep Vein Thrombobo (UK)

24. doctahdylan won Cyberland Melee, beating realtrapshe/it and SpiderMad (Online)