drossus.bsky.social
@drossus.bsky.social
He/Him. Enjoyer of board games and sometimes researcher @MasseyGRAIL - a psych research lab focused on board games and TTRPGS.

Research areas include: Meaning making and culture in board games, sociality, alcohol marketing and social media.
That.... Is a big game. How long?
July 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I saw shadows there, mulled it while we did our event, then went to grab it and it was gone.

Having just watched your "just play ya games vid" I'm inclined to thank you 😊
June 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Million dollar man was so good.

I'm with you on never getting hulkmania too. So many more interesting characters.

Little me couldn't get enough of Superfly (and I had soft spots for Hart foundation and bushwhackers too) 😅
January 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Was pleasantly surprised by this one! Thought all the separate boards came together nicely and I finished wanting to give it another go. I enjoyed the bumping mechanic and "bee jail".
December 24, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Ah damn that's a shame. I enjoyed aeons end legacy, but we were learning the game for the first time, so the gradual introduction of stuff via legacy mechanics worked really well.
December 7, 2023 at 7:34 PM
How was it overall? Competitive legacy games always seem an interesting proposition. A lot to balance!
December 7, 2023 at 9:39 AM
I enjoyed the game part. Some interesting interdependencies between players etc. But yeah the presentation and politics lack anything resembling nuance which was pretty weird given their aesthetic and "academic" marketing. Each of the classes' VP routes has a bit of choiceless button clicking too.
October 29, 2023 at 11:28 AM
I think things are turning around for your lot though! Neto and Hwang have looked completely revitalized the last few games.
October 18, 2023 at 3:09 AM
That's excellent! I'd love to know more about why it exists as well (anecdotally at least, it seems to be a thing here too). Do you have any possibles/probables in mind already?
October 5, 2023 at 3:35 AM
I love [popular game]!

But only when we house rule the middle 3/4 of it and replace the core gameplay with [popular mechanic].

Recommend.
September 28, 2023 at 5:16 AM