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Greg Pool: Tabletop game designer, #RecoveringGeologist, and campfire busker. Curator of @SpielMas.com ⛄️.
✍️ Playtesting: Kamoamoa, Soccer 54, Bats of Limekiln, Pōpoki.
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✍️ Playtesting: Kamoamoa, Soccer 54, Bats of Limekiln, Pōpoki.
Try look: HaoleBoyGames.com (HOW-lee)
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· Nov 29
Soccer 54 — Haole Boy Games
A soccer game played with a standard deck of playing cards.
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Kick off! ⚽️ I’ve released the rules and a playtest room for #Soccer54
Perfect timing if you didn’t get enough Champions League this week or can’t wait for the Premier League this weekend. #COYS
🎩 to @weheart.games & @northwestgamelabs.bsky.social for the initial looks and advice.
🎲✂️ #boardgames
Perfect timing if you didn’t get enough Champions League this week or can’t wait for the Premier League this weekend. #COYS
🎩 to @weheart.games & @northwestgamelabs.bsky.social for the initial looks and advice.
🎲✂️ #boardgames
Wishing I was attending @protospielo.bsky.social instead.
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Wishing I was attending @protospielo.bsky.social instead.
Limekiln State Park has been closed for the last three years because of this slide.
The #SpielMas ⛄️ festival was born during a annual camping trip at Limekiln State Park during the summer of 2020, just south of this slide. We formed a bubble, played #boardgames, and celebrated our remarkable privilege in the face of a pandemic.
Motorists speed through Highway 1 in Big Sur for the first time in 3 years
"I think psychologically it'll be a big lift."
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January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Limekiln State Park has been closed for the last three years because of this slide.
Looking forward to the next @protospielo.bsky.social from Jan. 16-18. Even more proud that I’m opening for @themisplay.com on the 🎸🤘🏼 poster.
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Looking forward to the next @protospielo.bsky.social from Jan. 16-18. Even more proud that I’m opening for @themisplay.com on the 🎸🤘🏼 poster.
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I so appreciate your celebration, and your #SpielMas ⛄️ display full of pieces is proof of a festive time.
FYI I see games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com in that stack!
FYI I see games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com in that stack!
The Misplay celebrates SpielMas—merry gaming to you and yours! 🎲✂️
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I so appreciate your celebration, and your #SpielMas ⛄️ display full of pieces is proof of a festive time.
FYI I see games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com in that stack!
FYI I see games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com in that stack!
Day 6 of the @spielmas.com ⛄️ festival found us under the microscope looking for Diatoms from @sabrinac.bsky.social @ludoliminal.bsky.social and @25thcentury.games.
#SpielMas #boardgames
#SpielMas #boardgames
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Day 6 of the @spielmas.com ⛄️ festival found us under the microscope looking for Diatoms from @sabrinac.bsky.social @ludoliminal.bsky.social and @25thcentury.games.
#SpielMas #boardgames
#SpielMas #boardgames
As we close out the sixth-annual #SpielMas ⛄️ festival on Day 6, I hope you had fun. Take your celebrations and carry them into 2026. Make new connections with family and friends. And discover games all year long you’ll want play again during next year’s festival. Thank you for spreading your joy!
December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Photo: My 2024 celebration using the River and Stone deck of playing cards designed by @bethsobel.bsky.social. We’re playing a variant of Palace I designed exclusively for her deck.
Palace: River and Stone | Palace
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December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Photo: My 2024 celebration using the River and Stone deck of playing cards designed by @bethsobel.bsky.social. We’re playing a variant of Palace I designed exclusively for her deck.
It’s Day 5 of the @spielmas.com festival, and I had a variety of game play with friends. I was able to get in nine holes at a local disc golf course. Then later that night, I joined my weekly online gaming group who has been gathering since 2020 and were the inspiration for #SpielMas ⛄️.
December 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It’s Day 5 of the @spielmas.com festival, and I had a variety of game play with friends. I was able to get in nine holes at a local disc golf course. Then later that night, I joined my weekly online gaming group who has been gathering since 2020 and were the inspiration for #SpielMas ⛄️.
Today is Day 4 of @spielmas.com , and I got to play Knitting Circle from @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social. As a fan of Calico, it all clicked really well. But omg it was still a brain burn. In a good way!
Also got to use my @modernmeeple.bsky.social Gamey Susan!
#SpielMas #boardgames
Also got to use my @modernmeeple.bsky.social Gamey Susan!
#SpielMas #boardgames
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Today is Day 4 of @spielmas.com , and I got to play Knitting Circle from @pinkhawkgames.bsky.social. As a fan of Calico, it all clicked really well. But omg it was still a brain burn. In a good way!
Also got to use my @modernmeeple.bsky.social Gamey Susan!
#SpielMas #boardgames
Also got to use my @modernmeeple.bsky.social Gamey Susan!
#SpielMas #boardgames
On Day 3 of the #SpielMas ⛄️ Festival, we woke early to learn and play Azure, one of the newest two-player #boardgames on #BoardGameArena.
December 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
On Day 3 of the #SpielMas ⛄️ Festival, we woke early to learn and play Azure, one of the newest two-player #boardgames on #BoardGameArena.
Day 2 of the @spielmas.com festival found us fishing in the shoals, repressing our regrets, and managing our madness. “Deep Regrets” was so much fun to learn, from its table presence to the game play. Can’t wait to get back in the boat!
#spielmas #boardgames #tabletopgames
#spielmas #boardgames #tabletopgames
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Day 2 of the @spielmas.com festival found us fishing in the shoals, repressing our regrets, and managing our madness. “Deep Regrets” was so much fun to learn, from its table presence to the game play. Can’t wait to get back in the boat!
#spielmas #boardgames #tabletopgames
#spielmas #boardgames #tabletopgames
Day 1 of #SpielMas ⛄️ found us learning and playing “Isle of Cats Duel” in-person. Loved the Tetris vibe, just enough interactivity, and saving cats from doom is always preferable. #boardgames
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Day 1 of #SpielMas ⛄️ found us learning and playing “Isle of Cats Duel” in-person. Loved the Tetris vibe, just enough interactivity, and saving cats from doom is always preferable. #boardgames
Jaldee! Jaldee! It’s the first day of the #SpielMas ⛄️ festival, so my wife and I woke early to celebrate by playing Ticket To Ride: India, the newest game added to #boardgamearena.
#boardgames
#boardgames
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Jaldee! Jaldee! It’s the first day of the #SpielMas ⛄️ festival, so my wife and I woke early to celebrate by playing Ticket To Ride: India, the newest game added to #boardgamearena.
#boardgames
#boardgames
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here are the six #boardgames I want to unbox and learn in-person each day during the @SpielMas.com ⛄️ festival starting this Friday:
Diatoms
Deep Regrets
Knitting Circle
Isle of Cats Duel
Kabuto Sumo
Roll in One
#SpielMas ⛄️
Diatoms
Deep Regrets
Knitting Circle
Isle of Cats Duel
Kabuto Sumo
Roll in One
#SpielMas ⛄️
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here are the six #boardgames I want to unbox and learn in-person each day during the @SpielMas.com ⛄️ festival starting this Friday:
Diatoms
Deep Regrets
Knitting Circle
Isle of Cats Duel
Kabuto Sumo
Roll in One
#SpielMas ⛄️
Diatoms
Deep Regrets
Knitting Circle
Isle of Cats Duel
Kabuto Sumo
Roll in One
#SpielMas ⛄️
The #SpielMas ⛄️ festival begins this Friday 12/26 and runs through 12/31. Like you, I’ll already be playing #boardgames with friends and family, so printing a free display and celebrating will be easy!
December 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The #SpielMas ⛄️ festival begins this Friday 12/26 and runs through 12/31. Like you, I’ll already be playing #boardgames with friends and family, so printing a free display and celebrating will be easy!
Can’t wait to share my #SpielMas ⛄️ celebration with you!
“How do I #SpielMas ⛄️?” It’s easy…just play a game and celebrate!
Share this “I’m Celebrating” graphic as a post or story to encourage more people to join the celebration.
Find out more below…🧵
#boardgames #tabletopgames
Share this “I’m Celebrating” graphic as a post or story to encourage more people to join the celebration.
Find out more below…🧵
#boardgames #tabletopgames
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Can’t wait to share my #SpielMas ⛄️ celebration with you!
Tuesday night in SF at @themisplay.com game night. We tested their latest prototype of “Tracing the Sky.” I got to playtest my unofficial two-player variant of Take 5. 🎲✂️
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Tuesday night in SF at @themisplay.com game night. We tested their latest prototype of “Tracing the Sky.” I got to playtest my unofficial two-player variant of Take 5. 🎲✂️
Looking forward to joining Jason and Mark for their celebration!
We’re celebrating two years and playing two-player board games tomorrow if you’re nearby! We’d love to meet some listeners. 🎤🎉
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking forward to joining Jason and Mark for their celebration!
We play a four-person, best-of-two tournament with this variant to end our weekly online game night, and it’s a ton of fun. #boardgames
Want a great game that’s better with a variant you could learn for the upcoming #SpielMas ⛄️ festival?
Try: Can’t Stop ( @eaglegryphon.bsky.social ) - The second official variant is the best; it’s called the “forced movement requirement” on Board Game Arena.
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
Try: Can’t Stop ( @eaglegryphon.bsky.social ) - The second official variant is the best; it’s called the “forced movement requirement” on Board Game Arena.
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We play a four-person, best-of-two tournament with this variant to end our weekly online game night, and it’s a ton of fun. #boardgames
So spicy!
Want a great game that’s better with an expansion you could learn for the upcoming #SpielMas ⛄️ festival?
Try: Sea Salt & Paper ( @bombyx.bsky.social ) - Definitely add the Extra Salt and Extra Pepper expansions!
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
Try: Sea Salt & Paper ( @bombyx.bsky.social ) - Definitely add the Extra Salt and Extra Pepper expansions!
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So spicy!
Mission accomplished! 🎲✂️
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Mission accomplished! 🎲✂️
Playing Hugo with 8p well into November was a good sign it wasn’t just another annual Halloween game.
#SpielMas ⛄️
#SpielMas ⛄️
Want a great game for seven to eight players you could learn for the upcoming #SpielMas ⛄️ festival?
Try: Hugo (@amigogames.bsky.social) - We have played this for the last two Halloweens, but unlike other “holiday” games it keeps coming out in November and December.
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
Try: Hugo (@amigogames.bsky.social) - We have played this for the last two Halloweens, but unlike other “holiday” games it keeps coming out in November and December.
Runners-up...
🧵 #boardgames
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Playing Hugo with 8p well into November was a good sign it wasn’t just another annual Halloween game.
#SpielMas ⛄️
#SpielMas ⛄️
This morning at 09:57 am HST, the US Geological Survey lost camera V3. 🪦 It was covered in ash and cinder during Episode 38 inside in the caldera of Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. #RecoveringGeologist
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This morning at 09:57 am HST, the US Geological Survey lost camera V3. 🪦 It was covered in ash and cinder during Episode 38 inside in the caldera of Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. #RecoveringGeologist
This Tuesday I’ll be playtesting 🎲✂️ a print display of the unofficial two-person variant I designed in 2022 for 6 Nimmt (Take 5). If this works my contribution will see time on the “local designers” portion of the shelf at Peoples Coffee in Santa Cruz CA.
Rules: boardgamegeek.com/thread/28939...
Rules: boardgamegeek.com/thread/28939...
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This Tuesday I’ll be playtesting 🎲✂️ a print display of the unofficial two-person variant I designed in 2022 for 6 Nimmt (Take 5). If this works my contribution will see time on the “local designers” portion of the shelf at Peoples Coffee in Santa Cruz CA.
Rules: boardgamegeek.com/thread/28939...
Rules: boardgamegeek.com/thread/28939...