Highlights included the meaty ant colony game Ants and the lean Hedgehogs in a Hurry aka Igel Ärgern. Note that Ants is not to be confused with March of the Ants (we appear to be in the board game equivalent of the Antz / A Bug's Life crisis of 1998).

I didn't get any photos, but it seemed like a great success from where I stood. The new layout worked well. It is almost 9:30 and many of the designers are still tabling!

Board games, fine, but I want to know more about those cool-looking folding tables.

Wow, you weren't kidding. "Perceived content volume", jesus.

Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down.

An epic achievement.

About twice a year, the YouTube algorithm will say, "Hey, how about some robot fights?", and I am always, always up for it.

This was a fun watch.

Hot damn, that looks amazing.

Please join us tonight, rain or shine, for a mass mobilization to make clear:

We want ICE out of New York City.

We won’t stop showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.

Congratulations, you crazy kids!

Top-notch alt text on that image.

For the first time in a while, my spouse and I broke out Imotep: The Duel. It's a tight, quick game where tempo is (almost) everything. Very satisfying.

And the weekend before last, I met some virtual board game friends in person for the first time. Highly recommended.

Sandman Mystery Theater

Do you offer local pickup? I've heard good things about that Folia Folio.

E: Alex Jaffe recognizes them.

"They can be eaten hot or cold."

The first English-language endorsement of day-after cold pizza from the fridge.