ryan
@ryanisabird.bsky.social
hell yeah, minnesota finally getting representation in the board game market
March 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
hell yeah, minnesota finally getting representation in the board game market
anyone looking for board game marketing model talent? 😘
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
February 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
anyone looking for board game marketing model talent? 😘
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
babe got a new outfit and I immediately connected the color vibe :p
#boardgames someone get 2tomatoes on bsky
Planet Unknown
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
February 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Planet Unknown
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
the one remains in my top ten! breezy but satisfying numbers-go-up polyomino optimization game
I think the rover element is what really differentiates it<3
I did _horrible_ with my goals this time. whiffed all of them 😅 timing of the bad events was brutal
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
finally arrived! new edition of TC with rubberized cars and rubber road tips make things really stable!
the solo mode is surprisingly effective? play 4 colors, colors are assigned direction limitations such as "road must go north"
+ Rainbow!
#SoloYear #boardgames 32/
okay there's only SO MANY "Erik" bad cards in the deck and I had flopped a ton of them early putting me close to losing. great time to play the Ellefolk "scry 4, rearrange" right???? WRONG I drew nearly all of the rest of the "Erik" bad cards 😒
mind, I did rearrange them out of spite
mind, I did rearrange them out of spite
February 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
okay there's only SO MANY "Erik" bad cards in the deck and I had flopped a ton of them early putting me close to losing. great time to play the Ellefolk "scry 4, rearrange" right???? WRONG I drew nearly all of the rest of the "Erik" bad cards 😒
mind, I did rearrange them out of spite
mind, I did rearrange them out of spite
Skoventyr
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
February 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Skoventyr
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
another whim pickup. cute light coop with scandi foklore! and great art!
badgers as protagonists? hell yeah
feels very Oniverse: Nautilion with the ring chase & Sylvion w/ forest health
cardplay has tough tradeoffs and great risk pulls. I lost badly : p
#SoloYear #boardgames 31/
Cthulhu: Death May Die
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
February 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cthulhu: Death May Die
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
my first crawler of the year. got a steal on the recent KS
super clean compared to other crawlers
the stronger-as-you-get-closer-to-loss player arc is exhilarating. <90 minutes to go from "this looks impossible" to "I am a god". last minute win >:D
#SoloYear #boargames 30/
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
Truly impressive how they crunched the core GH experience into an iiitty bitty living space. I do with the full rules were printed tho 😒
I appreciate the GH system (I mostly finished JotL) but I get too loss-averse to fully enjoy it.
#SoloYear #boardgames 29/
Ginkopolis
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
February 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Ginkopolis
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
this is I think my favorite game and I don't know how it took me so long to try the solo!
she's a bit _too_ easy to dodge since you choose which of your 4 cards to give and can usually dump an ineffective urbanization
I trounced, but will try again w/ hard
#SoloYear #BoardGames 28/
Solutions
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
February 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Solutions
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
1st play and I was surprised to see this was a kind of coop Timeline but with climate impact mitigation projects (try to place in order of efficacy)
it's cute! best game I've seen yet for an educational setting! solo definitely lacked the intended discussion
#SoloYear #boardgames 27/
now. this doesn't look anything like Come & See director Elem Klimov but I like now it added penises like how war and its consequences are frequently male-decided and male-glorified
February 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
now. this doesn't look anything like Come & See director Elem Klimov but I like now it added penises like how war and its consequences are frequently male-decided and male-glorified
Samurai Spirit
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
February 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Samurai Spirit
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
fun lil base defense coop!
cardplay is mitigigable blackjack. you want enemies that _just_ meet your threshold, but you can/need to sideline some
the variable powers are a good mix, and I'm a sucker for "losing? get more powerful" w/ the animal form bit
#boardgames #SoloYear 26/
Sol @prismofeverything.bsky.social
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
February 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Sol @prismofeverything.bsky.social
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
orbital concepts are so seductive but sol is the only one that's has earned it for me
solo is cute! I was surprised it existed. exceeded expectations
multiplayer, this game is 💯 doppler effect applied to infra investment
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 25/
White Castle
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
February 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
White Castle
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
love how much this crunches into "9 actions"
very combo-y but fun and just short of annoying
bot can be swingy with how often it doubles actions, but it was very polite this play. lost by one!!!
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologaming 24/
Shinkansen: Zero-Kei
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Shinkansen: Zero-Kei
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
reading rules, I thought this would be _too_ much of a plate/pancake/glaive spinning type of game but it blends much better than I thought
I got lucky w/ draw but it's _brutal_ to have bot lock out carriage swap right out. that's kind of the game?
#SoloYear #boardgames 23/
Flatiron
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Flatiron
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
tight 1-2p tableau-building worker placement to build a shared building
I _really_ dig the knife-fight from the different color pillar requirement, especially since the color point values are asymmetric
also, what a visual!
#SoloYear #soloboardgames #boardgames 22/
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
lean version of twilight struggle which does the original great justice! very funny to play only two hands, but it surprisingly works
the first time I played, the bot stuck in a loop that I couldn't help but cheese. good challenge this time!
#SoloYear #boardgames 21/
no joke I saw Tactics II at a store today and I would not have acknowledged its significance without this book (whatever book it is 🤔)
January 31, 2025 at 4:01 AM
no joke I saw Tactics II at a store today and I would not have acknowledged its significance without this book (whatever book it is 🤔)
hey! I also just started doing pics/micro reviews of solo games! also have beard!
January 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
hey! I also just started doing pics/micro reviews of solo games! also have beard!
Half Price Books strikes again!
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
January 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Half Price Books strikes again!
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
I've been looking for Ares Project (from Brian Engelstein & @gengelstein.bsky.social) ever since trying to learn it from a con library >10 years ago
asymm mech rts-like, iirc. can't wait to try
I got lucky with a good deal and! unpunched / shrink cards #boardgames
Dual Powers
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
January 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Dual Powers
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
light area-influence Russia 1917, first time
the MP game is mostly about the secret objective "headline" card choice but solo gives you a face-down one and are forced to spend a precious action to inspect. bot getting will of people automatically is punishing
#SoloYear #boardgames 20/
The Wars of Marcus Aurelius from @rdeleskie.bsky.social & HS
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
January 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Wars of Marcus Aurelius from @rdeleskie.bsky.social & HS
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/
haven't played in a minute! had some nasty rolls (shh about the empty Quadi), but this one's really fun. I like the dig-your-own-grave temptation of unlimited cardplay while your draw dwindles
#SoloYear #boardgames #sologames 19/