#board-gaming — Public Fediverse posts

Someone who wants to remain anonymous bought me something off my Amazon list.

The White Castle

I guess this will be the next review.

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https://substack.com/profile/330480756-jeffowski/note/c-257013236

Looking for my next board game to review. I have a 1st Edition “Euphrat & Tigris” and thinking about reviewing it before the 2026 release of Tigris & Euphrates. Also looking at grabbing a new one from the Amazon List if you have a recommendation.

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The review for March of the Ants is all done and is the first entry on my http://jeffowski.substack.com

What should I review next?

Go to profile for my collection and buy list.

I have a lot of older games that I could review and a bunch of new-ish games on my Amazon list that I've been looking at.

Tigris and Euphrates is having a reprinting for later in 2026. I have a 1st Edition of this game.

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https://open.substack.com/pub/jeffowski/p/small-bugs-big-decisions-march-of

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Two quick photos of tonight’s #MarchOfTheAnts game.

Review pending - http://jeffowski.substack.com

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https://jeffowski.substack.com/

The review I want to post for #MarchOfTheAnts is way too long for the character count on Mastodon, so I've started a Substack.

If you want a full review, head there and I'll have it posted tomorrow.

In the meantime, I got my butt whooped at the last game, and it had the widest points range from top to bottom. Until this game, all the games were pretty tight.

It GREATLY changed my perception of this game, from the other four games I've played.

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I am involved in a weekly "Narrative Adventure Game" group and we are getting into the beginning of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice.

It definitely FEELS like an Assassin's Creed video game.

It is basically a tactical simulator where you have a scenario you must complete, and how well you complete it determines XP that you use to improve your character through skills and abilities.

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Official game playthrough and review of March of the Ants is coming soon.

I'm getting this in front of a group of 40-55 year old wargamers.

They already want to use the 2-player starting hex opening for the 4 player game, and they read the rule book enough to come in with some strategies before arriving. (The benefits of scheduling the game.)

I have a feeling I'm going to get stomped, but you always learn the most when that happens.

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@grayson --

That's why I mentioned that monopolization is not an issue as long as small publishers can still be sustainable/profitable.

The information control issue can be solved through consumer education, on how the publishers use advertising and how dollars flow to/through the influencers that only get paid (and most importantly, paid again) if they provide the opinion the publishers want.

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If you can't tell, I've been swimming through all the various board gaming forums on every single platform. The trend seems to be newbies wanting people to give them list of games to buy (total newbie thing to do), game session reports, and the inevitable "The industry is dying" posts.

I got into thinking, "What actually kills a specific market?"

I end up with a pretty good list, and then I ask myself, "What parts of this apply to board gaming?"

Information Control

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Externalization of Costs - This is something we do not see, as the consumer. What is the cost of the cheap labor and cheap materials on the social and environmental conditions where the games are being made? How does capital shift the financial burden of running a business onto the public sector, versus digging into any profits?

If you're really worried about the #BoardGame Industry and care about #Boardgaming these are the things you should look to avoid, to maintain a healthy market.

Information Control/Asymmetry - Controlling the attitudes and trends within the market. This is a major one I see all the time. Instead of allowing an environment of diverse views, they will try to control the opinions of the larger group.

This is a MAJOR issue. You cannot express any opinions that do not fall into very specific avenues. There is an army of people recruited that will outright ban or block any opinion not sanctioned.

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The things I worry about when it comes to the "Board Game Industry" are the classic market destroying things Capitalists do.

While there is no "regulatory" body for board gaming (so no "rent-seekng" or "regulatory-capture"), the market is still open for manipulation through various techniques.

Monopolization - Not a factor, as long as new game publishers are still viable businesses (see rent-seeking, regulatory-capture)

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I've been collecting and playing board games since the 1980's.

The market/consumers/industry has always shifted to where the money is.

Various people will always cry, "The industry is dead/dying!" False, the industry is moving toward the money.

The board gaming industry is based within capitalism. Someone is making money exploiting the cheapest labor, the cheapest materials, the cheapest printing, etc. (This is capitalism.)

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@iain --

I understand that.

I'm playing/reviewing March of the Ants right now. It is a 4X that plays in two hours.

It might hit that spot for you.

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If I end up doing reviews on this feed, I don't want to have the same rating scales that other reviewers do.

I was poking at "Interactiveness" and "meanness" as a scale to rate games on.

What factors do you look into when deciding to purchase or try/play a game?

What factors are not being discussed in game reviews that you noticed were missing?

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Board gaming yesterday consisted of a single long learning game of Wingspan.

I'm not a fan of Wingspan and compare it to "Solitaire with Friends" type of games. Sure, you can steal someone's bird card, but that's about it.

I'm also happy to play it occasionally. If I want you to try my weird game, I need to be willing to play whatever someone else brings too. (I'm actually pretty good at Wingspan too.)

I also recognize that this game is beloved by so many.

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@hedders I’d like to try Crimson Desert but it’s above the price I want to pay and also I only have time for Arc Raiders it’s seems (#boardgaming takes up most of my time slots that could go on video gaming)

Today’s #boardgaming adventure was Obsession.

We accidentally played the extended version so there was no time or energy for anything else. 🙃

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231733/obsession

Just bought this Quinto #3MBookshelf #Boardgames for my #Boardgaming collection.

I can't get a straight answer on if this is a full set or not.

If you want my #boardgames and #boardgaming content, please hop over to @[email protected]

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dreaming… a random bit

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health, wealth, and prosperity: Om Vasudhare Svaha

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dreaming… a random bit

** in the ending of The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenges from WordPress, here’s your Sunday Weekly Photo Prompt: travel **

medicine buddha mantra: Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha

health, wealth, and prosperity: Om Vasudhare Svaha

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Today's #boardgaming adventures were Samurai, Lancaster, and Quatorze.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96913/lancaster

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/309828/quatorze

Cute cozy game of A Place for All My Books, in which you congratulate yourself periodically for making piles of books all over your apartment, and listen, this is a bit triggering actually...
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Today’s #boardgaming adventure was Yokohama.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/196340/yokohama