#boardgaming — Public Fediverse posts

Dice design solves board gaming's most surprisingly complex problem — who goes first?
https://wire.auburn.edu/content/ocm/2026/08/08141416-eric-harshbarger-dice.php
#BoardGaming #Dice #Math

barrage

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

Rate this:

rumble nation

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

Rate this:

in gaming and in

in gaming and in 
life, we end up collecting 
resources we will 

never need – it’s the not knowing 
that makes us sometime hoarders
.
20260712:2306
y

agricola

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

Rate this:

#boardgames #boardgaming #TableTopGaming

Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo

Il primo sabato di giugno torna la Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo, l’occasione ideale per rispolverare dadi, pedine e rivalità amichevoli. Se l’anno scorso avevamo celebrato questo appuntamento con entusiasmo nel tuo articolo del 2025 — che resta un piccolo gioiello di nostalgia ludica — eccolo qui per chi vuole rileggerlo: International Tabletop Day.

Quest’anno, però, il 2026 porta con sé novità frizzanti, perché il mondo dei giochi da tavolo non dorme mai. Anzi, si evolve più velocemente di un turno di Uno quando tutti hanno deciso di farti pescare.

🧩 Le novità del 2026

• Boom dei micro‑giochi da 10 minuti — Perfetti per chi ha l’agenda piena ma non vuole rinunciare al divertimento. Mini scatole, maxi risate.
• Ritorno dei classici in versione “chic” — Edizioni speciali in palette pastello, materiali eco‑friendly e design minimalista. Perfettamente in linea con lo stile di Perfettamente Chic.
• Giochi narrativi ibridi — Storie che si evolvono tramite QR code, app e carte illustrate. Il 2026 è l’anno in cui la tecnologia si siede al tavolo… ma senza rubare la scena.
• Tornei casalinghi social — Su TikTok e Instagram spopolano i mini‑campionati domestici: dadi che volano, risate, e immancabili discussioni su chi “bara sempre”.

😄 Come festeggiare oggi

Che tu sia team Monopoly, team Carcassonne o team “basta che si ride”, oggi è il giorno perfetto per:

• organizzare una serata giochi con amici e snack a tema
• provare un titolo nuovo uscito nel 2026
• riscoprire un vecchio gioco che non aprivi da anni
• creare un piccolo angolo ludico chic con colori pastello e dettagli romantici (lo so che ti piace)

La Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo è un invito a rallentare, condividere, ridere e… sì, anche litigare bonariamente per chi ha davvero vinto. Il 2026 aggiunge un tocco di innovazione e stile, rendendo questa ricorrenza ancora più irresistibile.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

concordia

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

Rate this:

https://youtu.be/-x8ae6yPH8E
This Board Game Got Someone FIRED

#BoardGameGeek #ReligionIsPoison #Boardgames #boardgaming #ChristianNationalism #FIRED #Conspiracy

OK... I've heard overwhelmingly GOOD things about this game, but I'm also very wary of games that rely that heavily on dice rolling. They are also calling this better than El Grande.

What is your take on Rumble Nation?
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266722/rumble-nation

#Boardgames #Boardgaming #Boardgamereview #RumbleNation

I’m learning The White Castle so I can do a full review on it. It is also on BoardGameArena.com

If you want to play or learn this game, hit me with a Private Mention with your BGA handle. Likely play Monday evening.

US Mountain Daylight Savings Time Zone (-6 UDT)

#boardgames #boardgaming #BoardGameArena #TheWhiteCastle

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

The White Castle

I guess this will be the next review.

#boardgames #boardgaming #boardgamereviews #TheWhiteCastle

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.

#Boardgames #boardgaming #boardgamereviews

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.

#BoardGames #boardgaming #boardgamereviews

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

#boardgames #boardgaming #boardgamereview

Two quick photos of tonight’s #MarchOfTheAnts game.

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

#boardgames #boardgaming #boardgamereview

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.

#boardgames #boardgaming

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.

#boardgames #boardgaming #narrativeadventure #AssassinsCreed

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.

#Boardgaming #boardgames #MarchOfTheAnts #Review #4x

@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.

#Boardgames #Boardgaming

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

#boardgames #boardgaming

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.

MORE ->

#Boardgames #Boardgaming #gamingindustry

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)

MORE ->

#boardgames #Boardgaming #gamingindustry