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The Rules Ratio: A New Stat to Geek Out About How well do your favorite games measure up?

Interesting ratio to look at from @boardgamebeat.bsky.social

www.wericmartin.com/the-rules-ra...

04.03.2026 06:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@tombrewster.bsky.social skeet that inspired the topic

bsky.app/profile/tomb...

03.03.2026 17:36 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Mentioned:

7:40 Le Point de Polgara Japanese designer pseudonyms @polgara.bsky.social
12:34 Tucano @helvetiq.bsky.social
15:25 Dune Imperium @direwolfdigital.bsky.social

03.03.2026 17:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast: #82 That One Little Rule We gotta record our podcast a thousand times like Tom Lehmann did with Race. Maybe at that point older couples will be playing it before they go to sleep. In the meantime, I guess the pop culture misf...

It's just a regular old episode, HOWEVER, the topic might take you for a spin. Ep82 is up!

shelfstablecast.com/82-that-one-...

03.03.2026 17:29 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Kirsten Dunst in the spotlight, with her husband Jesse Plemons in the wings watching her.

My opponent patiently letting me finish my megaturn before triggering endgame and winning by 60 points.

02.03.2026 16:02 — 👍 26 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

02.03.2026 04:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Games played in Feb 2026. Heat, Netrunner, Riichi Mahjong, Arizona Ice Tea, Outfoxed, Dune Imperium, Hundreds of Horses, Pax Pamir, Shadow Moon Syndicates, Galaxy Cat Extension, 12 Chip Trick, Azul, Dominion, Fliptoons, Great Plains, That's My Fish, IceCOOL Wizards, Neuroshima Hex, The Old Prince 1871, Seas of Strife, Seers Catalog, Speakeasy, Through the Desert, Yokohama

Quite the assortment for February. Penguin-maxing

02.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

44.9 cool game!

01.03.2026 19:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

YouTube video by NorthernLion 'Oat'd Clips white boy orders in perfect minionese

youtu.be/dkNXGcW1DG0?...

01.03.2026 05:34 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Peaky Basa

They see the ice. They don’t see the sacrifice.

28.02.2026 17:46 — 👍 47 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

seven deadly sins: 1. sloth 2-7. whatever

28.02.2026 14:57 — 👍 168 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 0

a man sitting in a dark room with his arm around his shoulder Alt: Tim Robinson approving on the beach

27.02.2026 21:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Richard Garfield's been explaining how luck & skill are not opposites for well over a decade, but I still encounter designers & players who haven't internalized this lesson. I suspect it's the number one reason people tend to underrate the amount of strategy in lighter games.

27.02.2026 16:54 — 👍 84 🔁 11 💬 8 📌 0

Mr. Jeff Probst proudly crossing arms

It's almost time to watch daddy Jeff uncomfortably smile with pursed lips while Mr Beast drops some asinine banter

26.02.2026 19:38 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

just stumbled upon an antique shop named 'the past & the curious' which

26.02.2026 13:53 — 👍 1009 🔁 154 💬 21 📌 10

We always eat our review copies. Pour some A1 on top and a glass of water. Reminds us of the good old days. Hair slicked back. Headed down to Truffonis.

26.02.2026 08:18 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Dear Jeff,
I just submitted my application for the year (with a hefty donation, I should add). Hoping you seriously consider me for the association. Mensa has been a dream of mine since I was little.
Your buddy,
Elon

25.02.2026 21:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hey everyone! Here’s Senet editor @danjolin.bsky.social on the brilliant Shelf Stable podcast…

24.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This was super-fun. Apologies in advance for all the cone jokes…

24.02.2026 15:03 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Mentioned:

3:50 @actualol.bsky.social gifts for board gamers video

47:20 @danthurot.bsky.social and @timclare.bsky.social
(also a quick shout out to @mattthr.bsky.social @dustytulip.bsky.social)

24.02.2026 15:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0