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Run out of sense Podcast Episode · But Why Vikings? · 20 February · 1h 21m

We took a small hiatus but we are back answering questions from @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social on how to be a more collaborative RPG player and from @mattthr.bsky.social on board game collection culling. With @ava.foxfort.net and @timclare.bsky.social

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Catching up on But Why Vikings?, @ava.foxfort.net and @giantbrain.co.uk were discussing limited communication in boardgames and I felt compelled to share my favourite sentence from the Quirky Circuits rulebook- 'If players are really feeling compelled to say something, we suggest: “Beep-boop.”'

One month to go till boardgaming Christmas, or as it's also known, Airecon Harrogate. Cannot wait to bring some new and old favourites to share, and see what others are enjoying! Also - Broom Service.

A UK Districts 2026 pin badge and a selection of Netrunner alternate art cards laid out on a table including - Anemone, Mycoweb, Bladderwort, Katorga Breakout, Audrey v2, Heliamphora, Physarium Entangler, Gauss and Nuvem SA.

#Netrunner is so good y'all. Had a fantastic time playing 8 rounds today at the Birmingham District Championship. Shout out to vendors Ams and @thetagmill.bsky.social for some sweet alt arts!

We all deserve so much better. I'm glad you're in a better space right now though.

It's so painfully slow as well. I'm currently in the middle of a 3 month referral wait for talking therapies!

Five boardgames laid out on a tabletop - Blossom, Wizards Showdown, Framlet!, Dualis, and Shochikubai. Additionally there are several photos from Tokyo Game Market and a small zine.

Received my mystery box of games from Fall Tokyo Game Market via @travelgames.bsky.social - initial box opening impressions of what caught my eye - Dualis is a team trick-tacking from Trickarus designer, and Wizards Showdown is realtime bidding game from designer of Yro #boardgames

Wistfully waiting at docks, draped in a shawl as the waves lap in front of me - when will my board game return from freight container shipping...

There's often a thread in BGG, but not always for the region you desire. I've had most success from reaching out to distributors/publishers directly. But even then it's usually more of an estimate than an actual guaranteed release date.

Curse of the Dark. A spoiler free photo of the box, starting tile, newspaper clipping and a 3D stained glass window.

Tonight we played Curse of the Dark, an escape room game. Had an interesting variety of puzzles, overall puzzle logic was satisfying - we only found ourselves using 1 hint. You get to assemble a map of the castle with some 3D elements, such as this stained glass window, as you explore. #boardgames

A natural desire to have when you view the universe atheistic, I think. We dream of reframing the vast uncontrollable forces around us as caused by weird critters in the dark, something that we can blame for the 'bumps in the night' of our day to day lives. Also folktales are cool.

The board state changed so much with 4 players at the table! It was very hard to plan ahead. I'm normally not very AP prone but even I was feeling the pressure in this game. Still enjoyed it though.

Cuzco. The central game board is covered in overlapping hex tiles, forming a landscape of farms and villages. Wooden Inca figures are dotted across the landscape and large resin temples made of several stacking pieces tower the over the board.

We had a lot of fun with Cuzco last night. I love a game where you end up with a unique physical artifact after you've finished. It felt like the amount of options increased as you played. A highly interactive and quite punishing game, maybe runs a little long due to analysis paralysis #boardgames

Getting real tired of having to do research to find out if a board game is AI slop after obtaining it. Second game recently that has blindsided me. There are so many good #boardgames, more so than ever. I do not want AI generated content, I want an experience made by a human who cares.

Generally I struggle more with sandbox TTRPGs, when presented with what feels like infinite choices I tend to freeze up. When I've played with pre-gen characters in set scenarios I've had more success as I feel like I understand how the story is meant to flow.

What's some advice on how to be a more collaborative player? I've played games with GMs that want me to add to the world, and I've struggled to figure out how to share ideas without feeling like I'm dominating the game, or forcing it in a certain direction.

For Dragonholt, there's an old preview article that might be useful in understanding, along with the rulebook sections on Story Points and Time Tracking - www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017...

I feel like the closest I can think of are narrative adventure style games like Legacy of Dragonholt and Lands of Galzyr. Dragonholt especially has a "clockwork village" of characters with their own routines that you can interact with and respond to your actions.

Friends are just enemies you haven’t played Broom Service with yet.

It's frustrating to watch the system continually let down people I care about. Experiencing that first-hand - I can't imagine dealing with. I wish you the energy and ability to give 'em hell.

A hand of cards from Tax the Rich, there are 4 different coloured suits running from 1-12 representing different social ranks.

A hand of attitude cards from Adulting - including Stress, Caring and Fun cards which you play to activate self-care and complete chore cards.

Got some exciting games to the table. Tax the Rich by @kostby.bsky.social - thematic trick-taking with dynamic teams, plenty of gotcha moments too. Adulting by @ericdittmore.bsky.social - multi-victor semi-coop deck building, which was a really collaborative experience in our first game #boardgames

BAGGER: (spilling my groceries on the floor) Oh God. I'm so sorry. This isn't what I'm supposed to do.

ME: How are you supposed to do it?

MANAGER: She means she was gonna be a fox. In the woods and shit. But something happened and she got stuck.

BAGGER: (crying) Got so stuck.

I really appreciate that, I love sharing games with people. The feeling is mutual! I always enjoy your company and insight when we're playing games together.

A print and play copy of Adulting in assembly. Laminated sheets of uncut cards are in a stack next to a corner cutter and guillotine. A pile of square cut cards are loosely scattered on the guillotine. A pack of sleeves sits on top of the uncut cards next to a small hand of finished cards.

For #CraftWednesday I'm continuing to work on a print and play copy of Adulting. My first time making custom cards without resorting to thin paper proxies on top of unwanted common magic cards. Learning a lot about the process!

Yes! We'll be there, currently counting down the days and considering what to bring...

Looking directly down at a tabletop, there is a print and play copy of Adulting in mid-assembly, attitude cards, chore cards, ideal self cards and player aids are shown, printed double-sided and sleeved.

I started working on this today, about a quarter of the way through. But happy with how I've got it looking so far 😁

Thank you! I'll grab the new files and let you know how I get on.

It's extraordinarily difficult for me to articulate why one of my favourite types of game is one where people are continually pulling faces & making noises more often associated with plunging one's hand into a clogged toilet to retrieve dropped car keys

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!