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Roy Ayers. We love you. 🌞

A clear view of Mount Fuji from my ANA flight from Okinawa to Haneda.

I'm home after a 2 month visit to Japan. I got a wonderful view of Mount Fuji on my back. いいな～☺️

That's awesome! It's very simple gameplay, which made getting it on the table with my mom a lot easier...no, "Another new game" eyeroll! 😅

Nana Tori Dori (Card shedding) Utsuke (Trick'taking) Deep Sea Mines (Trick-taking) Cerealian (Trick-Taking) Open (Card Shedding)

Picked up a few games at Saikorodo Seaside today & played the 2p variant of one of them tonight.

It's a card shedding game called ナナトリドリ(Nana Tori Dori).

In addition to the games, I also picked up a pair of Rock Scissor Paper dice that we used to determine start player. ✊️✌️🖐😄

Beautifully done! I keep passing the wax seal hobby section at shops here and consider buying a few kits, but I'm trying to reduce the rabbit holes I go down this year! There are so many lovely colors and designs though!!!

Now I really want to get all 6 records! This is how they get you! 🤑

Pioneer DJ miniature series Gachapon machine. I got the mixer, speaker and turntable.

The turntable came with 2 miniature records that use AR from a site to play a song! I got the Jazz and City Pop songs. So cute! 😍

I had a strawberry that was shaped like a teddy bear. 🍓 🐻

2025, let's go!

Flat Gashapon machines

¥200 Mini clear file - Namennayo 80s cats brand

Namennayo - Classic 80s brand I used to collect. The cats on this clear file are bad ass biker cats. Boso Kitty Realness!

Flat Gachapon! Instead of ball shaped capsules, a flat cardboard file pops out of a slot in the machine!

I got a cute Namennayo mini-clear file!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day gaming.

We had a mini-Florida meet up in Okinawa to play Ark Nova...and was the biggest loser playing Hanafuda.

Katsuren Jo - A view from the top of the castle ruins.

The sun peeked out from the clouds long enough to make the ocean blues show brighter. 🌞

I thought the last thing I need is another Hanafuda deck...until I saw a Godzilla themed Hanafuda deck!

My mom sorted them to teach a simple version - Ino Shika Cho.
🐗 🦌 🦋 🎴

It made me laugh that one had a cute name - "Enjoy Snowman!" & the other was just "Milk Cocoa". 😅

Christmas Market in Tokyo 🎅

1978 Seiko Ring Watch

Browsing watches at a 2nd hand store & found this cute ring watch. 🥰

It's a Seiko ring watch made in 1978. It is a mechanical movement watch. I set the time, wound it up & it works great! 💍⌚️

Shin Goya Monster Gashapon. I got the Pink Baby, so now I feel like I need to try for the Pink adult monster!

This machine was tucked away by the side of a building. My eyes are trained for Gachapon machines!

Pink Baby Goya Kaiju! Includes it's earlier forms as it evolves. The pinky blue is a cute addition to my Kaiju collection!

Very regional Gachapon! Goya (bittermelon) is everywhere in Okinawa. I love that someone produced a series of Goya Kaiju! This one was easy to miss and tucked away by a local music instrument store!

I was looking for local Christmas'y events and the description at the end of this lights festival is fantastic! 🎅 🧟‍♂️ 🦕

He learned real good! 😅

1889: Shikoku - We taught a new player today. I gave him the full 18xx experience by dumping a company on him whose trains were about to rush out. He is now an 18xx fan. 🚂💰📈

Castles of Burgundy Special Edition. A friend carried this big ass box to our game night so we felt we had to play it! 💪

...and I truly rolled so many doubles! 🎲 🎲

Mister Donut Pokémon donuts - these Diglett donuts are almost too cute to eat! (I said almost.)

How Kurt Vonnegut's board game was revived from IU's Lilly Library to store shelves A decade before “Slaughterhouse-Five,” Vonnegut pitched what he believed would be “the third popular checkerboard game” – behind checkers and chess.

Great article about GHQ over at the Herald Times!

www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...

Great work! This was so much fun to read. I definitely want to try playing it!

Tropical Beach is a city beach located in Ginowan City in Okinawa.

Playing soccer on a beach where controlling the ball in sand seems way more difficult.

This is a view on the west coast of Okinawa, looking north.

トロピカルビーチ🌞 Grabbed a bento & found a spot to catch up on work emails at the city beach & enjoy some beautiful views.

There were some guys playing Sand Soccer. This seems way more difficult!

The Daruma at Katsuoji Temple are so charming!

Megan Gachapon?! I only passed because I would be so let down if I didn't get the Strange Dance Megan.

Made it to Osaka! We rode in a train car reserved for women 💗 Definitely a more chill vibe.

I stopped by a coffee shop in my old neighborhood & was happy to see two turntables and a giant roaster that was designed with a smile inside! 😀☕️

Affogato. Assembly required.