To celebrate @oinkgames.bsky.social first official shop opening ๐ I made a video showing and teaching 6 of their titles, most from their new releases.
If you are a board gamer coming to Japan, you should def add this shop in your itinerary.
#boardgames
youtu.be/5UC8Vob5hdo
JISOGI 1.5: Campaign Complete! ๐
Huge thanks to everyone! This was our biggest Kickstarter yet, and weโre floored by your support.โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
The Pledge Manager on Hive will open in a few hours! Watch your inbox to finalize your order or add extra copies.
Thank you!!!!
New video out showcasing the 1.5 Update version of JISOGI from @esperbgs.bsky.social, introducing the new changes.
Its reprint campaign has less than a week left on kickstarter. This is an incredibly thematic worker placement #boardgame with the most beautiful art โจ
youtu.be/rPKba4HTaKY?...
Excited for the new upgrade! This whole week I have been working on a video about 1.5 ๐ itโs coming out tomorrow ๐คญ
Ever watched it? I canโt believe it took me this long to start it. Scully is amazing! I am obsessed ๐คฉ
I just started watching The X-Files ๐ธ
I needed a fun episodical mystery series with hundreds of episodes to sink myself in.
New video out showcasing a new trick-taking game from Japanโs indie Board Game scene, โIdentityโ from Keita Kasagi and Bamboo Games.
This card game combines bidding and โmust-not-followโ tricks with stylish art ๐
youtu.be/g1wFsRUkgJU?...
#boardgames
Iโve come to realise, thereโs three board game themes that will always catch my eye:
โข Birds ๐ฆ
โข Witches โจ
โข Space ๐ช (bonus points if it has alien abductions and cows ๐ธ ๐)
#boardgames
Last week I finally figured out how to use my mic so that my voiceovers donโt sound like they were recorded in a dumpster.
This week Iโve been figuring out how to film with a more proper camera. Looks at this screengrab ๐ฅน so crisp (also sneak peek of upcoming video - can you guess the board games?)
New video about Shady Lady ๐ธ by Kaya Miyano, the designer behind TRIO, and art by Sai Beppu @saibep.bsky.social
This is a card game with sharp interaction between players. It blends well in your game nights. Easy to teach, fun with beginners, and slick art ๐ #boardgames
youtu.be/dBx3Ti6eY0U?...
Iโve done another Japanese indie card game showcase video.
Iโm slowly-slowly getting small publishers and designers reach out to me who want to share their games with the world. It makes me so happy ๐
Cattle | How to Play | Japanese Indie Board Game
youtu.be/wJlr92QEf8Q
Canโt help but feel super proud with this project โบ๏ธ
Itโs my dream to one day get involved with bringing Japanese board games to the world. Working with designers and distributors. This is a step closer to that.
I made a video explaining the rules and everything.
This time I tried a different editing style with photos and stop-motion. I think it matched well with the style of this board game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzCw...
When I was at Tokyo Game Market, I saw this board game with its stunning vaporwave visuals and I got it but turns out it didnโt have English rules. Thankfully it is language-independent so I got round to translating it. And I finally finished it!
#boardgames
Oh lol I forgot to mention, in case you are seeing this, and me, for the first time hiii ๐ iโm Circat, I run a small Youtube channel where I showcase board games and card games, mainly from Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
youtube.com/@iamcircat
#boardgames #cardgames
99 subs ๐คฉ one away from triple digits ๐ this feels unreal!
I have a new video out about Saashi & Saashi's new title "Shall We Dance" released at the recent Tokyo Game Market in November 2025. A set collection card game where you are trying to form dancing pairs at a ball.
#boardgames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp4I...
One more reason why Harvest is such a great game to get from Japan? It has a solo mode!
Harvest | SOLO How to Play | Japanese Board Game
youtu.be/mvTFYQZkXZ8
#boardgames
My amateur setup in my bedroom for my board games photography ๐คฃ
PLAYTE are doing a great promotion at #BGBE2026. You can get a whole freight and fill it with games for 10.000 yen.
I made a video with some of their games if you wanna check out their lineup:
PLAYTE Board Games Showcase | Small Box Games in a Freight Container
youtu.be/xTnUHyZp1tw
Iโve just been to Taiwan, what a great place!
Got to eat so much food at the night markets and look at such amazingly lush green scenery. Of course I snagged some Taiwanese board games too hehe
Iโve made a video talking about some of the games at the upcoming Board Game Business Expo in Osaka #BGBE2026
โ10 + 10 Games at Board Game Business Expo Osakaโ
youtu.be/DDfoqvVPlFY
We finally played Scout !
Wow no wonder this is a Spiel des Jahres game. It plays so well. I love getting into this combo-maxing thought-space.
The second game is a shedding card game called "Best Family Forever from Today", here's its rules teaching video: youtu.be/_ZpVRYhx9cA
I hope you will check out their booth (D-5) at #BGBE2026
Mysboard Games has kindly shared with me to showcase two of their board games that will be on sale at the Board Game Business Expo in Osaka 2026. In this video I teach you how to play the cooperative deduction card game "See you in 10 years":
youtu.be/q9ut3ivQQ6c
Ah those have been fine so far. I normally get my games from booth.pm, conventions or Yellowsubmarine. I am lucky I get to live in Japan, I know Japanese games are hard to find abroad. I get a sense though that in the coming years a lot more Japanese games will be picked up by publishers abroad.
Yeah it was around 55$ ๐ฅฒ i donโt think the store was malicious, just unlucky with their stock. They look perfectly legit on the outside. I just have to be more mindful next time, especially with big popular titles
I didnโt know bootleg board games exist ๐ I bought a copy of TTR & Sky Team. When I opened them TTRโs cards had very poor print quality and Sky Teamโs dice were red instead of orange. I went online to check maybe I bought an older version, but no, turns out theyโre bootleg. This is so disappointingโฆ
And not just that one, Kabuken (Game Nowa) is having a sale on his booth for a lot of his titles. I grabbed a copy of Nightmare Millionaire.
Now my white whale is to find a copy of his previous card game, Grim Reaper Preschool
gamenowa.booth.pm
I keep telling myself I shouldnโt buy more board games till the end of the year but I just saw that โCrisps!โ has been stocked on @saibep.bsky.social โs booth, I rushed to grab a copy.
booth.pm/en/items/768...
