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Having folks enjoy board games is our glorious purpose. He/Him in the Mid-western United States. Post beautiful boardgames to #ThirstyCardboard. Pro: FLGS, small publishers, great boardgames, rock climbing, disc golf Con: shelving vertically, gatekeeping.

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You really should!

06.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Set of alien cards from Cosmic Encounter:
Trickster, Xenophile, Sorcerer, Bride, Invader, Mite

Set of alien cards from Cosmic Encounter: Trickster, Xenophile, Sorcerer, Bride, Invader, Mite

Got demolished as the Invaders in Cosmic Encounter last night. 2 of my 3 destiny cards came up within the first 3 encounters. Bummer. But tons of fun was had. The Sorcerer won by sheer force after having been allied on defense for the previous 2 players turns (getting them 8 cards total).

06.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay. Another PitchCar person! Cool tracks. I've never thought about forcing someone to take a long jump or an angle jump like the second track. Gunna have to try that.

Also have never seen someone have the loop without the side foam rails on it. That's wild.

06.03.2026 05:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Depends on the game, group, and group size but my group usually prefers games that are 45-75 mins. It lets us play 2-4 games every game night.

06.03.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You know what they say...Get boulder, Be bolder.

05.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! I usually do well (BGStats says 50% win rate) Unfortunately my friend has 95% of my boardgames at their place (including PitchCar), & they're slowly bringing them over each game night. So who knows what I'll get this week!?

Gunna see if they can bring Cosmic Encounter as we have 6 folks.

05.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bamboo kitchen table with 6 chairs.

36" deep by 78" long (up to 109" with leaves).

Bamboo kitchen table with 6 chairs. 36" deep by 78" long (up to 109" with leaves).

Playing on the new table tonight for boardgames! First time in the new house. The table has two built in leaves so it can fit a nice sized PitchCar track when we get around to that.

36" deep by 78" long (up to 109" with leaves).

Can't wait!

05.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Roll/Flip & writes scale beautifully from 2 to any player count and are light to medium weight.

β™ŸοΈWelcome to
β™ŸοΈRailroad Ink (blue version)
β™ŸοΈCartographers

Otherwise these rock at 6:
β™ŸοΈ6 Nimmt (aka Beat the Heat)
β™ŸοΈCelestia
β™ŸοΈDeep Sea Adventure
β™ŸοΈFor Sale
β™ŸοΈLibertalia
β™ŸοΈSaboteur
β™ŸοΈCitadels

05.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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KALLAX base on legs, white, 571/2x153/8x71/8" KALLAX base on legs, white, 571/2x153/8x71/8" Bring KALLAX shelving unit to a new level. With this underframe, your storage will get a more airy and elegant look. Grab one when you buy a new unit – or...

A moment of silence for my 5x5 Kallax. It'll likely be put in the kids' playroom. I failed to pay attention that there is a vent where I originally wanted it in my office to house my boardgames. Anyone have any experience with the base on legs for the Kallax? share.google/RKwc8Fi8nN0u...

04.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a shirt that says jacksmith industries stands in a factory Alt: a man wearing a shirt that says jacksmith industries stands in a factory and pinky promise the camera operator

No Thanks! Is fantastic. Played it a ton on BGA and finally decided to get it this last Xmas. Just haven't played it in person.

Let's both get El Grande played this month.

03.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still need to get this to my table. I got it back in December!

02.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€žπŸπŸŽ“

02.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

2! But that's mostly because I'm in the middle of a move. Usually they get played right away. They're at my friend's house until I get my shelves setup.

β™ŸοΈ El Grande
β™ŸοΈ No Thanks!

02.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That's pretty cool! Always love good boardgame content.

26.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character is standing in front of a tree with a beehive hanging from it Alt: Nelson from the Simpsons is standing in front of a tree with a beehive hanging from it. They're hitting it with a rake.

Right!? Bluesky has been exhausting lately.

26.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice. I used to do an in person game afternoon once a year back when I was onsite. I'd bring in a handful of games and anyone in the division could stop by and play. Filler games went over best. You got this!

26.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My team works from home, but we do one digitally using Board Game Arena. It's been great fun hanging out with the team. How big is your team?

26.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop (2024) ⭐ 6.8 | Documentary 1h 32m

As a boardgamer this was a really fun watch: m.imdb.com/title/tt3118... (on Prime video)

A lot of familiar faces in there. Love the themes of inclusivity, belonging, and human connections throughout.

25.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure you do better than I do! I got through about 55% of my collection last year.

25.02.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Super cool. Have fun with it!

24.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh nice. What kind of moon board are you putting in?

24.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a hat and suspenders says " it 's a new day " Alt: a man wearing a hat and suspenders says " it's a new day "

Almost new house day! We're waiting to tell the kiddos until we walk them through the house after signing on Friday. A good surprise after almost 5 months of waiting with most of our stuff being in storage units.

24.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We buy games because we think we're buying the time to play them.

24.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Captain Flip. It would sell like hot cakes.

24.02.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Wish I had more time to play them all. I feel like I'm going to be in a Twilight Zone episode where I'll finally be able to retire and have all the time in the world but will lose my mind and not be able to remember any rules.

22.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shelf of boardgames with the text "Board games are my retirement plan"

Shelf of boardgames with the text "Board games are my retirement plan"

22.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This looks great! What angle did you build this at?

20.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
First Time Building a Home Climbing Wall | Atomik Climbing Holds New to wall building? Atomik Climbing Holds explains First Time Building a Home Climbing Wall with simple steps to create a fun and secure climbing space.

My 9 y/o is doing her 1st rock climbing comp this wknd. She has been on climb team for 2 years. I now want to install a small bouldering wall in my exercise room for her & me. Any1 have an at-home wall & has tips?

This site seemed helpful: www.atomikclimbingholds.com/first-time-c...

#rockclimbing

20.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I could play Carcassonne every day.

PitchCar is sooooo fun. Unfortunately, it's also spendy.

I've seen Flick Fleet. It looks super cool but I rarely play at 2 players. Maybe at a convention someday. I've also limited myself to 1 big dexterity game, so I went all in on PitchCar.

19.02.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool about the game you're working on. I like to partially design games when the bug hits but they never go anywhere yet, ha.

19.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0