236th game of 2026 is Earth with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a very close finish in a game that could easily have gone either way. One of my favorite games
Paul Owen
@paulowengames.bsky.social
Board gamer - designer of "Vines & Wines"
'There Will Come Soft Rains' tells of the final day of an automated house carrying on the routines for long dead tenants, in a short story within Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles'. The date mentioned in the cheerful morning announcement by the house robotic voice is today, August 4, 2026.
@wunfatkid.bsky.social I turned on that Nats Phillies game and it feels like a rerun.
235th game of 2026 is Daybreak by @mattleacock.bsky.social @baddeo.bsky.social @cmyk.games with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - Europe couldn't withstand the Healthcare Crisis, the straw that broke the camel's back. We just didn't reduce carbon emissions fast enough.
234th game of 2026 was "Star Wars: X-wing" by @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social with @raptor788.bsky.social . We played "Mission 5: Preystalker" from the "Slave I" expansion pack. His Boba Fett along with an imperial Lambda Shuttle caught Chewbacca in the Millenium Falcon despite two X-wing escorts.
233rd game of 2026 was "Terraforming Mars: Colonies" by @strongholdgames.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who terraformed the ever-lovin' red crap out of Mars with a final score (going from memory) of 116 to my 93.
Crazy EIGHTS? In this economy?
Mteague@mteague.bsky.social · 4d agoSEVEN deadly sins? In this economy?
Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ (courtesy Merriam-Webster) www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ bossa nova catsuit cruise control cyborg launch vehicle Many other good ones...
Justin@justindifazzio.bsky.social · 5d agoStimming Dumpster diving Information superhighway Cryptid Spell-check 1983 was a big year! Not chosen: AIDS virus, cell phone, pie hole, world-building, vaporware, ringed turtle dove, poison pill, kettle chip, guac, gender nonconforming.
So I am making my first ever video, and can I just say it's a lot more work than I expected.
Just finished "Profiles in Courage," by John F. Kennedy - an interesting blend of idealism and pragmatism in the history of the US Senate. Today's Congress does not hold up to comparison. At my brother's insistence, I am starting "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.
232nd game of 2026 is "Votes for Women" by @downtowntbrown.bsky.social @fortcircle.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - inspired by our Suffragist Memorial visit yesterday. After four of six turns, Congress has sent the 19th Amendment to the states. Eighteen (of 36 needed) already ratified.
Thinking of @downtowntbrown.bsky.social (and hoping for her successful treatment and speedy recovery) designer of "Votes for Women" by @fortcircle.bsky.social as @kbowenwriter.bsky.social and I tour the Suffragists Memorial at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton
231st game of 2026 is "Knitting Circle" by @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social @alderaceg.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - our first time with the advanced request cards, which pushed us into the tiebreaker. Even more fun than Calico!
230th game of 2026 is Targi with the expansion by @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - one of our favorite 2p games.
229th game of 2026 is "Beer & Bread" by @scottalmes.bsky.social @capstone-games.com with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who "inadvertantly" took the 8-point beer from the exchange that I needed. *sigh*
Ruin a book by adding a word: Ender's Poker Game
Princess of Whales@princessofwhales2.bsky.social · 2w agoRuin a book by adding a word: Wuthering Brooklyn Heights
228th game of 2026 is "Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport" Undermountain module in which @kbowenwriter.bsky.social 's Brianne Byndraeth ran away with five arcana and two skullduggery quests including the huge "Explore Trobriand's Graveyard."
227th game of 2026 is "Glass Road" by @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who focused on high-value buildings yet also managed to max out on glass and brick.
Playtested a fellow designer's CCG at the FLGS tonight followed by a 4p (well, there were five of us) game of Silos by @bitewinggames.bsky.social - fun, humorous area control game by Reiner K.
224th game of 2026 is "Belle of the Ball" by @danielsolis.bsky.social @dicehateme.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - still a fun little card game after all these years
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie released the year you turned 18?
Shawndra Quinn@shawndra-quinn.bsky.social · 2w agoWithout saying your age, what is your favorite movie released the year you turned 18?
A couple of days ago played "Compounded" by @getlouder.bsky.social @greaterthangames.bsky.social and yesterday "Roll Through the Ages: Bronze Age" by @mattleacock.bsky.social @eaglegryphon.bsky.social , both with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social , both solid favorites
I don't understand Facebook. I don't know why I'm seeing what I'm seeing. I can't go back and find things I know I've seen before. It's a mystery, and to me, that unpredictability makes it useless.
@60minutes.bsky.social is running a piece on monarch butterflies, which makes me think of Mariposas by @elizhargrave.bsky.social @alderaceg.bsky.social
221st game of 2026 is "Red November" by @faidutti.com @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a wacky co-op that I think we like even better than "Flash Point Fire Rescue."
220th game of 2026 is "Fleet: The Dice Game" by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - we agree that this roll-and-write version is cleaner than the card-based OG. But both are great.
Your baseball pitcher name is your grandfather's first name and the last thing you bought. Frank "Taco" Salad @charger703.bsky.social
kim@kimmymonte.bsky.social · 3w agoyour baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals
Two sessions of "Star Trek Chrono-Trek" by @looneylabs.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social . The first went way too fast, so we played a second round, which was much more interesting. The Holographic Doctor achieved all his objectives.
