Grayson
grayson@thepage.house
Omnigamer (theres a time/place). I see <a class="hashtag" data-tag="tabletop" href="https://thepage.house/tag/tabletop" rel="tag ugc">#tabletop</a> <a class="hashtag" data-tag="boardgames" href="https://thepage.house/tag/boardgames" rel="tag ugc">#boardgames</a> as an in-person/social function. Enjoys <a class="hashtag" data-tag="systemdesign" href="https://thepage.house/tag/systemdesign" rel="tag ugc">#systemdesign</a> (both <a class="hashtag" data-tag="boardgamedesign" href="https://thepage.house/tag/boardgamedesign" rel="tag ugc">#boardgamedesign</a> & in general). I'm a "beer & pretzels" <a class="hashtag" data-tag="gamer" href="https://thepage.house/tag/gamer" rel="tag ugc">#gamer</a> *most* of the time, but I appreciate many historical or <a class="hashtag" data
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Post #2968710
The US Memorial Day holiday was spent with five of us doing two games of Flamme Rouge (my spouse and I have been doing our annual watch of La Vuelta Feminina this weekend), and then two iterations of a new to us game; Kardinal &amp; Konig (or in the US; Web of Power). Flamme Rouge is a game we have played a lot of, almost always at higher player counts. We have watched a lot of cycling and I think it does rather well at modeling the event with one quibble. The track isn&#39;t a linear...
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Post #2968709
I really appreciate folks at #UKGamesExpo this weekend posting their #boardgames photos and convention reports. Looking forward to seeing more. I wouldn&#39;t say it&#39;s FOMO, but I do like seeing what novel stuff is going on at conventions where you achieve critical mass and this is sort of the first one of the summer season. #UKGE2026
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Post #2780329
I mean, the weather is nice, if we have to playtest, might as well do it on the deck and not the crowded bar. Just gotta weigh down stuff a touch. (It is sort of hot, welcome to the [US] South...)
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Post #2780328
Back in 2021, I wondered if the games we would see coming out between 2021-23 would be different than the games we saw come out from 2015-2020 because of the gestation period during Covid and how testing cycles work. Now I wonder if the design ideas that came about in 2020 (so, probably a printing date of 2024 onward) will categorically look distinct. In short, what did that time period actually shift in terms of tabletop design, or was it more of a design evolution in methods (e.g. testing onl...