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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/09/2026

I was a little leery heading into this Titanic-shaped theater to see The Odyssey in IMAX. I survived!

Tinseltown USA theater that sort of looks like the Titanic

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/09/2026

Busy month means very few games. At least they were all great games! #bgstats

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Play count:
6: Wingspan;
2: Ziggurat;
1: Emberleaf;
1: Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest;
1: Reforest;
1: Wingspan Pocket;
1: Spots;
1: FlipToons.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 27/08/2026

I have been playing a lot of Combolands on Steam & I recommend it a ton. It's a tile layer where the tiles score for adjacency & in range, & most re-trigger after X turns. Numbers go up, up, up indeed. I'm enthralled like I was with Balatro. Check it out!! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...

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Save 20% on Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder on Steam

A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 05/08/2026

This meme personally attacks me often. It works for all of these: Steam games➡️Unplayed Board game purchases➡️Unplayed Board game design➡️Undesigned Books➡️ Unread Movies➡️Unwatched TV shows➡️Unwatched Albums➡️Unlistened Maybe I should actually finish things, huh?

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/08/2026

This has been an amazing month of games! #bgstats

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
10: Cozy Stickerville;
3: Knarr;
3: Regicide;
2: French Quarter;
2: The Fox in the Forest Duet;
2: Hot Streak;
2: Wonderland;
2: Seasons of Rice;
2: Skulls of Sedlec;
2: Ziggurat;
2: Codenames;
2: Death Valley;
2: High Society;
2: FlipToons;
1: Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition;
1: High Rise;
1: Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains;
1: Wingspan;
1: Let's Go! To Japan;
1: Cóatl;
1: Dracula vs Van Helsing;
1: Battleships Pencil & Paper;
1: Diamant;
1: Captain Flip;
1: Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 27/07/2026

Heading home from DC now. I finally got to visit the amazing @labyrinthdc.bsky.social. What a cool touch to shout out local designers @connievdc.bsky.social and @elizhargrave.bsky.social!

Undergrove box with "local designer" label

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/07/2026

My #bgstats for June 2026 features four new-to-me games! Every game this month was great.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
4: FlipToons;
3: DNUP;
3: Trio;
2: Magical Athlete (454103);
2: Regicide;
1: Wingspan;
1: Forest Shuffle;
1: Cóatl;
1: Subjective;
1: Ticket to Ride: Europe;
1: Cities;
1: Positano;
1: Dominion;
1: Take Time.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/06/2026

My #bgstats for May 2026. Still chasing that first Fate of the Fellowship win!

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
3: Trio;
2: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship;
2: Wingspan;
2: Diamant;
1: Motor City;
1: CATAN;
1: Cóatl;
1: Let's Go! To Japan;
1: Piñatas;
1: Harmonies;
1: Positano;
1: 7 Wonders Duel;
1: Dale of Merchants;
1: King of Tokyo;
1: Spots;
1: Point Salad;
1: Captain Flip;
1: Sushi Go Party!;
1: High Society;
1: Agent Avenue;
1: Duel for Cardia;
1: Qwixx.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 10/05/2026

Played #TheLordoftheRingsFateoftheFellowship on 2026-05-09 with 4 players #bgstats. We just barely ran out of hope and lost. ☹️

Frodo and Sam in Mount Doom, with the proper number of rings, and no Nazgul. We still lost hope.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 08/05/2026

Got our butts kicked in our learning game of #TheLordoftheRingsFateoftheFellowship on 2026-05-07 with 2 players #bgstats. We grossly underestimated the troops' ability to move and take over havens!

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 02/05/2026

Hey 🎲✂️, do you think we'll see a board game with an e-ink board or e-ink cards in our lifetime?

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/05/2026

My #bgstats for April 2026! We continue to love Bomb Busters.

BG Stats Apr 2026

Plays: 20
H-index: 2
Games: 11
New: 0
Players: 9
Locations: 2
Hours: 11
Days: 4

Bomb Busters: 4
Downforce: 3
Origin Story: 2
Karuba: 2
Point Salad: 2
Kingdomino: 2
Star Trek: Cryptic – A Puzzles and Pathways Adventure: 1
Wingspan: 1
Forest Shuffle: 1

42 mechanics:
Open Drafting: 36%
Set Collection: 36%
Cooperative Game: 27%
End Game Bonuses: 27%
Hand Management: 27%
Auction/Bidding: 18%
Communication Limits: 18%
Deduction: 18%
Once-Per-Game Abilities: 18%
Score-and-Reset Game: 18%
Tile Placement: 18%
Action Queue: 9%.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 29/04/2026

Advertise your account with a Simpsons image!

Homer barely visible in a tall hedge of bushes

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 23/04/2026

1.) Strawberry candies 2.) Green & white mints 3.) Butterscotch cankes 4.) Red & white mints 5.) Dinner mints / soft mints 6.) Lemon candies All bangers though.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 17/04/2026

I laughed the hardest I have in weeks from this video.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 17/04/2026

I just got an email from StubHub listing these dates and times for the first four #Sabres playoff games: G1 - Sun 4/19 - 7pm G2 - Tues 4/21 - 7pm G3 - Wed 4/22 - 7pm G4 - Fri 4/24 - 7pm

G1 - Sun 4/19 - 7pm
G2 - Tues 4/21 - 7pm
G3 - Wed 4/22 - 7pm
G4 - Fri 4/24 - 7pm

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 12/04/2026

Does anyone have an extra Steam code for any of these games? I'm doing a video game unit in my HS Problem Solving class and need copies of some more games. Platform 8 / The Exit 8 Mini Motorways Hidden Folks Nippets Dorfromantik Baba is You A Little to the Left Is This Seat Taken Bento Blocks

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 09/04/2026

Did the Buffalo Sabres peak too early this season? Did opponents figure them out? Were they getting lucky and that's over? Are they consciously or unconsciously taking a break before the playoff grind begins? Should we be worried? #sabres

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 31/03/2026

My lightest month of board gaming in a long, long time. ☹️ #bgstats

BG Stats 2 x 2.
Play count:
2: High Society;
1: Marvel Champions: The Card Game;
1: Pandemic Legacy: Season 1;
1: 7 Wonders: Architects.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 16/03/2026

I have crazy FOMO about @unpub.org. When and where is it next year? 🎲✂️

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/03/2026

Some great gaming happened last month. #bgstats

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
4: Dune: Imperium;
4: Pandemic Legacy: Season 1;
4: Wingspan;
1: Return to Dark Tower;
1: Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm;
1: Marvel Champions: The Card Game;
1: Let's Go! To Japan;
1: Tiny Towns;
1: Bunny Kingdom;
1: Forest Shuffle;
1: Cities;
1: Positano;
February;
2026;
Games;
Played.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 24/02/2026

🎲✂️ Just from the name, what do you think the board game "Binbandit Buffet" would be about?

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 15/02/2026

Played #Wingspan and #DuneImperium on 2026-02-14, with 2-3 players #bgstats Tied for first in both, and lost in tiebreakers on both. ☹️ Still both 10/10 games for me.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 13/02/2026

Hey there 🎲✂️ community! My latest challenge has been to come up with a review game for my high school math students that's fun, educational, and actually a game. Every review game I ever come across only checks off one or two of those. Got any ideas?

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 08/02/2026

I just finished The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman! app.thestorygraph.com/books/e346fe...

app.thestorygraph.com

The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman, Matt Dinniman

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/02/2026

My #bgstats for January 2026. It was a great month!

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
5: Phantom Ink;
3: Pandemic Legacy: Season 1;
3: Tacta;
2: Dice Forge;
2: Dorfromantik: The Board Game;
2: Roll to the Top: Journeys;
2: Wine Cellar;
1: Let's Go! To Japan;
1: A Place for All My Books;
1: Challengers!;
1: New York Zoo;
1: Fromage;
1: Wavelength;
1: Decrypto;
1: For Sale;
1: Gingham.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 01/02/2026

Played 2 plays of #DorfromantikTheBoardGame on 2026-01-31, with 2 players #bgstats I knew we would love this one and we were not disappointed! (No spoilers.)

Dorfromantik Board Game on the table. Inefficient but long railroad!

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Ryan K @boots.mcgavin.rocks · 27/01/2026

Joe Brady. You have got to be kidding me.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 26/01/2026

Played and won #LetsGo!ToJapan on 2026-01-25 with 2 players, winning score: 129 #bgstats I can't believe it took so long to get this one off the shelf. It was great.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Time to post my favorite meme of all-time.

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A$AP Clocky @robingriswold.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

BILLS UPDATE

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 05/01/2026

Played #APlaceforAllMyBooks on 2026-01-04 with 2 players, winning score: 42 #bgstats This one ends way faster than I expected!

A Place for All My Books
Cards, boards, colorful books

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 04/01/2026

Played #Gingham on 2026-01-04 with 3 players, winning score: 61 #bgstats @bitewinggames.bsky.social What a unique game. I'll need another game of this because I got crushed.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 04/01/2026

Played #Tacta on 2026-01-04 with 3 players, winning score: 56 #bgstats @theop.games Fun game with many tough spatial decisions.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 29/12/2025

My in-person-only #bgstats for 2025. More games listed in first reply.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 29/12/2025

#BillsMafia, I did some playing around online with @theathletic playoff simulator. Seeding likelihood: 7 (41.5%) 6 (41.5%) 5 (17%) 7 seed opponents: NE (52%) JAX (37%) DEN (11%) 6 seed opponents: JAX (46%) DEN (28%) NE (14%) 5 seed opponents: BAL (59%) PIT (41%) #GoBills

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 27/12/2025

My #bgstats for 2025! Lots of good gaming occurred.

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Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com · 27/12/2025

I set a goal to get back into reading this year. I succeeded!

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