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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Unintentionally thematic globetrotting trade route building #boardgame night tonight with both The Voyages of Marco Polo and The Guild of Merchant Explorers tonight.

The Voyages of Marco Polo. There are player pieces of different colours on a map covering routes from Venice to Beijing - player pawns, trading posts and dice are positioned on worker placement spots.

The Voyages of Merchant Explorers. In between rounds the cubes used in this flip & write game are cleared away. Then you can explore from any village or your capital.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

An exciting package of indie puzzles arrived today from Raviol (raviol.itch.io). I picked these up following @thinkygames.com featuring them a few weeks back, because I love rule discovery puzzle games!

3 puzzle books - Jelly, Summoning Demons, and Blob, as well as a white pencil and bonus sticker sheet.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Paging @timclare.bsky.social, Joraku: 10th Anniversary edition coming soon - new "advanced" ruleset, additional card abilities, double sided board and 2 player modes

Joraku: 10th Anniversary Edition components. Showing updated art and colour blind components design.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Back from the weekly #boardgame club, I forgot to snap a couple but I played - Hellas, Emberheart, Wingspan: Pocket and Mino Dice.

Hellas. Players cities are expanding across the island. There are houses, palaces and plazas in the 3 different player colours, next to quarries and columned temples.

Emberheart. Players bid for draft order for cards on different sections of the board using worker tokens - rescuing dragons and setting up preserves

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hedgehog beat Fox the in Bank of England bank note design consultation, we can't have anything good in this country 😭

Results from the Mammal vote in the Bank of England bank note design consultation

- European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) (259,665)
- Red fox (244,651)
- Brown hare (130,614)
- Grey seal (92,043)
- Pine marten (82,773)
- Bottlenose dolphin (48,847)

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some absolutely inspired artworks by friends in Create Camp tonight and also played more Tiger & Dragon which has firmly wormed its way into my brain as a recent favourite #boardgames

Create Camp. One artwork representing "Sled" made up of a wooden triangle, with a pawn in a plastic hex. A second artwork representing "Africa" - a series of circular pieces laid out to create the outline of the continent.

Tiger & Dragon. A hand of chunky numbered tiles standing next to the player board.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Recent games from the weekly #boardgames club - Mori (by @dnlnwmn.bsky.social), Tiger & Dragon (several games in a row, addictive stuff!), The Gang and Broom Service

A hand of cards in Mori. There are four suits, plus X cards. The suited cards are either worth positive points (leaves) or negative points (skulls)

Tiger & Dragon. Attack and defend with chunky mahjong style tiles in this quick shedding game.

The Gang (Deluxe) - a river of 4 cards on the playmat, along with 1 successful heist, and 1 alarm.

Broom Service. Four different coloured witch meeples are navigating the board delivering potions.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was desperately trying to portray "lemon", with my only circle piece being red, whilst the prompt "tomato" was already present. I was pretty proud of my artwork, but the rest of the table... not so much. Top tier game for sure.

Create Camp. 8 prompts, with three completed artworks from different players also visible, constructed out of various different components.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Was at Tricks of the North con today, a one day event from Wigan Pies & Dice, of trick-takers, imports and other weird games. Was blessed by the company of @ava.foxfort.net and got to share some wonderful games including Sliced Anglerfish, Sosogisugi Sakazuki, Nokosu Dice and Create Camp #boardgames

Sliced Anglerfish. An incredibly janky yet endearing handmade monkfish.

Sosogisugi Sakazuki. A player is pouring wooden sake tokens from a can into a ceramic cup.

Nokosu Dice. A hand of suited cards, with suited dice waiting to be drafted on the table.

Create Camp. Artwork made from assorted gubbins, following a given prompt.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can't express how much joy Sosogisugi Sakazuki, aka dexterity game in a can, has been bringing to #boardgame nights

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some thinky #boardgames tonight, happy we managed to squeeze two chunkier games in. Picked up my own copy of Druids of Edora after a friend introduced me, and enjoyed trying a copy of Feya's Swamp.

Druids of Edora. The forest board, with player dice placed on action spaces. There are action spaces on various shrines linked together by paths.

Feya's Swamp. Boats are sailing around the board, hunting for in-season fish whilst building larger and large island settlements.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Also played Bouba/Kiki by @unclejonbob.bsky.social - I love games that play with language and got to try some of the early scenarios with a large group today - there is a lot of variety in the booklet, can't wait to dig in more. For bonus points, can you guess which picture corresponds to the word?

Bouba/Kiki. There are four abstract pictures; a circle with a line through it, a double sided megaphone, a music note, and a guitar(?). The chosen word is "GRANQUIL"

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A couple of highlights from #boardgames club today. Picked up a copy of @robcramer.bsky.social'sThe Grand Carnival after @watchitplayed.bsky.social shared. I like the double spatial puzzle of foundations/attractions, and the moving guests add a detail I feel is missing from a lot of theme park games

The Grand Carnival. A player board which is nearly fully covered in foundation tiles, on top are placed attractions forming a carnival layout complete with walkways for guests to move through.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

More #boardgames at the weekly club today, featuring - The Gang: Deluxe (played with a whopping 9 players - we did not succeed), Nunatak: Temple of Ice, Sosogisugi Sakazuki and Wingspan: Pocket

The Gang: Deluxe. A neoprene playmat showing a river of cards, alarm and gold tokens, and different coloured chips from 0-8

Nunatak: Temple of Ice. The temple is represented by player colour blocks and floor tiles, creating an impressive multitier 3D structure.

Sosogisugi Sakazuki. A sake cup is nearly overflowing with wooden sake tokens, the pouring can placed next to it.

Wingspan: Pocket. A variety of bird cards are placed in a player's flock, with additional birds and food cards in their reserve.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some chill #boardgames today between some couch collaborative group playing of puzzle video game He Who Watches (which is a banger by the way) - The Gang: Deluxe, Create Camp, Seas of Strife

The Gang: Deluxe. A neoprene mat with a river of cards, alarm tokens and gold bar tokens.

Seas of Strife. A hand of cards in different ascending suits.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On the train home, knackered after queuing and waiting a combined 4 hours just to get ghosted by my MP, but it was fantastic to see so many people turning out for @transsolidarity.bsky.social's Mass Lobby, many thanks to all their volunteers and organisers for facilitating the day!

The Palace of Westminster - specifically Victoria Tower, against a cloudy sky.

A snaking queue of people waiting to be admitted into Westminster Hall via the Cromwell Green visitors entrance.

Inside Westminster Hall, another queue of people waiting to green card their MP.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And finally, Fathom by @paperfortgames.bsky.social - played the second scenario for the first time, enjoying exploring all the box has to offer. Was not expecting accurate anglerfish mating, but I approve of the inclusion!

A player board in Fathom shows the players ship and submersible, and an array of discovered and undiscovered undersea species tiles spread over their board.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Onto Big Top - picked this up in the deep discount @allplay.bsky.social sale after being on my wishlist for a while. Twisty bidding game with incentivised bidding values - bidding specific values completes cards allowing you to score them.

Big Top. A player's completed attractions are stacked up next to the remaining card in their hand. Another players incomplete cards can be seen, showing what values they need to bid to score.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Next up, Calculator by @odddicegames.bsky.social - a standard deck trick-taker with a great twist. I love contract bidding hubris, and this one allows you to accidentally delete your own score by multiplying by zero. Would highly recommend checking this one out.

A hand of standard playing cards, and a score sheet for Calculators showing players building their own scoring calculation.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh I can do threads now, which means I can write more words about picks from #boardgames club today. Starting with Sosogisugi Sakazuki, a dexterity game about pouring sake. The components in this are excellent, everything fits into the can for storage and that is an actual ceramic sake cup.

Sosogisugi Sakazuki. A player is pouring wooden sake tokens from an aluminium can into a ceramic cup.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tuesday night #boardgames! A friend managed to track down the Greenhouse expansion for Botanicus and we also tried another of the HamishCon indies - Rare Groove which is a trick taker with set collection and market manipulation.

Botanicus. A player's garden board with plants of differing growths laid in rows and columns. In the center of the table is the shared board with tracks and action selection spaces.

Rare Groove. A hand of cassette cards in four suits. In the center of the table is the market that you draft cassettes from during trick resolution, affecting the trump and market price of suits.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Managed to squeeze some bonus bank holiday dice based trick taking #boardgames, Mino Dice and Nokosu Dice, in after seeing Coyote Vs Acme (which was a lot of heartfelt fun)

Mino Dice. A player screen with two custom dice behind it. A won trick of dice is beside the screen.

Nokosu Dice. A hand of cards, with several won tricks on the table and two remaining dice on the player board.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Some #boardgames from the weekly club today - featuring Rise and Fall, Create Camp (check out my rhinoceros), Canyon (retro trick taker from 1997) and Giant Buffet

Rise and Fall. A 3D board made up of plains, forest, mountain and tundra hexes. On the hexes are wooden pieces in different player colours - nomads, cities, boats, mountaineers and temples.

Create Camp. A rhinoceros made out a selection of random wooden components.

Canyon. Canoe tokens are racing around a river.

Giant Buffet. A precariously balanced stack of food tokens on a tiny plate.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tuesday #boardgame night! Container was back on the table due to demand, and also got to play the new Playte reprint of Hellas, which is a lot of game in a small box.

Container. In the center of the table is the island board with different colours containers in player scoring zones. Around it are piles of other components - extra containers, factories and money cards.

Hellas. An island split into hex spaces, with houses, palaces, statues and temples being built by players.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Some weird indie highlights for me this week - Create Camp, Marutto Fishing, Giant Buffet and Mimic Trick

Create Camp. 8 prompts are in the centre of the table. Around this players are constructing art out of an assortment of random bits and bobs in an effort to get other players to identify which prompts were not given to players.

Marutto Fishing. Two small acetate sheets have been placed on the ocean board as the player tries to draw the net to maximise good fish catches without being able to measure.

Giant Buffet. Two players attempt to stack food pieces onto a tiny plate using only their index fingers.

Mimic Trick. A hand of cards mid-game, showcasing some of the mimic cards which copy the lead suit and are worth negative points if won.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

And now for the real juicy stuff from today's #boardgame club. Creat Camp, Marutto Fishing, Giant Buffet by @kevmakesgames.bsky.social and Mimic Trick by @cityhare.studio

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Splitting today's #boardgames club summary into two posts due to the amount of bangers we played today. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Bunny Kingdom, Inkwell and Mino Dice (aka Skull King: Dice)

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig. 3 different castles are on the table, depicting a side on 2D view, constructed from drafted tiles.

Bunny Kingdom. Bunny tokens in three different colours are spread across a board split into square territory spaces. Some of the spaces are occupied by farms, mountains, lakes and also cities.

Inkwell. A canvas mat with different coloured cubes (red, green, black, yellow, and gold) in different open drafting spots.

Mino Dice. A player screen with a die behind it, other dice (won tricks are beside other players screens, with an active trick of rolled dice in the middle of the table.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It really is such a delightful game. We introduced it to some folks at HamishCon last weekend and I was happy to see the same reactions. It starts slow, but before long everyone is terrified of touching the table and has stepped back, watching as one player attempts to stack another level.

Cat and the Tower. A teetering tower made of cardboard walls and floor tiles wobbles on the table, with different cat meeples scattered across levels of the structure.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I also wanted to mention, we played Tricus Maximus in the evening at the hotel and a friend said it was their favourite game of the weekend 😁

A hand of regular playing cards, in the background slightly out of focus is the race track and meeples for Tricus Maximus.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Also, check out this cute patreon reward from @tabletopgamesblog.com that arrived in the post - go read some of their work, I really enjoyed their article on Rascally Rabbits - tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/06/27/r...

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sharing some highlights from HamishCon. Create Camp, make art and deduce which prompts weren't used. Johari's Window, trick-taking with your hand split into four. Marutto Fishing, draw nets by eyeballing the ocean. Volltreffor, 3 stage trick-taker with market draft, melding and tricks #boardgame

Creat Camp. A pile of assorted stuff is on the table. There are also 8 prompts with assigned numbers. One player's artwork is visible, a collection of wooden shapes, meeples and a fuzzy ball. The hidden prompt card facedown next to it.

Johari's Window. Part of a player's hand showing a 0 and red trump (x). Part of their hand is visible to only them, part is visible to everyone else, part is visible to everyone, and part is hidden from everyone.

Marutto Fishing. A player's boat board, ocean and two acetate nets have been positioned, after drawing in the preparation zone, to catch maximum good fish.

Volltreffor/Dungeon & Five Tribes. A hand of cards that were drafted from a central market by spending victory points. The four 4s can be played as a melody for bonus points. After which the hand will be played in a trick taking round.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Having a great day at HamishCon, hosted by the wonderful Travel-Games.co.uk - loads of weird and wonderful indie, card and imported games.

A village hall full with 10 tables of 4ish people playing board games

The library of games to try (and Hamish the hedgehog aka the convention mascot)

Some games I bought from the shop including Marutto Fishing, Create Camp and Rare Groove

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Last night's heavy #boardgame for Tuesday night gaming was Minos - we only had 3 as opposed to our usual 4 and thus it was a good fit for a long game like this!

Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age. The central map of Crete with 3 different players occupying different regions with warriors, cities and farms.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sunday #boardgames, featuring Whirling Witchcraft (with new micro expansion), Master of Coin, Sheepy Time and Pueblo

Whirling Witchcraft - a hand of recipe cards and one (new) familiar card. In the background are recipe cards being used to process ingredients.

Master of Coin. Three player sheets with copper pennies scattered across them.

Sheepy Time. 4 colourful sheep meeples race around a dreamscape, trying to hop the fence before the nightmare wakes them up.

Pueblo. Neutral and coloured wooden pieces are stacked on the board as the chieftain circles awarding penalty points.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A quick learning game of @postmarkgames.bsky.social's Master of Coin tonight before I share at my #boardgame club at the weekend. Went heavy on the locked coin mechanic and capitalised on it with the abbey monument.

Master of Coin. A printed laminated sheet with pennies used as playing pieces.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Tuesday games night! Forgot to take a photo of Snowdonia, but we also played Middle Ages, First Class Letters and Big Shot. Four #boardgames on a weekday evening?!

Middle Ages. A player board with interlinked stacked tiles depicting farmland, city walls, and inner city. The central player area features rows of tiles and player horse meeples in turn order for open drafting of the tiles.

Big Shot. Cubes in four different colours are placed in different zones as players compete on auctions to win valuable lots without taking too much debt.

First Class Letters. Satisfyingly chunky dice, and sand timer in this game where you try to write words using rolled letters - without using the banned letter on the red die.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Some highlights from #boardgames club today - Dragon vs Kingdom, Hedge Mage, Out of Sorts and Big Shot

A laminated dragon sheet in Dragon vs Kingdom, it has been marked by different players in differing colours - 4 playing the village and 1 playing the dragon.

Hedge Mage - a photo of two player boards, which feature mage miniatures running around a polyomino hedge maze picking up gnomes.

Out of Sorts. A sequence of index cards that the players are trying to organise as per a sorting system they have decided against the clock.

Big Shot - colourful cubes are placed in different lots as players vie to win ownership.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Sunday #boardgames club roundup - Batam, Big Shot, Harmonies (with new Pulse mini expansion), The Dealer and Foxglove Farm

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Played some more Here Lies tonight, along with squeezing in a learning game of Regular Human Climber - which is a co-op trick-taking game in which you are definitely a normal human and not four independent limbs trying to climb a rock wall without falling off #boardgames

Regular Human Climber. A selection of standees on a climbing wall - there are 4 limbs, a core, a brain and a hat with glasses and mustache. A standard deck of playing cards is being used for trick taking.

Here Lies. A cloth mat detecting a skeleton has cards with arrows pointing at the head that say Lipstick and Crown. There are additional cards around the mat that provide key evidence such as 'A Sarcophagus' and 'Many Objects of Gold'

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Had a great time at #boardgames club today! I played a whopping 6, not bad for a Sunday afternoon - Tally Up, Ofrenda, Omens, Dark Pact, Too Sloth to Win, and Masquerade Trick Party

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It's Tuesday, which means more #boardgames! A friend brought round a copy of Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun and we also got to try Inkwell from @dvcgames.bsky.social

Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun. A large plastic obelisk prominently placed in the center of the board, with dice placed in draftable action spots around it.

Inkwell. A player's partially filled page and the central mat, both covered in a selection of multicoloured components.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Some #boardgames from the weekly club meetup today - featuring Ofrenda, Cockroach Poker, First Class Letters and Pueblo. Forgot to take a snap of Fathom and also snuck in a game of Can't Win at home.

Ofrenda. A colourful dual layer board filled with 12 cards representing portraits of deceased loved ones.

Cockroach Poker. A hand containing a variety of animal and insect cards.

First Class Letters. 4 chunky dice, a sand timer, player sheets and pencils are laid out on the table.

Pueblo. A pile of wooden blocks of different colours stacked together on a grid.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Playing a print & play copy of Propaganda by @chris.eternalstudios.com - unique game of rolling dice, taking photos and then using those photos to bluff other players into aiding you into winning - we had a lot of fun and some really funny photo reveals and counter arguments #boardgames

Propaganda. Dice have been rolled into a box onto an area scoring battlefield, a player is taking a photo of the battle in order to persuade others to aid him.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Good evening of #boardgames tonight including my first play of Snowdonia, a throwback play of San Juan and got one of my Tokyo Game Market games to the table - Adventurers Just Want to Rest in Fancy Graves

Snowdonia. The supply and worker placement board is surrounded by cards representing the tracks and stations being built up to the summit.

San Juan. A complete tableau of cards at the end of the game with the action selection tiles off to the center of the table.

Adventurers Just Want to Rest in Fancy Graves. Forgot to snap a pick mid-game so here are the components - push your luck digging for treasure in the dungeon deck, or try to die quickly to score big points for the fanciest grave.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Friends brought some chunky #boardgames to the table today at the local club - The Druids of Edora and Origins: First Builders

The Druids of Edora. A central board covered in clearings and pathways with players dice vying for area control whilst taking specific actions.

Origins: First Builders. The central player board where players can play their dice on increasing cost actions like building, fighting or recruiting.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Played some great #boardgames this afternoon that I found via recommendations from others. Here Lies by @dvcgames.bsky.social is an incredible co-op deduction game and Cheese Thief from Jolly Thinkers is a very silly social deduction game with a squishy foam cheese.

Here Lies. The start of a case (no spoilers) - featuring the central canvas mat, category cards and assorted tokens.

Cheese Thief. Each player has a dice under a cup, a card confirming their identity, and in the center is a squishy foam cheese that will be stolen by one of the players.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Enjoying an evening of #Netrunner with a group of friends. Alt arts arrived from the Summer Showdown this week which has spiced up my deck. Love the Loup alt by Valentine de la Rosa!

A hand of Netrunner cards from the runners perspective. On the table is an established Loup rig.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tuesday is typically euro night with some friends and tonight's heavy #boardgame of choice was Cooper Island

Cooper Island. A players archipelago with stacked landscape tiles, islands and buildings.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Sunday #boardgame club roundup - Aridnyk, Tobago, Tearable Quest and Use Up All Your Sick Days

Aridnyk. An array of hex tiles are laid out with player and spirit meeples spread across them.

Tobago. An island split into different landscapes with a selection of landmarks dotted around the board.

Tearable Quest. The remains of several player sheets, torn into a variety of different pieces, at the end of the game.

Use Up All Your Sick Days. A very messy pile of cards showing an animal/day of the week from this realtime shedding game.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Some breezy co-op #boardgames in the heat tonight - Oh no, we crashed and Use up all your sick days (from @dylancoyle.bsky.social)

Oh no, we crashed. Around a central spaceship standee are scattered a large amount of facedown component cards and 8 faceup system cards.

Use up all your sick days. A grid of cards laid out in a calendar featuring different animal workers.

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