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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 12h

It's so good. Having to pick which prompts haven't been used instead of say, having to perfectly match each player makes for a fun puzzle with some wiggle room for error. And players who do well lose components in later rounds, which makes it more challenging for them - in-built dynamic difficulty!

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 13h

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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Null Signal Games @netrunner.nullsignal.games · 02/10/2026

Announcing Ante Up, Part 1 of The River Cycle, our next #Netrunner expansion! Featuring 66 new cards and a pair of preconstructed duel decks, and launching January 2027! Read all the details at nullsignal.games/blog/announc...

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Bury My Heart in Mockingbird Station" resonated deeply with me, and has been stuck on my head for weeks. Even here in the UK, as a gay man, the feelings of community rejection are strong from the post-industrial, slowly crumbling rural farm town that was once my home.

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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 · 29/09/2026

Had a chance to play this, and it's the most stupid (complimentary), chaotic fun. We kept on asking for one more game, it's so quick to play. Though don't get too enthusiastic like me and accidentally elbow your friend in the face 🫣

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I had so much fun watching Bryan stumble and flail his way through the movie. Even something as simple as the increasing hilarity of his reaction to padlocks!

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Iain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk · 26/09/2026

A new take on our format for 'But, Why Vikings?' as @ava.foxfort.net gets our first guest agony aunt on in @ecfriedman.com. A share and a rating on your podcast host of choice really helps us out! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

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Dr. Emily Friedman - Teacher at Large

Podcast Episode · But Why Vikings? · 25 September · 1hr 26min

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

100% agree. One of my all time favourites, and judging by how many copies were in the room, a common opinion!

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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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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls

UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.

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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 · 21/09/2026

Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen Suspend before and it looks wild! The tiny catapult in Diceapult is also calling to me. I've been really enjoying Cat and the Tower, Giant Buffet and Sosogisugi Sakazuki recently.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do you have some favourite dexterity games?

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

And what would someone drinking a Pernod & Lemonade be wearing? A bowtie. That's right, according to Doug, Granquil is picture #2

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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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It's Luke! Over Here Now! @ssjspeedracer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

a very high level Netrunner player just put out a 200 page book about Netrunner strategy, lfg tuno-nullsignal.itch.io/extract-expo...

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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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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much to the hundreds of trans people and allies who joined today's mass lobby! The queue stretched across both sides of the road outside Parliament, and so many MPs participated in meetings and responded to green cards. Together, we delivered a powerful message for change 🏳️‍⚧️

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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 · 09/09/2026

In the queue at Westminster joining @transsolidarity.bsky.social's Mass Lobby for Trans Rights as an ally 🏳️‍⚧️

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

Any chance of Coupon Clipper getting a print & play release in the future?

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

Appreciate that UK shipping is expensive. There is a print & play option if you're feeling crafty though!

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Ava Foxfort @ava.foxfort.net · 08/09/2026

I cannot express how much I stand by this

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

I'm so much better at making print & plays now too! Had a great conversation at HamishCon about cardstock and lamination, because yes, I am that type of nerd.

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

I also gave away my first print & play version after securing an imported copy. I'm glad that they have been shared on, further spreading the important word of sorting alien bookshelves 📚

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

I think we may have played it at Airecon NW?

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

Backed! And you should too, I haven't played Second Edition, but I absolutely adore the first and can't wait for this new version.

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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 · 05/09/2026

Just joining the crowd here to tell you that you gotta watch Devil's Plan

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lunari 🌙 @309x.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Netrunner EMEA Online Continentals is happening right now! 105 players, with the current world champion and other top players in attendance 🥵 Faction breakdown in the second pic -- this will be the same banlist for Worlds.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Did you see The Knight's Tour being used as a puzzle in the gameshow The Devil's Plan?

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

From playing a bunch of their games - I've often wondered if they design backwards, i.e. the "intended" version has some amount of the modular rules and then they strip as much off it as possible to make the basic mode...

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yeah absolutely, after a few plays of Pueblo we started to notice that players who had figured out some of the puzzle and started first definitely have somewhat of an advantage, hence why the expert mode exists... these designs naturally draw you in to the modular rules in a way other games don't

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I really need to try some of the variants in the box... gardens, expert mode and demolition all sound great

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sounds like a well loved copy. There's just something really satisfying about carving up the map with canals, and the two act structure isn't something you see in a lot of games. I'm a sucker for a good Kiesling and Kramer - Porta Nigra is another personal favourite.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Mexica is one of my all time favourites, I was glad to see it getting a recent shiny new reprint.

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Sam / ceefox @ceethefoxrun.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Netrunner. I played a *lot* of competitive Magic: the Gathering and it's night and day. It is a real joy to play Netrunner events with a friendly, welcoming community that is there for the love of the game.

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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 · 01/09/2026

Doug and I are 100% down for this!!!

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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 01/09/2026

Back again with another game. This time it’s a trick taker where you build out a mathematical expression like 3 x -4 + 1 - 3 over the course of four hands. Evaluating the expression gives you your score. cappallo.ca/games/calcul...

The word calculators in a font reminding of 7 segment displays

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