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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My August #boardgames via #bgstats - 100 games played this month. ☺️

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
6: Frosted Blooms;
5: Restless Spirits;
5: Vestoria;
4: Next Station: London;
4: Spots;
3: Viticulture Essential Edition;
3: Harmonies;
3: Hive Pocket;
2: Burano;
2: Broom Service;
2: Azul;
2: Cobra Paw;
1: Vantage;
1: Concordia;
1: The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition;
1: Grand Austria Hotel;
1: Lords of Waterdeep;
1: Orléans;
1: Dice Theme Park;
1: The White Castle;
1: Emberheart;
1: Terra Nova;
1: Veiled Fate;
1: Sanctuary;
1: Exit: The Game – The Cursed Labyrinth.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Has anyone has ever done this? Doesn't everyone just open the packet normally?

Instructions on a car freshener:
CAR FRESHENER
Best Results
For a longer lasting aroma remove Car Freshener by cutting a "V" in centre of top edge of bag.
Re-insert Car Freshener fully into bag by feeding hanger through "V" cut.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Stuart Little is a child that happens to look like a mouse. He is not a mouse.

Stuart Little is born to an ordinary family in New York City. He is normal in every way except that he is only just over two inches (5 cm) tall and looks exactly like a mouse, despite being a human child.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It's July's #boardgames via #bgstats featuring a lot of single plays. 54 total plays this month.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
4: Sea Salt & Paper;
3: Devil's Luck;
3: Frosted Blooms;
3: Magical Athlete;
2: DECKO;
2: Shifting Stones;
1: Boonlake;
1: Emberleaf;
1: Lords of Waterdeep;
1: Dice Theme Park;
1: Dice Hospital;
1: Cozy Cat Cafe;
1: Discworld: Ankh-Morpork;
1: Forest Shuffle : Dartmoor;
1: Targi;
1: Era: Medieval Age;
1: Pergola;
1: Ovation;
1: Cities;
1: Crumbs;
1: Damask;
1: New York Zoo;
1: Trekking Through History;
1: Living Forest;
1: Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My #boardgames for June, via #bgstats The quest to play a game every day still going strong but leans a bit heavy on BGA. Need to increase my over the table time in July.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
22: Next Station: London;
13: Habitats;
10: Kumata;
6: Campy Creatures: Volume 1 (Third Edition);
5: Next Station: Paris;
4: Next Station: Tokyo;
3: Double Seven;
2: Robotopia;
2: Cozy Cat Cafe;
2: Hanami;
2: Qwirkle;
2: Harmonies;
2: 3 Witches;
2: 5-Minute One Piece;
1: Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game;
1: Tea Witches;
1: Wondrous Creatures;
1: Cartouche;
1: Jaipur;
1: Mind Space;
1: Splendor Duel;
1: Twice as Clever!;
1: Village Green;
1: You Know It!;
1: SCOUT.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is weird from the BBC. Particularly in a serious story.

An excerpt from a BBC article on Daveigh Chase, who died of AIDS earlier this month.
The text reads "In 2002, Chase starred as Samara Morgan, the long-haired ghost that crawls out of the telly in the horror film The Ring, an American remake of the Japanese classic about a videotape that makes people die after they watch it." I have highlighted "crawls out of the telly".

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

March's #boardgames via #bgstats - back above 300 ELO on Harmonies, and featuring stuff we played at #Airecon2026

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
54: Harmonies;
30: Next Station: London;
13: Next Station: Paris;
12: Next Station: Tokyo;
4: Namiji;
4: Crokinole;
3: Coffee Rush;
3: Hues and Cues;
3: Faraway;
3: Hive Pocket;
2: Sanctuary;
2: Bohnanza;
2: Sea Salt & Paper;
2: Escape the Dark Castle;
2: Unmatched;
1: Boonlake;
1: Burano;
1: Apothebakery: The Culinary Alchemists;
1: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
1: The Networks: Primetime;
1: Wishland;
1: Forest Shuffle : Dartmoor;
1: Kinfire Delve: Scorn's Stockade;
1: Last Will;
1: Forest Shuffle.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

February's #boardgames via #bgstats shows me back on my Harmonies bullshit. We also successfully completed the alphabet challenge for the second year in a row!

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
43: Harmonies;
15: Next Station: London;
8: Next Station: Tokyo;
7: Next Station: Paris;
5: Cascadito;
2: Keep the Heroes Out!;
2: Sprawlopolis;
1: Great Western Trail: Second Edition;
1: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road;
1: Monopoly: Disney;
1: 3000 Scoundrels;
1: Dice Hospital;
1: Zestrea;
1: Bacon;
1: Critter Kitchen;
1: Jaws;
1: Wingspan;
1: Bunny Kingdom;
1: Evolution: New World;
1: Harvest;
1: New York Zoo;
1: PARKS;
1: The Quacks of Quedlinburg;
1: Tokaido;
1: Xi'an.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It's just a normal hill. Just an innocent hill.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

@drewtoothpaste.bsky.social I dream of Cheezits that are a uniform shape. The ones we get in the UK are best described as irregular.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

January's #boardgames via #bgstats I've been trying to play a (non-digital) game a day this year, hence all the solo games. Picked up Merv as a trade for Red Cathedral which didn't click with us. No regrets, it's a really good addition to the collection.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
20: Harmonies;
11: Next Station: Tokyo;
6: Next Station: London;
4: Sprawlopolis;
3: Casinopolis;
3: Sky Team;
2: Galactic Cruise;
2: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road;
2: Tea Witches;
2: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
2: Cities;
2: The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth;
2: Caper: Europe;
2: Factory Funner;
2: You Know It!;
2: Next Station: Paris;
2: Fiction;
2: Sail;
2: Lacuna;
1: Mosaic: A Story of Civilization;
1: Raccoon Tycoon;
1: Critter Kitchen;
1: Medici;
1: Shadow Hunters;
1: The Quest for El Dorado.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I drew an avatar for my Cataphracts character, but I'm not paying for Discord Nitro and people on other channels would be confused by it.

Drawing of a 10th century man looking mournful.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Some of what we played in the challenge. Fuller list in the alt text (up to the word count). Lots of games we only played once, it turns out. To qualify for this challenge all three of us have to be in the game, but not necessarily the only players.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
9: Landmarks;
6: Monikers;
6: UNO;
5: Charterstone;
4: Era: Medieval Age;
4: Fiction;
4: Grand Austria Hotel;
3: 7 Wonders;
3: Amul;
3: Coup;
3: Emberheart;
3: Emberleaf;
3: Exploding Kittens;
3: Forest Shuffle;
3: Fromage;
3: Gloom;
3: Irish Gauge;
3: Keep the Heroes Out!;
3: The Quacks of Quedlinburg;
3: Solar 175;
3: UNO Flip!;
3: Vantage;
3: Welcome Back to the Dungeon;
2: 3000 Scoundrels;
2: Azul;
2: Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition;
2: The Bloody Inn;
2: CATAN;
2: Colt Express;
2: Cryptid;
2: Discworld: Ankh-Morpork;
2: Dominion;
2: Faeries & Magical Creatures;
2: Fluxx;
2: For Sale;
2: Forest Shuffle : Dartmoor;
2: Good Face Bad Face;
2: The Great Split;
2: Harmonies;
2: Harvest;
2: Just One;
2: Kingdomino;
2: Let's Go! To Japan;
2: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
2: Love Letter (2019 Edition);
2: Middle Ages;
2: Next Station: London;
2: Number 9;
2: PARKS;
2: Pergola;
2: The Quest for El Dorado;
2: Railroad Ink Challenge: Shining Yellow Edition;
2: Rebirth;
2: Rhino Hero;
2: Sagrada;
2: Secret Hitler;
2: Shadow Hunters;
2: Ticket to Ride Map Collection 7: Japan & Italy;
2: Trio;
2: Via Magica;
2: Villagers;
2: Yaxha;
1: 15 Days;
1: Águeda: City of Umbrellas;
1: Art Society;
1: Bacon;
1: Bärenpark;
1: Cartographers Heroes;
1: Cartouche;
1: The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition;
1: Century: Golem Edition – Eastern Mountains;
1: Chocolate Factory;
1: Chomp;
1: Chrononauts;
1: Citadels;
1: Cobra Paw;
1: Codenames;
1: Critter Kitchen;
1: Empire's End;
1: Everdell;
1: Evolution: New World;
1: Ex Libris;
1: EXIT: The Game – Adventures on Catan;
1: Exit: The Game – The Haunted Roller Coaster;
1: Exit: The Game – The Hunt Through Amsterdam;
1: Faraway;
1: Fetching Feathers;
1: Flamecraft;
1: La Fleur;
1: Forbidden Island;
1: Fun Facts;
1: Galactic Cruise;
1: Get on Board: New York & London;
1: Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters;
1: Ghosts of Christmas;
1: Heat: Pedal to the Metal;
1: Iberian Gauge;
1: Ingenious;
1: Jaws;
1: King of Tokyo;

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

2025 #boardgames via #bgstats - both versions of Forest Shuffle and all three Next Stations in my top 10 is very silly.

BG Stats 2025

Plays: 711
H-index: 10
Games: 235
New: 105
Players: 215
Locations: 6
Hours: 504
Days: 251

Forest Shuffle: 23
Next Station: London: 15
Lost Ruins of Arnak: 14
Cartographers: 14
Next Station: Tokyo: 14
Landmarks: 14
Railroad Ink: 13
Next Station: Paris: 12
Forest Shuffle : Dartmoor: 10

63 categories:
Card Game: 32%
Animals: 17%
Economic: 14%
Fantasy: 14%
City Building: 10%.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Who could have guessed!? #over/under #discord

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

My frogs finally arrived for Emberleaf! I've been playing with upsidedown rats while I waited... #boardgames

A frog meeple from the boardgame Emberleaf.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#boardgames #bgstats for April. I played eight games of bunny kingdom - much better online since the computer does the scoring for you.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
8: Bunny Kingdom;
3: Forest Shuffle;
2: Agricola;
2: Solar 175;
2: Viticulture Essential Edition;
2: Irish Gauge;
2: Sagrada;
2: UNO;
2: Next Station: Tokyo;
2: Railroad Ink Challenge: Shining Yellow Edition;
1: Arborea;
1: Monopoly: Disney;
1: Scrabble;
1: Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion;
1: Iberian Gauge;
1: Raccoon Tycoon.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

3-handed learning game of Iberian Gauge this morning. Interesting last turn for the purple line handed player 2 the win. Hopefully we'll get it to the table for a proper game tonight. #boardgames

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I saw this and was confused, because I was sure my copy of Tokaido is pretty slim, despite it being from a couple of years ago. I got it out to check, and I think that some of the improvements do pre-date stonemaier getting involved. The box is 5cm tall.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Surprisingly February's #boardgames weren't dominated by the alphabet challenge, since we only played those games once. #bgstats

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Play count:
13: Railroad Ink;
6: Factory Funner;
5: Next Station: Paris;
3: Harmonies;
3: Onitama;
3: Coup;
2: Great Western Trail: Second Edition;
2: Grand Austria Hotel;
2: Orléans.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We did it! Finished off the February alphabet #boardgames challenge with Zoo Vadis (not pictured), and with a day to spare. It's been a really fun way to revisit our collection, sticking to a game per day for the challenge. Not done a numerical game though... 3000 scoundrels tomorrow maybe? #bgstats

Boardgame Alphabet Challenge
Art Society;
Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition;
Cryptid;
Dominion;
Evolution: New World;
Fromage;
Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters;
Harmonies;
Ingenious;
Just One;
Keep the Heroes Out!;
Letters from Whitechapel;
Monikers;
Next Station: London;
Ovation;
Plantopia: The Card Game;
The Quacks of Quedlinburg;
Rebirth;
Stardew Valley: The Board Game;
Tokaido;
UNO Flip!;
Villagers;
Wingspan;
Xi'an;
Yaxha;
Zoo Vadis (not pictured).

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Just finished a solo learning game of Galactic Cruise. Really enjoyable, looks intimidating but actually quite easy to grasp. Looking forward to the multiplayer! #boardgames

The end of a solo game of the boardgame Galactic Cruise. I beat the bot player on easy difficulty 241 to 121.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Tonight's game: Xi'an, a game I bought because we didn't have any games beginning with X for the alphabet challenge! It was actually really good! #boardgames

A child counts his many points in Xi'an, a boardgame about building the terracotta army.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I'm 7 points clear in my game of Viticulture, a game ostensibly about wine making, having made no wine whatsoever. Can I win with a zero wine strategy? #boardgames

The score track for the boardgame Viticulture. The blue player is on 19 points, 7 points ahead of second place.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Patchwork brunch. Both ended with minus points - negative 2 for every empty space is a killer! #boardgames

The boardgame Patchwork, a game of laying polyomino tiles into a board to create a quilt design. The currency / points in the game are buttons which is delightful.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Midway through the alphabet challenge. 16 down and 11 to go! #boardgames #bgstats

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Art Society;
Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition;
Cryptid;
Dominion;
Evolution: New World;
Fromage;
Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters;
Harmonies;
Ingenious;
Just One;
Keep the Heroes Out!;
Letters from Whitechapel;
Monikers;
Next Station: London;
Ovation;
Plantopia: The Card Game.

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Michæl Hudson @hexshaped.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Keep the Heroes Out was our game of choice last night. We did not win. The rat is unimpressed with our performance. #boardgames

A very unimpressed rat from Keep The Heroes Out.

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