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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 12/09/2026

I’ve lived near mountains most of my life, and I can’t imagine not seeing them almost every day. Here’s mountain near my house now.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 05/09/2026

I did some recreational painting—it’s always relaxing!

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 27/05/2026

Generations Picard, no less! Same here, but no pips.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 23/04/2026

From the archives: Yo La Tengo, October 2010, From my photo archives: Yo La Tengo performing at Matador at 21. October 2010. #GrainSocial grain.social/profile/did:plc:iny6eq…

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 06/02/2026

I'm sure there were earlier games, but this is the earliest I remember.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 02/02/2025

A second half worth revisiting plus Eternal Decks solo. Fun.

The rulebook for the card game Eternal Decks in front of a tablet device showing the second half of Arsenal vs. Manchester City, with Arsenal leading.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 31/01/2025

No longer cloudy, lovely night (and weird iPhone dark mode effects)

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 17/10/2024

anyway, look at how cute this kid is. he rules

A baby between 15 and 18 months sitting on a chair at a table.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 12/09/2023

Had a great time playing a few games of Sail last night. Nice two-player cooperative trick-taking. I did have to hold the cards for this kid, though …. #boardgames

Me holding a baby and a hand of cards from the game Sail. The baby and I are both looking at the cards.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 06/09/2023

this kid’s not a very good editor yet, but he’s definitely trying

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 25/08/2023

a final bonus for you for reading this far

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 25/08/2023

- Viking See-Saw, a new release from Japanese outfit Itten, whose dexterity games are just to die for. Love this one. You'll place cargo on the side of the ship tilted up, and if it tilts to the other side, you'll have to take a treasure token. Couldn't stop laughing.

The board game Viking See-Saw. Pictured is a purple ship with various bits of treasure and cargo placed on it. The ship is tilted to the left side of the frame.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 25/08/2023

- Enemy Anemone, designed by @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, is a must-not-follow trick-taking game that takes just a minute to explain. There's a nice advantage for playing the lowest card, for playing the highest card, and for playing off-suit. Great!

Cards and the box for the card game Enemy Anemone. There are four of the six suits in the game visible.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 25/08/2023

Five games for your Friday: a quick thread. - Fit to Print, designed by @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social, is a fast-paced game of newspaper layout. Fun and a little frenetic. I'm real bad at planning, too! (My college newspaper advisor is shaking his head at this, I'm sure.) #boardgames

A board from the game Fit to Print, a newspaper layout-themed tile-laying game. My board, pictured, is somewhat chaotically placed.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 04/08/2023

My absolutely horrid run with dexterity games continued apace this week, with Itten's Funbrick series arriving. We played Viking Seesaw, and I am happy to report that I had the worst score both times we played, despite Ginny's uncle holding our baby and playing ... and winning. #boardgames

The board game Viking Seesaw, with many tokens on top of the viking ship. In the background, a baby is being held in-arms.

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Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com · 01/08/2023

played some board games in july, just not very many

BG Stats 3 x 3.
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine;
Lacuna;
nana;
Anomia;
Five Crowns;
The Quacks of Quedlinburg;
Azul;
Forbidden Island;
The Bottle Imp.

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