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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

September plays! Highlights were The Gang and Got Five.

BG Stats 3 x 7.
Play count:
2: Got Five!;
2: The White Castle;
1: Borealis: Arctic Expeditions;
1: Clever 4Ever;
1: Droll;
1: FlipToons: Season 2;
1: The Gang: Deluxe Edition;
1: Monster's Coffee;
1: New Frontiers;
1: Nova Era;
1: Run Animals, Run!;
1: Sandcastles;
1: Slide Quest;
1: Stich für Stich;
1: Super Boss Monster;
1: Tap 4;
1: Wild Tiled West;
1: Wingspan Pocket;
1: Wonderland Xiii;
1: World Exchangers;
1: ぬくみ温泉開拓記 (Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki).

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

August plays! Standouts were Wizard Community College and Falling.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
10: Mountain Goats: Legacy;
1: 7 Empires;
1: Broadhorns: Early Trade on the Mississippi;
1: Co-Mix;
1: Detective Club;
1: Elawa;
1: Falling;
1: Ferris Wheel Rush;
1: The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible;
1: For Sale Autorama;
1: Got Five!;
1: Humanity;
1: LOOP;
1: Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age;
1: Nightmare Cathedral;
1: Surplus of Sloths;
1: Wizard Community College.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

July plays! Nice mix of old and new.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
4: Colt Express: Big Box;
2: Heul doch! Mau Mau;
2: Qwixx Deluxe;
1: After the Empire;
1: Alhambra: Big Box;
1: Black Friday;
1: BRICOLAGE HEADS;
1: Come Together (361025);
1: dnup;
1: Francis Drake;
1: Messina 1347;
1: Night Soil;
1: Nova Roma;
1: The Oracle of Delphi;
1: Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock;
1: Panda Spin;
1: Pecunia non olet (Second Edition);
1: Stephens;
1: Storm Raiders;
1: Trash Talk;
1: Trolls and Princesses;
1: The Vibe;
1: Xenology.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Finally, a drawing game for me.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

June plays! After the Empire and Fossilium were favorites from the new to me set.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
4: Agent Avenue;
1: After the Empire;
1: Come Together;
1: Countryside;
1: Echoes of Time;
1: Fossilium;
1: Gravwell: 2nd Edition;
1: Hot Streak;
1: Hues and Cues;
1: Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock;
1: Pirates of Maracaibo;
1: Ransom Notes;
1: Sanibel;
1: Shelfie Stacker;
1: Space Station Phoenix;
1: Spokes;
1: Subjective;
1: Tag Team;
1: Twisted Trumpets;
1: Why First?;
1: Xenology.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I put a secret photo behind it. We’ll see if my wife ever finds it. 😀

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today is my 15th wedding anniversary. Crystal is the traditional gift for 15 years, so I printed one of our wedding photos and bought a Waterford frame for it.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Starting to think every hotel is a horse hotel. @unpub.org

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🎵 The dream of the ‘90s is alive in Ireland. 🎵

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Nick Offerman must have Irish ancestors.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So this exists in Ireland of all places.

A road sign for a gas station and convenience store with text that says Barack Obama Plaza.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Might be the coolest building in Dublin.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

March plays! Not a ton due to GAMA and Unpub. Hopefully I’ll find more time in April.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
2: Snow Planner;
1: Cat Lady;
1: Hedge Mage;
1: Off With Their Heads!;
1: Public Market;
1: Sanssouci;
1: Squirrel Away;
1: Stable Times;
1: Stroganov: Big Box;
1: Tenby;
1: Unrest.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

February plays! Not a lot due to so much time prepping for TantrumCon and GAMA Expo.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
3: nana;
1: Bullseye;
1: EGO;
1: Hot Streak;
1: How Dare You?;
1: Karvi;
1: Origin Story;
1: Perfect Mismatch;
1: Slime Artist;
1: Trolls and Princesses;
1: VNTYPL8S;
1: Whisperwood.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My wife got me the best Chia pet for my birthday.

A Chia pet of Homer disappearing into the hedge.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

January plays! Nice to bust out Glory to Rome. It had been a long time.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
3: L'oaf;
2: Las Vegas;
1: Boblin's Rebellion;
1: Bomb Busters;
1: Caution Signs;
1: Dirt & Dust;
1: The Estates;
1: Everstone: Discovering Ignis;
1: Giants Moving Tiny Furniture;
1: Glory to Rome;
1: Gravwell: 2nd Edition;
1: Karuba;
1: Nova Luna;
1: OCTORUN;
1: Stroganov: Big Box;
1: Widget's Workshop;
1: Wilmot's Warehouse;
1: YUBIBO.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Finally playing the second edition of Gravwell. Love this game. Great work, @coreyyoung.com.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is the most effort I’ve put into a prototype in a long time.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Sick. Rewatching one of my favorite comfort shows.

Title menu screen for Frisky Dingo TV show

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Pretty good year for gaming, even if the rest of the year was challenging.

BG Stats 2025

Plays: 315
H-index: 4
Games: 246
New: 191
Players: 96
Locations: 10

Hot Streak: 9
The Gang: 7
Agent Avenue: 6
Fantasy Realms: 4
FlipToons: 4
Tumblin-Dice: 4
Keyflower: 3
nana: 3
Teotihuacan: City of Gods: 3

58 categories:
Card Game: 35%
Animals: 18%
Fantasy: 11%
Economic: 10%
Party Game: 10%.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

December was a tremendous month for gaming! Hot Streak, Nokosu Dice, and Captain Flip were standouts.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
4: Agent Avenue;
4: Tumblin-Dice;
3: Hot Streak;
2: Blob Party;
2: Bullseye;
2: Duck & Cover;
2: Fantasy Realms;
2: Nokosu Dice;
1: Algae, Inc.;
1: Aqua Garden;
1: Atlantis Exodus;
1: Bequest;
1: Between Two Cities;
1: Bone Wars;
1: Captain Flip;
1: Daitoshi;
1: Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice;
1: Doodle Dash;
1: EGO;
1: Empyreal: Spells & Steam;
1: FlipToons;
1: Fun Facts;
1: The Gang;
1: Habitats;
1: Isle of Skye: Big Box.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
1: Kalimambo;
1: Moon Bunny;
1: No Loose Ends;
1: Ofrenda;
1: Potato Man;
1: PUSH;
1: Ra;
1: Ready Set Bet;
1: Reindeer Races;
1: Smug Owls;
1: That Escalated Quickly;
1: Tipperary;
1: Tomten;
1: Top Ten;
1: Tricky Kids;
1: Trolls and Princesses;
1: White Elephant (284501);

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

My wife made Santa Claws treats for the neighborhood kids.

Solid chocolate lobsters colored to look like Santa Claus on a bed of rice crispy treats.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Put up the tree today. 15 minutes later:

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

November plays! Hard to pick a favorite as most of the games were good, but Fliptoons continues to be a crowd pleaser.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
2: Chomp;
2: Spyfall 2;
1: 3 Chapters;
1: Covenant;
1: Finca;
1: FlipToons;
1: Golden Cup;
1: Harvest (395623);
1: Impression: Kickstarter Edition;
1: Kathmandu;
1: Life in Reterra;
1: Mutagen;
1: Next Station: Paris;
1: Oceans;
1: Ofrenda;
1: Patrician: Towers of Influence;
1: Rajas of the Ganges: Cards & Karma;
1: Ratzia;
1: Revive;
1: Tea Witches;
1: Tofu Shifu.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

October plays! Highlights were Saltfjord and Teotihuacan.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
3: Keyflower;
3: Teotihuacan: City of Gods;
3: Viscounts of the West Kingdom;
2: Agent Avenue;
1: Age of Comics: The Golden Years;
1: Biblios;
1: Big Sur;
1: FlipToons;
1: Magical Athlete (454103);
1: Nicodemus;
1: Pick-a-Pepper;
1: RA and Write;
1: Ruins;
1: Saltfjord;
1: Sea Salt & Paper;
1: Solarius Mission;
1: Spectacular;
1: Surf's Up!;
1: Sweet Lands;
1: Tiny Epic Dinosaurs;
1: Trinket Trove.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

OK, I guess Savannah is pretty.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Savannah has a random Earth.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

September plays! Highlights were Wizard Community College, Galaxy Trucker, and Hot Streak.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
2: Beasts;
2: First Contact;
2: Secret Identity;
2: Wine Cellar;
1: ANTS;
1: Baby Party;
1: Baseball Highlights: 2045 – Bases Loaded Edition;
1: Bonsai;
1: Citizens of the Spark;
1: FlipToons;
1: French Toast;
1: Galaxy Trucker: Anniversary Edition;
1: Gibberers;
1: Hot Streak;
1: Just One;
1: Kuhhandel Master;
1: Maple Valley;
1: March of the Ants: Evolved Edition;
1: Molly House;
1: Pax Pamir: Second Edition;
1: A Place for All My Books;
1: Prophecy;
1: Pyramido;
1: Pyramido: Forgotten Treasures;
1: Really Bad Art.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
1: The Same Game;
1: Tricky Kids;
1: Trinket Trove;
1: Tulip Bubble;
1: Venture Angels;
1: Via Magica;
1: VIVO;
1: Wizard Community College;

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Cap(stone) Con day 1 has been fun!

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

MEANWHILE, at the Hall of Justice.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

August plays! Favorites were Embarcadero and Flower Fields.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
1: Binho Classic;
1: Bone Wars;
1: Café Baras;
1: Creature Comforts;
1: Doomlings;
1: Downforce;
1: Embarcadero;
1: Flower Fields;
1: Golpher;
1: Grand Central Skyport;
1: Hanabi;
1: Harmonies;
1: Maple Valley;
1: Pergamon;
1: Sand Art;
1: Similo;
1: Solar Gardens;
1: Traintopia;
1: Wrath of Fire Mountain.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I use those photo boxes from Michael’s that go on sale every now and then.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

July plays! Some real bangers in there.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Texas Showdown;
Fantasy Realms;
Hot Streak;
Bid Coin;
Bonfire;
Cat Blues: The Big Gig;
Coal Baron;
Fairy Ring;
Flip 7;
Four Forests;
Fromage;
Grand Austria Hotel;
Loot Dispute;
MATRX GIPF;
MLEM: Space Agency;
Monumental;
Picky Eaters;
Raising Robots;
Revive;
Sagani;
Scharfe Schoten;
Spirit Path;
That Escalated Quickly;
Turnip;
Vegas Strip.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Finally found it at a FLGS. ❤️

Board game Raising Chicago on a shelf at Atomic Empire.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

June plays! Apiary and Unconscious Mind were highlights.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
2: Hot Streak;
2: Unconscious Mind;
1: Adventure Time Love Letter;
1: Apiary;
1: Cooking Noodles;
1: Djinn;
1: Fishing;
1: Fresco: Big Box;
1: Money!;
1: Oddland;
1: Paper Trail;
1: Scream Park;
1: Thing Thing;
1: Zenith.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Took all weekend to overhaul this prototype to send to the publisher. It’s a bit of a beast!

Waters of Europe board game prototype cover

Waters of Europa board game prototype set up on a dark wood table.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

May plays! Favorites were Wyrmspan and Hot Streak.

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Play count:
1: 1902 Méliès;
1: Atlantis Exodus;
1: Dom Pierre;
1: Evacuation;
1: Everdell;
1: Four Forests;
1: From the Moon;
1: Full Throttle!;
1: Gachapon Trick;
1: Galactic Cruise;
1: Hot Streak;
1: Huh?;
1: Loot Dispute;
1: The Networks;
1: The Quacks Of Quedlinburg;
1: Rebuilding Seattle;
1: Shapers of Gaia;
1: Silver Eye;
1: Silver Fang;
1: Wyrmspan.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

April plays! Eight of these are now on my trade pile.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Brian Boru: High King of Ireland;
Cinque Terre;
Critter Kitchen;
Dawn of Mankind;
Dice and Slice;
Goblin Vaults;
Idle Hands;
Knarr;
Last Resort;
Monsters on Board;
The Name of the Rose;
Squaring Circleville;
Stupor Mundi;
Takenoko;
Tofu Shifu;
Urbify.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

River Surfers is a weird multi-lot auction game with a cascading bidding system. This one is the most raw and I'm looking forward to bashing on it and iterating it over the weekend.

Cover mock-up of River Surfers prototype.

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Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Rabbit Runners is a combo-driven push-your-luck deckbuilding game. This is the one I'm most excited about!

Cover mock-up for Rabbit Runners prototype.

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