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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Photo drop for the components of our upcoming boardgame Northgreen

ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

You can now pre-order our new game, Northgreen here: gamebuilders.de/spiele/north... Beautifully illustrated by #LukasSiegmon The pre-order price is 65 EUR. Pre-orders are available for pickup only at @spiel_messe 2026 in Essen (Booth 4 J 500)! #Boardgames #Northgreen #TheGameBuilders #Spiel26

The image shows a mock up box of our upcoming boardgame Northgreen. A bubble shows that the preorder price is 65€. More text says: An iceland boardgame by ode. & han. Another text says: Free Preorder Bonus, 54x108cm poster, Art by Lukas Siegmon

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My upcoming boardgame #LaCosecha has a #BGG entry! #Spielworxx already posted a few images to the page! La Cosecha ("the harvest") is a complex roll&flip&write game and a successor to No Siesta featuring 2 play modes. A simpler "La Granja-version "La Fiesta" and a complex El Burro sheet #Boardgames

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Anybody has a clue why both #LaGranja and it's Deluxe edition are currently in the hotness on #BGG? #Boardgames

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#MonthlyPlays for June 2025 Not a lot of plays IRL. Most of them were on #boardgamearena The one I liked the most was on a real table though: Wondreous Creatures! What was your favorite play of last month? #Boardgames #BGStats

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Anzahl Partien:
5: Mischwald;
5: Pixies;
4: 7 Wonders Duel;
4: Qwixx;
3: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
2: The Castles of Burgundy;
1: Encore!;
1: Flip 7;
1: Mountain Goats;
1: Orléans;
1: Puerto Rico (108687);
1: Quantum;
1: Revive;
1: Rival Cities;
1: Sea Salt & Paper;
1: Snowdonia;
1: So Kleever!;
1: The White Castle;
1: Wundersame Wesen.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#MonthlyPlays for May 2025 from #BGStats Favorite was definitely #Evenfall which I loved from the start but never had the chance to play again ever since I got it at Spiel 2 years ago. What was your favorite play of May? Please comment! #Boardgames

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Anzahl Partien:
6: 7 Wonders Duel;
2: Evenfall;
2: Stephens;
2: Rats of Wistar;
2: Flip 7;
2: MANTIS;
2: Barbecubes;
1: Ark Nova;
1: Suna Valo;
1: Kauri;
1: Rolling in Wonderland;
1: Mischwald;
1: Zug um Zug: Europa;
1: Woodland Wizards;
1: Applejack;
1: Die Gilde der Fahrenden Händler;
1: Castle Combo;
1: Passt nicht!;
1: L.L.A.M.A.;
1: Quatsch mit grüner Soße;
1: 7 Wonders;
1: Triqueta;
1: Wizard;
1: Der König des Waldes;
May 2025

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

#MonthlyPlays for April My favorite play was Age of Innovation as a big game and Lie from the smaller ones. What was your favorite play last month? #Boardgames #BGStats @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

BG Stats Apr. 2025

Partien: 60
H-Index: 4
Spiele: 27
Neu: 15
Sp.: 40
Orte: 13
Stunden: 55
Tage: 21

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
11: Unpublished Prototype;
8: Flip 7;
7: La Cosecha;
6: Die Gilde der Fahrenden Händler;
3: Great Western Trail;
3: Rival Cities;
2: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
1: Age of Innovation;
1: Pilgrim.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Amalfi: Renaissance;
1: Agricola 15;
1: Underwater Cities;
1: Saltfjord;
1: Oranges & Lemons;
1: The Castles of Burgundy;
1: Let's Go! To Japan;
1: Mischwald;
1: 12 Chip Trick.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Cities (2024);
1: 7 Wonders Duel;
1: Garden Rush;
1: Great Western Trail: El Paso;
1: Felicity: The Cat in the Sack;
1: Quorum;
1: Spectacular;
1: Sushi Go!;
1: The Lie.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Not a lot of gaming in March for me. But my upcoming visit at #LeiriaCon will certainly change that for April! Any opinions on the games I played? What was your favorite in March? #MonthlyPlays #Boardgames #BGStats @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

BG Stats 5 x 5.
Anzahl Partien:
4: 7 Wonders Duel;
3: Terra Mystica;
2: Revive;
2: Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg: Das Duell;
2: Mischwald;
2: Woodland Wizards;
2: Oh! Meow! Bow!;
2: Flip 7;
1: Resafa;
1: Die Blumenstraße;
1: Great Western Trail;
1: Santa Maria;
1: Planta Nubo;
1: Scythe;
1: La Granja;
1: Ark Nova;
1: The Oracle of Delphi;
1: Bomb Busters;
1: Bunny Kingdom;
1: Applejack;
1: Bohnanza;
1: 12 Chip Trick;
1: Klick!.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#MonthlyPlays for January A lot of plays were actually on #Boardgamearena... Men-Nefer starts to be my most played and also favorite big euro recently. And Flip7 might actually be the best card game ever... And comments or mentionable plays of your own? Please discuss!!! #Boardgames #BGStats

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
4: Flip 7;
3: Men-Nefer;
3: Ark Nova;
2: Great Western Trail;
2: Middle Ages;
2: Pixies;
2: Spirits of the Wild;
1: Great Western Trail: Argentina;
1: Arkwright.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Babylon;
1: Ostia;
1: Revive;
1: Bier Pioniere;
1: Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan;
1: Orléans;
1: Rock Hard: 1977;
1: Stone Age;
1: Endeavor: Deep Sea.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Flatiron;
1: The Castles of Burgundy;
1: Saint Petersburg;
1: Mischwald;
1: SCOUT;
1: Cartographers;
1: Altered;
1: Mountain Goats;
1: Futschikato.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Final play of the weekend was the brilliant #Concordia with Scicilia map. Vulcano Etna took 2 areas from us! #Boardgames

The vulcano on the island is part of the game

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Nice private gaming weekend with a big group of people! Besides my own plays there were a lot of interesting games on the tables: Terminus, SETI, Inferno, Shackleton Base, to only name a few... #Boardgames @usefulmeeple.bsky.social

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

November is always something special gaming-wise. New games from Spiel, gaming holidays in Willingen - more plays than usual are expected. Please discuss!!! #Boardgames #BGStats #MonthlyPlays

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
5: River Valley Glassworks;
3: Endeavor: Deep Sea;
3: 12 Chip Trick;
3: Faraway;
3: Schätz mal!;
2: Nova Roma;
2: Men-Nefer;
2: Mischwald;
2: Race for the Galaxy;
2: Harmonies;
2: Tangram City;
2: Mountain Goats;
2: Yura Yura Penguin;
1: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence;
1: Wild Gardens;
1: Stephens.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Brass: Birmingham;
1: Inferno;
1: Ark Nova;
1: Power Grid;
1: Galileo Galilei;
1: Daitoshi;
1: Puerto Rico;
1: Station to Station;
1: Ganz Schön Clever;
1: Applejack;
1: Heat: Pedal to the Metal;
1: Tree Society;
1: Oh! Meow! Bow!;
1: Intarsia;
1: Skull Queen;
1: Rajas of the Ganges: Cards & Karma.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
1: Up or Down?;
1: The Vale of Eternity;
1: Forever Home;
1: Casting Shadows;
1: Camargue;
1: 3 Chapters;
1: Bomb Busters;

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

All my plays from the gamer's gathering in Willingen 2024 Last week - it was a lot of fun! Looking forward to next year!!! #Boardgames #SpieletreffSauerland #BGStats

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
3: Schätz mal!;
2: Men-Nefer;
2: 12 Chip Trick;
2: Faraway;
2: Yura Yura Penguin;
1: Nova Roma;
1: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence;
1: Stephens;
1: Brass: Birmingham;
1: Endeavor: Deep Sea;
1: Inferno;
1: Power Grid;
1: Galileo Galilei;
1: Daitoshi;
1: Intarsia;
1: Bomb Busters.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Day 3 of the gamer's gathering in Willingen 2024 included my annual visit on the hill top of the local Kahler Pön... More snow!!! #Daitoshi #Intarsia and #MenNefer again! #Boardgames !B

View into the Snowie valley from the hill top

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Day 2 at the gamer's gathering in Willingen 2024 More snow (no image 😉) and Endeavor Deep Sea, SETI and Men-Nefer on the table... #Boardgames

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Gamer's gathering in Willingen - Day 1 Snow and a first play of Nova Roma #Boardgames #Willingen25

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

#MonthlyPlays of September Not a lot of plays, lots of playtesting though (not listed). My favorite was my first play of Pilgrim by @nickjcase. Have never played it since it came out. Amazing game! Any opinions on my plays? Please discuss! #Boardgames #BGStats @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
2: 3 Chapters;
1: El Burro: A La Granja Game;
1: Wonderland's War;
1: Pilgrim;
1: Stephens;
1: The White Castle;
1: Suna Valo;
1: Ark Nova;
1: Panda Spin;
1: Passt nicht!;
1: Love Letter;
1: Captain Flip;
SEP;
TEM;
BER;
2024.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Unsere Empfehlung: Wollt ihr einen schönen Abend mit leckerem Essen und Spielen verbringen - schaut mal im Roll&Dine vorbei! Alle Spiele aus der Ludothek können dort für einen kleinen Obolus gespielt werden!

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Wir danken allen Gäst*innen und dem wundervollen Team vom Roll&Dine für den tollen Abend! Wir kommen gerne wieder!!!

Noch eine Partie Suna Valo auf dem Tisch. Ein Mann links und eine Frau rechts. Er ist vertieft in seinen Spielzug. Sie hat Zeit in die Kamera zu lächeln.

TINDERBLOX fordert Konzentration und Geschick. Ein Mann lehnt sich über den Tisch um mit Hilfe einer Pinzette den Holzturm zu erweitern. Eine Frau schaut interessiert zu.

Das Team von The Game Builders (mqgentafarbene T-Shirts) und vom Roll & Dine gemeinsam auf dem Bild. Es war ein schöner Abend!

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Am Donnerstag waren wir im Roll&Dine und haben eine Woche vor Beginn der #Spiel24 bereits unsere Neuheiten präsentiert! 2 Partien SUNA VALO eine 4er-Runde STEPHENS und zwischendurch immer wieder mal OH!MIAU!WAU!, KITTIN und auch TINDERBLOX sind gespielt worden. #Brettspiele

4 Menschen sitzen um einen Tisch herum, auf dem eine Partie Suna Valo läuft

Stephens wird zu viert gespielt. Hinter dem Tisch stehen zwei kritische Beobachter*innen.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Yesterday I visited Harald Lieske in his studio and asked him for a vinyl record of his musical solo project Zondplot! Of course we talked a lot about boardgame illustrations and the buisness from the perspective of an artist. 1/2

Me on the left side wearing a Lagwagon shirt. Harald on the right side holding his vinyl record.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Heute Abend im Roll&Dine in Essen! Alle Neuheiten von #TheGameBuilders auf dem Tisch! Meldet euch beim Roll&Dine an, wenn ihr Lust auf einen Neuheitenabend habt! #Brettspiele #Spiel24

Neuheitenschau! 26.9.2024

Suna Valo + Stephens + Oh! Miau! Wau! + Kittin

Spielen in Essen im Spielecafé Roll&Dine

Zusätzlich sieht man die 3D-Boxen der Spiele undim Hintergrund eine Solarpunklandschaft. Ein Bot steht an Bord eines Schiffes und schaut in die Ferne.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

#MonthlyPlays for August Got a lot of playtesting and preparing for Essen Spiel done as well. Quite the month! Any opinions on my plays? What did you play what you liked? Please share! #Boardgames #BGStats @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
11: 3 Chapters;
3: Passt nicht!;
2: Race for the Galaxy;
2: Space Base;
2: Sea Salt & Paper;
1: Schwingenschlag;
1: 3 Ring Circus;
1: Bier Pioniere;
1: Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods;
1: Ohne Furcht und Adel: Die dunklen Lande;
1: Ark Nova;
1: Zapotec;
1: The White Castle;
1: New Frontiers;
1: Akropolis;
1: Los zum Floß.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

Okay, I really tried! I went to the gym. Got called incredibly dumb for not anticipating that my class will be canceled. My app says it's hotter than my app says. I feel forced to sit down and drink some ice-cold brews...

My app says it's 33 degrees Celsius though the highest temperature all day will be 32 degrees...

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Preorders for my new game SUNA VALO start today!!! Check out the webshop of our distributor to preorder for pickup at #SPIEL24 in Essen! #Boardgames #TheGameBuilders #SunaValo #Solarpunk calderan.de/en/produkt/4...

Solar Punk for 2 players
Suna Valo!
Design ode. Illustrations Lukas Siegmon
Preorder now!!!

Next to this text you can see the 3D mockup of the game before a beautiful solar punk panorama picture

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

Wir holen Stephens nach Deutschland!!! Das neue Strategiespiel von Rola&Costa, dem portugiesischen Autorenteam bekannt für komplexe Aufbauspiele! #Brettspiele #Stephens #Portugal #MarinhaGrande

Das Bild zeigt ein 3D-Mockup der Schachtel des Spiels Stephens. Darunter steht "Deutsche Version". In einem roten Band steht von links nach rechts "Strategiespiel von Rola& Costa." Darunter steht "Neu auf der SPIEL 24!!!"" In der Ecke oben rechts sind die Logos von unserer Verstriebspartnerin Calderan und uns, The Game Builders.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

Great day of gaming with good friends! Another go for #AdasDream gets more fascinating with every play! #NewFrontier - the brilliant #boardgame to the best card game ever! #TheWhiteCastle is one hell of a dice-drafting and dice-placement game! !B @usefulmeeple.bsky.social @karinaw.bsky.social

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

Not a lot of different games in June but a lot of playtesting... Any opinions? Please discuss! #MonthlyPlays #BGStats #Boardgames !B

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Anzahl Partien:
15: Unpublished Prototype;
10: Ark Nova;
2: Mischwald;
2: Monster-Jäger;
1: Botanicus;
1: The Same Game;
1: Harmonies;
1: verplant und zugestellt;

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Ratet die Stadt, in der ich bin, anhand der Biersorte... !B

Ein alkoholfreies Radler von Wolters in meiner Hand

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

Another episode fo #GuessTheGame. I described a board game cover to an AI. If you don't get this one you have to question yourself! 😇 #Boardgames

A rich green forrest with many tree trunks in the background. the treetops show many green leafs and sunlight is breaking through the tops. in the center of the image a fox is sitting on a clearing. between the trees you can see a dear, butterflies and a woodpecker. the front of the image shows some beautiful flowers and a marten between them.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 02/05/2024

I described a board game cover to an AI... #GuessTheGame !!!! Today might be too easy. I expect nothing less than the right answer amongst the first 3 tries... #Boardgames !B

a photorealistic scene from the monument valley. in the fore ground you can see 3 cowboys on horses looking in to the valley. to their feet a river is floweing from right to left in the valley. behind the river you can see a western town in the distance. On the meadows between town and river you can see many cows roaming around.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

I described a board game cover to an AI. Guess the game!!! #GuessTheGame #Boardgames !B

photorealistic scene from space. the background is black and blue-ish with many distant stars. the center of the image shows a huge space stations. the space station has many landing platforms for space ships. the space stations dimensions are oblong. shaped like a spear sting in space. 2 space ships move from and to the station.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

Lots of playtesting last month. Normally I don't include them but I wanted something to be in front of Ark Nova for once... Highlight was certainly playing my new game #ElBurro in it's published form... ❤️ #MonthlyPlays #Boardgames #BGStats

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
11: Unpublished Prototype;
8: Ark Nova;
3: Futschikato;
2: 7 Wonders Duel;
2: Passt nicht!;
1: El Burro: A La Granja Game;
1: Feed the Kraken;
1: HeartSwitch;
1: Flamecraft;
1: Bruges;
1: Troyes;
1: Just One;
1: FTW?!;
1: Cabo;
1: Love Letter;
1: Sea Salt & Paper.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

I described a board game cover to an AI. Guess the game! Bit harder today... #Boardgames #GuessTheGame !B

3 people stand in front of a checkered pattern in dark tones. a cleric, a knight and a nobleman. the cleric wears a white and red robe and holds a long staff in his hand. the knight wears a red and blue robe and chain mail and holds a shield. the nobleman wears a yellow robe and holds a small purse. behind the people you can see the stylised outline of a medieval town

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 29/04/2024

I described a board game cover to an AI. Guess the game! Another easy one to get used to making these images... #Boardgames #GuessTheGame !B

A photorealistic jungle scenery frames the image of a temple in the background in between rocks. 3 members of a discovery party are in the front of the image. one of them is a woman. they are looking to the temple

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 28/04/2024

I described a board game cover to an AI. Guess the game! We will start with an easy one... #Boardgames #GuessTheGame

“On gigantic, stylized leaves, various animals gather together. Stork, tiger, parrot, turtle, monkey, lion, and bear. In the background, one can see an elephant.”

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

Something's blocking my door!!! Just a wild guess, but I think my designer copies just arrived... #ElBurro #Boardgames #Spielworxx #NewDesignerShelfie

Three big boxes block my door. The Mail person stacked them in a way I cannot leave my house anymore.

An old shelf holding 1 copy of all my games per language published. Except for La Granja Deluxe. I only got German and English.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

#Arborea beauty!!! Third play. This time with 5 players. Possible, but the most asked question of the evening was: "Do you want to jump off?" The game has amazing mechanisms! #Boardgames #AlleyCatGames !B

View from my player board to the game board

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

#MonthlyPlays for February I think my favorite play was the epic 5 player #PuertoRico. The game that turned me into a gamer 20something years ago. Any opinions? #Boardgames #BGStats !B

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Anzahl Partien:
8: Donguri Yama;
5: Ark Nova;
3: FTW?!;
3: Faraway;
2: Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa;
2: Oh! Meow! Bow!;
1: Marrakesh;
1: Puerto Rico;
1: Heat: Pedal to the Metal;
1: Rauha;
1: Viticulture Essential Edition;
1: Lost Ruins of Arnak;
1: Challengers! Beach Cup;
1: Tipperary;
1: Make10;
1: Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition.

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

Another fantastic weekend of gaming with lovely people. Wonderful people and good gaming! Plays included #Viticulture with Tuscany and myself as one of the cards designed by Uwe. It was 10 years ago. Give me a break! 😉 #Marrakesh #PuertoRico #Tipperary and some playtesting #Boardgames #Limburg !B

Me in Viticulture (as part of the Rhine Valley expansion)

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 04/02/2024

A whole weekend at a good friends to play and playtest games! Was great!!! Revive including expansion was a highlight at that weekend. Next to Sankore which I explained two times (rather badly I have to admit...). #Faraway #Sankore #Make10 #UnpublishedPrototype #Rauha #FTW! #Boardgames

A collage of the games we played this weekend

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Great gaming night! I got to know #KutnaHora followed by a play of #Faraway, which turns into a favorite for mine! #Boardgames #GamingNight !B @usefulmeeple.bsky.social

The market decks for Kutna Hora determine the prices for the goods in the game

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ode. ➡️TheGameBuilders⬅️ @odedot.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Our 3rd session of #SleepingGods brought the first event card deck to an end. 6 hours into our first campaign we got one third down. Not my kinda game but I am really enjoying the different gaming experience! #Boardgames #RedRavenGames

The miniature ship called Manticore on her first mission. Currently making bay in Glentz.

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