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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

285th game of 2026 is another close game of "Rivet Heads" by @beardedrogue.bsky.social @dnlnwmn.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - still fun!

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

284th game of 2026 is "House of Borgia" by @scottalmes.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a very close finish in this remarkably fun bluffing game

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the last week, I've been able to play: - Sagrada: Passion at home, plus the base game at the FLGS - Mariposas - once at home, once at the FLGS - Vienna Connection - Mission I - Le Havre: Inland Port - two sessions Plus four prototypes (including one of my own) with the local designers group

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

272nd game of 2026 is "Moon Colony Bloodbath" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a little chaotic, not everything is in your control, not everything can be mitigated, but still fun

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Two games at the FLGS tonight, both new to me - "Wingspan Pocket" by @elizhargrave.bsky.social @stonemaiergames.com with @hokiestone.bsky.social which was elegant fun and "Container" by @allplay.bsky.social which I absolutely loved and want to play again soon.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

269th game of 2026 is "Le Havre: Inland Port" by @lookoutgames.bsky.social recently acquired from @nobleknightgames.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a nice elegant two-player re-implementation of the OG.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ideology is a convenient and easy basis for voting, but honestly, competence matters.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

268th game of 2026 is "Vienna Connection" by @trzewik.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social . We love the Portal Detective system, and I don't know how this one slipped under our radar until now.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I just backed The 2027 Gaming Calendar on @kickstarter.com thanks to @scottking.bsky.social for putting this together every year! www.kickstarter.com/projects/th3...

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The 2027 Gaming Calendar

A build-your-own calendar with hundreds of photos to choose from!

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Somebody recently posted about games they were playing in 2007, so I thought I'd research the same question for myself. Evidently I was playing more wargames than anything else: De Bellis Antiquitatis Memoir '44 History of the World Alhambra Acquire End of the Triumvirate Wooden Ships & Iron Men

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

267th game of 2026 is Fidelitas by @pdubarry.bsky.social @jasonkotarski.bsky.social @logicfairy.bsky.social @getlouder.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social on a beautiful September afternoon, just like we did a year ago

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

266th game of 2026 is "One Deck Dungeon" by @asmadigames.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who asked for a co-op game. The ice elemental killed my Paladin on the second level of the Dragon's Cave.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Make a band edible Boston Cream Pie

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

265th game of 2026 is "Space Explorers" by @25thcentury.games with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - I think I like it better than Splendor, and I love the retro aerospace art.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

264th game of 2026 is "The Rival Networks" by @gil.hova.net with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who dominated the ratings enough to overcome all my genre bonuses and network cards. Been a while since this one has come to the table, and it's better than we remembered it.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Three games at the FLGS tonight: Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game Potion Explosion The Gang All great fun, none truly new to me (though I was rusty on Potion Explosion)

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Quote post if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT or any LLM open, full stop.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

258th game of 2026 is Churchill by @markherman54.bsky.social @rodgerbmacgowan.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social - the Americans and Soviets stalled on their fronts against the Axis while Britain captured Northern Italy and Hong Kong - but it was Truman who prevailed (narrowly) in the final analysis.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Churchill by @markherman54.bsky.social: 4.6 Five Mississippi The game can be tedious if players think too deeply on the placement of every marker. If this starts to happen, count five seconds out loud, and if the offending player has not played yet, the player to his left places the marker for him.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

257th game of 2026 is another attempt at "Star Trek: Captain's Chair" by @wizkids.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a little better this time, but I forgot the rule about replenishing from the reserve deck whenever you shuffle your discard deck - would have been more fun if I hadn't ...

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

256th game of 2026 is "Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social . We both like how much more streamlined and less fussy it is than the OG - a nice alternative when you're not in the mood for "all of that."

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Another extraordinarily thoughtful review from Dan Thurot - and in this case, laced with some personal insight as well.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

255th game of 2026 is a four-player session of Luthier by @paverson.bsky.social at the FLGS with @hokiestone.bsky.social . Really like this game. Still getting my head around strategy

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If you contact your window-washing ancestors using a board game, that's a squeegee board.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

254th game of 2026 is "Galaxy Rush" by @lastnightgames.bsky.social - a nifty little half-hour two-player drafting game with a hint of Splendor and set collection - very likable! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

253rd game of 2026 is Everdell by @dannmay.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - very different strategies this time: she built a resource engine; I looked for cheap chaining combos. What a terrific game

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

252nd game of 2026 is Endearment with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - getting better at getting the rules right. Our second game, and again she stole the affections of my perfect match - after she was already married - to win the game.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Downgrade a movie: Eleven Irked Boys

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

251st game of 2026 is Luthier by @paverson.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - I think we got the hang of this game this time. Love the historical flavor of the patrons of the time

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Name one villain that lowkey had a point. Okay, I just used this one, but it fits even better here.

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Tarkin Grand Moff Tarkin

ALT: Tarkin Grand Moff Tarkin

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

250th game of 2026 is a six-player session of "History of the World." Not sure, but it might be nine years since I last played this game. Six hours of fun, even if I did finish dead last.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

249th game of 2026 is "Isle of Cats" by @cityofgameshq.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - another close game. Very fun

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

248th game of 2026 is Cascadia by @rf-seattle.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social @alderaceg.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who proposed we play it after seeing two hawks while watering the garden.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

247th game of 2026 is "Santa's Workshop" by @hokiestone.bsky.social @logicfairy.bsky.social @mpco.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social , another fun thematic worker placement game. We were tied going into end game scoring, but I won on upgrades and reindeer.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

246th game of 2026 is "Brew Crafters" by @dicehateme.bsky.social @logicfairy.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a great thematic worker-placement that doesn't get to the table like it used to. At one time, I liked it better than Agricola.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

245th game of 2026 is "Ticket to Ride: Switzerland" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who nearly lapped me on the score track. Not my best game

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thanks for the tip. I just watched it on Youtube. As a former systems engineer in the aerospace business, I could immediately relate to many of the experiences depicted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIP1...

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It's Quieter in the Twilight

YouTube video by YouTube Movies

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A week ago I finished "The Stranger" by Albert Camus - very powerful and thought-provoking.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

244th game of 2026 is "Agricola: Gamers Deck" by @zmangamesofficial.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social whose winning farm did very nicely. ("Cowbell" allowed two cattle to roam outside the pasture.) Long-time favorite of ours

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