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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

3/4" (1.91cm) lever punch. Makes circles just smaller than a US nickel. Used a cereal box over paper so the "tokens" are stiffer/easier to handle and since I only needed one side. The larger round tokens (4x) is cut from standard shipping cardboard. Just hand cut using a tape roll as an outline.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Idea to playable prototype in about 2 hours total. Getting faster at least. Will it be fun!? 🎲✂️

Rough boardgame prototype l. Cardboard tokens, paper board, cards, and player shields

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My PitchCar #boardgame shelf+bonus top shelf Base set+Extensions: 🏎️ 1-Jumps & chicanes 🏎️ 2-More speed, More fun 🏎️ 3-Long straights 🏎️ 4-Stunt race 🏎️ 5-Cross 🏎️ 6-No limit 🏎️ 7-Loop 🏎️ 8-Epsilon 🏎️ *-3D printed bumper rails Buy ext 1&6 w/ base & you are set for fun! 🧵 Shelf 9/#Shelfie

Kallax shelf with PitchCar base + PitchCar 1, 2, 4. (Also 6 is in those boxes too). Hockey puck as inner rail for 3/4 turn.

Pitchcar loop (ext 3) and extensions 5, 7, 8.

3D printed bumper rails. Two types, one that is almost 1/2 width and almost 1/3 width

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oof. I placed this order back in Late May. Unfortunately Captain Flip's expansion's release date keeps getting pushed back. Here's to hoping it ships real soon. These are the only boardgames I have bought all year & I don't even have them. How do people Kickstart games. Waiting sucks

Boardgame order review with expected delivery date of June 25-July 10. Includes games Captain Flip: Isla Bomba expansion and Lords of Vegas

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My sad little #boardgame playlist for September. With elementary-aged kids and a teacher spouse, Septembers are sparse for game nights as school kicks off. We used a game night as a session 0 for D&D, which was acceptable as we got a D&D day in as well.

BG Stats 2 x 3.
Play count:
2: Dominion;
2: Go Nuts for Donuts;
2: Star Realms;
1: Bohnanza;
1: Jaipur;
1: Lost Cities.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My Carcassonne box is very worn as well! Also 6 Nimmt has been played so much that the cards are wearing. My group loves the game. I like the wear so long as cards aren't marked.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I add little boardgame backgrounds with quotes on them for my work Zoom backgrounds from time to time. Normally it's just my shelves behind me but I think it's fun to switch it up.

Closeup of chess set with the words "Be a game changer, the world is full of players"

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My odd-sized boardgames (List in alt) TE Zombies=Too fiddly to be any fun. TE Galaxies=Fun! ❤️ race element on the planet tracks Biblios=🔥 card gifting mech. Always lose but still fun Sagrada=Everyone (+me) loves this game Scotland Yard=Prefer Whitehall Mystery over this 🧵 Shelf 8/#Shelfie

Boardgames on Kallax shelf:
Tony Epic Zombies, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Biblios, Sagrada, Scotland Yard

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why I don't buy games that only play great at 3P. It wouldn't get played...

Pie chart of player count from my BGstats logged plays. Shows only 10% of my plays were at 3 players.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's weird being an adult sometimes. Like hey I just ordered a turtle sand-timer to decorate my boardgame shelves & I'm chuffed about it. Not that I love turtles (I have nothing else turtle in my house) but I had a pet turtle as a child & also the shell pattern is hexes which has boardgame vibes.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My Foundation+ boardgames. (List in alt) Unique exp. Games. Dice Forge=dice rolling w/ ability to upgrade your dice faces. I really enjoy it. Steam Park=real time rolling & also spatial puzzle. Bunny Kingdom=pick & pass game with a board. Tiny Towns was a letdown for me. 🧵 Shelf 7/#Shelfie

Kallax shelf with boardgames:
Dice Forge, Steam Park, Bunny Kingdom, Tiny Towns

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Got in a rare 2 player only boardgame night. Can't go wrong with Star Realms, Jaipur and Lost Cities.

BG Stats 2 x 2.
Play count:
2: Dominion;
2: Star Realms;
1: Jaipur;
1: Lost Cities.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Jumping in with my Top 20 boardgames by time and by plays since I've started tracking in late 2023. You can really tell that we often play with 6 players. Good to celebrate what ACTUALLY hits the table. My 6 Nimmt cards definitely show some good wear on them!

Top 20 boardgames by plays. Captain Flip, Star Realms, 6 Nimmt, Bang! The dice game, Scout, Point Salad, No Thanks!, Cascadia, Spots, and Codenames too the list

Top 20 boardgames by playtime. Robo Rally, 6 Nimmt, Cascadia, Star Realms, Scout, Quacks, PitchCar, Captain Flip, Cosmic Encounter, Potion Explosion top the list

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cool art. Do the cards stack to make an expedition journey like the original?

Lost Cities red cards laid out to create a picture

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Welp. Turns out it's SUPER fiddly as designed with stacking the tiles on the board. Probably going to have to shift it to a roll and write. Unsure how I feel about that. 🎲✂️

Prototype boardgame on the table. Grids on grids on grids.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Look a MVP boardgame prototype to test. Is it ugly and devoid of theme? Yup. Is it a playable game? IDK⁉️ Will it be fun? IDK⁉️ But it's something at least. 🎲✂️

Boardgame prototype. Grid cards, grid board, dice, VP boards, and a few other various squares of paper.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Got about 30 more "tiles" to make before I can do a test run on my new boardgame design. Will it work? Who knows! #CraftWednesday 🎲✂️

Square paper made into a 3x3 grid. Along with blank pages and a ruler.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some bangers this month for August boardgames:

BG Stats Aug 2026

Plays: 13
H-index: 2
Games: 8
New: 0
Players: 8
Locations: 1
Hours: 9
Days: 4

Star Realms: 4
Spots: 2
Deep Sea Adventure: 2
Citadels: 1
A Fake Artist Goes to New York: 1
Cascadia: 1
PitchCar: 1
Saboteur: 1

11 designers:
Jun Sasaki: 25%
Alex Hague: 12%
Bruno Faidutti: 12%
Darwin Kastle: 12%
Fréderic Moyersoen: 12%
Goro Sasaki: 12%
Jean du Poël: 12%
Jon Perry: 12%
Justin Vickers: 12%
Randy Flynn: 12%
Robert Dougherty: 12%.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

When I look at my winning boardgame night record for playing all the games that I own and choose to play...

Lost Planet comic.

I have brought strategic conflict simulations
>Controlled revelry
I selected the ones that are most enjoyable
>In what sense?
These are the ones I am best at
>The strategy has already commenced
Perhaps

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My New-to-modern boardgames shelf. (List in alt) Snappy turns & easy rules that really hook people. They always want to play again. Captain Flip is 🔥. Paolo Mori is my fav. Designer. KoT is super Yahtzee. Cascadia is a new classic. Can't Stop is pure push your luck magic. 🧵 Shelf 6/#Shelfie

Kallax shelf of boardgames:
Cascadia
King of Tokyo (KoT)
Captain Flip
Can't Stop

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And this is why people bounce off Catan as a boardgame. This is a ROUGH distribution...

Catan dice distribution showing 0 rolls of 10 and the most rolls of 5.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is my spillover shelf. (List in alt) Sushi Go is a classic that should be in all collections. Mint Delivery/Works=meh. Too simple. Forbidden Desert is fine...not a co-op guy. Harmonies is fun but would rather play Cascadia. Same feel minus the stacking slowdown. 🧵 Shelf 5/#Shelfie

Kallax shelf with boardgames:
Mint Delivery
Mint Works
Sushi Go
Harmonies
Forbidden Desert

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The weird thing about hidden traitor boardgames (and human nature in general) is if you deny deny deny, you can still leave people uneasy about throwing you to the wolves...no matter how overt your actions are.

Guy in hotdog suit saying "we're all trying to find the guy who did this" with the text: us in every hidden traitor game

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Any must have things it need to have on it?

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Dexterity games are boardgames too, right!? Anyway here's PitchCar from last night. Long track with some fast straight aways. Not the type I excel at, which showed as I was in 5th going into the 2nd lap. Managed to catch up on the jumps but lost in the tiebreaker at the end.

PitchCar track with Y split, jump, tight turn, bi-directional loop, and the loopty loop.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hey @beziergames.bsky.social! I love the Suburbia app! However, it doesn't calculate the tiebreaker correctly. The rules state it should be first based on highest Reputation, which mine "Tony" (6) was higher than Shelley's (5). Should probably update that.

Screenshot of game where it gave the win to the computer despite tied score, where the highest reputation should have been the winner.

Rules from Suburbia stating tie breaker is first the highest REPUTATION.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

2nd filler boardgames shelf (List in alt) Gems: Cartographers, For Sale, Spots, Codenames Underrated: Go Nuts for Donuts & Not Alone. Love selecting what others don't. Meh: Bites & Hidden Leaders are too much out of my control for me ✳️ No Thanks! Is a great family game too. 🧵 Shelf 4/#Shelfie

Boardgame shelf: For Sale, Codenames, Hidden Leaders, Go Nuts for Donuts, I can Gold, Bites, Spots, No Thanks, Cartographers, High Society, Point Salad, Bang! Dice game, Bohnanza, Not Alone

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Here's a series of whacky boardgame takes on classic paintings drawn poorly on post-it notes. Enjoy!

Geometric Dice (abstracted) - Miro style

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

My 2nd shelf of foundational games (list in alt) Imhotep is an underrated gem! Every decision is so good. Wish more people talked it up. Alhambra is good but I definitely like TTR & Kingdom Builder better. Amazing to be so clever w/ so few rules. Great 4 any1 new to boardgames. 🧵 Shelf 3/#Shelfie

Shelf of boardgames: Alhambra, Ticket to Ride (TTR), Imhotep, Kingdom Builder

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Love PitchCar! It's the dexterity game in my collection. Build a racetrack out of wooden road pieces that have a slick top & then take turns flicking your car (wooden disc). 1st to complete 3 laps wins. So fun to build the tracks however u want. I have so many expansions. We play it 3-4x a year.

PitchCar track. Goes clockwise. Includes Y splits, loop, bumpers and jumps.

Compact PitchCar track. Goes counterclockwise to start but is a figure 8. Includes holes, thin tracks, loop, and jumps.

PitchCar track. Goes clockwise. Includes raise ramp/section, loop as a wide turn, and some tough jumps.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you like boardgames, it's the place to be. Tons of games, great user interface, huge base of players to play against. You can play for free, but I've been a paying member since 2019. I hosted digital game nights during the pandemic for my game group and also digital social hours for work.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pretty easy to put together some Kallax shelves for a more custom look. We built a base to hold it up from the floor for a more built in look and to keep the floor vent usable

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

1 of my foundation boardgames shelves (full list in alt) Century & Carcassonne are the only 2 that still see plays in the last few years (❤️ them). Played Catan & Pandemic to ☠️ & would rather play any other game I own. C: Eastern Mts was a gift & probably will never play. 🧵 Shelf 2/#Shelfie

Boardgame shelf: Century Golem ed., Carcassonne, Century Eastern Mountains, Pandemic, Settlers of Catan

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is 1 of my filler games shelves (full list in alt) Gems: 6 Nimmt should be in every1's collection❗ Welcome to, Celestia, Draftosaurus, Kingdomino are 🔥 Meh: Valley of the Kings & Welcome Back to the Dungeon really feel short w/ me. ✳️ Flip 7 is this gen's Uno. In a 👍 way. 🧵 Shelf 1/#Shelfie

Boardgame shelf with the following boardgames:
Flip 7, Railroad Ink, Welcome to, Celestia, Draftosaurus, Kingdomino, MonsDRAWsity, Love Letter, Deep Sea Adventure, SCOUT, 6 Nimmt, Get Bit, Sabotuer, A Fake Artist Goes to NY, Valley of the Kings, Welcome Back to the Dungeon, Coup

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Gunna go shelf by shelf of my 106 boardgame collection as I get the time to talk about the games. It'll be a long 🧵 for those interested. So here's the whole collection as is. For the most part it's organized with lighter games on the ⬅️ to heavier on ➡️. 2P only games in top ➡️. 🧵 All/#Shelfie

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Boardgame plays for July! Got both Imhotep and Flamme Rouge in, which I love and never hear anyone talk about anymore. They're gems!

BG Stats Jul 2026

Plays: 14
H-index: 2
Games: 11
New: 0
Players: 6
Locations: 1
Hours: 10
Days: 4

Spots: 2
Flip 7: 2
No Thanks!: 2
Dune: Imperium: 1
Potion Explosion: 1
Can't Stop: 1
Imhotep: 1
Carcassonne: 1
Flamme Rouge: 1

15 designers:
Alex Hague: 9%
Andrea Crespi: 9%
Asger Harding Granerud: 9%
Eric Olsen: 9%
Jon Perry: 9%.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Interesting. So you want like the Scoville Farmers? Doesn't bother me a bit. 95% of the time I prefer them over minis. But I'm likely in the minority.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Horizontal (flat) for sure. I bag my cards but I still want the boards to lay flat to avoid warping. I'm sure folks store them vert. w/ no issues but I don't like it. A lot of games have flat titles on the box too, tho more pubs have them both ways on diff. Sides of the box since people are split.

Kallax full of lugh to medium-weight modern boardgames

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Every time I take the first player token for the next round in a boardgame.

Look at me meme. "I am the first player now"

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm pairing a boardgame and a book together...going beyond theme to capture the spirit of both. I'd pair: 🎲 Can't Stop (Sid Sackson) + 📚 The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolf) Both are a series of risky decisions led by hubris that often topple when you are near the top. #booksandboardgames

Can't Stop neoprene mat, dice and player pieces.

Cover of The Bonfires of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

When your partner is into The Beatles and foundational boardgames.

Ticket with "she's got a ticket to ride" written on it

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Looking forward to making some enemies of my friends at boardgame night tonight! It might just be a Cosmic Encounter kind of night.

Man with kn*fe, "your opponent will likely st*b you"

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So how about those boardgames. Pretty great, eh? Having a good time? Now the goal isn't to just have you play next time but to bring 3 friends. This only works if we keep bringing new people and then those people bring new people. And if we get enough people, it becomes a Con.

Post by @TheBoardMole with Simpsons on couch meme. Text on image saying "Join us".

Post text: board games are essentially an MLM. You're constantly pitching your hobby to friends and family in the hopes of getting them onboard and growing the amount of people to play with.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

BoardGameStats has BGG rating if you dig into the game. The + above it is also a rating spot. I don't rate my games anywhere so IDK if that'll feed from BGG or not. You could maybe use tags to mark it as BGA or other wishlist data.

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

When I truly look at why I need boardgame night in my life.

Demon with words "turns out the real demon is loneliness"

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Perpetual Ploy (42% cardboard) @perpetualploy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

New merch just dropped. Gotta have shirts that only other boardgame enthusiasts get. Recognize nerds from across the room.

Shirt with arrows that says ORTHOGONAL on it

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