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Joshua

@thebeardnbg.bsky.social
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A beardy with a passion for #boardgames 🎲🤘 MicroReviews💻Pics📷 Solo Gamer🎲 BGG: TheBeardnBG DM to Request a Review/Collaborate📨. Plays 🟠 IG: @thebeardnbg #boardgames #sologamer #blm

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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Just wrapped up my first solo run of the Voidfall tutorial, and I already know this game is going to live in my head for a while. The decision space is rich and layered, and what really sets it apart is how the scoring mechanisms feed directly back into your gameplay choices; it’s an elegant design.
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Review of the PKUP coming soon! #boardgames #soloboardgames #cardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Played a few solo games of Zhanguo: The First Empire. Love this game. The Solo AI has variable difficulty levels to keep you on your toes. This is a highly underrated game from Sorry We Are French publishers. #boardgames #soloboardgames #boardgamesofbluesky
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I’ve been playing Evenfall solo recently and wow! What an amazing and underrated game. The solo mode is fantastic. Can’t wait to try this multiplayer. #boardgames #soloboardgames #brettspiel
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Played a solo game of “A Place for All my Books” the other day. Nothing groundbreaking but it was a nice, chilled and relaxing experience. The solo Automa was easy to manage with little overhead which is always a plus in my book. 7/10 for me. #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Next up is Evacuation from Rio Grande Games designed by Vladimir Suchy. Excited to get this one played. Be on the lookout for my thoughts about this one! #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure Chest has landed 🛬! So happy to have this in my collection. The organization is superb and appears to make setup a breeze. @cgegames.bsky.social #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Rio Grande Games was gracious enough to send me a care package of games to do solo reviews on. I’m very excited to get these played. Keep an eye out for upcoming reviews of each one these games. #soloboardgaming #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
When I found out that the designer had an unofficial solo mode on BGG, I immediately bought it. Got it played and had a really good time with this game. Great job @gamesbymondo.bsky.social and @25thcentury.games . Another home run! #boardgames #soloboardgames #bigsur
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How Lou Sees It @howlouseesit.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Tacta Card Game Review youtu.be/K_6GiAnHLfA This game has great flexibility. Turn based games, free for all mode, different modes for different table spaces, team games, can play anywhere from 2-18 players, and the table presence is really cool. @theop.games #Tacta #HowLouSeesIt
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
New game played! Ruins from @allplay.bsky.social games. Designed by John D. Clair, the amazing designer of Mystic Vale. Had a fun time with this one. A fairly simple card shedding game but the cards can be upgraded to improve your hand ultimately helping you to score more points. #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
We played a 6 player game of Twilight Imperium 4th edition this last weekend. Had a really good time even though it took us 10 hours to play its entirety. Definitely would play again! #boardgames #boardgamer
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Imagine All The Meeple @toddpatriquin.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
The fascism is here and there isn’t a system or politician in place that can stop it. We the people will have to save ourselves.
Meeple American flag upside down
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Played a solo game of Paladins of the West Kingdom the other night. This is an amazing game with an amazing Automa. Easy to manage but also elegant and challenging. #soloboardgames #boardgames
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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Below, is an extremely offensive image from the game Ace of Spades published by Devir Games. The cavalier use of a slavery theme about a game that could LITERALLY BE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE and the offensive images to push this theme is abhorrent. You all should know better. 1/3
An photo depicting offensive images of characters from the game Ace of Spades by Devir Games.
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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I'm listening to Mandi, OFPG, Kenna (Coyote & Crow) and others on this one. But I will chime in to say - two of my favorite publishers are from Spain. They produce games centered thematically around cultures not their own. And they manage to not use racist caricatures that were outdated 25 years ago
Looping Games logosalt and pepper games logo
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Our Family Plays Games @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
We were recently made aware of disturbing and offensive artwork in the new game Ace of Spades by Devir. We have contacted Devir regarding this matter. Fellow hobbyists: we must strive to be better humans. We can’t simply “look the other way” when an issue doesn’t affect us directly.
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Played a solo game of Shelfie Stacker from Arkus games and designed by Shem Phillips. Really enjoy this puzzly game. This time I decided to play against the Shem-bot instead of the BYOS version. It was certainly a challenge. #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Played two solo games of Spectacular yesterday. Every time I play, I’m reminded of how much I love and enjoy this game. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Played two solo games of Saltfjord today. I really enjoyed this polyomino tile laying game. Easy to learn but hard to master. My first game I won but did not get a medal rank as my score was only 57. Second game was a 90. I need at least 100. Next time I suppose. #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Played Moon Colony Bloodbath tonight, and I’ve got to say—it’s a lot of fun. Definitely frustrating at times, but in a good way! The constant tension of trying not to run out of people before reaching Event 13 keeps you on edge, but that challenge is engaging! #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Received my @gamefound.bsky.social pledge for Nemesis Retaliation from Awaken Realms. I’ve been really enjoying my plays of the game. Very streamlined and a lot of fun. Looking forward to playing with friends. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Played (well tried to play 😂) Tacta today with my daughter and son. Daughter lost her shit and went away crying while my son said it was boring. I just can’t with these kids 😂. Anyways, I really enjoyed it and thought it was good. #boardgames #boardgamesarefun
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
New game arrival! Above and Below Haunted from Red Raven games! Excited to get this played asap! #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Had a blast last night with a few friends at Ettin Games in Humble TX. We played Race for the Galaxy and Terraforming Mars w/Prelude. Then we finished out the night by playing Coup (not pictured). #boardgames #boardgamenight
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Kingdomino digital for iOS and Android! I was fortunate enough to get access to the game for a review. So far it has been an excellent digital implementation of the board game and I’ve been enjoying it immensely! If you love Kingdomino, you should definitely get the digital version. #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Played a solo game of Stephens a few weeks ago and forgot to post about it. In Stephens, players compete to become the most prestigious glass maker by helping to rebuild the town of Lisbon. This game was easy to learn but had quite a bit of depth and easy to manage AI. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Played Tea Garden solo the other day. Really enjoyed this deck building game. There are a lot of things to do in your 3-4 turns each round. The official solo PnP ran great and was easy to manage. If you’re a fan of SETI or Galileo Galilei, you definitely need this one! #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Played R.A.V.E.L. from inPatience. R.A.V.E.L. is a solo game where you try to manipulate dice to unlock cards which give different benefits to help further unlock more cards. Unlock all the cards and you win the gang. Really enjoyed this one! #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The one time I played Tokaido years ago, I really did not enjoy it. I just wanted heavier games at that time. Fast forward to now and I really loved my solo game of the @stonemaiergames.com edition. The gameplay was great and the AI was a breeze to operate. Can’t wait to play again! #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Played a solo game of Great Western Trail El Paso from @lookoutgames.bsky.social and wow! Alexander Pfister does it again. I love how he was able to distill its big brother down into a smaller package without sacrificing gameplay. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Played a solo game of Patchwork 10th Anniversary edition. This game was a lot of fun yet challenging. The AI was a breeze to learn and operate with very little overhead. Unfortunately I lost, -15 to the AI 7. Can’t wait to playa again! #boardgames #soloboardgames #patchwork
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
So I played two solo games of House of Fado this weekend. My initial game was full of errors and as a result, I wasn’t sure I liked it. However, after my second game where I got the rules right, I found that I really enjoyed this game. Glad I played again! #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
@doomlings.bsky.social sent me a copy of their hit game to review with my game group. We had a blast playing the game. So much so that my friends have ordered their own copy to play with their family. #boardgames #cardgames #doomlings
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Had the opportunity to borrow my friends copy of Apothebakery. I set it up for a solo play the other night. I’m glad I was able to play prior to buying it. It’s not a bad game but it was just “meh” for me. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I’ve got Salton Sea from @devirgames.bsky.social setup and ready for my first solo play. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this game. Excited to get it played. If you’ve played before, any tips or things I should focus on? #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Had a blast on Saturday hosting Game Day at my house. Invited a bunch of friends and we played a lot of games. I finally got to play Nucleum. Great game! I also played Doomlings and Cat Lady. #boardgames #gameday #boardgameday
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Much better month than last month. I still have Nucleum sitting on my table waiting for a solo play. It’s been there for like two weeks now 😂. #bgstats #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Thanks to @thefrozengamer.bsky.social and their post the other day, I’ve upgraded my copy of Harmonies. These little resin animals are completely unnecessary but a nice little upgrade to the game. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Had some time last night before bed to get in a couple of solo plays of Solstis. I love this game. Easy to learn, very fun to play, a simple AI bot, zen like feel and just overall a good time. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Played a solo game of Barcelona today from designer Dani Garcia and published by Board and Dice. I had a good time with this game. The AI crushed me but I had a fun time losing 😂. Looking forward to playing again. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Played a solo game of Finspan this evening. I’ve now played all 3 of the “Span” games and I can say that this is the lightest of the 3. Overall is was an enjoyable experience and I will keep it as a filler or for when I don’t have the energy for Wyrmspan. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Another ButtonShy ( @buttonshy.bsky.social ) game arrived today. I think this makes like number 10 or 11 in my collection I think? I don’t know, I’ve lost count at this point 😂. Excited to give this one a try. #boardgames #soloboardgames #cardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Last night I played a solo game of Guild Academies of Valeria from @dailymagicgames.bsky.social and wow! This game was a blast. So fun, easy to learn and the solo bot was a breeze to run while also being very competitive. I cannot wait to play again! #soloboardgames #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Well I finally got around to playing a solo game of Reef Project. This game is a lot of fun. Simple but still challenging. I really enjoyed the cascading actions. The solo Bot, Deacon, was very simple to run which is a big plus. Giving this gem an 8/10 on BGG scale. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Got my @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social KS dice in today! Love their channel and will always support them in any way I can. #boardgames #dice #boardgamecontentcreators
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Finally got around to playing Civolution this last Friday night. We played a 4 player game. It was a lot of fun. I immediately wanted to play again but unfortunately the game took about 5 hours including setup and rules explanation. Can’t wait to play again. #boardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
After almost a month and a half of Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age sitting on my table, I finally finished my solo play of the game. Overall I really enjoyed this one. The mechanics are interesting and fun and the AI bot is a breeze to run. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Minos: Daw of the Bronze Age. After having this setup on my table for the last three weeks, I finally had time this evening to play through round 1/4. I was a bit skeptical at first but wow! This game is really a lot of fun. Can’t wait to finish it. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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Joshua @thebeardnbg.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Well, January was kind of a light month for me. Mainly due to multiple illnesses in the household. Even now, I’m sick and have still not been able to get Minos played like I planned this weekend. Can’t wait to get past this season. #boardgames #soloboardgames
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