Board Gems 🎲💎

Board game enthusiast and vlogger, and restaurateur (@PizzeriaLudica). I neither created Mortal Kombat (@noobde) nor drum for The Band Perry (@BooneDaughdrill).

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Might not be updating this going forward I don't think. I'm on Bluesky (@boardgems.com) though haven't yet gotten into the habit of posting. Will start soon, with my next gem most likely. Still making videos, still going strong. 💪

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Samurai: TCG shrunk the action of TBG down to square cards. Still took up a lot of space! And maybe suffered in comparison to its big brother. The newer edition, Pollen from @AllplayHQ, stands on its own: beautiful with great gameplay. #boardgames

https://t.co/Rg1xfp9goO

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

A Rating Rebuttal has been posted for Expedition: Northwest Passage! Rating Rebuttals are now only available to members. For those that want to offer a little support, a loonie a month, these videos are a thank-you for that! #boardgames

https://t.co/uLN5YpbXlR

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

In Expedition Northwest Passage, traverse the Arctic Canadian archipelago. Ice creeping south can trap your ship — put out your sled, but mind it’s not stranded! A great combo of setting + intuitive mechanisms. Going live now, join the chat! https://t.co/Mx3YhIlxzp
#boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

The return of the Rating Rebuttal! Going to go over comments from people who rated Balloon Cup / Piñata poorly. Let’s see what I missed with my positive review. #boardgames

Tried live-streaming but had audio problems. Take 2:
https://t.co/FnhZYGE9TU

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

@jerryschippa Yeah I actually like Piñata more, except for presentation. It’s no deep strategy game but I like it for what it is: an easy to play game you can chat during

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

I’m about to talk about Balloon Cup, one of the better games from the classic 2p Kosmos line. Remade as Piñata by Rio Grande, with updated rules and a busy presentation.
https://t.co/vaRfDHsHeS

Join me for live chat! Right now! #boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Join me for live chat right now! Talking Conspiracy from the 70s (and new ’19 ed from @RestorationGame). Secretly wire money to secret agents, trying to influence them to bring the MacGuffin to you. A very unique game! #boardgames

https://t.co/RmqpZfumlf

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Leonardo da Vinci is a worker-placement game, but multiple players can have multiple pawns in a space. Whaa? IT’S ACTUALLY AN AUCTION!!
This video is about the 2006 ed; there’s now an updated version from @Dicetreegames called Codex Leicester.

https://t.co/JfNTdvxjkp
#boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

If you need a tutorial on the new version of Leonardo daVinci (@Dicetreegames’ Codex Leicester), here you go!

https://t.co/LmOXRLA0vA

(I’ll do a gem video on the original and differences with the new in the future. This was requested so wanted to get it out there.)
#boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

In Kuhhandel AKA You’re Bluffing, jump in with your bids & try to get a set of all 4 the same animal. If 2 players share an animal, they can force a trade with a secret bid. Beware of bluffs! A German evergreen card game from @RavensburgerNA. #boardgames

https://t.co/VEfLgOYcqg

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Two more side-by-slideshows, comparing with commentary:
* Ethnos & Archeos Society: https://t.co/SsdwIEbgAp
* Two editions of Basketboss: https://t.co/2jLxXgb4sD

Next video will be on Kuhhandel AKA You’re Bluffing. Getting busy, hoping I can finish by Sep 3rd!
#boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Arkadia (2006 Rüdiger Dorn/@RavensburgerNA) was a unique polyomino/stock manipulation game that may have been dismissed for its “dry euro” look. Nominated for GotY in 2007 and no printing since, it’s surely unknown to newer #boardgames enthusiasts…

https://t.co/lvMSriODpQ

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Another side-by-slide comparison, with commentary. This one compares Pollen, a new release from @AllplayHQ and @ReinerKnizia, with the previous 2009 release Samurai: The Card Game from Rio Grande and @abacusspiele. #boardgames

https://t.co/szTYnuj02v

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

The multi-award-winning El Grande almost needs no introduction. Almost 30 years old and remains the standard to which other area-majority #boardgames must justify themselves. New edition with refreshed art coming soon from @hig_games.

https://t.co/VRV1P4e0V0

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

A few side-by-slide comparisons with commentary.

First, @CorneCwali’s Roll to the Top, @CwaliGames vs @AllplayHQ: https://t.co/Q889VISfzV

Second, the @leocolo classic, 2002’s Clans from @WinningMoves and 2018’s Fae from @Zmangames_:
https://t.co/I52FMBlxDS

#boardgames

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

Big Shot! Auctions + area majority + twists. Ties cancel out and loans are punishing, so Every Auction Matters. One of Alex Randolph’s late designs, it’s a classic. An old copy in the vid, but a recent reprint from @opennplay looks beautiful. #boardgames

https://t.co/WQB1qyzZOa

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

"Most boring video ever. Go back to your #boardgames."
https://t.co/Pr7mnIpxua

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

In this video I compare, side-by-slide with commentary, the 2002 and 2020 editions of @hig_games Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers. #boardgames 👥

Next Gem video on June 3rd on Alex Randolph’s Big Shot!

[Board Gems 🎲💎 @booned]

In this video, I compare side-by-slide with commentary the two editions of Franz-Benno Delonge’s Big City: Goldsieber 1999 and @MercuryGamesInc 2019. (I think I said 2017 in the vid, but it’s a 20th anniversary edition!) #boardgames

https://t.co/2YyDk1yEoh