C is for Caverna: The Cave Farmers in continuing #bgg alphabetical challenge. No rules issues here, just rusty turn cadence. I went long on livestock, but couldn’t edge out the 6 Dwarf/Broom Closet strategy. #boardgames #caverna

B is for Beowulf in the alphabetical #bgg challenge. Another game with very shaky recollection of the rules and (unfortunately) one total blunder, rules-wise, which led us to misuse our valuable Beowulf cards. I’m not convinced it works as a 2 player game in any event. But an interesting diversion nevertheless. #boardgames

Platypus High Dive champion.

Because @jezlyn did it. My #yearofcolour by @yearofcolour

A is also for Africa in the alphabetical #bgg challenge. Both of us missed scoring opportunities, forgetting to use our base camps. In mitigation it is almost 15 years since we last played this game! #boardgames

A is for Attika in the alphabetical #bgg challenge. Appropriately it was an amazing amphora assault that annexed Sparta for Raphael (Thebes) #boardgames

All your reindeer armies, are all going home. #randomsonglyrics

I didn’t know knitters were so fierce.

Candamir is toast. Rivals in Catan Universe is quite well done, but has only the base set of theme sets. #bgg #boardgames #catan

Let #coffee times commence. With apologies to @mattgemmellauthor for appropriating his catch phrase.

Good morning from Batman.

What else could it be today but Rivals For Catan. Raphael responded to a perfectly friendly Pirate Ship with a triple set of merchant thievery which took all my resources and let him waltz to a clear victory. Good fun as always. #bgg #boardgames #catan

Mystery “painting” by #Waterlogue

Following post by @cfarrell317 I’m investigating Catan Universe again. Seems I can transfer some of my purchases from “legacy” iOS app which is unexpected. #bgg

Boxing Day race to El Dorado. #bgg #boardgames

Oh. A woolly Farfetch’d appeared. #pokemon

Trippy…

Trying out Campfire Cribbage board and Walter Woodpecker playing cards. #bgg #boardgames

Absolutely epic crochet Farfetch’d from @eviemakes for Christmas. #pokemongo #pokemon

Are you feeling festive enough? No? Then more coffee needed.

Christmas Tree Cat Hat. Merry Christmas everyone!

Please be merry. Wise words from the principality of North Texaslina. Via @originalspooky

Please be Merry. Wise words from North Texaslina. @originalspooky

Pippin ponders second breakfast

Good morning everybody. Have a corking day.

Good morning from the Stwig Angel.

A new @findchaffy friend for the champagne cork reindeer, celebrating their 18th birthday. They can now legally drink!

I do like Olli by @tinrocket and there seems to new customisations available

Proof that donning a silly costume can get you into the top 9 of 2018 despite the preponderance of #BGG posts! #topnine2018

Happy Glitter Day everybody.

Twine Child

Does my Tum look big in this? #zozosuit

And you shall be tried by a jury of your peers. #pokemongo

And Jemima is the last of the @eviemakes Class of ‘18 to find a home. Waiting for Olly…

Today is National Gorilla Suit Day. #donmartin #pokemongo

All the way from Madison, WI via @brettspiels #pokemongo

Goodbye to Oscar by @eviemakes — off to a new home today.

Happy Drifloonery Day. #pokemongo #doodle

This beer is NSFW and possibly not safe for drinking either.

Vermeer’s Girl with a Ventilation Duct

Quick game of Everdell, after dismal opening seasons I cornered all 3 Scurrble champions but had no other end game scoring cards and so Raphael ended up winning by 1 point, 59-58. Annoyingly I could have recruited a 2 point critter as my last action but declined thinking I was well in front. Schoolboy error. #bgg #boardgames

Gingerbread trolley just passed by my desk. #win

Seasonal textures.

Small update to CTD Critter Collection is live in the App Store. Get your update before Christmas in case supplies run out.

New AR++ mode in #pokemongo

Clearly a super villain HQ of some sort.

Swirly marshmallow sky.

The new Plushie vs Plushie feature in #pokemongo is now live, if I read the announcements correctly.

None here but us chickens. #doodle

Suddenly the adventurers heard a terrible bloodcurdling screech and looming through the fog it came. A Chimikyu of Doom. #doodle #chicken #mimikyu

Truffles are made.

A secret look inside Professor Oak’s candy empire. #pokemongo

While on the topic of hybrid chickens we have the chizard. #doodle

Another session of Yellow and Yangtze. Neither of us could stomach disrupting the others power base so we stayed conflict free for first half and by the time I needed to get more green cubes it was impossible to muscle in. It didn’t help that the supply of green tiles dried up as well. Lots of entirely different lessons from our second play! #bgg #boardgames #grailgames

Beware of hippochickens flying in and stealing all the glory. #doodle

Filter. #nofilter #fakenews

If you’re on O2 you can’t see this. Back to fax and SMS for much of UK this morning.

One barista to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Colossal ad for Super Smash Bros on #Nintendoswitch with human for scale and bus reflections for ambiance

We now do playing cards at work, via Cartamundi no less, so of course we have some for the inauguration of the editor chicken cribbage club. #bgg

Getting a bit jaded with #pokemongo but still collected a couple of new ones today.

Starting out on Yellow and Yangtze. We both made serious errors in choosing conflicts and revolts but it came down to 30-29 in my favour. Artisans FTW! #bgg #boardgames

Epic mushroom action on the Heath.

Some more of the same #Lego #starwars for @diggerc

Other purchase from #dragonmeet2018 was Y&Y from @grailgames which I am looking forward to trying out! Never really got to grips with Tigris and Euphrates so this is a second chance. #bgg #boardgames

Buying and trying Istanbul das Wurfenspiel At #dragonmeet #bgg #boardgames

File under “Things I didn’t ever expect to be charging on my desk via USB-C (or anything for that matter).”

Really enjoying The Girl in the Tower. Poor Vasya is in such a Pickle. #fridayreads

Things abandoned in London street. Umbrella. Bicycles. Trucks. Leaves. It’s rough out there.

In medieval times edicts wee issued by papier-mâché bull…

As well as electric scooters Paris also had other cool transportation for hire.

Never trust a man who carries sticky buns in a briefcase #lego #minifig

The full roster of crochet creatures for Regenerate charity sale from @eviemakes

Social Media cupcakes on Social Media. #meta

Taught Raphael how to play Cribbage last night with all the special phrases. I may have transposed His Knobs and His Knees but I think I remembered right. #bgg #boardgames #cribbage

How to tame your Lion. #lego #minifig

I’m being followed by a moon turtle #PokemonLetsGo⁠ ⁠ #NintendoSwitch

A Buff Orpington JIT badge.

Black Friday elite bug team on alert for issues.

Lots of lines

Whosoever pulleth a leaf from this frozen wheelbarrow shall be ruler of the gazebo today.

Hey look! A signed ebook by @mattgemmellauthor — a completely unique edition of one! Great idea and astonishingly rapid print run!

this is usually how I conquer a gym, by the skin of my teeth! Not one for excessive grinding. #PokemonLetsGo⁠ ⁠ #NintendoSwitch

Post It Note Doodle

Pokemon Let’s Go has many delightful touches especially regarding the Pokemon that can follow you around.

Today’s chicken news

We drew up a giant map of Narnia and stuck playing cards to it for charity fundraising at Parish of Putney ball. Each card sold raised funds for the supported charities and also gave a generous gift to the purchaser donated by local businesses. Everybody is happy.

Monarch of all he surveys. Walter the Woodpecker prepares to pack his nesting box and head to a new home…

A wild Pokeball appeared. #pokemonletsgo #eevee

Stickers in the wild! Hurrah.

Mysterious egg shaped stickers have arrived… #stickermule

Old and new.

Say hi to my new #pokemongo buddy. Lots of steps later!

It’s all happening on the dining room table. #ollibytinrocket

A tall dark Americano will cross your path. #fortuneteller

More orange

Good morning. Remember your waterproofs today, even if you’re a seal. It’s another wet one. #doodle

Orange.

Cyndaquil Community Day spoils. #pokemongo

Lairy Frits

Coffee Times commence

A stripe of blue sky amidst the rain showers.

More sky punctuation

The excellent @tooncamera app understands iPads (Pro or otherwise) while wretched @instagram wilfully continues to deny their existence. But it’s ok, who would want to look at photos on a large screen? What insane nonsense is that?

Nicely painted by #Waterlogue — but what is it? #tinrocket

And the sky came tumbling down

A wild Slugma appeared

When you need to get to a Togetic Raid fast. #pokemongo

Behind every successful house elf is… Another house elf. #dobbyganger #minifig #lego

Today is bring your Piplup to work day. #pokemongo #friday

Rocking my own Harry Potter scar.

It’s windy and cold out there. #lego #minifig

Why hello there. Take good care of your Shiny Shinx. #pokemongo

The blue doors are open. This is not a drill.

Appenzeller Spitzhauben chicken badge created for inaugural Chicken Sprint sequence. #inktober

Played a few rounds of Lord of the Rings Confrontation yesterday. Forgot how tight and well balanced it is. Another tidy Knizia design of old. #bgg #boardgames

Lost. Daylight time. Please return to owner if found.

Thank you for your support.

Set up for Cibalae in Command and Colors Ancients. Turned out to be immense cavalry scuffle which left things evenly poised, victory banner wise, but Constantine’s Heavy Legions sealed the day. Very close and rewarding encounter. #bgg #boardgames

Absolutely crushed Pandemic: Iberia with 7 turns to spare, despite one boosted disease. Agronomist, Doctor and Nurse were a potent combo. #boardgames #bgg #pandemiciberia

More drifloonery — this time with a Mimikyu hat. #pokemongo #inktober #doodle

What is the correct sauce incantation for bratwursts? #lego #minifig

More Drifloon doodles. #inktober