Gary Bunker

@andysocial

Computer geek, board gamer, anti-fascism, Army veteran, origami practicioner, paracord knothead He/him

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Gary Bunker@andysocial· 11d

July games played. Only two new entries this month, with Wingspan Pocket being the best.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
7: Panda Panda;
6: Herbaceous;
4: The Blessed Dark;
4: Chicken!;
4: Wanted Wombats;
2: Pairs;
2: Reforest: Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast;
2: Twin Palms;
1: Anachrony: Infinity Box;
1: Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition;
1: Wingspan Pocket;
1: Enchanted Ivy;
1: Excalibur;
1: Faraway;
1: Mountain Goats;
1: Pacific Ocean.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jul 9

Inspired by @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social top 50 list, I did a massive PubMeeple comparison of all games I've rated over 8.0 on BGG.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jul 1

June #boardgame plays. Two new-to-me games, and I have to say I understand why Container gets so much love. Great supply chain economics game.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
4: Space Base;
4: Wingspan;
2: Chili Mafia;
2: Dice Forge;
2: Dice Miner;
2: Emberleaf;
2: Heat: Pedal to the Metal;
2: Mining Colony;
2: Panda Panda;
1: Anachrony: Infinity Box;
1: Container;
1: Deadfall;
1: Endearment;
1: Ricochet Poker.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 31

May was varied, if not terribly full of games. I think I'd put Excalibur at the top of my "new to me" list, but Huang was pretty good too, if a lot more complex.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
2: DNA: The New Origin of Species;
2: Excalibur;
2: Forage: A 9 card solitaire game;
2: GROVE: A 9 card solitaire game;
2: HUANG;
2: Latice Hawai'i;
2: Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game;
2: Pies;
2: Space Base;
1: Deep Regrets;
1: Dice Forge;
1: Moon Colony Bloodbath;
1: Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 22

I've hit "terraforming complete" on all available planets and moons in #PlanetCrafter - there is a mysterious planet in the sky that can't be reached, so I guess there's another DLC coming eventually.

Aquatic futuristic island with domed building and rock spires in background.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 18

Still plugging away on this resource-starved moon. I'm leaning heavily on animals to accelerate the terraforming. More islands keep growing out of the sea, which is different. #PlanetCrafter

Aquatic scene with buildings on a sandy island and larger rocky islands looming in the distance.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 16

I have now hit "Complete Terraformation" on four planets or moons in #PlanetCrafter and am beginning the final moon, Aqualis. Just for fun, I put together this little collage of the first four bases. As you can see, the "pave the canyon" project on Prime continues.

Four panels of alien worlds. Each shows a domed structure and other technology, as well as trees and some water.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 10

My Selenea base in #PlanetCrafter, after I hit fully terraformed. Includes a superfluous megadome on the right, just because it unlocked.

Science fiction landscape of rolling green hills, with glowing red objects in the left middle-ground, a giant dome in the right middle, and a base with multiple smaller domes in the background, nestled among some giant trees.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 8

There are boats on Selenea in #PlanetCrafter - you can't use them, but they are cool looking anyway.

Science fiction video game screen shot. Water, boat, towers, and plants

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 3

Yes, Quora troll, that's EXACTLY how things work.

Quora question asking, "Is the pope in danger of losing his papacy by angering Trump?"

Gary Bunker@andysocial· May 1

April was shockingly slow for board gaming. Night shift and people having busy schedules... The only new-to-me game was Tacta, which is very clever.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Play count:
3: Dice Forge;
3: Space Base;
3: Tacta;
2: The Gardens;
2: River Valley Glassworks;
2: Squatch & Seek;
2: Viking See-Saw;
1: Dustbiters;
1: Faraway.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Apr 26

These animals in #PlanetCrafter are freaky.

Alien reptilian-looking animals in a field.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Apr 12

Building out a new base with more room to grow. Planning to use a LOT of iron to bridge multiple mesas. #PlanetCrafter

Multiple domes, block building, and rocket launching platform

Base in the distance, with a bridge connecting it to the main land.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Apr 11

I think I may have placed the base in a location that is too tight. I am up to four floors now, because of the rocks blocking lateral movement. I've got rockets and algae, but haven't hit the "insect" stage quite yet. #PlanetCrafter

Foreground, astronaut. Middle distance, rocket launch pad. Farther back, a glass dome attached to a four-story blocky building. Background rocks like a Road Runner cartoon.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Apr 8

Utter nonsense. Iran has given no indication it's going to let the USA rummage around in their country, and have made it clear for the past decade that they feel nuclear power is vital to their long-term stability. Meanwhile, Trump types like he talks - a toddler's level of attention span.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change! There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear “Dust.” It is now, and has been, under very exacting Satellite Surveillance (Space Force!). Nothing has been touched from the date of attack. We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran. Many of the 15 points have already been been agreed to. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Apr 1

Game plays from March. Best "new to me" might be Reforest, or Button Men. Very different games, to be sure.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
20: Knucklebones: Cult of the Lamb Dice Game;
4: Thunder Road: Vendetta;
3: Button Men;
3: Forest Shuffle;
3: Meat on Swords;
3: Myraclia;
3: Odin's Ravens (Second Edition);
3: Space Base;
3: Tiny Ninjas;
2: The Blessed Dark;
2: Dice Forge;
2: The Isle of Cats;
2: Latice Hawai'i;
1: Can't Stop;
1: Chicken!;
1: Expeditions.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Mar 11

Yay Optimum.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Mar 11

WTF?

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Mar 8

I've owned my own domain for 29 years. My ICQ number was 4092887. I was user number 18573 on LiveJournal. I once wrote a passionate essay deriding people who thought the Web was the entirety of the Internet. Go away or I shall replace you with a small shell script.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Mar 1

February was pretty decent for #gaming. Inaugurated a new weeknight pub game night, which has been good. Best "new to me" game was Heat: Pedal to the Metal. #tabletop

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
8: Knucklebones: Cult of the Lamb Dice Game;
7: Pairs;
4: Heat: Pedal to the Metal;
3: Forks: 2nd Edition;
3: Herbaceous;
3: Snakes of Wrath;
2: Chicken!;
2: Flapjacks & Sasquatches Dice Game;
2: Space Base;
2: Thunder Road: Vendetta;
1: Can't Stop;
1: Dice Forge;
1: Embers;
1: The Isle of Cats;
1: Moon Colony Bloodbath;
1: Tacta.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Feb 18

Well, that ended well for him.

John Zinser announcing that Ryan Dancey has been let go.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Feb 6

Telling an LLM to use everything it knows about me ended up with a generic woman with vague geek imagery. I had to ask for what I wanted. Still slop, but mildly amusing.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Feb 3

January plays. Spokes is the only "first played" other than the seasonal Jingle Bell Roll.

BG Stats 3 x 3.
Play count:
4: Snakes of Wrath;
3: Chicken!;
3: Ra;
3: Space Base;
2: 7 Wonders;
2: Chili Mafia;
2: Jingle Bell Roll;
2: Spokes;
1: Emberleaf.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 28

Got my new watch sized.

Watch with purple face and titanium case

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 20

I recommend nobody leaves their homes on Saturday in San Angelo. Freezing rain Friday night, and lack of any cold weather equipment? Yeah.

Chart from National Weather Service showing dub-freezing temperatures all day Saturday and freezing rain Friday night and Saturday morning.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 19

Trying to provoke both a world war and civil war at the same time while demanding a noble peace prize is a level of insanity I've never seen before.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 4

Apparently there are cordless STE phones now. No power, no network connection...

Men watching TV outside of view. There is an unplugged landline phone on the table. A waiter is in the background.

Hegseth pointing, Trump dozing off, laptop open.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 1

Just to be super completionist, here is my Pubmeeple ranking of the top games played in 2025. I hope to play all of these many more times in the new year.

Castles of Burgundy, Emberleaf, Ra, Lords of Vegas, Herbaceous, Space Base, A Place for All My Books, Portents, Myraclia.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 1

December 2025 games played. Dice Throne is great, still - it was best new-to-me game in November. Only a couple new entries in December. Chili Mafia is awesome, but Horrified is a bit meatier so wins the new game prize for the month.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
7: Wanted Wombats;
5: Chicken!;
5: Dice Throne;
4: Bah! Humbug! and the 12 Games of Christmas;
4: Chili Mafia;
4: Herbaceous;
4: Horrified;
3: Azul;
3: Dice Forge;
3: Latice Hawai'i;
2: Antinomy;
2: Faraway;
2: Hive Pocket;
2: Pairs;
2: Sagrada;
2: Space Base.

Gary Bunker@andysocial· Jan 1

2025 in board games (including BGA). Decent array, if not record-breaking. It's interesting to see it accelerate month-to-month.