Mark Jackson
@akapastorguy
follower of Jesus, husband, father, former pastor, boardgamer, writer, blogger, Legomaniac, Disneyphile, likely to have the same Christmas list at age 62 as he did at age 12
Congratulations to @thunderworksgames.bsky.social on the two new expansions for Tenpenny Parks… both Innovation and Winter Lights & Spooky Nights add great twists without overwhelming the excellent base game.
Lost Revenant yesterday solo in a TIE against the Corrupted Crew. Dadgumit… Just means I’ll need to play again!
Really enjoying Kinfire Chronicles (way to go, @kevinwilson42.bsky.social!)… and still waiting to get my hands on a physical copy of Dewan. (For now, I’m playing it on BGA.)
June 2026 (thanks to @bgstatsapp.bsky.social) First, in-person plays
Fantastic first game of Kinfire Chronicles last night… birthday gift from my wife & sons. Well done, @kevinwilson42.bsky.social.
Playing Distilled… my son aged Rum with the flavor profile shown below. Me: “How can anyone drink that?” Son: “It’s alcohol. They will drink anything.” Did I mention he’s a college student? :-)
I have some fond memories of playing Wiz War... I like the FFG version best. (Thanks, @kevinwilson42.bsky.social, for all your work on that version!)
Lots of Memoir, thanks to BGA. And the prototype keeps getting better with each play.
When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him. But the stranger who resides with you shall be to you like someone native-born among you; & you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19:33-34 AMP
Welp... there goes another chunk of my gaming budget. I cannot wait to see what @restorationgames.bsky.social does with this IP + game design! thekingsgambit.com
All the games I played at Gulf Games… convention report coming on Tuesday on the Opinionated Gamers site.
I'm enjoying Free Trader Beowulf a lot - which pairs nicely with the Humble Bundle deal for a bunch of the early small-size Traveller books in PDF form. My originals are long gone - but they looked a lot like this picture. (credit: Marshall Stax)
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
September gaming… a good bit of solo play plus multiple BGA async tournaments. And the chance to try some oddball new stuff thanks to my son and some good friends.
Age yourself w/a movie you saw in a theater as a kid. My first movie(s) were Jungle Book and Charlie the Lonesome Cougar as a double feature.