So glad this is becoming available.

@melsboardgameroom.bsky.social and I are getting to the best of the best in our count down of our top 100 games of 2025! You can watch it here: youtu.be/sexcq4Rv4ZU?...

Getting to the best of the best! Top 100 games of 2025 @melsboardgameroom.bsky.social and I are counting down 50-41!

#boardgames #top100 #2025recap

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February I played fewer games, life got pretty busy.

Best games yet!! #boardgames #top100 #bestof2025

Top 100 Games of 2025 - 80 to 71 YouTube video by Mel's Board Game Room

Top 100 games played in 2025 - 80 to 71 with @marchhatter.bsky.social

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Top 100 of 2025 - 100 to 91 - with Mel and Kala YouTube video by Mel's Board Game Room

Top 100 Games of 2025 - 100 to 91
With @marchhatter.bsky.social

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I really like this game!! I even played it solo and enjoyed it and I rarely play solo!

Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport. Premier Danielle Smith ...

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This is the only response for this type of exclusion!

Pencil drawing of a meeple body with a skeleton inside. There are alphabet labels that is meant to look like a medical diagram.

Pencil drawing outlined with black sharpie of a meeple body with a skeleton inside. It has been cut out to the meeple body shape and it is set o top of another drawing of the same meeple drawing underneath it. There are alphabet labels that is meant to look like a medical diagram but have been cut off because of the cut out shape.

Working on component trays idea I had that I am hoping to realize in the clay studio on Sunday 🤞🏼 #clay #pottery #meeple #hobbyception #badsketches #creativityisresistance

Image description: A pink background with black text titled “5 Tiny Opposite Actions You Can Do When You’re Struggling.” It lists five small supportive actions: If you want to isolate, send a friend or loved one a “thinking of you” text; connection can be gentle. If you want to stay in bed all day, open the blinds to let in light. If you want to numb out on your phone, place it face down for five minutes to allow a moment of stillness. If you want to push feelings away, name one feeling out loud; labeling helps release tension. If you want to give up, lower the bar instead; it doesn’t have to be perfect.

A friend shared this with me the other day. Things feel hard right now with our current political climate. The new proposed Bill 14 adds a new convoluted bs. Bill to comb through and it’s just exhausting watching our province be pulled apart bill by bill…so I hope this help you continue forward. 💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Congrats!!! I just hit my one year today!

A mobile app screen shows an award badge featuring a hand holding a flame inside a red circle. Below it, text reads “Level 8 – Streak Guardian.” The message says: “You reached Level 8 of this award by keeping your streak for 365 days.” Icons of flames appear under the days Friday through Wednesday, with Thursday shown as an empty circle. Two orange buttons at the bottom read “Continue” and “Share your streak.”

Excited to have hit 1 year on Lingvano. I am still very new because I only do the monthly subscription when I feel confident in what I have learned before adding more vocabulary. Just need a practice buddy to really start cementing the learning. #asllearning #Lingvano #signlanguagelearner

I freaking love the original, I can’t wait to play two towers!

BG Stats 3 x 3. Play count: 3: Piles!; 2: Knarr; 1: Ark Nova; 1: The White Castle; 1: Earth; 1: The Castles of Burgundy; 1: Harvest; 1: Diatoms; 1: Fromage.

A screenshot from the Board Game Stats app showing October 2025 gameplay insights. The summary at the top lists: 14 plays, 11 games, 2 locations, 7 players (5 named), an H-index of 2, and approximately 10 hours of play over 9 days. Two games were played at least twice. A bar graph shows play activity spread across the month, with peaks around the 5th, 10th, and 22nd. Below, a table titled “Statistics per game” lists 11 games played: Piles! – 3 plays Knarr – 2 plays Ark Nova – 1 play The White Castle – 1 play Earth – 1 play The Castles of Burgundy – 1 play Harvest – 1 play Diatoms – 1 play Fromage – 1 play INK – 1 play LUZ – 1 play Some entries have sparkle icons, indicating they were new-to-you games (Ark Nova, INK, and LUZ).

October plays! #BGStats #boardgames #whatdidyouplay #boardgamestats

It turned out pretty stellar!

A glowing pumpkin of the head of Bebop from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Two glowing pumpkins the one of the left had elvish texts reading “one ring to rule them all…” the one on the right is the head of bebop from teenage mutant ninja turtle. They are sitting on the edge of a tub.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🦇 🎃 💀 🧟‍♂️ 🧙 #tmnt #lotr #bebop #pumpkin #pumpkincarving #halloween #halloween2025

Found a close up!

Colonel* apparently it’s not a popcorn chicken pun 😒

Is he real? Lolol

Okay, off topic from my usual content but has anyone noticed kernel sanders chilling behind home plate in oct 25 World Series game? #worldseries #baseball #bluejays #toronto #mlb #Worldseries2025

Is that Anno 1800 with Minecraft? What a paring.

Tariffs are putting US game companies out of business. (Note this is the US subsidiary of AMIGO, not the whole German company)

A board game box for Diatoms: A Game of Microscopic Proportions. The dark purple cover features intricate, symmetrical designs of colorful geometric shapes inspired by microscopic diatoms. The title “DIATOMS” is printed in large ornate letters, with shimmering holographic accents. Decorative motifs include triangles, circles, and star-like forms, along with small microscopes in the lower corners.

A tabletop setup of the board game Diatoms. The game board displays a circular pattern filled with colorful, microscopic-style tile pieces shaped like stars, triangles, and ovals. The game box stands in the background, glowing with holographic designs. A person’s hand reaches toward the board, and a small dog is partially visible resting on a blanket in the background.

#Diatoms by @SabrinaCulyba is stunning! I loved it table presence since the first time I played it. I also love the history and the mix of art and science of this game! Diatoms, if you don’t know is a Victorian-Era Art form using algae slides! How freaking cool! #Boardgames #Tabletopgames

Thank you 🥰

My wife has been obsessing over these little lithops plants and she was so excited last week when she noticed one was putting up a flower. Last night we came home to see the flower had finally opened. #plantparents #desertplant #flowers #indoorplants #Lithops #succulent

Is this the one that is up in their new exhibit that shows the feathers? They look the same.

Black ink drawing of a morel mushroom with a tall, ridged stem and a honeycombed, textured cap. The mushroom stands among small, gently mounded hills sketched with short horizontal lines for shading.

A black background poster with the heading “INKTOBER with Joyouart” written in large white block letters at the top. Small orange and white diamond sparkles decorate the background. Below the heading is a numbered list of 31 prompt words, arranged in two columns: Fly Cap Angel Panther Morel Autumn Deadly Wings Funnel Brown Jack-o’-Lantern Sickener Fool Shaggy Tuft Inky Parrot Bitter Speckled Elf Scarlet Saturn Bonnet Purple Bleeding Ghost Verdigris Parasol Yellow Rosy Butter At the bottom are the text handles and hashtags: “@joyouart #witchtober #inktober.”

#Inktober2025 day 5 Morel. A quick little sketch tonight but happy to have made it 5 days in!

A museum display of a small dinosaur skeleton curled inside a reconstructed egg. The skeleton, dark brown against a pale white egg, is labeled “Model of hadrosaur embryo in egg.” The plaque notes that the model includes original fossils of the skull, vertebrae, and limbs, while the ribs are casts. The display sits on a white pedestal against a pink wall.

A brown fossilized leaf preserved in a piece of grey rock. The leaf shows detailed veins and a jagged edge, lying flat against the stone. The rock rests on a textured white surface inside a wooden display case.

Had a hot date today with my wife at the #RoyalTyrrellMuseum today and finally got to check out their newest exhibit and it did not disappoint, this is (I think) the first time they have any mention or display of feathered dinosaurs! I would highly recommend checking it out! #dinos #badlands #Lgbtq

Day 4 of #inktober2025 which is panther which doesn’t really fit the spooky theme but whatever.