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È l’International Tabletop Day: una giornata mondiale tutta dedicata ai giochi da tavolo, tra dadi, carte e tante risate! Scopri la storia, le curiosità più buffe e gli eventi in Italia nell’articolo su Perfettamente Chic! 🧩🎉 #InternationalTabletopDay #GiochiDaTavolo #BoardGameDay #GiocareÈUmano #TabletopGames #BoardGamesOfInstagram #PerfettamenteChic #LudoLove #GameNight #GiochiamoInsieme #TanaDeiGoblin #Giocoditavolo #BoardGameCommunity #BoardGameAddict #DadiEPedine #BoardGameFun

[noisycowboyglitter]

Meeple Player Gamer in Red - Comfortable Shirt for Multiplayer Gaming

The Red Meeple Player Gamer is a passionate enthusiast in the world of board games, particularly those featuring the iconic meeple game piece. This dedicated gamer has a special affinity for the red meeple, often choosing it as their representative on the game board. With a keen strategic mind and a competitive spirit, the Red Meeple Player Gamer approaches each game with enthusiasm and a desire to win.

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Whether engaged in worker placement games, tile-laying adventures, or area control challenges, this gamer leverages their red meeples to maximum effect. They're well-versed in popular titles like Carcassonne, Agricola, and Pandemic, but also enjoy discovering new games that incorporate these versatile wooden pieces.

The Red Meeple Player Gamer is a fixture at local board game meetups and cafes, always eager to teach newcomers and engage in friendly rivalries with fellow enthusiasts. Their collection of games is ever-growing, with a particular fondness for those that feature high-quality, custom meeples.

Beyond just playing, this gamer often engages in discussions about game mechanics, strategy tips, and the latest releases in the board game community. Their passion for the hobby extends to painting and customizing meeples, with a particular flair for creating unique red designs.

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A perfect present for board game enthusiasts, Gaming Meeples Gifts celebrate the iconic player tokens that have become synonymous with modern tabletop gaming. These charming, person-shaped pieces come in various colors and styles, making them ideal collectibles or playful additions to any gamer's collection. From classic wooden meeples to themed variations representing different characters or professions, these gifts offer a tangible connection to beloved gaming experiences. They can be used as game upgrades, decorative items, or even incorporated into crafts and jewelry. Whether it's a set of giant meeples for outdoor games, custom-engraved pieces for a personal touch, or meeple-themed accessories like keychains or stickers, these gifts are sure to delight any board game aficionado and spark joy in their gaming adventures.

Board games are tabletop games played on a pre-marked surface with counters or pieces moved according to a set of rules. They offer a diverse range of themes, mechanics, and complexity levels, appealing to casual players and dedicated enthusiasts alike. From classic titles like Chess and Monopoly to modern favorites such as

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Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride, board games provide entertainment, social interaction, and mental stimulation. They often involve strategy, luck, negotiation, or a combination of these elements. Board games can be competitive or cooperative, and are enjoyed by people of all ages, making them popular for family gatherings, game nights with friends, or as a hobby for passionate gamers.

Retro Gaming Gifts tap into nostalgia for classic video games, delighting enthusiasts with items inspired by the golden age of gaming. These presents range from functional replicas of vintage consoles to decorative pieces that celebrate iconic games and characters. Popular options include miniature arcade cabinets, pixelated artwork, and clothing adorned with retro game logos. For the hands-on gamer, there are DIY kits to build custom controllers or even entire consoles. Collectibles like limited edition figurines of classic game characters or reproductions of original game cartridges

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are prized by aficionados. Some gifts blend old and new, such as modern controllers styled after retro designs or contemporary games that mimic 8-bit and 16-bit aesthetics. These gifts not only entertain but also serve as conversation starters, allowing recipients to share their passion for gaming history.

[jessaroo10]

What does one do while they're still processing the fact that they had their last day of a job they had been at for 17 years? They organize board game pieces while catching up on TV shows. And fight the urge to cry. Seriously, so many emotions today. #GoodbyeWalmart #OnToNewAdventures #StillMissMyBuddies #BoardGameNerd #CantStopBuyingBoardGames (at Knob Noster, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CatVEP1Og9X/?utm_medium=tumblr

[yetanothergamingcouple]

24 Hour Gaming Event

Better late than never. Here is our piece on the 24-hour gaming event we went to last September. There will be a post in the next couple of days explaining our silence but for now please enjoy our account of the event.

The awesome Rachel and James over at Bake Battle & Roll organised a mammoth 24-hour gaming event in aid of Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The event kicked off on Saturday 12th September 2020 at 14:00. Katie (occasional guest reviewer) and Kirsty’s mothership joined us for the first 2-hours, and we kicked it off with a couple of games of Side Effect. Katie won both games and the mothership was completely confused by it.

Next we tried a new game to us all, Chronicles of Crimes. Kirsty had been eyeing it up for a while and was excited to try it but was left a bit disappointed. The premise is good, but it was a bit awkward and clunky to play with 4 of us as we had to keep passing Kirsty’s phone around us all.

Kirsty forced the group to play one of her new games, Ghosts Love Candy, we didn’t quite play it right but Andy was surprised at how decent the game was. It’s a fun card drafting game with a cutesy spooky vibe. Kirsty absolutely destroyed the rest of us and won by 10 points.

The last game we played with Katie and the mothership was Cards Against Humanity. Katie had been wanting to play this for years but since she only turned 16 this year the answer has always been nooooo…until now! She was thoroughly disappointed in her crap cards and had to skip a turn to change her hand. As their time was coming to an end we decided to play to 5. It was a close game with us all having 4 wins, but Kirsty managed to steal the tie-breaker game…with rock, paper, scissors.

Kirsty’s mothership and Katie then said goodbye and we were left to fend for ourselves. Kirsty has had her eye on Arkham Horror which is a very heavy/complex board game and a fellow gamer, Chris, became very interested in playing with us and offered to help out. He showed us the basic game mechanic and rolls and we got stuck in to fighting the monsters and teleporting to the Netherworld. Between the three of us we beat the game and a great time was had by all. It’s definitely one that we’d like to buy, but we feel it’d be better with more players.

After such an intense game we felt like something lighter, so we broke out Fluttering Souls and took it easy for a while. It’s a light card drafting game that’s based on the Japanese legend of The White Butterfly. This is one of the games we own and brought with us. Andy won all of the games this time.

After a quick snack another player, Josh, came and asked to join us. Josh chose Side Effect, another game from our collection we brought with us, and we explained the rules to him quickly. As an avid board gamer, Josh picked up the rules easily and won many of the games we had together.

Next up was Everdell. This is a beautiful game with very tactile pieces and a large cardboard tree, which the Meeples of Bake Battle and Roll, James and Rachel, keep on display in a glass cabinet rather than deconstruct it after each play and stored in the game box. We setup the board and managed to read the rules but as this was a new game to both of us and a game of Monster of the Week was due to start we packed it away. We did intend on coming back and playing it later, but Monster of the Week ran over, and we never managed to go back to it.

Neither of us had heard of Monster of the Week let alone played it but it turned out to be a simpler Dungeons & Dragons with simple character creation and rolling. The Keeper (read as DM in Dungeons & Dragons) was Chris and we were playing as ghost detectives a la Scooby Doo. Andy was a street thug/gangster and Kirsty’s character was a mundane. Chris was an excellent Keeper and let us get away with lots of silliness in the name of fun. We gave the NPCs silly names like Mrs. Mister Brown (a drama teacher) and Jason Barson (The bartender’s son). Andy dealt the final blow to the boss ghost with a holy shotgun and we all cheered. Subsequently we have purchased the game book for this and hope to run our own campaigns with our friends.

After saving the world from evil-doers Andy headed over to the Switch to play Mario Kart while Kirsty played Dungeon Mayhem Monster Madness with the James, Rachel, Chris and Josh. James and Rachel had previously played the base game Dungeon Mayhem before so were familiar with the rules and both Chris and Josh picked them up quickly. Josh was the first to be knocked out quickly followed by Chris. It was a close as to who would win, James knocked out Rachel and then Kirsty knocked James out but there was only 2 HP in it.

Kirsty was very much peopled out by this point and decided to have some solo time while Andy played Dungeons and Dragons. This was a team battle royal. All players fighting against progressively harder monsters using pre-created characters. Andy chose a wizard and spent most of the time stood still casting spells galore. Some players were upset that there was no levelling in the event, but we had lots of fun. Everyone was getting pretty tired and James was struggling to run the game so we called it a day.

While Andy was still playing Dungeons and Dragons and once Kirsty had recovered a little she played a couple of games of Rhino Hero. It’s a relatively simple game premise but a lot of fun, especially when you are able to box other players in. You choose a superhero and build platforms with the aim of moving up to the top. You have to roll the dice to see if you move or down, and if so how many levels, or stay where you are. If you are on the same level as another superhero you have to battle to determine who remains there and who moves down. An added complication is the need to hang monkeys from some of the platforms. They are tricky to attach and often fall off when adding new platforms.

We had a small break with some food and coffees and was invited to a game of Talisman. A large game which took a while to play. Players have to work their way from the outside of the game towards the centre. Fighting monsters and trying to find a talisman in order to progress. There were a few laughs and people being turned into toads which raised a lot of laughs. Kirsty fought off all the opposition to claim the victory and we all concluded it was a fun game but not a good game.

Kirsty was very excited to see Bake Battle and Roll had Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas board game in. It’s a very basic game that leaves a lot to be desired. We decided to pack it away mid-game in favour of a bacon sandwich. It had so much potential, but it just fell short.

After a quick run to a nearby café to grab some bacon and egg sandwiches Andy invited Chris to play Space Crusade. He’d been excited about it since the start and didn’t want to disappoint him. This was a quick run of the mission Seek and Destroy and some rule bending to make the game fun. The game ended in a firefight between the Dreadnought, Chris’ Commander, and his plasma gun Marine. With the Dreadnought closing in on him, Chris managed to destroy his enemy and claim the victory. Andy was happy to have killed some of Chris’ Marines and shows that the alien player can win too.

While Andy was playing Space Crusade, Kirsty played Disney Colour Brain with Rachel and Em. You have eleven cards in your hand and one or a combination of cards will answer the question. Getting it right is only half of the battle to scoring a point you need the other players/teams to get it wrong to walk off with the points. It was simple and mind-numbingly easy to grasp but highlighted Kirsty’s need to watch more Disney-Pixar films. Kirsty just managed to scrape a win before moving on to a game of Red Panda. The aim of the game is to get rid of all your cards or be the last player standing. The graphics are super cute and colourful. It’s very much a luck-based game and although it’s clearly a game aimed at children and families it’s a nice filler game for adults.

As exhaustion was finally settling in we opted to play games we were familiar with and cracked out Side Effects again. We played two games with each of us claiming a victory before moving on to Fluxx. It’s been a while since we played the physical copy of Fluxx as we’ve got into the habit of playing it on our phones. Neither one of us can recall just how many games of Fluxx we played nor even who won. Sleep deprivation really took out Kirsty’s competitive nature. After Fluxx we went back to Fluttering Souls, once again neither one of us remembers who won.

We decided we’d see if we could use sleep deprivation to our advantage and tap into some psychic ability to play The Mind. Andy didn’t have high hopes for success and Kirsty was unsure she could count to 2 let alone 100 but we still tried. We’re still unsure what dark magic was afoot but somehow, we managed to reach and complete level 12 with 2 lives remaining. It was as if we were thinking as one.

Being on a high from the win of The Mind we thought we could successfully take on Forbidden Dessert. Oh how wrong were we. We started well, got everything set up and a strategy of who was going where. That quickly went downhill as Andy started to move Kirsty’s pawn and Kirsty kept getting confused by which way the wind blew. All in all it was a disaster and we soon realised we weren’t in a fit state to play Forbidden Dessert so we packed it away.

Andy was a little amazed that Kirsty had never played Dobble before and decided it was due time she did. We played all 5 variants of Dobble in the rule book before Chris wondered over to join us. We played 3 more games of Dobble with Chris before moving on to our final game of the 24-hour event, Sushi Go! Chris hadn’t play Sushi Go! before so we invited him to join us. Andy quickly explained the rules and our final game was underway. Chris picked the rules up well and if not for having the least amount of puddings would have come in 2nd, Andy thought he had the most with 3 but unfortunately for him Kirsty had been squirreling them away and had 4. Andy did manage to win this game though by 3 points.

The 24-hour gaming event was brought to an end with the raffle draw. Between us we came away with a £30 voucher for Punch Menswear in Doncaster, Men’s hair products from Anarchy Hair Salon,

2 Reaper miniatures and 2 hand-made cotton cloths. Kirsty did also win a Big Potato plushie but gave it to the raffle drawer as he seemed disappointed his dad didn’t win it.

It took Andy a couple of days to recover and get his sleep pattern back to normal and Kirsty was just about recovered a week later. It was a fantastic experience with some truly amazing people and games. We would definitely be up for repeating the experience…Kirsty would just need to book a week off work to recover.

A huge thank you to everyone that donated and sent messages of encouragement. When Rachel and James first started they wanted to raise £1000, between donations, sponsorship and raffle tickets they’ve managed to raise £2245. A massive congratulations to both of them for organising such an amazing and successful event.

[thegamecupboard]

New to tumblr, thought we’d jump into the community over here.

Here is our ever growing collection of Board Games!

Also a little bit about us:

Our names are Kelly-Lea and Ben.

We are two board game enthusiasts from the South East of England, we have been together for 8 years.

Kelly as a kid enjoyed playing Hasbro type games with her family at Christmas but had always loved the way those games brought the family together. That was up until meeting Ben...

Ben was brought up with a love of board games by his godfather who has been into the hobby from a young age. At every family get together there would be a game on the table like Settlers of Catan, Landlord or Bohnanza.

Throughout our relationship, our love of modern board games has grown and grown and along with it our board game collection! We are equally bad influences on one another when it comes to buying new games 🙈

Kelly has always had a passion for photography and writing, and decided that she wanted to document our adventures in gaming via social media so started an Instagram page. We were humbled by the following that we gained on Instagram and by the positive response that we have received from the wonderful board game community as well a number of board game publishers via the social network.

This spurred us into wanting to create more board game related content across other platforms as well as through our own website.

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[aroundtable]

Oggi scopriremo assieme Tribes Of The Wind, uno dei giochi che vi avevo segnalato nella scorsa edizione del Tg Table e che mi ha colpito all'istante!

Tribes Of The Wind è un gioco da tavolo in cui dovremo ricostruire il mondo, a partire dai nostri villaggi, dopo che è stato distrutto completamente dall'inquinamento, quindi dovremo pulire l'aria dagli inquinanti, piantare foreste e solo in seguito costruire villaggi, templi e perseguire obiettivi personali il tutto con uno snello sistema di gioco, che si sviluppa su una ricca e bellissima componentistica.

Tribes Of The Wind risulta sin dalle prime partite un boardgame, molto accattivante in cui è possibile fare punti, e quindi vincere, in molti modi differenti permettendo al giocatore di adattare la propria strategia in ogni momento e asseconda delle esigenze, il tutto impacchettato in 3 azioni e due fasi di gioco. La cosa che può risultare un po farraginosa all'inizio familiarizzare con le tantissime icone che sono presenti sui materiali, il vero e proprio motore del gioco, proprio per questo ho deciso di inserire nel video la spiegazione di tutte le icone sulle carte e sulle plance.

Un altro aspetto interessantissimo di Tribes Of The Wind, sono le "risorse" presenti sulle carte che in qualche modo condivideremo con gli altri giocatori seduti around the table, aspetto che aiuta ad aumentare l'interazione al tavolo, rendendo Tribes Of The Wind un boardgame differente dai soliti solitari di gruppo.

Semplice da apprendere, ricco di possibilità strategiche, componenti premium e delle illustrazioni bellissime, che ricordano il grande Moebius, fanno si che Tribes Of The Wind sia un gioco da tavolo molto profondo, che necessita di controllo e che regala grandissime soddisfazioni al tavolo, tanto da farmi pensare che potrebbe diventare un classico del boardgame!

Ancora una volta ringrazio Hirtemis Giochi da Tavolo per avermi fatto arrivare Tribes Of The Wind al day 1!

Tribes Of The Wind è un boardgame per 2-5 giocatore, le cui partite possono durare attorno ai 20 minuti a giocatore, consigliato dai 14 anni in su in Italia grazie a

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#raczugaming #jungle Choosen by : @ki_janeczka Game: #arknova #gamingchallenge #challengeoftheday #boardgame #bgg #boardgamenerd #boardgameaddict #brettspiele #pictureoftheday #boardgamephotos #dschungel #welcometothejungle #animals #brettspieleundmehr #brettundspiel If you want to join, DM to @panatzu_gaming or @rauccius https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf5qF7js5ig/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nuovi arrivi da provare! #Paleo #Root #Skull #Insondabili #bgg #giochidatavolo #giochi #giochidiruolo #boardgame #boardgames  #gdr #roleplaying  #roleplay #boardgamenerd #boardgameaddict #boardgamegeek #boardgamer #geek #gameplay #boardgamesofinstagram #boardgamephotos #cardgames #instagaming #jeudesociete #juegosdenesa #nerd #shelfie #spiel #tabletopgame #tabletopgames (presso Circolo Overlord Padova) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAjDmxs7_o/?utm_medium=tumblr

[escapevelocitycollection]

This weekend we got to start an adventure that came in a very heavy box! Gloomhaven has a steep learning curve, but it is quite fun once you get the hang of it. We defeated the bad guys and found the lost artefact. Go Team! - Jasmijn

[bghqshop]

First game of Unfathomable. Wow! It feels really tight. The length of time in between turns seems long (a lot like Eldritch Horror does). But the theme of the game is great. The mechanisms are fairly easy to understand. The traitor mechanic ratchets up the tension as game play enters the later rounds. We barely pulled out the win as the humans. But it was close! . . . . . . #boardgame #boardgames #boardgamer #boardgaming #boardgamers #tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #bgg #boardgamegeek #boardgamephotos #boardgamepic #boardgamenight #boardgameday #boardgametime #boardgamenerd #boardgamecollection #boardgamefamily #bghq #boardgamephotography #boardgamesrock #boardgamelife #boardgamebling #boardgamesofinstagram #boardgamersofinstagram #boardgameupgrades #boardgameaccessories #boardgamecomponents #unfathomablegame #bghqshop (at Cedar Hills, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWaM19fLszW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thechriscormier]

Repost from @evil_jerk_gamer⁣ • • • • • •⁣ Heading into game night letting my opponents what to expect from this bad hunk of meat. @thechriscormier made some mean shirts like this at my request. His stuff is top quality check the link on his page. ⁣ ⁣ Support small business this holiday, you get cool custom quality stuff and your money goes to families instead of corporate greed. There are a ton of small businesses people here on Instagram. ⁣ ⁣ #smallbusiness #geekygoodies #tabletopgames #tabletop #tabletopgamer #boardgamegeek #bgg #bbg #games #gamer #boardgames #boardgamer #boardgamesofinstagram #boardgamenerd #boardgamecollection #boardgamephoto #boardgamepics #boardgameaddict #boardgaming https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb34hWHPdM/?igshid=11nmzy7qhtrf4

[dani-jade]

Is it just me or is it true that the appreciation for board games has gone way down. Like I LOVE board games, and I’m constantly finding new indie arrests and stuff, but no one wants to play them with me, other than my sister and her college friends. Maybe it’s just me...

[yetanothergamingcouple]

Forbidden Sky

We’re taking our gaming to new heights today as we review Forbidden Sky. It’s the third instalment in the Forbidden series.  Forbidden Sky was published by Gameswright in 2018.  It’s a 2-5 player co-operative game, with an age rating of 10 years and up.

The game illustrations are okay.  Kirsty likes the box art and thinks the colour choices are complimentary. Andy thinks it’s a bit basic but fine considering it is a metal walkway with clouds.  The game pieces and cards are solid and well made, the rocket has a substantial amount detail and the sound effects are nifty.  As we have stated in previous Forbidden reviews we choose not to place the storm level card in the holder or attach the markers to the cards as we feel this would damage and degrade the cards over time. The quality of the cards and game pieces are what we have come to expect from the Forbidden series.

If you are familiar with the rules from either Forbidden Island or Forbidden Desert, particularly Desert, the rules are simple to pick up as the discussion and planning mechanic is the same. Forbidden Sky can be quite punishing and leaves little room for learning by error which we both found frustrating but the rules themselves are simple. You have to follow the blueprint (which gives the minimum components needed) and create a circuit. Once the circuit is complete, all players must be on the launchpad to win. If anyone is ‘left behind’ you lose the game.  Each turn a player can perform 4 actions before drawing storm cards. The actions are move, explore (place a tile from your hand), scout (draw a tile from the pile) and wire/unwire. There are copper coloured markings on the tiles which represent wires. At least one wire on the tile must align with a wire on an existing tile for it to be placed. In addition to this rule tiles can only be placed in an empty space adjacent to the player.  Other markings on the tiles include faraday cages, which protects against electrocution. There are also teleporters which can be used for one action to move to another teleporter.

SEach player has a life meter and a rope meter. The life meter is reduced when lightning strikes and electrocutes them. This involves a lot of line tracing to see which tiles are electrified and which players need to take damage. If a player is on a tile with a faraday cage symbol they are protected from electrocution. A players’ rope is diminished when they are blown off of the edge of the game during “high winds”. Should a player’s life or rope meter reach zero then the player dies, and the game is lost. Additionally the game can be lost if too many “storm intensifies” cards are drawn, and the level of the storm gets too high.

There is a small element of luck in Forbidden Sky, but the majority of the gameplay is skill based. The random nature of the tiles being drawn affects the game but placing them (the “explore” action) directly influences where the capacitors, lightning rods and other features will be located in the game. A poorly placed tile can place a capacitor where it is not desired and could make the players unable to be victorious. Players must plan placement of tiles as well as when to wire capacitors and the launchpad together to make an electrical circuit to match the blueprint.

There are items to help the players like jetpacks and storm predications (allows you to look through the pack to make the storm act more favourably) and medi-packs. These can be vital in assisting the players to reach their goal.

Forbidden Sky’s suggested playtime is 60 minutes and we recorded a time of 40 minutes for this playthrough.  We feel the reason for us completing the game significantly under the suggested playtime is 1) Andy set the storm counter to one when we began playing instead of 2 like it was meant to be, and 2) we learnt, from the first time we played, it’s better to keep everything close and smushed together near to the starting point of the game.  We’ve found this increased our chance of success.  In theory it has a high replay value due to the varied character abilities, random card and tile draws, as well as the relatively random placement of tiles.  For us personally we don’t think we’ll play it more than a handful of times a year, if that.

Being big fans of the previous two Forbidden games we had high hopes for Forbidden Sky.  Unfortunately we just weren’t wowed.  It’s not a bad game and it certainly has replay value.  It just doesn’t tickle our fancy like Forbidden Island or Forbidden Desert, neither one of us has wanted to play another game of it upon completion, unlike its predecessors.  For that reason we both give Forbidden Sky an overall rating of 6/10.

[boardsontables]

Here is a zoomed in shot of the game I am giving away when I hit 1400 followers! Make sure to follow and keep an eye out for when the giveaway goes live! #boardgames #boardgamesofinstagram #bgg #bggcommunity #boardgamenight #boardgamegeek #boardgamenight #boardgamegeekcommunity #boardgame  #boardgameaddict #tabletopgames  #boardgamephotography #gamenight #brettspiel #juegosdemesa #games  #jogodetabuleiro #boardgamesrule #boardgameporn #boardgamenerd #bordspellen #giochigatavolo #桌遊 #ボードゲーム #보드 게임 #настольные игры (at Wonder Lake, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXynutr7ns/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sagittariusshit]

New! Bi pride meeple necklace! For all my queer board game geeks ✨ happy to make other flags by request! Just message me! Shop link in bio • NeverwareDesigns.etsy.com • #meeple #meeplejewelry #boardgamegeek #boardgameart #boardgamenerd #boardgameaccessories #bipride #bisexualpride #biflag #bisexualflag #queernerd #queergeek https://www.instagram.com/p/B2si-ZrJ3mD/?igshid=1dnycpf0gy3n0