Josh N

@smartyjosh.bsky.social

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Boardgamer and cat lover.

BG Stats Mar 2026 Plays: 23 H-index: 2 Games: 17 New: 7 Players: 14 Locations: 3 Hours: 19 Days: 11 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea Underwater Cities The Vandermist Dossier SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Moon Colony Bloodbath Viticulture Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac Escape from the Museum 26 categories: Card Game: 52% Adventure: 23% Puzzle: 23% Party Game: 17%. 21 designers: Alan Stone: 5% Alice Carroll: 5% Ben Rosset: 5% Cyril Demaegd: 5% Donald X. Vaccarino: 5%.
BG Stats Feb 2026 Plays: 40 H-index: 3 Games: 22 New: 6 Players: 22 Locations: 4 Hours: 30 Days: 11 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game: 7 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game: 6 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea: 5 Viticulture: 2 Wroth: 2 3 Chapters: 2 Sweet Lands: 1 Dinosaur Island: 1 Emberleaf: 1 45 artists: Elaine Ryan: 9% Samuel R. Shimota: 9% Adam P. McIver: 4% Agnès Ripoche: 4% Angela Kirkwood: 4%.
BG Stats 2025 Plays: 381 H-index: 8 Games: 161 New: 117 Players: 28 Locations: 7 Hours: 342 Days: 170 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game: 36 Ark Nova: 27 EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Intergalactic Race: 24 Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic: 12 Panda Royale: 12 Sagrada Artisans: 11 The Gang: 11 Duck & Cover: 11 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: 6 134 mechanics: Set Collection: 26% Solo / Solitaire Game: 25% Hand Management: 23% Open Drafting: 22%. 59 categories: Card Game: 34% Animals: 18% Puzzle: 15% Fantasy: 13% Science Fiction: 12%.
BG Stats Dec 2025 Plays: 62 H-index: 4 Games: 16 New: 11 Players: 12 Locations: 3 Hours: 39 Days: 24 EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Intergalactic Race: 24 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game: 16 Sagrada Artisans: 5 Holiday Fluxx: 4 La Pâtisserie Rococo: 2 Escape Room: The Game – Puzzle Adventures: Secret of The Scientist: 1 Clue Escape: The Illusionist's Club: 1 Clans Of Caledonia: 1 Tend: 1 29 designers: Adrian Adamescu: 6% Andrew Looney: 6% Austin Harrison: 6% Bryan Bornmueller: 6% Daryl Andrews: 6%.
Exit the game advent calendar, off-brand Lego advent calendar of small flowers, and two chocolate chip cookies.
BG Stats Nov 2025 Plays: 36 H-index: 3 Games: 29 New: 20 Players: 16 Locations: 4 Hours: 27 Days: 12 If Then: 3 Agent Avenue: 3 Toy Battle: 3 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: 2 Speakeasy: 1 Darwin's Journey: 1 Orléans: Big Box: 1 Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock: 1 Aquaria: 1 38 designers: Remo Conzadori: 6% Tomáš Holek: 6% Abraham Sanchez Hermida: 3% Alessandro Zucchini: 3% Aske Christiansen: 3%.
3 icons, each showing left or right movement on different tracks. Because I’m sitting across from the “front” of the board, the symbols are backwards, so that left looks like right and vice versa.
BG Stats Sep 2025 Plays: 21 H-index: 2 Games: 14 New: 5 Players: 11 Locations: 3 Hours: 16 Days: 10 Pandemic Iberia: 3 Moon Colony Bloodbath: 2 Saltfjord: 2 Kronologic: Cuzco 1450: 2 Star Wars: Battle of Hoth: 2 Toy Battle: 2 Galactic Cruise: 1 Elysium: 1 Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor: 1 24 designers: Matt Leacock: 14% Adrien Martinot: 7% Alessandro Zucchini: 7% Andreas Odendahl: 7% Brett J. Gilbert: 7%.
BG Stats Aug 2025 Plays: 28 H-index: 2 Games: 21 New: 13 Players: 16 Locations: 3 Hours: 32 Days: 14 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship: 4 Lightning Train: 2 Elysium: 2 Tiger & Dragon: 2 Duck & Cover: 2 The Light in the Mist: 1 Terraforming Mars: 1 Star Trek: Captain's Chair: 1 Deus: 1 27 designers: Molly Johnson: 9% Robert Melvin: 9% Shawn Stankewich: 9% Brett J. Gilbert: 4% Dan Schumacher: 4%.
Connected circular and partially circular foam tiles that are creating a connected fountain with scoring elements like fish and lily pads.
BG Stats Jul 2025 Plays: 26 H-index: 2 Games: 19 New: 9 Players: 12 Locations: 4 Hours: 31 Days: 15 Ark Nova: 6 Deus: 2 Saltfjord: 2 Galactic Cruise: 1 Murder at The Movie Theater: 1 Emberleaf: 1 Moonrakers: 1 Free Ride: 1 Backstories: The Emerald Wedding Anniversary: 1 24 designers: Eilif Svensson: 10% Kristian Amundsen Østby: 10% Anthony Perone: 5% Austin Harrison: 5% Dennis Northcott: 5%.
A screen shot of my personal stats of the Ark Nova app, highlighting my 50th play.
BG Stats Jun 2025 Plays: 36 H-index: 3 Games: 23 New: 9 Players: 14 Locations: 5 Hours: 29 Days: 14 Duck & Cover Ark Nova Pinochle Lorcana Illuminer’s Quest: Palace Heist The Gang Emberleaf Floristry Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 31 designers: (Uncredited): 8% Alan R. Moon: 4% Alan Roach: 4% Alexandre Aguilar: 4% Austin Harrison: 4%.
BG Stats May 2025 Plays: 23 H-index: 2 Games: 15 New: 7 Players: 10 Locations: 4 Hours: 26 Days: 14 Ark Nova SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic Panda Royale Planet Unknown Australis Pergola Star Wars: Angriff der Klonkrieger Dungeon Draft 21 designers: Adam Rehberg: 6% Alessandro Zucchini: 6% Andrew Looney: 6% Eilif Svensson: 6% Inka Brand: 6%.
BG Stats Apr 2025 Plays: 39 H-index: 3 Games: 20 New: 11 Players: 28 Locations: 4 Hours: 32 Days: 14 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic Quicksand Ark Nova Sagrada Artisans Mission Control: Critical Orbit Galactic Cruise Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game Hot Streak! 31 designers: Adrian Adamescu: 5% Al Newman: 5% Andrew Robert York: 5% Ben Rosset: 5% Blake Propach: 5%.
BG Stats Mar 2025 Plays: 35 H-index: 3 Games: 19 New: 12 Players: 9 Locations: 4 Hours: 37 Days: 18 Ark Nova: 8 Sagrada Artisans: 4 The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game: 4 Galactic Cruise: 2 Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition: 2 Panda Royale: 2 SpaceCorp: 1 Backstories: Alone Under the Ice: 1 Hooky: 1 34 designers: Anthony Perone: 10% Adrian Adamescu: 5% Alan R. Moon: 5% Amar Dzomba: 5% Brett J. Gilbert: 5%.
Shown is the Lego Poinsettia, Lego Wreath, and Lego X-mas Table Decoration, all still boxed.
Pic of the Advent Calendar opened, but no spoilers.