SpielMas ⛄️ festival ➡️ Dec. 26-31

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A holiday festival celebrated by playing a tabletop game each night between December 26-31. #SpielMas ⛄️ Game recommendations: SpielMas.com Curated by @HaoleBoyGames.com

The shelves of games
Initial card draw in the second round, before everyone has thrown in their card.
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Final score: 4-3-3-1
Mid-game of Otter with three players. Three otters are in the middle, each with a stack of cards between their head and tail.
Laptop next to stickers at a demo both
Final board in Diatoms with a first-place ribbon.
SpielMas logo above an American football field.
End-game with my board nearly filled because of two filled columns and rows.
Mid-game with a bad half full of shells as player moves the pawn along the beach in Florida.
Beginning screen of the game with nothing crossed off in the different buildings.
Two-person Symbiose with an IPA from Other Brother Brewery in Seaside CA.
Mid game of Tokaido (near) and Harmonies (far) at a local cafe in Seaside CA.
How it’s going: I can donate six sets of nine titles valuing $564.55 (MSRP) including: Coloretto Zooloretto Tobago Dice Realms Woodcraft Shipyard Concordia Pictures Beyond The Sun
My 2024 celebration using the River and Stone deck of playing cards designed by @bethsobel.bsky.social. We’re playing a variant of Palace I designed exclusively for her deck.
On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six painted landmarks. (Tapestry) Five unlocked crates! (Charterstone) Four eggs to lay. (Wingspan) Three sand timers. (Pendulum) Two jugs of wine. (Viticulture) And a mech in a snowy field of trees. (Scythe)
1 diamond card from Splendor
Rice, helmet, and Buddha tokens on a map of Japan.
During the #SpielMas ⛄️festival, we celebrate the privilege of playing games with friends and family throughout the year. As we play a game each day of the festival, we’ve also created displays to record that celebration so we can share our joy with others. I started with a free print-and-play for anyone to download, but others have turned to ceramics, and candles, and even 3D printing. The result is inspirational, with each year bringing more and more creativity. Find out more about how to display your celebration by clicking on Display at SpielMas.com
The game library at Peoples Coffee in Santa Cruz CA.
I'M CELEBRATING SPIELMAS USE #SPIELMAS TO SHARE YOUR GAMES!
Final score of 112 of Waypoints.
2025 Great Game That’s Better In-Person: Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
2025 Great Game That’s Better In-Person: The Crew
2025 Great Game That’s Better In-Person: The Crew
Finished game with 112 points (solo, hard).
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Variant: Lucky Numbers (Bruno's variant)
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Variant: 6 Nimmt/Take 5 (professional)
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Variant: Can't Stop (forced movement)
Near the end of Endeavor: Deep Sea with the yellow player left with three moves in a region explored down to the Abyssopelagic Zone, nearly the deepest part of the ocean.
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Expansion: Parks (second edition)
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Expansion: Mountain Goats
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Expansion: Skulls of Sedlec
2025 Great Game That’s Better With An Expansion: Sea Salt & Paper
Two cards put together. One is the lid of a communicator. The other is the base of a communicator.
Great Game With Only 18 Cards: Skulls of Sedlec
Great Game With Only 18 Cards: Shallow Regrets
Great game for 7-8 players: Welcome To...
Great game for 7-8 players: Martian Dice
Great game for 7-8 players: Hugo
2025 Frosties: Great Game for 5-6 Players - Challengers! Beach Cup
2025 Frosties: Great Game for 5-6 Players - Sushi Go Party!
2025 Frosties: Great Game for 5-6 Players - Pixies
Great game for 3-4 players: Harmonies
Great game for two players: King of Tokyo Duel.
Two red challenge cards mean the octopus has been devoured by the shark.
View from the octopus side of the board in a beer garden.
First victory in Tokaido!
Outage graph over the past hour showing most of the servers were offline.
Intentionally blurred image of the winning games from the upcoming 2025 Frosites awards.
SpielMas logo with two turkeys
"You get a new trophy, Challengers! Beach Cup, First Victory."
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
Mid game of Love Letter.
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Early in the game on the green side
Pumpkin Jack behind six orange dice showing claws.
Four player game being played in a winery. Two have wine on their cards. The other two have poison!
Mid-game with four players and three rooms left to visit, including The Hallway and The Nursery.