Vaughn Reynolds | Fine Art & Illustration

Finally got Small Star Empires by @archona.games to the table and damn is it fun! If you love #Chess, #Go, or similar style area control games, this is for you! Super easy to learn, very deep level of strategy. I highly recommend picking this one up, although I hear it's out of stock. I had to beg Milan over at Archona to send me one of his personal copies. It even has an IKEA pencil for scoring 🤣. Next up I have his 2 new expansions: Dawn of Discoveries and The Galactic Divide to try out. They'll be coming to Kickstarter APRIL 11TH! (8 days!) #imasocialgamer #boardgames #scifi #strategy #kickstarter #smallstarempires (at Calais, Vermont)

This is crazy! One of my favorite publishers (@iello_usa) has teamed up with I'm A Social Gamer to give away THREE copies of their upcoming Fairy Tiles! Entry is simple: 👇 1) Like this post. 2) Follow Iello @iello_usa. 3) Share this post to your page.  4) Tag me in your post. Mentioning me in the comments isn't the same. Mentioning me in the description isn't the same. Tag me in the photo. 5) Use the hashtag #fairytilegiveaway in your post. 👆 These 5 simple steps will get you in. And if you want bonus entries, go to the link in my profile. Thank you to everyone who has supported me up to this point. Iello wouldn't have partnered with us if they didn't see all of you awesome folks out there! #imasocialgamer

🔁 from @tablehopgames, part of our #imasocialgamer network! 🍻 Drinking Fluxx with some amazing Hazy IPAs from @highlandparkbrewery . Check out both of these tasty treats! #fluxx

This little gem from @deepwatergames arrived in the mail yesterday, so I did a little unboxing for ya! 🃏 Beautiful art 🎲 High quality components Can't wait to get this one to the table! #imasocialgamer #boardgames #herbalism (at Vermont)

I'm excited to announce getting to be author Erin Dean's first interview! 📚 She has a book coming out called, "For the Love of Board Games" chronicling over 50 board game designers thoughts from exclusive talks with her! 🎲 Can't wait to dive into that one! Check the interview out at the link in my bio. 😁 #imasocialgamer #boardgames #books #erindean (at Vermont)

Just completed games 6 & 7 of 10 for the Campaign Mode in #NearAndFar by @redravengames. I simply cannot beat my wife at this 🤣. I've won 2 of 7 matches, but total points is where it counts. She's at 483 points to my 430. 😖 We've gotten on averagr ~50 points per game. So, she's basically a whole game ahead of me. 😭🤣 #imasocialgamer #girlpower (at Vermont)

What's this? Oh, just the amazing cover art for a little social deduction game coming to Kickstarter soon! It's called, "The Terror on Starbase X"! 👽 You take on one of many roles for the ships crew, but among you is an alien AND an alien sympathizer. But the 👾 doesn't know who their ally is! Things really get juicy because each round the Commanding Officer (chosen by vote) will play 1 mission card of their choosing to complete tasks to help bring the crew to safety. But what if the Commanding Officer is the sympathizer, or worse, the Alien! Plans will be set, traps will be sprung, and the struggle will be intense! 💀 Basically imagine you're playing out your favorite stranded in space alien movie! 👨‍🚀👩‍🚀 I'm excited for this one! #imasocialgamer

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Dusted off a @iello_usa game I've always had mixed feelings about. Played it with 4 people the first time I played it, all of us were new to it, and I was teaching it. Visually it's stunning, and it has a deck building mechanic which is a personal favorite. The game runs 60-90 minutes according to the box. I don't recall how long the 4 player game took, but the 2 player we ran today took TWO HOURS. Baby was asleep. No interruptions. The game isn't bad by any means, but damn can it get a little tedious. Plus, you fight against 6 monsters throughout the game, but only the last one counts to determine your victory. 🤔 You just have to keep from going mad (not having too many Madness cards) to make it to face the last monster. Each monster has a number of Curses to defeat. If even 1 is left, you lose. We beat the first 2 monsters, lost to one, then beat the next 2. The last monster came with 5 curses (max, as it always will) and we cleared 4 of the 5, but just couldn't make that last 1. I don't know about you, but 2 hours of co-op just to lose is disappointing. Maybe it's because I'm not a big co-op fan? What do you think? Love co-ops? #imasocialgamer #iasgn #bigbookofmadness

Hooray! I'm A Social Gamer is now a Network! What does that mean? It means now instead of just MY games, drinks, and adventures you can see LOTS of different people's games, drinks, and adventures! More to come on www.imasocialgamer.com! #imasocialgamer #iasgn

Favorite new card from The Mummy's Curse expansion from @renegade_game_studios coming out next month! Why is this my favorite? Because I'm a jerk. 🤣 I'll be posting a full review on my blog this week. First impression: it's a must have if you love Clank! or deck builders! #imasocialgamer #boardgame

The amazing @renegade_game_studios sent me an advanced copy of their newest #Clank! Expansion coming out in March! Super excited to play this tonight! We have the base game, Underwater expansion and Space editions as well! We love this series. What about you? #imasocialgamer

Just backed this amazing looking game. Very cool circular board. Japanese mythology. Great art. Solid area control & card drafting with the always fun player powers! Excited about this one AND I'm interviewing the designer! Check it out here: https://goo.gl/d4eSsJ #imasocialgamer

Make sure you get your entries in on my previous post! The more people you tag the more entries you get! #imasocialgamer

Yes, it's Monday. Yes, it's 1 PM. Don't judge me. 🤣 Finally getting a chance to open and look through #BrewinUSA by @AdamsAppleGames and wow are the components stunning! Can't wait to get into a game of this tonight with some #beers and #ciders with my wife! 🍻 #imasocialgamer