https://www.spielmas.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://www.spielmas.com/blog/spielmas-starter-kit monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/9080b7c0-4a6b-4747-8f67-40978bc6f7c7/IMG_0533.JPG Blog - SpielMas Starter Kit - Make it stand out 14 boxes arrived on a rainy evening with 68 games inside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/329a11fd-5377-4d21-bfd8-8bb34c151b89/IMG_0540.JPG Blog - SpielMas Starter Kit - Nine titles from Rio Grande Games Nine titles from Rio Grande Games: Beyond the Sun, Pictures, Concordia, Shipyard, Woodcraft, Dice Realms, Tobago, Zooloretto, and Coloretto. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/six-days-spielmas monthly 0.5 2025-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603671032769-5U1HGCJ16ZUOLX5BMZTO/screenshot+of+the+online+version+of+Smallworld Blog - Six Days of SpielMas - Days of Wonder has some of the best online versions of their physical boards games. On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six Flying Orcs. (Small World) Five routes through Bern! (Ticket to Ride) One gang of four. (Gang of Four) Three Wreck tiles. (Deep Blue) Two Knights of the Round. (Shadows over Camelot) And a tank on the beach at Normandy. (Memoir ‘44) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603637292519-JHFLKWB2656LW04YOJN5/Online+game+of+Wingspan Blog - Six Days of SpielMas - The depth of the Stonemaier catalog only got deeper in 2019 with the addition of Wingspan. 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) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603636195478-UC66I138JJ11K1CYG6UO/pawn+on+a+Catan+board Blog - Six Days of SpielMas - Settlers of Catan is the venerable “gateway” game and runaway favorite for getting played during SpielMas. On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six Sheep to discard. Five - Longest Road! Four-to-One trade. Three Ore tiles. Two hexes of Wheat. And a Robber on my city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/96c29e44-707c-46a2-9faf-665afbc02bf0/powergrid_board_recharged.jpg Blog - Six Days of SpielMas - Rio Grande Games have been there for us since the 1990’s, when they let us play Carcassonne and Reiner Knizia’s Samurai. On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six lines to Hamburg (Power Grid). Five - Italia! (Concordia) Four sticks and stones. (Pictures) Three for the Duchy. (Dominion) Two for Windfall Worlds. (Race for the Galaxy) And some blood in my Moon Colony! (Moon Colony Bloodbath) https://www.spielmas.com/blog/around-the-world monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/65ccb005-65ac-4139-a7f2-e430d6113a50/IMG_7727.JPG Blog - Around the World - Make it stand out Game library at Peoples Coffee in Santa Cruz CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/4a71b894-9ed1-4cc3-aa87-c5a0398c1e1d/gencon.jpg Blog - Around the World - Make it stand out Holding up a SpielMas sticker in the Czech Games Edition hall at GenCon last August 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/d0439fe1-8215-4ea4-a7b2-c8b4872d3de5/sfo.jpg Blog - Around the World - San Francisco California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1d5448c4-45d2-4948-9f56-884ed71cb042/Cannes%2C+France.jpg Blog - Around the World - Cannes France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/3ebea6bc-c095-4fa8-b88b-5ade42fd686d/Montserrat%2C+Spain.jpg Blog - Around the World - Montserrat Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/4b552c29-a6ad-4893-9490-bfc36aa4bb8f/Montserrat%2C+Spain2.jpg Blog - Around the World - Montserrat Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/afa16f21-6b0e-4be7-b5f4-2f41ca672f8e/Girona%2C+Spain.jpg Blog - Around the World - Girona Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/cb6e8fd4-f745-46e2-9e2c-04fdd7b0e00f/Girona%2C+Spain2.jpg Blog - Around the World - Girona Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1765313256675-2XTJM91E5RK386ZD108J/sagrada.jpg Blog - Around the World - Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/70c764ea-a52e-422d-afec-5f03bed261c8/Tarragona%2C+Spain.jpg Blog - Around the World - Tarragona Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/339529f0-a617-4bf2-8837-9ca621693909/pax1.jpg Blog - Around the World - PAX Unplugged convention Philadelphia PA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/48c6723d-9d4c-43cf-a162-b1cb3775aad3/pax2.jpg Blog - Around the World - PAX Unplugged convention Philadelphia PA https://www.spielmas.com/blog/2025-frosties monthly 0.5 2025-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/2e3d684e-d76e-4aee-8fb5-69548373e402/shallow+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/9ab593eb-9b4c-4599-9298-f7e6badda125/sea+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/0053f3f0-4c09-46c0-b2b7-adb93824d16e/stop+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/02713143-8043-4b69-a0ad-2de8b04d4320/hugo+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/3b1d73dc-41a0-4266-9160-baf25dfd65a3/crew+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/88d0453b-a9df-47ae-8d07-94cdbc75702d/kot+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/dbfaf375-99ac-4340-b53f-21db0938c2c7/cover.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Below are the best games my family and friends played last year, and we encourage you to play as well. The winners and runners up try to follow my Four S Rule: simple, strategic, short, and shareable (meaning you could play it online). For those wanting a bit more of a strategic and lengthy game, I’ve added a “more challenging” sub-category as well. Either way, you are ready to teach and play great games with family and friends in-person or online at Board Game Arena! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/69d7c875-4c21-48a7-8a89-fbbd71dd9d7c/harmonies+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/ba51adef-7c9d-4548-8dd2-76559e8a854a/pixies+copy.png Blog - 2025 Frosties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/2024-frosties-nominations-winners monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/7a0524fe-8287-4eee-98bc-0147de26c383/70ECD0F4-CF87-4202-8B38-B23024C4F5B2.jpg Blog - 2024 Frosties - Winners! - Welcome to the 2024 Frosties! If you are looking for great games to play during the fifth-annual SpielMas festival, you’re in the right place! I picked the nominees in November based on games I’ve been playing in 2024 with my family and friends, both online and in-person. The winners and runners up both follow the Four S Rule: simple, strategic, short, and shareable. Here are the Frosties for 2024! https://www.spielmas.com/blog/palace-river-and-stone-variant monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1729383301074-Z7TC129MG85HH2A9UAHV/IMG_7218.jpg Blog - Palace: River and Stone Variant - Palace with the River and Stone cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1729383310649-JXZI3YF06ZA60O1AYGDM/IMG_5152.jpg Blog - Palace: River and Stone Variant - Blue Highway Games in Seattle WA https://www.spielmas.com/blog/2024-frosties-nominations monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/7a0524fe-8287-4eee-98bc-0147de26c383/70ECD0F4-CF87-4202-8B38-B23024C4F5B2.jpg Blog - 2024 Frosties - Nominations - For the fifth-annual SpielMas festival, I want to share the best games you can play with family and friends. I’ll base it on the games I’ve been playing this year with my family and friends, both online and in-person. And they will follow the Four S Rule: simple, strategic, short, and shareable. Here’s the categories and the nominees: Best Game for Two Players Forest Shuffle, Pocket Cats, Splendor Duel, The Fox in The Forest Best Game for Four Players 7 Wonders Architects, Llama, Mojo Bests Game for Six Players 6 Nimmt!, Go Nuts for Donuts, No Thanks! Best Game for Eight Players Challengers, Incan Gold, Papayoo Best Game with a Deck of Cards Briscola, Palace (with the River & Stone variant) Great Game to Play Online 7 Wonders, Azul, Knarr Great Online, Better In-Person Love Letter, Skull, Solo Great Board Game Kickstarter Campaign Knitting Circle, Player One Board, Z Photo Game https://www.spielmas.com/blog/third-annual-spielmas-festival monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/0cd04cf1-434e-40d2-ac92-7a25adf551ff/IMG_1954.jpg Blog - Kia Ora! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/board-game-bistro monthly 0.5 2022-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/b41212ed-53c4-48b5-aa9c-0aff30a08626/Screen+Shot+2022-12-22+at+4.26.41+PM.png Blog - Board Game Bistro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1671729414867-0X8K1O9QJ5810G12J4N8/fd0783cf-9d89-4a12-ac0c-5d66d2feefd2-sq.png Blog - Board Game Bistro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/thanksgiving-dry-run-2021-25exa monthly 0.5 2022-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/cc6c7594-cba4-490e-bdb4-c04fdbeb8154/2022-thanksgiving.png Blog - Thanksgiving Dry-Run 2022 - Thanksgiving Dry Run Download a display for the four days of the dry run. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/display-on-demand monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/d401452f-3d97-48c2-ab75-a9b98b5531d7/FYmRewsXwAAJNzP.jpg Blog - Display On-Demand - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1661019877159-EIAPQLSVYAPQPAMA4F6B/FaSaqqPUEAA7zRq.jpg Blog - Display On-Demand - Emply display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1661019878566-LT0MFQ3Q8OJCX1QYFRPM/FaSaqqQUYAAwI7F.jpg Blog - Display On-Demand - Meeples on top of a display https://www.spielmas.com/blog/july-4th-dry-run-k2mwd monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1625011438651-LKSJO1JIWGF0Q1XV3D5S/display-flower-hex-4july.png Blog - July 4th Dry Run 2022 - 4th of July Dry Run Download a display for the four days of the dry run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1624808814474-6FVZY9XC5GY9HP6M8PNO/4july.png Blog - July 4th Dry Run 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/second-annual-spielmas-festival monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054141326-6LB7C8MCUJWLEYJC4H6B/7896741F-7385-48B8-AD8F-0E38BF7E063C.JPG Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Settlers of Catan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054140910-K3AQYIFIY2I7AVINBWOO/56FC92F9-EB33-4B09-9D04-992F6DDB770C.JPG Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Cards Against Humanity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054144019-3J84RLXF5ACF52H8QK8H/8984087E-AB46-4E6E-BC66-32F10FE90D0A.JPG Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Calico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054243538-OI0ZSU80XY6RO0R833ZA/IMG_4711.jpg Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - King of Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054244486-45TJFCTBOSCO55F9YWBI/IMG_4682.jpg Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Circle the Wagons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054245521-IHYM9BCH7X7QMYR117AB/IMG_4654.jpg Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Samurai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/28db8888-1a98-44f5-9163-85c31e041526/Screen+Shot+2021-12-25+at+7.27.27+AM.png Blog - Second Annual SpielMas Festival - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/thanksgiving-dry-run-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/11a8c206-db0c-48ad-971d-f82eb8af47bb/2021-thanksgiving.png Blog - Thanksgiving Dry-Run - Thanksgiving Dry Run Download a display for the four days of the dry run. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/july-4th-dry-run monthly 0.5 2022-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1624808814474-6FVZY9XC5GY9HP6M8PNO/4july.png Blog - July 4th Dry Run - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1625011438651-LKSJO1JIWGF0Q1XV3D5S/display-flower-hex-4july.png Blog - July 4th Dry Run - 4th of July Dry Run Download a display for the four days of the dry run. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/whats-next monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710897335-MRXSSAQFFQW3KG5OTFKZ/26-sq.png Blog - What’s next? - Odin's Ravens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710884244-LDY6APW6HVDBD56QFT80/27-sq.jpg Blog - What’s next? - Calico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710901089-WRBN7RVAW8XK4BCSOVPO/28-sq.png Blog - What’s next? - Incan Gold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710909786-E3X3LIEKMSY9IHMHA5S7/29-sq.png Blog - What’s next? - Can't Stop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710908621-91Y8OSIMKVC1D8X6A1LP/30-sq.JPG Blog - What’s next? - Photosynthesis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710918401-W0OJII7WBOKIW82TNTF6/31-sq.png Blog - What’s next? - Wingspan: Oceania https://www.spielmas.com/blog/twas-the-night-before-spielmas monthly 0.5 2022-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609711884847-B88EW69UT0KVJ5FYOAQ4/Six+friends+on+a+Zoom+chat Blog - ‘Twas the Night Before SpielMas https://www.spielmas.com/blog/printers-box monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1607357504540-J2PCK9TC7IF84KTMPEU1/Linotype+machine+%28Wikipedia%29 Blog - The printer’s box - Linotype machine Source: Wikipedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604702124200-X6WHQKXBROGYCZ4DBDSI/Tulip+Spielmas-1280.jpg Blog - The printer’s box - A draft display of memorabilia Download a copy of this display for your celebration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604702286515-4BGEBXG81ZV4S1TOD2Y2/Fun+for+Greg-1280.jpg Blog - The printer’s box - Original printer's box https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604702286786-K9XIFXJN1504RKYZHHS4/Tulip+Printer%27s+Box-1280.jpg Blog - The printer’s box - Tulip's memorabilia, from box to display. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/a-3d-printed-display monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1607113999980-8MZUO3BK1KZQWMC8JNT6/display+with+four+meeples Blog - A 3D Printed Display https://www.spielmas.com/blog/first-day-spielmas monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603637292519-JHFLKWB2656LW04YOJN5/Online+game+of+Wingspan Blog - On the first day of SpielMas… - The depth of the Stonemaier catalog only got deeper in 2019 with the addition of Wingspan. 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) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603671032769-5U1HGCJ16ZUOLX5BMZTO/screenshot+of+the+online+version+of+Smallworld Blog - On the first day of SpielMas… - Days of Wonder has some of the best online versions of their physical boards games. On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six Flying Orcs. (Small World) Five routes through Bern! (Ticket to Ride) One gang of four. (Gang of Four) Three Wreck tiles. (Deep Blue) Two Knights of the Round. (Shadows over Camelot) And a tank on the beach at Normandy. (Memoir ‘44) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603636195478-UC66I138JJ11K1CYG6UO/pawn+on+a+Catan+board Blog - On the first day of SpielMas… - Settlers of Catan is the venerable “gateway” game and runaway favorite for getting played during SpielMas. On the sixth day of SpielMas, my true love gave to me… Six Sheep to discard. Five - Longest Road! Four-to-One trade. Three Ore tiles. Two hexes of Wheat. And a Robber on my city! https://www.spielmas.com/blog/black-friday-a-dry-run monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1606404655712-CDN9P7NZ0QE7I82REDCZ/special+Thanksgive+version+of+a+SpielMas+display Blog - Thanksgiving - A dry run! - Thanksgiving Dry Run Download a display for the four days of the dry run. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/bgghome-teaching-schedule monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://www.spielmas.com/blog/little-free-libraries-and-tabletop-games monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1605380106728-MBGPUOHLZL34983YDL6S/Monique+Merchant+out+in+front+of+her+stand. Blog - Little Free Libraries and Tabletop Games Monique Merchant made a game and dry food exchange in Edmonton, Ontario. (photo by Julien Fornier/Global News) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1605393651897-N77HB4Y93FLB6VEE3MMJ/game-giveaway.png Blog - Little Free Libraries and Tabletop Games Download a sheet of notes you can cut out and leave inside a tabletop game box. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/a-league-of-your-own monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604704050734-WGMWDOFVULU52EEBTZPP/scoreboard+of+an+ongoing+Catan+league Blog - A league of your own - Example A scoreboard after five games in a Catan league. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/international-games-week monthly 0.5 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604879755224-81G8Z19ALWEQR0QP9L9D/IGW_Logo_Americas+1280.png Blog - International Games Week https://www.spielmas.com/blog/spielmas-display-ideas monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603565952644-2O5DE6LEFM6X4YD2NJ6U/IMG_1340.jpg Blog - What should your display look like? - Come up with a way that all six of your pieces can be seen on your display. Use a single hexagon tile from an existing game. Each side or point becomes a place you can place a piece. Use a print-and-play PDF sheet of a single or multiple hexagons. You could place a piece or draw/write something in the space. Obtain a ceramic tile in the color and style you like. Craft your own tile with clay, with a colorful glaze and indentations that will hold each piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603579267426-GGQGH1GV24XX0GNYV2DM/IMG_1337.jpg Blog - What should your display look like? - What you use to record a played game should also be part of your creative process. Pick any object you like to mark the play. They can be the same or different, but there needs to be six objects. Start with your existing game collection, and use parts of games you don’t play during those six days. Use a piece each night from the game you play. Theme your choice of pieces to match the games you play or a statement you are trying to make. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/why-another-festival monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603892998627-STH2KHRFOS284V642AZ0/last+night+playing+Settlers+of+Catan Blog - Why another festival? - Back then, we stayed up all night playing multiple games of Settlers of Catan. Over the years, we lost track of each other or couldn’t replicate that trip. In the last few years, however, I was finding ways to connect with some of them to play games IRL, although it always took significant travel. Then the pandemic hit. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/why-spielmas monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603579177061-P6NWNTF44EP5Y603UCCZ/IMG_1339.jpg Blog - Why the name “SpielMas?” https://www.spielmas.com/blog/what-should-play monthly 0.5 2022-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603671032769-5U1HGCJ16ZUOLX5BMZTO/screenshot+of+the+online+version+of+Smallworld Blog - What should we play during SpielMas? - The whole intent is for you to play a game “in real life” (IRL) or online (e.g. Small World). Play with your date, fiancée, spouse, family or anybody who you call up on a regular basis. If you are a gaming family already, mix it up. Theme the games you’ll play (e.g. two-player games). Even develop a tournament over the six days. https://www.spielmas.com/blog/tag/displays monthly 0.5 https://www.spielmas.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/67f0f4b0-7d1c-429e-9daa-e8e385fbee59/binarypretzel.jpg Home Share that celebration with the world! Use the #SpielMas tag to connect with other’s celebrations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1610480517304-X1Z6GMHJASDFQ8459M1L/square-limekiln.png Home Celebrate being able to play all year by playing a tabletop game that night with your family or friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054144019-3J84RLXF5ACF52H8QK8H/8984087E-AB46-4E6E-BC66-32F10FE90D0A.JPG Home Mark the games you play as part of your reflection and celebration of this amazing privilege. https://www.spielmas.com/about daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603852010798-MQO2Y8BKAYFGDESTJNUH/IMG_0813.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609710901089-WRBN7RVAW8XK4BCSOVPO/28-sq.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609082222562-XQ4BNMY1G3GZ0VHQC1LM/ellen.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604702286786-K9XIFXJN1504RKYZHHS4/Tulip+Printer%27s+Box-1280.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/5cffbffb-bff6-4186-b7a8-5fa80eda1f02/272271946_270679945153216_2282175041111272049_n.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/2239ec28-6a96-4de7-9b42-2bb7c79fbd65/ellen-2021.png About https://www.spielmas.com/donate daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://www.spielmas.com/displays daily 0.75 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/d858f8aa-103e-4746-82da-7b2120eb5385/display-flower-hex.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1641054243538-OI0ZSU80XY6RO0R833ZA/IMG_4711.jpg Displays Using game pieces from King of Tokyo to mark the day in celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/5cffbffb-bff6-4186-b7a8-5fa80eda1f02/272271946_270679945153216_2282175041111272049_n.jpg Displays Tyler Canning (BinaryPretzel on Instagram) created a 3D printed display, available to print at Thingverse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603565952644-2O5DE6LEFM6X4YD2NJ6U/IMG_1340.jpg Displays This display has a piece from each game played, which then becomes a pop quiz for everyone to enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603579177061-P6NWNTF44EP5Y603UCCZ/IMG_1339.jpg Displays You could mark each day of SpielMas with a different face on a die. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604795708600-GJ3TTDQ8PDSCU4M8EWQH/Tulip+Spielmas-1280.jpg Displays Using memorabilia from the past to mark each day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/c13d02f7-0232-4ca7-b14f-7b925e22483e/ellen-menorah.jpg Displays A handcrafted SpielMas menorah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/2239ec28-6a96-4de7-9b42-2bb7c79fbd65/ellen-2021.png Displays A SpielMas menorah while celebrating playing 6 Nimmt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1604796346513-H0LK04J1P5OFQZ7WVDR8/ellen-early-clay.JPG Displays A hexagonal and bowl concept using clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609082222562-XQ4BNMY1G3GZ0VHQC1LM/ellen.jpg Displays Fired and ready to display! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/f84882d2-48dc-4709-aa31-98c3639488c1/ellen3.jpg Displays The finished display with the game Sagrada played on Day 3 (12/28/20) during SpielMas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1609082120104-6J8WQ4P1UK0HV9A5FLJ8/zmak-high-sq.jpg Displays A display of your dreams from photographer Steve Zmak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1603778132682-XENXWZMUJQICH9IUHEWM/IMG_1345.jpg Displays Early prototype of the official SpielMas.com display. https://www.spielmas.com/share daily 0.75 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/30b3d62f-6bf9-4f2c-8cfe-293ca5e919d3/share_6320.jpg Share Another screenshot from Instagram of posts showing people sharing what they played during SpielMas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f945dfdc84f6743ff74cea9/1e48641d-f36f-4fa5-b744-4d34d552fd02/share_6319.jpg Share Screenshot from Instagram of posts showing people sharing what they played during SpielMas. https://www.spielmas.com/feedback daily 0.75 2020-10-28 https://www.spielmas.com/play daily 0.75 2025-12-14