As far as hobbies go, I primarily consider myself a classic literature nerd (favorites include Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, Henry James, and James Joyce), but board games have been my biggest hobby outside of that since high school.

I had heard of Summoner Wars several years ago, but didn't jump on it since I mostly play board games with two other players. However, between the glowing Shut Up & Sit Down review and the existence of an online implementation, I was intrigued enough to want to get into Summoner Wars with the new edition.

Favorite faction at the moment is the Fungal Dwarves, primarily in deckbuilding where they can flood the board. My favorite card would have to be Horde Slinger, because those extra attacks can completely change how the Attack Phase goes.

Certain Master Set factions definitely could have been better balanced, and I hope that future factions are more equitable with each other.

Gloomhaven is my all-time favorite board game, and I'm very much looking forward to Frosthaven. I also play a lot of Dominion and Dungeon Lords with my friends. Other favorites include Pandemic Legacy (1 and 2 completed, halfway through season 0 now), Tragedy Looper, Fury of Dracula, and Three Kingdoms Redux. I've wanted to get more into TTRPG's for a while, and I've followed the Chronicles of Darkness games (Vampire: the Requiem, Werewolf: the Forsaken, etc) for several years, but I've yet to really get into playing, for various reasons. I don't play many video games, but my most recent ones are Darkest Dungeon, Slay the Spire, and Disco Elysium.