Strategic board games
What started as chess with my dad turned into a long-running habit of heavy Euro games. Every game is a small optimization problem — which is probably why I never stopped.
My Board Game Arena profileGaming Chronicles
A photographic journey through epic battles, tragic defeats, and the friends who made it all worthwhile. Each photo tells a story of strategy, laughter, and the occasional existential crisis over cow cards.
Brass Bros in San Diego
Playing Brass with my ASU buddies in San Diego
Bangalore Board Game Expedition
Checking out the board gaming scene in Bangalore. Getting some old IIT Madras mates into Puerto Rico!
PhD Colleague Conversion
Getting my PhD colleague Aniket into Great Western Trail!
The Cow Catastrophe
Full hand of level 1 cows!! Really!! How unlucky can one get!
Pipeline Experiment
Exploring 'Pipelines' board game... didn't get much into it
Lab Mates Meet Terra Mystica
Trying to bring my graduate labmates into the Terra Mystica fold. My Professor enjoyed it! 😄
Nostalgic Catan Return
Revitalizing my Catan bones!
San Francisco Brass Baptism
My first game of Brass: Birmingham. Why you take away them canals!
Mumbai Gem Rush
My wife pushing to play her favorite game - Splendor!
Ghostly Decompression
Rewinding a hectic day with some light-hearted Ghost Stories!
Did You Know?
Some quirky facts and memorable moments from my board gaming journey
Championship Prowess
Made it to the semifinals of a Terra Mystica championship
There's even a YouTube video of my performance!
Professor's Approval
Successfully converted my PhD advisor into a Terra Mystica player
Academic minds appreciate good game design!
The Great Catan Betrayal
Abandoned Catan after 7 consecutive rolls of 5s instead of my 6s and 8s
Some wounds never heal. RNG is not strategy!
Unluckiest Hand Ever
Drew an entire hand of level 1 cows in Great Western Trail
The mathematical probability was astronomically low!
Happy Wife, Happy Gaming
Wife's favorite games: Splendor and Viticulture
She's got excellent taste in strategic wine-making!
Global Gaming
Played board games across 3 continents
From Bangalore to San Diego to San Francisco!
The Collection
Each spine represents countless hours of strategic thinking, memorable victories, and lessons learned from defeats. Click any game to dive deeper into what makes it special.
The Strategic Evolution
From chess lessons with Dad to Terra Mystica mastery - a journey through the worlds that shaped my strategic thinking
The Chess Apprentice
Dad's patient chess lessons ignited a lifelong love for strategic thinking
The Catan Awakening
Die Siedler von Catan became the gateway drug to modern board gaming
The Luck Rebellion
Frustration with Catan's randomness led to a quest for pure strategy
The Terra Mystica Revelation
Discovering Terra Mystica changed everything - this was strategic perfection
The Strategic Evangelist
Now I'm the one introducing friends to the magic of strategic board gaming