The week following the end of the Southern Board Game Fest 2026 just flew by. And after only a few days, the siren song of the cardboard in our collections started calling out to the gang in the Acadiana discord. Luckily, Doug and Mitchell were free for some weekend gaming!

First up, we had been eyeing Doug’s awesome pictures of

Before I dive into a third day recap, I wanted to thank some of the gamers that made the trek to Southern Board Game Fest. Since the inception of the festival in 2018, it has been our goal to be a strong draw as a Gulf Coast region convention, while also being attractive enough for people to want to make it a destination every once in a while. Year six certainly accomplished ...

Shakespeare reminded us that daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty. But, here in south Louisiana, we don’t worry about inclement weather during this month because March is generally the most glorious month of the year.

Plus, there’s a festival to attend!

Day Two opened up for SoBo 2026 bright a...

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It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast with Mitchell Prudhomme! 

First, Mitchell and BJ chat about the weekend that was, Southern Board Game Fest!

Then, they chat about the...

If you are a regular attendee at SoBo, you know that Friday afternoon is traditionally our set up day, which never took us as long as we expected. So, we usually had time to play games on Friday night, just the volunteers and our out-of-town friends that showed up to help. It was quiet but it always felt a little empty in the big hall.

This year, we decided to make...