Shelfside
We’re two guys in NorCal making board game content! We’ve been playing board games ever since we met in Elementary School, and in 2019, we set out on a journey to make fun sketches, but also detailed and as unbiased as possible reviews with a scoring system. If we can help grow the hobby in the process, that’s a huge win.
Ashton
Was a Yugioh Tournament addict while growing up, and landed himself into board gaming. His favorite games include Brass Birmingham, Twilight Imperium 4, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Sid Meier’s Civilization (2010). Also has a soft spot for the party game called Last Word, and the cuddly cuteness of Takenoko. He’s also a Wikihow Board Game Expert, and board game commentator!
In his other non-Shelfside time, Ashton enjoys guitar, piano, DJ’ing, running, hiking, dogwalking, reading, longboarding, nerding out over movies, and all sorts of photography (portfolio here!). He also coaches youth basketball, and has been playing in organized play since 2nd grade.
Oh, he also dragged Daniel into the hobby.
Daniel
The man who was at one point a top 500 NA legend in Hearthstone. His favorite games include Root, Oath, Gloomhaven, Twilight Imperium 4 (with PoK), Sidereal Confluence, and Argent: The Consortium. And he plays way too many types of games in general, whether it’s Dungeon and Dragons, Elden Ring, or Destiny 2.
When not pouring over the balance and design of a game, Daniel loves to weeb out on anime and manga.
WSBG Photos by @ken_takes_pics
