I was at the International Plowing Match today, and checked out the VIP Plowing, which was a representative from each of the 4 parties. I was amused to see the size of the four groups at the rural event. (For non-Canadians, Blue = conservative, Orange = labor (NDP), Red = Liberal, Green = Green).

Doing my duty to expose a new generation to Dr. Horrible before board game night.

Sent this picture of me all ready to head out to a dear friend, and his response unlocked a core memory... "Mr. Green Jeans" Now I'm gonna need to get me some green overalls.

If you live at the intersection of Games, Growing Plants, and Witchy Stuff, there is a digital game you might enjoy called Strange Horticulture.You run a plant store for the local village. It's free (through the 28th) through EPIC gamestore for PC and Android . store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/stra...

Well, I haven't done this in a while.

I believe the fisheye lens industry is held up by the real estate photography industry. #thingsinpicturemaybesmallerthantheyappear

Oh, you milk frother. You just think you are SOOO funny, spilling milk all over the place like that. Yes, I put too much milk in you, but I didn't have my glasses and I couldn't see the fill line. But you should have known better. What do you have to say for yourself? Frother:

Idea: Require people to pedal a bike to generate enough power before they can run an AI query. This could do a lot of good things at once!

My house has been staged for sale, and living in the "live laugh love" house is driving me a little batty, so I made a parody video. To get the jokes, start with the 90-second video from the listing: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/... Then visit Scott's Brain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=skPu...

Game Changer pride stickers are out now 🎉 (with massive thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for giving me permission to sell them!) UK: canopyrobin.sumupstore.com/product/game... International: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333...

Have you enjoyed pictures I've shared from my house (between Burford and Paris) in the country over the years? Now my house can be your house! (I'm downsizing and moving to south Cambridge.) Feel free to share with anyone who would enjoy a country lifestyle. www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...

In ONE WEEK, Central Michigan University Press will be at Gen Con! Find us in the Exhibit Hall and meet game designers Wendy Robertson (Hydrologic Cycle) and Jason Cox (Five Hundred Year Old Vampire (FYOV))! Staff members and affiliated designers will be part of various Gen Con events, too!

We are close to listing our property for sale. As part of the process, I learned that our barn was built in 1895. So, I have a 100+ year-old garden shed and bird house. (I made a video comparing ways to hold a camera for a virtual escape room from the barn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB1-... )

NOW it's a Canadian game room. #crokinole

Y'all, fun, free logistics advice: Please stop using UPS for Canadian shipments. No matter what's in the package or what's on the customs paperwork, UPS Canada will assess a duty on it, and if the declared value is over 40$ CAD, will charge absurd, exorbitant customs broker fees.

Yaas Queen. Playing Molly House.

Enjoying Hard Rock 1977! Very thematic. This game, just like my amp, goes to 11.

Indonesia!

I was today days old when I learned a new term that is perfect for what it describes: The floordrobe. If you are a floordrobe fanatic, you know what I mean.

While downsizing, I have amassed this pile of lids. I do not know where any of the containers are that go with these lids. I was excited as I found a container without a lid. I went through the pile... and NONE OF THESE LIDS FIT!

Playing the best version of Traumfabrik (Dream Factory). Even pulled out a CD player to play the included soundtrack.

It's a Hollandspiele evening! The recent Laurier game design grads (who spent 4 years studying the Mechanism is the Message) were quite engaged with Striking Flint.

Found this button while downsizing. It's from the Infocom Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Game

I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger. The gang:

Rawr! Dinosaur Island time!

On this hot day as I'm downsizing and packing in order to sell this place, I needed a pick me up. I asked Alexa to play me a song I would like. Alexa picked this one. It made me happy. Now I make you happy. youtu.be/g2jRR2byLTc?...

I finally used my 2 years of growing Broom Corn and a stick that my maple tree granted me (which I found, stuck in the ground like a sword, after a storm) and made a broom!

I do not need the new Switch. I don't play my original Switch enough. I can wait to hear if there are problems. There are no games right now I'm excited by. Did I convince myself? We will see how long that holds out....

Two games. One launch. Making History unpacks a breakup through bias and memory. Witch Hunt 1649 dives into fear, rumor, and survival in a haunted village. Think you know the past? Think again. Support on BackerKit: https://bit.ly/CMUPressGames

I see the US is getting rid of pennies. As a board game designer who moved to penniless Canada, I offer a suggestion: Keep your pennies! They are great game prototyping tools - cheap and durable. When your cheapest metal discs are a nickel, it's a lot more expensive to use those in prototypes!

As I've been decluttering the house, I went through all of our hats, gloves, and scarves. I found a LOT of gloves that had no match. While digging through this bin of gloves, I got to the bottom and found one sock. I guess he heard it was singles night and he was looking for a mate.

Twf you go to an amusement park when the lines are supposed to be low and you've picked the day the American Coaster Enthusiasts are here. #doh

At the Burford fairgrounds for early voting. Long line for being in the country!

Interested in Escape Rooms for Education? I'm a keynote speaker at the upcoming free conference in May. Sign up here: lta.hw.ac.uk/escape-rooms...

As I'm downsizing my 17 hobbies in my basement, I've just had a great startup idea. "Hobby Swap" for us serial hobby enthusiasts. You package up everything you spent money on when you started the hobby, most of which you didn't end up needing, and list that. Other people package up their hobbies.

oh this makes me very very happy!

Pack your bags because an all-new Trivia Murder Party is on its way! Get ready for our next killer standalone title featuring online matchmaking, as well as classic local play! 🏕️ Learn more about it in the Jackbox Direct! 🔗 jbgm.es/4ji2oih (Logo not final.)

I enjoyed Finspan more than Wingspan and Wyrmspan. It's simpler. Positioning of eggs matters more, as they hatch into baby fishies, which then move around and group up into schools. The costs are simpler - new cards cost combinations of the other game elements already in play(eggs, cards, fish).

hooray it's my last broadcast for class happy hat. see the happy. see the hat. see the happy hat.

Ah April Fools day. It's the day where we all thank April Fool for her work. She is the person who comes up with the estimated time to play a game on the side of the board game boxes.

Oh there's my box of babies. #thingssaidwhiledownsizing #kingcakesforlife

Escape Rooms in Education Online Showcase 2025 Thursday Keynote 15th May - the wonderful Professor @scottnicholson.bsky.social, Wilfrid Laurier University: Play without the Paperwork: Using EscapeIF for Low-Resource Storytelling Classroom Games Register (£0) here: forms.office.com/e/G0NB4gDQ8C

All greened up! #greenman

Spaceship! Had a good time with Galactic Cruise. While it appears overwhelming, the things you do make sense and lead into each other. It has the elements that you would expect to do if you were planning, building, marketing, and sailing a fleet of cruise ships.

oh dear I got my heart rate up in my Game-Based Learning course lecture today on my soapbox about research that uses poorly designed games and presents the results about how they are more effective than a lecture.

just made a typo while typing in Pick-A-Dog as Pick-A-god. That sounds like a pretty entertaining game!

Scott's Cruise Tip: Many rooms will only have a few NA power outlets, but will also have some 220v European outlets. An adapter like this will let you plug things that can handle 220 volts into that outlet while also adding USB 2.0 and 3.0 charging ports. a.co/d/fHc2AwZ

If you are in Ontario, go VOTE today. I don't care if you don't think it will make a difference. Do it.

I'll share... If I have to... I guess. here we go again...The same but different. A new Red Green series! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZD...

I've watched a number of series of The Traitors. It is so unsatisfying to have an end game where all that are left are Faithfuls, but the game dangles a larger share of the money in front of them if they turn on each other. It runs counter to the concept of being on the team of "Good Guys" .