How do people work while they're sick? I'm almost positive I just have a little cold and I feel like I'm dying. My eyes are constantly watered, I'm sniffing every 3 seconds. I'm miserable, the energy to talk is no where. Sinus headache. Can't breathe etc etc. US health insurance needs a redo.

You can find the icon here: hinokodo.itch.io/human-made The human made icon tells people no ai was used. The ai guys hide that info, and people want to know what they're buying. Often they'll be more supportive if they can see your commitment to human creativity.

I'm kinda mad they didn't take this in a wind waker direction, since it's a prequel to it.

Did some work on Elseware Express today! We're making the track tiles square! 8 exit points (2 on each side) A little untraditional, but more approachable i think? Better holding/shuffling feelings for sure. Cities/Company stations will have more exits than typical. undecided if offsetting is ok.

Went out with the guys today and played Dune Imperium uprising in a brewery. The nachos got too close for my comfort but I handled it well. Mom would be proud. I crushed em they didn't stand a chance. Scored 7 points in the end, went all 10 conflicts, an absolute epic game day. 10/10 board game.

My hot take for today. I don't think digital boardgame plays (BGA, standalone apps etc) should be included in BGG's ranking situation. Are we ranking the physical board game experience or are we ranking video games?

I did! Saved NYC from Shredder in a solo game of TMNT unmatched by the team at @restorationgames.bsky.social . First time getting sleeves for this, they're very well done! I played the mini allies & henchman expansion love what that adds. Enemy ai map movement is geniusly simple here. Took notes.

Syn loves to play volleyball with balled up receipts. She's so quick with spiking the ball. We did this for like half an hour last night. She also loves to fetch receipts (balled up or not) I will wake up some days with a random receipt she dug out of a bag on my chest.

Howdy folks. quick little @mimicpublishing.com store update. I'm delivering the last of the M3 KS orders tomorrow. I'm down to 8x MIRU 3 and about 20x MIRU 2. Also I have about 40 leftover vertical MIRU 3's I made special for the KS. Those are up now. mimicpublishing.com/product/hex-...

Last night I got to sketch out a map for Glitch: Adventures. A planned CCG with an end in mind, across 9 boxes players explore this map managing a team of ghosts, competing in tournaments and solving mysteries. I'm pretty happy with this so far, will shape it better when i get to the details.

The people who need to read this aren't gonna. I get that it's a good thing, generally. But it's just gotten anti-ai folks talking about ai. (Again) My feed is full. What if, hear me out, we just stopped talking about it all the time (or at all) I don't think about it til you bring it up.

Write it down before all the pencil factories close shop. We live in that timeline. Next to the tech draw full of USB A cables and Nokia phones, keep an analog drawer. Pencils. Paper. Maybe an eraser if you're rich and can afford mistakes. Long live print. Long live analog.

Ok, been a wild month, I just didn't look back at this while I finished vM3 and cared for Artemis. Diving back in a little today. Still need to solve the 'base board' issue. But I think enemies really evolved in a fun way. Explained below, but in Pondus, all enemies are AI. 1-6p, automated.

We're moving and I'm having to fill out this little girl's history (idk her birthday?? was never told???) but I found her purchase receipt. From Austin Pets Alive as a Cybermonday deal for $0. Best purchase I've ever made. Syn is such a treasure and I love her so much! She's cute at every angle!

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We must end the so called occupation of "landlord". It's kinda weird we all put up with it!

AMA. My May #boardgame plays. Time flies by. Had a buddy visit, went to Portland and rode some Boston trains so lots of plays with friends of smaller games. My new plays highlights were: On Mars, Orléans, Waddle, and Gudnak! What did you get to the table in May? #bgstats

Added to my home screen. A fantastic daily puzzle. If you like trick taking you gotta check this out.

What is 'indie'? Would I qualify for the vibe here? If I print 1500 units (the minimum with Longpack) of something like Human or Nakagin Capsule Tower & bring 200 to Pax, is that outside the scope of IGNM trying? I feel small, financially and reach. but my ambition is more than 20 copies of a game.

AMA. My May #boardgame plays. Time flies by. Had a buddy visit, went to Portland and rode some Boston trains so lots of plays with friends of smaller games. My new plays highlights were: On Mars, Orléans, Waddle, and Gudnak! What did you get to the table in May? #bgstats

Got a quick solo game of On Mars in. May try again actually. Lost terribly. I'm not a fast engine builder, I was way behind by turn 15 lol. Tough puzzle to solve! But really wanna spend more time with this game. It's scratching a sandbox itch I get from like stardew valley of something.

Played a great game of On Mars today. Ended in a tie breaker with the new player and he won cause he had 2 more crystals than the most experienced player. A wild upset for sure. We found this play through to not be as heady as we thought it would. Sweetlands felt more brain draining. A surprise!

Question of the day Bluesky: When setting up for a boardgame what are the rules for the board orientation? Which way should the board and components face? My answer in the next comment but curious if you have any rules you follow here?

Played a great game of On Mars today. Ended in a tie breaker with the new player and he won cause he had 2 more crystals than the most experienced player. A wild upset for sure. We found this play through to not be as heady as we thought it would. Sweetlands felt more brain draining. A surprise!

Question of the day Bluesky: When setting up for a boardgame what are the rules for the board orientation? Which way should the board and components face? My answer in the next comment but curious if you have any rules you follow here?

Hey! Wake up! You're android fresh off the factory line. Before you can be delivered to your new family, you'll need to go through a diagnostic, make sure your programming is top notch. I'm working on part 2 of the introduction for Human. This is where you arrive in your new home, and it's dramatic

Having a pet is an interesting relationship. Unlike an actual child, you will likely outlive them. It's devastating. And unfair. And I miss her so much. Tell em you love em. We get so few moments to do so. Artemis is no longer with us. You won't believe all the places I look now and she isn't there.

hinokodo.itch.io/human The print & playtest is live. Free to download. Let me know what you think. Looking for feedback on the core game loop if you have any. Mancala-like action system, while you manage cards to resolve memories until you can close the session. May Alora Be With You.

Plans brewing to play On Mars this weekend, the heaviest game in my collection. So I wanted to refresh and try the expansion solo mode, people said was better. I got to turn 6 before midnight and had to pack it up. Might try again tonight. Had a furry alien visitor stop by. Mars creatures are cute

hinokodo.itch.io/human The print & playtest is live. Free to download. Let me know what you think. Looking for feedback on the core game loop if you have any. Mancala-like action system, while you manage cards to resolve memories until you can close the session. May Alora Be With You.

excited for this. the vibes are off the charts. An animated series would be so cool! (also for you EBR fans, there's a mini $25 expansion tucked in this thing as an add on, don't miss it!)

Hope everyone is doing well today. Woke up with a new boardgame idea. Reminds me of Targi a bit. Anyways, it's mancala cardless trick-taking. On your turn you move beads. start determines a row/column, end determines the card. put a valued token (0-8) on the 'card'. then see who won the trick.

Actually alot of fun. Fantastic setup. Tricky puzzles here.

If you were confused by the way bluesky shows your profile banner, this free template may help you. There's a free affinity v2 template on my itch page. You can also use the image on this post if you don't use affinity. blue won't show up on dekstop/pink for mobile. hinokodo.itch.io/text

ok first round of print and playtest for Human is done. cutting them up right now to give it a shot. Was hoping May would have looked much different, but I'm getting done what I can. Human is the origin story for Alora, the AI God. The playtest focuses on her birth: [Factory Settings]

Got my first IRL game of Orléans in. (Solo! The dignitary scenerio from the invasion expansion) This one isn't about points but trying to grab 8 citizen tokens before the timer runs out. Fun puzzle. Excited to see what the other scenarios are about.

A worker placement and mancala style system set in a cartoon universe. Sounds fantastic. The age of mancala gems are among us. Excited to see how this one plays!

Recently whittled my wingspan collection down to just Asia (the 1-2p stand-alone). Got the America's expansion, finally tried it solo last night. The hummingbirds are very thematic and bounce back and forth. It was close but I beat the ai. Just these 2 boxes and look how HUGE the stack of cards are.

Recalling my love for my film cameras. The yashixa fx-3 Super 2000 (what a name) and the Lomo Lubitel 166 Olympic 1980 twin reflex (large format!). Here's some of the better pictures from the 5 or so rolls I could afford a few years ago.

Recalling my love for my film cameras. The yashixa fx-3 Super 2000 (what a name) and the Lomo Lubitel 166 Olympic 1980 twin reflex (large format!). Here's some of the better pictures from the 5 or so rolls I could afford a few years ago.

@gregisonthego.bsky.social Idk if you're on Instagram, but the folks over at games unlimited did a little shout out to Keep the Faith. www.instagram.com/reel/DYkzfRk... I like their videos. They highlight a lot of games. Good vibes.

It's been a wild weekend. Hope everyone is doing ok. They say it's all about the small things in life. The little wins. Do you have a little win you wanna share? I recently got the America's wingspan expansion and managed to fit it in the Asia box. (I only play it solo so 1-2p box is perf for me)

@hinokodo.com makes one that I've been using for a while now. hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

Tell em you love em. We get so few moments to do so.

MIRU MIRU on the wall who is the most horizontal of them all?

It's a new weekend and my old roommate from Austin is visiting. Old see their friends every 2 years? 😭 Went to America's oldest bookstore (no rpgs), Starwars deckbuilding! (Crushed him lol) Saw a special showing of Obsession, got a cat and a wishing willow from it. Used my wish. You all love me now.

I wanna tell you about a dream. Imagine with me, a concrete building. Secluded but close enough to the city. A destination experience. Not a red barn, but a concentrated reminder that nature is precious, and the relationship humanity has with it can be beautiful, intentional, and worth it.

I'm so excited for this expansion. Conservas is so good! Excited to play it more! The new expansion seems to make it more replayable, some kind of event book you can use to mix and match it looks like. Jenna does a great job of showing off a lot of solo games! www.youtube.com/live/41KAY1d...

The Aloraverse timeline is right on schedule.

In case you missed it yesterday. I had a little award ceremony for the games in my own collection. What are your top games in your collection? Do you have a favorite category? Any hidden gems we should know about?