I've gotta say, I think I've been sending MIRU to IPR for the past 2+ years now. And it's changed my life. They're on time with payments, they give you sales numbers, they reply to emails promptly. Can't ask for a better partner. Full recommendation from me.

I try not to make it a habit to second guess the art I see on the web now. I try to keep it glass full and trust others. This is just an exercise. Do you think this filler image on gamefound's log in page ai art? if so, why?

It's time to bring back a classic as the universal format. Small, protected, tangible, and insertable like the future we were promised. #minidisc

Hey! If I have something new or you're discovering me for the first time, this is the link to check out: hinokodo.com Everything me in one convenient spot.

Excited for this! Clever how people can get fun games down to just cards (and a few tokens here And there)

June's board game stats. As I try to play every game in my library at least once this year, lot of single plays. Highlights: our Dune play was epic. Trying Altera was fun! Revisiting Parks was refreshing and inspiring. I want to make beautiful and elegant games too. #bgstats

Got to play 4p game of Formosa Tea (2e) tonight with some buds and my wife. This game is hard to teach, so much so I won on accident. But I think it has a lot of interesting and fun moments, it's worth getting over that first hump. Harvest, process, and sell tea. 10/10. And historical! Learned alot!

updated the logo a little more and the kickstarter banner. Give Pondus a follow if it looks like it'll be up your alley. A Solo/Co-op adventure and Battle Royale (without player elimination) board game of domino magic & power. Aim is October 2026 for witchstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mim...

This a million. Idk if I'm a minority thought, but plastic is such a turn off. I know it's its own art/craft, plastic modeling and such, but wood is so much cooler. Looking forward to rewood becoming more affordable for publishers to utilize. The castles in rebirth are beautiful.

updated the logo a little more and the kickstarter banner. Give Pondus a follow if it looks like it'll be up your alley. A Solo/Co-op adventure and Battle Royale (without player elimination) board game of domino magic & power. Aim is October 2026 for witchstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mim...

Did some work on the PONDUS logo last night. Aiming for something more playful, whimsy, but with a little weight. This is (fun) serious business, your hunt for the orbs of power. What do you think? Good direction?

Post your book covers! Lot of miru. the soundtrack. the hex kit! Elseware Express!

This is so sad. This is my go to movie theater. I drive 40 minutes out of the way to get to the Boston location. Went exclusively to Alamo Drafthouse when I lived in Austin for 8 years. I've seen over 300 movies there. The magic of my first showing, unbelievable. The magic is nearly gone now.

What's it like in my head? There are no wolves inside me. Just 2 cats and a dog trying to play chess.

Spirit Island got brought up in the Atopia discord recently and it's been on my mind so I figured I'd get it to the table. (Last play was Oct 2023, so it's on the #boardgame list to play this year anyways) Wish me luck!

This is the pondus player board. (comes in 6 different colors) The top holds your action tiles. (you play them left to right) You get the action back when it falls off. The left holds your dominoes and damage. (you have 15 HP) and the right holds your energy and bonus tiles.

This is the pondus player board. (comes in 6 different colors) The top holds your action tiles. (you play them left to right) You get the action back when it falls off. The left holds your dominoes and damage. (you have 15 HP) and the right holds your energy and bonus tiles.

Imagine with me. You and up to 3 other friends explore a healing world where giant mechs roam. Create an adventure together to take down an ai god using individual mancala boards for your reactions. A Hex Kit adventure pack?

They don't make cool books like this anymore. Rare specimen among us.

Great video! Always an interesting conversation around this issue in TCGs (basically gambling). Makes sense if the main format is draft with strangers. But is that how people play Magic now? On the flip coin, would be nice to play something like LOTR LCG or Earthborne for $20. that $100 buy in is 😭😩

One of my son's classmates is obsessed with the NYC subway system (and trains in general) and has a kickstarter up for a board game he designed about it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

@dnlnwmn.bsky.social Your nemesis youtu.be/5hSeyjOo6tQ?... (I haven't watched it yet, was just recommended it by the A L G O R I T H M)

This looks so good! So excited for this!

Ok saw that bluesky has some blogging options now and I tried one out. Do you vibe with wandering wizards on the hunt for the orbs of power? Boy if so do I have a game for you! In this post I document the spark and process to where the game is at now. pckt.blog/b/hinokodo/p...

This was a great watch. Shows important different perspectives are to the things we love like board games. We're basically moving from 'there's an app for that' to 'there's a board game about that' and I love that.

The high boardgame council of design and aesthetics. If you like pretty (and good) these are the 3. Have you seen Altera?? The vibe is off the charts.

Ostia tonight! Only 361 points this game. Idk how to beat 500 😭😭😭. This is such a brilliant and elegant game. The mancala puzzle is so much fun! The expansion adds some interesting obstacles for players, and the solo in this game is so simple. Millisecond ai turns. 10/10 this is a perfect game.

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happy Sunday. Pondus update! I've figured out enemies, the punchboard layouts, & the base maps. The 1-2p game of Pondus is an adventure game. You travel through an area defeating enemies to claim an orb of power. Enemies need to be simple, but get more challenging as you progress, here's what I did:

I spy the best booth at Origins!

I game design directly in Affinity. I take notes by making the thing. I'm so anti-middle man, I cut out note taking. There are no men nor middles in my design process. I still struggle finding projects, cause I'll give them basic names like map.af and put them in branded folders..lost to the ether.

Excited for this. looks like it's live now!

Working through my collection, trying to play everything at least once. (100 games to go) Last night I played @paulsalomon27.bsky.social 's Honey Buzz, a brilliant hive making worker bee placement game. Beautiful puzzle. I have every expansion (I think) all in on this solo play. 145 points! Fun time

Sold out of MIRU 3. (Reprint was ordered a few days ago) I'm moving soon, but really hoping I can find the time soon to make a video for the new MIRU editions and the hex kit. Give folks a visual example of play and setup and tear down and such.

I love this little component that @qualitybeast.bsky.social included in their game. I think it should be in all games. I will probably find a rock to paint and keep on hand as a stand-in for this at any game. Wouldn’t you enjoy receiving or passing this out at the table? (1/2)

Happy Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well. I'm moving soon, packing up and finding gems I have to share. Today's gem? @monsterclub.bsky.social Beautiful art. Very creative products. Orders included a newspaper origin?? Cool flyers! Clever deck boxes. We could all learn a lot from them.

Made some ghosts for Glitch yesterday. Liking this ink style. Needs more glitches. 197 more to go. Glitch is a trick-taking dueling and adventure game series. Players bring their own trick-taking decks. Has a tactical element, and a race to trigger the end but score higher. Win w/ style, not power!

Happen Upon, A Traveling Merchant booth at East Coast Comic Expo Moncton June 12 -13 3/3

I'm moving soon. I have a shelf of expansion boxes. (And some other junk) Do you keep expansion boxes? Boxes for the laptop you bought? Lego boxes? Should I keep the punchboards for my first boardgame? (I made)

We were talking about video games on the discord. I don't really use steam so I don't have an easy to capture top 10 played. So I made my own. Arranged roughly by hours played, these are my top 10 favorite video games. Do I have good taste? Can you tell my age? lol

Anybody going to go and see The Death Of Robin Hood in theaters? I think I might!

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.