Hey, if you're in #LafayetteIN on #April1 then you'd probably like to see my actual non-machine-generated dramatic plays read by real hoopy froods. It's me and my talented playwright group in a 60-second play festival! No joke! I'll have 3, maybe 4 plays in it […] [Original post on hoosier.social]

It's sine die in #indiana and I can officially report that NO ANTI-LGBTQ LANGUAGE SURVIVED THIS SESSION. This is the first time that's happened since 2020 - the start of the anti-#trans wave that has swept the country. This is a very big deal, and today I'm pleased and proud to call myself a […]

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

My good pal Travis is doing a #Kickstarter. I just backed Dracula Is Dead on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lim...

Heads up, #HoosierSky! Apparently I can quote-post another quote-post from Mastodon! Plus I get a callout on my favorite #Hoosier social media site #HoosierSocial on #Mastodon. I'm #HoosierMast famous. My mom would be proud.

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

Beckwith just literally shooting himself and his party in the foot by popping off on social media. Again.

How to build a "Truth Sandwich" for Thanksgiving gatherings. No, you won't need any left-over turkey. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#hoosierfunq #hoosierquestionoftheweek 🎉 With Thanksgiving coming up, we might have some family time. Tell us your favorite board game(s)? (I post HoosierFunQ on Mondays about personal Qs, and HoosierLifeQ on Thursdays about regional/cultural Qs. This is for #hoosiermast and the #hoosier […]

Hey there #Evansville #HoosierMast - one last boost before the event, but if you have time this evening we'll be writing letters to lawmakers in opposition to redistricting! We'll be at the old Washington Square Mall food court. Come on out and join us - I'm […] [Original post on hoosier.social]

Hey #HoosierSky - I'm the official "Ambassador of Fun" over at Hoosier.Social. It's the most beautiful and lovely Mastodon server ever, locally owned and operated, and just for us Hoosiers. We are doing fun stuff over there.

What's next, you ask?

Hey #HoosierSky - I stopped by lovely Lebanon on my way to am Indianapolis magic gig. Come out and say hi. It's a wonderful, positive, and patriotic event! 🤩 Also, check out Hoosier.Social for a friendly buncha Hoosiers.

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For those of you in #HoosierSky, hoosier.social is a great on-ramp to the Mastodon experience, with a friendly local community made by and for Hoosiers.

Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

Too elaborate for a Labor Day protest sign, but worth sharing again.

Yesterday at my gig, I performed magic for a local celebrity, and former colleague at Purdue Athletics. (I was his computer guy about 20 years ago.) He said, "You're a really good magician!" #lafayettein #purdue #mbb #hoosiermast #indiana #tippecanoeco

Hey #lafayettein, what dumb mischief can we get into today? At the #moseydownmainstreet. #hoosiermast #indiana #magic #magician #magiciansofmastodon #tippecanoeco

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

ICE is a government jobs program for sociopaths

Everyone deserves a safe place to sleep.

If you're take is that it's ok to celebrate harm done to people with the justification that some X percentage of them have bad ideas then you and I definitely aren't fighting to build the same kind of world and I don't think I want to be in your movement or to have you in mine.

Tomorrow I'll be representing @ttgda.bsky.social and @gamaofficial.bsky.social on a lobby day on tariffs. Feel free to share your stories with me about how you've been affected by tariffs on games.

A little good news for your scrolly-scroll. I just turned in my final project for #gradschool at #purdueglobal. Which means I'm all done except for the shouting. I have sufficient points to #graduate with my #msit, however the grade lands. I also feel like an incredible weight has been lifted […]

If you find Indiana too far away, and still wanna do #boardgamedesign with a great crowd at home, check out #protospielonline - the same weekend May 16-18. Yes, the same cool community of #protospiel fun, packaged up into a gamified online experience and it literally attracts gamers testing […]

Stoppage: Flat River Group has decided not to attend Gen Con 2025 as originally planned, so its booth will (I imagine) go up for grabs to other publishers still interested in attending...assuming that they have goods to sell. (FRG had placed its productions on hiatus in mid-April 2025.) —WEM

If your social network can "go down" than it is not decentralized.

The number of people I know who want to do fascist things in order to "fight" fascism is pretty disturbing.

If you're not on mastodon you're missing out on my thread where I livetweet my experience playing Tears of the Kingdom Just saying

Hey #Indiana folks - I should also say: I'm now a member of the governing committee of Hoosier.Social. If you live in Indiana, or have ties to Indiana, you'll be welcome. It's a local Mastodon server, which is a little like PBS/NPR for social media - owned an operated by local volunteers. #Mastodon

The #Indiana -based social media server Hoosier.Social is really heating up. Check us out online or at various events around the state this year. hoosier.social

Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

A strategic thought for board game makers: If Chinese tariffs persist, game supply will drop (most are made in China). A resulting recession would boost demand, as games are counter-cyclical. When supply FALLS and demand RISES, opportunities emerge. The key is finding the right ones. 🎲✂️(1/3)

Terry Pratchett wrote the only text that matters on sin: "And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.” “It’s a lot more complicated than that—” “No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re […]

If you're on Bluesky, please consider also following @ap.brid.gy . This will allow your account to be seen by your friends over on Mastodon. Literally, that's all you have to do: follow that account! Thanks!

Here's my thread on #ProtospielKnoxville on my Hoosier.Social account. You should absolutely follow me there for all of the deets about things you like.

The Game Crafter is a proud sponsor of Protospiel Knoxville (May 10-12) and we support the event each year with a collection of board game pieces and blank prototyping components. We highly recommend Protospiel events for board game designers! Badges available at tabletop.events/conventions/...

Back on the other site I had a long thread of contrarian (but sincerely-held) board game design hot takes. Here's a shorter thread with the best of them. 🧵

We aren't helpless. There's just a huge, well-funded PR campaign dedicated to convincing us we are.

Yep

Great work everyone

Being sad is OK. 👇

Happy Twin Peaks day!

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Want to tell your #indiana lawmakers - even some Dems! - exactly what you think about them voting for bills that paint a target on trans people's back? Well here's your chance. Go do it - I've made it easy for you. https://secure.everyaction.com/izeDQ9Y3nUCIRpGGEFTA6w2 #hoosiermast #inlegis […]

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