Looks like the Kindle edition of Useless Etymology is 90% off right now! Grab it for $1.99. www.amazon.com/Useless-Etym...

✨ new puzzle! ✨ This one is from two bona fide adults - @joeadultman.bsky.social and myself! We hope you like it! www.patreon.com/crypticcrossweird

Hello and welcome new followers!! If you aren’t aware, Bluesky has a feature called “starter packs” that help jumpstart your account by following some of the best posters on a particular topic, curated by the creator of the pack! Here is one I created in the past, with a lot of great people in it!

If you can't wait for next week, @joeadultman.bsky.social and I teamed up to write a festive full-sized variety puzzle that @juffowup.bsky.social was kind enough to take the paywall down for, if you're so inclined to check it out! www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Pathfinder Quest is fun, quick to learn, and you can play too! @goodtimesociety.com buff.ly/GzXrqIn

My Pathfinder Quest Co-Designer @joeadultman.bsky.social and I sat down and talked about the game with Ryan over at @knowdirection.bsky.social! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK6b...

Looks like old Eppy is going to need a new computer monitor. In unrelated news, have you heard about Wolfspell? www.worldswithoutmaster.com/bazaar/wolfs... 🐺✨ You know! I bet if I sold five of these puppies, I could easily get that new monitor. 🤔 That's an interesting coincidence.

Did you know that I make artsy fartsy stuff and sell it on Etsy? It's true, and I just added some new prints and stickers to my shop this morning. Feel free to stop by and take a look, and help me spread the word. I appreciate your support! 💖 #SmallBiz #Etsy #ShopSmall #ArtShop #SupportHumanArtists

Pathfinder Quest lands on BackerKit TOMORROW! It’s your last chance to join our Launch Party and be first in line when we go live to receive a free Time Dragon metal coin with your pledge! buff.ly/McdIXUj

Some of us will be on at 6 central to play cooperative word games to raise money! Come pledge per point we get (33 max), or just hang out!

🍉 12 hour charity stream is starting! 🍉 come hang for word games and puzzles, group solve a mystery hunt by patrick berry, do some cryptic construction with bob weisz, collaborative games with @joeadultman.bsky.social and life advice from @giltcomplex.bsky.social ! www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

🍉 fundraising stream tomorrow! 🍉 we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share! www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

Psst. Do you do that #ttrpg streaming thing? Would you be interest in streaming some Swords Without Master? Perhaps with the creator? Cause I know him. And I can hook that up. If you were interested, that is.

1 deck, 5 suits, 65 cards, and limitless game possibilities! Pull your gaming group into orbit with Starfinder Infinity Deck at Booth 203! buff.ly/CNnQeBt #starfinder #starfinder2e #ttrpg #gencon #gencon2025 #paizo

What's better than having one game crowdfunding on Backerkit? Why two of course! The launch party for Pathfinder Quest is now LIVE! Join now to get a free coin with your pledge! The campaign launches in September! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

So excited for the crowdfunder for our co-op adventure board game to be ramping up! Please check it out and let me know what you think!

It's almost here! 🤠 Westwords is on Sunday June 22 and we've got a day of joy-giving, brain-tickling puzzles ready to be enjoyed by solvers both in-person and online. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time! ✍️ westwordsbestwords.com

👀 what’s this? 👀 this week’s cryptic crossweird puzzle is by me! hope you enjoy 💜 patreon.com/crypticcross...

The Gauntlet is TOMORROW and I'm at $475 of my $750 individual fundraising goal. If you want to help our team, there's still time to donate and spread the word! Our team page is here: tiltify.com/+paizo/gaunt... #boardgames #MoxGauntlet #charitytournament #GamingForGood

With just under 2 and a half hours left, I'd LOVE to see us break $90,000!!!! I think we can do it!

Holy shit is @paizo.com giving us a MONSTER DATING SIM BOARD GAME?!?!?! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

Paizo is running an Earth Day sale! From now until the end of the day Wednesday, you can get Elemental Stones, a boardgame from @joeadultman.bsky.social and I for 40% off! paizo.com/products/btq...

So close to funding!

Attention LGBTQIA+ board game industry folks! I am creating a GeekList for LGBTQIA+ Publishers, Designers, Artists, and more. If you fall into one or more of these please consider filling out this form by 4/27/25 (for yourself, no outing anyone please). Thank you! 🥰 forms.gle/iaH5Z9giYyDi...

TTRPGs for Trans Rights: Ohio is live on @itch.io! For as low as $5, get over $1700 worth of games, zines, digital accessories, and more! All proceeds benefit @kycohio.bsky.social and @transohio.bsky.social, two organizations doing important work for LGBTQ+ folks in Ohio! itch.io/b/2946/ttrpg...

I got to do some grocery shopping right now, but maybe tomorrow I'll dive into the whole Devil's Realtor story? Check out the Kickstarter. Nathan's the guy behind World Wide Wrestling. You know me from Dread and Swords Without Master. You might like our stuff! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...

Wouldn't it be weird if that number of followers got to 100 before tomorrow?

Ready to test your powers of observation, deduction and reasoning? Pacific Northwest Mole is a brand-new weekend-long gaming experience in Seattle! Join us for three days of challenges in exciting locations as you discover the identity of a hidden saboteur. Learn more and apply at pnwmole.com.

Plug time! Joe and I can't wait for you to try out this weird deck of cards! Play our games or make your own! paizo.com/products/btq...

I’m very proud to be a part of These Puzzles Fund Abortion 5 — what’s happening to our friends south of the border is damn scary, and this is a great way that we can help. This year’s pack contains 23 original, brand-new puzzles centered on social and reproductive justice themes (mine’s a cryptic)

Here we go! 41-hour birthday stream begins now… twitch.tv/joeadultman

Pleased as punch to be a (small) part of this launch! Yay for American cryptics!

🚨🚨🚨 new cryptic outlet alert! 🚨🚨🚨 Proud to announce Cryptic Crossweird, a venue for midsized cryptics at $2.50/mo. For launch, we have a special 4-puzzle pack featuring: @fabioethics.bsky.social, @bewilderingly.bsky.social, @joeadultman.bsky.social and us! patreon.com/crypticcross... 💖

Doing a 41-hour birthday stream this coming weekend! (I will of course be sleeping in the middle of it.) Lots of random fun stuff on the docket with special guests—all I need to do now is get used to getting up at 6am… 🥱

Lovely advice for new cryptic crossword solvers!

As I just explained on TV, the tiny crossword visible in tonight’s opening shot was created by our brilliant team member Dan Peake and CAN BE PLAYED! To save you copying it off the television, here are photos of both these simple and cryptic versions. Happy New Year! We love you. #OnlyConnect

We’re at PAX Unplugged this weekend! Stop by our booth in the Gaming Hall (Hall D – 56A) and play a demo of Pathfinder Quest! Curious about Pathfinder Quest but not at the show? Sign up to follow along: https://paizo.me/PathfinderQuest

We're having a blast at PAX Unplugged! Stop by our booth in the Gaming Hall (Hall D – 56A) and be the first to try out our upcoming Pathfinder Quest board game, get the tea on the Impossible Platyest, or dive into a Pathfinder Society game!

Hey #CrossStitch fans Donate to a literacy / reading / books org on this list and get bookmark patterns in return #SpellboundStitches #StitchersForLiteracy docs.google.com/document/d/1...

GIVEAWAY! Want a copy of my new book about how boardgames make us human, THE GAME CHANGERS? I'm giving away a bundle of every book I've published with Canongate! Share this post & reply with any question about tabletop games. I'll randomly pick a winner at the end of the week.

Registrants, check your inboxes! We emailed out all the essential info today, along with a little bonus 😉 Haven't registered yet? There's still time! The tourney is a week from Sunday. Click to sign up! 🤠 www.westwordsbestwords.com/westwords-home

Westwords is two weeks away! We have a few more spaces available for in-person competition in Berkeley and we'll also be hosting an online competition. Register now: www.westwordsbestwords.com

You Don't Meet in a Tavern is Live on Gamefound! 🎉 Please go follow and back here gamefound.com/en/projects/...

I contributed a cryptic crossword to this fundraising pack for a very important cause. All the puzzles are so good and it's no surprise -- just check out the list of amazing constructors, editors, and test-solvers. Honoured to be among such company. Please donate! www.abortionpuzzles.com/tpfa-4

Folks created this bundle to help me cover cancer costs. It's a >$1,035.04< value, for $29.95. Highlights include: Dozens of Pathfinder & Starfinder supplements ICONS Superpowered Roleplaying Morgalad Fantasy RPG PunkApocalyptic RPG Sovereign Stone SW preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

New game what dis www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Sometimes, when wandering around Backerkit, you find the most curious things on the coming soon pages... www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Owen is an incredibly supportive and kind person who needs support from those of us whose lives he’s greatly improved—and probably from some strangers, too, if you can spare it.