Very excited to bust this line out at a future Leder Games staff meeting.

It was your heart that got you this far. 💖

Very excited to bust this line out at a future Leder Games staff meeting.

This is your own fault for getting a real job

Geocache in Wisconsin about 14 in the air, on a tree without nearby branches to climb, all of it right on the edge of a pretty steep dropoff.

Everyone keeps warning me that Minnesota is really cold but idk what they’re talking about, I’ve lived here since mid-April and I’ve barely been cold at all.

Got to meet @patrickleder.bsky.social, too!

When you're in town for a work conference, you gotta meet up with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and @johnnydale.com at @leder.games!

After I'd decided to leave my last job but before I put in my official resignation, I got a meeting with HR put on my calendar for 3:30 on a Friday. I was so stoked! A severance package AND I could start here ASAP. Turns out the they needed help with Outlook and "I hear you're good with computers."

@eizebasa.baby is sick of me already.

There's a tool for that.

Probably the biggest transition I've had to deal with as I come back to daily office work after six years of WFH is remembering how to work buttons, zippers, and shoelaces.

New @johnnydale.com nickname just landed

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but this is actually a hospital for people that have eaten too much mayo. I guess you could talk to other patients there to get recipes.

I'm so excited for lunch! Ever since moving to the Twin Cities I've been driving past this sandwich shop and today I'm finally gonna try it. I hope they have a chipotle-lime aioli, that would really hit the spot in a turkey wrap.

Saint Paul, Minnesota 10 PM CDT One day after the solstice

Awwww @proptartmn.bsky.social and I have a shared appreciation for the South’s finest culinary achievements, so she bought me Moon Pie and Cheerwine inspired candy bars!

oh you being bad at board games wasn't just a schtick for the other account.

“RoboRally doesn’t have enough player interaction, it’s basically multiplayer solitaire.” - someone (me) so bad at the game he’s spent the first five turns spinning in circles two squares away from where he started.

Busting into Patrick's office "is this the right room for an argument?"

My first words to @patrickleder.bsky.social this morning was a Monty Python quote, which was fun but it also feels like a mean generalization a hater would make about people working at a board game company. If I saw it in a movie I'd be like "Oh COME ON." Big Bang Theory ahh moment.

“If you ever need anything, please don’t hesitate to come see me in my office.” My office:

I set aside the last two weeks and next week on my schedule to work on the minimum viable product that enforces some of my ideas for how Vast would work in a second edition. Thanks to @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @johnnydale.com @adamjury.com among others for helping get it to the table.

Testing out a fresh cut of Vast this afternoon!

This morning I was at breakfast with two of my Leder Games coworkers. The server apologized and said our food would take a little longer than usual. Between three of us, we were able to produce eight different games we had in purses and backpacks, plus ∞ more if you count the deck of playing cards.

The year is 2026. I'm listening to Kavinsky, deep into a huge cup of coffee, working on a second edition of Vast. My soul is pure rocket fuel right now. To everyone who makes moments like this possible: thank you.

"I organised a 12.000 player Root tournament and the winner gets 1 million dollars" is a video I would watch tbh.

Much to think about

We didn't want you to get in trouble, it was done out of love!

Last week I asked @proptartmn.bsky.social if I could post this as a cheeky way to boost pre-orders of Homeland before it went officially live. Today she showed me a sales chart with a big dip in it for the 24 hours between my post and the official announcement. I somehow caused pre-orders to DROP.

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with

One of the things that’s surprised me most about working with our (excellent!) customer service team is learning how many support tickets we get that are a variation on “I never got my game!! Where is it!? PS: I didn’t give you my shipping information, should I have done that…?”

Hey @patrickleder.bsky.social … hear me out:

Update to my previous post: if you die in Vast, you do not in fact "die in real life."

Street Band has withdrawn from the Freedom 250 Celebration.

it's that time of year again 🖤

A nice thing about working here at *** is that I can leave a Do Not Touch sign in any format whatsoever and my laptop is locked regardless

A nice thing about working here at Nerd Central is that I can leave a Do Not Touch sign in Latin and my coworkers get it.

Six weeks in, things are going pretty great over here! I think I'm settling in well, I love the team, and I haven't done anything stupid like accidentally reveal that Root: Homeland pre-orders are secretly live on our website a day ahead of schedule.

On clearance at Barnes & Noble. Thinking about picking it up as our next team-building activity.

"Dude, aren't you cold, why are you wearing shorts?" Me, a new arrival to the Twin Cities: BECAUSE I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A PLACE WHERE I HAVE TO CHECK THE WEATHER IN LATE MAY TO SEE IF IT'S SHORTS WEATHER

I just remembered that in corporate shorthand the abbreviation for “Executive Director” is XD!

Oh I recognise that guy from the first half, he just got hired by Leder Games!

THE MOST "BOARD GAMES" THING I'VE EVER DONE: I came to Saint Paul with only one game, knowing my Leder coworkers have anything I'd want to play. That game? Sidereal Confluence (first edition) Today I went to @0sjw0.bsky.social's board game yard sale and bought one game. What was it? Well...

This sounds a lot like what you were doing before, though. Maybe without the coworkers.

"Glenn Cook spent most of his career working on a GM assembly line. He would write in his head while he worked the line, then quickly jot down his thoughts in a small notebook during short breaks. At night he turned his notes into prose. He wrote three books a year using this method."