The 3 most recent times I taught games (different groups), people asked questions I had literally answered 2 minutes earlier & I couldn't help pointing that out. Afterwards I wondered if I should just have explained it again without comment, but it annoys me so much when people don't

Doenjang jjigae is one of the best soups in the world and definitely a comfort #food to me. Wonderfully easy to make thanks to Aaron and Claire, too: https://youtu.be/JnSnWQc_HcM

In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.

Lorwyn Eclipsed Prerelease #MTG

I watched the trailer for the new #TheSheepDetectives movie and, having read the novel it's based on, I'm pleased to see they cranked up the humour. Very curious to find out how close the movie is to the book otherwise.

HELL YEAH!! Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show! And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time! So congrats friends! We did this together!!! 🙌🙌💖💖💖

I also had my first play of Diced Veggies today. Charming dice drafter where you try to hit combos to make recipes. What are you ordering from my restaurant? boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38... #boardgame

YIKES. Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license. Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help. Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️

Fun fact: Authors often have very little knowledge of foreign editions of our books--they just sort of *happen*. Funner fact: The German cover of BLOOM is an absolute banger!! Thanks to Jaqueline Kropmanns for this utter beauty of a cover for the Festa Verlag edition of one of my favorite works!

Hey, guess what: buriedgiantstudios.com

From the same designer & publisher who did that Māori game a couple years back, never talked to any Māori, and disregarded any complaints about representation & appropriation on Kickstarter while other white dudes leapt to his defense, all while deflecting with dubious claims of historical accuracy

Ya podéis hincarle el diente a mi nueva creación: Sorginkeriak «brujerías» Un juego de rol sobre la caza de brujas en Euskal Herria durante los siglos XVI y XVII basado en Cthulhu Dark. En descarga gratuita y con licencia libre. enekopalencia.itch.io/sorginkeriak

Lustig (nicht), dass meine Krankenkasse ohne Murren Homöopathie erstattet, aber keine Lactasetabletten, die mir tatsächlich Beschwerden ersparen. 🤪

We're starting a tradition, every year we will commission a family portrait by a board game illustrator to utlize as a holiday card and to capture the memories of that year. This year we were lucky enough to partner with Giacomo Vichi, who did such a remarkable job!

A Very Civil Whist is @fredserval.bsky.social's take on the English Civil War and trick-taking. This one is excellent. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/09/a...

Wegen Überproduktion lagern südlich von Leipzig 4.000 Tonnen Kartoffeln. Diese sollen jetzt gratis verteilt werden in Berlin, Annehmestellen können sein: * Schulen & Kitas * Kirchengemeinden * Vereine & Organisationen * Privatpersonen Bitte verteilen, danke! www.4000-tonnen.de #Berlin

This reminds me, I finally need to get this played! It's been waiting on my shelf since I got it on the secondary market last year. Very excited!

This is exactly what I wanted. Artwork that perfectly matches the style of the original set. Old artists returning to provide absolute bangers. This set is 1000% for me

In Kroatien können seit dem 1.1. neben Kindern, Schüler*innen, Studierenden, Rentner*innen und Menschen ü65 nun auch Menschen mit Behinderung kostenlos mit der Bahn durchs ganze Land reisen. 🛤️🛤️🛤️ Es gibt zu viele negative News, deswegen poste ich jeden Tag eine #guteNewsdesTages.

The one valid reason in my eyes is individual journalists lurking to report what’s happening on there, the same way they would on a Nazi forum. There is no valid reason to post there. There is no valid reason for any public figure, organisation or bored random to be there. Not one.

FINALLY SOME CHANGELING UPGRADES LET'S GO

Play video games on whatever difficulty you're comfortable playing on. As long as you're having fun that's the main thing

All Broadway shows should be recorded and the videos available for purchase by anyone

Trying to rid Faerûn of the Displacer Beast and the Beholder was too difficult a task for our brave heroes today, we lost by one round. 😅 #HorrifiedDungeonsAndDragons

The Curse of Monkey Island, no contest!

Something you should know about me is I think Bojack is one of the greatest pieces of art of our time and I will die on the hill that it should be in any college class on early 21st century media

Erst kommt die eine Liste, dann eine andere Liste. Niemand möchte darauf stehen. Bitte unterzeichnet noch.

Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

Yesterday my friends introduced me to #FoodWars #ShokugekiNoSoma and I knew it's the kind of anime I don't like (over the top, with people turning into chibis when they're angry or excited). I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it! Unfortunately I have no streaming & the DVDs are

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.

Dänemark hat die Mehrwertsteuer auf Bücher abgeschafft, um Lesen zu fördern. Bislang gab es dort mit 25% die europaweit höchste Mwst. auf Bücher. 📖📖📖 Es gibt zu viele negative News, deswegen poste ich jeden Tag eine #guteNewsdesTages.

Hannibal

I think one thing about the internet age is that we all watch the world decay and burn together and a stark bifurcation appears: it was never us/them, one country versus another. The good people from every country hold each other and fight together against the powers of evil that hurt us all

#ServiceSkeet #Erinnerung

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

Wenn mich eins wirklich ankotzt, über alle politischen Grenzen hinweg, dann ist es Feigheit. Insbesondere Feigheit von Leuten mit Macht. Wer sich einer Wahl stellt und ein demokratisches Votum bekommt Menschen zu repräsentieren darf nie feig sein. Wir erleben leider ein Europa der Feigheit.

OMG 😭 Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure." LIFE SAVING! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...

Ich habe einen Friedensfeuer für die Welt entzündet. Mögen alle Arschlöcher darin schmoren.

It is 1991. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country. It is 2003. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country. It is 2026. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country.

Remember this, @hils.bsky.social? 😄 Ah, the memories!

Last night I played one of my most recent commander brews based on Bard Class, with Rienne, Angel of Rebirth as my commander and tons of legendary spells that profit from the cost reduction given by Bard Class. Great fun! #MagicTheGathering

Hmm, I wonder if any cube designers already do that kind of design

Youre not a smart clever boy because you guessed what a film is about to do. The world doesnt need another Person-Who-Dings-Movies but sitting on the couch with them. You can guess everything about a film or show and it can still be entertaining. You are not your favorite YouTube critic.

TFW you cut your proxy cards for your new Commander deck, fresh from the copy shop, and realize there are somehow 5 cards missing which your collection spreadsheet says you already have but apparently not in your spare card box... 🙄😫

The humour in #TheMessenger is brilliant, I'm loving this game already. 😄

I read 34 #books across 11,275 pages in 2025. The average length of the books I read was 329 pages and it took me around 14 days to finish each book. My average rating was 3.96. I decided not to finish 3 of the books I picked up this year.

I spent New Year's Eve with my best friends, tons of delicious food (retro themed) and cocktails, Dinner for One, and Hitster. 😄

All the cool kids are doing it, so here's my 2025 in #boardgames! I got to borrow some games from the library, and of the ones I bought, I've only sold one since. The last 2 pics are my favourite 50 games of the year, in no particular order.

I got to play a lot of #boardgames in December, and a lot of them were pretty awesome! I'm particularly happy to have had the chance to try some heavier/more niche games, too. 😊