@senfoonglim.bsky.social helped me distill the whole thesis of my documentary into a 35 second sound bite. So, thanks, Sen! And thank you, @ludologypod.bsky.social for this wonderful chat!

THIS IS A GREAT GAME.

I played Dogs of War for the first time earlier this year and have been thinking about it ever since. The tug of war mechanism and game arc are just wonderful, as I wrote about here: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/10-more-le... Glad I can finally get a copy of my own! #boardgames #dogsofwar

The campaign for the new edition of the legendary Paolo Mori's Dogs of War is live! This is the next game in the @shutupshow.bsky.social Presents line, in partnership with @playtozgames.bsky.social (in which I am a partner). I'm a huge Mori fan and am very excited. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

SAD!! (via The Economist)

Jerry from Ben & Jerry's has resigned after 47 years after Unilever silenced their politcal activism.

Fun fact! I had a big role in Magical Athlete coming to the US. Here's the story: 🧵

Step into the shadowy world of 1930's private detectives in Stakeout by completing investigations and closing cases. This game by TTGDA member @esisgm.bsky.social and Lamplight Games currently funding on @kickstarter.com through October 16. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...

Game Design Lessons from the Emmy Awards! gametek.substack.com/p/game-desig... 🎲✂️

DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum is a thrilling race to freedom designed by Geoff Englestein and his children, Brian and Sydney. Get friends together to play as iconic Villains from your favorite Batman series in a dash out of Arkham Asylum! Watch our interview with the designers: youtu.be/6K-N9JlV7c8

Didn’t know @robdaviau.bsky.social ‘s evil twin is a contestant on this series of Taskmaster!

Playtest Thursday RETURNS next Thursday, Sept. 11th at the NYU Game Center! Our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on work-in-progress games is back for the Fall 2025 semester! External guests of NYU who wish to join, please fill out this form: forms.gle/3EdgXVDe95P7...

ICYMI - New game from Team Engelstein: DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum! Simplest game we've ever designed: On your turn roll a die and move that many spaces. First team to reach the end of the track wins! But surprising depth built on that simple chassis. Quick thread:

The ultimate obituary is one for someone you never got to meet that makes you so sorry you will never get the chance to do so. A coworkers father passed away last week, and his obituary easily clears that bar. RIP Howard Algeo. Wish we had met! obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituarie...

New game from me and the kids! It's been years since we got to design a game together, so this was a special treat. I absolutely adore this game and can't wait until you get to try it out. Plus with absolutely fantastic art from Ryans Goldsberry! shop.wizkids.com/products/dc-...

New game from me and the kids! It's been years since we got to design a game together, so this was a special treat. I absolutely adore this game and can't wait until you get to try it out. Plus with absolutely fantastic art from Ryans Goldsberry! shop.wizkids.com/products/dc-...

DC Breakout: Arkham Asylum is a thrilling race to freedom featuring a variety of iconic Villains from your favorite Batman series! Learn all about this new board game from the family who designed it as Vee Mus'e chats with Geoff, Brian, and Sydney Englestein! youtu.be/6K-N9JlV7c8

Me: Anthropic AI settled the copyright lawsuit for $1.5 bn, with each book getting about $3,000. It looks like the AI read at least five of my books! My wife: Well, at least someone read them. Me: (dead on floor, bleeding out)

A small part of the board game archives at @thestrongmuseum.bsky.social ! Appreciated the behind-the-scenes tour.

Game of the Month baby!

Safety regulations are written in blood. Remember that when vaccine mandates are gutted, worker protections are dismantled, and 20 years from now when people say these camp safety laws are classic “government overreach”.

TBT to 10 years ago when a relative dug his old Magic cards out of the cellar and asked me if they were worth anything. 😳 My son helped him sell them for a college fund for his son.

Fun little GHQ Video! @barnesandnoble.com www.instagram.com/p/DOJT6ivD5mY/

Los Angeles: share this. Fuck ICE.

GHQ is the Barnes & Noble Game of the Month for September! Now's a great time to grab your copy of this piece of history! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kurt-vonne...

"Strange New Worlds" is the Muppet Babies of the Star Trek Universe.

BIRD BLINDNESS omg

Well, I guess a big thank you to @tombrewster.bsky.social and the SU&SD team for bringing one of my all time favourite games back to life. Thunderbirds is my favourite Matt Leacock game by far, and it is very much coming back with a new theme as Animal Rescue Team! Coming soon apparently!

I finally finished Ulysses! I started it back in June, for the third time. (Had two other starts over the last 30 years that I abandoned). I'm quite confident 90% of it went over my head, but when I switched to reading it in 'vibe mode' and not worrying it was much more enjoyable.

Get King's Coalition from @playtozgames.bsky.social for only $8 MSRP on this card game is $20 This was one of our favourite games of 2024. A hand building game with variable scoring making it very replayable. #ad amzn.to/478iBTP

So many questions.

A great new GameTek Post by @gengelstein.bsky.social‬ (hope you had a nice birthday Geoff!) regarding a YouGov poll on the non-random selection of options during chance situations. The cool thing is each of the three findings discussed replicate previously observed findings! Here we go…

I hope that when the adults are back in charge that every one of these masked cowards and those giving the orders are prosecuted.

EMERGENCY GAMETEK POST open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...

My daughter has been cast as the “chaos witch” in a community theater production of Macbeth and I couldn’t be more proud and less surprised.

It is always satisfying to send a completed book manuscript off to your editor. 😎

Nice review of Harley Quinn Super Skill Pinball! www.boardseyeview.net/post/harley-...

‘"Trusting the experts is not a feature of either science or democracy," Kennedy said.’ “Trusting the experts” is literally foundational for science and a functioning democracy. www.scrippsnews.com/health/rfk-j...

I GET ONE FREE QUESTION. What should it be???

Why is this ‘unbelievable’? It’s how I learned to code in 79! The programs were stored on cassette tapes which were notoriously unreliable. I must have typed the code for Super Star Trek into my Apple II at least ten times.

New GameTek! In which I relate a story I rarely tell about a huge mistake I made. open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...

I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼 CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!! www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...

Do I know anyone in Amsterdam or Utrecht? We're traveling there in November, and I'd love to meet up with some folks and/or get some tourist suggestions.

Thanks to Devir for acting swiftly to recognize and correct this issue. boardgamegeek.com/thread/35556...

TTGDA statement about sensitivity around art depictions in games.

Sentient wipes! AI is outta control. (Pretty sure this eco-friendly brand meant ‘clean conscience’, but hey - what do I know)

As an aside, for those looking for a thoughtful and nuanced take on the struggle of 'art vs artist', I highly recommend the book Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer.

CGE still has not posted any type of follow up to this post. Their credibility on actually caring about this issue is rapidly dwindling. I have been a big fan of their work, and Vlaada is one of greatest designers of all time - making this all the more painful.

For those of you that have played TIME Stories - Do you traditionally do a scenario in a single session? Or do you spread it out over multiple sessions? If the latter, do you do one loop per session, or a bunch

If you're looking for a light bluffing gabe about stealing acorns using sleight of hand, Squirrel Away from TTGDA member @stoichamster.bsky.social published by @floodgategames.bsky.social is releasing at Gen Con this week and will be available everywhere soon after! floodgate.games/products/squ...