I post about books and movies and random passing thoughts a lot more than I post about my games because it's easier but sometimes I kick myself like "fuck I gotta tell people about my games! my good games!" I make "tabletop roleplaying games" and they're good okay obligation met jen-adcock15.itch.io

"It’s an industry about execution, marketing, and attention to detail. All things AIs are great at." All things AIs are FAMOUSLY shit at. You don't say something that obviously and demonstrably false unless you are running a scam.

AI is the “asbestos of the internet”

For a while I've worried about & had an aversion to the ubiquity in which people have come to rely on algorithms for music discovery; people need to care about the quality of their recommendations rather than the convenience of them, & I really the response to the moment goes that way across media

MAJOR: Twin Cities Tenants joins five labor unions, together repping 25,900 members, to launch a rent strike drive, vowing to withhold rent March 1 if @governorwalz.mn.gov fails to deliver an eviction moratorium and rent relief. If launched, this would be the largest US rent strike in 100+ years.

I was HYPE upon waking up this morning to see the newest episode of Dice Exploder exploring Setting Elements from Dream Askew/Dream Apart, because this mechanic literally saved For the Badge!

If anyone has an opening for a remote UI dev/automation dev/general dev please do not hesitate to let me know. My current job is insanely insufferable and pays next to nothing.

My nieces and nephews are hitting the age at which they could start having fun with TTRPGs, Jen recommended this, but if anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them! Their parents/family aren't really gamers, do we'd really be their Introduction™ in a lot of ways, if context helps

you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”

definitely seems like you're safer from any kind of punishment for being in the Epstein Files than for, say, just to pick two examples totally at random, attending a college protest for Gaza or tweeting that you weren't very sad Charlie Kirk died

Thoroughly enjoyed our first session of this game. It was a friendly match against a British team (we’re a French team). For the first 15 mins we were not taking it seriously and they were all over us, then we raised our game to meet them, and just coming up to half time… 1/

Metroidvania where you start out with a fuckton of hit points, but each upgrade you collect reduces your maximum HP because you're "binding your power to it" or whatever; most upgrades are technically optional, but if you want to 100% the game you need to do the entire final boss gauntlet with 1 HP.

"Hey Colin, what are you up to?" "Soccer" "Okay what about after?" "Also soccer. Playing it this time, but not actually on a pitch."

Wonderful video by @afterthoughts.bsky.social about building up your own strength and experience in resistance action. The very end is a powerful call to action that is frank and emboldening. "Be the person in public that you are in your mind." youtu.be/zavx4Obq1OI?...

Hey tabletop gamers, if you bought or were considering buying this bundle but got overwhelmed by the number of games to sort through, have I got the spreadsheet for you!! All 1,074 games tagged as "physical" sorted by play style, with language, engine, and genre notated to the best of my ability:

Shannon: *puts on Bridgerton* Me, after seeing a single kiss: "That's uncouth!" Shannon: "That's uncouth as FUCK"

Tomorrow is the beginning of my playtest campaign of my football/soccer TTRPG: For the Badge! Words can't express how excited I am, especially to get to play with players as incredible as @czamboni.bsky.social @jenkatwrites.bsky.social @planesailinggames.com & @arag0s.bsky.social ! Thread 🧵:

This is blackout poetry to me

We also finished Pantheon tonight, so while some of the day was exhausting and frustrating, FANTASTIC way to end the workweek

When they make movies about this in the future they will tone down the cruelty of ICE and border patrol, like Spielberg did with Goeth in Schindler's List, because no one will believe they were actually this monstrous.

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As always, Alex continually makes elegant narrative experiences that respect your time while also telling compelling stories. [The Sci Fi version of] This game is so good it made me empathize and humanize my own immediate family in a way that only well crafted designs can

It's wild to see so many creators supporting Minnesota, standing against 🧊, and standing together for our neighbors. ❤️ Here are all 1,439 games in all their glory. Find the charity bundle raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

No ICE In Minnesota bundle hits $100,000 goal in just a day aftermath.site/no-ice-minneso...

Can we erase our history? featuring: -- two player game -- time loops! -- interpret tarot cards -- uses an album as a timer, sessions of 45 minutes each -- play to explore big feelings or make fun of bad relationships

Almost halfway to the goal! Go get yourself a Crokinole RPG and literally 1000 other games! Fuck ICE! itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

It only took me 3 tries (and Google's help) to find the Mountain Goats song where John sings "Oh yeah, oh yeah," repeatedly as the chorus And because it's tMG of course it works rather than being annoying youtu.be/3ESerX0tQLo?...

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...

Bookmark the URL: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... the bundle launches at midnight PT

In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference www.wgbh.org/news/2017-10...

In 2026, where people of color and immigrants have been vilified, it felt good to see such a joyous celebration of a historically underappreciated culture. Good job Bad Bunny, and congratulations on winning super bowl LX

The short answer, I'd imagine, is no; I'm more tapped into music, but despite tech companies pouring marketing and budgets into creating AI music, research (from Deezer, if I recall) is that 95% of listens of AI artists are coming from less than 1% of users. It is all self generated hype nonsense

I never realized how much screaming there was in curling, like it's a sport with what are essentially brooms you'd think that lead to a more chill athletic experience

Happy national Bad Bunny day

Another thing I've been up to is this 12 for 12 challenge, from this post! playingthisweek.substack.com/p/12-for-12-... I've already "finished" AoE (I am so bad, the game is hard, but I enjoyed it!) and am now juggling God of War (2018), Night in the Woods, and Wildfrost.

Doing prep to (hopefully) have an ashcan for For the Badge Surprising to no one, "cut to the bare minimum" is way more complicated and difficult than "delete text from your document" sounds

I have a "New Rotation" playlist that keeps track of what I'm still checking out and undecided on (here: New Rotation by CoMoo on Qobuz open.qobuz.com/playlist/389...) but thought I'd make a thread of my current earworm(s)

Lastly before get some sleep I thought I'd share my best of 2025 music! Every year I make a playlist ranking my favorite songs in order beginning with SotY; image shows AotY picks. I've been doing it for a decade, and it's always rewarding youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.qobuz.com/playlist/506...

Social media law requires pet pictures, so here's my cat Omelette, and my dog Weasel (yes she has a permanent underbite); they have completely opposite personalities and we love them so much

After being encouraged repeatedly (lovingly by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social and @czamboni.bsky.social ) I've finally joined. Well, hello! I'm Colin, and I've been designing games for a few years now! For those curious: