I don't know how you're spending your ice storm eve, but I made a very, very limited prototype of Thralls to try playing just for the mechanics. One game against myself took about 25 minutes, and sadly, I lost.

Proof of living at a neat neighborhood bakery and cafe while I do laundry. Last night, i started moving the cards into Tabletop Creator Pro, editing some of the clunky ones. I really need to spend more time learning this program, especially when I start the card creation phase of Thralls.

Aaand playtest postponed. At least i managed to play a game earlier and it shows I'm on the right track with this one.

Update: Work is dead so I just did a playtest of the game with my coworker and it was a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to tonight more now :)

It's playtest day!! I really wish I were more excited but I'm exhausted, at work, and in pain after falling up some concrete stairs in the subway station on Friday. Weh!

Looking at the RNG results of my cards this morning, I came to the conclusion that it would be way too easy for players to construct OP decks based on the even distribution of low, medium, avec high start cards. Yes this should be obvious. This is my first time making something like this.

Filling up a spreadsheet with random integers for card values and then printing it so the numbers stop frigging jumping every time i do anything in it... I am a very smart idiot, I promise.

Before i even had my first playtest,I realized a point of confusion in the game. There was no way to tell what kind of sex toy players would be making. This has been addressed and fixed by using dice and updating the rule card. I really want to play this with people!!

The rules are pretty simple, Trump can do whatever he wants to minorities, immigrants, his political enemies etc. but he can't fuck with the money.

Ultimately, I'd love the game to be packaged with whiteboards for players but for prototype purposes, that's not economically viable. So I whipped up a notepad in Affinity cut and glued it. I'll have to do a couple more coats of glue later but for now I'm happy with this!

199 game cards and 1 rules card that didn't print well. A lot of slow cutting showing why it was never my strong suit but at least I didn't need stitches this time. All of the cards slipped into sleeves and stuffed into a box fit to burst. I'd call this toy Audience Participation.

One piece of advice I've taken from my studies in game design is prototype early and often. Watching a video on preparing prototypes, a lot of it followed what I did for deliverables in school and keeping it simple. I never thought I'd have to invest in mount board again.

I spent a couple of hours reading last night, both the Board Game Designer's Guide and Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design. This brought to mind things that made me not want to play board games: skipped turns, player disadvantages, alpha players, and overestimation. 🪡

Hey so I'm probably going to put all of my game design stuff here. At the beginning of the month, I ostensibly ended my graphic design business, such as it was, and decided to pivot into tabletop game design. I have a few ideas, some simple, some very conceptual, and I'm doing a lot of studying.

Hey y'all! Since it's the week leading up to Valentine's Day, I'm gonna give you a good buyer's guide to help you pick out what to get your significant other! 🪡 1) Gift card/certificate. Autonomy is sexy and shows you care about their needs. Get it in advance and make a date shopping together!

The world is teetering on the brink due to a demented toddler. I want to create things that bring joy and conscious consideration to everyone that encounters them. I don't think graphic design alone is going to do this. It's a part of it, and a necessary pivot. While I'm working on the FSSW book,

I know I say this every time it comes up but when my CC subscription ends next month, that's it. The only thing I'll continue paying is the smartphone apps/portfolio/fonts tier. This means spending more time in Affinity. This also means no more pixel art the way I've done it historically.

Renee Good's GFM got an astronomical amount of money in a short amount of time. If you want to help another family affected by 🧊, Keith Porter's has yet to hit it's goal. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Pancake bread: 2.5 cups of regular pancake mix (not instant) 2 cups of milk (or today, egg nog) 3 eggs 2 TBSP canola oil Line a bread pan with parchment paper, then pour the mix in. Mix and whisk until even, bake for ~45 minutes at 350° F. Makes 8 thick pieces.

This look comes with a responsibility to perpetuate magic. So when a little kid calls me Père Noël, I smile, wink, and tap my nose as I make my way.

Hey you know what would be awesome? Supporting this Kickstarter to bring this classic gay documentary back to life! There are only a few days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...

Homosexual powers enhanced

I know I'm recycling previous costumes, but i can't see shit out of the Adam Maitland costume.

Did I just compare Reagan's presidency to the Allagan empire from FFXIV for its long legacy of fucking up absolutely everything and everyone it touched? Yes. Yes i did. And I'll do it again.

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

I really shouldn't bake after midnight but I did :)

It's Bandcamp Friday! I'm currently working on a new album! In the meantime, you can get my stuff at disintegrationist.bandcamp.com

First stop on the raid train is Skye and friends! The Limit has taken over and is throwing dow in a HUGE 4 hour block! You won't wanna miss this one!

Ourcommons.ca I just got my MP's contact information, called, and left a polite message with a staffer saying "Bill C2 is terrible, please withdraw it." I think the guy was surprised that someone called. So call, be polite to the staffers, and let's make this bill absolutely goddamn toxic.

I wonder how many world leaders will be enjoying some nice chicken tacos this evening 🌮🌮🌮

Define your musical taste in 6 artists: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The National Neko Case Belly Greg Dulli Stars

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In my opinion, P'tit PP is a whiny crybaby fascist loser. He derailed someone else's career in a solid conservative riding because he wants to keep living on our dime in Stornoway. He lost a 25 point lead and the Cons would have run away with the election if not for him. He's an absolute failure.

I typically vote NDP federally, and since I'm an Anglophone in Quebec, my only provincial option is the Liberals. I voted Liberal federally this time because of the NDP's anti-campaign. They've disappointed me before by trying a last minute pivot to appeal to business which never. Fucking. Works...

This election *should* have been a fucking cakewalk for the NDP. I guess you can't run a bad campaign if you don't run a fucking campaign. I know everything was put on Singh's shoulders but this is a party wide problem. Hopefully they'll learn how for the next election.

www.ipolitics.ca/2025/04/25/f... O'Toole wouldn't have entirely lost a lead that might have mirrored Chretien reducing the Tories to 2 seats. I want this to end PP's career and to shatter the Reformers in corpse paint that call themselves the Conservatives.

Sorry @samreich.bsky.social I couldn't help myself :)

Keep protesting, keep organizing, keep building your networks. It's important you keep going, what you build today will save you tomorrow.

Hey hey! I posted this under my blue bluesky account, but I'll be streaming at 3AM Pacific/6AM Eastern as part of the @ftmtf40ph.bsky.social charity raid train to raise money for Trans Lifeline. It's going to be chillout Disintegrationist material stretching back to the Leaves era with new visuals!

Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday, and everything I make from it will be donated to Trans Lifeline disintegrationist.bandcamp.com

Rufo straight up admits that the entire framing of being against "cancel culture" was BS and they just wanted to be the ones doing the "canceling." Every radical centrist who was just asking questions in the Atlantic played their useful idiot role in bringing this to fruition.

@stuartpstevens.bsky.social so with the purge of LGBTQ+ people from the NSA, and Homeland Security dropping its ban on spying on people for being queer, is it time to drop that list of closet case gay Republicans in power yet?

Something new, attempting to create joy via sad bedroom pop. I can't say it's working on that front but i like where this is going.

Now. Here are a couple of places to donate resources now:

Protestors outside of Tesla in Austin, Texas. (📷 @jennakingtv) "Elon stop taking over, you are not President" "Love Your Neighbors" "Musk is the Fraud" "Deport Musk" "Drive Musk out" "No Nazis in my city." #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests

LGBTQ+ org convinces judge to block Trump's "freeze" on federal DEI funds - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/lgbt...

As the expected Christian Nationalism EO came in, I’m seeing a bunch of “this isn’t real Christianity” noise in my mentions. Nope. Christian friends. 1/x 🧵 This is 💯 part of the history of Christianity, dating to Constantine, to the Holy Roman Empire, forced conversions, Inquisitions, +

So within the next 30 days, Canada and Mexico really really need to bolster our trade relations with other countries. It's time to diversify!

They have names: Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Elon Musk is a clear and present danger to all of us. ALL of us. The Senate Switchboard is (202) 224–3121. Look up your Senators at www.senate.gov/senators/sen.... The House of Representatives Switchboard is 202–224–3121. Look your Representative up at www.house.gov/representati...