Thanks to everyone at PAX and @unpub.org that made my convention excellent. I'm so glad I was able to catch up with so many of you. Quality time is so valuable, and I was lucky to be gifted yours!

I'm at the PaxU Marriott! Anyone around to hang?

Just saw a MAGA dude on my local Facebook page make an actually good gender joke and I am REELING. "If Trump identified as a woman, they would call it NO QUEENS." Because yes. Yes we would.

My partner just got published! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lWEfgeXDzG5 She developed an assay that has been able to map out nearly EVERY point mutation in a gene that causes colorectal cancer. Her assay can predict, with 100% accuracy(!!!) if a particular mutation is pathogenic. Crazy awesome.

I just saw @czechgames.com post about the HP license. This... is not it. "we encourage everyone to approach discussion with care, empathy, and respect", and then turns comments off. Care, empathy, and respect are the opposite of what Rowling is championing.

Cosigned. Seeing this come from @czechgames.com was surprising, and frankly disappointing. Y'all have been an excellent company to everyone you've worked with. You make innovative and crazy games literally no one else will make. Please consider Calvin's suggestions seriously.

Y'all. Blue Prince. It's a masterpiece. I've now had FOUR jaw-dropping moments of realization, and I don't even think I'm halfway through. The puzzles are so well designed and subtly hidden. store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/...

Uh oh. There goes the rest of my free time. Congratulation @matthewdunstan.bsky.social !!

I'm not at GAMA. Please give me cool stories. FOMO'ing something hard.

Hey all! I'd like to play more Board Game Arena with y'all. My screen name there is Zangzabar.

In Daybreak, apparently it's possible to achieve drawdown in round 2 thanks to the Global Efficiency standards and some lucky draws! @mattleacock.bsky.social during playtesting, I'm curious if anyone found a combo that triggers drawdown in round 1?

Hi! I'm Ian. I have been working in the board game industry for over 10 years. Would love to connect! Note: Bluesky for me is a positive place. If your only posts and reposts are political, you will be blocked.

The current state of Facebook, in a nutshell. I block EVERY page that is "suggested" to me to follow. This continued for two more full scrolls, with none of my -actually- followed pages and friends.

This is next up for us!

Just played Firewatch for the first time. A game hasn't resonated with me in a while quite like that. @richsommer.pizza , your voice acting was phenomenal. I could feel the emotion of Henry's situation come through in such a subtle way.

If you're a fan of roguelikes and have Marvel Champions, I created an Ascension path similar to Slay the Spire's. I wasn't happy with the "more encounters please" method of difficulty scaling that Fantasy Flight recommended, so I came up with some neat stuff! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Ooh, Magik is bae. Marauders didn't stand a chance.

Restickering my dividers for Marvel Champions. I forgot why I stopped designing big games. I do not miss carefully scoring 250 stickers. It's worth it for Champions, but DAMN.

Defenders of the Wild is a neat little design. Picked it up on a whim, but surprised me with its depth! @tlsimons.bsky.social @henryaudubon.bsky.social put together a compelling story of disaster mitigation.

We’ve got very limited copies of Kingdoms of the Deep by @ianzang.bsky.social at #BGGCON in the exhibit hall! Come check it out.

Block and Key has some weirdness, but the table presence is not to be ignored.

Did I get added to a feed? I've been followed by more people in the past week. It's great to have you here, but... How did you find me?

I am once again thanking @elizhargrave.bsky.social for Wingspan because I just logged FOURTEEN NEW BIRDS TODAY. #officialbirder

PSA: calories don’t count today.

We're THAT house.

My work asked "What do you do for fun", and this was my response.

I'm actually really impressed with CGE's new Codenames app. I'm Zangzabar on there if anyone wants to find me!

*playing twilight imperium* you see how I'm not destroying your homeworld and am merely asking for five trade goods? Very demure, very mindful.

I went to the Michigame design day today for the first time, and @xopherchan.bsky.social and I had the moment below.

We go to see the full solar eclipse. Something else!

Happy 31st hatch day to this feather butt.

These are GOOD

Finished up the updates to my 2-player card game that got tested and "finished" at Unpub. It is SINGING right now. Any publishers interested in checking out a 51-card, 2-player, 10 minute heads-up card game. It was several folks "game of the con" at Unpub.

You know what, I'm owning it. Human Chaos Bomb. Beep Boop.

I thought @boardgamegeek.bsky.social had a policy against AI art? This game is blatantly and openly using AI assets for their entire game.

I may have discovered Marvel Champions. It's VERY good. Oh no.

Shelby took our pup to her conference. I miss this goodest girl.

Marvel DAGGER is quite the experience. Nail biter to the end. After two plays, we are sure this is staying in the collection for a while. It's incredibly thematic, and offers a wide range of variety from game to game. We really FELT like we were playing our heroes.

Holy crap, Wheel of Time was so good. That final episode made me remember why I love fantasy so much.

If you're subscribed to the skywatch mute/block list, it is not being updated regularly. They recommend using the one below: Go to "Lists", and subscribe to those ones!

I got a chance to play this at Unpub. It is a delightful little game that incorporates role-play in a way I've never seen before.

I recently got Ship Shape from @robdaviau.bsky.social and Calliope Games, and just loved the unique nature of it. I loved it so much that I made a solo mode so I can play by myself. If you have it, give it a go! https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/265623/ship-shape-solo-rules-unofficial

Channeled my inner Ken. Amazing movie.

Travis makes cool things. This sounds awesome.

Thank you @joesondow.bsky.social and @dnlnwmn.bsky.social for basically rebuilding my follow list on here.