This brings up an interesting point - players will be incentivized to learn a more difficult game if they are really interested in the story the game represents. I think this is a major factor in wingspan's success in broader markets.

It's a great puzzle game - pick it up!

from @carloshappynpo.bsky.social

This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Had an awesome chat with a young designer this morning. Was good to (hopefully) encourage him in steps towards game design and networking! 🎲✂️ Gave me more excitement towards developing my own things more!

"We see the tremendous weight of grief, anger, and fear that so many are carrying right now. No one should have to live with constant fear. Everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and to be treated with dignity." Read more: stonemaiergames.com/we-stand-wit...

Love that Society of Curiosities is encouraging people to get involved and call their reps (and giving people a couple free games to weather the cold). Check out their latest newsletter if you haven't already!🧩 #escapegames

If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot

Made this thing 10 days ago. Still think it’s quite a neat little puzzle zine, check it out :)

I am not posting it through the Leder Games website, instead going to my personal network to look for candidates I know. We are looking for 1 possibly 2 graphic designers as I build our team for growth. This is not a remote position. Thanks! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This is one of the most interesting things that I've ever come across. For humans to all have the same effect (seeing little people) then it must be affecting some specific part of the brain to allow us to see these sorts of things - a very specific part that has to do with recognizing other humans.

Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.

Call your reps. They tally what people say, so be one of that number. 5calls.org Also, the best way to fight fatigue with what's going on is to do something and get involved, even if it's a phone call.

We are calling for an immediate stop to all purchases from Upper Deck. Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate. No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games. Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.

What's the best way to deal with political fatigue? Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved.

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Well, that was more exciting than I wanted it to be. Gooo sportsball!

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. 🎲✂️

This is a great book. I heartily endorse it to help learn about and think through mechanisms ✂️🎲

Ok, Stats this year: I had a goal to get 50 rejections with Game Design. How did I do? ✂️🎲 Overall Asks: 48 Rejections or No Response: 37 Accepted: 2 Cancelled (by me): 3 Pending: 6 imo, not horrible. 13 off of my goal; I felt like I was missing 1/3 of the year because I took on a huge new...

The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.

Just finished watching sonic 3 and I really need Key & Peele for Rough and Tumble in a future film.

Thinky Games has a ton of recent videos about game and puzzle design! check it out on @thinkygames.com thread or in the ✂️🧩 Puzzle Design feed bsky.app/profile/puzz...

Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?

It's time for a 2025 Retrospective on my board game design journey! Read along for some insight (including some detailed numbers) into a semi-professional who makes money from design, but not quite enough to be a full-time job that supports a family. 🧵

As so many of us are… I’m furious and scared and exhausted. It may feel pointless… but call your reps. CALL. you can email too but the call is more important. @5calls.org will get you the phone numbers AND and has an easy script on what to say. 5calls.org

Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model. draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman Get it before it's hot!

Last year I meditated just over 200 days and did something in Game Dev for almost 1/3 of the days of the year. I'm hoping to do more than that this year - gotta get some designs ready for pitching this summer, y'know? ✂️🎲

For anyone wanting to track something in 2026 - I made a simple habit tracking zine. #resolutions ajstichter.itch.io/habit-tracker

December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring. Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.

@kickstarter.com this project is NOT DISCLOSING its use of AI, which clearly breaks your policy. Please suspend the project before people are charged without being told that they are buying AI slop! www.kickstarter.com/projects/coz...

This year I did a whole set of plant-based Lego spaceships for my kiddo's homemade advent calendar. These spaceships are grown in the great star vats of amazoniconia.

Last year and this I've designed sets for a homemade Lego Advent calendar for my oldest. He asked for spaceships this year. These are some of my favorites. First up-the skull racer.

I've got a bundle going on at itch! $3 for all my games and stuff! itch.io/s/175176/win... Also, grab yourself the totally free micro-choose-your-own-adventure! ajstichter.itch.io/a-brochure-i...

Tag yourself, I'm Thick 3

If you're thinking of tracking a daily habit in 2026, I made a habit tracker zine! small, easy to use, and free: ajstichter.itch.io/habit-tracker #habits #tracking

Cuddle approved: - Pets - Stuffies - Your significant other Cuddle unapproved: - Space heaters Space heaters need space. Keep flammable items (blankets, pillows, curtains, yourself) at least 3 feet away from space heaters at all times.

Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment. They are openly saying this. Who would want to live in a country that works like that?

Bless'em, my 6yr old is trying to play Wavelength with himself.

[ Bridge to eQualia ] cyber-noir webfiction 14.1k words, CC0 1.0 Universal Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism. Please share with a friend if you like it ^w^ blackle.itch.io/bteq

I've played just a few levels and I'm really excited to go deeper.

Of course I would say this, but we need to talk about the moral & ideological case for play & leisure more than ever. So much political discourse - especially from the super-rich - assumes we ought to construct society around forcing citizens to spend most of their one, unrepeatable life working.

After 72 hours, we're ALMOST at 100 copies of Crownfell sold! To get all three items to 25% off, we only need: - 3 more copies of Crownfell - 11 more mats - 18 more copies of Last Stand I'm impressed with how *almost everyone* is getting the solo expansion. Solo play is incredibly important! 🎲✂️

Discover the FUTURE of games: come on up to the Terrace above Freeplay to shape the next generation of tabletop with the Unpublished Games Network! You might even meet the designer of your favorite game working on their next masterpiece! @unpub.org / #PAXUnplugged

me playing #Crownfell with my 15yo son

It's #CraftWednesday update time! How are your projects going? Started anything new? @benny275.bsky.social @atikingames.bsky.social @witchwaygames.bsky.social @jamieragwort.bsky.social @bexagons.bsky.social @junkfoodgames.bsky.social @patcrowe.boardgameplayer.net @puzzlekindcreative.com

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Did you know that you can get a free puzzmo weekly subscription through hoopla? (Which is pretty dang awesome, libraries rule) puzzmo.com/play/flip-ar...

Ohh, these are just starting to twist my brain in interesting ways... Fivefold Daily Puzzle #3 (Nov 13, 2025) solved in 3:26 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...