alok87.in/blogs/observ... Definitely going to try and keep this link handy for conversations about why logs make me cry #o11y

People be complaining about a lack of TCG fundamentals content and @andreizanescu.bsky.social is sitting right there with a Riftbound 101 series some 40-odd episodes deep youtube.com/playlist?lis... smh x.com/dunctcg/stat...

All the #LiftBound chatter on the doom site may actually be motivating me out to the gym. A shame the Riftbound community is effectively nonexistent here

💡 Fun fact for the day. Learn more about Gleam's 'use' in our language tour: tour.gleam.run/advanced-fea...

Return of an era. #pebble

> Health means not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being. You tell 'em, Census!

A message from Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast:

Played a Riftbound pre-rift today! In person events continue to be a great experience, and I’m starting to get more familiar with more regulars at the store. Really doesn’t match going to an event with friends though 😢

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@riftbound.riotgames.com disappointing to see the decision to restrict the only source of MSRP Proving Grounds to people that already bought from the merch store. I try to buy from my LGS at reasonable prices. Proving Grounds right now ranges from $199-330 CAD x.com/playriftboun...

This looks like someone placed a large cookie on an earth-themed placemat 😅

This is an interesting idea, but I don’t think it’s for me. I want to build a feed that other people can leverage and see a community build around it. I don’t have interest in a specialized, customized, “For You” feed. I also don’t think atproto has a discovery problem. It has a volume problem.

Sometimes I wonder if the dog believes that the act of putting on the rain jacket summons the rain… 🌧️

Playing in a Riftbound Summoner’s Skirmish today. I haven’t been in a card tournament since university 😬 Hoping for some good fun!

I’ve been so busy seething at the idea that this card should be printed at all, that I didn’t even notice the reference. Riftbound balance appears to be non-existent, or at the very least indefensible. I used to say that purple tricks were “at least” action speed, when unbounded. No longer.

I'm wide open for work right now, if anyone's looking! I have lots of experience in gaming (card/ttrpg) spaces and I'm trying to work my way into book covers. More in my portfolio at kimsokol.com, signal boosts appreciated!

Happy “gotcha” day to this little gremlin! We’re so glad he’s here…

Pool was a bit weaker than expected for the Riftbound pre-rift but still went 2-1 losing to a Draven legend, so I’m not too salty. Ended up with good trades for upcoming spiritforged decks though, including my first Zenith Blade 😍

It feels like actual torture to have to work while Argenti is following me around with his ball desperate to play 🥺

I’m starting to discover I have a problem. I’ve been checking social media constantly since last night waiting for this promised state of the game article for Riftbound. It’s just an article. It changes nothing. But it’s so hard to focus on work right now. x.com/playriftboun...

Booted up the MTGA client for the first time in awhile today. Whoever thought up the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor playmat gimmick should get a raise 🤣

Very excited for formalized draft rules for Riftbound! 🎉 The decision to have draft be a 20 card minimum is really interesting to me (sealed is 25 still). Can’t wait to try some out with Spiritforged

It’s bad enough that I felt compelled to open an account on Birb site to follow @riftbound.riotgames.com cause they don’t post here, but now they are funnelling people to IG/Meta to engage with the devs?? Doesn’t anyone remember how to make a form anymore?? 🤦 x.com/playriftboun...

Got 3 losses and a bye with Leona at our Nexus Night. And you know what? Still had a blast! Riftbound is an interesting game to lose ☺️

I hate when I buy defective coffee ☕️ 🥱

FFS, the hell site is getting headlines for following the law? 🙄

Reorganizing my deck box this evening I was able to pack two Riftbound decks and a commander deck, plus tokens and dice. All set for whatever TCG shenanigans come my way! (Now I just need to build two more Riftbound decks to have enough for my “proving grounds at home” 4P FFA session)

I’m not holding my breath that this approach is going to work for folks in Canada, but it’s good to see the response to the heavy bot traffic. And on this platform, no less!

Had a Riftbound spiritforged pre-order in my cart for 20 minutes before being told it was sold out. Alas… If @riftbound.riotgames.com can work with distributors and LGSs in Canada to keep the price down it doesn’t much matter. But the merch store price is like CAD$150 less than current prices 😬

Thanks to a security vulnerability I’ve had to start updating my Apple devices to iOS26 (they chose not to release the security patch for versions that are eligible). I started with my iPad and I hate it already. Split View and Slide Over? Gone. Needless “liquid” physics? Forced.

The Turn ‘em Sideways crew put out some amazing Riftbound content today. I’ve been looking for more multiplayer examples but seeing a group of friends playing 2v2 with decks made to compliment each other is nothing short of amazing! @charm3r.com and co killed it youtu.be/hNIwPioxqMg?...

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> “We need champion to be front and center of this game,” he says. By making the chosen champion always accessible, Riftbound leans into how players actually engage with League. This line is interesting to me, as a non-League fan coming to Riftbound from M:tG dotesports.com/tcg/news/exc...

Not at all excited to get back to work after 1.5 weeks off. Gonna need a second holiday so I can relax and recover from the first one.

Merry Christmas, from our doggo to yours 🎄

My brain should be filled with Christmas plans and to-dos, and instead it’s filled with thoughts of cardboard that I can’t even touch for 5+ more weeks.

Went 2-2 at the Riftbound Nexus Night, and still had a blast. Just wait until I have access to more cards 🤣

Big #riftbound news shared by Dave on Twitter: x.com/davetron/sta... All about tournament structure and feedback. Also, a confirmation that best-of prizes will continue for the same legends over multiple events. So foil metal legends will not be one-of-one collector items.

Found a place selling Riftbound packs in the GTA. $18 CAD before tax, and limit 5 a person. So… when’s that wave 2 coming? 😰

Watched a Riftbound match from #RQHouston where a player lost a point from a global effect due to not announcing that trigger before drawing their card for the turn. I hope that gets addressed in the January finessing of the called trigger rules. It just feels unsportsmanlike.

A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud

My plan to trick Argenti into eating his breakfast by “pouring” peanut butter into his kibbles has backfired. He’s now sniffing around the entire room trying to find the peanut butter smell, everywhere but his food 🤦

From the precons and a handful of packs, I’ve cobbled together 4 semi-playable Riftbound decks for bringing to friends’ over the holidays. I hope that satisfies my attention until more product is available at reasonable prices. I can’t afford to be this distracted by a hyper fixation 😅

Heh, I had a similar thought. Definitely getting more fuel for a full Poro deck, viability be damned

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

I'm looking more into Riftbound collection tools and it seems like most of the community building things (including Riot staff) is active on Xitter 🤔 Am I hyper focused enough to end my self-imposed exile, and provide that platform with interaction again? Is it different if it's on a new account?

Absolutely amazing 🤩 I did not know you could do this

Puppet-based comedy infotainment that covers mental health? Yeah, this channel is great 😂 youtube.com/@imhappyyour...

Was able to sneak in my first FFA game of Riftbound today. Playing multiplayer felt very much like M:tG Commander, but a much faster game. Not spending the first 2-3 turns on rambling gets to the interesting gameplay more quickly. Now I just need to see what the formal 2v2 is like 😅