it's all fun & games, until someone gets hurt, then it's fun & games & hurt
Part Bear, part Fish, all Pie
@bearfishpie.bsky.social
Scientist/aspiring board game designer/author/maker of bleepy bloops* *delete as appropriate Pronouns: he/him
I usually post these on my Patreon, but here's a little 'job done' snippet. ☺️ #TillysArt
☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙@bhaalspawn.bsky.social · yesterdayI’ve been drawing ✍️ for you, Obi Wan! This is Darth, drawn in white crayon on 8”x12” black paper. About 5 hours work? Progress pics and a link to prints are below ☺️ #TillysArt [1/3]
Moulding Rome in my own image, i.e. a bit meh
Uh oh, I have a terrible feeling this might be worth developing
Part Bear, part Fish, all Pie@bearfishpie.bsky.social · 2w agoOh no I’ve had a dexterity game idea
A brutal reminder of how our hobby can be impacted by the wider realities of the world. Something we don’t always feel comfortable acknowledging!
BoardGameWire@boardgamewire.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Ukrainian publisher of board games including Catan and Exploding Kittens is fighting for its existence after a Russian missile strike destroyed its warehouse, wiping out its entire stock of about 200,000 games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
It’s time for our Summer break! So during the month of August, have a well earned rest, or if you’re still keen to keep on going feel free to submit any of our previous themes that you’ve missed (there’s a ton!) www.musicweeklieschallenge.com/themes See you in September 🤘🎶 #muwee #summerbreak
Music Weeklies Challenge - Themes
MUSIC WEEKLIES THEMES
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Today is 1st August. Since 2017, I have 'released' a 'new' ELL deck game every year on this date. The ELL deck game for 2026 is SCRIBBELL. Check it out on the top of the google drive. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
ELL deck rules directory. Most important at the top. - Google Drive
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@writegameread.bsky.social I was just looking at the Wikipedia entry for Driver and had quite a surprise
A friend pointed me toward YPC2000.fun, a browser tool that lets you chop up YouTube videos into playable slices. I used it to remix one of my oldest jams into something completely different. Super fun experiment! youtu.be/FtyLYeBoI2M
Making New Music From an Old Video
YouTube video by Bay Mud
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they finally did it. they invented a machine that can't run doom.
Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski@sosowski.bsky.social · last yr.You can try the Microsoft just released a Quake 2 demo that runs on genAI. It forgets where you are you each time you look at the floor and soft-locks when it's to dark. A technological marvel. You can try the "Copilot Gaming Experience" here: copilot.microsoft.com/wham
Hey, that's a nice [THING YOU DO FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE], be a real shame if somebody were to [CONVINCE YOU TO MONETIZE IT, TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIP INTO AN OBLIGATION AND ROBBING YOU OF JOY]
Scuttle sideways to your music-making devices, because this week's theme is #Crabs 🦀 What kind of music does a crab need? What about a crab person? ♋ Let's hear what you got, and make sure to feedback other's pieces! 🗣️
OMG I can’t believe I met the actual village stake from Resident Evil 4 in person! #celebritywatch #blessed
How we made our #shmup #indiegame Schildmaid MX in #unity Find the link to the full video on our YT channel in the reply below 👇
This seems like a good time to promote Pōpoki, a solo adventure that uses dice to build the path your feral cat takes to safety across an active lava flow field in Hawai’i. #Popoki 🐈: www.haoleboygames.com/blog/tag/pop... Research:
Solo play is now one of board gaming’s defining mechanisms, university research of 104,000 titles finds -
Solo play ranked as the third most prevalent component in games released between 2020 and 2025, behind only dice rolling and hand management.
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We really did lose one of the best of us
Darren Ewing@sadknob.bsky.social · 3w agoi first met sam neill in the late 80's on the set of jeremy brett's sherlock holmes. i think it was manchester studios. he and jeremy were pals. i was moving a light wi'out gloves cause i'm a tosser. i burned my hand. yelled "FUCK!" jeremy came right over, sam (who was visiting) in tow. (1/4)
This took me a good while to sequence but I’m really pleased with how it came out: #evangelion #synth youtu.be/h8Ct6BVSV_o
A Cruel Angel's (Syn)thesis - Evangelion title theme (Woovebox portable synth cover)
YouTube video by TomSMakesStuff
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Two kids move to the country without their mum (yet)
SailorSoapbox 💙@sailorsoapbox.com · 3w agoA scientist tries to hang a clock, but instead hits his head.
This is an *excellent* video by @jjbbllkk.bsky.social. Although it’s specifically about disingenuous music tutorial videos, the manipulative playbooks spotlighted here are common across pretty much every creative pursuit youtu.be/M5xysNZjnE0
I Need to Talk About Music Tutorials
YouTube video by Red Means Recording
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This week's theme is #Retrofuturism 🔭 Any type of retrofuturism is welcome. Upload your piece, use the hashtag, and tag us by next Monday. Can't wait to hear where your chosen future takes us. 🚀 Be sure to feedback others' works! 💛
