Chris Darden
@cbdarden.bsky.social
Gamer, father, meme maker, dream breaker, don’t you mess around with me.
I had 13 5⭐️ reads in 2025 and only two in 2026. Perhaps I’ve become a harsher critic?
I’m heading to Geekway tomorrow. Also have a family wedding while I’m in St. Louis. Looking forward to all of it.
Slowly adding stickers to my Neo. I got it for writing and it’s perfect for that.
This is one of the best kids games out there. Glad to see it get a reprint.
JLMeyer@jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 6mo agoI’m so delighted to share that the board game I had fun doing the art for is up for pre-order (release at the end of the month) #illustration
On the off chance anyone I know is here, I’m at PAX East today!
We’re starting a tabletop convention in Salem, MA. Some locals found out what I used to run and they roped me in. Should be fun! www.sagacon.org
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Not shockingly, I’ve had issues with them as a company in the past while running a con and the people who ran their Vanguard program. Now there’s this level of fuckery. No more AEG games for me. 😘
Daniel Wynter@boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 7mo agoDude is salivating at the chance to replace workers and incredibly disrespectful and dismissive to the designers who made his company successful. What utter bollocks to think they can or should be replaced by a machine.
Played Bus for the first time in over a decade the other night. I love how mean it is at five players.
PAX is owned by Reedpop. Reedpop is a part of RX. RX is owned by RELX. RELX also owns LexisNexis. LexisNexis works directly with ICE and their product relies heavily on AI and is used to deport immigrants. This your reminder that the only good gaming con is a locally owned and operated one.
Discovering that you can get 100 whistles with lanyards for $25 led to a little project this weekend.
This year, I’ve been reading a ton (going to finish at over 70 books for the year, happy to give recs), getting into board games again (hosting two regular events, attending cons), and also playing choice video games. My TV consumption is down, as is general social media and internet.
Best new board game I played this weekend was Heroes: Write & Conquer from Hobby World. Unfortunately, you can’t buy it anywhere… at all. If you picked one up at Essen and don’t want it.. hit me up.
Where’ve I been? I’ve read 66 books this year.. plus Hades 2 released fully. Also loving Absolum and Ball X Pit is a fun diversion. Anyway, I will be at Lobster Trap later this week to get my board gaming on. Say hi if you’re there!
Rolled credits on Hades 2 a couple Days ago. Amazing game, 10/10.. still more to do, but.. Absolum co-op with my son is absolutely stealing the show. It’s so much fun once you put a few hours in, learn the mechanisms, and start to get permanent upgrades. And it’s so pretty too.
I would’ve replaced Flip 7 with Castle Combo on that SdJ list… but what do I know?
😬 CEO of the Op: “With Trump I thought, maybe, there might be a method to the madness...I’m concerned now that there is madness to his method...[but] I don’t regret my vote” 🙈 At least the "Tariffs will kill Christmas" message is getting out there.
Opinion | Trump Is About to Steal My Friend’s Christmas — and Yours (Gift Article)
A disappointed supporter reflects on the madness in the president’s method.
nytimes.com
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2y agoThis is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
I haven’t been active on here lately, but I’ve been playing games, enjoying life, and I’m on my 23rd book I’ve read this year. See ya’ll at Geekway.
Looking forward to Granite Game Summit this weekend. Not sure who I’ll know there, but I’m hoping to make some new friends and see some old friends as well.