I'm going to be in Barcelona for a few days next year. Anyone have suggestions of things they have enjoyed there?
Scott Nicholson
@scottnicholson.bsky.social
Professor of Game Design, Potter, Garden Gnome, Board Game and Escape Room Designer, Green Man Main. I play video games on Easy mode; I'm too old to get gud.
"I'd rather sit and watch paint peel" is taking on a whole new meaning.
My first smartwatch! Trying out the open-source Pebble Time 2.
At TriCities Pride with Idylwild Morris at Willow River Park in Kitchener, Ontario
Well, the bottle said Enchanted Forest but it came out more blue than green in my hair!
As I've been sorting all of my games after the move, I've been thinking about my top games. Here is my top 4. - Agricola (with card drafting) - Indonesia - Railways of the Lost Atlas - The Voyages of Marco Polo
I've recently added into some other social media tools: @scottnicholson on Gander (a Canadian-only social media app) @scottnicholson on hey.cafe and then I'm still active on Facebook at professor.scott.nicholson ok so I'm boring with my handles. :)
Really enjoyed Peak Team Rangers, a cooperative board game by Scott Almes. A lot of forced cooperation rules kept it from being Alpha Gamer Saves the Day.
Everyone should watch this
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
I've been on the hunt for sets of small poker chips with values to supplement my Poker to Go set. Here are my thoughts on the Travel Poker set that is on Amazon. youtu.be/QSc6oALheGw?...
Comparing Small Poker Chips
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I recently released a 20th anniversary episode of Board Games with Scott. In this show, I talk about what I've been up to and Critical Games. You can watch this episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Xg... #boardgames
Board Games with Scott - 20th Anniversary Special - Critical Games
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On Christmas morning at 10am EST, I'll be launching a live YouTube premiere of a special 20th anniversary special of Board Games with Scott! I'll be alone Christmas morning, so if you are in a similar situation (or just want a break), join me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Xg...
Board Games with Scott - 20th Anniversary Special - Critical Games
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Well, that's cool - to see The Hobby (board game movie) by Wicked in the Air Canada movie lineup.
After moving to penny-free Canada, I found that I missed having a cheap, durable coin for board game prototyping. US board game designers - stock up on the pennies!
I was ordering new glass frames, and for whatever reason, the silver frames jumped out at me because they matched my beard. I've always had brownish frames..and I realized that the frames I have now were ones I bought some time ago... when I had a different color in the beard. #silveryears
I was at the International Plowing Match today, and checked out the VIP Plowing, which was a representative from each of the 4 parties. I was amused to see the size of the four groups at the rural event. (For non-Canadians, Blue = conservative, Orange = labor (NDP), Red = Liberal, Green = Green).
Doing my duty to expose a new generation to Dr. Horrible before board game night.
Sent this picture of me all ready to head out to a dear friend, and his response unlocked a core memory... "Mr. Green Jeans" Now I'm gonna need to get me some green overalls.
If you live at the intersection of Games, Growing Plants, and Witchy Stuff, there is a digital game you might enjoy called Strange Horticulture.You run a plant store for the local village. It's free (through the 28th) through EPIC gamestore for PC and Android . store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/stra...
Strange Horticulture | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Strange Horticulture at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
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I believe the fisheye lens industry is held up by the real estate photography industry. #thingsinpicturemaybesmallerthantheyappear
Oh, you milk frother. You just think you are SOOO funny, spilling milk all over the place like that. Yes, I put too much milk in you, but I didn't have my glasses and I couldn't see the fill line. But you should have known better. What do you have to say for yourself? Frother:
Idea: Require people to pedal a bike to generate enough power before they can run an AI query. This could do a lot of good things at once!
My house has been staged for sale, and living in the "live laugh love" house is driving me a little batty, so I made a parody video. To get the jokes, start with the 90-second video from the listing: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/... Then visit Scott's Brain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=skPu...
My house, after staging for sale
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Game Changer pride stickers are out now 🎉 (with massive thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for giving me permission to sell them!) UK: canopyrobin.sumupstore.com/product/game... International: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333...
Have you enjoyed pictures I've shared from my house (between Burford and Paris) in the country over the years? Now my house can be your house! (I'm downsizing and moving to south Cambridge.) Feel free to share with anyone who would enjoy a country lifestyle. www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
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In ONE WEEK, Central Michigan University Press will be at Gen Con! Find us in the Exhibit Hall and meet game designers Wendy Robertson (Hydrologic Cycle) and Jason Cox (Five Hundred Year Old Vampire (FYOV))! Staff members and affiliated designers will be part of various Gen Con events, too!
We are close to listing our property for sale. As part of the process, I learned that our barn was built in 1895. So, I have a 100+ year-old garden shed and bird house. (I made a video comparing ways to hold a camera for a virtual escape room from the barn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB1-... )
Comparing camera setups for a live remote escape room
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Y'all, fun, free logistics advice: Please stop using UPS for Canadian shipments. No matter what's in the package or what's on the customs paperwork, UPS Canada will assess a duty on it, and if the declared value is over 40$ CAD, will charge absurd, exorbitant customs broker fees.
You know you work in book logistics when you realize you don't actually hate all the divisions and branches of UPS equally because there's a special place in hell for UPS Canada.