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My prototype listing for “The Bats of Limekiln” is now up. My first chance to test might come Saturday evening during @protospielo.bsky.social but more likely Sunday. Listing: protospiel.online/prototype-ga... 🦇

Happy Mother’s Day! I lost my Mom in 2010, but she was an OG gamer. My Dad taught me how to play games but Mom taught me how to win them. We played a lot of Chess, but I seem to remember the endgame puzzles the most. Thus, my openings are terrible!

Greg staring across a chess board at the black Queen.

The Onion@theonion.com · 3mo ago

It was a good run. #RecoveringGeologist

God Discontinues The Pebble https://theonion.com/god-discontinues-the-pebble/

May the Fourth be with you. Always. 🖖🏼

Star Wars #1 fan but with the USS Enterprise in the middle.

I'm thinking of recording six online playtests of Foosball 74 in May that recreate the opening round games of Group D in the June ⚽️ tournament. Would you be interested? #boardgames We'd kick off with USA 🇺🇸 v Paraguay 🇵🇾!

Blank starting field where USA is the Player 2 and Paraguay is player 1. This match would recreate the June 12 match in Los Angeles, the first of six to play in Group D.

Working out a new scoring rubric in Pōpoki by changing the starting health points for my cat. If I stay with nine health and nine whiskers (because nine lives), it seems to be a good enough challenge to both stay alive and succeed with all the akamai (smarts) gained. #ScreenshotSaturday #Popoki 🐈

Final journey in Pōpoki (cat): Two health points and five whiskers left. That results in a final score of seven, which is maika'i (good) in the current rubric.

Mahalo for reading this far!

Episode 45 of the current eruption at Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island is Hawaii. 📺 This show keeps getting better. #RecoveringGeologist V2 camera: www.youtube.com/live/Tz5tPqR...

A tall fountain of molten rock pours into a short plain of lava flows in the summit crater of Kilauea Volcano. Time: 7:40 am HST.

After playing several games of “Otter” from Charming Games Collective, my wife and I decided to create a variant that increases the tactical decision-making, and it really worked. #boardgames

Five Heads (variant) | Otter

As we were playing a two-player game of Otter, my wife and I wanted a bit more difficulty. So we decided to allow the two remaining otter heads to be added to the existing field of play. In general...

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SpielMas ⛄️ festival ➡️ Dec. 26-31 @spielmas.com · 4mo ago

I’m moving #Popoki 🐈 over to PCIO after several successful playtests with non-gamers. www.haoleboygames.com/blog/popoki-...

Popoki to PlayingCards — Haole Boy Games

I’m moving Popoki to PlayingCards.io where I can make changes faster after playtests.

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Update: I was finally able to make reservations for August now that the park has opened back up since 4/1. It closed in January 2023 due to a slide on Highway 1.

SpielMas ⛄️ festival ➡️ Dec. 26-31@spielmas.com · 7mo ago

The #SpielMas ⛄️ festival was born during a annual camping trip at Limekiln State Park during the summer of 2020, just south of this slide. We formed a bubble, played #boardgames, and celebrated our remarkable privilege in the face of a pandemic.

SpielMas ⛄️ festival ➡️ Dec. 26-31@spielmas.com · 4mo ago

Then we played it two-person, and it may knock out Sea Salt & Paper for our next “Bike To The Pub” game. All the puzzly goodness and replayability still shines at 2p! #boardgames

Picked up “Otter” from @dylancoyle.bsky.social of Charming Games Collective at @gamemarketwest.bsky.social and couldn’t be more pleased after several three-person games. #boardgames BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...

Mid-game of Otter with three players. Three otters are in the middle, each with a stack of cards between their head and tail.

I got to playtest Foosball 74 twice at a brewery after the 2-1 win for the #USWNT ⚽️ over Japan. We started with PK Shootout, which I lost 3-2. But they wanted to see more! First game ended 4-4, and the next was 3-1. Good feedback, including on substitutions, components, and blind testing. #Soccer54

Midgame of Foosball 74 with pizza and beer at Lonely Oak Brewery in Gilroy CA.

SpielMas ⛄️ festival ➡️ Dec. 26-31@spielmas.com · 4mo ago

I was their halftime entertainment!

Mahalo to RJ at Board Game Casual for letting me plug #SpielMas ⛄️ during @gamemarketwest.bsky.social in San Jose CA. #boardgames 🤙🏼 Scrubbing to 14:16!

I was able to get in two playtests 🎲✂️ last night at Victory Point Cafe in Berkekey CA. "The Bats of Limekiln" was a leap of faith because it's not finished, but I got a lot of encouragement. "Foosball 74" ended 1-0 on a last second shot!

"Just after sunset, you wake to 'discover' the creek with echolocation as you fly downstream. You eat food, dodge logs, avoid boulders, and skirt the edge of the creek, avoiding owls in the redwoods. You pause at the end of the creek where it flows into the Pacific Ocean. Then you turn around and fly home before dusk falls. You have to race to make it back up the creek with as much food as you can eat!"

"Using six cards in your hand, challenge for possession to move a soccer ball up and down a 3x3 field in order to get the best shot on goal. Whoever scores the most goals wins the half. Play another to decide the match!"

"Keep drinking, honey. Two more, and I'll have all the components I need for my prototype!" 🎲✂️

Six corks from margarita mix bottles. Gathered over months, not days. I love my wife! ♥️

I'm brushing off an older prototype to playtest later this week. I was inspired at Game Market West to push Pōpoki as a solo game first, instead of struggling to make it two-player. #Popoki 🐈

Player mat. There's space for the six steps, six rounds, and scoring tracks.

At the Guildhall in San Jose CA, a cameraman for ABC 7 captured the indie game design scene at @gamemarketwest.bsky.social Source: abc7news.com/videoClip/18... 🎲✂️

Listening to @themisplay.com podcast while heading up to @gamemarketwest.bsky.social today in San Jose. I’ll be there to watch and learn. I tried to be there last September as a seller. Crossing my fingers for next September!

Wearing a hat with a Hawaiian license plate and the word “HAOLE.”

It’s my obligation each year to advise you all to watch “The Commitments” on St. Patrick’s Day. This year it’s free to stream on Peacock. So say it loud: I’m black, and I’m proud! 🇮🇪☘️🎺🎸🥁🎤🎶

The Commitments
Comedy, 1991, 1hr 58 min