Luke Williams
@luke6080.bsky.social
Ohana means family and family means you’ll never take me alive he/him
Every time I think about Challengers (the movie, not the board game, but both are great), I think about how Mike Faist had, by far, the most challenging role of the three leads and put in the most impressive performance of the three leads. It’s a shame he doesn’t get his flowers for it.
Off-Board once again! This time, @dnlnwmn.bsky.social came by to talk about Gundam and mecha stories, yokai and Japanese folklore, and the links between comedy and horror. Check it out wherever you get your delicious, locally sourced podcasts.
Daniel Newman Goes Off-Board
Podcast Episode · Off-Board Podcast · July 23 · 53m
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One time I had an order delivered to a hotel and it arrived at a different building entirely that was across the street and around the corner. I was not thrilled but I zooooomed out and came to the conclusion “It’s okay if whitey has a bad day sometimes”
My room temp and correct take on tipping is that if you make a comfortable living you tip servers always and you tip them well because who the fuck do you think you are
Jeff Probst, long time host of Survivor and board game designer (?) doesn’t have a picture on his BGG designer page. But y’know who does? This guy.
One of the most emotionally gratifying, exciting, and, funny play experiences I can remember having. If you get the opportunity to play it at some con or another, take it.
Cole Wehrle@colewehrle.bsky.social · 4w agoIn a little less than an hour we are kicking off the John Company Megagame here at #SDHistNorth.
Off-Board is off the ground! Take a listen to my discussion with the fantastic @petewiss.bsky.social wherever fine podcasts are sold. We talk about the inherent sincerity of musicals, touch on Tom Colicchio, and go track by track on one of his least favorite Decembrists albums!
Pete Wissinger Goes Off-Board
Podcast Episode · Off-Board Podcast · July 9 · 1h 13m
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I’ve recorded my first batch of episodes for @off-boardpod.bsky.social over the past week, and it’s been a blast! I hope y’all enjoy listening to these designers and I talk about media and art they dig. First episode with @petewiss.bsky.social drops tomorrow, with new episodes every other Thursday!
There's tons of tabletop game design advice out there now. Some is valuable. Much of it is well intentioned but unhelpful "best practices" served as gospel. The most recent video from @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social feels vital in a way this space rarely sees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRFY...
This is What Separates Great Games from the Rest
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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What are we even doing here. Funko Pop-itizing board games is such a bummer.
BoardGameWire@boardgamewire.bsky.social · 4w agoBrotherwise Games is betting that hobby board game brands can travel beyond the tabletop by launching Shelfy, a collectibles line of miniature board game boxes featuring titles from 20 publishers: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @brotherwisegames.bsky.social
My wife said these were a good idea. She was absolutely right as usual.
A man who publicly was doing something which, when done wrong, can cause graft-vs-host disease, an autoimmune disease which can attack, among other things, your GI tract, now has an autoimmune disease which is attacking his GI tract. What a coincidence.
Millionaire biohacker reveals he has incurable disease amid mission to ‘defeat death’
‘My stomach is eating itself,’ the tech entrepreneur announced on social media
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Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · 3y agoBlood transfusions from close relatives can cause graft vs host disease. Close relatives are literally the last people in the world rich weirdos should be roping into their creepy vampire hobby.
Hey, yo! Got a trailer episode up! The first proper episode with @petewiss.bsky.social coming later this week on your favorite podcast service!
Off-Board Podcast
Games Podcast · Letting board game designers talk about something other than board games since 2026
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Kentucky Route Zero and it's not even close
Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · last mo.What is the definitive game about America?
I think a lot of people are going to be, understandably, caught up in the puzzles in and around @amabel.bsky.social ‘s Swords Against, but, for me, the writing is what’s caught me the hardest. The first thing I was drawn to was the unsealed letter and it feels so warm and so real and so lovely.
This is a very sweet thread, and this particular part of it really struck me. I really do think we put too much stock in keeping things pristine that were never meant to be kept pristine.
Cole Wehrle@colewehrle.bsky.social · 2mo agoAt no point in this task did I regret not sleeving this game. I love that I could see how the years weighed on this game. They've weighed on me too!
Chotiner did his thing so well that he got the guy complaining that Trump is a Gemini.
Isaac Chotiner@ichotiner.bsky.social · 2mo agowww.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Rick Warren being on this list is wasn’t shocking so much as it was confounding. Peter Thiel and his ilk caring about including him in something like this in the 2020’s is both confusing and very funny.
maia arson crimew 🏴@crimew.gay · 2mo agoHere are all 113 alleged members we were able to successfully extract. This data can also be verified via versions of the site captured by the Wayback Machine, even if it doesn't properly render the website.
This was an instant buy from me from the moment it was announced. I love Amabel’s writing, and I’m excited to see what she’s done with a more fictive frame. If you like the video games of @mrsambarlow.bsky.social , this seems like a great entry into physical games of a similar spirit.
Amabel Holland@amabel.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday's the day! Swords Against - Beginner's Box (1979 Replica Edition) is a complete reproduction of a specific, incomplete, unplayable copy of an 1979 RPG starter set purchased at an estate sale, including some of the deceased owner's personal effects. hollandspiele.com/products/swo...
Want to read a big old stonking essay about how Biblical criticism informs board game reviews? No? Eh, get outta here then. For the cool kids, I've got the goods right here: spacebiff.com/2026/06/10/t...
Talking About Games: Death & Preservation
Every so often, I’ll write something that receives a weird amount of hostility. The most emblematic example is Foucault in the Woodland, my series examining Cole Wehrle’s Root through the lens of M…
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Crashing out over hearing "board game media is speed running every mistake from video games"
Spinning up my first campaign of Mythic Bastionland starting this week, and let me tell ya, the map generation is a treat.
Maybe a belief in multiculturalism and a global community is naïve, but I’d rather be naïve than this asshole. And it isn’t naïve.
Dan Lamothe@danlamothe.bsky.social · 2mo agoHegseth at Normandy: "Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not."
if you’re not a parent, you can’t even imagine how difficult it is to travel on a plane with a toddler: somewhat difficult at times. have you ever done something that was somewhat difficult at times? i didn’t think so
