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My final GenCon haul: Spell, Rosetta, Bubble & Shadow, Orapa Mine, Silver Mine, Fiction: Banned Books, Jibber Jabble, Le Chocolat, and Stereo Mind

'There Will Come Soft Rains' tells of the final day of an automated house carrying on the routines for long dead tenants, in a short story within Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles'. The date mentioned in the cheerful morning announcement by the house robotic voice is today, August 4, 2026.

Aetherspire did great for us at GenCon. It was a thrill to demo the game for so many enthusiastic people who got into the game and tried to harness the power of the elements!

Not quite Gencon, but I am managing some solo elemental jenga with Aetherspire!

I'm going to be at GenCon this week demoing Aetherspire with @phaseshiftgames.bsky.social! I just compiled some of my challenges during the design process, and what I did to address them. Check out the video if you'd like to see 8 years of game development in 15 minutes!

Aetherspire Design Diary | Tim's Game Den

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Tim's GenCon 2026 Check It Out list! At the tippy top: @dvcgames.bsky.social's Rosetta is a new edition of a language creation game I've wanted for years and never expected to get! Strange Slot Simulator by Hobby Japan is a deduction game that I'm only checking out because of HJ's past successes.

I'm starting to think that Zendaya isn't so Meechee anymore.

The twenty-year-old pretty-good route building game Thurn & Taxis is oddly getting two remakes this year? I mean, any presentation is more audience-grabbing than "the 19th century Bavarian postal system, now in ultra-beige", but I'm surprised it kept enough attention after all these years.

I researched this video pretty well but I’m sure there are some gaps. Check out the five types of positive interaction in board games I identified and tel me what I missed! youtu.be/Zi1yJh1L7h8?...

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I researched this video pretty well but I’m sure there are some gaps. Check out the five types of positive interaction in board games I identified and tel me what I missed! youtu.be/Zi1yJh1L7h8?...

Positive Interaction in Board Games | Tim's Game Den

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Teaser for my upcoming Tim's Game Den video. What could it be about?

She starts out from Otiria The smallest train you've seen

I forgot to bring something for the company potluck and it's nontrivial to buy pick up something quickly before the event. Even though no one would question me, I'm still avoiding the event out of extreme introversion, with a built-in semi-legitimate excuse.

Jet Lag has been a big hit with me and my wife lately. I held off on trying it for a while, thinking it wouldn't be for me, and I'm so glad I gave it a shot. I've watched Connect 4, Battle 4 America, Tag Eur It 1&2, Arctic Escape, and most of the NZ season so far. And I will never not root for Ben

I played a little bit of Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era this weekend, and it was enjoyable! The Heroes III influence is VERY heavy, which is to be expected, but with some more modern QoL. Interested to play more! I played 3-5 all quite heavily, and enjoyed them all a ton, in their times.

I just heard this song ("Stress" by Jim's Big Ego) for the first time in a long while, and the "stick my thumb in a peach and leave it there" bit just cracked me up for some reason

The best thing about "Holding Out For A Hero" is that it goes up to 100% almost instantly, and it stays there. The production never gives up, it's full shout, full drum fill, full piano whack, full everything, all the way through.

My only annoyance with Horizon Zero Dawn is a minor gripe - NPCs yelling out for help etc. are super loud and relentless. Just walk around with a green exclamation point and retain some dignity.

I haven't played many board games that use rondels. What's the gold standard? Or your personal fave?

1. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English municipality of Bolton? GNU BALANCE #LL109 #bestwronganswers

24 years ago, a niche CCG introduced a card so powerful you had to tear it in half to use it. Here’s its story.

What if Chaos Confetti, but for real? Redemption and the Haman's Plot problem | Tim's Game Den

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24 years ago, a niche CCG introduced a card so powerful you had to tear it in half to use it. Here’s its story.

What if Chaos Confetti, but for real? Redemption and the Haman's Plot problem | Tim's Game Den

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Started Horizon Zero Dawn this week. I generally like avoiding spoilers, but if anyone has very vague gameplay advice I’ll take it.

Excited for my newest Tim's Game Den video - what happens when a niche CCG takes a joke Magic card and makes it a legitimately strong tournament play?

In search of an open-world RPG to play with my wife, we just started some Horizon Zero Dawn last night. Getting to upgrade our gathering capabilities early and having loads of harvestable plants helped solidify that we made the right choice.

No idea what I was trying to cook up with this track

Apparently a year ago I was brainstorming some kind of Aetherspire sequel and called my file "Aethestspire"

What cases are you aware of where players have to rip up playing cards? - Legacy games - Magic the Gathering's Chaos Confetti - Redemption's Haman's Plot Anything else?