Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now!
@gengelstein
Boardgame enthusiast, podcaster, books: Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, Universe Explained with a Cookie games: Versailles 1919 and Super Skill Pinball. He/him
Years ago I took classes in sailing, fencing, archery, and celestial navigation at MIT. Glad to report that i am finally being recognized as a pirate! I have the certificate and sticker to prove it. Certificates were huge during the golden age of piracy.
The ratings for Circle of Conflict since Gencon have been absolutely stunning. Glad this is finally in people's hands! If you had a chance to play it, @podfathergaming.bsky.social and I would appreciate you leaving a rating. Early ratings are essential for gaining momentum.
The pile is dwindling!
Things got awkward when someone pitched a game to my daughter…
Gencon! I will be at the Asmodee booth every day demoing Circle of Conflict! Please come by and say hi!
The most cyberpunk story you'll read today, courtesy of The Economist.
Applies to game design as well as government: “Reform must change how responsibility is organized, not merely add rules or procedures.”
Looking forward to Gencon! Here is where I'll be:
Wait - Didn’t Hegseth add a reporter to a top secret chat that shouldn’t have been a chat anyway?
The Farragut. Danish cruiser in the background
Watching the ships get ready for tomorrow’s parade from my dad’s apartment. Old and new!
I loathe the phrase “real Americans”. It is a flimsy facade for racism, xenophobia, and white supremacy.
Enjoying this completely unbiased poll question. But don’t threaten me with a good time.
The Third Edition of Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design is releasing in July! New mechanics have been added, but more importantly we expanded many entries, included more pictures, and now have questions at the end of each chapter to help game educators. Third time's the charm? 🎲✂️
While I appreciate what this headline is trying to do, it would have benefitted from a few more minutes of workshopping. “Man Says ‘See You Later’ to Alligator (and Police)” as my first attempt.
II think I just jailbreaked my seat back display on this flight.
Meet a new species of ghost pike fish, which got the scientific name Solenostomus snuffleupagus. For reasons.
We saw this stately avian in the creek behind our home today. In the 30 years we’ve lived here I’ve never seen a bird like this in the area. Can anyone identify this? I’m guessing it was migrating.
I HAVE TO READ THIS FOR MY JOB. DON’T JUDGE ME.
I appreciate United advising me of this critical change to my flight times.
what is even happening with this map
FOR THE LAST TIME DONALD - YOU DON’T WANT ALL THE CARDS IN UNO.
So many questions… “After 10 years I got a board game piece removed from my ear.”
Team in Poland made a prototype of a deck of cards made with e-ink displays. Pretty neat! What creative stuff could a designer do with this? E-ink only uses power when the image changes. dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
The main things accomplished by this attack on Iran: thousands of civilians killed, and Iran is now in charge of the strait or Hormuz. And most likely China will step in and help the non-regime-changed Iranian government rebuild.