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Kyle Ackerman

@kyleackerman

Consultant, analyst, archaeologist, producer, designer, and faculty at USC.

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Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· 29d

Clash of Cultures in the final moments

The late game-atate of the board in Clash of Cultures

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jul 11

Love me some little prep bowls

Photo of sweet breakfast omelette in process: green apples are cooking and eggs are scrambled nearby in a small prep bowl

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jul 4

Not enough farms on the moon...

A game of Shackleton Base, entering the final turns.

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jun 18

Late-game state from trying out "Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock"

Late-game board state of Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock (lots of meeple and fiddly-bits scattered across a complex-looking board)

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jun 18

Post insane, barely remembered book covers from your childhood

The cover of the collection of stories entitled "Earthman's Burden" featuring some very teddy-bear looking aliens in various costumes

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jun 15

Got in a first (learning) game of World Order, and had an excellent experience with international politics ca. 2010

The board state of World Order by Hegemonic Project Games after an only slightly flawed learning game

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jun 10

Are these all over the country, or just on the regular Paramount+ billboards?

Billboard advertisement promoting the President's birthday party UFC fight

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Mar 19

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Mar 1

I just got my kids out of the Valley:

Picture of the cover of Harry Turtledove's book, "The Valley-Westside War"

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jan 15

Post a game you remember playing that no one else remembers:

A screenshot from Galactic Gladiators for the Apple II

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Nov 27

A Tamarian saying "Cincinnati when the Turkeys Dropped" while laughing

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Nov 12

Hard rock band "The Lone Rangers" from the film "Airheads"

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Oct 27

Went with the extended family yesterday to sit in Mickey Cohen's booth before Coles French Dip closes.

Sign over the entrance to Coles French Dip Sandwiches, a storied LA bar and restaurant

Photo of Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Oct 25

Home-made Feetloaf!

Meatloaf in the shape of feet: Feetloaf

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Sep 23

Skyrim NPC saying "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee."

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jun 12

Hmm... not sure how this is going to work out.

Barry and Levon in front of their pudding

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Apr 24

The Yankee Doodle lunchcounter

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Apr 19

KITT from Knight Rider. The image is silently playing the Knight Rider theme in your head.

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jan 24

Cecilia Giménez's 2012 attempted restoration of the fresco of Christ, from Wikipedia

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jan 3

Sunlight peaking through towering Redwoods during a brief respite of the rain, with hikers for scale

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Jan 1

Windswept trees on the Pacifix Ocean

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 30

A somewhat sinister looking photo of the warden's house and lighthouse on Alcatraz island

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 30

How did your friends know you did the deed? Like this:

Image depicting mosquito bites on a person naked in a swamp... or a plane showing survivorship bias

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 22

There are AT LEAST three Fascist policies enacted, and it looks like someone has been elected as chancellor.

An image from BoardGameGeek of the tabletop board game "Secret Hitler"

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 15

The Ironclad and The Silent battle the Hexaghost

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 8

Poster for Soviet 5-year plan

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 4

Uhh.... Ok?

Spotify Wrapped saying that "May was your Victorian Parody Dark Cabaret season"

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 2

Another close-up of appropriately festive holiday tree decorations

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Dec 2

Close-up of appropriately festive holiday tree decorations

Kyle Ackerman@kyleackerman· Nov 30

Near the end of the second round of a learning game of Thunder:Road Vendetta

Near the end of the second round of a learning game of Thunder:Road Vendetta