Tom Heath

Congratulations!

Happy birthday!

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Calling all playing card fans, 52 Duels is now available to buy from our webstore!

CUT deep, DEAL damage, and SHUFFLE your opponent of this mortal coil.

www.postmarkgames.com/52-duels

YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design We need to talk about AI slop in board games

I hate that we need to keep repeating it, but tools that steal copyrighted work are ethically atrocious and should not be allowed to thrive. Generative AI tools that steal copyrighted work are wrong on every level. Pam Walls' video explains this perfectly: youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

It says a lot that AI “artists” are so creatively bankrupt they think writing prompts is a difficult, arduous task.

You realize coming up with a prompt is what a real artist would call “having an idea,” right?

It took them weeks of sleepless nights to have some basic thoughts.

There was a post on the Board Game Reviewers & Media Facebook group about a big channel taking a stance on not covering games with generative AI art. Most replying said 'Hey, good on them, that's a great stance to have", and I have the same stance. Some of the replies though... 🧵

An angled crop of a dungeon map game sheet against a blue background. Stylised water drop lets sit above text that reads ‘IV THE SUNKED CATHEDRAL’. At the bottom is a logo that reads ’52 REALMS ADVENTURES’

🚨New Map Alert!🚨

Escape from the Sunken Cathedral in this brand new map for 52 Realms: Adventures! Race to gear up and face the drowned priest as the rooms flood around you and the enemies become stronger. Available to download now!

A post from UKGE Instagram account showing that it has 7 comments one of which is from Alderdoodle expressing disappointment.

Same post, but now it has only 3 comments.

@ukge.bsky.social shared a post on Instagram about a card game that has gAI 'art'. People (including me) commented on it expressing their disappointment. UKGE chose to respond by hiding the comments.
Should we assume UKGE is pro gAI and doesn't care for artists without whom the con wouldn't exist?

Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!

Congratulations!!

We're super excited to announce Cascadia: Alpine Lakes! A brand new stand-alone follow-up to Cascadia! Using dual-hex tiles, Alpine Lakes takes that Cascadia puzzliness you know and love to new heights - layer tiles to create peaks and valleys and populate them with wildlife!

Congratulations!!

Glad I could help!!

A blue background with game sheets in the top right and bottom left corners. Text reads 'Joey Games New Maps' 'Koala Rescue Club' and 'Scribbly Gum'

It's new map day for Koala Rescue Club and Scribbly Gum! Head to the water in Koala Rescue Club map 3, and explore a brand new tree in Scribbly Gum map 4. Available to download from Dropbox now.

YouTube video by slickerdrips 52 Realms: Adventures | Playthrough | Map 3 with Hunter

Have you tried 52 Realms: Adventures Map 3 yet? The excellent @slickerdrips.bsky.social has playthroughs with both characters over on Youtube now!

youtu.be/5RO1eCYdDe4?...

Text reads '3, The Clockmaker's Labyrinth' and '52 Realms: Adventures'. Image shows a game sheet, cog marker, and playing cards from a top down perspective

We just released the new map for 52 Realms: Adventures, featuring two new characters and a fun new dungeon to explore.

Read more about it here
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The Anarchy 🙂

📣THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! POINT GALAXY + PROPOLIS ARE NOW LIVE!!! Check them out on Kickstarter! 🔭🐝https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/point-galaxy-propolis

YouTube video by scaynes David Lynch on Cooking Quinoa

This evening I will, once again, be watching David Lynch cooking a truly terrible meal of quinoa and broccoli. I’ve watched it so often I can’t tell you.

youtu.be/uSP-ewdJYJc?...

I’m really excited about launching 52 Realms: Adventures on Kickstarter next week. In many ways it’s our most ambitious game to date and I thought I’d share a little insight into how it came about (1/6)

Congratulations!

Loved The Return so much, I still feel a bit haunted

Knitting Circle A brand new puzzly tile-laying Calico game of knitting with kitties from the team that brought you Calico, Cascadia, and Verdant!

📣THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! #KnittingCircle is LIVE on Kickstarter!!! Check out this adorable follow-up to Calico by @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social with art by @bethsobel.bsky.social! PLEASE SHARE to help us spread the word! Thank you all for your support!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Playing Cthulhu death May die and failing

Some Cthulhu Death May Die! Didn’t even disrupt the ritual 😀

Very excited for this, even more so after I read 1990s JRPG feel

I was 7 and ecstatic when Free As A Bird and Real Love came out, I’m just as excited for Now and Then. Love reading about someone involved geeking out about The Beatles www.thebeatles.com/peter-jackso...

Feels kind of Viscounts/Paladins level I think?

The game Cthulhu Death May Die

A picture of the board at the end of a game of Ezra and Nehemiah

Today’s games were Cthulhu Death May Die & Ezra and Nehemiah, very much enjoyed both

Agreed! Well, I don’t design games unless you count mistakes as unintentional variants but you know what I mean.