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@maelig.bsky.social

Web developer and boardgame designer (Ironwood). He/him. I post in English and occasionally in French.

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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

This is REALLY worth a read! It avoids getting stuck on some quick surface level problems with AI art and gets to the heart of things.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

07.10.2025 18:17 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 3

A prototype, Monumental Duel, El Grande, Terrorscape. Looking forward to getting my copy of The Old King's Crown and getting it to the table !

07.10.2025 09:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cet extrait vient de Groland. Mais quand tu compares avec la réalité, tu ne vois presque plus de différence sur ces histoires de remaniement et de nouveau gouvernement.

06.10.2025 16:55 — 👍 1059    🔁 549    💬 14    📌 20

That king pawn was HUGE. Almost as tall as the Castillo. I enjoyed imagining a giant man travelling around Spain.

06.10.2025 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The boardgame El Grande (1995 edition) laid out on a table

The boardgame El Grande (1995 edition) laid out on a table

Played a classic last night

06.10.2025 18:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Well-deserved praises for @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social
I've had the chance to playtest the game during its development and it's a real banger.

05.10.2025 12:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Any interesting conclusions for the less germanic among us ?

03.10.2025 09:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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a close up of a star wars death star in the middle of a galaxy . Alt: Astronaut riding a rocky being shot into space
02.10.2025 09:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Par contre du coup je préfère "voici les jeux auxquels j'ai joué" plutôt que "j'ai fait 318 parties" qui ressemble effectivement plus à un concours de b*te

02.10.2025 08:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Perso je le fais pas mais je le vois comme un moyen d'engager une discussion, ça m'arrive de répondre quand je suis curieux d'avoir des retours sur un jeu en particulier.

02.10.2025 08:08 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats ! Looks super interesting

01.10.2025 16:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anti-Fun There’s one word I try to never use when writing about board games. The F-word. No, not that one. “Fun.” There it is. My critical curse word. Today I want to talk about why “fun” isn’t an especiall…

For today's article, I'm just griping about why "fun" is a bad word for critics. spacebiff.com/2025/09/30/a...

01.10.2025 04:07 — 👍 102    🔁 24    💬 9    📌 19
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xkcd's What If? What If? The Video Series is the official adaptation of the 'What If?' books by Randall Munroe (xkcd.com) and is produced by Neptune Studios LLC

xkcd's what if? has a YouTube channel and I somehow only discovered it ? Excellent stuff ! youtube.com/@xkcd_whatif

01.10.2025 11:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tell me the transparent one is a gummy bear

01.10.2025 05:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
I want a tank. Any tank. But my wife told menit is stupid nad expensive and I am not a childe. She only investing in realestate.
So I find a plot in forest with beautiful view.
She loved it and convinced to buy it. She dosent know that i have made researach about this plot. There is buried a tank from second world war (Yes im genius) greetings from Poland

I want a tank. Any tank. But my wife told menit is stupid nad expensive and I am not a childe. She only investing in realestate. So I find a plot in forest with beautiful view. She loved it and convinced to buy it. She dosent know that i have made researach about this plot. There is buried a tank from second world war (Yes im genius) greetings from Poland

26.09.2025 00:43 — 👍 1180    🔁 267    💬 9    📌 19

If you're a non-french speaking designer and you want to meet with @spiraleditions.bsky.social during Essen, send me a DM :)

23.09.2025 10:03 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

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imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

22.09.2025 21:41 — 👍 6321    🔁 1826    💬 75    📌 230
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21.09.2025 04:21 — 👍 2869    🔁 900    💬 58    📌 44

Nice to see Ra shoot up your list ! Such a great game.

17.09.2025 15:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

*critics

17.09.2025 10:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Same thing goes for our culture and entertainment. When did we decide it was OK to let Netflix recommend us what to watch next, rather than listening to our friends or critiques ?

17.09.2025 10:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Algorithmic feed is the original sin of social networks. It baffles me when I talk to smart people who either don't know or don't care that you can do your own curation (some platforms make this more difficult than others ofc).

17.09.2025 09:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The 18-Card Challenge: Cozy Games We play games for many reasons: to challenge our brains, to entertain ourselves, or to socialize with loved ones. One of the biggest reasons, of course, is to relax. Amid the chaos of our busy day-to-...

New design challenge from @buttonshy.bsky.social …! Make an 18-card cozy game!

Join us, all you 🎲✂️ folks:

01.09.2025 22:46 — 👍 42    🔁 15    💬 3    📌 0
Une photo des jeux de société "Bill le jeu" et "Fort Boyard"

Une photo des jeux de société "Bill le jeu" et "Fort Boyard"

Trouvailles de seconde main

01.09.2025 06:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First day of school for my oldest today. I was emotional, he was just excited.

25.08.2025 14:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

first man to get disowned by both his physical and digital children

12.08.2025 17:36 — 👍 6512    🔁 1202    💬 64    📌 10
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LudoVox - Produire, vendre ou acheter un jeu de société Harry Potter, c’est dire aux personnes transgenres qu’elles n’ont pas leur place à la table de jeu Retrouvez ici les tribunes relayées par Ludovox ! Nous parlons ici de

TRIBUNE - Produire, vendre ou acheter un jeu de société Harry Potter, c’est dire aux personnes transgenres qu’elles n’ont pas leur place à la table de jeu wp.me/pcxUi5-1mcv
#tabletop #j2s

08.08.2025 10:41 — 👍 100    🔁 76    💬 1    📌 8

5 hours ? 😳 And I thought Scorsese made long movies

01.08.2025 06:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This looks awesome ! You guys are rocking it

31.07.2025 16:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

29.07.2025 01:55 — 👍 472    🔁 124    💬 6    📌 7

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