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Coming soon: Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games Eight fast and fun solo games to play anywhere with dice and a pencil – no cutting required!

The pre-launch Kickstarter page for Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games is activated. Please go follow it to be notified on launch. Exciting to be trying a new thing! www.kickstarter.com/projects/drf...

Top Tip: If you make rules errors simply tell your friends:
"that was the intro game, next time we'll play the expert variant". They'll never know!

Very nicely organized with some room for growth it appears! Many games overlap with those on my shelves, although I only just played the intro to Root this past weekend. My son found students at college who introduced him to Root so he's paying it forward and teaching the family.

That's a reasonable number of unplayed games. Wondrous Creatures is quite fun. I have Endeavor Deep Sea and Galileo Project on my unplayed game shelf as well. I think Endeavor is likely to be played soon, hopefully.

If you're making plans, book soon! The Philly marathon is the same weekend. #BoardGames #PAXUnplugged

Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.

With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.

Such a good game. Yet to play solo, but rules seem solid.

Great success! I'm planning to get some plays of Green Team Wins going at Thanksgiving. Had success with Just One last year.

Hoping to get some freeplay gaming in. I always have "we won't be able to find a table" stress. Also managed to score a time slot to learn Galactic Cruise which I've backed. Otherwise just enjoying being around a bunch of other like-minded people. Haven't received my badge yet in the mail...

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is 'billionaire proof' Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app's open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

Great to see a major network providing airtime to Bluesky CEO to explain firsthand the benefits of Bluesky and how it differs in key ways from other social networks.

www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/b...

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

I made a starter pack! Will definitely be adding to this as more folks join us. If anyone knows any accounts I need to add please let me know! go.bsky.app/6GQgChs

Point Galaxy cover art and components featuring colorful planet and space cards with unique artwork. Propolis cover art and components featuring colorful medieval bee artwork and wooden bee tokens.

We are super excited to announce Point Galaxy and Propolis! We will be bringing these two new small box games to Kickstarter in early 2025 and we cannot wait for you all to try them! #sequencebuilding #workerplacement #enginebuilding #setcollection

Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media | TechCrunch As decentralized social networks become more popular, the way different protocols interact could set the stage for the future of the web.

The distinctions between AT Protocol and ActivityPub don't just impact Bluesky and Mastodon's communities, they impact whether the two will be bridged at all.

And that could impact the entire evolution of decentralized social networks, as @amanda.omg.lol explains.

How cool is this?! My face on the home page of Board Game Geek! Give a listen to the latest episode of the BGG Podcast if you're interested in my experience at BGG Con, and my thoughts on Grand Austria Hotel and the Marine Worlds expansion for Ark Nova.

Endless Winter was one of those games I came so close to buying when it was the hotness. No regrets not owning it. Played my copy of Age of Galaxy recently. Now that we've gotten the main concepts and iconography we'll play again, but not sure if it'll be a keeper for us either.

A couple plays of Imperial Miners and a play of Tapestry today at Silver Key Lounge. Fun games and a great venue.

Board games are cool.