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Scott Nicholson

@scottnicholson.bsky.social

Professor of Game Design, Potter, Garden Gnome, Board Game and Escape Room Designer, Green Man Main. I play video games on Easy mode; I'm too old to get gud.

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And watch that space... As we are coming up on 20 years since BGWS started...

11.12.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Only if you make the play button flush the toilet.

"Don't forget to like, subscribe, and put the lid down when you're done."

02.12.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After moving to penny-free Canada, I found that I missed having a cheap, durable coin for board game prototyping.

US board game designers - stock up on the pennies!

14.11.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I moved to Canada instead of burying into the mud, but it works the same way...

10.11.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh this is amazing. Thank you for the suggestion! I will certainly be discussing this in my critical game design courses...

08.11.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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07.11.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh. When I was there, I remember being in crowds so bad that you were stacked on the people in front of and behind you, and you had to just shuffle to get to where you were going. Good to hear they worked on that, because I was quite anxious in those Saturday crowds.

23.10.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was ordering new glass frames, and for whatever reason, the silver frames jumped out at me because they matched my beard.

I've always had brownish frames..and I realized that the frames I have now were ones I bought some time ago... when I had a different color in the beard.

#silveryears

15.10.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have bought and sold this game multiple times over the years.

06.10.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So given that I'm playing BoardGameArena right now with live chat, and it's good enough for me if I have to choose, I'll pick video games (as board game arena is a video game!)

25.09.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Four groups of people with tractors - a large group with a blue tractor, a smaller group with an orange one, a smaller group with a red one, and a very small group with a green one.

Four groups of people with tractors - a large group with a blue tractor, a smaller group with an orange one, a smaller group with a red one, and a very small group with a green one.

I was at the International Plowing Match today, and checked out the VIP Plowing, which was a representative from each of the 4 parties. I was amused to see the size of the four groups at the rural event. (For non-Canadians, Blue = conservative, Orange = labor (NDP), Red = Liberal, Green = Green).

16.09.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for posting about this - I hadn't been watching GMT, as I don't enjoy battle games, but this is very interesting for my work!

15.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same boat. I played a lot of 2. I played less of 3. I couldn't finish Tiny Tina. I'm going to wait on 4.

10.09.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

rabbits aren't known for their carrying capacity. :)

03.09.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to think it was a parody. But the hands needed more fingers for that....

02.09.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I grew up with one of those in the house! It was stinky!

29.08.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

- taking your turn to help your partner reach their goals counts as much toward your team winning as you reaching your goals

It has always worked well with anyone who plays games casually, but it interesting enough for a more strategic player to play without dominating the game.

28.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It lives as one of my "Cruise games" - games I take cruising, as it's a game that plays best with 3 couples. (although is fine with 4 as well).

What is nice is that
- it's fast to explain, as you only need to teach the goals that show up (and all goals are public)

28.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

speaking of the GIF, have you played Team Play? It's lighter than you are looking for, but hits that vibe quite well.

28.08.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tv with a man in a white coat with two people watching

Tv with a man in a white coat with two people watching

Doing my duty to expose a new generation to Dr. Horrible before board game night.

26.08.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, it did the same for me. Hadn't thought about Mr. Green Jeans in decades!

26.08.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, as I live in Canada, I do have a leg up in the Moose department. :)

26.08.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case you don't know, Mr. Green Jeans was a character on the kids show Captain Kangaroo played by Hugh Brannum. He focused on nature and wore green clothing.

26.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A man with a green beard, blue denim overalls, striped blue hat, red shirt, and boots in a country setting.

A man with a green beard, blue denim overalls, striped blue hat, red shirt, and boots in a country setting.

Sent this picture of me all ready to head out to a dear friend, and his response unlocked a core memory...

"Mr. Green Jeans"

Now I'm gonna need to get me some green overalls.

26.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange Horticulture | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store Download and play Strange Horticulture at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

If you live at the intersection of Games, Growing Plants, and Witchy Stuff, there is a digital game you might enjoy called Strange Horticulture.You run a plant store for the local village.

It's free (through the 28th) through EPIC gamestore for PC and Android .

store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/stra...

26.08.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lol. I get the reference. :)

21.08.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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...checks on amazon.ca to see if he can get pickle balls in Canada as he loves pickles...

...gets immediately disappointed because that search did not pull up the kind of pickle balls he wanted (stupid fad sports)...

...kept searching. there it is. the elusive pickle ball...

20.08.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man with a green beard

A man with a green beard

Well, I haven't done this in a while.

19.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe the fisheye lens industry is held up by the real estate photography industry. #thingsinpicturemaybesmallerthantheyappear

17.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

p.s. I then proceeded to wipe the smile off from its face.

14.08.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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