iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This is the long plan. They are going to get us hooked and then take down the industry. I'm kidding, I really appreciate the people that host the site. They are true heroes.

Meme of the xkcd cartoon about a bunch of blocks that are carefully balanced on one sturdy support and one thin support. The whole stack is labeled as the board game industry and the little support is for game-icons.net. This suggests designers are dependent on this free service a bunch of unsung heroes support.

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Benoît Guilbaud @benguilbaud.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Gates of Loyang – a great game, but four players is probably one or two too many.

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Benoît Guilbaud @benguilbaud.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Right, got off Instagram and Threads. Just Bluesky for now.

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I have a new review in @theguardian.com today, & contrived to write it in such a way they illustrated it with Mario Odyssey. Very happy. It's of C Thi Nguyen's new nonfiction The Score - an excellent game-related book that... well, just read the review: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

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The Score by C Thi Nguyen review – a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life

From Duolingo to GDP, how an obsession with keeping score can subtly undermine human flourishing

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10/12/2025

SALES DIRECTOR: Why no kitchen table? DESIGN LEAD: Because kitchen tables are for fucking Candyland. We’re selling a political mode of thinking: deduction as power. Think less “family night,” and more “I will find the hidden structure of your choices, and then I will destroy you.”

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The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?

- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...

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Benoît Guilbaud @benguilbaud.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Slightly bumpy if very informative session last night at Playtest UK Brighton ^^

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Benoît Guilbaud @benguilbaud.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I'll be at Handycon all day Saturday & Sunday this week. Come and try your hand at piracy, get your friends into debt (not really), and help me improve the game! #playtesting #playtest #boardgamedesign #boardgamedesigner #boardgames #boardgame #cardgame #cardgames #tabletopgame #tabletopgames

Close-up shot of the game board game Pirates for Hire. Playtest at Handycon on 12th and Sun 13th April 2025.

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