iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A few Christmas ago I was gifted this plastic mass produced window crystal thing. Occasionally it makes pretty rainbows but during the eclipse it created these amazing rainbow crescents on the bedroom wall.

Macro photo of the solar eclipse reflected through a crystal making a rainbow crescent.

Photo of the solar eclipse reflected through a crystal making a field of rainbow crescent.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

You inspired me to join and maybe start writing some games again, just added my two most appreciated games so far. I need to find time to create more. Love their stance on AI and hope they can strike a good balance with card payment processors. rpg-trader.com/creator/1006...

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Over lunch I was inspired to write a short little business card size micro game. It is called Klankers won't like you anymore. It is a playful way to explore communication between humans.

Text on blue background with decorative background letters. Text says.
Klankers won’t like you anymore
(any creative materials and an AI to confuddle)
Take turns creating messages for another player. This could be a plain text poem, abstract diagram or a collage of news clippings. The other player needs to tell you what the message means, if they are correct, you score 1 point and can move on to step 2. Send the message to an AI service and ask it to tell you what it means. If the AI can’t understand it and gives you an incorrect explanation of the message’s meaning you score 3 more points. Most points wins after 3 rounds.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

First ever cost to UKGE was great. I came back with some lovely little gems. I only went for 1 day and can easily imagine doing a full weekend

Rpg supplements and small games on carpet.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Got some new business cards and I am putting some 'fun' things on the back.

A graphic showing a wide variety of emojis with a question? How many feelings can you name

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Stuck in A&E and either the wait has got stupidly long and ive been here nearly 10 months. Or maybe the clock needs adjusting

Clock showing the correct time but the wrong date. Saying 10th December

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I love collecting old books that contain games. Especially what we might call party games. Usually they are relatively tame and restrained but occasionally I find something unexpectedly frisky. This game from the 1940s called Partners Pleasure is a great example of our randy grandparents. 💋

Photo of a black and white book describing a kissing game. The full text on the page says.

PARTNERS' PLEASURE

A MAN and a girl are chosen to start partnerless. The others pair off quickly, for a player is safe only when in the company of, and indeed kissing, a member of the opposite sex. It is the object of the two partnerless players to catch a couple off their guard, that is, not kissing. This is the only way in which the partnerless ones can themselves achieve partners. Some time may elapse before they succeed

Then a black and white drawing of multiple people kissing with the following caption.

You can at least choose your partners for this game; choose them well.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

One advantage of starting up fresh as a solo freelance worker is I get to start with a clean slate. For me this means achieving inbox zero. How long can I keep it up?

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

An advantage of flying the long way round back from Japan is seeing greenland from the air, the northern lights out the window and technically crossing off the bucket list item of circumnavigating the globe.

Map showing flight path from Japan to UK via, Canada, greenland and iceland.

Photo of Greenland icesheet from the plane

Green northern lights from the plane window

Bluey Green northern lights from the plane window

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Last night in Tokyo and finished the evening with a classic cheesy sht of the city

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I've been in Japan for a week and today I found the only Psyduck Pokémon manhole cover in all of Japan. Personal geek travel goal achieved!

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I think I must have missed something about Pokemon pocket. Why have the released a set with a card missing art?

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Doing the word cloud thing from bskyinsights.com I learnt two things. I don't post anywhere near as much as I used to in the other place. And I like talking about games.

Word cloud based on most commonly used words. game is the biggest word

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Excited to get @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social new book a little bit early in the UK.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We have 24hs left of the campaign and we are now fully funded. Thank you. If you know someone who wants this HIV classroom education resource for the cheapest price we will ever sell it at, they have just enough time to make a last minute pledge. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ace...

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

We should keep talking about HIV. Why? Because we have the tools that means a HIV generation is within reach. But it is not a certainty. At the moment in England and Wales things may be going in reverse!

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Heading into London for an exciting day of exciting meetings and planning with some wonderful teammates. Don't get to travel by train that often at the moment

Photo out of a train window showing a frosty field and coppice.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I was curious to read this bit. The phrase that jumped out "when it was actually delivered" Is this report saying something about mental health awareness interventions OR is it revealing something about the school context for these interventions. Are schools too busy/over whelmed to do this?

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Today I launched my first Kickstarter with my work for @esteem-acetuk.bsky.social. Its a classroom pack of HIV education. 16 sets of a Routes of HIV transmission card sort. We have tested, reviewed & improved this for the last year and I am so excited to share it www.kickstarter.com/projects/ace...

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I've been slowly playing the new Pokémon phone game and hit a lovely milestone this morning.

Screenshot of a digital Mew Pokémon card

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

It's #GivingTuesday today & I will be giving to acet UK in the @biggive #Christmaschallenge! Please consider supporting their work today & your donation will be DOUBLED, helping twice as many vulnerable girls & women. Give at: bit.ly/acetUKCC24 #CharityTuesday

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Last December I wrote and shared 24 microgames that fit on a business card. You can download all 24 in a single file on itch.io. blindfishideas.itch.io/24-business-... This is one of the strangest but is my favourite.

Photo of a printed business card with the rules for burning secrets

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Spent some time this afternoon working on new pelvic health resource for lesson next week.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

In 2 weeks we are doing the @biggive #Christmaschallenge! For 7 days, donations to the international work of the charity I work for, acet UK, will be DOUBLED! Find out more & get a reminder on Dec 3rd when it opens: www.acet-uk.com/pledge-support #GivingTuesday

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Travelling for work I always go for the cheapest place I can get that is with 15min of the event venue. Occasionally I end up in hotels where I feel vastly underdressed.

Hotel lobby bar with chandelier and leather seating

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Playing Pokémon splendor. And two additions compared to the base game have radically impacted how it plays. Firstly evolving Pokémon as a bonus action adds another level of strategy which is so satisfying. Secondly the Pokédex scorecard creates a mini legacy aspect that is a fun distraction.

Pokémon splendor components laid out ready for a game.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 22/12/2023

Why aren't more games made with multiple ways to play them? Is it a cynical cash grab to sell more games or are game set with multiple ways to play less fun? Is it a design decision or a production decision? I tried making some rules for ticket to ride components www.blindfish.games/2023/12/fest...

Ticket to ride components without a board laid out to follow the rules of the "station yard" varient rules.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Day 15 of 24 games that fit on the back of a business card. This one is very loosely based on the almost forgotten tradition of Ghost stories at Christmas. www.blindfish.games/2023/12/fest...

Business card with the rules to a game on, called "Christmas Ghost"

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Day 11 of 24 business card sized games. Today's game is a physical challenge game that works well across ages, heights and strength. Its all about balance and flexibility. Did anyone else play this as a child? was it a Kent thing? or just my family? www.blindfish.games/2023/12/fest...

business card with the rules to the cereal box game on it.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/12/2023

Day 10 of 24 mini games and its a word game all about describing movies badly/oddly www.blindfish.games/2023/12/fest...

Business card with the rules for the word game "Sorry I'm late, but..." on it.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Day 2 of my 24 mini games for advent and it is an old family favourite "Chocolate Mittens" www.blindfish.games/2023/12/fest...

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

So I felt compelled to make my own laser and feeling hack. Again exploring the card based RPG design space but this time only 1 card to represent a familiar/animal. It's roll under to do a Bold action and over to be Sly. But slight twist, not all characters use the same size dice.

Variety of companion cards. Showing a Sprite, Gremlin, Spider, Monkey etc. each card has just the name, image, dice size (d4, d6, d10 or d12) and target number.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

The backs of the cards hold the flavour text and an image to help players picture what each card is about. Again using colour to differentiate between mage exclusive options and generic options open to all classes.

8 cards showing black ink sketch style illustrations. Illustrations include magic spell effects, equipment and example character art.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

This is an example of my new RPG "character sheet". Just 8 cards for a starting character. Generic aspects have the grey background all the mage specific ones have purple.

8 cards laid out showing the characters stats, abilities, equipment and spells.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

The test print deck (for beta testing, not final art) for my new card based RPG system has arrived. And despite immediately spotting layout errors my first impression is really positive. I'm hoping it will work as a step up gateway RPG. With both charcter creation and flexible gameplay.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

To make it affordable, look how tiny the diamonds are!

Tiny diamond, smaller then half a grain of rice

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

This has to be my favourite (if not yet perfect) board game upgrade. It's taken a while to save up and collect all the bits but I can now play Splendor with real gems. Onyx, ruby, emerald, sapphire and even real (but very tiny) diamonds. Lots of raw uncut gems. And silver coins as gold would be 💰!

A layout of the game splendor with the plastic tokens replaced with real gemstones (onyx, ruby, emerald, sapphire and tiny diamonds) and the plastic gold replaced with silver coins.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Working on some mini RPG props and made some fey cinnamon. Not sure if I want wax sealed, silver glitter seal or no seal. Just need to make some mini labels for them.

3 mini jars filled with fake cinnamon sticks embossed with silver and glitter

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

Just working on a draft version of a card based RPG. No character sheets, character abilities and equipment is all card based. Hopefully working as a gateway option for people new to RPG but want to 'build' their character. Previous draft copy has gone done well.

Laptop open with Microsoft Publisher open showing a card design.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Another fun little project I'm working on is making some wax seals. My family crest struggles a bit. But my blindfish logo has come out really well. Got a new RPG project idea in mind where a wax seal will be useful.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Made these coins before my molds broke.

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Gareth Blindfish @blindfish.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

So im working on a card game that is about bidding. And the least satisfying bit of it is handling money, paper notes are fiddly, notepad and paper is too much math for some players. So today I've been pouring pewter into laser cut casts to make custom coins. They feel good in the hand

3 pewter cast coins, showing £100,000, £50,000 and £10,000

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