iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Carli Boo-locci 👻 @carlivelocci.com · 23h

Games media is not only unhealthy because there aren't jobs. For years, games media (journalism in general, really) has run on a deeply unhealthy system that incentivized the worst kind of writing and devalued the labor of writers and other creators.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 23h

Ran through the tutorial battle of Leviathan Wilds and it's such a permissive and expressive experience, capturing the kinetic joy of platformers. Plus these targeting reticles make you feel like Goku powering up.

Central board depicting a giant turtle with several dice placed on it, a player figurine has a large red plastic ring surrounding them.

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ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026! @protocon-bc.bsky.social · 18h

ProtoCON is just around the corner and coming up fast! Make sure to get your tickets before they go! ProtoCON is November 6th - 8th, at BCIT's grand hall in Burnaby, BC.

Graphic says "Approximately one month left until protoCON! make sure to buy your tickets soon!"

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah I help my daughter with her homework!

Calendar of daily homework tasks, including October 5 which reads "play a board game with someone in your family"

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 22h

Just heard #PaxUnplugged is going full Human Made. Proud of em, it's my favorite gaming con. And it's nice to know they'd prefer to present the works of real creative human beings. That's one less sign booths need to make, but if you'd like to anyways, here's a free icon hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

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Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 15h

Finished Final Fantasy 4 (Pixel Remaster). A few moments of surprisingly nuanced character development but overall quite structurally formulaic and tactically prescriptive.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 16h

Some good readin' in September (not you Carl!)

Witch Hat Atelier volumes 1 and 2, Stages of Rot, Howls Moving Castle, The return of the king, Billy Bat vol 1, Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 21h

I know this is being done with good intentions so I say it with all love: Dudes, when women are expressing fear and disappointment over a predator who was by all outward appearances safe and kind, that’s not the time to, how should I put this, humble-boast about how *you’re* one of the safe ones. ⬇️

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 21h

Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax. He won't be on content moving forward and we won't be publicly airing this week's episode of The MinnMax Show. We're in shock and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this sensitive time.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 22h

Bluesky has felt somewhat insulated from the racism and sexism pervasive in the various games communities and this week has been an all too upsetting reminder that it never went away, of how little parasocial trust can mean, of the need to proactively safeguard against this poison.

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 23h

Take a look at Mothership's homepage and just look at the range of bylines it's already enabled. One of only a few, green shoots in the games media right now and as the last few days have highlighted, its existence feels absolutely vital.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this week's podcast I have impressions of -Color Jam and it's playful innovation on player goals and victory -Island Off Outer Dancing, a free stand alone sequel to one of my games of the year, experimenting with standards of storytelling and rhythm

A finished sheet of Color Jam depicting an underwater sea

Screenshot of Island Off Outer Dancing, a pixelated figure dancing on a street corner with triangles moving towards a circular frame

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 23h

September games! A little quieter while adjusting to Back to School routines.

Kittin Klash, My Shelfie Dice, Deep Regrets, Children of Morta, Color Jam, Dnup, Leviathan Wilds, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Mountain Goats Legacy

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The tech industry has managed an all too successful campaign to define our lives on their terms: what we consider progress, what we value, what we deem successful, what we find compelling. We're just the ants in the maze.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This week's serving of games is here! Daniel checks out the puzzling paints of Color Jam and the aberrant rhythms of Island Off Outer Dancing. Mark travels back to look forward in Horizon: Zero Dawn. Plus a taste of gaming news and more!

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159 - Color Jam, Horizon Zero Dawn, Island Off Outer Dancing

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Andrea Mack @wisdomcheck.ca · 30/09/2026

Every child matters. If you were like me, you grew up hearing one side of the story. It’s important to listen to all sides. I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from and work with First Nation and Métis elders over the years.

An orange tshirt that says Every Child Matters with the book 52 Days to Reconcile sitting on top.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This roll is GOATED (DEROGATORY). Kicked off Mountain Goats Legacy

Mountain Goats Legacy including 4 d6, one showing 3 and the others showing a goat symbol which default to a value of 1

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 145 is now available (tinyurl.com/2f9bat45). On today's episode we look at Color Jam by @lunarpunk.games as well as chatting with some of the folks behind Color Jam - Gene Koo, Joe Kell, and Matthew Hocker. @stickydoodler.bsky.social @coo.games

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 145 Featuring a review of Color Jam and a chat with Gene Koo, Joe Kell, and Matthew Hocker

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I talk about volume 1 on the podcast tomorrow and made sure to be first in line for volume 2. Billy Bat is from 2009 but it's English translation only started this year, a masterful metatextual mystery with both supernatural suspense and political intrigue in post-war Japan (and beyond).

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 29/09/2026

This display gives strong Kentucky Route Zero energy

A window display of 80's era corded phone handsets and spiral cords in various colors. A sign hangs on the back wall of the display. It reads: Carl's Cordless Phone Cord Store, Little River, Idaho. "Because you always know where your phone is." Since 1987.

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Graftbound Press 🔜 PeopleCon III @graftbound.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Coming soon to Kickstarter: We're celebrating our love of collage with a make 100/zine month project coming at the start of 2027 The core of this project is 100 individual unique hand made cards, each with a text prompt on them to enhance your games, or get inspired to create with. Follow the KS👇

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Coming soon: 100 Collage Prompt Cards

Individual handmade collage cards to aid, enhance, and inspire your game play. Use as MTG tokens, Wildsea whispers, & Carta tableaus.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've been fairly cynical about crowdfunding and the unsustainability of direct-to-consumer but Allplay seems to have it figured out, with cheap/fast shipping and a shared distribution network with other publishers. Confirmed my LW pledge, threw in a couple add-ons and arrived in less than a week

Leviathan Wilds, mountain goats legacy and enchanted ivy

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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

hey fuckers. Who wants to see a trailer? Just a lil taste? Just an itty bitty lil sense of the flavor of extra i'm gonna be bringing to this fuckass endeavour? hmm?

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Trailer - Analysis Of A Creed, a video essay

YouTube video by Ela Bambust

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

morrowind 2

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Almost every week I say "Well, that was it. The dumbest most inscrutable thing I've ever made. The next one will be normal."

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Library sorting game built with AAAIIIEEEE instead of AI!

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The new podcast episode of But Why Vikings? is our first guest episode! @ava.foxfort.net answers your questions with Dr Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com - they talk about finding fellow gamers when your local community feels hostile, & games in education settings. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

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Dr. Emily Friedman - Teacher at Large

Podcast Episode · But Why Vikings? · 25 September · 1hr 26min

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First rainy night of fall so cozied up with some solo Color Jam and a bowl of cheezies. It's surprisingly tricky to play strategically and you soon find yourself having to improvise and stretch reality to fill the gap both colorfully and narratively.

A coloring page of an underwater scene including octopus, shark and shipwreck

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Kid asked to learn something new. Shake that City is always a hit and as with most AEG games, easy to scale complexity

Player board for shake that City next to a cardboard box and 3x3 grid of colored cubes

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Rowan Mysel Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love to see more critical writing (and print media!!) in the TTRPG space, definitely support them if you have the means

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026

Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.

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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 24/09/2026

Three more weeks until my Kickstarter launches! Head on over and click that "Notify me on Launch" button, even if you're unsure you can contribute. It helps get the attn of the algo that decides featured campaigns. Please share! #BookSky #Trans #Autistic www.kickstarter.com/projects/jul...

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Coming soon: Chasing Cars: A Novel

A coming-of-age novel, based on the author's experiences, about an autistic pregnant trans teen boy in the Canadian foster care system.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As discussed on this week's episode, Nights of King Ludd from @yoyoni.bsky.social is now live on Kickstarter. Take a hammer to industry for the greater good!

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The Nights of King Ludd

Rage against the Machines at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jamming with color @lunarpunk.games My daughter and I burned through all the pages for Color It so it's perfect timing for a new coloring challenge.

A sheet of Color Jam depicting a scene of a Torii gate and a fox looking through it, half colored, with 6 markers to one side

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If I had a penny for each game with a creepy moustachioed book guiding the player, I'd have enough to cover up their eyes so I don't have to look at them anymore. Tune in got for Daniel's take on Yoshi and the Mysterious book and it's inventive take on platformer objectives.

The book of love from it takes 2, an anthropomorphic red book with shiny purple eyebrows and moustache

Mr e from Yoshi and the mysterious book, an anthropomorphic Brown leather book with bushy white moustache

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Gamesline @gamesline.net · 15/09/2026

Guest writer @avagarde.itch.io returns to Gamesline one more time to share their thoughts on Esoteric Ebb, the 2026 CRPG inspired by D&D and Disco Elysium! Though the story presents progressive themes, Ava felt that it worked too hard to comfort the player rather than challenge them.

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Esoteric Ebb Soothes Where it Should Incite — by Ava Ayers

Esoteric Ebb goes to great lengths to make the status quo seem like a heartwarming triumph.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've been messing with a couple of Nintendo's latest offerings and trying to reconcile their experimental new ideas with the glacial pace at which they roll out complexity. Plus comparing the immolation of the AAA industry with the inspiration of Indies at @fullindie.bsky.social

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jamming with color @lunarpunk.games My daughter and I burned through all the pages for Color It so it's perfect timing for a new coloring challenge.

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today I heard from a second prospective reviewer who's curious if there are benefits to hosting my own space rather than just running a blog on BGG. And, friend, are there ever.

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Kerf Cut Games @kerfcutgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My first day as, Storyteller in Residence, at the Prince Rupert Library. On October 14th I’ll be doing an artist talk and showing “Remediation”. There will be other programming in the coming months. Stay tuned!

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why wait till November to get your boots wet?

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week Mark continues hot orb summer with Valkyrie Elysium. Daniel explores Nintendo’s recent design philosophy through Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and Splatoon Raiders. Plus Vancouver’s Full Indie Summit, the slopification of AAA games and more!

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158 - Valkyrie Elysium, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Splatoon Raiders

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