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ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026! @protocon-bc.bsky.social · 10h

Hello friends, As ProtoCON fast approaches we are seeking your help. If you really love board games or have been wanting to get more involved in ProtoCON, consider volunteering! Volunteers get a full weekend pass and we need volunteers for everything so sign up below! buff.ly/x1KZYTn

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 7h

The character performance between Diana and Hugh is a refreshingly uplifting take on parenthood, albeit a little one-note in both roles feeling a little too self-actualized and challenge free. Especially considering the lack of any compelling presence in other characters or the setting.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 9h

Someone said the magic words 'like Outer Wilds' so finally trying the Echo Weaver demo and yeah it's great, some incredibly clever ideas and slick platforming. There's some neat risk-reward built into the time based runs too, like spending time to heal yourself.

Screenshot of Echo Weaver, a 2D animated sidescroller. A white haired character stands in a pool of yellow liquid amidst an industrial backdrop.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11h

It seems that against all odds Chai Tea for 2 is finally fulfilling, so now I can finally post my preview photos again without people complaining.

Box of chai tea for 2 next to a matcha cake scroll, ginger and mint tea and components for the game

Layout of the game in progress next to a slice of matcha scroll cake.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 11h

Trying to hack and shoot robots simultaneously? No problem when parenting has prepared you for the challenges of multitasking. Daniel checks out Pragmata, at once an experimental tactical take on 3rd person shooters and a more optimistic twist on the sad dad genre.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 21h

Also I believe that many such games were just a means for gambling.

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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Finished Silver Pines. This game has everything. Demons. Rockstars. Detectives in trenchcoats. A crippling anxiety as the world ends around you. Sure, it takes a page from classic survival horror games you've played before but when its metroidvania design is this satisfying all is forgiven.

A screenshot from Silver Pines. A man is standing in front of a payphone on a rainy night. A motel can be seen at the distance.

A screenshot from Silver Pines. A man is standing on a red-tinted church. He's facing a monster.

A screenshot from Silver Pines. A man is on the rooftop of an apartment building. A sign with the word "UNION" is next to him.

A screenshot from Silver Pines. A man is standing in a dreamlike scenario.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It's our 10th anniversary so enjoying a date day in lieu of Thanksgiving. Art gallery, couples massage and charcuterie

A charcuterie board with various cheeses, salami, prosciutto and smoked salmon

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Hot CRT Action @hotcrtaction.pics · 11/10/2026

Hello and welcome to @hotcrtaction.pics! This curated collection of photographs by @aidanmoher.com hopes to preserve the timeless experience of playing retro games on era-appropriate CRT displays. The current rotation of CRTs includes a Commodore 1702 (the GOAT), a PVM-1354Q, and a JVC AV-27D201.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

First time actively seeking out a photography exhibit. I discovered Greg Girard when researching William Gibson last year. He's incredible at capturing cities' liminal moments both in space and time.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The structure isn't surprising considering the writer's legacy with visual novels but those tend to be several hour runs whereas the 10+ hour playthrough here before you start to unlock any context does stretch patience. I'd be interested to see silent hill double down on that more.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Finished Silent Hill F. An incredibly strong story and aesthetic that's dragged down by over-reliance on repetitive combat and keeping too many cards to it's chest. Having spoiled myself I'm torn on the multiple playthroughs to unlock and synthesize the various strands of theme and symbolism.

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Leder Games @leder.games · 10/10/2026

We love the Minnesota State Fair, and this year's cake decorating theme was board games! Here are a few of our favorites for #NationalCakeDecoratingDay.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Might be best to push on TBH so you can get the point of understanding what's going on. The end is a pretty mind-numbing combat gauntlet though, I get the point of it but it's fairly one-note

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The first ending is incredibly upsetting and ambiguous but in ways I think are pretty consistent with the horror genre. I'm not particularly interested in how the subsequent playthroughs change the story but they do retroactively strengthen the meaning in the initial story.

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

Likewise, I didn't really have the patience (or friends) for the traditional Monster Hunter structure. Having a story framing and motivation would certainly help push me through it, but it's still a substantial commitment to learn it's systems.

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

Started watching The Sopranos and now we're here

Tony saying to Carmela "Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this"

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Crimson Desert is a game built on the idea that it's better to give someone 10,000 Twinkies because oink oink fuck you piggie rather than sit down to make one single made-to-measure cake. It fundamentally thinks the player is a moron.

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

I think I accidentally tuned into the frequency where all ads are made by AdultSwim

Ad for peepy, a creepy peanut shaped cow stuffy

Elfscape ad for unglammy valley, resembling a low budget liminal horror film

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

Alien Isolation! Replayed it for Halloween last year and it definitely holds up much better than Bioshock.

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ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026! @protocon-bc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here is another amazing example of the kinds of games to expect from ProtoCON. This is Cavern Shuffle by Gravy Boat Games. Cavern Shuffle is a single player, solitaire inspired, dungeon crawler card game. We recommend checking them, and their game, out! Go to gravyboatgames.com for more info!

Cavern Shuffle (Lair of the Lich)

Curios about what kind of games you'll see at ProtoCON?

Take a look at Cavern Shuffle by Gravy Boat Games.

other decor and art from the game Cavern Shuffle surrounds the text.

Based on the classic Solitaire, Cavern Shuffle is a solo-player dungeon delver game.

where the player must level up their party in order to uncover the dark twists and turns of the dungeon.

More art from the game is included

The setup is very similar to the Classic Solitaire with the seven piles in front of you forming the Dungeon.

However variations in gameplay differ depending on the edition of cavern shuffle you have.

Play is centered around forming sequences with your four Adventurers and leveling them up into the Party piles at the top.

Leveling up your Adventurers will in turn help you complete different Encounters in the Dungeon until you are strong enough to beat the boss and win the game!

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Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Spoke with two members of @uwotc-official.bsky.social's MTG Arena team who told me what supporting the D&D and MTG unions will look like: education, collaboration, and innoculation against propaganda. Also, apparently the union-avoidant messaging within WotC never really stopped.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I've regularly referred to Instagram specifically as a game I refuse to play (meta's politics aside). It's partly the frustration of the ever-changing rules, but mostly the psychological hijacking of our values, warping our creations in chasing fulfillment from likes rather than the creation itself.

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Tabletop Game Designers Association @ttgda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We have learned of a website (which we are not linking to) that is charging people to pay to play knockoffs of popular board games like Catan, Wingspan, Agricola and more - different names, crappy art, same mechanics.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A timely reminder that parasocial indies are not a replacement for job security, for industry stability. Their recent Kickstarter made me wary of how it plays into this cult of personality that insulates them from scrutiny.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just played the third scenario last night. Love it, but it does still feel a little susceptible to spending 5 minutes at the start trying to math out the optimal placements, it's hard to live in the moment when there are stickers on the line.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm way overdue to rewatch Tampopo, its an incredible representation of the universal reflected through the specific, in how we experience food. Except for the egg perverts.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Seeing a lot of buzz around this post and realized I haven't complained about AI for a while, it's always the same boring people making the same boring argument to obliterate themselves at the altar of capitalism because it's covering shows Optimus Prime eating tacos with Boba Fett

AI shill imagining a world in which he will be delivered perfectly personalized media that somehow everyone else will want to pay him for.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I know Morrowind isn't the answer to everything but I was just reminiscing on how hostile it is to the player (at least until you figure out how to exploit its systems 100 hours later). Outer Wilds also comes to mind, in exploring powerlessness both mechanically and thematically.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

the year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know

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Just Jenna (likely a witch) @jennakinkade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Witches of Willowspur board game releases today! Play a rebellious teenage witch and turn Murray back into a prince!

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The Witches of Willowspur

Teenage witches work together to turn a frog back into a prince.

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just finished the sequel Castle in the Air and where the original struck a nice balance of appealingly flawed characters, this just doubled down on mean-spirited awfulness, orientalism and fatphobia

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

*That Morrowind nerd has logged in*

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 08/10/2026

VOD is live! Many thanks to @boardgamefeast.bsky.social for helping me through the early game friction and not making me feel bad when I died to a rat.

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Let's Play The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind!

YouTube video by FunFactor

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join us at Canada's biggest tabletop convention! A reminder that I'm also the new librarian for the convention, so if you're a publisher with games, or have suggestions for what you'd like to see HMU!

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ooh, cool to hear you're adding board games to the mix!

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Vancouver Game Expo | VGX 2026 @vangameexpo.ca · 08/10/2026

VGX 2026 is coming Dec 5-6 to Vancouver Convention Centre. Get Early Bird passes while they last! vangameexpo.ca/passes-bsky Playable game demos for unreleased games, nerdy vendors, meet and greets, free-play consoles and board games, cosplayers, and more - fun for the whole family.

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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days. I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it. I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.

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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I fear we’re ignoring the reality that there are people who think it’s a fine idea to throw our rulebooks into an LLM and have it spit out a vibe-coded version of our games Players will take advantage of opportunities to “try the game” and form their opinions based on these… things

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I keep having intense sense memories of my time there (partly a result of not visiting any other large cons I'm sure) and ache to get back there.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Once again sad to be missing out on so many of these unique and heartfelt games. Was just playing Cat Rescue with my kid after finding it at a thrift store over the weekend

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Greg Loring-Albright (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reviewers and previewers who are all about indie productions, cats, grassroots community action, and/or solo games, take note! This is a game with 3D-printed cat cubes (they have cute lil ears!) about managing feral cat populations AND it will be at the Indie Games Night Market at PAXU!

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thinking through the Australian name (Scissor Paper Rock) vs American (Rock Paper Scissors) as discussed on the podcast and self-validating in how ending on rock provides a better natural emphasis for a 3-2-1 count down.

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