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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sorry for your loss. I hope it was at least a quiet passing.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One of them always tells the truth and one of them always lies. #catsofbluesky

Two cats on a bed facing opposite directions.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Nobody has ever adequately explained to me how one can eat cake without having the cake.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Thanks for sharing! We privately have referred to this one as More Space, Fewer Pirates.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We're most of the way through publishing Mozog Station is Falling down. I don't know how many games we'll have published then, but it will be one more than before.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Last play test of Mozog Station is Falling Down last night. It was a really good time, even if it kept most of us up past our bedtimes. On to publication!

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Mozog Station is Falling Down played at Make A Scene in Minneapolis recently. I don't know how it went, but someone made a cool poster that players signed, so I guess pretty well? Next, Espionage Party will be at Be-Con next weekend.

A poster shows a space station being hit by meteors with messages signed by players in the blank spaces.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

After hearing it only through parodies, I finally grew curious enough to listen to "Pink Pony Club." I honestly thought it was going to be about a group of young girls really into ponies.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Looking at that scowl, you wouldn't know she loves belly rubs.

A black and brown cat lies on a bed looking at the camera with a scowl.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Had a good time at Gen Con this weekend. No Planet for Old Pirates had a mass murder ending and kind of broke down, but most still seemed to enjoy it. Mozog Station is Falling Down had a great run, with a few people wishing it had run for even longer. Next is Be-Con in Chicago.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Getting ready for GenCon tomorrow, including a run of our brand new scenario on Saturday. Exciting stuff but also kind of nerve-wracking

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Carrot fetched a toy I threw for him, but I didn't get video of it, and now he won't do it again. He just keeps demanding brushing and drugs.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I had a dream where I tried to explain Hogan's Heroes to someone, and I could not convince them it was really meant to be a comedy.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I've been asked how many bikes a few times, I think. Why do you have three?

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Captain Carrot is feeling very long this evening.

An orange cat stretches out on its side atop a bedsheet. His mouth games open in a big yawn.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

It's not odd that they meow; Carrot is very vocal. The odd part is that they were focused on each other while doing it. Adult cats are normally supposed to meow only to humans.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I saw my adult cats briefly meow at each other earlier. I don't think that is supposed to happen.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Wish I had some encouragement to give that wouldn't ring hollow. I've got the depressions bad today. So all I got is solidarity. People suck.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

By reports on Elvira Chaudior, "she is intelligent and has a quick brain but is probably rather lazy about using it...favors the companionship of women who may not be careful of their virginity...attractive to both sexes." Her cover as a ditzy socialite made her easy for powerful men to confide in.

A black-and-white photograph of a woman with slicked hair wearing a fur coat and holding gloves.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Tried to take Carrot for a walk since the temperature cooled, but between the air being soupy and some stray fireworks, we did not get all that far.

An orange cat in a red vest walks on a leash at night on a well-lit sidewalk.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I'm going to relate some of the more interesting bits because our games are about espionage and I could use more humiliating Nazis in my life right now.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

One of the great heroes of WW2 was a bisexual Peruvian bat guano heiress named Elvira who was a terrible gambler and agreed to lie to Nazis mostly out of boredom. The truth about real spies is often more batshit than anything in fiction, which is why I'm reading Double Cross by Ben Macintyre. 1/2

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Wow, those goal posts sure are moving fast. Look at them go!

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I often wonder what city planners are thinking.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Cursed Court is a Judith approved board game. It is the perfect size for napping on.

A brown and black cat lies curled up on a square box that reads Cursed Court, with her tail partially covering the first word. This is on a larger box that read SeaFall, which is on top of a bookshelf. A closed window can be seen above the cat.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I'm thinking about making our game description: "Espionage Party is what happens when queer leftists like spies and messy drama." I feel like this perfectly captures what we do.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

My greatest moment as a game writer was watching a game of Dr. Jingo that ended with one person signing a piece of paper and then 8 people being shot in under 15 seconds in a big death domino.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I was more annoyed than scared because I was pretty sure he would immediately find somewhere to hide rather than going far. His meows in response to my calls were kind of hilariously pathetic.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Had a fire alarm and forgot to connect the leash to Carrot's harness before putting him down outside. He ran because there was noise and strangers. I eventually found him hiding in a bush because he would meow in response to my calls. That was quite enough adventure for both of us today.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

You guys, my cat just tapped at keys on my keyboard, not walking on it, and looked to me for a reaction. He is gaining awareness of its function. I do not know what to do with this information.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My meds must be working because I saw a banking problem when I checked my account and immediately dealt with it without getting anxious.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I would just like to remind the world of the movie "Little Spies," in which Mickey Rooney trains a group of neighborhood children to conduct a covert mission to rescue a dog being tortured by a corrupt dogcatcher.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Sure, the fascists are shooting at journalists and raiding children's birthday parties, but the intolerant left would let those children pick their own pronouns! We can't have that kind of civil unrest.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Took Captain Carrot for a walk in a park tonight, empty except for us. He was so excited, he outpaced me at times. Then he wanted to just lie beside a brook for a while and eat grass. Do not try to tell me walking a cat on a leash is ridiculous.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Good: Captain Carrot is no longer actively offended by my attempts to play the recorder. Bad: He is now comfortable enough to headbutt the recorder into my teeth.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

It took me weeks with forgetting about it some days and practicing for a good while on others, but I can finally play Do-Re-Mi on the recorder all in one go. This does not sound like a big accomplishment when I describe it, but I'm going to be happy about it anyway.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I see people talking about Elon Musk's drug use like it is some kind of scandal. But it may actually be the least offensive thing about him.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Espionage Party has mostly run out of things to do on Mozog Station Is Falling Down before its next play test. Does this mean we get to/have to start thinking of a new game scenario? I don't know if we can handle that kind of power (as evidenced by our previous games).

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

My current work setup presents me with two cats within petting distance, without much distraction. Clearly I have stumbled into the best possible work station design.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I get why abundance liberalism is not a silver bullet that can fix everything, but if it gets me things like bike infrastructure and trains, I'm all for it as a localized ethos.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Landed a huge work project recently and now fighting imposter syndrome by remembering I cannot be less qualified than the people running the country right now. Then I feel more confident but also kind of depressed.

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Lezbi Nerdy @lezbinerdy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

WinterIsComing makes the case: Apple TV is the perfect home to #SaveWoT. Apple supports shows long-term & needs a fantasy hit. #TheWheelofTime offers a critically acclaimed series in its prime & millions of loyal fans. It's a perfect match! #WoTSkies winteriscoming.net/7-reasons-ap...

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I just remembered a cartoon from my childhood called Ben and Me, in which a mouse lives in Ben Franklin's hat and writes his speeches and also part of the Declaration of Independence, but they have a falling out over plagiarism. It's like Ratatouille but with statesmanship.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

When he was learning about pointing, he would sometimes turn around and face parallel to my arm so he could see where my finger was pointing from my perspective. It really seems like he can think about how others experience things, which seems kind of wild.

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Kyle of Espionage Party @catsoftamarack.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Despite being a derpy orange, Carrot seems to have an unusually strong theory of mind for a cat. When I shook the treat jar to get their attention, Carrot looked back at the door to see if Judith was coming, appearing to think about my reason for or the possible effects of the shake. 1/x

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