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Dinosaur Polo Club

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A handful of humans creating games with relatable simplicity. We make Mini Metro, Mini Motorways, and 🕵️ secret other stuff Proudly based in Aotearoa/New Zealand!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 14h
Off to Melbourne after an invigorating NZGDC! Strength and caffeine to the dinos traveling for both 💪 Say hello if you spot us around, we've got a big contingent already amongst it!
Pterie the pterodactyl from The Land Before Time takes off and flies into the distance amongst a twiggy, ashy forest. This frame is from the classic and probably traumatising animated film
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest from Aotearoa's own Origame Digital, makers of the excellent (and IGF grand prize-winning!) Umurangi Generation. Our team has been watching this one for a while and we can't wait to get our flippers all over it!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wanted to shout out the awesome work from the team at RocketWerkz on organising subsidised Hui Pass transit cards for NZGDC attendees! Brilliant initiative to make conference life a little easier and the streets a little less clogged 🚽 Info over on their LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#nzgdc #auckland #newzealand #gamedev | RocketWerkz
Heading to New Zealand Game Developers Conference? We’re helping make getting around Auckland a little easier. We’ve sponsored Auckland Transport Hui Passes for attendees, so you can pick one up fo...
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our unique blend of cultures is part of what we love about Aotearoa, and just in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we’ve added te reo to the game! Learn some kupu hou as you explore the world in a language unique to our whenua in NZ 🥰 📢
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Friends and former dinos at @midnighters.games are dropping a preview of their upcoming goodies! Register now to see what they've got cooking in the kitchen 🍳
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GamesNight 🔜 PAX AUS @gamesnight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ka pai, Dinosaur Polo Club! A te reo Māori update has launched for Mini Motorways. Kūwaha Ltd has gifted the name Rori Riki as part of this update, timed for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. We spoke to the studio about this important journey. @dinopoloclub.bsky.social gamesnight.nz/mini-motorwa...
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Mini Motorways te reo Māori Update: A Dinosaur Polo Club Interview
Wellington-based studio Dinosaur Polo Club has launched a full te reo Māori localisation for Mini Motorways, with the award-winning title being gifted a new te reo Māori name by te reo Māori…
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our unique blend of cultures is part of what we love about Aotearoa, and just in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we’ve added te reo to the game! Learn some kupu hou as you explore the world in a language unique to our whenua in NZ 🥰 📢
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ata mārie, commuters! Our 🦁 Merlion’s Marina 🦁 update for Mini Motorways is out now, featuring a brand new map chosen by you: Singapore 🌿 And a further surprise: in addition, we’ve released a complete te reo Māori translation of the game!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every car in Mini Motorways is one of these being driven by a little worm in a bow-tie on his way to school
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every car in Mini Motorways is one of these being driven by a little worm in a bow-tie on his way to school
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Sometimes people in the Mini Motorways subreddit make the most beautiful, colourful creations we've ever seen. And then sometimes they make biblically accurate England www.reddit.com/r/MiniMotorw...
Screenshot of the video game Mini Motorways where reddit user OscRat1110 has made a map in Creative Mode that features a series of roundabouts and curvy swirly roads clustered so close together it is borderline trypophobia-inducing. The game's minimalist and somewhat cartoony art style save the screenshot from going full Akira but it's still a disorienting affair, with buildings clustered to the top and houses clustered to the bottom around a single roundabout "eye" with curved roads seething around it
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Sometimes people in the Mini Motorways subreddit make the most beautiful, colourful creations we've ever seen. And then sometimes they make biblically accurate England www.reddit.com/r/MiniMotorw...
Screenshot of the video game Mini Motorways where reddit user OscRat1110 has made a map in Creative Mode that features a series of roundabouts and curvy swirly roads clustered so close together it is borderline trypophobia-inducing. The game's minimalist and somewhat cartoony art style save the screenshot from going full Akira but it's still a disorienting affair, with buildings clustered to the top and houses clustered to the bottom around a single roundabout "eye" with curved roads seething around it
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you're headed up to NZGDC in Auckland, don't miss the newest event on the NZ game dev calendar - and probably the only one held in a church??? Microtalks, niche specialties, fun, alcohol-free networking, and more! ⛪
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you're headed up to NZGDC in Auckland, don't miss the newest event on the NZ game dev calendar - and probably the only one held in a church??? Microtalks, niche specialties, fun, alcohol-free networking, and more! ⛪
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Loving the handcrafted visuals in this Kickstarter-in-progress. If a lovingly hand-painted card battler sounds up your alley, give BIBDU a look! 😍
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Steam Train Fest is chugging into our hearts this week, and we're stoked Mini Metro is a part of it! 🚇 Explore a truly immense spread of train games, demos, dev playthroughs, or as PCGamer suggests, consider picking up all 790 DLCs for Train Simulator Classic store.steampowered.com/category/tra...
This graphic depicts a stylized locomotive chugging over a rail bridge, towing bright red-orange cars. Steam trails behind it. The key art for the video game Mini Metro has been superimposed beside the logo text that says Steam Train Fest, advertising a 30% discount
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Steam Train Fest is chugging into our hearts this week, and we're stoked Mini Metro is a part of it! 🚇 Explore a truly immense spread of train games, demos, dev playthroughs, or as PCGamer suggests, consider picking up all 790 DLCs for Train Simulator Classic store.steampowered.com/category/tra...
This graphic depicts a stylized locomotive chugging over a rail bridge, towing bright red-orange cars. Steam trails behind it. The key art for the video game Mini Metro has been superimposed beside the logo text that says Steam Train Fest, advertising a 30% discount
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Had a chance to bridge the Bosphorus Strait across the Black Sea? 🌉 Explore Istanbul in our latest free update to Mini Motorways!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We're so lucky to have Gab showing off our latest map! 🥰🥰🥰 Watch her take Istanbul for a spin over on her channel: youtu.be/ywWQCrG34UI?...
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We're off to Istanbul! - Mini Motorways
YouTube video by Gab Smolders
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
❄️💕 We've partnered with the lovely folks at Frosty Games Fest and 11 other Antipodean studios for a limited-time Humble Bundle benefiting Doctors Without Borders! Check out fellow Aotearoa indies Toroa: Skycall or Umurangi Generation along with other faves! www.humblebundle.com/games/frosty...
This banner graphic depicts the key art for games Rival Stars Horse Racing 2, 240 Blaze It 2, Solium Infernum, and Mini Motorways. The text reads: Frosty Games Fest Showcase Bundle 2026: Made in ANZ. It's a Humble Bundle of game keys benefiting Doctors Without Borders
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Looking for something new this Next Fest? Friends of the studio Stellar Cartography Interactive have released the demo for Prophet Margin! Weave together a thriving trade network, chain caravans together, and satisfy the gods! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
This piece of colourful key art depicts the logo for the video game Prophet Margin, featuring a feathered god overlaid across a caravan network and a brightly-coloured road. The word demo is visible in the corner.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our Lokum Lanes update is now available on all platforms! 🚘 Roam the streets of Istanbul, plus you can now Continue in Creative Mode after you reach ‘game over’ on a map! 🥳🥳🥳
This illustration is done in a clean, warm-toned style that shows a stylised car driving along a road near a large bridge with a city skyline in the background. The silhouettes of hot air balloons rise above the sunset, all depicted in clean minimalism, an isometric take on the linear style of the video game Mini Motorways. The text reads: Lokum Lanes, Out Now.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our Lokum Lanes update is now available on all platforms! 🚘 Roam the streets of Istanbul, plus you can now Continue in Creative Mode after you reach ‘game over’ on a map! 🥳🥳🥳
This illustration is done in a clean, warm-toned style that shows a stylised car driving along a road near a large bridge with a city skyline in the background. The silhouettes of hot air balloons rise above the sunset, all depicted in clean minimalism, an isometric take on the linear style of the video game Mini Motorways. The text reads: Lokum Lanes, Out Now.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Coming next week, our newest map is a transcontinental treasure, a storied city rich with history and perfect for the Mini Motorways puzzle 🧩🕌 Any guesses?
This illustration is done in a clean, warm-toned style that shows a stylised car driving along a road near a large bridge with a city skyline in the background. The silhouettes of hot air balloons rise above the sunset, all depicted in clean minimalism, an isometric take on the clean lines of the video game Mini Motorways.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Coming next week, our newest map is a transcontinental treasure, a storied city rich with history and perfect for the Mini Motorways puzzle 🧩🕌 Any guesses?
This illustration is done in a clean, warm-toned style that shows a stylised car driving along a road near a large bridge with a city skyline in the background. The silhouettes of hot air balloons rise above the sunset, all depicted in clean minimalism, an isometric take on the clean lines of the video game Mini Motorways.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Over 7500 votes later, the players have spoken! 🇸🇬 Singapore will be coming to Mini Motorways this September! 🥳🥳🥳 Thanks to all who voted - what a turnout from our community!
This graphic of a hand holding a shiny card says that Singapore is the winning map chosen by player vote. Confetti falls in the background and a trophy is drawn on the card. The whole thing is done in a modern, minimalist graphic design style.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢 Hey! Hey you! 📢 Less than three days remain to vote for the next map in Mini Motorways! Singapore is currently ahead, but only by a mere 300 out of over 7000 votes. Cast your vote on our website before EOD Friday! dinopoloclub.com/2026/05/01/h...
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Hey, you! Yeah, you look like you know how to read. Probably. Remember that you can stop by the Michael Fowler Centre today until 5pm for a big exhibit full of kiwi devs, including us! See if you can read the fucking manual!
This booth at a trade show or exhibit of some kind features a game on a laptop with a glowing imitation of a retro computer monitor. It reads RTFM, and the images decorating the booth feature an old school IBM-style computer interface, a logo of a sauropod getting struck by lightning that reads DPC labs, and various screenshots and stickers. Other booths in the background look busy - seems like a good time!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Shout out to Fergus for giving us a chance to chat about RTFM! And if you happen to be in Wellington, head on down to the ground floor of Michael Fowler Center tomorrow from 10 to 5. The Platformer exhibit features RTFM and many other rad games out of Aotearoa!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Cheers for highlighting our player vote campaign! We've been blown away by the response so far, and it's great to see the margins still so close with over 5000 votes cast so far! 🗳️👀
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Hi commuters! One of these cities will be getting the ‘Mini’ makeover in 2026 but we can't quite choose which. Help us choose? Pick between: 🌟 Auckland, New Zealand 🌟 Lima, Peru 🌟 Singapore, Singapore 🌟 Vienna, Austria Head to dinopoloclub.com/2026/05/01/h... to cast your vote!
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Have your say on where Mini Motorways drives to next! - Dinosaur Polo Club
Hi there, commuters! We want YOU to help us choose which city is worthy of receiving the ‘Mini’ makeover in […]
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Hi commuters! One of these cities will be getting the ‘Mini’ makeover in 2026 but we can't quite choose which. Help us choose? Pick between: 🌟 Auckland, New Zealand 🌟 Lima, Peru 🌟 Singapore, Singapore 🌟 Vienna, Austria Head to dinopoloclub.com/2026/05/01/h... to cast your vote!
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Have your say on where Mini Motorways drives to next! - Dinosaur Polo Club
Hi there, commuters! We want YOU to help us choose which city is worthy of receiving the ‘Mini’ makeover in […]
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📞 Calling all Mini Motorways players! Want to help make our future games even better? We'd love to get some feedback from you on our player survey! (Data is collected anonymously and only used by us!) forms.gle/KFAm74CTNhMh...
This game screenshot from Mini Motorways shows a closeup of a minimalist, stylized map of Hong Kong featuring a ferry and two bridges crossing over some water with hills rising to the left of the image. The map is coloured in off-white with coral red, cyan, and warm marigold accents.
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Midnighters @midnighters.games · 14/04/2026
🎥Video editors!🎥 We're always on the lookout for folks that can help out on game trailers, social media, store assets and more. Send us a reel! We've got a lot of projects coming up 👀 You can either reply below or hit us up directly:
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Midnighters - Contact
Get in touch for production support, publishing pitching or anything at all!
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📞 Calling all Mini Motorways players! Want to help make our future games even better? We'd love to get some feedback from you on our player survey! (Data is collected anonymously and only used by us!) forms.gle/KFAm74CTNhMh...
This game screenshot from Mini Motorways shows a closeup of a minimalist, stylized map of Hong Kong featuring a ferry and two bridges crossing over some water with hills rising to the left of the image. The map is coloured in off-white with coral red, cyan, and warm marigold accents.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ha! That's rich! You're a riot. We loved this ode to the Oblivion Rizz Wheel at GDC last year. Great to see it's back for another round 🥰
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Welcome to all new Troubleshooters and Operators. Please collect your keycards and familiarize yourself with your floor’s evacuation plan. Have a great shift! Play for free now on our itch. www.rtfm.nz
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Welcome to all new Troubleshooters and Operators. Please collect your keycards and familiarize yourself with your floor’s evacuation plan. Have a great shift! Play for free now on our itch. www.rtfm.nz
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Kristen Seversky @kr1573n.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A cute thing about Mini Motorways is how it can translate to chalk on the driveway for a 3yo. Parents just need to supply the sound effects and random house / building placements. 🤗 store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/... Thanks, @dinopoloclub.bsky.social ❤️
My 3yo drawing a road with blue chalk on our blacktop driveway to connect yellow square houses to the circle building just like he does when playing Mini Motorway
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Solve each clue. Decode this data packet.
The first letter of each answer forms the final word. 

1. Day after Sunday 
2. Opposite of question 
3. Opposite of day 
4. Beneath or below 
5. Creative skill or painting 
6. Opposite of first
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Proceed with caution.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Welcome to all Troubleshooters and Operators. We at Harmonic Inc are thrilled to celebrate the reopening of our Troubleshooter Wings. All cubicles have been decontaminated. Please consult the attached training materials for your intranet login. Orientation begins 1st April, 2026.
This image shows a torn-out section of a training manual for a company called Harmonic Inc, which has a waveform and circle logo in black and white. 

There is an operations guide given with a series of shapes and letters.

The shapes in order from top to bottom are as follows: triangle, square, circle, diamond, star, hexagon, pentagon, heart. 

The letters in order from top to bottom are as follows: E H T A N D I R 

Two queries at the bottom offer a sequence of shapes:

♥︎▲◆⬢ = ?
●■▲ = ?

In the background of the image, redacted documents can be seen.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
(Breaking kayfabe just long enough to say that everything you need to find the password is present on our feed! 😘)
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Oh, good. You're here. Review the training materials present on the intranet before your orientation shift on 1st April. And remember: all operators are accountable. www.rtfm.nz
A cold war-era computer display showing a password protected login page. The text says that a password must be entered before you can view. Post-it notes and objects littered around the desktop include a post-it with a sauropod skeleton, a post-it reading RTFM, and an employee badge for a company called Harmonic Inc. 

The URL present in the post above is http://www.rtfm.nz
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Solve each clue. Decode this data packet.
The first letter of each answer forms the final word. 

1. Day after Sunday 
2. Opposite of question 
3. Opposite of day 
4. Beneath or below 
5. Creative skill or painting 
6. Opposite of first
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Proceed with caution.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Welcome to all Troubleshooters and Operators. We at Harmonic Inc are thrilled to celebrate the reopening of our Troubleshooter Wings. All cubicles have been decontaminated. Please consult the attached training materials for your intranet login. Orientation begins 1st April, 2026.
This image shows a torn-out section of a training manual for a company called Harmonic Inc, which has a waveform and circle logo in black and white. 

There is an operations guide given with a series of shapes and letters.

The shapes in order from top to bottom are as follows: triangle, square, circle, diamond, star, hexagon, pentagon, heart. 

The letters in order from top to bottom are as follows: E H T A N D I R 

Two queries at the bottom offer a sequence of shapes:

♥︎▲◆⬢ = ?
●■▲ = ?

In the background of the image, redacted documents can be seen.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Cheers for the shout-out! We've really enjoyed working with the IGDA Foundation over the years, where several of our dinos have served as mentors to devs here locally in NZ and all over the world. Thanks for all the work you do! 🥰
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
An mhaith leat traenacha? Roinnimid Mini Metro as Gaeilge le bród agus le meas 🇮🇪 💚 Mini Metro is featured in IMIRT's Games from Ireland Steam event in the 'play as Gaeilge' category because you can play it in Irish!
This graphic on a green background features many characters drawn in an animated style, from someone riding a dinosaur to some people sitting on the grass to a skull and a trad band and more. The text reads Games from Ireland, March 13-19 2026, presented by IMIRT. A rainbow curves over the clouds and hills in the background.
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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Couldn't ask for a better keynote speaker. You'd be mad to miss Lisa's wisdom! See you all at NZGF! 🥰🥰🥰
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