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Alex Boer

@gmalex.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 boy living in 🇨🇳. Professional GM running D&D and Star Trek! Co-producer of the Mars Colony podcast. alexrunsgames.com

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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Starting to wonder if it’s time for another Digimon Tamers rewatch.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New office space finally starting to come together. After over a year of being a bit displaced, I’m looking forward to being able to paint again.
An office. There is a large wood desk on the left with two computer monitors and a microphone. On the left, perpendicular to the first desk, is a smaller white desk with a pegboard full of paint bottles on the back of it. In between them in the corner is a shelf of miniature painting supplies.
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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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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m reasonably sure that I’ve spent more time running sessions of Star Trek Adventures than there are hours in all of the Star Trek shows and movies combined. There’s somewhere above 700 hours of Star Trek and I’ve run about 900 hours of Star Trek Adventures.
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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 20/09/2026
Wizards. Magic. Pressures of masculinity. A venerable pact. A tolling bell of mortality. You'll find all these and more in Seven-Part Pact, an ambitious, revolutionary TTRPG experience from the creators of Wanderhome. Make your late pledge today! 🪄 bit.ly/sevenpartpactks #stevejacksongames
A colorful gameboard appears as a square on a yellow background with the Seven-Part Pact logo and the words "Late pledging open now". There is a darker yellow bar with the text "An ornate & wizardly TTRPG from the creators of Wanderhome." The Possum Creek and Steve Jackson Games Eye-in-Pyramid logo are above social media icons.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This sure sounds a lot like simply deleting Amazon would drop the price of everything by half
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
They say one of the best things you can do to improve your country’s economy is to make everyone question whether or not the money they have is even valid tender.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Every Canadian should read this
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If I were richer, there are certainly games that I would consider paying the players to commit to lol. Like, let me help you afford a 1 week vacation so that you can play my game in a cottage somewhere. And yes you have to read all the rules.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Miscreant Meow Connoisseur @bankuei.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My hard copy of the Stonetop RPG arrived and I'm taking time reading bits at a time. 20 years ago this would have caused a firestorm: "If someone strongly objects to (safety tools discussion) then consider whether you really want to spend hours and hours playing with them." 🙃
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 12/08/2026
Rowan, Rook and Decard workers unionize with IWGB Games Worker Union www.rascal.news/rowan-rook-a...
A wolfish humanoid wearing a headdress of scrap metal preaches to a gathered crowd. One hand is raised, while the other holds an open book.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Post you from a different era in your life. Getting your hair cut at the cheapest place you can find, in a country whose language you cannot speak, is risky business.
A picture of me, looking incredibly stoned, even though I'm not. My air is cut way to short, and the bangs are strangely short and even. I seem to resemble a bowling pin, or perhaps a dildo.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
But being publicly vulnerable is hard 😭
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I finally cancelled my Squarespace account. But I le[t my domain name of course. Gonna spend a bit thinking about the best way to use it.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What I hate most about AI is how quickly it can convince people that they can’t do it. I run into it over and over again. In my own limited usage I’ve also felt myself suddenly anxious that I can’t go without the easy way. I scares me. It prays on our insecurities and tells us we aren’t good enough
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I need precisely 1 more follower
A screenshot from my Bluesky profile that says I have 419 followers
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Two incredible game launching on the same day is bad for my wallet, but it is my birthday month so what can be done? I’m really looking forward to see how this game captures the themes of such a large story.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you buy the hand painted orrery, please invite me to come play with you 🥹 This is an incredible game and unlike anything else I've ever played. I foresee this becoming a bucket list item for many people. And it should be for you too!
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Lauded Iron @laudediron.ca · 09/07/2026
game workers should make residuals like movies and tv shows. You can't make bank on a game selling billions of units and then fire everyone.
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jay Dragon 🔜 Metatopia @jdragsky.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
one of the most exciting parts of the seven-part pact release for me is the highest tier, which will (amongst all the other gubbins available for the campaign) feature a very special object ... a hand-illuminated, hand-painted limited print of the Orrery done by jennifer dragon, my real-life mom
my mom, jennifer dragon, discussing a map at a gallerya close-up of my mom's hand painting a detail in an old mapthe orrery of the seven part pact
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nothing unlikely about this. Libraries are essential!
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In always surprised by just how many Ennie nominations I’ve never heard of. I feel like I’m pretty well plugged into what’s new in the hobby, but there’s just SO MUCH great stuff out there. Congrats to the nominees!
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2026 Nominees – ENNIE Awards
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My favourite family-run sushi spot opened a second location just a 15 minute walk from my apartment and my wallet is in danger.
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Dylan @djmalenfant.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hey, all! I'm starting up on StartPlaying with a few one shot sessions of Eat the Reich. If you want to be a vampire and fuck up some Nazis (and who doesn't?), links below. July 8: startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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Join Dinner at the Eiffel Tower - Discord - EAT THE REICH | StartPlaying Games
This game is a hyper-violent exercise in catharsis. You will play a vampire dropped like a bomb into Nazi-occupied Paris. From there, you will kill (and maybe eat) every Nazi between you and the moust...
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I bought this even faster than I bought Stonetop. Can’t wait to put it to use!
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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
For all of you guys running Stonetop campaigns, this is a GORGEOUS, illustrated history book that works wonderfully as a sourcebook for life and culture at the time
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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 27/06/2026
The optimist in me says: great! let all the moderate dems meet, talk to each other, "study" together, canvas and talk to their neighbors... and lets see what happens to their political alignment. The realist in me says: Van Jones should just admit he's a Republican.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Looking for ONE more player to get started!
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
TakeTwo has been gutting all their smaller studios an doing mass layoffs just to go all in on this release. Make it flop.
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My wife just farted so loudly she woke herself up wondering what that sound was and I can stop laughing
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Just two more players needed to start!
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Fuck the reflecting pool. This has not gotten nearly enough coverage or generated the proper outrage. People thrown in prison for 30-50 years for the "crime" ofmaking zines and belonging to a book club!! This is straight-up totalitarian atrocity. Political prisoners thrown in a gulag to rot.
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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My first Stonetop campaign has been SO GOOD. Now that I've gotten a taste, I want more! If you want a long term campaign that will stick together for the long haul, this game is for you! startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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Join Learn to Play - Stonetop - Discord - Stonetop | StartPlaying Games
You are the people of Stonetop trying to keep a tiny hilltop community alive at the edge of the world. Here, a community of just 300 people are just managing to get by. These are your friends and your...
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Aram @aramvartian.com · 13/06/2026
Join me tonight at 9pm EST and all of your UC favorites all day long as we raise money for the @translifeline.org
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Updated my twilight imperium trophy with the latest winners! It’s half way full, playing 4 times a year so far.
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Authenticity Trip | 200-Proof Games @200proofgames.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Sure, I’ll jump into this discourse. In short, the thesis is: “accessible game design (read, non-math-heavy games that the players are not expected to read in order to play) is hurting the hobby bc players are no longer invested in the experience.” And to this I say: what are you, a republican??
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Yet Carney is all in on AI. 🤖🫧💥 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/car...
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Canadian employers are paying the price after AI proves unable to replace laid off staff
Layoffs made to save money proved more costly for 75 per cent of organizations that let staff go, according to one study
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Welp, this is a goddamn nightmare.
theguardian.com
International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders
Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratory
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Helena Real 🏳️‍⚧️ @helenareal.northsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hi! My name's Helena (she/her) and I'm Chilean trans lesbian fleeing a fascistic government to Canada. Can you help pay my immigration lawyer and cover basic expenses until I can find a job? If you can't donate, please share🙏 gofund.me/a4c2addd8 #mutualaid #ma #pride #trans #lgbtq
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Donate to Help me fund my refugee asylum claim in Canada, organized by Helena Real
Summary: I'm a Chilean trans lesbian who's looking for refuge from persecut… Helena Real needs your support for Help me fund my refugee asylum claim in Canada
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
To celebrate Pride, @megueyb.bsky.social and I are offering 30% off Under Hollow Hills, the Wolf King's Son, and In Dreaming Avalon — and we've re-upped community copies too. If you've been curious, check 'em out! itch.io/s/154748/und...
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Under Hollow Hills Pride Sale by Meguey & Vincent Baker, et al
A bundle by Meguey & Vincent Baker, et al, $42.00 for Under Hollow Hills, Under Hollow Hills presents The Wolf King's Son, Under Hollow Hills presents In Dreaming Avalon
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Boring Manager Rob 🅅 @bourboninexile.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The paper in question: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence
Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...
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Amy-Leigh Shaw @diveamydive.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Actually you know what, let me just
A still of the character Chihiro in the film “Spirited Away”. A character called No Face is offering her a pile of false gold that has been edited and overlayed with the logos of Claude, OpenAI and Grok. She is saying, “I don’t want any. I don’t need any.”
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There's always the possibility that a franchise has simply had its time, like the old sci-fi serials that once dominated. /1
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liz ten eleven @selectric.space · 20/05/2026
never fucking forgive them for what they've done to the computer
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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Anyone interested in Disco Elysium and its many successors should absolutely watch the coverage that People Make Games has done on it. youtu.be/lZEAs6M1wts?...
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The Disco Elysium Saga Isn't Done Yet
YouTube video by People Make Games
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Mark Meredith @dicemonkey.itch.io · 14/05/2026
Want to know why you should care about Cortex? Here's why.
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Cortex Prime: The RPG System That Lets You Build the Game You Actually Want
Cortex Prime is one of those RPGs that can be hard to explain because it doesn’t begin with a setting, a class list, or a monster manual, but with a toolbox. It’s a modular, multi-genre…
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 14/05/2026
The Cortex Prime Game Handbook is live on DriveThruRPG for the first time! 256 pages of the most flexible RPG toolkit I could make—build any genre, any tone, any kind of story you want to tell. I'm so proud of this book. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
A swirling cosmic scene featuring a woman in goggles and holding a device that reveals multiple alternate worlds.
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Dillin Apelyan - Bob the Builder's #1 Guy @superdillin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I get to yap tonight you should come check it out!
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