iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Playtesting with old friend and often-codesigner Bernd Eisenstein on a trip to Berlin. Always a fun way to spend an afternoon, and Bernd has so many great ideas.

1110 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Played Fountains by Kedric Winks at the Tantrum House game night. I am skeptical these days about take-and-make games, but I love the shapes of these tiles, and Will is such a fun guy. It turned out to be my fav in the genre since Azul!

161 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

It's been a long time, but worth the wait to spend an afternoon with a friend on a Sarasota beach. I enjoyed catching up with game and toy inventor Tim Walsh, snacking on shrimp with our feet in the cool, powdery sand. And then the sun set...

020 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

TantrumCon2026: I enjoyed seeing friends, making new ones, teaching my games, playing others' prototypes, and being on the jury of the "Proto-Tank" prototype pitching event.

0111 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Played "A Daily Cloud" by friend Tim Walsh. We didn't vote or score points--just had fun together sketching, writing and sharing! The family we played with ordered it immediately.

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Yes, and obviously, there was also no political intent behind Kasper's game, either. I'm always making connections between games and life, whether it was intended or not.

100 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A Ukrainian refugee friend released her new song with my son Ben on electric guitar. Christy Anna writes that her songs "turn pain into beauty, stories that are hard to speak about, hoping that when you listen, you find healing, truth & a place that feels like home." www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2h...

youtube.com

only you satisfy

YouTube video by christy-anna - Topic

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Interesting how "Normal Human" seems to represent so well the current immigrant experience in the U.S., while "Totally Human" echoes the current fear mongering of "It's an invasion!"

boardgamegeek.com

Act Like a Human as You Read Minds, Erase Words, and Become a Goat | BoardGameGeek News

140 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Great concert from Songs of the Folk, playing songs inspired by 2 years in England, including playing in prisons and jamming with refugees. They have also just founded a non-profit to support their continued work of playing in prisons in the U.S. called For the Folk.

020 0

Reposted by Jeffrey D. Allers

Die Brettseggel @brettseggel.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Neuauflage des OOP Golden Game 'Citrus' im modischen Setting: #ReefGardens. Auch in dieser Fassung ein tolles Plättchenlegespiel! @jeffreydallers.bsky.social

062 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you! I love that version of the game!

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A gamer friend and his 6-year old son set these up for my birthday: a word search with the names of 7 of my published games (they are not always in a straight line) and "Happy Birthday, Jeff" spelled out with tiles from Dorfromantik.

1150 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

That was my first thought, but it plays completely different. I do like Hive too.

020 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Yes, your first photos of your homemade version always looked very appealing to me. So glad I could finally get a copy. You did a great job with it, both with the mechanics and the presentation. Fun to play and to leave out on the coffee table!

030 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Finally played High Tide by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social with my son during Thanksgiving break. We enjoyed the simple rules of this fast 2-player abstract. Perfect for quick games on the coffee table between family events! He took it back to school to play with college friends during study breaks.

3282 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Taking a break for awhile. Boardgamegeek and yucata.de will be my social media for the next months.

2120 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Interesting! I didn’t watch the Emmy’s but this is a great “postscript” to your book on loss aversion.

020 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Marshmallow Test on a pizza box while tailgating before a football game. My parents enjoyed this trick-taker by Reiner Knizia. When you win 4 tricks, you're out and score for OPPONENTS' tricks at that point. Go out later to score more, but failing to go out scores 0!

060 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Nice! We were there the same time. I was at ISU from 88-94 (Architecture) And yes, basketball was more fun (and successful) with student tickets. I even smuggled my dad in on a student ticket one game!

110 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I went to my first Iowa State football game since 1999. Such a fun experience with my Mom and Dad. I grew up going to the games, and later went to college here. So fun to be back, even for a short time! And my team won 55-7 on a beautiful day.

180 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

My son in his happy place...🤘❤️

0170 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

It was fun, but definitely not the Space Invaders I remember!

100 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

My wife isn’t really a gamer—at least, not as much as I am—but I was immediately attracted to her spontaneity and playful spirit. We found this arcade while waiting for our table at a restaurant.

190 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Some of the art and components for my upcoming game with DLP Games, Reef Gardens!

3141 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Haha, yes, as long as we don’t devolve into tribalism in the hobby. I know you agree that there’s enough of that in the world already.

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Kareem, if you lived closer, I’d love to start a gaming group with you!

180 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Playing Link City with Suzanne at a farm house-turned-B&B in the Smokey Mountains. This communication game (in the Codenames genre), designed by Émilien Alquier, was a fun party game to play as we celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.

350 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

You can now play my trick-taking card game, Pala, against AI opponents on the Trickster's Table app: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/226...

061 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Listening to my son play guitar with the ocean waves and wind through the palm branches is my favorite way to relax this week.

090 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

A true therapist won’t be afraid to kick you in the butt. A true friend, too.

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

„Supermen/women“ are everywhere. They‘re just not loud or flashy or on the Internet much. You won’t find them in the media. I think we can only find them—and join them— when we put down our phones.

010 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Drinking my morning coffee on a rocking chair on the front porch with a view. Summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains is beautiful.

0110 0

Reposted by Jeffrey D. Allers

25th Century Games @25thcentury.games · 02/07/2025

Excited to announce that Donut Shop was awarded a 2025 Recommended for Play by Mensa. Congratulations @jeffreydallers.bsky.social. Such a fun and clever tile game. To celebrate we have all 5 of our Mensa recognized games on sale in our web store: www.25thcenturygames.com/store?catego...

1103 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Airport reading: Play Anything: The Pleasures of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games by Ian Bogost.

070 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I tried face-painting today for the first time at our weeklong children's festival in an area of Germany with many immigrant and refugee families. I have done acrylic and water color before, but a moving child's face is a new challenge!

060 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The game is designed by Antoine Bauza, of course :-)

020 0

Jeffrey D. Allers @jeffreydallers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Several weeks ago at a gaming retreat, a friend and I watched a livestream of our sons doing their music recitals while playing 7 Wonders Architects (I had seen my son perform live already before I left for the retreat)

1100 0