iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Biddy Blas @biddyblas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I don't have anyone to go home to!

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deptofmeteors @deptofmeteors.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Roguelike Celebration is just over a week away! Pay whatever you can to join and support a range of talks, including my own that looks at intentionality in procgen narrative through the lens of Terry Riley's minimalist masterpiece In C. ti.to/roguelike-ce...

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Roguelike Celebration: 2026

Celebrate the rich history and inspiring future of roguelikes with streamed talks and more in our own custom-built roguelike social space! Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 ...

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michael @modality.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Scribdoon motherfucker [I slide one engine out from under me and careen directly into a wall, it's not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]

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Biddy Blas @biddyblas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm Biddy Blas!

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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 01/10/2026

This month on PAPER LABYRINTHS, we chat with narrative designer and writer Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev about video game writing as a distinct discipline, information theory, weird fiction, and the AmWriting industrial complex. sites.libsyn.com/568595/site/...

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Buried Giant Studios @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Have we tempted you with the thematic and historical argument of the game, but you just need to see it played for yourself? Them Wehrle boys are at it again! Join Cole has he gives his rolling teach of An Infamous Traffic and see if these brothers can keep the war at bay. youtu.be/LbSEM00L5lw

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An Infamous Traffic Teach & Gameplay with the Wehrle Brothers

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Francesca is a dream to work with, hire her!

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Si F Sweetman @sifsweetman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gravidant excerpt: "Heavy with child of some unnamed divine, they serve as prophets or wisefolk in villages where the See holds sway. Years of a sort of divine gestation period, in a state of perpetual pregnancy and plagued with visions emanating from the being growing inside them..."

Text reads: Gravidant, Sphere of Stories. A heavily pregnant figure in saintly garb.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello! I will be available for game direction, writing and design work from next month for the first time in a very long time. If you enjoy any of the games listed in my portfolio here, please do get in touch at caraellison at gmail caraellison.co.uk/divebar/about/

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm relieved to report that the long-awaited second edition of An Infamous Traffic is even better than the original — in gameplay, in narrative, in clarity. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/10/05/a...

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Again, Opium War, Again

When Cole Wehrle first unveiled An Infamous Traffic way back in 2016, it was a scrappy little devil. Not only was it Wehrle’s second design, it was also the earliest releases from Hollandspie…

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Thom @thrf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mörktober 04: MARROW The Marrow Queen #MÖRKTOBER #MÖRKBORG #morkborg #ttrpg #rpg #october #dark #weird

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

every day I wish I could be on cohost instead of here

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

it's so funny to watch someone shed underdog status but also not actually gain anything for it. dude has committed some sins in a past life

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

i almost feel bad for him (almost)

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Making Heyer @makingheyer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This month on Making Heyer, we read Helen, one of Heyer's contemporary novels, one of the novels she later withdrew from publication, and perhaps her most revealing book to date. Also, the first (sub)textually queer characters. #georgetteheyer #makingheyer #romancelandia

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Bruno Dies @brunodias.dev · 01/10/2026

shout out to @babelfishwars.bsky.social, who's the writer mentioned in this clip. the Exceptional Story in question is "Older, not Wiser", I believe.

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Eve @evegoldenwoods.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Something EXTREMELY COOL: I've been working as a systems designer on Chef du Fromage Fray for the last year, and we just uploaded both a playable prototype AND a ttrpg adaptation. AND they're both free and playable right now! What are you waiting for? biscuitfactorygames.itch.io/fromagefray

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Chef Du Fromage Fray by Biscuit Factory Games

Tactical Chef Action

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Alexei Pepers @apepers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The schedule for @roguelike.club is up! We’ve got yet another stunning lineup with multiple people who are such a good fit I had assumed they’d spoken already 🤣 Time is fake and it’s just over two weeks until the con so check it out, buy a ticket, come hang out! www.roguelike.club/event2026.html

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Roguelike Celebration - Event 2026

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grace @gracemachine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

:) i love rain world so much... insane that i've gotten to work on two book length projects.

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

eighteen seconds longer than I would have bet

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have a newish publication at @analoggamestudies.bsky.social ! I co-wrote a piece on what "gameplay" is in TCGs and whether or not deckbuilding is gameplay (I think so! Most people do! But the scholarship and a lot of general writing splits it off!) escholarship.org/uc/item/2gt8...

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Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We've got an episode on Colson Whitehead's HARLEM SHUFFLE up on the Patreon for FREE in order to improve your Tuesday! Join @ckunzelman.bsky.social and @kearse.bsky.social as they chat about the first book (and come back for the next two eps on the next two books!) www.patreon.com/rangedtouch/...

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garin | comms open @garin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The last few months haven't been easy on me financially, so if you need an artist on your project or would like to request a personal commission, now is the best time. My working schedule is empty rn so feel free to hit me up anytime!

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Scrubjay is still early, messy in some places (and not chasing seamless UI regardless) but I hope you'll enjoy playing with this very personal web gathering tool. everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay

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Scrubjay by Everest Pipkin

A drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool.

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm speaking at Roguelike Celebration this year! Come see me talk about the only three games that matter: Blackjack, Skull, and Can't Stop

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deptofmeteors @deptofmeteors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

thrilled to be speaking at @roguelike.club this year with so many other great folks. this is a weird idea that has been kicking around in my head for a bit and so appreciative for how immediately excited and supportive they were. www.roguelike.club/event2026.html

Screenshot showing the talk title “Some Quite Fantastic Shapes: Procedural Narrative & Terry Riley’s In C

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In today's diary, I get into one of my favorite subjects: agency in historical games. Did the Opium Wars have to happen? Were the player's historical counterparts in a position to prevent them? It's a big subject, and a place where the 2e differs sharply from 1e. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37746...

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I guarantee you this is going to be an all-timer

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

The before and after it's even more haunting.

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Why do we bash 'deathtrap' fortresses full of swinging blades, man-serpents, and giant rolling balls; but we never question if the chosen hero simply had bad vibes? Or is just unpleasant to be around?

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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 25/09/2026

Star Wars Zero Company has been nominated for two Golden Joystick awards - PC Game of the Year, and Best Supporting Performer (Vic Michaelis!). Vote now! www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoysti...

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Golden Joystick Awards 2026: Vote NOW for your games of the year!

Did your favorite games make the shortlist? Find out below

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LRT i am reading more books this year than i ever have, and yeah partly out of spite and smugness. i guess i am that bitch now!

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Tom the Anime Sicko 🔜 Hell @tomharrison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what I mean about how we have to become snobs. When a bitch says shit like this to you, the move is to immediately become very mean, and laugh at them, and say out loud that you don’t respect them, things of that nature, things Ezra Klein would never do

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

a lot of Europeans don't understand it would take like 25 straight hours to drive to Thrax, City of Windowless Rooms

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Traveller Supplement 22 - Numbers Traveller Supplement 23 - Tech 11 Erotica Traveller Supplement 24 - Skull Shift Knobs Traveller Supplement 25 - Organs, Humanoid Traveller Supplement 26 - Organs, Xeno Traveller Supplement 27 - Adverbs Traveller Supplement 28 - Ghosts Traveller Supplement 29 - Beeps

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Traveller Supplement 14 - Punks Traveller Supplement 15 - Coastlines Traveller Supplement 16 - Sunglasses Traveller Supplement 17 - Wheat Traveller Supplement 18 - Antique Revolvers Traveller Supplement 19 - Tech 5 Mustaches Traveller Supplement 20 - Callsigns Traveller Supplement 21 - Sauces

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Wehrlegig Games @wehrlegig.games · 22/09/2026

Our new game is launching soon on Kickstarter! ✨Explore the dramatic rise of the opium trade in 19th century China in this cutthroat business game. Sign up to get notified right when we launch ICYMI. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Coming soon: An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition

A new edition of the acclaimed game of cutthroat capitalism in the nineteenth century opium trade.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22/09/2026

microsoft have essentially bought up and bulldozed almost an entire american arts industry as a half-hearted distraction from their main project of trying to monopolise and rent-seek global digital infrastructure and military contracts

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In today's designer diary for An Infamous Traffic, I wrote about positional asymmetry and how a little player difference was good for the game's economy and historicity. If you're curious about some of the core design differences between 1e and 2e, check it out! boardgamegeek.com/thread/37713...

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

me too actually

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