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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 23h

The peanut butter and jelly tastes like cigarettes. And the blueberry muffin tastes like laundry detergent. Are those accurate?

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Last night, I made some custom tokens for my MTG Super Heroes deck. Turns out it's pretty hard to transfer ink onto shiny cards, but the effect suits a gritty street thug.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I've not done print-making in years - but just put this one together. The original is from an old book of poetry. I hope it prints well!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Sick of waiting for Brass: Pittsburgh. Played this instead!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Well... Soothsayers is incredible. Go play it.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Luzon Rails didn't exactly sell a million copies (yet!), but I love that it has its fans! boardgamegeek.com/blog/5443/bl...

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

It looks prettier now! I also added a high-readability version for people (like me), who struggle with colours or small text. A productive Sunday! Now, this needs a load of testing...

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Building an Invaluable implementation on BoardGameArena! Current status: functional but ugly.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Eventually, Chris pitched the game to idVenture, who started making it fit their own brand. NeoTokyo was switched for Alien Tech Ancient Rome (incredible!). We had deck-building and player alignments, and these were removed in favour of narrative cards that build upon each other (v cool).

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I *think* this one started with me talking about how much I like A Feast for Odin, which lets players play in so many different ways. You can run a farm, or make jewelry, or go exploring, or just build houses! And at the end, you have this record of the path you chose in this sandbox.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

People, we have to get better at naming games!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Look at this cute little doggy drone! Bet he has nothing sinister planned!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Mother-in-law did a little European road trip, so we got to directly compare Belgian and Swiss chocolates. Verdict is in and unanimous: Belgium should stick to waffles!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

We played Beyond the Sun, which is a favourite of mine. This was a really weird session, with loads of automation and no blue technologies. By the end of the game, which took a fair bit longer than normal, all players had maxed out their automation tracks.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Alexandros is a fantastic old-school game. All players decide how Alexander moves around the region, dividing it into regions as he moves. And then we fight for control of those regions. One of the players asked to buy my copy when we finished!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I taught The King is Dead to two new players yesterday. Fun all around - the French invaded! I've so much respect for how much this game does with so few rules.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

C'mon - just one more rating to get ranked on BGG!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

A preview of one of my upcoming games (codesigned with @chrisbacke.bsky.social and published by idVenture). In Tiberpunk, be a hacker, or a bounty hunter, or a revolutionary; stay hidden from the law, or burn bright! All in about an hour!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

An oldie but a goodie - had a blast playing the imaginatively named Trains.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This was a problem for future Robin, but now I am future Robin.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

My little collection of moments when designers break the fourth-wall to tell specific players to stop being annoying.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Two mysterious games I forgot the names of! A small game, a bit like Beasty Bar over 3 lanes, an engine builder that feels like Ancient Knowledge, and then Archeos Society.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Tag Team was a blast to play. It's an auto-battler, with players choosing the order of their decks. A Wild Venture looked like a simple card game, but had a lot going on under the hood. You build engines with your cards, but they decay quite quickly, creating a very interesting cadence.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Rosenberg's new game, Click a Tree. I like Rosenberg puzzles and this one offers some new twists on his style. Wondrous Creatures. An incredible production, with very fancy components. The game is a fun tableau builder, but I wish the interaction with the map was a bit more interesting.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Verdant Arizona - my game! Released a new weeks ago in a mint tin. From @galens-games.bsky.social Innovation. I love love Innovation and play it any chance I get. This time I lost 6-0. Still great!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Pueblo and Big Shot. Both older games with beautiful new versions from Playte. Both fun, thinky, and tight.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Leaders - a very cool abstract game, where you draft characters and fight on a super tight grid. Some Asterix game that was surprisingly fun. Like fighting for bases in Smash Up, but with a bit more focus in the design.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Essen is over. Here are some of the games I played. Altay, twice at 2 and 3 players. There is so much that I like about this - deck-building, 4x, civ-building, rules light. But it feels like it's missing "something". It's super swingy.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

One of the best compliments I've received is that my games are "idiosyncratic". That's what matters to me. 🎲✂️

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Now you'll need to make up the weight of your carbonara by adding peas.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Finished, not perfect. 🎲✂️

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Less time in the rulebook serves everyone. 🎲✂️

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Who wants to do some treasure hunting?

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

One of my best gaming experiences in recent years was diving really deep into Go.

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Just dropping Quertymartin's review of Invaluable here. boardgamegeek.com/blog/46/blogpost/…

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A three-player Age of Steam play. While I respect this design, I don't really like the game! Every move has to be so carefully calculated - it's like playing in a straitjacket. Oh, I lost by a LOT OF POINTS!

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Robin David @robindavid.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Min Tin Monster Mash Up by Chris Backe fits a lot of cool ideas into a tiny box!

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