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Husband, Father, Game Designer, Musician/Music Educator, Elder Dragon Follow my game design studio at: Doyoupunchtheguy.com I repair Musical Instruments and Gear qualitybandrepair.com My Magic Decks: archidekt.com/u/ShoeWOOBERG

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Shoebox @shoebox.gg · 17h
We planned to share a super fancy graphic revealing our 2027 t-shirt design, buuuut it turns out our graphic designer is quite busy today hammering out those final details. ...But I think I communicated the vibe pretty well, right? (actual design reveal coming soon, we promise 💖)
A crudely drawn image of a t-shirt, with hastily drawn flowers decorating the shirt alongside the text "shoebox :)"
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 05/10/2026
I'm putting a new sharepost together asap, but in the meantime just know: I'm looking for work. If you know or hear something, please nudge me in the right direction 💖
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Nana Moon { game dev } - WISHLIST BATHORY @moonana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Get $40,000 worth of royalty free commercial use video game music 50% off for only $20 dollars, or $10 per pack! Go here before the sale ends, or share so others can see it: itch.io/s/202927/aut... #gamedev🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber
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Asmadi Games (Chris) @asmadigames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With the Cleveland Browns reaching 3-1, get ready for a slimy sports media cycle of praise for Deshaun Watson using phrasing of overcoming "adversity", "off-field troubles", "all that stuff you've heard", "personal issues", and a litany of other nonsense.
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Never stop talking about the Epstein files!… Never stop talking about the Epstein files!… And Please Vote 💙
Drawing of a young woman holding a sign with the following statement: 

INSTEAD OF JUST EXPOSING CRIMES ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, CAN WE GET TO THE PART.
WHERE THE CRIMINALS ARE ARRESTED AND JUSTICE IS SERVED?
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Kevin (Des) @jambodes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rebumping this. ⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ Because it's fucking brilliant. ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our final game of ‘Cubryia’ before passing our review copy on and this was our final Palace! The games goes live on Kickstarter on October 20th and is one you don’t want to miss #games #boardgamed
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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 24/09/2026
Younger voters and voters of color in Washington state see their ballots challenged for signature issues more often than their older and white counterparts, according to new research. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/24/w...
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WA voters of color more likely to have ballots challenged, per report • Washington State Standard
Younger voters and voters of color in Washington see their ballots challenged for signature issues more often than older and white voters.
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
D&D peaked with the wiener-biting face-stabbing scorpadillo. And check out that snake. That's fucking peak snaking, I dare say. Heroes wore mawashi, kitty-ear head bands, and NOTHING ELSE. No scabbards no belts no backpacks. Grognards long for the golden age. An ago of wiener-biting & kitty ears
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My GOOD prototype arrived from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social #indiegames #prototype #gamedesign #CoreMeltdown #DumpTheBox 🎲✂️
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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 15/09/2026
Tips for organizing your game’s files before submitting them to the manufacturer
bodagames.com
How to Submit Artwork Files for Board Game Manufacturing - Boda Games Manufacturing
Submitting artwork files for your board game project the right way can save a lot of time and help prevent mistakes or misunderstandings.
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Brian David-Marshall (Top8Games) @bdm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Raise a glass to Sheldon today and give your friends a big hug.
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A reminder for Corporate Democrats: New research from Yale found that
Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1
trillion a year. It's no surprise why the majority of Americans - including 90% of Democratic voters - support it.
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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · 02/09/2026
Made a sketch artist game where you have to draw the character based on witness testimony neal.fun/unusual-susp...
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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's #CraftWednesday update time! How are your projects going? Started anything new? @bags4dice.bsky.social @akitagod.bsky.social @echoinglaughter.bsky.social @ttscrapbook.bsky.social @sbarkow.bsky.social @bookhouse.uk
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Brooklyn Rousseau 🏳️‍⚧️ @gothicwtf.eurosky.social · 07/02/2026
There is a four color panel comic with a chameleon on a branch, each panel zooms in a little closer on the chameleon panel one read panel two reads deserve panel three reads to become panel four reads happy adult adults
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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Games are art Make games for the sake of art Celebrate artful games this December at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia Follow for more details coming soon
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caramida (he/they) @caramida.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Um. Wow, yeah
Clara Benson

@clara.bsky.social
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAl is.
GenAl is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
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Bianca Il
@biankadonk.bsky.social
Bluesky Elder
Not just that but Tolkien also said, "Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made."
Sound familiar?
Misha Loren
Just now
The analogy of the One Ring for GenAl is quite powerful, especially when you consider how it seduces users with the promise of easy power. That quote about evil being unable to create anything new feels particularly relevant to the way these models remix existing human art. It really makes you wonder if we're trading our creative soul for a shortcut.
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The Game Crafter @thegamecrafter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Protospiel Madison is sneaking up on us fast! If you have not booked your hotel, or grabbed your badge yet, snag one now! Last year we sold out. tabletop.events/conventions/protosp…
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@mishotem.com I enjoyed your frog costume on the Worst Magic Game Show Ever, I was however shouting at the screen for the entire "My Name Is.." category. Those are all my favorite terrible terrible no good very bad old cards 😄
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No big deal just @thegamecrafter.bsky.social hall of gamer 😎 🎲✂️ news.thegamecrafter.com/post/8248467...
news.thegamecrafter.com
Andrew (Shoe) Lee - Induction into The Game Crafter Hall of Fame
1. Tell us about yourself and how long you've been designing games. Whew, I've been designing games casually for like solidly 32 years. In middle school I would draw out pen-and-paper side scroller...
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The Game Crafter @thegamecrafter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In this new contest, your game must include Clear Card Crafting Deck and/or Clear Euro Poker Deck. The card's transparency must play a key role in the cards usage in your game. Learn more about the new contest here: www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/cle…
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My next game #CoreMeltdown is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social Your ship has been ravaged by space pirates, you must salvage the wreckage to repair your ship and escape, but some of the pirates are still on board. To begin all you must do is #DUMPTHEBOX 🎲✂️ www.thegamecrafter.com/games/core-m...
thegamecrafter.com
Core Meltdown
Your ship has just been ravaged by pirates. You must scavenge and escape, DUMP THE BOX to begin!
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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| PLAY MORE INDIES |_______________| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | | |
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My game #ElephantInTheRoom won the @thegamecrafter.bsky.social Fur Feathers and Fun contest! 🎲✂️ www.thegamecrafter.com/games/elepha... #indiegames #gamedesign
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 10/08/2026
private equity is destroying everything and must itself be destroyed
theguardian.com
Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse
Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling "Unsafe". Salem rich trials. 🔥🔥🔥
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Shoe @shoewooberg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@shoebox.gg Last weekend of June ?! Maaaaan, I have an annual get together with friends from across the globe that weekend so I can't make it 😢
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Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
FROGGUKU is an accessible, all action card battling game in which you seek to utilise your hands of cards as best as you can to be the last player standing with Honour! Available Now! #boardgames #games #play
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Tony Tran 🔜 Home @tonytran.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I'm so excited to see Pressed out in the wild for the very first time! And at GenCon too! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The booth is 1649 if you want to check it out and pick up a copy! It's a little cozy flower game about planting and pressing flowers with art by Beth Sobel!
A picture of a table of board games being sold at the PlaytoZ booth at Gencon 2026 with my game, Pressed, circled in red.
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The Seahorse & The Hummingbird @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The exploration, iteration and evolution of Threed. Threed is a trick-taking slide-puzzle #boardgame that will squeeze your brains out of your ears. Designed by @rollplusfun.bsky.social and launching in early 2027.
Dozens of different images mashed together into a quilt. All of these images were prototypes or contenders for art for the board game Threed.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.
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Tony Tran 🔜 Home @tonytran.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
For anyone at GenCon, I have two games there and I would love it if you played either one. Look out for Pressed (I designed) and Super Chonk (I dev'ed). Both are light weight card games that I'm super super proud of
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Marie Enger @ LBX26 Table 409 @soengery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
No data centers, no ai, NO BILLIONAIRES Fave commission so far this year.
Two rats saying no data centers and fighting for their community
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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 30/07/2026
Board game designer platform Tabletop Creator is running a quarterly Tabletop Creator Challenge. Seasonal winners get a free physical prototype, while the grand prize winners gets a professional limited production of their game.
tabletop-creator.com
Board Game Contest — Win a Free Prototype | Tabletop Creator
Have a board game idea? Join the Tabletop Creator Board Game Contest — each season, one creator wins a free prototype, and the grand winner gets their game produced.
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Chevee Dodd @cheveedodd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Abroad is at the top of Polygon's list for top games of GenCon! Come say hi and check it out at booth 419
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Keith DeViere Donaldson @kddgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My Click Clack Bats prototype is ready for the @unpub.org @rosegauntlet.bsky.social speed pitch at Gen Con tomorrow … the glue is dry with time to spare. 🙂
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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 29/07/2026
A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/more-...
washingtonstatestandard.com
More than 40 WA legislators make bipartisan plea for developmental disabilities program • Washington State Standard
A bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers is urging the state maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities.
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Nick Bentley Makes Games @nickbentley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A common mistake in judging games: "The Enthusiast Bias" It happens when tests include an invested expert or enthusiast playing or teaching. Instead of testing the game, you end up testing their expertise, which masks what the actual experience will be for a normal group of players. 🎲✂️(1/8)
Tabletop game design tip of the day: don't accidentally test the players instead of the game.
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Nick Bentley Makes Games @nickbentley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you design mass-market tabletop games, we'd love to see them. Taco Cat Games has sold over 13 million copies, and our titles are in every major retailer. Here is everything you need to know about how to pitch to us: 🎲✂️(8/8)
rustic-title-6c1.notion.site
How to pitch games to Taco Cat Games and what we’re looking for | Notion
We’re thrilled you’re considering pitching to us! First we’ll describe what we’re looking for, then how to submit your game and what to expect after.
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How to Teach @howtoteach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I'm so stoked to announce my new line of tabletop shirts! There's a bunch of fun stuff in there, but the thing I'm most excited for is the collaboration with @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social! $5 from every pride shirt sold goes straight to them to help bring LGBT rep to the tabletop community! 🏳️‍🌈 💙
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bracket 1 big think person @hwstmtg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
static.klipy.com
Monty Python: That's No Ordinary Rabbit
ALT: Monty Python: That's No Ordinary Rabbit
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Keith DeViere Donaldson @kddgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Dice have no memory. I wanted to change that so I put them in a queue. If the roll is successful the die is placed. If it fails the die goes to the end of the queue. The probability of placement is dependent on queue position and success rate. Memory dice! 😉
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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 25/07/2026
Cards vs. dice: how probability, luck, and skill work differently when using dice or a deck of cards as randomizers, and the hidden game design dial in every card game
youtube.com
Why Cards Remember (And Dice Forget)
YouTube video by sayonse
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Sarc-o'-Lantern @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A man adding two sideways infinity signs to a sideways 16
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Nick Bentley Makes Games @nickbentley.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I'm the Director of Game Design at Taco Cat Games. I'll be at Gen Con Friday (July 31st) and Saturday (August 1st), taking pitches from game designers. Specifically in the Hyatt Regency Atrium. If you'd like to pitch, grab a half-hour time slot here: calendly.com/nickobento/g... 🎲✂️(1/2)
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25th Century Games @25thcentury.games · 21/07/2026
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
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Tigris and Euphrates, Lobby Snacks, Payback Club, & Imports!
The classic long awaited Reiner Knizia game returns with art by Ian O'Toole. Plus Lobby Snacks, Payback Club, and more to explore!
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Rosco Schock @ GenCon 🔜 GrandCon 🔜 Battlefront Dayton 🔜 PAXU @roscoschock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Broke out some more designs last week at Protospiel Wisconsin: The Little Red Book of Bristol and No Triumph: a new trick taker concept where everyone plays with face-up hands .. V2 actually works but I need to pick a restriction but not sure which is best yet 🎲✂️
board game showing orders and storage as players vie for spots at a fairsome reused skipbo cards used in a trick taker where players came change trump and what wins
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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 18/07/2026
University research tracks the rise of solo gaming and other game design trends over the decades, via @boardgamewire.bsky.social
boardgamewire.com
Solo play is now one of board gaming’s defining mechanisms, university research of 104,000 titles finds -
Solo play ranked as the third most prevalent component in games released between 2020 and 2025, behind only dice rolling and hand management.
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