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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Our This Means War game last night was hot hot hot! Spotlight rounds are a ton of fun - we all do scenes about one character, using simple secondary characters to great effect. Marc's patriotic professor mixed university politics with war politics and totally disillusion'ed his star pupil.

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Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I got to play One Missed Call by @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social at Camping for Gamers. This ranks high on my 2p RPG list. Mechanically simple while supporting the goal of play. It explores the words we say and the emotions we leave unspoken when trying to make long-distance work.

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

One Missed Call is a two-player game that my partner @thehintguy.bsky.social and I wrote together when we first started dating. It's about loved ones separated by space, and it's one of the few games that makes me cry every time I play it!

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One Missed Call by lessthanthreegames

a story game for 2 about loved ones separated by space

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I did a little write-up of a playtest we had a few weeks ago of @thehintguy.bsky.social's current project - Pottery Shards! This one is getting close to being done! Now I just need to figure out what the best archaeology themed emojis are...

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What We Played: Pottery Shards

Playtesting continues for Marc’s latest project, the archaeology game currently titled Pottery Shards!

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Pffff tidying up the table I picked up the In This World papers from a game @thehintguy.bsky.social played with his friends yesterday wtf this is so great lol. @lamemage.com Look what your games make people do 😂

Game notecards. Frogs are squishy. Frogs are cute. something something frogs are dogs.

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Thanks @al-lukehart.bsky.social, @lamemage.com and @thehintguy.bsky.social for such quotes as: “Boats should be seen and not heard”, “I saw a community who didn’t respect the arts once. The next year we went back? Ruins”, and "Get in loser, we’re going raiding!" ❤️

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Anyway, if you want to actually have a holly-jolly Christmas game, may I recommend @thehintguy.bsky.social's Save Christmas quest!

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the Save Christmas, a quest for Follow by lessthanthreegames

Ho, ho, help!

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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 09/12/2025

You know what tells you a lot about a society? Our LAWS. What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just? So of course I made world-building game about that… arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...

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Rules of Law Is Ready to Play

Our justice says who we are as a people. What do we punish? Do we enforce our laws fairly for everyone? Do we think our system is just? These are big questions about the foundations of society, so of...

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Bleh I’m so bad at social media. Listen to me talk on this wonderful podcast! Oh and listen to the first few episodes with the gameplay too—the hosts are charming and played a great game! #ttrpg #gmless

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Work continues on my current project, a versatile archaeology world-building game currently titled “More to Explore”. Got an awesome session in at Go Play NW and now it’s back to the workbench for tinkering! 🔧 ⚙️ #trrpg #gamedesign

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Really excellent time at @goplaynw.bsky.social last weekend (July 19-20)! Every game I played was great and the event organization was so smooth and streamlined. Shoutout to excellent donut host @seannittner.bsky.social (and others!) I look forward to Go Play every year and can’t wait to go again! 💚

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I had such a lovely @goplaynw.bsky.social this weekend! Huge thanks to the organizers for cultivating a welcoming space and for all the behind-the-scenes work that lets us enjoy the magic of playing games with friends, old and new ❤️

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I represented Groundtable (GMless) all the way: Follow, The Final Girl, In This World, Kingdom, and my newest project More To Explore.

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio. Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !

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Less Than Three Games – Less Than Three Games Store

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Someone asked me if D&D is a good game, but it wasn’t my turn so I had to wait. Then I failed my roll so I couldn’t answer.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Someone asked me if Polaris is a good game. I said they were asking far too much.

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

All aboard motherf***ers 🚂

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

An 80s Night today is the equivalent of a Sock Hop in the 90s This has been my quarterly post, see you in August

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Have fun! Share your map after the game if you can! ✨

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

My son learned how to ride a bike about a week ago and has wanted to ride every day since. Even in the pouring rain. It’s really uplifting to see how much joy it brings him 🚲 💕

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5 (GMless: Inspectres) 2. First you ever ran? - Fiasco 3. Played the most? - Kingdom 4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco 5. Favorite? - List below 6. Most recently played? my current game project 7. Most recently run? my current project

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Working on game design today. My latest project is about archaeology, and after several successful playtests l’ve… started a fresh draft. All part of the iterative process! ✍️😮‍💨

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I think it’s very telling that bald eagles actually make squeaky, chirpy little noises, but Americans feel compelled to substitute in another bird’s cry in all our media.

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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 24/02/2025

"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value." Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm… arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/45...

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Principles of Ground Table, A First Draft

"Our ground is level and our table is round" What do we want out of role-playing games? What do we think they should do? What do we value? Our crew has been talking about this stuff for ages, in per...

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This is what I was talking about—GMless isn’t quite sufficient as a descriptor, and until we get these principles out there, we’ll continue to struggle to explain what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s looking real good!

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

If you want to celebrate Valentine's Day by playing a short 2-player game about making phone calls in a long-distance relationship: 1. That's very specific, and 2. You should check out One Missed Call by me and @thehintguy.bsky.social 💕 lessthanthreegames.itch.io/one-missed-c...

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One Missed Call by lessthanthreegames

a story game for 2 about loved ones separated by space

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I've had a ton of fun playing this with my 6yo board-gamey kid. It's a really great length and good level of complexity for both of us to genuinely have fun

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Another playtest of my latest game design is on the books for tomorrow. Feels good to have something cooking! 🧑‍🍳

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I love my trans family and friends. The world is a better place with you in it ♥️

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Tabletop game devs of Bluesky, I require thine aid! 📯 What do you call this fold, and what instruction would you write if you wanted a player to fold a card like this?

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Just busted out a telescope to look at the Moon and Jupiter. Hella ‘stronomy bro

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

My games played of 2024: Kingdom Troika! In This World Shock: Social Science Fiction Lovecraftesque Fiasco Microscope Chronicle Spectres of Brocken Fedora Noir (1/2)

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Oh, to have the social freedom of kids at the playground. They’re literally in the middle of a two-player game of tag, and then one just calmly says, “I’m all done” and walks off. It’s simultaneously the rudest and most self-empowered, limit-setting behavior imaginable

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Caroline and I were so sure we weren’t going to do Santa with our son. We told him when he was younger that Santa was “a story”. 📕 Yet now he won’t believe us when we suggest Santa might not be real! He’s decided on his own that it must be true, and his faith is, so far, unshakeable. 🎅🏻

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

it's actually christmas eve's monster

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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 24/12/2024

Our "save xmas" Follow quest. How it started: Fun hijinks with a talking reindeer asking us to rescue Santa from a cave of Krampuses How it's going: A deep exploration of parent-child bonds, growing up, and processing trauma @chobbs.bsky.social @thehintguy.bsky.social @allukehart.bsky.social

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 17/12/2024

Hello #ttrpgsky! I continue to do a bit of curation today on my #ttrpg #starterpack, removing a few inactive accounts and adding some new and exciting folk. Does anyone have any recommendations on who to add? go.bsky.app/GYoBnaY

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

My new Save Christmas quest for Follow (@lamemage.com) is out now for free! But where did the wonderful, awful idea for it come from? How many sizes too big or small IS my heart? 💚 Find out on our Less Than Three blog!

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Ho, ho, help! - <3 Blog

This quest lets you play out a classic “very special holiday episode” Christmas story of a bunch of regular people rescuing Santa, helping out strangers with Christmas magic, and/or decorating the Nor...

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

This session was so much fun! 🎄 One player was Jack, a jack-in-the-box and the Detective’s partner. Bit of a hardass, but he’ll pop up when you need him. 🎁 I played Goody Gumdrop, a sugarplum fairy serving at The Red Stocking. I was, as the Detective said, “Too good for this train.” 🧚‍♀️

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Sleigh bells are ringing, chestnuts are roasting, and all is merry and bright… but what’s this? Santa needs our help? We’ve got to do something, and fast! Check out my latest quest for Follow: A New Fellowship by @lamemage.com! Art by @chobbs.bsky.social!

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the Save Christmas, a quest for Follow by lessthanthreegames

Ho, ho, help!

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Moana 2: Moana Screams Defiantly At The Ocean

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Though I’ve long agreed conceptually with @lamemage.com about it, it wasn’t until tonight that I had an experience that truly made me feel, viscerally, that we need a new word for GMless games. 🧵

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One, two, Pikachu. Three, four, Garbodor. Five, six, cute Vulpix. Seven, eight, Raticate. Nine, ten, catch em' again!

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I was interviewed for a gaming video podcast called Tavern Talks! Check it out if that’s a thing you’re into! #gmless #ttrpg youtu.be/ES0Xi__uGr0?...

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Tavern Talks w/ Marc Hobbs on "GMless" Story Games, Solo and Group TTRPG design

YouTube video by École de Golem

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

When you’re feeling bad about your game design, just remember that the worst game has already been made

Perfection, the game of giving you anxiety

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