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Dan (R.B.D.)

@yeknom.bsky.social
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I survived Twitter and all I got was this stupid profile. I am into games. Namely old euros, train games, and trick takers. Despite the nickname, actually kind of a nice guy! Or at least I try.

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apology amatti @kbandersonyo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Chess Prodigy - Smack My Bishop
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Backed An Infamous Traffic 2E on Kickstarter. Of note is the offering of a John Company 2E playmat, which includes the original opium icons for the eventual trade to China. @colewehrle.bsky.social has a designer diary on this here: boardgamegeek.com/thread/37654...
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Designer Diary 2 - An Infamous Production | An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition
This week we’re launching the first of several designer diaries for An Infamous Traffic. We’ll be releasing these diaries weekly (usually on Mondays) until the campaign begins in early October. [url=h...
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I subscribed to national team soccer news on ESPN during the World Cup. But now whenever I see USMNT, my brain reads it as USTMNT, and the song plays in my head. Heroes on the half shell, Turtle Power!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For any game designers out there, is this a common problem? I was walking in the park for about an hour over the weekend. I thought of about five or so different tweaks to a prototype game that I've relegated to the back burner for over a year.
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Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
after ten years, for the first time, Hollandspiele is putting the "board" in "board game"
The honest-to-gosh folding board for Dragon Pizza.
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Tom Brewster @tombrewster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
can't stop can't stop can't stop
back playing Oath! big ol' colourful board packed with art. coins. books. dice. someones packing a double vision (it's me)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE
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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls
UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm listening to a @colewehrle.bsky.social interview and he's name-dropping banger after banger. 1817. Reef Encounter (!) Neuland. All I hope is that more people want to play these.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[Thread] I've been thinking a lot about why I'm so drawn to the board games that I like. 18xx games, Cole Wehrle games (note avatar), negotiation games, old-school Euro games... I often thought I am simply a fan of "interaction." But how much more vague a description can you get?
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Organism is a forthcoming abstract game about cellular evolution, positioning, and violence — and it's subtly brilliant. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/09/17/o...
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Goop vs. Goop
Board games aren’t always very good at themes. Actual themes, as in underlying messages, not “themes,” the settings that appear in a game’s artwork. One of the hobby’s…
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So, I recently posted a review on BGG for the nearly-available Stellar Ventures. It eventually made it to #1 on the BGG hot reviews. It was only the 3rd review I've written. This post is for my future self. Remember some frivolous things are worth completing. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37678...
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Escape Velocity: A Review of Stellar Ventures | Stellar Ventures
The State of a Genre If you're not aware, there is an entire genre of games that is focused on some common mechanics woven together in a very specific combination. They most prominently feature route...
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today I learned that "Wehrlegig" is apparently Drew Wehrle's nickname. (pls confirm @wehrlegig.games)
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Amabel Holland is stealthily becoming one of the best documentarians out there, who just so happens to be documenting the history and nuances of board game space. This is great work that maximizes the human element.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Is anyone I know in the US going to Essen Spiele?
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SungWon Cho @prozdishere.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
this fucks, actually
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My feed is inundated with Gen Con posts. Tonight I set up Here I Stand for the first time and will try my damnedest learn it over the coming days. Oh. It's 2 AM 😅
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
So I've been backburner-cooking this game for over a year now. A route-building economic game with some cool auction mechanics. I think I just made it way more elegant by ditching cubes and using Looney pyramids.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Finally got to the 3rd Act boss in Slay the Spire and failed. Decided to fire up a game of mahjong to clear my head. Then this happened. My first ever.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Me, two months ago: Man, I just don't understand the love for Slay the Spire. Me, yesterday: Slay the Spire is brilliant and I will pour all my waking hours into this game.
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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Dwindle Tarock | Sean Ross
Applied the Dwindle system to 42-card Tarock game. It has some non-traditional elements, but most of it is a curated selection of elements f
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Finally getting around to watching this and I am 100% not surprised to see @colewehrle.bsky.social mention Paradox games a few minutes in. This video is very intriguing so far.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Last night I played The Old King's Crown for the first time and it was amazing. The hype is very deserved.
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Watch It Played @watchitplayed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Oh, hello www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qez1...
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EVANGELION BRAND NEW SERIES PRODUCTION CONFIRMATION English Version
YouTube video by 株式会社カラー khara inc.official
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Puerto Banana is arguably the perfect follow up to Container.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Container on a Sunday Afternoon.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Kevin McGonigle is the first Tigers rookie to make an All-Star game since 1976.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Some two player card games this week: - Vidrasso by @seandavidross.bsky.social - Haggis by @seandavidross.bsky.social - Honeycrisp by @byssh3.bsky.social
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In other Doppelkopf news, I had a full game this evening (24 hands in total) with 3 other friends and compatriots. Hopefully everyone has as much of a blast as I did! ♣️♠️♥️♦️
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In this semi-annual return to Bluesky, how about I post my YouTube video wherein I spend over half an hour teaching you my favorite old German card game? youtu.be/FL1bo8LU3L4
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Doppelkopf: A Complete Introduction
YouTube video by Rat Bastard Dan
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marlo @marlo.ooo · 16/02/2026
holy shit. hell of an analysis
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Here we go, some content! I just got all these old esoteric playing card decks!
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Oddly enough one of my few...posts? can't say tweets... was also related to #SDHistCon a year ago and how I was jealous I wasnt there. And I was just watching a video yesterday from @colewehrle.bsky.social about which wargames I should buy next.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I am looking back onto this platform after successfully cutting out all my social media. So here, have some recent board game photos.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
I really suck at this Bluesky thing but to be fair I really sucked at Twitter too.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
I never told you guys I got a 3d printer.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
@danthurot.bsky. I dunno what this convention is, but you have sufficiently made me jealous I'm not there. Well done. #SDHistCon
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Learned Blood Bowl yesterday! I could see myself having a lot of fun with this one. 3D Printing a team now.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Who else is super into mini painting but not wargaming?
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
The weird dichotomy of my gaming tendencies lately. Backed Molly House, researching Blood Bowl.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Cosmic Frog by Jenna Felli opened up a rabbit hole I didn't know I needed. Now painting miniatures. Bought an airbrush, hopefully getting a resin printer soon.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
This is the best damn game you're probably not playing and never heard of. Löwenherz by the late Klaus Teuber.
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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 14/09/2023
Look how they massacred my boy.
The legendary, infamous king pawn from the classic game El Grande. A stiff six inches of wood with a well-shaped knob at the top.The so-called king pawn from the new reprint of El Grande. The most busted-looking meeple you ever seen in your life. Miniature. Malformed. Residue flaking off it like sheets of dead skin.
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LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 07/09/2023
Shithole Andrew Jackson is still on our $20s but no monument to this hero
The tortilla chip as we know it is widely credited to Rebecca Webb Carranza. She invented the snack in mid-1940s Los Angeles. The recipe was simple: she cut a batch of misshapen tortillas into triangles and then fried them on a hot skillet for a family party with friends.
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
I haven't posted anything substantial yet, so here's the top 10 games I want to play right now. 1817 Age of Steam Almoravid Bridges of Shangri-La Doppelkopf Fresh Fish GWT: New Zealand Le Havre Reef Encounter Tigris & Euphtates
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Dan (R.B.D.) @yeknom.bsky.social · 29/08/2023
Ahh, feels like 2006 again.
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