I don't know why I just got a craving for caramel swirl ice cream at 9:40 AM but it's good that I'm not in a position to do anything about that right now

Mage Knight Board Game box, next to the text "Players: 1-5, Time: Eternity, Complexity: 4.65"

Yikes, that's a long one, I should get a jump start

A college of characters associated with cooperative games, on a backdrop from Daybreak

First draft of the History of Cooperative Games, Part 2 thumbnail

The History of Cooperative Games, Part 1: Hippies, Marionettes, and Global War | Tim's Game Den YouTube video by Tim Mierz

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with relearning the early history of cooperative games that includes Save the Whales, the Earthball, and Sid Sackson's Peace Conference!

we all know I have no life, so:

My wife still had one of these from her childhood, and it still gets used today... should it not be?

Idea for a short video series - randomly select a game from my shelf, randomly select a card (or other component), and explain what makes it interesting in the context of the game.

Skeeter
Judy
Patti
Mr. Bone
Al & Moo

He loves the Boss of Him now, and acknowledges that he's so big

Ana Ng Birdhouse In Your Soul Let's Get This Over With Subliminal Experimental Film I'm Impressed Everything Right Is Wrong Again Erase Bangs You're On Fire Can't Keep Johnny Down The Communists Have the Music Dig My Grave Apophenia Alphabet of Nations Fibber Island Science is Real S-E-X-X-Y Oh You Did Drinkin' Jackie the Clipper Synopsis for Latecomers Back in Los Angeles Zeroes

Ranking the opening tracks of each TMBG album (not counting the brief "themes" of Flood and Here Come the ABCs/123s).

Wait....DWARF FORTRESS GOT A SECRET LAIR?!?!

What are the highlights of The World Is To Dig by @tmbg.bsky.social ? From a first listen, I dig the mid-album three-shot of Get Down, New Wave Will Never Die, and Overnight Sensation. What do you dig?

I just got to interview a prominent game designer for Part 2 of the History of Cooperative Games video series! Excellent to have more perspectives and hear from someone so engaged in the coop space.

This gritty Blue Prince reboot leaves much to be desired

Attention, all planets of the Solar Federation

Attention, all planets of the Solar Federation

Attention, all planets of the Solar Federation

We have assumed control

Quibli on the MATRX rulebook

Quibli on my sweater

We sadly had to say goodbye to our beloved bearded dragon Quibli today. My wife noticed she was acting and looking odd, and the vet found cancerous tumors and a low red blood cell count. We only had her a few years but she’ll be deeply missed.

We're not the Osbornes...

I had a coworker who, up through the 2020s, would use the phrase "And in a shocking Pepsi Twist..." to introduce not-so-shocking revelations.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander reading this and fuming

KISS runs a tight ship with their scheduling requirements.

Good shouts! Thank you, I'm barely familiar with either of those two. I couldn't find the precise rulebook or Learn to Play snippet with the MoM rule for it - it's dozens of pages to go through and I don't really know the game so I could've missed it - but The Game is a good addition to this 👍

Rules from Beasts giving examples of what you could say

Snippet from the Battlestar Galactica rulebook

Looking for examples - board games with wishy-washy rules about what you're allowed to say. Ones where you can't say specifically what's in your hand, but you can give some really strong hints.

Man, I hate when I'm completely surrounded by evil and have to take another turn or change a level.

Work cafeteria had Spicy Korean Chicken & Waffles - Delicious fried chicken on a sweet waffle, with gochujang, kimchi, and other deliciousness. It was a revelation.

When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video) YouTube video by ParticleMen

My TMBG chronological album listen has brought up this fantastic song which only feels more relevant by the day.

youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U?...

I assume Armando Iannucci will be great on Taskmaster, but I strongly believe @alexhorne.bsky.social booked him solely for the punny task transitions. "This guy cost us an Arm-and-o Leg to book, it's Armando!" "Next up, let's see Amyando... Armyando... It's Amy and Armando!"

Oh, does the Daily Show still use Dog On Fire? Awesome! Any royalty check going to the Johns is a good thing.

I just hope that they made a ton of Disney money for those two Mickey Mouse songs.

Continuing to listen to all the TMBG albums in order, and I've been going through one of my less favorite sections, the kid-album-heavy 2000s. Here Come(s) The ABCs/The 123s/Science are good *for kid albums*, but that's not a genre I tend to listen to on my own during my workday.

He does a great job with it, too! He tries to find the good in any title, no matter how horrible it is. Graeldon rocks.