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paulowengames.bsky.social
Board gamer - designer of "Vines & Wines" and "Sky Merchants of Tora," co-designer of "Magnificent Marvels" with @hokiestone.bsky.social
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Forest Shuffle with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - thanks to @charger703.bsky.social for introducing it to me at Prezcon

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Played "Rock Hard 1977" by @jackiefox.bsky.social with @hokiestone.bsky.social at Prezcon last week, and I have to say, it rocked!

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Played Faraway for the first time at Prezcon last week with @hokiestone.bsky.social . Pretty clever - would love to try it again

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Artificial Gullibility

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To be honest, I don't understand why any private individual or organization needs to abide by EOs. They direct the executive branch of the U.S. Government. They're not royal decrees.

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Trump is the energy emergency—and he’s killing jobs and raising costs. My joint statement with @senatorheinrich.bsky.social regarding Republicans’ rubber-stamping of Trump’s war on affordable, American-made energy:

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Less welcome more playtesting

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Today is the last day to get our discounted rate!

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“There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views,” Bezos said via X. “Today, the internet does that job.” The internet. Really.

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@wamu.org.web.brid.gy @estherc.bsky.social

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I used to live in New London, which was pretty cool.

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My cat did not react well to this.

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We're really fond of this one. @lookoutgames.bsky.social

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I misread the original post as "girlsy murder" and thought it was done with an eyebrow pencil or something.

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-12 F / -24 C ? Where on earth do you live (if you don't mind my asking)?

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I'm retiring soon, and this is near the top of my list. Hope you are doing okay with all that you are dealing with. God bless you and your family.

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Picked up "Fast Forward: Flee" at the Prezcon auction store - tried it with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social after I got home. Clever logic co-op that teaches the rules as you play - no rulebook. Fascinated by this analog game adaptation of what video games have done for years @podfathergaming.bsky.social

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How about cubes? @mattwolfe.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17...

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One thing I do appreciate about being home from Prezcon is how blessedly quiet my home is.

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Prezcon wrap-up: - Played a lot in open gaming - White Castle (adding to wishlist), So Clover, Green Team Wins, Andromeda's Edge (didn't work for me) - unloaded 13 games in the auction store and bought Flee, Port Royal, and Star Wars Destiny 2/2

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Prezcon is a wrap. Since Friday morning: - ran Catan second heat (36 participants), semifinal (15 qualifiers), and a four-player final - won one heat of Lost Cities but didn't qualify for the quarterfinals - lost both heats of 7 Wonders 1/2

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This morning open gaming was five-player Lords of Baseball - such a thematic implementation. Also won a heat of Lost Cities. Later will be running another Catan heat.

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Day 5 of Prezcon. Yesterday lost at Acquire again. Ran the first heat of the Catan tournament - seven 4-player tables. Wish I'd taken pictures of all the blinged-out Catan sets people brought. Late night open gaming included a six-player Bang! session including @hokiestone.bsky.social

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Back to losing at Prezcon with Acquire this morning followed by Lost Cities. Another heat of Acquire this afternoon...

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Got my first competitive win at Prezcon yesterday in "Power Grid." @hokiestone.bsky.social arrived along with others, so we played Forest Shuffle, Castle Combos, and Faraway in open gaming. Finished running the "Pillars of the Earth" tournament last night

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Continuing my (not winning) streak at Prezcon finishing fourth in a 5p session of Puerto Rico

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Thank you for the affirmation!

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The not-winning trend at Prezcon continues with a 3rd-place finish in a 4p game of Lords of Waterdeep.

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Running the "Pillars of the Earth" tournament at Prezcon

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I guess this is a hotel lobby decoration decision - books on shelves 11 feet above the floor, like we're kids that can't be trusted with ideas and new ways of thinking.

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That would be "Prezcon." ("Pezcon" sounds like a candy dispenser fair.)

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It does beg the question of military resiliency.

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2p open gaming at Prezcon - lost "Watergate," won "Pillars of the Earth: Builders Duel"

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Pezcon Day 2: My first game of Medici. Last place, but I love bidding games like this, and Dr. Knizia is a master. Also this is the worst graphic design I have ever seen in a board game.

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Continued my losing ways in Day 1 of Prezcon - Century Spice Road and Bohnanza

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Day 1 at Prezcon - finished 3rd of 4 in a very close game of St Petersburg (not pictured) and 2nd of 4 in a not-so-close game of Ticket to Ride

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A game of "7 Wonders Duel" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social , who went on to beat me by ONE STINKIN' POINT despite my narrowly missing a science victory

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Yesterday @kbowenwriter.bsky.social and I played "Architects of the West Kingdom." Therese was a noble of little virtue and did not lift a finger toward the cathedral, but she built some nice buildings and paid off her debts.

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We used to get cedar waxwings for a few days in November, in our Bradford pear, but we haven't seen them in years.

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I would start here, thanks to @elizhargrave.bsky.social : boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297...

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Jaipur, then Sky Team

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Argh.

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Lost to @kbowenwriter.bsky.social at "Glass Road" which I love for the elegant action selection-following mechanism, not to mention the resource wheels - confirmed prefer over "Black Forest"

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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

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Sorry to learn of the loss of your dad. May the angels lead him to Paradise.

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Chris Pine! I mean, Leo Dicaprio! No, wait, Brad Pitt! Oh, who was he with in Good Will Hunting? Oh, I hate this game!

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Lost to @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in "Ticket to Ride: Switzerland" - I completed more tickets, but she racked up a big in-game lead with long connections. Also spent three turns trying to complete a tunnel to Austria...

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This is what we need from our journalists. All of this.

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