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A multi-contest-winning board game designer in rural Manitoba; I designed Tides (Button Shy). I also published #ExoBase and #ExoShip, and designed the upcoming #WorldsEdge. https://weheart.games #ExoVerse #BetweenTheStars #Crownfell
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if vanilla @bsky.app had this option, like, this would be transformative, like... please

Me trying to play games lately:

Someone came out of the yarn room

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

I'm trying to figure out my space in the indie #TTRPG and game design world, so I'm clearing space in my house. I'm hosting my first ever sale: -> 50% off all of my physical zines/RPGs -> Discount code is "GETOUT" -> Ends March 3rd Head to presspot.games/store to grab stuff. Please share!

I'm thrilled to share that Magmapunk has won this year's Ion Award for best strategy game. Big thanks to the many playtesters at @breakmygame.com and @protospielo.bsky.social for helping me whip this into shape! Now to find a publisher! Overview, sell sheet and video link below.

Love it. Hopefully folks recognize and appreciate this and are willing to provide the financial support we need in small independent games journalism.

Friday night walk around the neighbourhood.

Have you ever wondered how we go from pencil sketch to in-game sprite for our monster-recording RPG game Cassette Beasts? Here's an explainer! #gamedev #GodotEngine

Stickers and prints of these 3 designs are available and ready to ship from my store. I'll also have all of these for sale at ECCC. Fight the System!!! www.emmalerae.com/store.html

a walk

Over the next 12 days we’ll be previewing the finalists in our 18 Card Challenge: Use 9 Cards per game. It was a doozy. Let's make a thread.

This will be great for laying out PnP rulebooks (among other things)! 🎲✂️

Have a suggestion? I'm looking for unique playing card decks to review in an upcoming video. However, the list I've been able to come up with so far is frightfully short. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. I'd appreciate it! 🃏👀

Reposting with alt text: I did this just now and it worked.

Reposting with complete alt text.

Winnipeg at 3am on December 29, 2024 taken from the International Space Station. High-res source: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Found via /r/winnipeg.

we should definitely put ChatGPT in charge of education there are literally no downsides

many people assume that companies which have a lot of money can pay people well so they will, not understanding it's amazon, disney, activision--infinite money companies--cutting every corner, while small businesses strive to pay fairly for work. casinos look rich because of money they don't pay out

HEARTBREAKING: Person with 20+ unfinished projects has a new idea for a project.

Share, repost, talk about games by women. Tell people about games by women. Buy games by women. Demand publishers work with women. Demand creators make content about women. Champion those who do. Let women know you like their games. Replace any of the above with nb’s and you’d be good as well.

don’t know if this a real account or not but it’s tweeting like it is and i think it would be great if we made @doge-reporting.bsky.social the most blocked account on here

Read this. Marcy (as always) does a great job of dissecting and articulating the issues, here:

I do not agree with what is going on and I wish it to stop

Once more for those in the back. We can do better. 🧡

Imagine how different the world would be if social media companies had, in gamifying our relationships, centered a vision of the good rather than purposeless engagement? This is why I believe game design must be a conscious practice grounded in core values, not a technique grounded in data science

A+ game naming, no notes 👌

Strega's fuckin' fantastic - excellent art and a genuine delight to work with

How it feels to promote a game at the moment

Remember, there’s infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch infrastructure.

not only do I want the magnets I also want the magnet holder

It rains, and it’s very cloudy and humid.

You’ve been murdered; who do you want on the case?