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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 11h

In case I have any other friends who are waiting on Switch 2, but would like to play Z-A soon and have the Switch 2 upgrades on cart,
the Switch runs the base game without upgrades on Switch 2 Edition carts.

Nintendo Fans Surprised to Find Switch 2 Edition Game Cartridges Also Work on Switch 1 - IGN

Nintendo fans have known for some time that Switch 2 is backwards compatible with Switch 1 games. But what happens when you do the reverse and stick a Switch 2 game in a Switch 1?

www.ign.com

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Game Mechanics Podcast @gamemechanicspod.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky season is here! It's a nightmare how many sets WotC is putting out for Magic and we talk about it. But then we have more fun talking about some great spooky and spooky adjacent board games.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Uah...

Spoooooky Games - GM2 32

Podcast Episode · Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast · 10/14/2025 · 58m

podcasts.apple.com

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Red 🍉 Dragon Age brainrot mode @redmasquerade13.bsky.social · 2d

New autism version of this meme that I’ve had on my mind

A picture of Varric from the Dragon Age franchise smiling and holding out his hand, saying “Let’s take Tylenol together, Rook” referencing the recent, ridiculous claim that Tylenol causes autism. This claim is being used as a joke about being autistic

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 2d

@zachdefense.bsky.social and I beat Arthur the first time we got to him in Sworn! 😤
A little weird to jump right to it from Hades II, but it was on Game Pass and I really wanted to check it out. Definitely feels like Arthurian co-op Hades, but with way less writing and some more weapon options.

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The Moonshot Podcast Network @moonshotpods.bsky.social · 2d

Mystery approaches! INTERSTITIAL INVESTIGATIONS, the all-new season of Riley Hopkins and Their Amazing Friends, begins releasing this Friday, with early episodes released in batches for $3 patrons at patreon.com/moonshotnetwork!

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dancefloor intimacy coordinator @formerbluecheck.bsky.social · 4d

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 5d

White people are really out here believing that the universe has intentions for them.

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Greg-senpai 🐯🌈 @gregsenpai.bsky.social · Jul 7

Good morning, darling! 🏳️‍🌈🌅✨

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 6d

My favorite genre!

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Aviv Or @avivor.com · 6d

My fan cover for Montgomery LaMontgommery's upcoming book, finally spotlighting the most upstanding gentleman in all of Gath. THANK YOU for Wealwell @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social, @dimension20.bsky.social. He is everything I've ever wanted - nay, needed - and more.
#CloudwardHo #Dimension20

A faux book cover cartoony illustration in brown and teal tones. It shows the Cloudward Ho! cast in a heroic tableau: in the background, Olethra is happily steering the MechLeod, and Daisuke is up on a cliff, aiming a rifle towards centre frame; closer to the viewer are Van on the left, blowing her bosun whistle with tentacles a-tentacling, and Maxwell Gotch on the right, looking a bit unsure about what's happening; closer still are Monty on the left, holding his notebook and looking sagely off-frame, and Marya on the right, holding a huge wrench close to her chest and staring forlornly off-camera. And in the centre and the foreground, looking directly at the viewer, is the lithe, handsome, elegantly poised figure of Wealwell Gotch, hair golden, moustache curled, dressed in a fine teal suit and resting his hand on a katana. The top reads "Montgomery LaMontgommery", and the bottom "Where There's A Weal There's A Well".
The original designs for the Cloudward Ho! cast are by the wonderful Cait May.

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 6d

I wish I could say that I picked Hephaestus the most in Hades II just because he's the hottest, but mostly I liked defense and sustainability. I took Strength over death defiance, so I needed to get it somewhere.

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Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · 6d

Are we all feeling emotionally prepared for this evening's episode? ⚔️ 🧭 🪶 #CriticalRole

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

I got that achievement because of a well. 😆 But I did manage the actual feat waaaaaay after that.

Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Funny how I went from not winning at all to zooming to the credits of Hades II. Looking back at the first game, there was at least a nice big gap between my first and second clear.

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

❗ An epic adventure told from the perspectives of side quest givers. ❗

Legends & Lattes ✖️ When the Moon Hits Your Eye
👀 multi-POV
🌈 #LGBT
🎲 TTRPG inspired
✉️ epistolary chapters
🗣️ chapters in conversation
👑 royal generational trauma
💸 money squabbles
🗡️ mafia
💀 death cult
#F #A #Latine #DVPit

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Death to Chronos.

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Legends & Lattes✖️When the Moon Hits Your Eye
MCs:
🧙 country wizard 🌈 💖 rogue mafioso 🗡️
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🛡️ ex-royal merc 👩👧 hunted sorceress 🪄

👀 multi-POV side quest givers:
🧚 fairy in peril
👻 duchess w/ a pesky dead aunt
🐲 brainwashed dragon
💀 death match fighter
+ more!
#F #A #Latine #LGBT #DVpit

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Legends & Lattes✖️When the Moon Hits Your Eye
A sorceress & her ex-royal merc mom are hunted by a death cult.
A country wizard returns home with something to prove & becomes entranced by a mafioso.
Together they’re stars, but they’ll take a cameo in your story
for a price.
#F #A #Latine #LGBT #DVpit

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

The blog I used to find co-op board games is dead. 🫠 They're no longer posting new reviews, just listicles with suspiciously different, bad writing. Preview images for most recent articles are definitely gen AI.

Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Hell yeah, love a unique PoV like this.

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

❗ An epic adventure told from the perspectives of side quest givers. ❗

Legends & Lattes ✖️ When the Moon Hits Your Eye
👀 multi-POV
🌈 #LGBT
🎲 TTRPG inspired
✉️ epistolary chapters
🗣️ chapters in conversation
👑 royal generational trauma
💸 money squabbles
🗡️ mafia
💀 death cult
#F #A #Latine #DVPit

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Love to see Galavant as a comp a decade later.

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Legends & Lattes✖️When the Moon Hits Your Eye
MCs:
🧙 country wizard 🌈 💖 rogue mafioso 🗡️
➕
🛡️ ex-royal merc 👩👧 hunted sorceress 🪄

👀 multi-POV side quest givers:
🧚 fairy in peril
👻 duchess w/ a pesky dead aunt
🐲 brainwashed dragon
💀 death match fighter
+ more!
#F #A #Latine #LGBT #DVpit

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Professor Alex @shiningcrobat.bsky.social · 7d

Legends & Lattes✖️When the Moon Hits Your Eye
A sorceress & her ex-royal merc mom are hunted by a death cult.
A country wizard returns home with something to prove & becomes entranced by a mafioso.
Together they’re stars, but they’ll take a cameo in your story
for a price.
#F #A #Latine #LGBT #DVpit