J from 3 Minute board games
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Pakeha, Martian, Reviewer, (He/Him) Aotearoa! COIN Wargame Designer - Red Dust Rebellion. https://www.youtube.com/c/3MinuteBoardGames
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The games I got rid of in 2025
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Today's video is my annual collection purge video, where I run through every game that has left my collection this year, and it was a big year for that. 60 odd games. Some were mid, some lost their place to other games, and others were downright terrible. Find out more here. youtu.be/oj-IJycctTg
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"Hipkins campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban centrist voters over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies"
"Her campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban Republicans over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures
RootsAction report finds Harris courted moderates instead of working-class Democrats – and Gaza stance did not help
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Hipkins campaign made a critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban centrist voters over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, leading to significant erosion of support among these vital constituencies"
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The artist is Marcos Villarroel- check him out, maybe hire him for something! He did all the illustrations. www.deviantart.com/highdarktemp...
highdarktemplar - Professional, Digital Artist | DeviantArt
Check out highdarktemplar's art on DeviantArt. Browse the user profile and get inspired.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The artist is Marcos Villarroel- check him out, maybe hire him for something! He did all the illustrations. www.deviantart.com/highdarktemp...
Then don't make the game. It's a simple as that.
If a game needs to use a plagiarism machine to exist, it doesn't need to exist.
If a game needs to use a plagiarism machine to exist, it doesn't need to exist.
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Then don't make the game. It's a simple as that.
If a game needs to use a plagiarism machine to exist, it doesn't need to exist.
If a game needs to use a plagiarism machine to exist, it doesn't need to exist.
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Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
In court, they opened up 53 wrongfully cast ballots. Fifty of them had gone to the winning side....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
It's kinda hard not to assume things are AI when IT companies keep pushing in AI services unannounced and unremoveable.
And when people who run businesses say things like "we should remove AI tags from products" and "Ai will inevitably be in everything"
This isn't a high trust environment.
And when people who run businesses say things like "we should remove AI tags from products" and "Ai will inevitably be in everything"
This isn't a high trust environment.
It's hard not to call everything AI when everything keeps being AI
aftermath.site/ai-goonswarm-f...
aftermath.site/ai-goonswarm-f...
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's kinda hard not to assume things are AI when IT companies keep pushing in AI services unannounced and unremoveable.
And when people who run businesses say things like "we should remove AI tags from products" and "Ai will inevitably be in everything"
This isn't a high trust environment.
And when people who run businesses say things like "we should remove AI tags from products" and "Ai will inevitably be in everything"
This isn't a high trust environment.
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Social media bans, cyberbullying, text bullying, crank calls, poison pen letters
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Social media bans, cyberbullying, text bullying, crank calls, poison pen letters
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
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Great game of Red Dust Rebellion at Gamezenter today. Good time had by all! Thanks @wolfdog.bsky.social for teaching. :)
#boardwargames #boardgames
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#boardwargames #boardgames
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December 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Great game of Red Dust Rebellion at Gamezenter today. Good time had by all! Thanks @wolfdog.bsky.social for teaching. :)
#boardwargames #boardgames
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#boardwargames #boardgames
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Just caught the NZ vs WI cricket result.
Amazing, that is why test cricket can never die. No other game tells stories like it does. People will talk about that 4th innings and double century for a long long time.
Amazing, that is why test cricket can never die. No other game tells stories like it does. People will talk about that 4th innings and double century for a long long time.
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Just caught the NZ vs WI cricket result.
Amazing, that is why test cricket can never die. No other game tells stories like it does. People will talk about that 4th innings and double century for a long long time.
Amazing, that is why test cricket can never die. No other game tells stories like it does. People will talk about that 4th innings and double century for a long long time.
Today's video is my annual collection purge video, where I run through every game that has left my collection this year, and it was a big year for that. 60 odd games. Some were mid, some lost their place to other games, and others were downright terrible. Find out more here. youtu.be/oj-IJycctTg
The games I got rid of in 2025
YouTube video by 3 Minute Board Games
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December 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today's video is my annual collection purge video, where I run through every game that has left my collection this year, and it was a big year for that. 60 odd games. Some were mid, some lost their place to other games, and others were downright terrible. Find out more here. youtu.be/oj-IJycctTg
SHADOW MOON SYNDICATES IS PRINTED YO!
HEADING OUT TO BACKERS!
YEEEES!
HEADING OUT TO BACKERS!
YEEEES!
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
SHADOW MOON SYNDICATES IS PRINTED YO!
HEADING OUT TO BACKERS!
YEEEES!
HEADING OUT TO BACKERS!
YEEEES!
Nothing like hooking your house up with solar power to turn you into a sun worshiper.
"Oh mighty sun, rise high in the sky so I may fight off the devils that are the power bill by returning your bounty unto the grid for credits on my power bill."
"Mister sun, sun, mister gold sun" is now a hymn.
"Oh mighty sun, rise high in the sky so I may fight off the devils that are the power bill by returning your bounty unto the grid for credits on my power bill."
"Mister sun, sun, mister gold sun" is now a hymn.
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Nothing like hooking your house up with solar power to turn you into a sun worshiper.
"Oh mighty sun, rise high in the sky so I may fight off the devils that are the power bill by returning your bounty unto the grid for credits on my power bill."
"Mister sun, sun, mister gold sun" is now a hymn.
"Oh mighty sun, rise high in the sky so I may fight off the devils that are the power bill by returning your bounty unto the grid for credits on my power bill."
"Mister sun, sun, mister gold sun" is now a hymn.
I've had IKEA shelves for years. I don't get why the nation is losing its mind over being able to buy IKEA finally, it's been available here for around a decade.
People seem to be losing their minds over very ordinary shelving units.
People seem to be losing their minds over very ordinary shelving units.
Oh great. He's gonna take credit for this too. Fuck Öff! #nzpol
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I've had IKEA shelves for years. I don't get why the nation is losing its mind over being able to buy IKEA finally, it's been available here for around a decade.
People seem to be losing their minds over very ordinary shelving units.
People seem to be losing their minds over very ordinary shelving units.
FInished watching the cricket and flicked over to 1news, something I rarely do.
It was an advert for a music streaming service presented like a news story.
The fact the state broadcaster, who's purpose is to inform the public has to do this stuff because "neo-liberalism" is dire.
It was an advert for a music streaming service presented like a news story.
The fact the state broadcaster, who's purpose is to inform the public has to do this stuff because "neo-liberalism" is dire.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
FInished watching the cricket and flicked over to 1news, something I rarely do.
It was an advert for a music streaming service presented like a news story.
The fact the state broadcaster, who's purpose is to inform the public has to do this stuff because "neo-liberalism" is dire.
It was an advert for a music streaming service presented like a news story.
The fact the state broadcaster, who's purpose is to inform the public has to do this stuff because "neo-liberalism" is dire.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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These guys feel threatened by Bandit (from Bluey) who unquestionably protects, provides and procreates without being an *sshole - simply because he plays with his daughters while his wife works.
a cartoon of a dog in a pink skirt
Alt: a cartoon of Bandit (from the kids show Bluey), a dog, amusing his daughters Bluey and Bingo by wearing a pink skirt.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
These guys feel threatened by Bandit (from Bluey) who unquestionably protects, provides and procreates without being an *sshole - simply because he plays with his daughters while his wife works.
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Paul was the art lead on Shadow Moon syndicates and was an absolute joy to work with. Really creative and just a nice bloke. Folks might also know his art from GKR heavy hitters, and from tv shows and movies like the Expanse
Chaosium have signed a good one here.
www.chaosium.com/blogpaul-tob...
Chaosium have signed a good one here.
www.chaosium.com/blogpaul-tob...
Paul Tobin (ex-Weta Workshop) joins Chaosium as Art Director
Chaosium is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Tobin as an Art Director. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Paul has had a distinguished career as a Senior Concept Artist and Art Director at...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Paul was the art lead on Shadow Moon syndicates and was an absolute joy to work with. Really creative and just a nice bloke. Folks might also know his art from GKR heavy hitters, and from tv shows and movies like the Expanse
Chaosium have signed a good one here.
www.chaosium.com/blogpaul-tob...
Chaosium have signed a good one here.
www.chaosium.com/blogpaul-tob...
Today's video is the Builders of Baldur's gate. I've been expecting a flood of Baldur's gate titles after the massive hit that was BG3, and BG 1.2 and 3 are among my all time favourite computer games, so I was amped for this. Find out more here youtu.be/gl6q2yo95XU
Builders of baldurs gate in about 3 minutes
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December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today's video is the Builders of Baldur's gate. I've been expecting a flood of Baldur's gate titles after the massive hit that was BG3, and BG 1.2 and 3 are among my all time favourite computer games, so I was amped for this. Find out more here youtu.be/gl6q2yo95XU
My spicy RPG take of the day is after playing 3 D&D 5th ed campaigns including DMing one. I think 4th edition is just a far better and more interesting game.
It also feels a lot less busted. 5th ed, by the time you are hitting level 7, the wheels come off the system.
4th has the best combat.
It also feels a lot less busted. 5th ed, by the time you are hitting level 7, the wheels come off the system.
4th has the best combat.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
My spicy RPG take of the day is after playing 3 D&D 5th ed campaigns including DMing one. I think 4th edition is just a far better and more interesting game.
It also feels a lot less busted. 5th ed, by the time you are hitting level 7, the wheels come off the system.
4th has the best combat.
It also feels a lot less busted. 5th ed, by the time you are hitting level 7, the wheels come off the system.
4th has the best combat.
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Even Marc Jacobs makes ($1850) mistakes.
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Even Marc Jacobs makes ($1850) mistakes.
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Let's talk about board game boxes and their role in selling a game, framing and contextualizing the experience, and creating meaning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
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Boxes: Selling, Framing, Meaning
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November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Let's talk about board game boxes and their role in selling a game, framing and contextualizing the experience, and creating meaning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
And rightfully so. People can't be trusted with something as deadly as a garden.
Did you know it’s illegal to have a garden in New Zealand?
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And rightfully so. People can't be trusted with something as deadly as a garden.
Today's video is Azul Duel, the 5th, or 6th game in the series depending how you count them. This one is designed for the lucrative "couples game" market and sets itself up as a two player re-imagining on the original Azul. Find out more about it here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WSy...
Azul Duel in about 3 minutes
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November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today's video is Azul Duel, the 5th, or 6th game in the series depending how you count them. This one is designed for the lucrative "couples game" market and sets itself up as a two player re-imagining on the original Azul. Find out more about it here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WSy...
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Glad we're getting some answers on the algorithms:
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How police discovered 30,000 'falsely or erroneously' recorded breath tests
One officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of 5 minutes, over 3km, leading police to discover 30,000 falsified tests.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Glad we're getting some answers on the algorithms:
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"...an algorithm that determined if a second test took place within 90 seconds of the first, whilst the distance between the two indicated a speed of more than 20 km/h."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Take advantage of this. Re;ACT is a really fun game. Easy to teach, challenging to master. :)
Bring Re;ACT home for Christmas this holiday season and dive into a game with hundreds of hours of replay value.
All Re;ACT items are up to 50% off, INCLUDING the Kickstarter Collector's Edition for Black Friday only!
www.brotherminggames.com/store?Proper...
All Re;ACT items are up to 50% off, INCLUDING the Kickstarter Collector's Edition for Black Friday only!
www.brotherminggames.com/store?Proper...
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Take advantage of this. Re;ACT is a really fun game. Easy to teach, challenging to master. :)