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tabletop games + app games + pie + AsAm Adoptee + She/Her = ruining games one skeet at a time. hates puns - but in a fun way. @saltandsass.bsky.social. i keep 3 things: secrets, promises, and grudges.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · Jan 19

Sounds like a new wave of folks are giving Bsky a try. Welcome!

For #BoardGame fans I have two "Starter Packs" to help you find accounts... you can do a fast "follow all" or just scroll the pack and select accounts.

Official Board Game Publisher Accounts: go.bsky.app/DSNtxDE

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 1h

I LOVE those tokens so much!!! Charming unnecessary details that add joy to a game make me very happy.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2h

My cousin is a very highly paid consultant in the oil industry and keeps very up on fuel tech and he is very much on the HFC side of the "this should be the new fuel" side of the discussion. But I also think of Betamax vs VHS... 🤷‍♀️

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2h

Ellie - you're such a star! I am stoked to hear more.

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CMYK @cmyk.games · 2h

We just launched TWO new Magenta titles: the instant classic I'm Out and the 20+ year old classic No Thanks!

No Thanks: www.cmyk.games/collections/...

I'm Out:
www.cmyk.games/collections/...

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 3h

omg @thedarkimp.bsky.social made a game about needlepoint?!

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3h

Hey #portfolioday

I’m a graphic designer who makes analog games. Here are some fun illustrations I made for our chill diving game Aquamarine.

www.postmarkgames.com

An illustration of a stylised shoal of yellow fish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Butterfly Fish’

An illustration of a stylised blue and orange Cuttlefish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Cuttlefish’

An illustration of stylised purple jellyfish. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Jellyfish’

An illustration of a stylised colourful coral reef. Text reads ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Coral Reef’

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah… the article points out that recharging stations are a big limiter. But from my understanding the potential of hydrogen fuel cells is better overall. Investing in long term solutions that don’t have immediate short term financial bennies is not common here though.

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 4h

I like seeing this progress on hydrogen fuel cars… I really would like this tech to work out.

Korea JoongAng Daily @koreajoongangdaily.com · 6h

Hyundai Motor’s Nexo, Korea’s only hydrogen fuel cell passenger car, is gaining traction. The model has sold more than 1,000 units per month for the past three months, signaling steady growth in a market constrained by limited charging infrastructure. buff.ly/HADEqZ2

Hyundai's Nexo gaining traction, despite limited hydrogen cell refueling infrastructure

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 4h

My dad worked for oracle for years. It was an absolute nightmare… and Ellison was the reason why.

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Benny Sperling - Roll and Write Revolution @benny275.bsky.social · 13h

Only a couple days left to do the Monster Mash with us! Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 20h

Gotcha! That's why I asked. :) Thanks for helping me understand your context!

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 20h

I'm not sure the context of your reply. I know what a tariff is and have a good sense of how it impacts goods and board games specifically. Does it come across like I shared that post implying something else?

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 1d

I'm excited for this one. Great cast!

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. My favorite yarn is from Australia. My favorite sneakers are from Japan. The sneakers have skyrocketed in price to compensate so I can't justify the cost. And the yarn maker from Australia went through a "we can't ship to the USA" period. It just opened up but the fees will be awful.

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 1d

This is the bill for $10 MSRP worth of product sample.

Before tariffs and killing de minimis, this would have been $0.

DHL invoice for "Board Game Plastic Samples" showing a total of $19.09 USD.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway. I’ve spoken about tariffs a lot. At some level (and it’s lower than 130%) the actual number doesn’t really matter cuz it’s all devastation-level. The volatility and unpredictability is really what this new move re-highlights. Businesses can’t function if revenue is one-man-whim-based.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2d

This is so awesome!!!

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2d

[pushing glasses up]

Well actually…

It’s 130%.

100% on top of the current 30%.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone has hot takes on the implications of the just-announced 100% China
tariffs for the board game industry I guess I’m interested.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2d

So glad you’re enjoying it. I have hundreds of hours into it and still play regularly. Have you tried all the heroes? Do you have a favorite?

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 2d

@panda8ngel.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 3d

I’m grateful for the silly meaningless things that make me happy… but I acknowledge that at my age these digital endorphin packs shouldn’t make me this excited. #Pokemon

Pokémon pocket pack twisted to the side to show it’s all rare cards. The top card is a very rare golden crown card: Rare Candy

Deluxe pack ex opening results screen showing it was a super pack of only rare cards. Crown Rare Candy, and two star cards: solgoleo, ho oh, and buzzswole

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 3d

I didn’t listen… just drowned in stress over three hundred innings.

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 3d

Wait. Did he say that?! 🙃

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 4d

I get FURIOUS whenever I see one of the Amazon employment ads where their pitch is literally "you get healthcare day 1". It's abominable.

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 4d

ME TOO. It was the only plan I could afford that would let me keep my primary care doctor. It's TERRIBLE. I pay over $600/month and I only go to a doctor if I'm grievously ill because the coverage is so bad it's hard to afford medical care.

They wouldn't cover chest x-rays when I had pneumonia.