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Marie

@resplendent39.bsky.social

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Wife. Mom. Gamer. (she/her) I follow Jesus—the one who loves and stands with the marginalized. (Matthew 25:35-40) ❤️ Board games, card games & video games. 🎲 Let's chat about games! ❤️ Let's be kind and respectful to one another! #BLM #DiversityMatters

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Apr 26

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It's an old musical.

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Apr 26

a girl in a pink dress is dancing in front of a group of men

ALT: a girl in a pink dress is dancing in front of a group of men

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Apr 19

I just discovered the youtube.com/@howtoteacht... channel today. What an awesome idea for a channel! As someone who struggles to be concise when teaching, I'm so thankful to have this resource and I'm looking forward to more how to teach videos. Thanks @howtoteach.bsky.social ! ❤️

How to Teach

A show all about teaching how to teach board games! #boardgames #boardgaming #boardgame

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Jan 9

So excited for this! I love what Stonemaier Games is doing with the Wingspan family of games. It's such a great way to introduce family and friends who like these themes to some pretty amazing games.

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Oct 15

That artwork is great!

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Sep 26

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #372,718!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #372,718, Marie ‪@resplendent39.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 25, 2023"

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · Feb 20

Obviously I don't care how you put your games on your shelves. The point is, among the top games, over 90% are designed by men. I think we're on the cusp of changing that, and it's gonna be awesome to watch it happen. If you want to power up your collection, check out this list:

Games by Women & People of Marginalized Genders

There are several other geeklists that limit themselves in some way (one game per designer, noteworthy games). What if we tried to make a list that has all the games we know of that have at least one ...

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · Mar 15

Any "people in tabletop gaming" list that is comprised entirely of white people will get my side eye - no matter how awesome the included people in the list are.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · Jan 5

Is this the first time that 3 of the games in the top 10 of the BGG Hotness are designed by women?
1- Wyrmspan
4 - Wingspan
7 - The White Castle

I know the hotness is a weird beast, but it still seems noteworthy.

(Honorable mention 11 - Apiary. @connievdc.bsky.social kicked herself out. 🔥🔥🔥)

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Jan 4

Great idea!

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Nov 30

Hooray! I'm super excited for this!

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Flatout Games @flatoutgames.bsky.social · Nov 29

We are thrilled to announce CASCADIA: ROLLING! This is a new series of flip-and-roll-and-write Cascadia games designed by @rf-seattle.bsky.social with gorgeous illustrations by @bethsobel.bsky.social! Kickstarter in early 2024! Check out the signup page for info!
www.flatout.games/cascadia-rol...

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Nov 27

I was so tired the other day that I accidentally poured my coffee in my oatmeal instead of into my coffee mug. ☕️ 😬 Between the busyness of work and life with my family with young kids I just haven't been very active on social media lately. All energy is directed elsewhere at the moment.

A bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and coffee in it.

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Nov 6

That is awesome! ❤️

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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · Oct 16

Episode XXIX of the podcast has been posted, and you can find it on your favourite listening platform!

In this Game Pie, we talk about Games that Involve Murder and Mystery!
youtu.be/2z-SQQM_4P0

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Game Pie - Games That Involve Murder | Salt and Sass #boardgames

An excerpt from the Salt and Sass podcast where Mandi and Suzanne talk about 3.14 (3 plus a little extra) games based on the selected Game Pie topic. This we...

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Oct 2

Targi is great! It's one of my favorites.

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Oct 1

September was a busy month, but I still managed to get some games played. This is a mix of in-person and BGA plays.

BG Stats 4 x 4.
Play count:
26: Railroad Ink;
18: Splendor;
8: Spots;
5: Patchwork: Americana Edition;
3: Wingspan;
3: Metro X;
2: 6 nimmt!;
2: Can't Stop;
1: Dixit;
1: Targi;
1: Kingdomino

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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · Sep 4

Posted this "autocritique" about game prototypes on FB last night (h/t to @jimzub.bsky.social and @stevelieberart.bsky.social for the idea and format). The push back I got about it being negative was interesting. I'm going to reframe it as a self-reflective exercise for better learning and outcomes.

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nice! ❤️😁

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks. I know I'll be able to play eventually, so it's ok. I was just hoping to have it so I could play with friends who are coming for a visit next week.

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good grief, Lorcana is hard to find for a reasonable price! 😕 I thought it would be a little easier when it came to retail. I even checked around 12:30am since my daughter woke me up. Nothing in stock online. At this rate I'll just have to wait till the second printing comes out. Sigh. Oh well.

Disney Lorcana starter deck with a sold out notification.

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Aug 23

Be careful where you buy your booster pack boxes. Hopefully Ravensburger will redesign the booster box ASAP.

https://wdwnt.com/2023/08/disney-lorcana-booster-pack-box-design-allows-resellers-to-pull-cards-without-breaking-seal/

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Aug 8

@613mandi.bsky.social & @425suzanne.bsky.social listening to your fabulous podcast is horrible for my wallet, but invigorating for my soul! ❤️🎲❤️

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Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Aug 7

I use a combination at spreadsheets, Google Keep and Trello. I only started using Trello this year, but I like it a lot.

Marie @resplendent39.bsky.social · Aug 7

I've been enjoying Waypoints a lot. It only tried the first map so far.

What games have you been playing lately?

Two copies of Waypoints game sheets on a table with a dry erase marker and a blue die.