Andrew Jackson Lynch
@whatsforlynch.bsky.social
Composer, lyricist, and bookwright for musical theatre.
Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain.
The Sore Loser.
Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish
he/him
Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain.
The Sore Loser.
Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish
he/him
I was struggling to think of what my answer would be but this is what my answer would be.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I was struggling to think of what my answer would be but this is what my answer would be.
I've got a lengthy op-ed on AI use in board games coming out on Monday. No idea if it'll make any sort of splash in the community, but I find myself excited in a way I haven't been in a while.
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I've got a lengthy op-ed on AI use in board games coming out on Monday. No idea if it'll make any sort of splash in the community, but I find myself excited in a way I haven't been in a while.
This is also true of board games. If you come to the store and request a copy of whatever niche game, it immediately puts it on our radar and increases the chances that we'll order more.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is also true of board games. If you come to the store and request a copy of whatever niche game, it immediately puts it on our radar and increases the chances that we'll order more.
When I officiated my friends Sam and Tim's wedding, I quoted from The Real Thing. It remains to my mind the play that most fundamentally understands relationships, for good and for ill.
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When I officiated my friends Sam and Tim's wedding, I quoted from The Real Thing. It remains to my mind the play that most fundamentally understands relationships, for good and for ill.
Important enough that I think it's worth translating: "We should consider everything AI produces a hallucination. Some of them may appear factually accurate. For the model, that isn't a relative distinction."
Wir sollten vielmehr alles, was LLMs produzieren, als Halluzinationen betrachten. Manche davon mögen zwar als faktisch zutreffend erscheinen. Das ist jedoch für die Modelle kein relevanter Unterschied
Wir sollten aufhören, es Halluzinationen zu nennen , wenn eine KI-Software uns Bullshit erzählt. Das klingt als könne sie nichts dafür, sei nur kurz geblendet worden oder versehentlich im Drogenrausch. Es sind Lügen. LLMs sind Lügenmaschinen. Ihre Entwickler haben sie als potentielle Lügner gebaut.
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Important enough that I think it's worth translating: "We should consider everything AI produces a hallucination. Some of them may appear factually accurate. For the model, that isn't a relative distinction."
If you're considering Conservas for yourself or for others, I can vouch for its excellence. Fun to play, beautifully produced, and a reminder that profound statements can come in unpretentious packaging.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/cons...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/cons...
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If you're considering Conservas for yourself or for others, I can vouch for its excellence. Fun to play, beautifully produced, and a reminder that profound statements can come in unpretentious packaging.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/cons...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/cons...
Crownfell is live on The Game Crafter today, and I can personally vouch for its quality. This is a fast-playing two-player abstract game with tense gameplay and great art, and you can read my review on Meeple Mountain for more.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Crownfell is live on The Game Crafter today, and I can personally vouch for its quality. This is a fast-playing two-player abstract game with tense gameplay and great art, and you can read my review on Meeple Mountain for more.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
I know I will be in Finland and I shouldn't complain, but I remain sad I won't be at the Indie Games Night Market and you should be sad too.
Today I'm covering three more upcoming Indie Games Night Market titles! Fold & Fly!, Coupon Clipper, and Paper Pencil Stencil are all tactile treats. My reviews: spacebiff.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paper Planes, Coupons, Stencils
We’re only a few days away from the Indie Games Night Market at Pax Unplugged. Funny how time gets away from us. Don’t worry, that’s less a plaintive cry about my fading youth tha…
spacebiff.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I know I will be in Finland and I shouldn't complain, but I remain sad I won't be at the Indie Games Night Market and you should be sad too.
Of the top of my head, in alphabetical order:
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Of the top of my head, in alphabetical order:
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
In all seriousness, I think this cover is meant to place the book within a specific literary tradition. It wants to harken back to the 1960s and 70s.
I was gonna do the entire book on the podcast but I'm sorry, I don't think I can do it.
Also, I know this is petty but I cannot get over the insulting laziness of the book cover
Also, I know this is petty but I cannot get over the insulting laziness of the book cover
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In all seriousness, I think this cover is meant to place the book within a specific literary tradition. It wants to harken back to the 1960s and 70s.
This is excellent. So is the album. As JP himself implies, it has been a while since I heard a pop album that felt like it stood out as an object of bliss *and* contemplation. This and Stromae's last album. Masterpieces both.
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Eat Me
On Rosalía's "Lux" and our collective gut health
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is excellent. So is the album. As JP himself implies, it has been a while since I heard a pop album that felt like it stood out as an object of bliss *and* contemplation. This and Stromae's last album. Masterpieces both.
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Eat Me
On Rosalía's "Lux" and our collective gut health
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
Crownfell Game Review – Meeple Mountain
Crownfell, a tremendous two-player abstract game, is more than just a pretty face. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.
www.meeplemountain.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
Conversely, it would be a terrible time to *be* the NYT ombudsman.
It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Conversely, it would be a terrible time to *be* the NYT ombudsman.
What. A. Photo.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What. A. Photo.
I once emailed Dr. McMillan Cottom an article from NYRB about country music and race, assuming she had probably come across it already. She replied by thanking me and telling me she hadn't seen it. I consider this, without exaggeration, a significant achievement in my life.
I also forgot people don’t know much about me beyond my profile picture. Please please please don’t explain nashville or country music to me.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I once emailed Dr. McMillan Cottom an article from NYRB about country music and race, assuming she had probably come across it already. She replied by thanking me and telling me she hadn't seen it. I consider this, without exaggeration, a significant achievement in my life.
The best movie not from this year that was new to me was either SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (effortlessly hilarious, and more honest about relationships than most movies made in the 70 years since), APOCALYPSE NOW (not a personal favorite, but a staggering thing to behold), or
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The best movie not from this year that was new to me was either SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (effortlessly hilarious, and more honest about relationships than most movies made in the 70 years since), APOCALYPSE NOW (not a personal favorite, but a staggering thing to behold), or
The games listed at PAXU's Indie Market look so cool that I'm sad I will be *in Finland* during the convention.
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The games listed at PAXU's Indie Market look so cool that I'm sad I will be *in Finland* during the convention.
Why on earth have Synapse Games decided to continue packaging Compile: Main 1 in that awful clamshell case? They changed it for Compile: Main 2! It's so much better for both retailers and customers!
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Why on earth have Synapse Games decided to continue packaging Compile: Main 1 in that awful clamshell case? They changed it for Compile: Main 2! It's so much better for both retailers and customers!
You'd think after Trump that they'd have learnt this lesson already.
I'm no political consultant but as someone who writes about TV/media it's interesting to me how many people want to make his success either about *only* his particular platform or *only* his charisma/facility with media. You can't separate content and form that neatly!
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
You'd think after Trump that they'd have learnt this lesson already.
It's really too bad Fryx Games used AI art for Kingdom Legacy. I picked up a review copy at Essen without realizing the art was AI, started playing it, and the game is excellent.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's really too bad Fryx Games used AI art for Kingdom Legacy. I picked up a review copy at Essen without realizing the art was AI, started playing it, and the game is excellent.
I have learnt so much about the paleontology community today as a result of all of Asher's posts and reposts on the affirmation of Nanotyrannus. Spend about ten-to-fifteen minutes reading around to get caught up and you too will find Mark's post extremely funny.
I was wondering how Mark was going to take the news and this is the funniest possible response
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have learnt so much about the paleontology community today as a result of all of Asher's posts and reposts on the affirmation of Nanotyrannus. Spend about ten-to-fifteen minutes reading around to get caught up and you too will find Mark's post extremely funny.
When I started working at a hotel that employed a large group of Egyptian refugees, largely in other parts of the hotel, I responded by learning a little Arabic. Challenge people to be curious, my dude.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When I started working at a hotel that employed a large group of Egyptian refugees, largely in other parts of the hotel, I responded by learning a little Arabic. Challenge people to be curious, my dude.
Love when contemporary news events give me an opportunity to tell my partner about the Night of the Long Knives.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love when contemporary news events give me an opportunity to tell my partner about the Night of the Long Knives.