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Andrew R² / Aba Dab
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Tabletop / video / puzzle / family / solo / casual gaming enthusiast.
A focus on games & gaming communities.
#ahot10 #boardgameunboxings #dasrollenwrites #soloplaychallenge 🎲💨

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Andrew R² / Aba Dab @aba-dab-o.bsky.social · 26d
Watched a number of streamers this year to pass the time.
Many thanks to all of them for helping me through 2025. 💙 #TwitchRecap2025 @illudia.cuddlydragon.net @juzcook.bsky.social @glitchcat7.bsky.social @shovda.bsky.social @jepson.tv @masae.bsky.social @protonjon.bsky.social @arborelia.net
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beziergames.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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mariobrothblog.bsky.social
In Super Mario World, green berries increase the timer. By strategically eating them to make the timer pass 100 multiple times, the music can be sped up repeatedly. It turns out that the music engine cannot handle more than 20 speed-ups, and slows down to a crawl instead.
December 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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protonjon.bsky.social
Low key wanna do this next time I play through 3, hahaha.
mariobrothblog.bsky.social Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · Sep 17
Roy is the only Koopaling who can be defeated more than once in a single playthrough of Super Mario Bros. 3. In fact, players wishing to maximize their gameplay must take the Quadruple Roy Route.
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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mariobrothblog.bsky.social
In Mario Party Superstars, the "endless mode" of Hot Rope Jump is not actually endless, and will play an ending scene after reaching 9999 jumps. This takes 3 hours of continuous flawless play, making this the longest Mario Party series minigame with a definite ending.
December 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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joabaldwin.com
🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
Tips: moving from Xitter to Bsky Before you start following people, fill out your profile! Bio, PFP, banner, and post at least 5 to 10 things. Just reuse your top 10 banger tweets—recycling is encouraged! This way, people will know you aren’t a bot, will see what you are about, and might follow back. Turn off NSFW filters in Settings > Moderation > Enable Adult Contentand at the bottom on Settings > Moderation > Bluesky Mod Service Find your friends from the hellsite using Sky-Follower-Bridge.devNot perfect, but it will find the majority of the people you were following.Beware of fake tools that ask for money! Follow a few feeds related to your interests. In bsky you choose what kind of content you want to see. You can pin feeds (into tabs) to the top of your timeline, and you always have access to the Following feed which shows nothing but who you choose to follow. Block often. Don’t interact with trolls. Don’t quote dunk, comment, nothing. Let them rot in silence, take away their oxygen and they’ll asphixiate. This is the Bsky way. Turn off language filters in Settings > Languages > Content Languages Or you won’t see posts from anyone in Japan, Germany, etc, in your feeds, even if they only post a cool image with no text. Weird, but trust me on this one. Uncheck all to see all posts. Fuck content scrapers. Do not let that trash overwhelm this site, do not share their stolen content. You can block them all with two clicks by going to joabaldwin.com/scrapers and on the top-right clicking on Subscribe > Block Accounts (I know, “Subscribe” is an odd thing to name it, but that’s how block lists work). Use alt text to make images accessible. Helps for translations, readability, findability, and users with slow internet. Turn on Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting It takes time to rebuild, but the best time to do it is right now. Use your last tweets to tell everyone to move, then stop posting. Twitter is a Nazi/AI/bot/crypto cesspit.
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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mariobrothblog.bsky.social
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe includes a calendar that goes all the way to the year 3000. Ironically, this reaches much further than typical modern computer and smartphone calendars. As such, even now Super Mario Bros. Deluxe remains a good option to keep track of far future dates.
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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gamenightpicks.com
We tracked down 16 board games from 100 years ago, and will be putting them head to head to find which ones are still worth playing, and which one will be crowned the Best Antique Board Game Of All Time. Join us for the first of this special two-part episode, at: youtu.be/csmZlVp_Xlw
Best 100-Year-Old Board Game Showdown! - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
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December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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zeldauniverse.bsky.social
As we are approaching the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, what do you want to see released in 2026?
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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resonym.com
Honored to have Phantom Ink featured in The Guardian's 30 best board games for Christmas! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Roll with it: the 30 best board games for Christmas 2025
If Monopoly is your festive fallback for family fun then go directly to Jail and do not pass Go. A new wave of party pleasers, trick takers and strategy games can transport you to Stalingrad, the spir...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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semicoop.bsky.social
New comic! Heinze turned 40...! And has also turned into an old man yelling at cardboard. 😅

You can read this week's blog post
semicoop.com/comic/old-man-yells-at-cardboard/ #boardgames
Panel 1: Heinze sits with Apollo behind him, pointing to the games Risk and Eight-Minute Empire. He says board games used to be about big dreams, like conquering the world. Panel 2: Heinze holds Tiny Towns and Root, saying themes became less ambitious—build a small town or rule just a forest. Panel 3: Heinze gestures at games like Bonsai and Barbecubes, complaining that modern games make you do chores and you're no longer the hero and are even doing the hero's laundry, like in the game Goblin Laundromat that he's holding in his hand. Panel 4: Heinze yells off-panel about needing more games like Daybreak. Rachel and another character watch; one says Heinze just turned 40 and is having his first old man's rant already. Rachel agrees it happened really fast.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
aba-dab-o.bsky.social
New yet simple level based on the secret coin airship in SMB3! 🪙⚓️
Spirit in the Sky: 2S5-MPV-XLF

#SuperMarioMaker2 #MarioMaker #NintendoSwitch #SuperMarioBros3 #airshipofgold
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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stonemaiergames.com
Rolling Realms! The final round of last week’s liveplay went very well thanks to the combination of Tapestry, Ark Nova, and Sleeping Gods…plus some friendly rolls. All 87 liveplay games are on YouTube in case you ever want to challenge my score! :) youtube.com/live/HtDj_z0...
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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kovray.bsky.social
TOP 5 Board Games of November!

youtu.be/ktZMPQyxV-E

So many good games and SO CLOSE to our annual goal of playing 365 different games!
Top 5 Board Games Played | Small Box Card Games and Big Box Strategy HITS | November Edition
YouTube video by kovray
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December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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swift4sweeper.bsky.social
youtu.be/eqoXVZhM9nI

"Disc Only: The McRib of Podcasts!"

Not sure if Claire is gonna be thrilled with that tagline. 🤣

@stephenge.org @tomfawkes.com @protonjon.bsky.social @the8bitdrummer.bsky.social @motiondan.bsky.social #CronchArt #StephenPlays
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December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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theyetee.com
Staaaanding taaaaaall... Designed by Mike M #dailytees theyetee.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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juzcook.bsky.social
Thanks for another great year. Wish I had more time to stream!
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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tcuclips.bsky.social
Disc Only QotD no.358:
Stephen: Why is the McRib bisexual?
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
aba-dab-o.bsky.social
Watched a number of streamers this year to pass the time.
Many thanks to all of them for helping me through 2025. 💙 #TwitchRecap2025 @illudia.cuddlydragon.net @juzcook.bsky.social @glitchcat7.bsky.social @shovda.bsky.social @jepson.tv @masae.bsky.social @protonjon.bsky.social @arborelia.net
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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stonemaiergames.com
We’re incredibly grateful to the many community-driven local game stores and cafes around the world who showcase, demo, teach, share, and sell our games. Happy Thanksgiving, and what’s your favorite FLGS?
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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zeldauniverse.bsky.social
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest released in Japan. (November 28, 2002)

Did anyone here overcome this altered version of Ocarina of Time?
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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shovda.bsky.social
Never underestimate my commitment to a bit.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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semicoop.bsky.social
Gosh, so many good games in November! @wulfhorngames.bsky.social is two for two with L'oaf and Goblin Laundromat both being small & great. The new General Orders is very good, we're obssed with Koi Koi. Deckers is probably the co-op game of the year and Pick 'n Packers is another Oink hit. #bgstats
BG Stats 5 x 5. Sherlock Solitaire; Deckers; Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1; Koi-Koi; L'oaf; Star Realms: Rise of Empire; Push Push Penguin; Tag Team; Moonstone; Popcorn; Bohemians; A Wild Venture; Paperback; Wispwood; Movie Fight; Diced Veggies; General Orders: Sengoku Jidai; Goblin Laundromat; Pick 'n Packers; Cat Says Moo.
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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semicoop.bsky.social
New comic! Our shelves are overflowing and we’re resorting to bribing friends with free games. 😅 How do you keep yours under control?

➡️ You can read this week's comic at
semicoop.com/comic/shelf-space-scheme/ #boardgames
Panel 1: A woman says she needs to get presents for her family. Heinze leans in and asks if she wants some games for them. Panel 2: Heinze asks what her family likes and suggests tableau-building games. Rachel excitedly suggests deck-building games, saying everybody loves them. Panel 3: The woman thinks it might not be a bad idea. Heinze happily hands her a long catalog page, saying it lists the games they’re selling now. Panel 4: She asks if the games are really good since they're selling them. Heinze and Rachel crowd around her, insisting the games are great and that they just need shelf space. Heinze says he has highlighted good matches for her family, and Rachel adds that they’ll give her three free games if she please takes them off their hands/shelves.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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elizhargrave.bsky.social
Y'all I just got an advance copy of the next Wingspan & Finspan expansions and I am SO EXCITED. @stonemaiergames.com will start talking about them later in December, for release in January. Pictures soon!
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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ronhallidaygames.bsky.social
It's time to back Hits & Outs! It's going to retail for $20, but you can get it now for just $15!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
RA the Dice Game, Rheinlander, The Six of VIII & New Imports
Updated versions of 2 classic Reiner Knizia games with artwork from Ian O'Toole. Plus The Six of VIII and 7 new Import Titles for 2026.
www.kickstarter.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM