Part Bear, part Fish, all Pie
@bearfishpie.bsky.social
Scientist/aspiring board game designer/author/maker of bleepy bloops*
*delete as appropriate
Pronouns: he/him
*delete as appropriate
Pronouns: he/him
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Hello, I’m Tom! I look like this ⬅️, live in the UK, and try to cram a little creativity into my spare time when I can muster the energy:
Board game design
Writing
Electronic Musical Noodling
Photography
Misc arty/crafty things
Board game design
Writing
Electronic Musical Noodling
Photography
Misc arty/crafty things
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So sweet seeing my local book store do a promo for my book now that it has arrived in New Zealand!
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So sweet seeing my local book store do a promo for my book now that it has arrived in New Zealand!
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
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Also, don't forget to tune in today at 3PM GMT+1 for a special celebration stream at www.twitch.tv/mkstayontarget and a chance to win a free copy of the game!
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Also, don't forget to tune in today at 3PM GMT+1 for a special celebration stream at www.twitch.tv/mkstayontarget and a chance to win a free copy of the game!
The For Northwood! equivalent of a 7-10 split
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The For Northwood! equivalent of a 7-10 split
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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This Wednesday, our shmup Schildmaid MX is finally arriving on all major current consoles!
To celebrate & pay homage to the games that inspired us, we'll be live streaming from perhaps the largest arcade on mainland Western Europe.
Join us on November 26 from 3PM GMT+1 at twitch.tv/mkstayontarget.
To celebrate & pay homage to the games that inspired us, we'll be live streaming from perhaps the largest arcade on mainland Western Europe.
Join us on November 26 from 3PM GMT+1 at twitch.tv/mkstayontarget.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This Wednesday, our shmup Schildmaid MX is finally arriving on all major current consoles!
To celebrate & pay homage to the games that inspired us, we'll be live streaming from perhaps the largest arcade on mainland Western Europe.
Join us on November 26 from 3PM GMT+1 at twitch.tv/mkstayontarget.
To celebrate & pay homage to the games that inspired us, we'll be live streaming from perhaps the largest arcade on mainland Western Europe.
Join us on November 26 from 3PM GMT+1 at twitch.tv/mkstayontarget.
Trying to learn some of the ways of chiptune…
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Trying to learn some of the ways of chiptune…
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Yesterday we were on @eastasiasoft.bsky.social's Twitch stream to chat all things Schildmaid MX and its release on consoles in the coming week!
It was a lot of fun and we got some good questions to answer from the chat. You can view the VOD here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/26245...
It was a lot of fun and we got some good questions to answer from the chat. You can view the VOD here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/26245...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yesterday we were on @eastasiasoft.bsky.social's Twitch stream to chat all things Schildmaid MX and its release on consoles in the coming week!
It was a lot of fun and we got some good questions to answer from the chat. You can view the VOD here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/26245...
It was a lot of fun and we got some good questions to answer from the chat. You can view the VOD here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/26245...
New term for impotence just dropped
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New term for impotence just dropped
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<Dr Evil voice> One HUNDRED copies...!
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
<Dr Evil voice> One HUNDRED copies...!
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We're giving away a copy of #ps5 Schildmaid MX (@hitpstudio.bsky.social)! You don't need to do anything other than just comment on this post. Winner will be announced on our forum on Nov. 26. #playstation #gaming #Giveaway #FreeGames #GameGiveaway #playstation5
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We're giving away a copy of #ps5 Schildmaid MX (@hitpstudio.bsky.social)! You don't need to do anything other than just comment on this post. Winner will be announced on our forum on Nov. 26. #playstation #gaming #Giveaway #FreeGames #GameGiveaway #playstation5
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4 days left of this great sale from one of the best publishers around! I ordered Oblique, City of Six Moons, and a Table Battles expansion. I definitely recommend Table Battles and the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and I feel safe recommending everything else in their catalogue.
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
4 days left of this great sale from one of the best publishers around! I ordered Oblique, City of Six Moons, and a Table Battles expansion. I definitely recommend Table Battles and the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and I feel safe recommending everything else in their catalogue.
I’m all about the latest tech
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’m all about the latest tech
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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God, I am so, so sick of these monsters. I am sick of the people who enable them and give them power
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
God, I am so, so sick of these monsters. I am sick of the people who enable them and give them power
Damn, I think I’m going to have to learn how to perform open cart surgery
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Damn, I think I’m going to have to learn how to perform open cart surgery
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A new leaked memo notes that the next update to YouTube will be "all ads, with occasional pauses for a few minutes of content"
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A new leaked memo notes that the next update to YouTube will be "all ads, with occasional pauses for a few minutes of content"
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Post call - got some wonderful stickers for my ‘mobile arcade station (wip)’™️ Some parodius, legendary wings & streets of rage - what an awesome service @joypadlad.bsky.social provides (not just saying that cos they called me rad promise 😅). On the lookout for more shmup stickers! #shmup #stickers
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Post call - got some wonderful stickers for my ‘mobile arcade station (wip)’™️ Some parodius, legendary wings & streets of rage - what an awesome service @joypadlad.bsky.social provides (not just saying that cos they called me rad promise 😅). On the lookout for more shmup stickers! #shmup #stickers
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The Internet has layered on so many disincentives to discourage creators from covering indie games, outside of specialist coverage. While indie advocacy is well intentioned I'd love to see more creators cover them alongside high profile games rather than silo them off as a curiosity.
Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!!
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Internet has layered on so many disincentives to discourage creators from covering indie games, outside of specialist coverage. While indie advocacy is well intentioned I'd love to see more creators cover them alongside high profile games rather than silo them off as a curiosity.
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Testing the pre-release PS5 version of our game out on a 4K projector 🤫
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Testing the pre-release PS5 version of our game out on a 4K projector 🤫
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Yesterday's production line, just waiting for the ribbons to go on now. Sets of dice ornaments are coming soon 😁
I've done a mixture of set sizes between 2 and 8 to work out what people prefer.
How many would you want for your tree?
I've done a mixture of set sizes between 2 and 8 to work out what people prefer.
How many would you want for your tree?
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Yesterday's production line, just waiting for the ribbons to go on now. Sets of dice ornaments are coming soon 😁
I've done a mixture of set sizes between 2 and 8 to work out what people prefer.
How many would you want for your tree?
I've done a mixture of set sizes between 2 and 8 to work out what people prefer.
How many would you want for your tree?
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Thanks to bullshit US copyright registration laws, I'm not eligible but *you* might be - it only takes a minute to check.
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Thanks to bullshit US copyright registration laws, I'm not eligible but *you* might be - it only takes a minute to check.
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By the way, spoiler alert: I survived.
Many thanks to everyone who followed this challenge, whether closely or from afar.
You will find all 31 songs in this thread.
I am currently reworking them to make a music pack.
Many thanks to everyone who followed this challenge, whether closely or from afar.
You will find all 31 songs in this thread.
I am currently reworking them to make a music pack.
I don't know if I'll survive this, but I've decided to set myself a challenge: to compose safe room music (think Resident Evil or Silent Hill) every day from October 1st until Halloween.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
By the way, spoiler alert: I survived.
Many thanks to everyone who followed this challenge, whether closely or from afar.
You will find all 31 songs in this thread.
I am currently reworking them to make a music pack.
Many thanks to everyone who followed this challenge, whether closely or from afar.
You will find all 31 songs in this thread.
I am currently reworking them to make a music pack.
The Thing (dir. John Carpenter, 1982)
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Thing (dir. John Carpenter, 1982)
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BREAKING: I'm starting up a new line of games that I'll be putting out on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. Some will be reprints of older Formal Ferret Games, some of these will be expansions to existing games, and some are going to be brand new.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: I'm starting up a new line of games that I'll be putting out on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. Some will be reprints of older Formal Ferret Games, some of these will be expansions to existing games, and some are going to be brand new.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.
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This week is "Mining Facility"!
Bring out your metallic klings, the klangs and therhythms that belong in a Mining Facility. Perhaps it's a rocking tune as you escape a collapsing mine, or stealthy jazz as you explore an underground mining tunnel?
Bring out your metallic klings, the klangs and therhythms that belong in a Mining Facility. Perhaps it's a rocking tune as you escape a collapsing mine, or stealthy jazz as you explore an underground mining tunnel?
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This week is "Mining Facility"!
Bring out your metallic klings, the klangs and therhythms that belong in a Mining Facility. Perhaps it's a rocking tune as you escape a collapsing mine, or stealthy jazz as you explore an underground mining tunnel?
Bring out your metallic klings, the klangs and therhythms that belong in a Mining Facility. Perhaps it's a rocking tune as you escape a collapsing mine, or stealthy jazz as you explore an underground mining tunnel?