Gary Kacmarcik
@garykac.bsky.social
Board game designer (Shinjuku). Seattle(-ish). he/him
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Gary Kacmarcik
@garykac.bsky.social
· Jul 8
BlueSky doesn't (yet) allow you to create Feeds for a list of users (you can create lists for Muting)
BUT SkyFeed allows you to "invert" a Mute list and turn it into a Feed.
So I created a few Boardgame Feeds:
BUT SkyFeed allows you to "invert" a Mute list and turn it into a Feed.
So I created a few Boardgame Feeds:
The best part about driving through the Champagne region of France is seeing companies that have Champagne in their name because of their location...
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The best part about driving through the Champagne region of France is seeing companies that have Champagne in their name because of their location...
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
Picked up some recipes while in France. These ones are for "Nems de Tourteau" = Crab Spring Rolls.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Picked up some recipes while in France. These ones are for "Nems de Tourteau" = Crab Spring Rolls.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
Wow. The story (from 2011) where he has a customer send a defective board to another (unsuspecting) customer indicates a kind of unsavory person who is always looking for ways to take advantage of other people.
This thread goes into detail with photos of the design copying… and the replies link to MULTIPLE previous threads about these products and the publisher’s business practices.
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wow. The story (from 2011) where he has a customer send a defective board to another (unsuspecting) customer indicates a kind of unsavory person who is always looking for ways to take advantage of other people.
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Bumping this as a reminder NYT leans hard on revenue from their puzzles, games, Wirecutter etc to fund their billionaire apologist headlines, contrarian Op-Ed take havers, and iffy/yikes livetweeting style of journo
Alternatives to NY Times Games & Puzzles 🧵
If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.
If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Bumping this as a reminder NYT leans hard on revenue from their puzzles, games, Wirecutter etc to fund their billionaire apologist headlines, contrarian Op-Ed take havers, and iffy/yikes livetweeting style of journo
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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Fascism can't win without outlets like the NYT and WaPo continuously doing this.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fascism can't win without outlets like the NYT and WaPo continuously doing this.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
Please stop sending money to these outlets. The bland, white-friendly recipes and word puzzles aren't worth it.
Fund @theflytrapmedia.com, or @unraveledpress.com, or any number of local independent journalists.
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"On The Roots of Plants", William Irvine.
New (old) tongue-twister just dropped: fending forth fuckers, the fucker from a fecond fucker is fuffofed to have
New (old) tongue-twister just dropped: fending forth fuckers, the fucker from a fecond fucker is fuffofed to have
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"On The Roots of Plants", William Irvine.
New (old) tongue-twister just dropped: fending forth fuckers, the fucker from a fecond fucker is fuffofed to have
New (old) tongue-twister just dropped: fending forth fuckers, the fucker from a fecond fucker is fuffofed to have
I got these keys at a flea market and now (IIUC) I need to try them out in various doors to see what I've won.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I got these keys at a flea market and now (IIUC) I need to try them out in various doors to see what I've won.
I didn't get to Mont Saint Michel this trip (sadly, I can't visit *every* time), but this book was just published *this month* and it's the best MSM book I have seen.
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I didn't get to Mont Saint Michel this trip (sadly, I can't visit *every* time), but this book was just published *this month* and it's the best MSM book I have seen.
Had a slight mishap while in France.
Accidentally opened both a Mousse de Foie (pork) and a Mousse de Foie (duck) and now I'm forced to do a side-by-side taste comparison.
Accidentally opened both a Mousse de Foie (pork) and a Mousse de Foie (duck) and now I'm forced to do a side-by-side taste comparison.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Had a slight mishap while in France.
Accidentally opened both a Mousse de Foie (pork) and a Mousse de Foie (duck) and now I'm forced to do a side-by-side taste comparison.
Accidentally opened both a Mousse de Foie (pork) and a Mousse de Foie (duck) and now I'm forced to do a side-by-side taste comparison.
I was trying to avoid being all touristy while in Paris, and yet, here I am. In a crêperie. On the Seine. In the shadow of Notre Dame.
In my defense, there's not a lot open before 10am.
In my defense, there's not a lot open before 10am.
November 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I was trying to avoid being all touristy while in Paris, and yet, here I am. In a crêperie. On the Seine. In the shadow of Notre Dame.
In my defense, there's not a lot open before 10am.
In my defense, there's not a lot open before 10am.
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I finally realised what AI dependency reminds me of
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I finally realised what AI dependency reminds me of
I'm surprised these games didn't fund immediately because Connor's got some clever things going on here.
In "That's the Spirit!", I particularly liked how the different distributions of the Cause of Death cards keep the hidden traitor aspect interesting.
Currently at ~75% with a week to go.
In "That's the Spirit!", I particularly liked how the different distributions of the Cause of Death cards keep the hidden traitor aspect interesting.
Currently at ~75% with a week to go.
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm surprised these games didn't fund immediately because Connor's got some clever things going on here.
In "That's the Spirit!", I particularly liked how the different distributions of the Cause of Death cards keep the hidden traitor aspect interesting.
Currently at ~75% with a week to go.
In "That's the Spirit!", I particularly liked how the different distributions of the Cause of Death cards keep the hidden traitor aspect interesting.
Currently at ~75% with a week to go.
I'm not used to Euro plugs, so I see this as the Oink logo with something uncomfortable about to happen.
@oinkgames.bsky.social
@oinkgames.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm not used to Euro plugs, so I see this as the Oink logo with something uncomfortable about to happen.
@oinkgames.bsky.social
@oinkgames.bsky.social
I'll be at the Heidelbär booth (6B200) again today from 14:00 to 16:00.
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I'll be at the Heidelbär booth (6B200) again today from 14:00 to 16:00.
Everyone waiting to get into Essen Spiel just before 10am.
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Everyone waiting to get into Essen Spiel just before 10am.
I was told that Cologne cathedral was just outside the main train station, but I didn't expect it to be this close.
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I was told that Cologne cathedral was just outside the main train station, but I didn't expect it to be this close.
Harry Potter et Ici Reposent Les Abbés et Primiciers de Saint-Denis
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Harry Potter et Ici Reposent Les Abbés et Primiciers de Saint-Denis
I don't think people fully appreciate the indignities being suffered by the gargoyles while Notre Dame is being repaired.
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I don't think people fully appreciate the indignities being suffered by the gargoyles while Notre Dame is being repaired.
Currently in Paris before heading out to Essen.
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Currently in Paris before heading out to Essen.
I'll be at Essen Spiel on Friday and Saturday at the HeidelBÄR booth (Hall 6 6B200) showing Shinjuku:
Friday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm and 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
@spielessen.bsky.social @heidelbaer.de
Friday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm and 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
@spielessen.bsky.social @heidelbaer.de
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I'll be at Essen Spiel on Friday and Saturday at the HeidelBÄR booth (Hall 6 6B200) showing Shinjuku:
Friday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm and 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
@spielessen.bsky.social @heidelbaer.de
Friday: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm and 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
@spielessen.bsky.social @heidelbaer.de
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✈️🧳 Ab in die Herbstferien – mit Shinjuku ins Herz von Tokio!
Während draußen die Blätter tanzen & der Koffer schon halb gepackt ist, nehmen wir euch mit auf eine Reise nach Shinjuku – auch ohne Flugticket. 🌆
Während draußen die Blätter tanzen & der Koffer schon halb gepackt ist, nehmen wir euch mit auf eine Reise nach Shinjuku – auch ohne Flugticket. 🌆
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
✈️🧳 Ab in die Herbstferien – mit Shinjuku ins Herz von Tokio!
Während draußen die Blätter tanzen & der Koffer schon halb gepackt ist, nehmen wir euch mit auf eine Reise nach Shinjuku – auch ohne Flugticket. 🌆
Während draußen die Blätter tanzen & der Koffer schon halb gepackt ist, nehmen wir euch mit auf eine Reise nach Shinjuku – auch ohne Flugticket. 🌆
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Evidence that even when LLMs produce similar results to humans, they “rely on lexical associations and statistical priors rather than contextual reasoning or normative criteria. We term this divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification”
PNAS
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October 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Evidence that even when LLMs produce similar results to humans, they “rely on lexical associations and statistical priors rather than contextual reasoning or normative criteria. We term this divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification”
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Don't think I've anticipated a KS more than this one! Connor is a talented designer & artist. Games executed well where the art + design are by the same person are rare but guarantee a seamless & full experience. Both games are amazing. Highly recommend you check these out.
Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Don't think I've anticipated a KS more than this one! Connor is a talented designer & artist. Games executed well where the art + design are by the same person are rare but guarantee a seamless & full experience. Both games are amazing. Highly recommend you check these out.