Georgios
@georgiosp.bsky.social
he/him
writing about board games
blathering on podcasts
www.spielbar.com - reviews and essays about Games, in German
www.lestmyopinions.com - reviews and essays about Games, in English
writing about board games
blathering on podcasts
www.spielbar.com - reviews and essays about Games, in German
www.lestmyopinions.com - reviews and essays about Games, in English
Bomb Busters' 66 missions are a great example of publishers underestimating the value of closure.
#boardgames
#boardgames
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bomb Busters' 66 missions are a great example of publishers underestimating the value of closure.
#boardgames
#boardgames
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Bahahahahahha of course. Of fucking course. Thoughtless cretins sending us all to hell.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bahahahahahha of course. Of fucking course. Thoughtless cretins sending us all to hell.
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begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
I think it's the essential quality of a 'good design'. But ease of learning is predicated on clarity of focus.
A good design draws your attention to what you're supposed to know and ideally how to acquire that knowledge.
If players don't know what they're supposed to know, the design is flawed.
A good design draws your attention to what you're supposed to know and ideally how to acquire that knowledge.
If players don't know what they're supposed to know, the design is flawed.
When evaluating whether or not a board game is "good," how much do you weigh "ease of learning how to play it"?
On hour 2 of Earthborn Rangers and my great friend/guide through the game just realized we've been playing it wrong the entire time...
On hour 2 of Earthborn Rangers and my great friend/guide through the game just realized we've been playing it wrong the entire time...
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I think it's the essential quality of a 'good design'. But ease of learning is predicated on clarity of focus.
A good design draws your attention to what you're supposed to know and ideally how to acquire that knowledge.
If players don't know what they're supposed to know, the design is flawed.
A good design draws your attention to what you're supposed to know and ideally how to acquire that knowledge.
If players don't know what they're supposed to know, the design is flawed.
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Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
What *is* the conceptual overlap between Arcs and Twilight Imperium anyway?
The differences are easy to spot, but the similarities seem far more difficult to pin down.
Any suggestions?
The differences are easy to spot, but the similarities seem far more difficult to pin down.
Any suggestions?
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What *is* the conceptual overlap between Arcs and Twilight Imperium anyway?
The differences are easy to spot, but the similarities seem far more difficult to pin down.
Any suggestions?
The differences are easy to spot, but the similarities seem far more difficult to pin down.
Any suggestions?
I wish we had better language and more metaphors to talk about what we enjoyed in a game than simply 'naming our favourite mechanism'.
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I wish we had better language and more metaphors to talk about what we enjoyed in a game than simply 'naming our favourite mechanism'.
FYI, when you play a game, that you didn't really enjoy, but can't stop thinking about it afterwards: that's called Arcs syndrome.
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
FYI, when you play a game, that you didn't really enjoy, but can't stop thinking about it afterwards: that's called Arcs syndrome.
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2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
Ce soir, je m'appelle Victor.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ce soir, je m'appelle Victor.
Update on Rockstar firings, union involvement, and other background information, thanks to PMG.
youtu.be/8TvWNFBBwuY?...
youtu.be/8TvWNFBBwuY?...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Update on Rockstar firings, union involvement, and other background information, thanks to PMG.
youtu.be/8TvWNFBBwuY?...
youtu.be/8TvWNFBBwuY?...
Unsettling Catan by J. Rey Lee isn't a book just about Catan, but about eurogames and their characteristic features.
This is me trying to talk about its most pertinent arguments.
#boardgames
This is me trying to talk about its most pertinent arguments.
#boardgames
“Unsettling Catan: Detached Design in Eurogames” by J. Rey Lee
There are more than a few books about Catan out there. You can even find a couple of novels in the endless catalogue of ISBN lists. But in “Unsettling Catan” author J. Rey Lee doesn’t simply retrace his personal journey into the many-coloured world of modern board games. He also doesn’t give us a history of Catan’s development and success story, which – as some would argue – was the launch of the eurogame genre.
lestmyopinions.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Unsettling Catan by J. Rey Lee isn't a book just about Catan, but about eurogames and their characteristic features.
This is me trying to talk about its most pertinent arguments.
#boardgames
This is me trying to talk about its most pertinent arguments.
#boardgames
I sometimes wonder if self-promotion without feeling self-conscious is something I could still learn to do.
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I sometimes wonder if self-promotion without feeling self-conscious is something I could still learn to do.
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The slasher is an awesome little gem. I am happy that I could review it for the ginger nuts and present it to the horror community :)
Can You Escape? The Slasher – A Trick-Taking Horror Game Review
@andreasemge.bsky.social Reviews this interesting-sounding card game.
gnofhorror.com/can-you-esca...
@andreasemge.bsky.social Reviews this interesting-sounding card game.
gnofhorror.com/can-you-esca...
Can You Escape? The Slasher - A Trick-Taking Horror Game Review - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
The Slasher game bleeds theme. Discover how this 44-card game combines cooperative trick-taking with slasher horror for a thrilling 30-minute experience.
gnofhorror.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The slasher is an awesome little gem. I am happy that I could review it for the ginger nuts and present it to the horror community :)
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS - OFFICIAL TRAILER
YouTube video by Janus Films
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In a twist, I did not see coming, reading Unsettling Catan has made me genuinely want to play Arcs again.
Namely, to examine what the seemingly polar opposite of detached design feels like, when intentionally approached this way.
Namely, to examine what the seemingly polar opposite of detached design feels like, when intentionally approached this way.
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In a twist, I did not see coming, reading Unsettling Catan has made me genuinely want to play Arcs again.
Namely, to examine what the seemingly polar opposite of detached design feels like, when intentionally approached this way.
Namely, to examine what the seemingly polar opposite of detached design feels like, when intentionally approached this way.
Game critiques are paratexts and I think we don't talk enough about the responsibility this puts on critics writing them.
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Game critiques are paratexts and I think we don't talk enough about the responsibility this puts on critics writing them.
I've only just started reading Unsettling Catan by @jreylee.bsky.social but the introduction already includes bangers like this one.
While also bringing up player *complicity*. I can't wait to get through more of its pages.
While also bringing up player *complicity*. I can't wait to get through more of its pages.
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I've only just started reading Unsettling Catan by @jreylee.bsky.social but the introduction already includes bangers like this one.
While also bringing up player *complicity*. I can't wait to get through more of its pages.
While also bringing up player *complicity*. I can't wait to get through more of its pages.
I played Bohemians last night.
I did not dislike Bohemians.
I did dislike the German rulebook.
I did not dislike Bohemians.
I did dislike the German rulebook.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I played Bohemians last night.
I did not dislike Bohemians.
I did dislike the German rulebook.
I did not dislike Bohemians.
I did dislike the German rulebook.
Intriguing.
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Intriguing.
We often play together to be mean to each other. The "why" we come up with for doing so is worth talking about.
The crucible of competitive games
Any given competitive game can be seen as a test of individual morality. Not in the simplistic, binary sense of doing the „right“ thing and not the „wrong“ thing. Instead they challenge us to do something we know is wrong. If our upbringing hasn’t led us astray entirely, we not only have an interest in not harming others, but also to spare them inconveniences.
lestmyopinions.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We often play together to be mean to each other. The "why" we come up with for doing so is worth talking about.
This might have been the Ghibli film I've enjoyed the most.
Very entertaining.
Very entertaining.
Watching Porco Rosso for the first time.
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This might have been the Ghibli film I've enjoyed the most.
Very entertaining.
Very entertaining.
Watching Porco Rosso for the first time.
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Watching Porco Rosso for the first time.
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
An unexpectedly cool Ghibli movie, it seems. 😀
To depict something means to reconstruct it in a different medium. Doing so means incorporating the limitations and characteristics of that medium.
It follows that all depiction is a distorted reconstruction within a medium. The way a movie distorts reality through editing. (1/3)
It follows that all depiction is a distorted reconstruction within a medium. The way a movie distorts reality through editing. (1/3)
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
To depict something means to reconstruct it in a different medium. Doing so means incorporating the limitations and characteristics of that medium.
It follows that all depiction is a distorted reconstruction within a medium. The way a movie distorts reality through editing. (1/3)
It follows that all depiction is a distorted reconstruction within a medium. The way a movie distorts reality through editing. (1/3)