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Intelligame 🍉 #ThoughtfulPlay
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A #thoughtfulplay community where we learn about ourselves through the games we play.

Run by @wallstormer.bsky.social, posts are his.

Email: [email protected]

Live on Twitch M-Th at 9a PST: https://twitch.tv/intelligame

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We're back for the first time in a long time, but a good time!

Come by the Intelligame stream as we talk the current moment, card games, and open a package from @riotgames.com as they launch #Riftbound:

(I have so many feelings about everything and they're all complicated)

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A black man with salt-and-pepper hair holding a sealed cardboard box
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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There's no separating these events from the places they're held in, the world taking place around them. I feel this EVERY time GDC rolls around in San Francisco.
June 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Thankful to @gameonysus.bsky.social for this, a salient reminder of the importance of speaking our truth in every context we can.
A snapshot from the article. It reads: I hope those who felt guilty convert that into action. I encourage those who felt fear to explore it. Fear can be natural, but I think it's important to contextualize those feelings against other people's lived realities and consider what you are afraid of. Is it the police? And if so, are you usually afraid of them? For many SGF attendees, I imagine the answer is no. While everyone I grew up with was hardwired to be hyperaware of the police. I think it's also natural to feel like gaming, games criticism, PR, and every other way we center our lives around games is trivial in the context of bigger, real-world issues: because it is. But that doesn't mean it's "dumb." This work means a lot to me. It's a big part of who I am. And art is meaningful. I don't want this to be misconstrued as "you don't have to do anything because your job is still relevant to the world.” But who you are and what you do is never fully compartmentalized. Walking with empathy and fighting for equity is an everyday practice. It's why many of us recoiled and publicly criticized the CEO of Splitgate wearing a Make FPS Great Again hat on stage at the Summer Game Fest live show. It’s why games like Dosa Divas, that celebrate culture, matter beyond analyzing how fun it is. It’s why I wore my Mexico jersey to the Giant Bomb couch."
June 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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It's time to check out some LudoNarraCon demos!

LudoNarraCon is a digital games event that highlights games with great narrative, and it's one of my favorites every year.

Let's chat about the show (run by @fellowtraveller.games ) and play some games!

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May 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Hanging out with Will Evans of @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social this morning! Talking Sinners, Clair Obscur, and whatever else comes up:

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April 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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⚫STREAM: Today we fight the cursed number. 🟡

@expedition33.bsky.social released today, and the preview was FANTASTIC. Time to dive in to the full game! (thanks, @kepler-interactive.bsky.social and @guillotine.agency )

Come on by: twitch.tv/intelligame
Josh, a black man with short-cut salt and pepper hair, wearing a black and yellow hoodie, standing next to the splash art for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. An apocalyptic
April 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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⚫Stream's live! 🟡

Checking out two games gifted by the community today: @blueprincegame.bsky.social and @kaizengameworks.com 's newest: Promise Mascot Agency! Little quick bites of each, come join!

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Josh, a black man with short cut salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a black hoodie and t-shirt smiling at the camera.
April 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trying an experiment today: hanging out and chatting with Will Evans from @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social !

We're thinking about doing a sorta podcast thing? Come on by, stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame
Screenshot of Josh and Will getting ready for a podcast! Both are black men, Josh is wearing a black and yellow striped varsity jacket and has short cut, mostly-gray hair. Will is bald, with a blue hoodie and some good comics/media posters in the background
April 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Let's hop back to it! A lil' more South of Midnight by @compulsiongames.bsky.social : twitch.tv/intelligame
Josh in a black and yellow hoodie, standing next to the splash art for South of Midnight.
April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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What's a recent game that's impacted you personally? For me, easy choice is South of Midnight by @compulsiongames.bsky.social .

Just the first cutscene alone put me through a HOST of emotions.

(Note: Microsoft is a primary boycott target right now and owns Compulsion. Support SoM thoughtfully)
A snapshot from the Intelligame stream: Josh is in the lower-right hand corner, taken aback at the scene he's watching. In the game, Hazel and Lacey are in their trailer, preparing to evacuate for a storm. Hazel, a Black girl with thick braids and an orange tank-top, is walking away in disgust from her mother. Lacey, wearing a jean jacket with a red top and orange pants, is calling after her from the other side of living room. Lacey is captioned, saying: "Hazel...Everything I do, I do for you..."
April 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Stream's LIVE!

Today, I'm streaming South of Midnight, the Southern Gothic action game released by @compulsiongames.bsky.social ! (thanks for the review key)

First though, we're starting with a discussion about cross-movement solidarity. Swing on in: twitch.tv/intelligame
Josh, standing next to the splash art for South of Midnight. The art features a black woman with her hair tied back into braids, looking over her shoulder at the viewer. Strange, fantasy plantlife grows up around her. It's pretty cool art, tbh
April 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Let's check out the preview for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! We're battling against an unknown fate in a fantastic world, and taking a deep dive on the story.

Thanks so much to @kepler-interactive.bsky.social for the preview code!

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The splash art for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Four characters stand on shattered ruins looking at a mysterious statue in the distance.
March 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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It's Wanderstop launch day! Come on by as we do a #ThoughtfulPlay and celebrate the release of @ivyroadgames.bsky.social 's game about burnout, rest, and tea :)

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Josh, sitting outside with the Wanderstop press kit, including a mug of tea and a teal-green field guide.
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Looking forward to brewing some wonderful teas (and thoughts) thanks to the folks at @ivyroadgames.bsky.social and @annapurna.com !

Was a joy to get to contribute a lil' to Wanderstop, and excited to see folks' thoughts come Tuesday. 🖤💛
A photo of the items in the Wanderstop influencer kit, placed outside on a stone table. In the back: a sticker sheet with sketch-style pictures of in-game fruits and icons, a teal-green journal labeled "Field Guide," and a woodgrain-printed box with the Wanderstop logo on it. In the front, a yellow-and-black printed tea mug with a tea charm of a green penguin-like bird (with a hilarious/aggressive unibrow), and four packages of custom tea labeled "Vreetle Beets," "Chip Chip," "Azzy Fruit," and "Puffpod." A photo of the items in the Wanderstop influencer kit, placed outside on a stone table. In the back: a sticker sheet with sketch-style pictures of in-game fruits and icons, a teal-green journal labeled "Field Guide," and a woodgrain-printed box with the Wanderstop logo on it. In the front, a yellow-and-black printed tea mug with a tea charm of a green penguin-like bird (with a hilarious/aggressive unibrow), and four packages of custom tea labeled "Vreetle Beets," "Chip Chip," "Azzy Fruit," and "Puffpod." Josh is off to the right, a bearded, smiling black man with just his head tucked in to the corner of the photo. A zoomed-in shot of the penguin-friend next to the tea mug. :)
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Live with some unscheduled hanging out, and playing @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social 's RPG adventure Eternal Strands!

Come on by: twitch.tv/intelligame
A picture of Josh, a black man with short cut salt-and-pepper hair wearing a sports jersey next to a screenshot of the title screen for Eternal Strands. The screenshot is a brightly-lit fantasy forest with a tall gate in the middle of a plaza circle.
March 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I'm trying to get back into the swing of streaming, making space for community and conversation in the midst of....well, all this.

Tonight, I'm playing No Man's Sky and chatting, maybe watching a YouTube video or two.

Come on by: twitch.tv/intelligame
A screenshot of Josh, a black man with short-cut hair wearing a yellow-and-black jacket next to a photo from No Man's Sky. A spaceman, decked out in a spacesuit, stands in a field of bioluminescent plants.
February 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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We're talking about the importance of Crew today. Sure, there might be things you can get done alone...

But we're stronger with our crew.

Stream's live! Today's game: Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com and @fellowtraveller.games.

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A picture of Josh, a Black man in a gray hoodie, standing next to the Citizen Sleeper 2 splash art. The art is primarily yellow and black, with a floating android-like figure (a Sleeper) off-center. "Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector" is in bold, logo type in the lower right corner of the art.
February 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Folks, it's FINALLY TIME! Come explore @softnotweak.bsky.social 's fantastic puzzler: Spirit Swap with us! And one of the writers is hosting the stream!

(it's me, I'm one of the writers lol)

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Josh next to the splash art for Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match 3 to. In the splash art, a femme-presenting dark skinned person with horns smiles next to a variety of floating spirit figures.
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I'm AMAZED, folks. Together, we raised just over $20,000 for the Lebanese Red Cross!

To everyone who contributed, shared, supported in any way...thank you so much! Just stunned. :) 💪🖤💛💪

And to @dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social, @aemu.bsky.social, and @kimchica.bsky.social...y'all are incredible. <3
A screenshot from stream: a woman with purple hair and a red sweater and a man with a salt-and-pepper hair and a yellow jacket point to the center of the image. A pie chart is in the center, filled in with the number $20,008.11 in the middle. Underneath is an image of two headshot profile pictures, titled "Special Guests: Alex A.K. and Amy L."
November 16, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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An amazing $5,000 donation from @innersloth.com and @aemu.bsky.social's fantastic $7000 means...

TOGETHER we've raised $18,727 for Lebanese Red Cross!

And WE'RE STILL GOING!

Help us get to $20K?

Donate at supportlrc.com and submit your receipt to intgm.us/strongerLRC :)

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A black-and-yellow themed image divided vertically. The left side is a black background with white and yellow text on top, the right side is a opaque yellow stripe featuring logos and profile pictures. The left side reads: "Stronger Together! A Solidarity Fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross Playing Unrailed 2 and Sky: Children of the Light Game Key Giveaways Donations MATCHED up to $5000 thanks to Amy L!" Highlighted with a yellow background, black text reads "FRI, NOV 15 @ 10am PT" The web address is twitch.tv/intelligame. On the right is the logo for the Lebanese Red Cross, profile pictures of the hosts: Wallstormer and Kimchica, profile pictures of Special Guests Alex A.K. and Amy L., and the logo for Supporting Sponsor: Innersloth.
November 15, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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We've got a NEW GOAL!

Y'all SMASHED the $5K goal, so now @aemu.bsky.social 's upped the stakes: $7,000 matched for Lebanese Red Cross! Donate at supportlrc.app and submit your receipt to intgm.us/strongerLRC

Come by the stream: twitch.tv/intelligame
A black-and-yellow themed image divided vertically. The left side is a black background with white and yellow text on top, the right side is a opaque yellow stripe featuring logos and profile pictures. The left side reads: "Stronger Together! A Solidarity Fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross Playing Unrailed 2 and Sky: Children of the Light Game Key Giveaways Donations MATCHED up to $5000 thanks to Amy L!" Highlighted with a yellow background, black text reads "FRI, NOV 15 @ 10am PT" The web address is twitch.tv/intelligame. On the right is the logo for the Lebanese Red Cross, profile pictures of the hosts: Wallstormer and Kimchica, profile pictures of Special Guests Alex A.K. and Amy L., and the logo for Supporting Sponsor: Innersloth.
November 15, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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We're LIVE!!! twitch.tv/intelligame

🚨Help us raise $10,000 for Lebanese Red Cross!🚨

We've got a MATCHING donation for EVERY DOLLAR UP TO 5K; let's get money in the hands of Lebanese people in need.

Make your donation at supportlrc.app, then send your receipt: intgm.us/strongerLRC

Please share!
A black-and-yellow themed image divided vertically. The left side is a black background with white and yellow text on top, the right side is a opaque yellow stripe featuring logos and profile pictures. The left side reads: "Stronger Together! A Solidarity Fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross Playing Unrailed 2 and Sky: Children of the Light Game Key Giveaways Donations MATCHED up to $5000 thanks to Amy L!" Highlighted with a yellow background, black text reads "FRI, NOV 15 @ 10am PT" The web address is twitch.tv/intelligame. On the right is the logo for the Lebanese Red Cross, profile pictures of the hosts: Wallstormer and Kimchica, profile pictures of Special Guests Alex A.K. and Amy L., and the logo for Supporting Sponsor: Innersloth.
November 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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That said: I'm so proud already of the work that this team's put together, and considering the current state of *gestures wildly at EVERYTHING*, it's meaningful to take concrete steps to make a difference in new ways.

Hope to see you tomorrow, 10a PT at twitch.tv/intelligame 🖤💛🖤💛
A black-and-yellow themed image divided vertically. The left side is a black background with white and yellow text on top, the right side is a opaque yellow stripe featuring logos and profile pictures. The left side reads: "Stronger Together! A Solidarity Fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross Playing Unrailed 2 and Sky: Children of the Light Game Key Giveaways Donations MATCHED up to $5000 thanks to Amy L!" Highlighted with a yellow background, black text reads "FRI, NOV 15 @ 10am PT" The web address is twitch.tv/intelligame. On the right is the logo for the Lebanese Red Cross, profile pictures of the hosts: Wallstormer and Kimchica, profile pictures of Special Guests Alex A.K. and Amy L., and the logo for Supporting Sponsor: Innersloth.
November 14, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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🚨Help us raise $10,000 for Lebanese Red Cross!🚨

We've got a matching donation for every dollar up to 5K; let's get money in the hands of Lebanese people in need.

Donate direct to supportlrc.app and submit your receipt during tomorrow's stream!

10a PT: twitch.tv/intelligame

Please repost! 🖤💛
A black-and-yellow themed image divided vertically. The left side is a black background with white and yellow text on top, the right side is a opaque yellow stripe featuring logos and profile pictures. The left side reads: "Stronger Together! A Solidarity Fundraiser for Lebanese Red Cross Playing Unrailed 2 and Sky: Children of the Light Game Key Giveaways Donations MATCHED up to $5000 thanks to Amy L!" Highlighted with a yellow background, black text reads "FRI, NOV 15 @ 10am PT" The web address is twitch.tv/intelligame. On the right is the logo for the Lebanese Red Cross, profile pictures of the hosts: Wallstormer and Kimchica, profile pictures of Special Guests Alex A.K. and Amy L., and the logo for Supporting Sponsor: Innersloth.
November 14, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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Last day of Majora's Mask before break! Live: intelligame.tv
July 17, 2024 at 4:21 PM