Andrew Jackson Lynch
@whatsforlynch.bsky.social
Composer, lyricist, and bookwright for musical theatre.
Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain.
The Sore Loser.
Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish
he/him
Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain.
The Sore Loser.
Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish
he/him
Crownfell is live on The Game Crafter today, and I can personally vouch for its quality. This is a fast-playing two-player abstract game with tense gameplay and great art, and you can read my review on Meeple Mountain for more.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Crownfell is live on The Game Crafter today, and I can personally vouch for its quality. This is a fast-playing two-player abstract game with tense gameplay and great art, and you can read my review on Meeple Mountain for more.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
I know I will be in Finland and I shouldn't complain, but I remain sad I won't be at the Indie Games Night Market and you should be sad too.
Today I'm covering three more upcoming Indie Games Night Market titles! Fold & Fly!, Coupon Clipper, and Paper Pencil Stencil are all tactile treats. My reviews: spacebiff.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paper Planes, Coupons, Stencils
We’re only a few days away from the Indie Games Night Market at Pax Unplugged. Funny how time gets away from us. Don’t worry, that’s less a plaintive cry about my fading youth tha…
spacebiff.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I know I will be in Finland and I shouldn't complain, but I remain sad I won't be at the Indie Games Night Market and you should be sad too.
Of the top of my head, in alphabetical order:
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Of the top of my head, in alphabetical order:
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
Blood on the Clocktower
Bohnanza
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Earthborne Rangers
High Tide
Lost Cities
Oh Hell
Race for the Galaxy
Summoner Wars
Tichu
In all seriousness, I think this cover is meant to place the book within a specific literary tradition. It wants to harken back to the 1960s and 70s.
I was gonna do the entire book on the podcast but I'm sorry, I don't think I can do it.
Also, I know this is petty but I cannot get over the insulting laziness of the book cover
Also, I know this is petty but I cannot get over the insulting laziness of the book cover
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In all seriousness, I think this cover is meant to place the book within a specific literary tradition. It wants to harken back to the 1960s and 70s.
This is excellent. So is the album. As JP himself implies, it has been a while since I heard a pop album that felt like it stood out as an object of bliss *and* contemplation. This and Stromae's last album. Masterpieces both.
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Eat Me
On Rosalía's "Lux" and our collective gut health
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is excellent. So is the album. As JP himself implies, it has been a while since I heard a pop album that felt like it stood out as an object of bliss *and* contemplation. This and Stromae's last album. Masterpieces both.
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Eat Me
On Rosalía's "Lux" and our collective gut health
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I wrote about Rosalía's "Lux," martyrdom, and our collective gastrointestinal health johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/eat-me
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
Crownfell Game Review – Meeple Mountain
Crownfell, a tremendous two-player abstract game, is more than just a pretty face. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.
www.meeplemountain.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
Conversely, it would be a terrible time to *be* the NYT ombudsman.
It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Conversely, it would be a terrible time to *be* the NYT ombudsman.
What. A. Photo.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What. A. Photo.
I once emailed Dr. McMillan Cottom an article from NYRB about country music and race, assuming she had probably come across it already. She replied by thanking me and telling me she hadn't seen it. I consider this, without exaggeration, a significant achievement in my life.
I also forgot people don’t know much about me beyond my profile picture. Please please please don’t explain nashville or country music to me.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I once emailed Dr. McMillan Cottom an article from NYRB about country music and race, assuming she had probably come across it already. She replied by thanking me and telling me she hadn't seen it. I consider this, without exaggeration, a significant achievement in my life.
The best movie not from this year that was new to me was either SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (effortlessly hilarious, and more honest about relationships than most movies made in the 70 years since), APOCALYPSE NOW (not a personal favorite, but a staggering thing to behold), or
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The best movie not from this year that was new to me was either SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (effortlessly hilarious, and more honest about relationships than most movies made in the 70 years since), APOCALYPSE NOW (not a personal favorite, but a staggering thing to behold), or
The games listed at PAXU's Indie Market look so cool that I'm sad I will be *in Finland* during the convention.
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The games listed at PAXU's Indie Market look so cool that I'm sad I will be *in Finland* during the convention.
Why on earth have Synapse Games decided to continue packaging Compile: Main 1 in that awful clamshell case? They changed it for Compile: Main 2! It's so much better for both retailers and customers!
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Why on earth have Synapse Games decided to continue packaging Compile: Main 1 in that awful clamshell case? They changed it for Compile: Main 2! It's so much better for both retailers and customers!
You'd think after Trump that they'd have learnt this lesson already.
I'm no political consultant but as someone who writes about TV/media it's interesting to me how many people want to make his success either about *only* his particular platform or *only* his charisma/facility with media. You can't separate content and form that neatly!
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
You'd think after Trump that they'd have learnt this lesson already.
It's really too bad Fryx Games used AI art for Kingdom Legacy. I picked up a review copy at Essen without realizing the art was AI, started playing it, and the game is excellent.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's really too bad Fryx Games used AI art for Kingdom Legacy. I picked up a review copy at Essen without realizing the art was AI, started playing it, and the game is excellent.
I have learnt so much about the paleontology community today as a result of all of Asher's posts and reposts on the affirmation of Nanotyrannus. Spend about ten-to-fifteen minutes reading around to get caught up and you too will find Mark's post extremely funny.
I was wondering how Mark was going to take the news and this is the funniest possible response
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have learnt so much about the paleontology community today as a result of all of Asher's posts and reposts on the affirmation of Nanotyrannus. Spend about ten-to-fifteen minutes reading around to get caught up and you too will find Mark's post extremely funny.
When I started working at a hotel that employed a large group of Egyptian refugees, largely in other parts of the hotel, I responded by learning a little Arabic. Challenge people to be curious, my dude.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When I started working at a hotel that employed a large group of Egyptian refugees, largely in other parts of the hotel, I responded by learning a little Arabic. Challenge people to be curious, my dude.
Love when contemporary news events give me an opportunity to tell my partner about the Night of the Long Knives.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love when contemporary news events give me an opportunity to tell my partner about the Night of the Long Knives.
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
Two years ago, I saw Brian d'Arcy James in Adam Guettel's musical adaptation of Days of Wine and Roses. Yes, I should include the bookwriter's name. No, I don't remember who it was. No, it doesn't matter, the book was abysmal.
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Two years ago, I saw Brian d'Arcy James in Adam Guettel's musical adaptation of Days of Wine and Roses. Yes, I should include the bookwriter's name. No, I don't remember who it was. No, it doesn't matter, the book was abysmal.
Wait has anyone made a "What would Barthes think of AI" joke yet
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wait has anyone made a "What would Barthes think of AI" joke yet
Reposted by Andrew Jackson Lynch
If you’re like me, you sat up on your chair when S-tier character actor Kevin Tighe turned up in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. I had a wonderful conversation with him about it for The Reveal: thereveal.film/interview-ke...
Interview: Kevin Tighe on ‘One Battle After Another’ and a great career on stage and screen
The great character actor talks about his return to the screen in 'One Battle After Another' and a half-century journey in the business.
thereveal.film
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If you’re like me, you sat up on your chair when S-tier character actor Kevin Tighe turned up in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. I had a wonderful conversation with him about it for The Reveal: thereveal.film/interview-ke...
@lainenooney.bsky.social The "Prospective Ph.D." page on your website rocks. Just thought you should know that.
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@lainenooney.bsky.social The "Prospective Ph.D." page on your website rocks. Just thought you should know that.
I think this looks *very* cool.
📣 Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is now live on Kickstarter! 📣
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
🚀 Forge a sci-fi trilogy in this solo boxed card game
🃏 450+ unique cards with tons of cool art by @turbotorbo.bsky.social
🖊️ A brand new game & system, in collab w/ @mousehole.press
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
🚀 Forge a sci-fi trilogy in this solo boxed card game
🃏 450+ unique cards with tons of cool art by @turbotorbo.bsky.social
🖊️ A brand new game & system, in collab w/ @mousehole.press
Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting
Forge your own sci-fi trilogy in this solo narrative card game.
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think this looks *very* cool.