YoYoni
@yoyoni.bsky.social
Playing history. Filmmaker and Designer of “Chicago 68” and “The Nights of King Ludd”
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YoYoni
@yoyoni.bsky.social
· Apr 27
So excited to finally have a copy of CHICAGO’68! Last week I had a chance to lay it all out and run one last round of usability checks before we go to print. Pleased as punch with the results:
#boardgames #design
#boardgames #design
Editing a doc about a Puerto Rican domino house on a snowy Saturday (when all I want to do is hygge and play indie board games)
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Editing a doc about a Puerto Rican domino house on a snowy Saturday (when all I want to do is hygge and play indie board games)
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Quatre Bras with Paolo Mori — Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars Play & Teach
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
On Public Radio this morning:
“Guest: I have some friends in the industry and a game that they're really excited about right now was called Chicago ‘68. It is a tabletop game based off the Democratic National Convention.
Host (confused): Sounds like fun…
Guest: Well, for some people it is.“
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“Guest: I have some friends in the industry and a game that they're really excited about right now was called Chicago ‘68. It is a tabletop game based off the Democratic National Convention.
Host (confused): Sounds like fun…
Guest: Well, for some people it is.“
🫠
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November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
On Public Radio this morning:
“Guest: I have some friends in the industry and a game that they're really excited about right now was called Chicago ‘68. It is a tabletop game based off the Democratic National Convention.
Host (confused): Sounds like fun…
Guest: Well, for some people it is.“
🫠
“Guest: I have some friends in the industry and a game that they're really excited about right now was called Chicago ‘68. It is a tabletop game based off the Democratic National Convention.
Host (confused): Sounds like fun…
Guest: Well, for some people it is.“
🫠
A Tale of Two Chicagos: one, in the throes of revolutionary struggle, the other, crushed under the boot of state power.
(love seeing two simultaneous games of Chicago '68 at my local game shop!)
(love seeing two simultaneous games of Chicago '68 at my local game shop!)
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A Tale of Two Chicagos: one, in the throes of revolutionary struggle, the other, crushed under the boot of state power.
(love seeing two simultaneous games of Chicago '68 at my local game shop!)
(love seeing two simultaneous games of Chicago '68 at my local game shop!)
Udo Kier’s one and only tweet:
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Udo Kier’s one and only tweet:
A window in Carlisle Cumbria, photo by Alan Bowe
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A window in Carlisle Cumbria, photo by Alan Bowe
Reading this morning: Eurymedousa, mother of the Myrmidon, was seduced by Zeus who had transformed himself into an ant. An ant. Leda and the Swan, ok, ridiculous, but ok. An ant. Greeks…
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reading this morning: Eurymedousa, mother of the Myrmidon, was seduced by Zeus who had transformed himself into an ant. An ant. Leda and the Swan, ok, ridiculous, but ok. An ant. Greeks…
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
I may have to add “Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars” to this list. Beautiful design work by @mropla.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I may have to add “Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars” to this list. Beautiful design work by @mropla.bsky.social
Ok ok. In no particular order (and subject to change momentarily):
Pax Renaissance
John Company 2ed
Lisboa
Inis
Root
Sekigahara
Bohnanza
Carcassonne (Hunters and Gatherers)
Barrage
Pax Penning
Pax Renaissance
John Company 2ed
Lisboa
Inis
Root
Sekigahara
Bohnanza
Carcassonne (Hunters and Gatherers)
Barrage
Pax Penning
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Ok ok. In no particular order (and subject to change momentarily):
Pax Renaissance
John Company 2ed
Lisboa
Inis
Root
Sekigahara
Bohnanza
Carcassonne (Hunters and Gatherers)
Barrage
Pax Penning
Pax Renaissance
John Company 2ed
Lisboa
Inis
Root
Sekigahara
Bohnanza
Carcassonne (Hunters and Gatherers)
Barrage
Pax Penning
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… I think she’s trying to type out her name
… I think she’s trying to type out her name
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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… I think she’s trying to type out her name
… I think she’s trying to type out her name
Taking suggestions for cat names! She’s springy, sweet, and apparently loves Jazz.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Taking suggestions for cat names! She’s springy, sweet, and apparently loves Jazz.
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If you’ve been waiting to pick up Sykes-Picot, this is a great time to do it! Definitely check out Persuasion by @xoe.gay!! Or Oblique or Table Battles or or or so many other great games from Hollandspiele!
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If you’ve been waiting to pick up Sykes-Picot, this is a great time to do it! Definitely check out Persuasion by @xoe.gay!! Or Oblique or Table Battles or or or so many other great games from Hollandspiele!
What a great experience at @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Finally had a chance to play Cross Bronx Expressway, the John Co. Mega-Game, Bowie, Tierra y Libertad, and even run a double demo of Chicago '68...
Huge thanks to all the convention staff, players, and designers for making this happen!!
Huge thanks to all the convention staff, players, and designers for making this happen!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
What a great experience at @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Finally had a chance to play Cross Bronx Expressway, the John Co. Mega-Game, Bowie, Tierra y Libertad, and even run a double demo of Chicago '68...
Huge thanks to all the convention staff, players, and designers for making this happen!!
Huge thanks to all the convention staff, players, and designers for making this happen!!
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Playing Fruit by Dan Bullock in San Diego.
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Playing Fruit by Dan Bullock in San Diego.
Some last minute prototyping before I (hopefully) fly out to the San Diego Historical Gaming Convention ✊
Sous les pavés la plage with @fredserval.bsky.social & @joedewhurst.bsky.social
At @sdhistcon.bsky.social 🎲✂️
Sous les pavés la plage with @fredserval.bsky.social & @joedewhurst.bsky.social
At @sdhistcon.bsky.social 🎲✂️
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Some last minute prototyping before I (hopefully) fly out to the San Diego Historical Gaming Convention ✊
Sous les pavés la plage with @fredserval.bsky.social & @joedewhurst.bsky.social
At @sdhistcon.bsky.social 🎲✂️
Sous les pavés la plage with @fredserval.bsky.social & @joedewhurst.bsky.social
At @sdhistcon.bsky.social 🎲✂️
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Happy Dick Cheney is Dead Day. He tried to get Kamala over the line. She thanked him by name during the debate. But it just wasn’t enough. “What do we believe?” A whole class of people laughing hysterically and slamming the door in everyone’s faces.
What do we believe? (Vice Scene)
YouTube video by Desperajoe
m.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Dick Cheney is Dead Day. He tried to get Kamala over the line. She thanked him by name during the debate. But it just wasn’t enough. “What do we believe?” A whole class of people laughing hysterically and slamming the door in everyone’s faces.
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A celebration of the Summit Award, highlighting board games that matter and push the boundaries (like past winners by @fredserval.bsky.social and @downtowntbrown.bsky.social), and what winning it for an anti-fascist game like Land and Freedom means in this climate. sdhist.com/alex-knight-...
Alex Knight: What the Summit Award means to me – SDHist
sdhist.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A celebration of the Summit Award, highlighting board games that matter and push the boundaries (like past winners by @fredserval.bsky.social and @downtowntbrown.bsky.social), and what winning it for an anti-fascist game like Land and Freedom means in this climate. sdhist.com/alex-knight-...
“Jimi would play Risk on acid, and I never—and me personally—ever beat him at all. He was unbelievable at it. He was a military man, you know, he’s a paratrooper, and I don’t know whether you know that about Jimi, but no one ever beat him at Risk.” -Graham Nash
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Jimi would play Risk on acid, and I never—and me personally—ever beat him at all. He was unbelievable at it. He was a military man, you know, he’s a paratrooper, and I don’t know whether you know that about Jimi, but no one ever beat him at Risk.” -Graham Nash
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
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David Cronenberg reviews board games
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
David Cronenberg reviews board games
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The coolest part about living in Chicago is having a mayor who orders you to go on general strike while quoting the 20th C’s greatest work of Marxist US history , WEB Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The coolest part about living in Chicago is having a mayor who orders you to go on general strike while quoting the 20th C’s greatest work of Marxist US history , WEB Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction
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It's a pretty great feeling when a game you are this excited for turns up looking oh so sharp. Congrats to @yoyoni.bsky.social, @joedewhurst.bsky.social , @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social etc al!
Im going to have to call an emergency pre-Essen call of the grogs.
Im going to have to call an emergency pre-Essen call of the grogs.
October 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's a pretty great feeling when a game you are this excited for turns up looking oh so sharp. Congrats to @yoyoni.bsky.social, @joedewhurst.bsky.social , @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social etc al!
Im going to have to call an emergency pre-Essen call of the grogs.
Im going to have to call an emergency pre-Essen call of the grogs.
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In the final entry in a series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 11th post we take a look at Boss Daley. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/15/c...
Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation – Event Card Spoilers with Designer Yoni Goldstein – Card #11: Boss Daley
Early last year, I caught wind that The Dietz Foundation was working with a new designer named Yoni Goldstein on his first game called Chicago ’68 and I was immediately interested. C…
theplayersaid.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In the final entry in a series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 11th post we take a look at Boss Daley. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/15/c...