Zach Hoekstra
@zhoekstra.bsky.social
Game Designer with three published games and like 800 others I dabble in. He/Him
I feel this so hard. Every SPIEL selfie someone took with me I had the hair and stunned face of a man working a demo booth for 8 hours straight.
People able to work a con and pull off flawless selfies are magic I tell ya
People able to work a con and pull off flawless selfies are magic I tell ya
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I feel this so hard. Every SPIEL selfie someone took with me I had the hair and stunned face of a man working a demo booth for 8 hours straight.
People able to work a con and pull off flawless selfies are magic I tell ya
People able to work a con and pull off flawless selfies are magic I tell ya
Wait we're supposed to stop at 4?
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Wait we're supposed to stop at 4?
We're still playing with the title location, Don't worry
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We're still playing with the title location, Don't worry
College me was at my very first houseparty and deeply uncomfortable with...everything
The sorority girl that was interested in me eyed me up and down seductively, said "You know, no one's ever given me an orgasm before.." and collapsed to the floor
Checked to make sure she was okay then noped out.
The sorority girl that was interested in me eyed me up and down seductively, said "You know, no one's ever given me an orgasm before.." and collapsed to the floor
Checked to make sure she was okay then noped out.
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
College me was at my very first houseparty and deeply uncomfortable with...everything
The sorority girl that was interested in me eyed me up and down seductively, said "You know, no one's ever given me an orgasm before.." and collapsed to the floor
Checked to make sure she was okay then noped out.
The sorority girl that was interested in me eyed me up and down seductively, said "You know, no one's ever given me an orgasm before.." and collapsed to the floor
Checked to make sure she was okay then noped out.
My first choice for a single expansion was doomed as well, because I absolutely love the premise.
If I decide I want to get it to the table with non-wargamers, "oh boy try and lose as well as possible" is a bit of a harder sell.
But I might pick it up just for the solitaire version
If I decide I want to get it to the table with non-wargamers, "oh boy try and lose as well as possible" is a bit of a harder sell.
But I might pick it up just for the solitaire version
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My first choice for a single expansion was doomed as well, because I absolutely love the premise.
If I decide I want to get it to the table with non-wargamers, "oh boy try and lose as well as possible" is a bit of a harder sell.
But I might pick it up just for the solitaire version
If I decide I want to get it to the table with non-wargamers, "oh boy try and lose as well as possible" is a bit of a harder sell.
But I might pick it up just for the solitaire version
Only if you're positive
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Only if you're positive
Burnout could do that to people, and life is not being kind to anyone right now.
You need to make sure that you are doing what you need to remain remotely sane and healthy. And in time maybe things will pick up again.
If they don't, that's also okay. You put amazing things in the world, be proud
You need to make sure that you are doing what you need to remain remotely sane and healthy. And in time maybe things will pick up again.
If they don't, that's also okay. You put amazing things in the world, be proud
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Burnout could do that to people, and life is not being kind to anyone right now.
You need to make sure that you are doing what you need to remain remotely sane and healthy. And in time maybe things will pick up again.
If they don't, that's also okay. You put amazing things in the world, be proud
You need to make sure that you are doing what you need to remain remotely sane and healthy. And in time maybe things will pick up again.
If they don't, that's also okay. You put amazing things in the world, be proud
We seem to be getting a very good cross section of "asymmetric strategic players looking for a politics heavy game" and "theater nerds that want to roleplay awful people backstabbing each other"
So really what I need to do is sell this game to all the vampire larps out there
So really what I need to do is sell this game to all the vampire larps out there
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We seem to be getting a very good cross section of "asymmetric strategic players looking for a politics heavy game" and "theater nerds that want to roleplay awful people backstabbing each other"
So really what I need to do is sell this game to all the vampire larps out there
So really what I need to do is sell this game to all the vampire larps out there
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The reverse of this is that any activity can be described as a worker placement euro
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The reverse of this is that any activity can be described as a worker placement euro
I'm not presumptuous enough to say that this is what cultural appropriation tastes like, but the European mindset has somehow managed to include IN a corn dog every required part OF a corn dog- and yet the end result feels lacking in corndoggity essence
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm not presumptuous enough to say that this is what cultural appropriation tastes like, but the European mindset has somehow managed to include IN a corn dog every required part OF a corn dog- and yet the end result feels lacking in corndoggity essence
I asked for ketchup and mustard, and this was considered odd as most people get it with wasabi mayo and dried onion flakes.
I could have gotten it with cheese instead of a hotdog inside, or a mix of cheese and hotdog instead.
I could have gotten it with cheese instead of a hotdog inside, or a mix of cheese and hotdog instead.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I asked for ketchup and mustard, and this was considered odd as most people get it with wasabi mayo and dried onion flakes.
I could have gotten it with cheese instead of a hotdog inside, or a mix of cheese and hotdog instead.
I could have gotten it with cheese instead of a hotdog inside, or a mix of cheese and hotdog instead.
Update: This is at the exact same time familiar and strange, like coming back to a childhood playplace ravaged by time and gentrification.
The batter mix is more bread than corn, the hotdog is somehow cheaper than the ones in used to, and the whole thing is covered in breading.
The batter mix is more bread than corn, the hotdog is somehow cheaper than the ones in used to, and the whole thing is covered in breading.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Update: This is at the exact same time familiar and strange, like coming back to a childhood playplace ravaged by time and gentrification.
The batter mix is more bread than corn, the hotdog is somehow cheaper than the ones in used to, and the whole thing is covered in breading.
The batter mix is more bread than corn, the hotdog is somehow cheaper than the ones in used to, and the whole thing is covered in breading.