Do you think that randomised products are inherently problematic?

Would you agree with this 2001 article?

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Making a point to remember compliments about me or my stuff.

"I don't know why Yogi isn't sold in every supermarket, every bookshop, every airport..."

- Adam Porter

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If you speak the language of the Netherlands and are interested in 'Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom', check out this review!
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"It should be no surprise that this game is a bit different to other games you may have previously played, given it was designed by the wonderful Bez Shahriari."

😊😊😊
🥰🥰🥰

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A great article from Ellie Dix about getting the most from a boardgame playtest.

(And thanks for the wee shout-out, @EllieDixTweets!)
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This is one of my favourite photos.

Pure joy, partially facilitated by me.

I mean, sure it's about the other people around the table. About the ambiance. Having suitable clothes for the temperature. But the game does make a difference imo. :-p
It's so rare for me to get a picture taken of me playing games, and at a work thing recently my boss took this picture of me playing @stuffByBez's Yogi. This is pretty much my face when playing most board games, which leads me to conclude I'm in the right hobby!
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Some things aren't worth commenting upon.
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Validation
A sense of purpose
Intellectual curiousity
Love of the medium
Money
Fame
Collaboration.
Wanting X to exist.

I want to facilitate fun, or spark someone to ponder, or sometimes just see how something works.

Some stuff I will design with a more commercial mindset.
Game designers, why do you design games? #boardgames #digitalgames #allgames #gamedesign
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ICYMI:

I like this comic.

Honestly, sometimes it's just cool to know a comic artist (occasionally) engages with one of your other passions.

tapas.io/episode/2901117
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To me, this evokes memories of the Moomins. Relatively simple art leaves spaces for our imagination to fill in the gaps.

But aesthetically, these colours are LUSH.

And I also love how the colours are used to draw our eye to the centre of the frame.
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I need to hold onto these reminders that I have managed to indirectly spark joy and facilitate fun.

That makes me feel proud and super-validated. :-)
Had an absolutely silly & fun time with Yogi by @stuffByBez. You draw a card, follow the instructions (usually related to a pose you must maintain), and keep going round and round adding more instructions to follow until everyone breaks except one. Thanks for the fun game Bez!
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Sometimes, I need someone or something to remind me I'm worth taking care of.

Because that's something worth me taking time/energy to do.
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Would you pay a negligible amount of money to play something I made?

Unoriginal rules.
New content.
Pushed to the limit for a special friend who knows the silliness I'm capable of and trusted me to make something cool.

4-9 players?

To be played over a multi-hour dinner event.
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"Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom! is a great 2-player abstract strategy game that’ll keep you coming back for more."

"It’s a really delicious challenge that tickles parts of my brain that other games certainly don’t."

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I love this. Not just the execution of the illustration (lovely colours/lines) but also I think I intrinsically love the concepts where we are shown a relatable humanoid with a very different perspective (e.g. very small).
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Riding a bicycle. Distraction. Wire suddently around my wheel. Cart in the middle of the road. Ouch.

Got stitches.

Will be OK soon.

A visceral reminder to be careful and to probably pull over if I'm ever distracted again.
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Would you rather replay a game you always win against me, or one you always lose against me? :-p
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#SimpleGamesForComplicatedTimes
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Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to acquire water in a vessel. Anywhere from 500ml (1-pint-ish) to 1.5l.

Then, drink all the water within the next 24 hrs.

Not every accomplishment worth doing is super-challenging.
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Vague ideas for noisy creatures:

Big Bootylicious
Basically Biblical
Blue Biographical
Genuinely Geological
Mad Mythical
Disturbingly Destructible
Vain Vegetable
Dark Diabolical
Dewey Decimal
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Bez retweeted
I will be doing a 'Best of Bez' digital-only KS at some point in the not-too-distant future.

What would you like to see in the digital bundle?

(And please back for £1 and share it when the time comes. You'll get a bunch of great stuff and help allow me to keep making stuff.)
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