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Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist. https://geekdad.com/author/jonathanhliu/ https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhliu/ (he/him) Portland, Oregon

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Yup yup yup. But also I put everything away already so I have to do it all over again.

06.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The judging committee's been busy discussing the 2025-2026 American Tabletop Awards and going through more nominees than ever before.

The things we are discussing lately... 🧡

06.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love taking a photo of a game setup for a review, and then realizing I forgot something ... and then adding that and taking another photo and realizing I forgot something else.

06.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, dang, I wasn't expecting that. Good luckβ€”hope you find something else soon!

06.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess this old article is pertinent again

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you mean the data center was "impacted by objects."

05.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup There are several really cool projects currently raising funds through Kickstarter and Gamefound, and this time there are a few that I have at least a little more personal experience with. Let's take ...

Got a roundup of some cool crowdfunding games! A couple are ending pretty soonβ€”have a look!

geekdad.com/2026/03/crow...

05.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump has launched a war in the Middle East without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear idea about where it leads or how it ends.

He has no clue what he’s doing in Iran. [Cartoon by Brendan Loper]

05.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1507 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 18

But the worst is the other other one that *sometimes* tells the truth and it sounds so convincing and sure of itself.

05.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw there's a Mortal Kombat deck-building game currently on Kickstarter, and apparently they've replaced Cs with Ks in various places, like "draw a kard" or "karnage" or "korpse." πŸ˜‚

04.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

04.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is that quote from? It's an excellent encapsulation of what happened there.

03.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw "Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die" last night and this headline ties in perfectly. What a wild, unhinged, terrific ride that was.

02.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œExcept here in America, of course, where we’re doing the threatening and the killing ourselves” I guess

02.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We ask top designers how to make board games about the worst parts of human history Board game designers Cole Wehrle and Amabel Holland talk about designing distressing historical games - and whether to make them at all.

A long read from me today, about the delicate task of designing respectful historical board games. Massive thanks to @amabel.bsky.social and @colewehrle.bsky.social for talking to me about their design approaches. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...

02.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

Yikes. It’s also scary to think that somewhere out there are people who would want that, or they wouldn’t be spamming you with that line.

02.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a great photo! (Such a weird floor to find in a library!)

02.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! I hope you are able to find ways to celebrate your joy despite the many ways that our government is trying to stifle it.

02.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stack Overflow: Recent Reads Today's stack: some novels I finished recently! Two of them were released in February, and the other is following up one that I started in December.

Today’s stack: three novels I read recently: a time loop murder mystery, a sci-fi tale where humans have become pets for aliens, and an unsettling book about modern art.

geekdad.com/2026/03/stac...

02.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I tried Awaysis but I had a real hard time getting a hang of the controls for some reason.

27.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œAmerica’s favorite PokΓ©mon”: a map of the US, with every state colored yellow and a legend in the corner noting that the yellow stands for Pikachu

β€œAmerica’s favorite PokΓ©mon”: a map of the US, with every state colored yellow and a legend in the corner noting that the yellow stands for Pikachu

This is such a useful map.

27.02.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Donate here to help trans folks get out of Kansas.

I'd also love suggestions on what to do for folks who can't or don't want to uproot their lives because I know that's not an option for everyone who's endangered.

26.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just read this one! That was a fun one--a nice way to break out of the usual time loop tropes, and also the best possible title for the book.

26.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just played this for the first time last week and then immediately bought a copy. :)

26.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I used to keep them but then realized if I ever get rid of a game it's most likely going to somebody who can use the English rules because otherwise I'm not sure how I'd be facilitating that transfer anyway.

26.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just read Inbetweens and I wondered how much of a connection there was!
(Iron Giant is so amazing; alas Brad Bird)

26.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adultsβ€”Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebeβ€”living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

26.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 442 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0

This makes my eyes hurt

26.02.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not that a grace period would have made this okay, but not having a grace period is just more cruelty piled on top of itself.

26.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have a podcast or anything but I appreciate your responses and am going to sit with that a bit.

26.02.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0