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๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿ“Marcus Ross โšก๏ธ๐Ÿš—

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Tabletop Game Designer / EV Enthusiast / Software Dev Play to Z Games investor My newest design, Jingle ๐Ÿ”” Bell ๐ŸŽ„ Roll ๐ŸŽ… is available right now!

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Latest posts by ๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿ“Marcus Ross โšก๏ธ๐Ÿš— @marcusross

Iโ€™m already 100% fully in for Project Hail Mary, but Iโ€™m absolutely drowning in a relentless bombardment of ads for this movie.

Please be good.

06.03.2026 23:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pristine 4 pack of uniball insight fine point black ink pens still in the blister pack. Truly a divine sight.

A pristine 4 pack of uniball insight fine point black ink pens still in the blister pack. Truly a divine sight.

As best I can tell, my favorite was discontinued so I bought as many as I could find at the time. Will probably have to switch to 4 when I run out.

05.03.2026 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Prescient is exactly right; a remake would barely have anywhere to go.

04.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) โญ 7.1 | Sci-Fi, Thriller 1h 40m | M

Feeling utterly doomed to watch the tech bros speedrun their way to COLOSSUS in real timeโ€” a mistake weโ€™ve been warned about making in urgent detail for 60 years.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0064...

04.03.2026 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sony PlayStation 9 (1999) - TV Commercial [4K + 60 FPS]
Sony PlayStation 9 (1999) - TV Commercial [4K + 60 FPS] YouTube video by ONTV

I think itโ€™s been long enough to ask:
What the hell was this?

youtu.be/iwhPkBHLdqE?...

04.03.2026 03:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

28.02.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3843 ๐Ÿ” 1914 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Iโ€™m already tired of this Torment Nexus-ass government.

28.02.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is the most important thing on the internet rn ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ญ

27.02.2026 18:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 661 ๐Ÿ” 227 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 60

Impeach this asshole already, what is the holdup

28.02.2026 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 89: Marcus Ross - New York Toy Fair - Roll and Move Games Challenge - Robots taking over but you still gotta get good food. | The BoardGameGeek Podcast

I had a great time talking with @panda8ngel.bsky.social about New York Toy Fair and a whole wide range of stuff for the BGG podcast.

boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/b...

28.02.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 89: Marcus Ross - New York Toy Fair - Roll and Move Games Challenge - Robots taking over but you still gotta get good food. | The BoardGameGeek Podcast

BGG Podcast Episode 89: Marcus Ross - New York Toy Fair - Roll and Move Games Challenge - Robots taking over but you still gotta get good food. boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/b...

27.02.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DUDE. YES. ABSOLUTELY.

27.02.2026 08:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An unopened, shrink-wrapped stack of 100 magazine boards.

An unopened, shrink-wrapped stack of 100 magazine boards.

When I had to prototype hexes I used magazine board from the local comic shop. Itโ€™s thick enough to work like tiles, but thin enough to cut with scissors. Printed my game elements on label paper and just applied them to the board before cutting.

26.02.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with a very angry face ALT: a cartoon character with a very angry face

Wellโ€ฆ itโ€™s all very complicated you see with this modern papyrus and varying absorption rates. *Vastly more complicated* than just melting some plastic.

23.02.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now THATโ€™S the one. I think theyโ€™d have a healthy (dis)respect for each other regardless of any alignment in the moment.

22.02.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I actually got undenied on appeal, so itโ€™s all good.

12.02.2026 05:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think they just approved my appeal

12.02.2026 03:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just got turned down by registration. ๐Ÿ˜•

12.02.2026 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Questionable decision making confirmed, I've just applied to go to NY Toy Fair this weekend. Let's get this game signed!

12.02.2026 02:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A copy of Jingle Bell Roll assembled into a collage for display in a shadow box picture frame.

A copy of Jingle Bell Roll assembled into a collage for display in a shadow box picture frame.

A collection of five games presented in shadow boxes. Theyโ€™re all unplayable now as theyโ€™re incomplete copies hot-glued into fixed positions for display.
The titles top to bottom, left to right are:
-The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
-Jingle Bell Roll
-Discount Salmon
-Letter GO!
-BEEEEES!

A collection of five games presented in shadow boxes. Theyโ€™re all unplayable now as theyโ€™re incomplete copies hot-glued into fixed positions for display. The titles top to bottom, left to right are: -The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game -Jingle Bell Roll -Discount Salmon -Letter GO! -BEEEEES!

Got my designer copies in, so now Iโ€™ve added Jingle Bell Roll to the published game shadow box collection.

09.02.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Project Hail Mary 11389 | LEGOยฎ Icons | Buy online at the Official LEGOยฎ Shop US LEGOยฎ Icons Project Hail Mary spaceship model for adults

Meanwhile the LEGO group stays collecting my checks.

www.lego.com/en-us/produc...

07.02.2026 06:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Dove brand chocolate bar alongside a Dove brand soap bar. The Dove logos share a curvy general wordmark style, but are clearly not identical.

A Dove brand chocolate bar alongside a Dove brand soap bar. The Dove logos share a curvy general wordmark style, but are clearly not identical.

I thought these were from the same Dove, which is almost as confusing as the fact these products coexist and they are not.

06.02.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Project Hail Maryโ€™s Rocky inside his geodesic spaceball from a fan made poster on Etsy.

Project Hail Maryโ€™s Rocky inside his geodesic spaceball from a fan made poster on Etsy.

๐ŸŽถ Cannot find what I want. Cannot make by myself.
๐ŸŽต Need small Rocky figure suspended in a clear d12.
๐ŸŽถ Then label sides with Eridian base-6 numbers two times.
๐ŸŽต Who can make what I need, question?
www.etsy.com/listing/1835...
Eridian numbers:
projectamaze.com/number-conve...

06.02.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Worker Replacement in action. This white robot is posed as a bullfighter.

Worker Replacement in action. This white robot is posed as a bullfighter.

The old scoretrack with the pictures and names of two dozen actual robotics projects and their (ir)responsible development companies.

The old scoretrack with the pictures and names of two dozen actual robotics projects and their (ir)responsible development companies.

The new scoretrack numbered 1-40 with several seemingly random boxes highlighted in green.

The new scoretrack numbered 1-40 with several seemingly random boxes highlighted in green.

The nightmare fueled scoretrack Iโ€™ve been using for Worker Replacement has been deemed too difficult to read by testers, so I made a new one loosely based on a code contribution tracker.

05.02.2026 22:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆwhat?

02.02.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It is 100% worth your time. He breaks it down to simple terms anyone can follow and goes step by step through the explanation with effective visuals and real world figures.

02.02.2026 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me with a silver robot doingโ€ฆ something

Me with a silver robot doingโ€ฆ something

A green robot possibly playing Third Base somewhere

A green robot possibly playing Third Base somewhere

Purple robot posed on an armature

Purple robot posed on an armature

Green robot pointing at something in a walking motion while suspended in air by an armature

Green robot pointing at something in a walking motion while suspended in air by an armature

Iโ€™m actively in pursuit of finding a mass market publisher for my robot-posing charades game.
Strongly considering a trip to NY toy fair in a couple weeks, but Iโ€™m unsure if that will be the best use of my time since Iโ€™m planning it so late with no meetings lined up.

toyfairny.com/tf/toyfair/h...

01.02.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

In case I havenโ€™t been clear:
ABOLISH ICE is the floor.
PROSECUTE THE PERPE-TRAITORS is where Iโ€™m at and I donโ€™t think Iโ€™d find much disagreement in Minnesota.

01.02.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was outrageously cold and people took the day to march in the streets by the thousands. I donโ€™t know where else weโ€™ll get that.
The people inside that arena rally I attended were absolutely not exclusively leftists, simply a bunch of Minnesotans tired of being fed lies and victimized.

01.02.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I felt conflicted about attending at all. My chosen art felt quite frivolous to bring into that place at that time. To grossly understate it, things definitely escalated during the con. Iโ€™m still not sure it was the right thing to do.
But Iโ€™m heartened by the resolve in the people there.

01.02.2026 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0