Gary Kacmarcik
@garykac.bsky.social
Board game designer (Shinjuku). Seattle(-ish). he/him
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Gary Kacmarcik
@garykac.bsky.social
· Jul 8
BlueSky doesn't (yet) allow you to create Feeds for a list of users (you can create lists for Muting)
BUT SkyFeed allows you to "invert" a Mute list and turn it into a Feed.
So I created a few Boardgame Feeds:
BUT SkyFeed allows you to "invert" a Mute list and turn it into a Feed.
So I created a few Boardgame Feeds:
Want!
"Trees Hate You" Steam page now live! Wishlist if you want to be bullied of horrible trees: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/...
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
#indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Want!
Good luck and stay safe. I'm sure that the local businesses are grateful when decent people come visit.
Although on first read, I was wondering if you meant "geared up" as in "excited for" or as in "packing tactical equipment". In either case, (I repeat) good luck and stay safe.
Although on first read, I was wondering if you meant "geared up" as in "excited for" or as in "packing tactical equipment". In either case, (I repeat) good luck and stay safe.
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Good luck and stay safe. I'm sure that the local businesses are grateful when decent people come visit.
Although on first read, I was wondering if you meant "geared up" as in "excited for" or as in "packing tactical equipment". In either case, (I repeat) good luck and stay safe.
Although on first read, I was wondering if you meant "geared up" as in "excited for" or as in "packing tactical equipment". In either case, (I repeat) good luck and stay safe.
I'm not at Orca Con, but still playing board games this weekend.
This is Lacerda's Kanban, and yes, we're still going through the setup process.
This is Lacerda's Kanban, and yes, we're still going through the setup process.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'm not at Orca Con, but still playing board games this weekend.
This is Lacerda's Kanban, and yes, we're still going through the setup process.
This is Lacerda's Kanban, and yes, we're still going through the setup process.
I picked up a copy of the first printing when it was at Game Market. It's interesting to see what they changed for the wider release.
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I picked up a copy of the first printing when it was at Game Market. It's interesting to see what they changed for the wider release.
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I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
Deadlines are supposed to be motivating, but the timing doesn't always line up and it's ok to bail.
Good luck next time if the timing works and you decide to do this again
Good luck next time if the timing works and you decide to do this again
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Deadlines are supposed to be motivating, but the timing doesn't always line up and it's ok to bail.
Good luck next time if the timing works and you decide to do this again
Good luck next time if the timing works and you decide to do this again
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
I like to imagine that you have siblings names Shift, Control and AltGr.
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I like to imagine that you have siblings names Shift, Control and AltGr.
I guessing this is mostly artists moving over for now.
I'm curious to see if Japan's board game community starts migrating here as well. Currently the official Tokyo Game Market account only posts on Twitter.
#GameMarket #ゲムマ #ゲームマーケット
I'm curious to see if Japan's board game community starts migrating here as well. Currently the official Tokyo Game Market account only posts on Twitter.
#GameMarket #ゲムマ #ゲームマーケット
potential EME alert 🚨- apparently the Japanese are signing up to bluesky in droves. If you check the newskies feed 99% of posts are now Japanese
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I guessing this is mostly artists moving over for now.
I'm curious to see if Japan's board game community starts migrating here as well. Currently the official Tokyo Game Market account only posts on Twitter.
#GameMarket #ゲムマ #ゲームマーケット
I'm curious to see if Japan's board game community starts migrating here as well. Currently the official Tokyo Game Market account only posts on Twitter.
#GameMarket #ゲムマ #ゲームマーケット
Uh oh.
A roleplaying game where you have to close every one of your 200 open browser tabs one by one, gradually giving up parts of yourself until you are reborn as an egg.
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Uh oh.
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My end-of-year game design stats! Main takeaways: Voyage, Lodge, and Cozy Cafes were my main projects, but I spent a good chunk of time on Tiny Towns BGA as well. I am somehow making games at about the same rate with far less time as a parent. 🎲✂️ (1/5)
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My end-of-year game design stats! Main takeaways: Voyage, Lodge, and Cozy Cafes were my main projects, but I spent a good chunk of time on Tiny Towns BGA as well. I am somehow making games at about the same rate with far less time as a parent. 🎲✂️ (1/5)
Excited about this getting a proper standalone release. It was always awkward having to say that you can get it as part of Issue #3 of Worlds Without Master.
So Epimas is in a week, and the gift I most want for the holiday is to see the number of followers on this to hit 666: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
I think it's possible. I believe in the power!
To help it along, for the next week, I'm doing an Advent of Swords.
I think it's possible. I believe in the power!
To help it along, for the next week, I'm doing an Advent of Swords.
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Excited about this getting a proper standalone release. It was always awkward having to say that you can get it as part of Issue #3 of Worlds Without Master.
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This is the first time I took less time than you to solve it, so I'm going to assume that you were distracted.
Dec 11th 2025
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Dec 11th 2025
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is the first time I took less time than you to solve it, so I'm going to assume that you were distracted.
Dec 11th 2025
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Dec 11th 2025
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Being in Seattle, it's kinda hard not to.
And as much as I like Airbus, I was glad that hub-and-spoke lost out. I don't want to change planes to get to my destination – I want direct flights as much as possible.
And as much as I like Airbus, I was glad that hub-and-spoke lost out. I don't want to change planes to get to my destination – I want direct flights as much as possible.
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Being in Seattle, it's kinda hard not to.
And as much as I like Airbus, I was glad that hub-and-spoke lost out. I don't want to change planes to get to my destination – I want direct flights as much as possible.
And as much as I like Airbus, I was glad that hub-and-spoke lost out. I don't want to change planes to get to my destination – I want direct flights as much as possible.
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From: Tchou-Tchou (1972), dir. Co Hoedeman, National Film Board of Canada
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
From: Tchou-Tchou (1972), dir. Co Hoedeman, National Film Board of Canada
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Had a great time talking with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social about design, development, and science fiction: beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/1091807/epis...
Episode 220 - Adam Blinkinsop on Echo from the Dark - Beyond Solitaire
For the Season 11 finale, designer and developer Adam Blinkinsop (@blinks.itch.io) talks about development for GMT, his approach to game design, and his current project: Echo from the Dark. P500: http...
beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Had a great time talking with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social about design, development, and science fiction: beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/1091807/epis...
I've done a bunch of tilesets with geomorphic topo lines but always with the constraint that the lines always connect correctly.
Personally, I would be irritated if the topo lines were mismatched, although I might not notice immediately if the elevations were not color coded (as I show here).
Personally, I would be irritated if the topo lines were mismatched, although I might not notice immediately if the elevations were not color coded (as I show here).
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I've done a bunch of tilesets with geomorphic topo lines but always with the constraint that the lines always connect correctly.
Personally, I would be irritated if the topo lines were mismatched, although I might not notice immediately if the elevations were not color coded (as I show here).
Personally, I would be irritated if the topo lines were mismatched, although I might not notice immediately if the elevations were not color coded (as I show here).
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
The best part about driving through the Champagne region of France is seeing companies that have Champagne in their name because of their location...
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The best part about driving through the Champagne region of France is seeing companies that have Champagne in their name because of their location...
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
...and then imagining what a bottle of their wine would look like.
I think this one would have an exploding volcano with a flaming (lava) truck.
Picked up some recipes while in France. These ones are for "Nems de Tourteau" = Crab Spring Rolls.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Picked up some recipes while in France. These ones are for "Nems de Tourteau" = Crab Spring Rolls.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
The circle inset says: "Also consider: Spider" so I'm thinking maybe Spider Spring Rolls for Thanksgiving.
Wow. The story (from 2011) where he has a customer send a defective board to another (unsuspecting) customer indicates a kind of unsavory person who is always looking for ways to take advantage of other people.
This thread goes into detail with photos of the design copying… and the replies link to MULTIPLE previous threads about these products and the publisher’s business practices.
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wow. The story (from 2011) where he has a customer send a defective board to another (unsuspecting) customer indicates a kind of unsavory person who is always looking for ways to take advantage of other people.
Did you fly from Sapporo to Tokyo instead of taking the Shinkansen?
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Did you fly from Sapporo to Tokyo instead of taking the Shinkansen?