Nate Pinckney
@npfet.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Nvidia. Board Gamer. Austin, TX. My Bluesky focuses on board games. https://www.linkedin.com/in/npfet/
Agreed- our favorite cons are the prototype heavy ones.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Agreed- our favorite cons are the prototype heavy ones.
Amanda and I hosted NamandaCon (Nate+Amanda=Namanda) after SDHistCon, and then ended the Con Crawl with BGGCon, with Candice and both Matts throughout. I didn't fully track but highlights were Speak Easy, Iwari, Oranges and Lemons, Times Up (thx @ericlang.bsky.social), and a couple prototypes.
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amanda and I hosted NamandaCon (Nate+Amanda=Namanda) after SDHistCon, and then ended the Con Crawl with BGGCon, with Candice and both Matts throughout. I didn't fully track but highlights were Speak Easy, Iwari, Oranges and Lemons, Times Up (thx @ericlang.bsky.social), and a couple prototypes.
Is that a selfie with the oldest playtester on staff?
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Is that a selfie with the oldest playtester on staff?
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Agreed, board games feel very nascent as a medium.
August 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Agreed, board games feel very nascent as a medium.
Growing up I’d spend all day at the library flipping through those books
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Growing up I’d spend all day at the library flipping through those books
Unleavened 2:
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
July 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Unleavened 2:
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
Agggh @candidrum.bsky.social keeps mentioning it and we really want to see it. Hopefully a broader or streaming release soon. Congrats!
June 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Agggh @candidrum.bsky.social keeps mentioning it and we really want to see it. Hopefully a broader or streaming release soon. Congrats!
Slay the Spire, Century Spice Road, and… that’s it for this past week! Busy week with work.
May 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Slay the Spire, Century Spice Road, and… that’s it for this past week! Busy week with work.
Also, @danthurot.bsky.social, what do you use to make the grid of games graphic?
April 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Also, @danthurot.bsky.social, what do you use to make the grid of games graphic?
At a local con as well (@rollplusfun.bsky.social is being modest, he organized it!): Hab & Gut, Rebel Princess, Molly House, Dune (OG, not Imperium), Darwin's Choice, Troyes, 7 Wonders: Architects, Bites, Agent Avenue, and Dwellings of Eldervale.
April 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
At a local con as well (@rollplusfun.bsky.social is being modest, he organized it!): Hab & Gut, Rebel Princess, Molly House, Dune (OG, not Imperium), Darwin's Choice, Troyes, 7 Wonders: Architects, Bites, Agent Avenue, and Dwellings of Eldervale.
Stationfall definitely. The King is Dead is another one that comes to mind.
April 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Stationfall definitely. The King is Dead is another one that comes to mind.
Our favorite game from Dice Tower West 2025 launches soon.
Gingham from @bitewinggames.bsky.social is lookin gorgeous! Well done @asmeesh.bsky.social
youtu.be/2EA6_OCINxs
youtu.be/2EA6_OCINxs
Unboxing Gingham
YouTube video by Bitewing Games
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our favorite game from Dice Tower West 2025 launches soon.
🙌 And if @mikedilisio.bsky.social is asked to reevaluate that ranking, it might go up or it might go bust!
April 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🙌 And if @mikedilisio.bsky.social is asked to reevaluate that ranking, it might go up or it might go bust!
Thanks! My gaming group has been discussing the mask quite a bit, so was curious to hear from the designer perspective on that.
April 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thanks! My gaming group has been discussing the mask quite a bit, so was curious to hear from the designer perspective on that.
Hi Jo, good to meet you at PaxU and we've really enjoyed our plays. Question: Is the mask item intended to be very powerful such that non-informant players need to guard against?
April 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hi Jo, good to meet you at PaxU and we've really enjoyed our plays. Question: Is the mask item intended to be very powerful such that non-informant players need to guard against?
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The boardgame + @kedseconomist.com crossover I didn't know I could hope for! 🎲✂️
This is fascinating: On the pod, @kedseconomist.com cites the example of a US manufacturer of board games to explain what's wrong with Trump's tariffs and why unleashing so much pain and turmoil to restore manufacturing is an incoherent goal.
Transcript here:
newrepublic.com/article/1937...
Transcript here:
newrepublic.com/article/1937...
April 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The boardgame + @kedseconomist.com crossover I didn't know I could hope for! 🎲✂️
Very light week- Ready, Set, Bet; Pipeline; Cosmic Encounter Duel; and an untitled prototype. Enjoyed Pipeline and the prototype. 👍🏻
April 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Very light week- Ready, Set, Bet; Pipeline; Cosmic Encounter Duel; and an untitled prototype. Enjoyed Pipeline and the prototype. 👍🏻
Tash Kalar is very very good
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Tash Kalar is very very good
Reposted by Nate Pinckney
WTAF is Going On? In Search of the Plan Behind Trump’s Global Economic Crisis talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wtaf-...
WTAF is Going On? In Search of the Plan Behind Trump’s Global Economic Crisis
Everyone in the country at the moment, albeit from different vantage points,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
WTAF is Going On? In Search of the Plan Behind Trump’s Global Economic Crisis talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wtaf-...
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Such an interesting SCOTUS tour! Loved that Circle DC offered events beyond gaming!
Friday kicked off with tours of SCOTUS and the Folger Library, followed by a session of John Company 2ed. The end was unsuprisingly going bankrupt.
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Such an interesting SCOTUS tour! Loved that Circle DC offered events beyond gaming!
(No pun intended that he is '[dice] towering' of course)
April 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
(No pun intended that he is '[dice] towering' of course)