J from 3 Minute board games
@3mbg.bsky.social
Pakeha, Martian, Reviewer, (He/Him) Aotearoa! COIN Wargame Designer - Red Dust Rebellion. https://www.youtube.com/c/3MinuteBoardGames
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Today's video is Last Light. A game that sets out to have all the content and drama of a big 4X game without the crazy long play times. How we does it work, find out here. youtu.be/KECwj23jMDo
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Due to how bluesky works, here's a top 12. In no particular order.
Spirit Island - Co-op, variable powers, high challenge
Arkham Horror: The card game - Deck construction like magic the gathering, but co-op
Castles of Burgundy - The best euro game
Star Wars Rebellion - Epic war game.
Spirit Island - Co-op, variable powers, high challenge
Arkham Horror: The card game - Deck construction like magic the gathering, but co-op
Castles of Burgundy - The best euro game
Star Wars Rebellion - Epic war game.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Due to how bluesky works, here's a top 12. In no particular order.
Spirit Island - Co-op, variable powers, high challenge
Arkham Horror: The card game - Deck construction like magic the gathering, but co-op
Castles of Burgundy - The best euro game
Star Wars Rebellion - Epic war game.
Spirit Island - Co-op, variable powers, high challenge
Arkham Horror: The card game - Deck construction like magic the gathering, but co-op
Castles of Burgundy - The best euro game
Star Wars Rebellion - Epic war game.
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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Why the FUCK would you ever outsource inventory curation to an LLM? If you don't have enough faith in your own judgment and/or the skills to do market research, why would I trust you to be able to recommend books to me?
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why the FUCK would you ever outsource inventory curation to an LLM? If you don't have enough faith in your own judgment and/or the skills to do market research, why would I trust you to be able to recommend books to me?
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The child has discovered self-sticking googly eyes.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The child has discovered self-sticking googly eyes.
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People enjoy Vantage, so great for them, but the idea of an open-World-Multiplayer boardgame is like the dea of Doom running on the fridge: Impressive, but I dont think its the medium, I would use to actually play it.
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
People enjoy Vantage, so great for them, but the idea of an open-World-Multiplayer boardgame is like the dea of Doom running on the fridge: Impressive, but I dont think its the medium, I would use to actually play it.
Today's video is Last Light. A game that sets out to have all the content and drama of a big 4X game without the crazy long play times. How we does it work, find out here. youtu.be/KECwj23jMDo
Last light in about 3 minutes
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November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today's video is Last Light. A game that sets out to have all the content and drama of a big 4X game without the crazy long play times. How we does it work, find out here. youtu.be/KECwj23jMDo
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My local Barnes and Noble had both @3mbg.bsky.social’s book and Storyfold: Wildwoods. I love our independent, local book and game stores, but BN has gone from being a scary potential monopolist to a crucial bulwark against Amazonian dominance, which is a surprisingly groovy arc.
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My local Barnes and Noble had both @3mbg.bsky.social’s book and Storyfold: Wildwoods. I love our independent, local book and game stores, but BN has gone from being a scary potential monopolist to a crucial bulwark against Amazonian dominance, which is a surprisingly groovy arc.
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Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
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“Players shouldn’t have bad turns”
Is some of the most useless, privileged, nonsense game design reductionism I’ve ever heard.
Ewwwwww 🤮
Is some of the most useless, privileged, nonsense game design reductionism I’ve ever heard.
Ewwwwww 🤮
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Players shouldn’t have bad turns”
Is some of the most useless, privileged, nonsense game design reductionism I’ve ever heard.
Ewwwwww 🤮
Is some of the most useless, privileged, nonsense game design reductionism I’ve ever heard.
Ewwwwww 🤮
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AI is the ultimate forced meme: aftermath.site/ai-is-the-ulti...
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
AI is the ultimate forced meme: aftermath.site/ai-is-the-ulti...
One of the great indictments on war gaming is the topics chosen by its "alternative history" sub genre. There are two main popular settings and that's about it.
What if the cold war got hot? This one is less popular now, but was so big during the cold war
And....
What if the Nazis did better.
What if the cold war got hot? This one is less popular now, but was so big during the cold war
And....
What if the Nazis did better.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
One of the great indictments on war gaming is the topics chosen by its "alternative history" sub genre. There are two main popular settings and that's about it.
What if the cold war got hot? This one is less popular now, but was so big during the cold war
And....
What if the Nazis did better.
What if the cold war got hot? This one is less popular now, but was so big during the cold war
And....
What if the Nazis did better.
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Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
The inside story of how police protected a senior cop, and prosecuted his accuser instead
For years, police leadership ignored warnings about Jevon McSkimming. The IPCA has set out the chain of failures.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
Today's video is about Dorfromantik sakura, a standalone version of Dorfromantik that is it's own whole game. This is a very cosy tile laying game and a great game for couples in particular. Check out the new version here. youtu.be/TiodkiwX0gU
Dorf Romantik Sakura in about 3 minutes
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November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Today's video is about Dorfromantik sakura, a standalone version of Dorfromantik that is it's own whole game. This is a very cosy tile laying game and a great game for couples in particular. Check out the new version here. youtu.be/TiodkiwX0gU
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Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal full story about the downfall of deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
No, using AI generated stuff as a "placeholder" on your crowdfunding campaign is not OK either.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
If the visuals are THAT important to getting your project funded, then you need to pay a person up front for those key visuals and deliver a consistent end product to your backers.
I had a weekend where I did no work for the channel :)
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I had a weekend where I did no work for the channel :)
Just scrolled through a games kickstarter that is using terrible Midjourney generated art. And it has so many videos from board game influencers.
Big names as well as smaller ones.
So incredibly disappointing to see a lack of ethics and even a lack of self interest from so many channels.
Big names as well as smaller ones.
So incredibly disappointing to see a lack of ethics and even a lack of self interest from so many channels.
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Just scrolled through a games kickstarter that is using terrible Midjourney generated art. And it has so many videos from board game influencers.
Big names as well as smaller ones.
So incredibly disappointing to see a lack of ethics and even a lack of self interest from so many channels.
Big names as well as smaller ones.
So incredibly disappointing to see a lack of ethics and even a lack of self interest from so many channels.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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The Art and Making of Dune Awakening Review — The art must flow gamingtrend.com/previews/the...
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Art and Making of Dune Awakening Review — The art must flow gamingtrend.com/previews/the...
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Remember the 'nice to haves' line govt Ministers used to roll out regarding 'wasteful govt spending'?
Could someone with a microphone ask them specifically if 'Michelin stars are a nice to have'.
Could someone with a microphone ask them specifically if 'Michelin stars are a nice to have'.
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Remember the 'nice to haves' line govt Ministers used to roll out regarding 'wasteful govt spending'?
Could someone with a microphone ask them specifically if 'Michelin stars are a nice to have'.
Could someone with a microphone ask them specifically if 'Michelin stars are a nice to have'.
Today's video is Skyrise. Skyrise is one of the best auction games I have ever played and has an innovative approach to auctions that will make your brain spin its well calculating all the possibilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4Dv...
Skyrise in about 3 minutes
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November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today's video is Skyrise. Skyrise is one of the best auction games I have ever played and has an innovative approach to auctions that will make your brain spin its well calculating all the possibilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4Dv...
I am clearly on some kind of board game spring cleaning thing, because i just went through my x-wing and culled a ton of the superfluous tokens and cards that are just taking up space.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I am clearly on some kind of board game spring cleaning thing, because i just went through my x-wing and culled a ton of the superfluous tokens and cards that are just taking up space.
So sweet seeing my local book store do a promo for my book now that it has arrived in New Zealand!
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So sweet seeing my local book store do a promo for my book now that it has arrived in New Zealand!
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
101 board games to try before you die (of boredom) is a whistle stop tour through modern games that are both visually appealing great looking games and great games to play as well.
Do buy it :)
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Hey look, another big reprint! This is one that I like but don't love. I'm not a huge worker placement fan (they often end up devolving into turn order battles I think) but this is a great first step into that genre.
Lords of Waterdeep coming back from a new publisher. It's now with @renegadegamestudios.com
You can pre-order it now:
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You can pre-order it now:
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Lords of Waterdeep PRE-ORDER
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November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hey look, another big reprint! This is one that I like but don't love. I'm not a huge worker placement fan (they often end up devolving into turn order battles I think) but this is a great first step into that genre.