Daniel Wynter
@boardgamefeast.bsky.social
Co-host of @omnigamers.bsky.social
Board games, video games and TTRPGs with a dash of amateur cooking. Ex-Australian and Ex-Archaeologist
Vancouver, BC
He/him
Board games, video games and TTRPGs with a dash of amateur cooking. Ex-Australian and Ex-Archaeologist
Vancouver, BC
He/him
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Daniel Wynter
@boardgamefeast.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Pin it to me, baby!
I'm Daniel, an Omnigamer and amatuer cook who loves to explore new ways of thematic expression in games, especially through the shared experience of food.
My feast content is on hiatus while I explore new options, but you can find me as cohost on @omnigamers.bsky.social
I'm Daniel, an Omnigamer and amatuer cook who loves to explore new ways of thematic expression in games, especially through the shared experience of food.
My feast content is on hiatus while I explore new options, but you can find me as cohost on @omnigamers.bsky.social
The only way AI grifters can soothe their conscience is convincing themselves that everyone is doing it, that it's inevitable and irreversible. Never let them forget that it's a choice.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The only way AI grifters can soothe their conscience is convincing themselves that everyone is doing it, that it's inevitable and irreversible. Never let them forget that it's a choice.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
A weekend of playtesting at @protocon-bc.bsky.social has me thinking about how to be a good playtester and I'm workshopping some ideas for next year. What are your tips for how to be helpful and constructive as a playtester?
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A weekend of playtesting at @protocon-bc.bsky.social has me thinking about how to be a good playtester and I'm workshopping some ideas for next year. What are your tips for how to be helpful and constructive as a playtester?
My daughter has come down with serious Pokemon fever over the last week, mostly via the Horizons anime, which means she's about to be due for a hard lesson in anime localization.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My daughter has come down with serious Pokemon fever over the last week, mostly via the Horizons anime, which means she's about to be due for a hard lesson in anime localization.
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guy who watches Pluribus and immediately recognizes the main character from her role as the "Tutorial Witch" in the 1997 Magic the Gathering computer game
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
guy who watches Pluribus and immediately recognizes the main character from her role as the "Tutorial Witch" in the 1997 Magic the Gathering computer game
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In addition to our Hades 2 discussion, we talk to @dnlnwmn.bsky.social about his work with New Mill Industries, designing and curating Trick Taking games, with hard hitting questions like the origin of Gachapon Trick's toilet frog.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In addition to our Hades 2 discussion, we talk to @dnlnwmn.bsky.social about his work with New Mill Industries, designing and curating Trick Taking games, with hard hitting questions like the origin of Gachapon Trick's toilet frog.
Reposted by Daniel Wynter
After taking time off from my weekly streams, I'm back at it this afternoon with an impromptu multiple 2026 planner unboxing at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm PT. It will be my first Twitch stream (moved from YT after they removed a ban on anti-trans speech) so patience as I work new tech
Twitch.com/polariscreative
Twitch.com/polariscreative
PolarisCreative - Twitch
He/Him. Commercial food photographer and stylist. Also a chronic planner and journaller. Based in Duncan, BC
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November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
After taking time off from my weekly streams, I'm back at it this afternoon with an impromptu multiple 2026 planner unboxing at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm PT. It will be my first Twitch stream (moved from YT after they removed a ban on anti-trans speech) so patience as I work new tech
Twitch.com/polariscreative
Twitch.com/polariscreative
Ragamuffin cupcakes from Kim-Joy's Bake Me A Cat. Schools out for a couple days in a row so told the kid to pick whatever she wants to bake together.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ragamuffin cupcakes from Kim-Joy's Bake Me A Cat. Schools out for a couple days in a row so told the kid to pick whatever she wants to bake together.
Goodnight Universe is out now. Absolutely feasting on Indie Games this month.
Getting a lot of boss baby vibes from this demo.
I missed a chance to play it at the full indie summit, but this thing pulls so many magic tricks. Play as a psychic baby, controlling the game with your face via the webcam (though I'm not sure it's prepared for my cat).
I missed a chance to play it at the full indie summit, but this thing pulls so many magic tricks. Play as a psychic baby, controlling the game with your face via the webcam (though I'm not sure it's prepared for my cat).
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Goodnight Universe is out now. Absolutely feasting on Indie Games this month.
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It's Cardboard Time!!! Episode 122 (tinyurl.com/3ukpru6r) features reviews of Hot Streak @cmyk.games , Video Game Champion @arcanewonders.bsky.social , and Matches @thing12games.bsky.social , as well as a PAX Unplugged 2025 preview.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It's Cardboard Time!!! Episode 122 (tinyurl.com/3ukpru6r) features reviews of Hot Streak @cmyk.games , Video Game Champion @arcanewonders.bsky.social , and Matches @thing12games.bsky.social , as well as a PAX Unplugged 2025 preview.
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Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
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Check out the *next* new hotness before it's even published at our Proto Alley! Meet local indie game designers, and see what's next for the world of tabletop games.
Proto-Alley
Proto Alley The TCTC Proto-Alley is a space for game designers to showcase and playtest their latest unpublished game designs. Meet our local and not-so-local designers, play games that are in…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Check out the *next* new hotness before it's even published at our Proto Alley! Meet local indie game designers, and see what's next for the world of tabletop games.
Daughter is asking when the next game jam is and already iterating on her design from yesterdays
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Daughter is asking when the next game jam is and already iterating on her design from yesterdays
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Ambrosia Sky, Daniels highlight from the Vancouver Game Garden is out now!
Catch our initial impressions here:
Catch our initial impressions here:
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ambrosia Sky, Daniels highlight from the Vancouver Game Garden is out now!
Catch our initial impressions here:
Catch our initial impressions here:
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Hades 2 continues to not entirely click for me. Part of that is just the over-abundance of systems and over-indulgence in length of runs. But this picks at another niggling peeve in the irreverent marvelization of culture.
Hades II demeans the mystery and grandeur of myth through its shallow writing and unserious tone, writes @gracemachine.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Hades II's Ill-Defined, Unserious World Undermines the Depth and Power of Mythology
With its cardboard cutout characters, Hades II flattens the fearful, uneasy mystery of its mythic inspirations.
www.endlessmode.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hades 2 continues to not entirely click for me. Part of that is just the over-abundance of systems and over-indulgence in length of runs. But this picks at another niggling peeve in the irreverent marvelization of culture.
I cannot deny that Hades 2 is an incredibly crafted game but my growing exhaustion with rogue-lites aside, I can't shake the sense that the characters have all the depth of a Coffee Shop AU, gods showing up to present your order of boon with a snappy one liner
Our latest episode has landed.
This week we’re joined by @dnlnwmn.bsky.social to talk about his work with New Mill Industries and experiences at the Tokyo Game Market. Then we descend into a discussion of Hades 2 and put our thoughts to rest.
This week we’re joined by @dnlnwmn.bsky.social to talk about his work with New Mill Industries and experiences at the Tokyo Game Market. Then we descend into a discussion of Hades 2 and put our thoughts to rest.
Hades 2 and Action Rogue-lites with Daniel Newman
We talk to Daniel Newman about New Mill Industries and Tokyo Game Market. Then we descend into a discussion of Hades 2 to put our thoughts to rest.
www.omnigamers.club
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I cannot deny that Hades 2 is an incredibly crafted game but my growing exhaustion with rogue-lites aside, I can't shake the sense that the characters have all the depth of a Coffee Shop AU, gods showing up to present your order of boon with a snappy one liner
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
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The game jam in under way and I've finally wrangled the kids imagination into something cohesive.
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The game jam in under way and I've finally wrangled the kids imagination into something cohesive.
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
The game jam in under way and I've finally wrangled the kids imagination into something cohesive.
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The game jam in under way and I've finally wrangled the kids imagination into something cohesive.
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
@protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social
One of the games at @protocon-bc.bsky.social is designed by an 11 year old! Made sure to bring my daughter in time to playtest it, both to let her see the process and to show support. It's so fantastic to see such a diverse crowd.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
One of the games at @protocon-bc.bsky.social is designed by an 11 year old! Made sure to bring my daughter in time to playtest it, both to let her see the process and to show support. It's so fantastic to see such a diverse crowd.
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If you're not already organizing in your city's efforts to protect your neighbors, do so right now.
Masked Secret police are kidnapping our neighbors every day. Even and especially if you don't hear about it on the news, it's happening.
Join your local neighborhood patrol or response group.
Masked Secret police are kidnapping our neighbors every day. Even and especially if you don't hear about it on the news, it's happening.
Join your local neighborhood patrol or response group.
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you're not already organizing in your city's efforts to protect your neighbors, do so right now.
Masked Secret police are kidnapping our neighbors every day. Even and especially if you don't hear about it on the news, it's happening.
Join your local neighborhood patrol or response group.
Masked Secret police are kidnapping our neighbors every day. Even and especially if you don't hear about it on the news, it's happening.
Join your local neighborhood patrol or response group.
Reposted by Daniel Wynter
Additional tips:
- if your eyes glaze over the entire thing without locking in on any particular detail (helpful for AI since the details are the weakest point)
- Text is garbled, especially the distant smaller ones
- patterns morph into each other unnaturally when viewed up close
- if your eyes glaze over the entire thing without locking in on any particular detail (helpful for AI since the details are the weakest point)
- Text is garbled, especially the distant smaller ones
- patterns morph into each other unnaturally when viewed up close
Some quick tips for spotting gAI slop:
- if the hands don't make sense
- they still have problems with faces, eye directions are often a good tell
- if the light source is one colour but the light is another (eg: the window has a blue sky, but everything inside is red
- if the hands don't make sense
- they still have problems with faces, eye directions are often a good tell
- if the light source is one colour but the light is another (eg: the window has a blue sky, but everything inside is red
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Additional tips:
- if your eyes glaze over the entire thing without locking in on any particular detail (helpful for AI since the details are the weakest point)
- Text is garbled, especially the distant smaller ones
- patterns morph into each other unnaturally when viewed up close
- if your eyes glaze over the entire thing without locking in on any particular detail (helpful for AI since the details are the weakest point)
- Text is garbled, especially the distant smaller ones
- patterns morph into each other unnaturally when viewed up close
@protocon-bc.bsky.social has me thinking about my design that I haven't touched for a few years. Feeling inspired and had some great ideas I'm keen to test.
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@protocon-bc.bsky.social has me thinking about my design that I haven't touched for a few years. Feeling inspired and had some great ideas I'm keen to test.
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Vikings. Goats. Chaos!
Introducing Floksmenn of Fugloy, my latest game design. Stoked to have debuted this game at @protocon-bc.bsky.social - thanks to all the amazing player testers who chased goats, made cheese, and ran away from the Landspirits of Fugloy 🏔️
#gamedesign #boardgames #madeincanada
Introducing Floksmenn of Fugloy, my latest game design. Stoked to have debuted this game at @protocon-bc.bsky.social - thanks to all the amazing player testers who chased goats, made cheese, and ran away from the Landspirits of Fugloy 🏔️
#gamedesign #boardgames #madeincanada
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Vikings. Goats. Chaos!
Introducing Floksmenn of Fugloy, my latest game design. Stoked to have debuted this game at @protocon-bc.bsky.social - thanks to all the amazing player testers who chased goats, made cheese, and ran away from the Landspirits of Fugloy 🏔️
#gamedesign #boardgames #madeincanada
Introducing Floksmenn of Fugloy, my latest game design. Stoked to have debuted this game at @protocon-bc.bsky.social - thanks to all the amazing player testers who chased goats, made cheese, and ran away from the Landspirits of Fugloy 🏔️
#gamedesign #boardgames #madeincanada
Signed up to my first game jam in 5 years. Going to try and convince my daughter to join me for a team submission.
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Signed up to my first game jam in 5 years. Going to try and convince my daughter to join me for a team submission.