…good point. Ugh.

To clarify, if you’re not going on principle I think it’s a good call. The bill likely doesn’t impact BGGCon directly tho

Is BGGcon held in a govt building or a school though? Not that I’m trying to deter you from -not- going to TX, that place sucks and I hate having to go back to see family

Didn’t get approved :( would love to meet up tho

Laaaaaame

The extent of their gatekeeping and conflicts of interest given the potential for the platform astounds and disappoints me

BGG is a major albatross around the neck of the hobby imo

Ooo, keeping an eye in this. Last batch of stickers I got was from those assholes who thought I wanted hot sauce with my order…

I’m so sorry

The latest from Button Shy is a breath of fresh air!

Can’t wait until my issue arrives!

Absolutely 100%! And it’s very curious how specifically that is an issue with tabletop.

I have (half) jokingly spoken with other media folks about reviving the early internet “webring” concept as one way to sidestep some of that. The more I consider it, the more I like the idea, but need to dedicate some time to figuring out what that looks like 😜

I think there are other less benign factors at play when it comes to the perceived desert of board game writing- youtube algorithms, the enshittification of google, gatekeeping at the primary points of entry to the hobby online…