Nathan Nontell
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neutralangel.bsky.social
Nathan Nontell
@neutralangel.bsky.social
Loves to play boardgames and write code.
I just backed The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast 2025 on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/sec...
The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast 2025
The Cabal is bustin' loose with more of what you're lookin for - weekly tabletop gaming podcasts and other irreverent tomfoolery!
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.
July 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Get your heavy metal board game shirt in a variety of styles and colors! danielsolis.threadless.com/designs/heav...
July 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I've been working on this one for a while, and now I'm happy to finally get it out there! If you've ever been interested in playing Earthborne Rangers by @earthbornegames.bsky.social, this will get you started in no time!

Well...less than a half hour anyway.
How to Play Earthborne Rangers in 27 Minutes
YouTube video by RTFM
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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OMG... Flip 7 is so complicated, Asmodee UK decided to let AI take a crack at the rules...
(the screenshot is only the start of this.. this... this.) #Boardgames

AI will screw us all

www.asmodee.co.uk/blogs/news/h...
July 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My 10 year old had to draw some of the crazy stories we came up with while playing Wilmot's Warehouse. What a cool game! I couldn't believe we got everything right and I think I still remember it all! @cmyk.games
March 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Every single year my anxiety brain tells me that this is the year no one turns out...and every single year we break the previous year's record.

Together, we raised half a million dollars for @translifeline.bsky.social!💜💜💜

Trans rights are human rights, and all are deserving of equality and love. 🏳️‍⚧️
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is the exact inspiration I needed today!
January 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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There's something needs to be said
And it's important
You don't need to be gay to stick up for your gay friends
You don't need to be trans to stick up for your trans friends
You don't need to be Jewish or muslim or Hindu or black or white
You only need to be good people
To stick up for your friends
January 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Absolutely love all of OK Go's music videos, so it was great to see another one of theirs release a couple of days ago. I just cannot comprehend how much work it took to get this filmed, including colour co-ordinating all of the phone cases... 🤯

youtu.be/MOEULOSVNK4?...
OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill (Official Video)
YouTube video by OK Go
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I need a little help with my New Year’s Resolution: how many board games should I take with me on the Appalachian Trail?
December 31, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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I’m giving away some of my unplayed games to increase my presence on Bluesky.

Repost with a holiday comment and I’ll choose a random winner from all reposts on the 25th, 27th, 29th, and 31st of December. Free shipping in US only.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
December 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
My favorite gift this Christmas is the boardgame that my 10yo made for me, The Camping Game. I think he's about ready to join #TTGDA! 😍
December 25, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I can't wait to read this awesome Christmas gift I just opened! 😁 @timclare.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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Unbelievable. The good news is, you can find First Monday in October yourself instead of waiting for a Facebook ad. Spread some love for this meaty historical tug-of-war game by my friend Talia! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...
December 5, 2024 at 12:54 PM
disgusting 🤮
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
My favorite winter album, Winterland by The Okee Dokee Brothers. Ostensibly children's music, it's a lyrical masterpiece. From the warmth of Blankets of Snow to the lessons of Snowpeople to the heartbreaking beauty of Great Grandmother Tree; absolute banger of album.
open.spotify.com/album/1Lkr1V...
Winterland
The Okee Dokee Brothers · Album · 2018 · 16 songs
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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What do we want?

TRAINS

When do we want them?

CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1870 ONWARD WITH APPROPRIATE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TRAIN BUBBLE BURSTING WITHOUT ABANDONING THE CONCEPT
November 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Wow, this absolutely fascinating reading!
Some of you might be living your lives without having read one of my favourite research papers on boardgames: 'Nonlexical “Moans”: Response Cries in Board Game Interactions', analysing 34 hours of gameplay & studying every moan a player made.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Nonlexical “Moans”: Response Cries in Board Game Interactions
This article examines nonlexical vocalizations in board game interactions, focusing on “moans.” Moans are prolonged, voiced, response cries. Moans react to game events where the player has suffered...
www.tandfonline.com
November 8, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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Always 💖

Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM