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/
Our favorite game from Dice Tower West 2025 launches soon.
Gingham from @bitewinggames.bsky.social is lookin gorgeous! Well done @asmeesh.bsky.social
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Unboxing Gingham
YouTube video by Bitewing Games
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April 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our favorite game from Dice Tower West 2025 launches soon.
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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! 🎲✂️
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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!
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It's been mentioned a couple times now, so I'm boosting this one - I'm very pleased to have my first published game come out with @hollandspiele.bsky.social later this year! Can't wait to see it in print and on tables.
coming this year -
* Sykes-Picot by @rollplusfun.bsky.social
* Persuasion by @xoe.gay
* my big shields & swords game
* my space train game
* possibly the IP game (official announcement soonish)
* dragon pizza
* Sykes-Picot by @rollplusfun.bsky.social
* Persuasion by @xoe.gay
* my big shields & swords game
* my space train game
* possibly the IP game (official announcement soonish)
* dragon pizza
March 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It's been mentioned a couple times now, so I'm boosting this one - I'm very pleased to have my first published game come out with @hollandspiele.bsky.social later this year! Can't wait to see it in print and on tables.
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Amabel is doing great work with her video series, producing wonderful thought-provoking essays, and I'd highly recommend watching all of them. The latest hits particularly hard for me, making a strong case for board games' capacity to be serious art and exploring their use of mechanisms as metaphor.
It’s finally here! Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning takes a look at how board games make persuasive arguments, how they might move us emotionally, and how the ways we talk about the form might hinder its development.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning
YouTube video by Mary & Amabel Holland
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March 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Amabel is doing great work with her video series, producing wonderful thought-provoking essays, and I'd highly recommend watching all of them. The latest hits particularly hard for me, making a strong case for board games' capacity to be serious art and exploring their use of mechanisms as metaphor.
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Reminder: SD HistCon Winter Quarters begins in the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 8. There will be tons of great seminars and demos from the likes of @volko.bsky.social @mildamatildagames.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social & more tabletop.events/conventions/...
SDHist Online 2025 Winter Quarters
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February 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Reminder: SD HistCon Winter Quarters begins in the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 8. There will be tons of great seminars and demos from the likes of @volko.bsky.social @mildamatildagames.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social & more tabletop.events/conventions/...
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This is an excellent point. I would rather a game have a clear voice and some sharp edges than be “perfectly polished” and say nothing at all.
This is the biggest reason I have an allergic reaction to anyone who gives design advice couched in the language of "fun" or "engagement" Pull on that thread and you'll find it takes you to some best practice that was originally used to build slot machines or determine the most effective pop-ups.
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is an excellent point. I would rather a game have a clear voice and some sharp edges than be “perfectly polished” and say nothing at all.
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Here is the link to National Public Radio's upcoming story on "board game culture" that will include our own Tory Brown @downtowntbrown.bsky.social
the1a.org/segments/the...
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The new American board game craze
Many tabletop gamers are clearing their calendars and pulling up chairs.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Here is the link to National Public Radio's upcoming story on "board game culture" that will include our own Tory Brown @downtowntbrown.bsky.social
the1a.org/segments/the...
the1a.org/segments/the...
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I once wrote an article that I hard dislike Secret Hitler and especially the narrative that nazis are somehow smart, sneaky people that you have to "find out" to battle them.
They are not. They are absolutly clear about what they are. As is evident again. Nothing on all of this is a surprise.
They are not. They are absolutly clear about what they are. As is evident again. Nothing on all of this is a surprise.
Das Secret-Hitler- Problem
Secret Hitler ist ein Deduktionsspiel von den Machern von Cards against Humanity. So ziemlich alle Rezensionen über dieses Spiel beinhalten einen mehr oder minder großen Teil, bei dem der Rezensent…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I once wrote an article that I hard dislike Secret Hitler and especially the narrative that nazis are somehow smart, sneaky people that you have to "find out" to battle them.
They are not. They are absolutly clear about what they are. As is evident again. Nothing on all of this is a surprise.
They are not. They are absolutly clear about what they are. As is evident again. Nothing on all of this is a surprise.
Play stats for 2024. First, by number of plays- and then by estimated time played. 1/2
January 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Play stats for 2024. First, by number of plays- and then by estimated time played. 1/2
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Great time at PAX Unplugged! Really enjoyed demoing games for @bitewinggames.bsky.social! My love of Reiner Knizia games has been very much reinforced ❤️
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December 9, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Great time at PAX Unplugged! Really enjoyed demoing games for @bitewinggames.bsky.social! My love of Reiner Knizia games has been very much reinforced ❤️
@npfet.bsky.social
@npfet.bsky.social
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Alex is incredibly deserving if this award - congrats!
If you’re at PAX right now, swing by the Unpub room and tell him congratulations in person!
If you’re at PAX right now, swing by the Unpub room and tell him congratulations in person!
Congrats to @alexknight.bsky.social on winning the 2024 Summit Award! More information can be found here on "Land and Freedom" (published by Blue Panther LLC), the award, and the other nominees: sdhist.com/2024-summit-...
December 6, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Alex is incredibly deserving if this award - congrats!
If you’re at PAX right now, swing by the Unpub room and tell him congratulations in person!
If you’re at PAX right now, swing by the Unpub room and tell him congratulations in person!
First night of PAX U and playing Pax Porfiriana with @candidrum.bsky.social @mandapandala.bsky.social @kodatron.bsky.social #paxatpax
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 AM
First night of PAX U and playing Pax Porfiriana with @candidrum.bsky.social @mandapandala.bsky.social @kodatron.bsky.social #paxatpax
Flew into Philadelphia a week early ahead of PAX Unplugged! We’ll be helping demo at the @bitewinggames.bsky.social booth. Come by and say hi!
November 30, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Flew into Philadelphia a week early ahead of PAX Unplugged! We’ll be helping demo at the @bitewinggames.bsky.social booth. Come by and say hi!
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NEW POST: I love learning about history, I love learning about game designs, and I love playing all types of games. And I’ve been lucky to have gamed with some of the coolest and interesting people in the hobby! Here's what I played at SDHistCon.
www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2024/11/20/s...
www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2024/11/20/s...
SDHistCon: Giant John Company, Shakespeare's First Folio, Hell-Raisers in Kanawha County -
I love learning about history, I love learning about people’s design projects, and I love playing all types of games. And I’ve been lucky to have met and gamed with some of the coolest and interesting...
www.boardgamemeeplelady.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
NEW POST: I love learning about history, I love learning about game designs, and I love playing all types of games. And I’ve been lucky to have gamed with some of the coolest and interesting people in the hobby! Here's what I played at SDHistCon.
www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2024/11/20/s...
www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2024/11/20/s...
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The Kickstarter campaign for First Monday in October is now live! www.firstmondayinoctober.com
First Monday in October
Shape the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court and advocate for or against famous cases in American history.
www.firstmondayinoctober.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
The Kickstarter campaign for First Monday in October is now live! www.firstmondayinoctober.com
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My favorite of the event was Gibberers—shoutout to Candice Harris for teaching.
Our fake language had some limits but excelled in some areas. (If, for example, you needed to communicate a death by bee stings in your posterior, you'd be well understood.)
Anyone know where I can score a copy?
Our fake language had some limits but excelled in some areas. (If, for example, you needed to communicate a death by bee stings in your posterior, you'd be well understood.)
Anyone know where I can score a copy?
November 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM
My favorite of the event was Gibberers—shoutout to Candice Harris for teaching.
Our fake language had some limits but excelled in some areas. (If, for example, you needed to communicate a death by bee stings in your posterior, you'd be well understood.)
Anyone know where I can score a copy?
Our fake language had some limits but excelled in some areas. (If, for example, you needed to communicate a death by bee stings in your posterior, you'd be well understood.)
Anyone know where I can score a copy?
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Back to work today but still on a high from @sdhistcon.bsky.social! The gang closing out Sunday night.
November 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Back to work today but still on a high from @sdhistcon.bsky.social! The gang closing out Sunday night.