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/
Agreed- our favorite cons are the prototype heavy ones.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Agreed- our favorite cons are the prototype heavy ones.
Amanda and I hosted NamandaCon (Nate+Amanda=Namanda) after SDHistCon, and then ended the Con Crawl with BGGCon, with Candice and both Matts throughout. I didn't fully track but highlights were Speak Easy, Iwari, Oranges and Lemons, Times Up (thx @ericlang.bsky.social), and a couple prototypes.
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amanda and I hosted NamandaCon (Nate+Amanda=Namanda) after SDHistCon, and then ended the Con Crawl with BGGCon, with Candice and both Matts throughout. I didn't fully track but highlights were Speak Easy, Iwari, Oranges and Lemons, Times Up (thx @ericlang.bsky.social), and a couple prototypes.
Is that a selfie with the oldest playtester on staff?
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Is that a selfie with the oldest playtester on staff?
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Agreed, board games feel very nascent as a medium.
August 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Agreed, board games feel very nascent as a medium.
Growing up I’d spend all day at the library flipping through those books
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Growing up I’d spend all day at the library flipping through those books
Unleavened 2:
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
July 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Unleavened 2:
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
The more I bake, the more I make.
Fold the leaven, fold the boule.
Behind the [oven] door, should I use the pizza stone on you. 🎶
Agggh @candidrum.bsky.social keeps mentioning it and we really want to see it. Hopefully a broader or streaming release soon. Congrats!
June 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Agggh @candidrum.bsky.social keeps mentioning it and we really want to see it. Hopefully a broader or streaming release soon. Congrats!
Slay the Spire, Century Spice Road, and… that’s it for this past week! Busy week with work.
May 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Slay the Spire, Century Spice Road, and… that’s it for this past week! Busy week with work.
Also, @danthurot.bsky.social, what do you use to make the grid of games graphic?
April 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Also, @danthurot.bsky.social, what do you use to make the grid of games graphic?
At a local con as well (@rollplusfun.bsky.social is being modest, he organized it!): Hab & Gut, Rebel Princess, Molly House, Dune (OG, not Imperium), Darwin's Choice, Troyes, 7 Wonders: Architects, Bites, Agent Avenue, and Dwellings of Eldervale.
April 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
At a local con as well (@rollplusfun.bsky.social is being modest, he organized it!): Hab & Gut, Rebel Princess, Molly House, Dune (OG, not Imperium), Darwin's Choice, Troyes, 7 Wonders: Architects, Bites, Agent Avenue, and Dwellings of Eldervale.
Stationfall definitely. The King is Dead is another one that comes to mind.
April 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Stationfall definitely. The King is Dead is another one that comes to mind.
🙌 And if @mikedilisio.bsky.social is asked to reevaluate that ranking, it might go up or it might go bust!
April 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🙌 And if @mikedilisio.bsky.social is asked to reevaluate that ranking, it might go up or it might go bust!
Thanks! My gaming group has been discussing the mask quite a bit, so was curious to hear from the designer perspective on that.
April 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thanks! My gaming group has been discussing the mask quite a bit, so was curious to hear from the designer perspective on that.
Hi Jo, good to meet you at PaxU and we've really enjoyed our plays. Question: Is the mask item intended to be very powerful such that non-informant players need to guard against?
April 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hi Jo, good to meet you at PaxU and we've really enjoyed our plays. Question: Is the mask item intended to be very powerful such that non-informant players need to guard against?
Very light week- Ready, Set, Bet; Pipeline; Cosmic Encounter Duel; and an untitled prototype. Enjoyed Pipeline and the prototype. 👍🏻
April 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Very light week- Ready, Set, Bet; Pipeline; Cosmic Encounter Duel; and an untitled prototype. Enjoyed Pipeline and the prototype. 👍🏻
Tash Kalar is very very good
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Tash Kalar is very very good
(No pun intended that he is '[dice] towering' of course)
April 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
(No pun intended that he is '[dice] towering' of course)