J from 3 Minute board games
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Parks 2nd edition in about 3 minutes
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Today's video is Parks 2nd edition. An updated version of the game that combines elements from 1st edition and its expansions, and uses new art work. Parks is one of the best foundation games around and I recommend people take a look at it.
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
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Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
February 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
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If you use AI to design a board game, or do the artwork for your board game, I will never buy it, never play it, never review it, and I will side-eye your company for all future projects.
If you brag about doing it, you're a weapons grade douche bag, that doesn't deserve a place in our industry.
If you brag about doing it, you're a weapons grade douche bag, that doesn't deserve a place in our industry.
February 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
If you use AI to design a board game, or do the artwork for your board game, I will never buy it, never play it, never review it, and I will side-eye your company for all future projects.
If you brag about doing it, you're a weapons grade douche bag, that doesn't deserve a place in our industry.
If you brag about doing it, you're a weapons grade douche bag, that doesn't deserve a place in our industry.
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Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
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Don't forget game-icons.net either.
4170 free SVG and PNG icons for your games or apps | Game-icons.net
game-icons.net
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Don't forget game-icons.net either.
Wow, this is absolutely amazing and a great resource I had no idea existed until now.
Amazing, thank you
Amazing, thank you
I use thenounproject.com religiously for my images and icons. And if I can’t find something that fits, I’ll just google and image and slap it on.
You don’t need any skills in graphic design (though perhaps you may need space to develop visual taste) to make a very suitable prototype for pitching.
You don’t need any skills in graphic design (though perhaps you may need space to develop visual taste) to make a very suitable prototype for pitching.
10M Free Icons & Stock Photos | SVG & PNG | Download Today
🎨 Discover 10M high-quality SVG & PNG icons & stock photos for your next project. 🔍 Find the perfect icon or photo in seconds!
thenounproject.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Wow, this is absolutely amazing and a great resource I had no idea existed until now.
Amazing, thank you
Amazing, thank you
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For designers at the start/early of a game, it’s important to look at prototypes of signed games and really internalize how utterly plain and in-fancy your prototypes can and should be, and still be pitch-ready.
Many prototypes are overdeveloped, when you can save time on preparing your pitch! 🎲✂️
Many prototypes are overdeveloped, when you can save time on preparing your pitch! 🎲✂️
Got to play Dino Racer 🦖 with friends yesterday—so I took the opportunity to take comparison photos with the prototype!!
I forgot how charming the original prototype was. It’s awesome seeing what has stayed the same between the two versions.
The new art adds so much liveliness on the table!
I forgot how charming the original prototype was. It’s awesome seeing what has stayed the same between the two versions.
The new art adds so much liveliness on the table!
February 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
For designers at the start/early of a game, it’s important to look at prototypes of signed games and really internalize how utterly plain and in-fancy your prototypes can and should be, and still be pitch-ready.
Many prototypes are overdeveloped, when you can save time on preparing your pitch! 🎲✂️
Many prototypes are overdeveloped, when you can save time on preparing your pitch! 🎲✂️
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Government’s plan to import LNG for electricity generation would cost households and businesses up to $8.3bn
Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps
evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...
Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps
evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...
Solar, heat pumps ‘lower cost’ path than LNG for electrification, says NZGBC
A new report argues New Zealand can meet its looming energy shortfall by accelerating rooftop solar and electric hot water
evsandbeyond.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Government’s plan to import LNG for electricity generation would cost households and businesses up to $8.3bn
Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps
evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...
Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps
evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...
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For folks not in our region, I know we have a reputation for wind. But what was so scary overnight was there was no let up.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
February 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
For folks not in our region, I know we have a reputation for wind. But what was so scary overnight was there was no let up.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I legitimately don't understand why the Australian State of Origin should even be considered for Auckland.
How fucked off are Aussie league fans at having their national treasure sold to Auckland in order to fleece them of tourist dollars?
How is this PM level shit? It really boggles me
How fucked off are Aussie league fans at having their national treasure sold to Auckland in order to fleece them of tourist dollars?
How is this PM level shit? It really boggles me
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I legitimately don't understand why the Australian State of Origin should even be considered for Auckland.
How fucked off are Aussie league fans at having their national treasure sold to Auckland in order to fleece them of tourist dollars?
How is this PM level shit? It really boggles me
How fucked off are Aussie league fans at having their national treasure sold to Auckland in order to fleece them of tourist dollars?
How is this PM level shit? It really boggles me
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LLMs have ruined stories about machine intelligences for me
No, Legion, I'm not sure the geth have a soul actually
No, Legion, I'm not sure the geth have a soul actually
February 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
LLMs have ruined stories about machine intelligences for me
No, Legion, I'm not sure the geth have a soul actually
No, Legion, I'm not sure the geth have a soul actually
A spirit Island channel, full of 100s of strategy guides and playthroughs of the game is gone.
The creator was rabidly pro-ICE and wouldn't shut about it and after being banned from the discord deleted his own channel in a huff
How do you spend 1000s of hours playing spirit island and not get it?
The creator was rabidly pro-ICE and wouldn't shut about it and after being banned from the discord deleted his own channel in a huff
How do you spend 1000s of hours playing spirit island and not get it?
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A spirit Island channel, full of 100s of strategy guides and playthroughs of the game is gone.
The creator was rabidly pro-ICE and wouldn't shut about it and after being banned from the discord deleted his own channel in a huff
How do you spend 1000s of hours playing spirit island and not get it?
The creator was rabidly pro-ICE and wouldn't shut about it and after being banned from the discord deleted his own channel in a huff
How do you spend 1000s of hours playing spirit island and not get it?
This is literally what the Turpin's did to their own kids in a case that shocked the world. Tormenting starving children with food is a special kind of torture. Those people got long long sentences for their cruelty.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_...
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is literally what the Turpin's did to their own kids in a case that shocked the world. Tormenting starving children with food is a special kind of torture. Those people got long long sentences for their cruelty.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpin_...
Gaming is totally a niche thing for nerds. That's why a new store in Palmy has lines around the block on opening day right?
Love to see this, even if it is mostly CCG focused they do carry board games. Just neat to see a games store being treated like a big deal when it opens.
Love to see this, even if it is mostly CCG focused they do carry board games. Just neat to see a games store being treated like a big deal when it opens.
February 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Gaming is totally a niche thing for nerds. That's why a new store in Palmy has lines around the block on opening day right?
Love to see this, even if it is mostly CCG focused they do carry board games. Just neat to see a games store being treated like a big deal when it opens.
Love to see this, even if it is mostly CCG focused they do carry board games. Just neat to see a games store being treated like a big deal when it opens.
Today's video is Parks 2nd edition. An updated version of the game that combines elements from 1st edition and its expansions, and uses new art work. Parks is one of the best foundation games around and I recommend people take a look at it.
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
Parks 2nd edition in about 3 minutes
YouTube video by 3 Minute Board Games
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February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today's video is Parks 2nd edition. An updated version of the game that combines elements from 1st edition and its expansions, and uses new art work. Parks is one of the best foundation games around and I recommend people take a look at it.
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
youtu.be/VMefu1kUP0Y
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You love to see it
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 AM
You love to see it
And I am back to having 8 reviews in the can ready to go out after the Christmas break used up my stockpile!
I did these as a big batch as well so i could leave the lighting rig setup for photos etc.
I did these as a big batch as well so i could leave the lighting rig setup for photos etc.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
And I am back to having 8 reviews in the can ready to go out after the Christmas break used up my stockpile!
I did these as a big batch as well so i could leave the lighting rig setup for photos etc.
I did these as a big batch as well so i could leave the lighting rig setup for photos etc.
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Every time a Government MP gives a speech at first (or any!) reading that lasts five seconds and consists of "this is a good bill and I commend it to the House", they're spitting in your face. It's their job to thoroughly explore every bill and explain why it is necessary to change the law. #NZPOL
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Every time a Government MP gives a speech at first (or any!) reading that lasts five seconds and consists of "this is a good bill and I commend it to the House", they're spitting in your face. It's their job to thoroughly explore every bill and explain why it is necessary to change the law. #NZPOL
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February 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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I want to thank people who took the time to read the document and watch the video I shared. It is also important to me that it is understood: I do not believe Matthew, Paula, Monique or Naveen (or anyone else) had involvement (or awareness) of the actions the owner of Game Night Picks took. 1/4
February 11, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I want to thank people who took the time to read the document and watch the video I shared. It is also important to me that it is understood: I do not believe Matthew, Paula, Monique or Naveen (or anyone else) had involvement (or awareness) of the actions the owner of Game Night Picks took. 1/4
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Just a little teaser from Night Witches.
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just a little teaser from Night Witches.
"As a professional athlete, how was I to know that the performance enhancing drugs I was taking huge amounts of would both boost my performance, and also lead to me getting caught?
I apologize for not knowing that performance booster 3000 would boost performance"
This post is not about sports...
I apologize for not knowing that performance booster 3000 would boost performance"
This post is not about sports...
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"As a professional athlete, how was I to know that the performance enhancing drugs I was taking huge amounts of would both boost my performance, and also lead to me getting caught?
I apologize for not knowing that performance booster 3000 would boost performance"
This post is not about sports...
I apologize for not knowing that performance booster 3000 would boost performance"
This post is not about sports...
One of the reasons we are looking to get off natural gas ASAP is the line charges are 75% of the bill. If you don't use a drop of water, they will still charge you 120 a month for gas
these are the 4 days we were away on holiday using zero water. Compare the flat charge to our usage.
Awful.
these are the 4 days we were away on holiday using zero water. Compare the flat charge to our usage.
Awful.
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
One of the reasons we are looking to get off natural gas ASAP is the line charges are 75% of the bill. If you don't use a drop of water, they will still charge you 120 a month for gas
these are the 4 days we were away on holiday using zero water. Compare the flat charge to our usage.
Awful.
these are the 4 days we were away on holiday using zero water. Compare the flat charge to our usage.
Awful.
A reminder that you can always look up a you tube channel on Social blade. If you are a publisher I recommend getting used to it.
Look for weird subscriber spikes, how many views each video gets. You can learn a lot about a channel this way.
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Look for weird subscriber spikes, how many views each video gets. You can learn a lot about a channel this way.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A reminder that you can always look up a you tube channel on Social blade. If you are a publisher I recommend getting used to it.
Look for weird subscriber spikes, how many views each video gets. You can learn a lot about a channel this way.
socialblade.com/youtube/hand...
Look for weird subscriber spikes, how many views each video gets. You can learn a lot about a channel this way.
socialblade.com/youtube/hand...
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Today I emailed publishers about a concerning practice a board game media creator engaged in. This will likely become public, so I'm providing the details here to give the full context of what I shared.
1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
1/2
1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
1/2
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February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Today I emailed publishers about a concerning practice a board game media creator engaged in. This will likely become public, so I'm providing the details here to give the full context of what I shared.
1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
1/2
1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
1/2