Andy VZ
@andyvz.bsky.social
Tabletop game dev/project manager for over a decade, currently with Trick or Treat Studios. Opinions my own.
Fantasy, sci-fi, comic, & video game enthusiast. He/him.
Fantasy, sci-fi, comic, & video game enthusiast. He/him.
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Andy VZ
@andyvz.bsky.social
· May 10
This is either exactly what you want when you walk into a bookshop, or this is a nightmare for you
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Gotta go back, back to the past!
It's time to take one of our first of many dives back into the past for #boardgames we loved-- and this time we're going many years back to chat about some oldies but goodies we loved before we even made an OFPG channel!
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J547...
It's time to take one of our first of many dives back into the past for #boardgames we loved-- and this time we're going many years back to chat about some oldies but goodies we loved before we even made an OFPG channel!
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J547...
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Gotta go back, back to the past!
It's time to take one of our first of many dives back into the past for #boardgames we loved-- and this time we're going many years back to chat about some oldies but goodies we loved before we even made an OFPG channel!
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J547...
It's time to take one of our first of many dives back into the past for #boardgames we loved-- and this time we're going many years back to chat about some oldies but goodies we loved before we even made an OFPG channel!
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J547...
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Together, we raised over $600,000 for @translifeline.org this year. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful. We have come together to say to our trans friends and family that they are loved and that they are not alone.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Together, we raised over $600,000 for @translifeline.org this year. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful. We have come together to say to our trans friends and family that they are loved and that they are not alone.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
Trans rights are human rights.
When we gather together, we can make Magic.
Unearthed my old iPod. Anyone have a good recommendation for software to interface with it? iTunes doesn't see the files (I assume because they weren't bought via Apple Music) and WinAmp is taking about 20 minutes to recognize each song.
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Unearthed my old iPod. Anyone have a good recommendation for software to interface with it? iTunes doesn't see the files (I assume because they weren't bought via Apple Music) and WinAmp is taking about 20 minutes to recognize each song.
"Puerto Rico" special edition. It's nice playing with nice bits, though getting everything back in the box takes some doing.
For those who haven't played: Role-selection farming game. Take turns selecting a role/action. Everyone does the action but the person who chose it gets a stronger version.
For those who haven't played: Role-selection farming game. Take turns selecting a role/action. Everyone does the action but the person who chose it gets a stronger version.
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"Puerto Rico" special edition. It's nice playing with nice bits, though getting everything back in the box takes some doing.
For those who haven't played: Role-selection farming game. Take turns selecting a role/action. Everyone does the action but the person who chose it gets a stronger version.
For those who haven't played: Role-selection farming game. Take turns selecting a role/action. Everyone does the action but the person who chose it gets a stronger version.
Finished watching Wonder Man last night, I thought it was very good.
In part, because I think too many super-hero shows/movies are super-hero ACTION movies, and not enough think about the second attribute being different. Mystery, romance, horror, noir, drama, roadtrip, buddy cop, rom-com etc.
In part, because I think too many super-hero shows/movies are super-hero ACTION movies, and not enough think about the second attribute being different. Mystery, romance, horror, noir, drama, roadtrip, buddy cop, rom-com etc.
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Finished watching Wonder Man last night, I thought it was very good.
In part, because I think too many super-hero shows/movies are super-hero ACTION movies, and not enough think about the second attribute being different. Mystery, romance, horror, noir, drama, roadtrip, buddy cop, rom-com etc.
In part, because I think too many super-hero shows/movies are super-hero ACTION movies, and not enough think about the second attribute being different. Mystery, romance, horror, noir, drama, roadtrip, buddy cop, rom-com etc.
"12 Rivers" - take turns placing walls on tracks to interrupt and claim marbles that roll into them from the top; or claim tiles that draw you cards and give you a scoring condition. Put marbles on tiles to score, spend cards to place higher on the river or for special abilities. #boardgames
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"12 Rivers" - take turns placing walls on tracks to interrupt and claim marbles that roll into them from the top; or claim tiles that draw you cards and give you a scoring condition. Put marbles on tiles to score, spend cards to place higher on the river or for special abilities. #boardgames
Mark Poole is doing a Kickstarter for playmats, with the original M:tG art for counterspell, birds of paradise, and library of Alexandria:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ori...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ori...
Mark Poole Playmat Collection
Limited Edition, Extended Art, Officially Licensed Magic: the Gathering Playmats and Prints by the world renowned Mark Poole
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Mark Poole is doing a Kickstarter for playmats, with the original M:tG art for counterspell, birds of paradise, and library of Alexandria:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ori...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ori...
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"Arborea" - you're nature spirits trying to be the best at healing biomes. Action spaces reward you for waiting on them longer before activating, and for going places where other people are already. Resources you gather but don't immediately use go in a shared pool and earn you VP.
February 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"Arborea" - you're nature spirits trying to be the best at healing biomes. Action spaces reward you for waiting on them longer before activating, and for going places where other people are already. Resources you gather but don't immediately use go in a shared pool and earn you VP.
As someone who grew up in Tarrant county, I'm pleasantly surprised.
If you had told me it was In Austin, I would be like "oh sure, Austin is considered purple but keeps getting gerrymandered to suppress it, so a seat getting flipped there isn't surprising". But Fort Worth? That's not trivial.
If you had told me it was In Austin, I would be like "oh sure, Austin is considered purple but keeps getting gerrymandered to suppress it, so a seat getting flipped there isn't surprising". But Fort Worth? That's not trivial.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
As someone who grew up in Tarrant county, I'm pleasantly surprised.
If you had told me it was In Austin, I would be like "oh sure, Austin is considered purple but keeps getting gerrymandered to suppress it, so a seat getting flipped there isn't surprising". But Fort Worth? That's not trivial.
If you had told me it was In Austin, I would be like "oh sure, Austin is considered purple but keeps getting gerrymandered to suppress it, so a seat getting flipped there isn't surprising". But Fort Worth? That's not trivial.
LEGO owl Dreamzz set! The little guy is funny because there's no way he could stay standing with the claw in the air like they depict in the book.
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
LEGO owl Dreamzz set! The little guy is funny because there's no way he could stay standing with the claw in the air like they depict in the book.
Watching the first episode of "The Beauty" on Hulu, a show about a virus that makes you beautiful but with horrible side effects.
First ad break has 2 commercials: one for the show itself, and one for Botox.
There's no way that a human selected those ads.
First ad break has 2 commercials: one for the show itself, and one for Botox.
There's no way that a human selected those ads.
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Watching the first episode of "The Beauty" on Hulu, a show about a virus that makes you beautiful but with horrible side effects.
First ad break has 2 commercials: one for the show itself, and one for Botox.
There's no way that a human selected those ads.
First ad break has 2 commercials: one for the show itself, and one for Botox.
There's no way that a human selected those ads.
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Cleaning off a keyboard like...
a person is standing on a white surface with a black square on it
Alt: Extremely dirty rug being cleaned, it takes multiple passes.
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Cleaning off a keyboard like...
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Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
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As someone who grew up in Texas but now has to shovel snow off a driveway, here's my recommendations 🧵:
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
As someone who grew up in Texas but now has to shovel snow off a driveway, here's my recommendations 🧵:
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
Reading the news every day like
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Reading the news every day like
"As in life, chill for best results"
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"As in life, chill for best results"
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Board game industry people moves:
- Ross Thompson leaves Asmodee’s Atomic Mass Games
- Druid City Games brings in ex-Incredible Dream marketing director Ilya Ushakov
- Ross Connell joins Mantic from North Star Games
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
- Ross Thompson leaves Asmodee’s Atomic Mass Games
- Druid City Games brings in ex-Incredible Dream marketing director Ilya Ushakov
- Ross Connell joins Mantic from North Star Games
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Board game industry people moves:
- Ross Thompson leaves Asmodee’s Atomic Mass Games
- Druid City Games brings in ex-Incredible Dream marketing director Ilya Ushakov
- Ross Connell joins Mantic from North Star Games
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
- Ross Thompson leaves Asmodee’s Atomic Mass Games
- Druid City Games brings in ex-Incredible Dream marketing director Ilya Ushakov
- Ross Connell joins Mantic from North Star Games
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
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Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sometimes you just have to let a shirt pass on to that great rag bin in the sky.
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Sometimes you just have to let a shirt pass on to that great rag bin in the sky.
As someone who grew up in Texas but now has to shovel snow off a driveway, here's my recommendations 🧵:
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
As someone who grew up in Texas but now has to shovel snow off a driveway, here's my recommendations 🧵:
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.
Get the shovels that are a curved piece of metal, not plastic ones with a metal edge. Plastic ones are worse at scraping the ice hidden underneath and break after a couple of seasons.