Tom Bowers
@cyberdack.bsky.social
Software Developer and enjoyer of fun! My life is devoted to tabletop games. Which is probably why I became the co-host of the series Shelf Stable. Follow me there, too! @shelfstablecast.bsky.social
Playing more in the last week than I think I have in the last 2 months combined:
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Playing more in the last week than I think I have in the last 2 months combined:
Metroid Prime 4 now on hold for me at the library...
Only a 2~ month delay to play vidya game for free?
Anyone else feel like it's almost too good to be true?
Only a 2~ month delay to play vidya game for free?
Anyone else feel like it's almost too good to be true?
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Metroid Prime 4 now on hold for me at the library...
Only a 2~ month delay to play vidya game for free?
Anyone else feel like it's almost too good to be true?
Only a 2~ month delay to play vidya game for free?
Anyone else feel like it's almost too good to be true?
underrated YouTuber right here
i made a video about magical athlete! well, kinda. i made a couple changes. mainly adding a few pieces of paper and some pencils. watch to find out? (call to action!)
the board game where you can race ANYTHING
YouTube video by tim!!!
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
underrated YouTuber right here
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks for the assist @eizebasa.baby !
The great @eizebasa.baby guest hosts on ep72. Hope you've been good this year, cause Eize can see everything.
shelfstablecast.com/72-12-games-...
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Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast: #72: 12* Games for the Holidays ft. Eize Basa
*Give or take the games we mentioned before the main topic. As Tom begins to close in on Kenny's position, a wild Eize Basa of Twitter (RIP) and now Bluesky fame (https://bsky.app/profile/eizebasa.bab...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks for the assist @eizebasa.baby !
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Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
shout-out Kenan Thompson for being genuinely pretty funny and also managing to exclusively appear in movies with less than a 3.0 on letterboxd
December 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
shout-out Kenan Thompson for being genuinely pretty funny and also managing to exclusively appear in movies with less than a 3.0 on letterboxd
I'm facing a serious dilemma where I only have 2 volumes of JJK left to read, but I *hate* reading it on digital...but the English translations won't be out for almost another year...but I'm also so fed up with the story... It's driving me nuts
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm facing a serious dilemma where I only have 2 volumes of JJK left to read, but I *hate* reading it on digital...but the English translations won't be out for almost another year...but I'm also so fed up with the story... It's driving me nuts
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Ha ha, I wrote an entire article about how Small World is a classic board game! This would have been a goof on my part if Small World weren't old enough to drive a car.
ICYMI: Issue 21 is out now! Including our new regular: The Classic, where a Senet writer revisits a masterpiece board game. This issue: @danthurot.bsky.social on Small World. (Illustration by Julian Osbaldstone.) Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ha ha, I wrote an entire article about how Small World is a classic board game! This would have been a goof on my part if Small World weren't old enough to drive a car.
@dogwithagun.bsky.social I will absolutely give Ark Nova another shot (can't speak for Taylor, though, hahaha)
I also think she's wild for liking Seti and hating Nova 🤣
I also think she's wild for liking Seti and hating Nova 🤣
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@dogwithagun.bsky.social I will absolutely give Ark Nova another shot (can't speak for Taylor, though, hahaha)
I also think she's wild for liking Seti and hating Nova 🤣
I also think she's wild for liking Seti and hating Nova 🤣
HE MADE IT!!!!
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
HE MADE IT!!!!
if we're just allowing sports betting in everything now, can we legalize online poker again at least?
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
if we're just allowing sports betting in everything now, can we legalize online poker again at least?
the proper way to read Goodnight Punpun is while listening to Asian Kung Fu Generation
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
the proper way to read Goodnight Punpun is while listening to Asian Kung Fu Generation
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HELLO! If you're looking for an extra squeeze of SU&SD, then both Tom and Emily have recently guested on the fabulous @shelfstablecast.bsky.social !
It's a fantastic, laid-back, and highly tangential approach to board games - and we're big fans. Go take a listen! Right now!
Links below!
It's a fantastic, laid-back, and highly tangential approach to board games - and we're big fans. Go take a listen! Right now!
Links below!
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
HELLO! If you're looking for an extra squeeze of SU&SD, then both Tom and Emily have recently guested on the fabulous @shelfstablecast.bsky.social !
It's a fantastic, laid-back, and highly tangential approach to board games - and we're big fans. Go take a listen! Right now!
Links below!
It's a fantastic, laid-back, and highly tangential approach to board games - and we're big fans. Go take a listen! Right now!
Links below!
they should put me on Jubilee as 1 kooky guy vs 20 normal people
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
they should put me on Jubilee as 1 kooky guy vs 20 normal people
is Dean Norris on this app?
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
is Dean Norris on this app?
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'come on in guys!'
Episode 70 is up! @tombrewster.bsky.social guest hosts and does an excellent Jeff Probst impersonation.
shelfstablecast.com/70-making-a-...
shelfstablecast.com/70-making-a-...
Shelf Stable: A Board Gaming Podcast: #70 Making a Living as a Board Game Critic ft. Tom Brewster
This week, Tom Brewster of Shut Up and Sit Down helps Tom Bowers take over the show in Kenny's unprecedented and unexpected absence. Will Tom and Tom manage to solve the mystery of Kenny's disappearan...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
'come on in guys!'
@shelfstablecast.bsky.social I think we are getting usurped
We tracked down 16 board games from 100 years ago, and will be putting them head to head to find which ones are still worth playing, and which one will be crowned the Best Antique Board Game Of All Time. Join us for the first of this special two-part episode, at: youtu.be/csmZlVp_Xlw
Best 100-Year-Old Board Game Showdown! - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
@shelfstablecast.bsky.social I think we are getting usurped
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Punpun em Manaus.
Por Inio Asano
Por Inio Asano
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Punpun em Manaus.
Por Inio Asano
Por Inio Asano
pretty soon the US govt will be in court arguing "it was just a prank, bro"
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
pretty soon the US govt will be in court arguing "it was just a prank, bro"
I know I'm turning into an old man because I'm giddy at the thought of tipping service workers with $2 bills
That, and my kids keep calling me old
That, and my kids keep calling me old
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I know I'm turning into an old man because I'm giddy at the thought of tipping service workers with $2 bills
That, and my kids keep calling me old
That, and my kids keep calling me old
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