Dave Snider
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Dave Snider
@davesnider.com
· Mar 21
Table Slayer is now feature complete. I plan on opening it up for beta up next week, and doing a full release once I come back from vacation in mid April. It will be Open Source. Here's a demo. If you're interested in helping with the beta, sign up at tableslayer.com.
In light of the holidays and this new release, I made a coupon code "holidays2025" for anyone interested in buying Table Slayer. It'll give you 50% off. Enjoy.
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In light of the holidays and this new release, I made a coupon code "holidays2025" for anyone interested in buying Table Slayer. It'll give you 50% off. Enjoy.
I've added touch screen support to the playfield in Table Slayer. A "two finger press" will now launch a small menu on the table (if your display supports touch events) that allows you to do 75% of the things you can do in the editor.
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've added touch screen support to the playfield in Table Slayer. A "two finger press" will now launch a small menu on the table (if your display supports touch events) that allows you to do 75% of the things you can do in the editor.
My 10-year old is consistently beating me at heavy complexity board games. I'm obviously a proud Father, but WTF, let me win occasionally little man.
December 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My 10-year old is consistently beating me at heavy complexity board games. I'm obviously a proud Father, but WTF, let me win occasionally little man.
Checked out The Family Mcmullen over the weekend not expecting much, but damned if it didn't deliver that quick-witted, character neurosis of the original. Always dig Burns' flicks.
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Checked out The Family Mcmullen over the weekend not expecting much, but damned if it didn't deliver that quick-witted, character neurosis of the original. Always dig Burns' flicks.
Spacecorp 2025 is a super neat game. It has three boards called "eras". This is the end of the "Mariners Era". I set up bases on the Moon and Mars. Next we move to the "Planeteers Era" (a different board) where we explore the larger solar system. Game ends in the "Starfarers" era with alien life.
December 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Spacecorp 2025 is a super neat game. It has three boards called "eras". This is the end of the "Mariners Era". I set up bases on the Moon and Mars. Next we move to the "Planeteers Era" (a different board) where we explore the larger solar system. Game ends in the "Starfarers" era with alien life.
Was watching The Pitt this morning which has my adrenaline running. Luckily a user found an edge case bug in Table Slayer that they needed fixed quickly for their session today. I'M ON IT! GET ME A KEYBOARD, STAT!
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Was watching The Pitt this morning which has my adrenaline running. Luckily a user found an edge case bug in Table Slayer that they needed fixed quickly for their session today. I'M ON IT! GET ME A KEYBOARD, STAT!
Good day to be a fan of the Orioles.
December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Good day to be a fan of the Orioles.
Couple shots from a near party kill from my Pathfinder campaign a couple weeks ago. Drawing on the map is useful on Table Slayer for keeping track of active spells.
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Couple shots from a near party kill from my Pathfinder campaign a couple weeks ago. Drawing on the map is useful on Table Slayer for keeping track of active spells.
Society is finally ready for Rollerball @richgallup.bsky.social.
Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Society is finally ready for Rollerball @richgallup.bsky.social.
Built a 7.5 ft cork board for my basement game room. Always wanted something easy for kid art. Used my Marvel Champions cards to weigh down the cork to the plywood as it set.
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Built a 7.5 ft cork board for my basement game room. Always wanted something easy for kid art. Used my Marvel Champions cards to weigh down the cork to the plywood as it set.
"Dad, can I bring the Player's Handbook to read in bed?"
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Dad, can I bring the Player's Handbook to read in bed?"
The Anarchy is such a fun solo boardgame. It hits all the bits of gaming I like and wraps it within a beautiful theme. It's so satisfying filling those little boxes in while building up your castle defenses.
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The Anarchy is such a fun solo boardgame. It hits all the bits of gaming I like and wraps it within a beautiful theme. It's so satisfying filling those little boxes in while building up your castle defenses.
Thinking about Heinlein this morning (doesn't everybody?) and was reading his Wikipedia. Came across this bit about the "competent man" and realized this is one of the core reasons I've loved him. It's why I also gravitate towards the positivity of Star Trek.
![A common theme in Heinlein's writing is his frequent use of the "competent man", a stock character who exhibits a very wide range of abilities and knowledge, making him a form of polymath. This trope was notably common in 1950s U.S. science fiction.[113] While Heinlein was not the first to use such a character type, the heroes and heroines of his fiction (with Jubal Harshaw being a prime example) generally have a wide range of abilities, and one of Heinlein's characters, Lazarus Long, gives a wide summary of requirements:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love[114][115]
Predecessors of Heinlein's competent heroes include the protagonists of George Bernard Shaw, like Henry Higgins in Pygmalion and Caesar in Caesar and Cleopatra, as well as the citizen soldiers in Rudyard Kipling's "The Army of a Dream".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y7jvt72cr5ud4q4kcjqgcjab/bafkreiecfa76czxmybzwhsaojmbm4qapgstexoko4sjshchmsl2h3mv3te@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thinking about Heinlein this morning (doesn't everybody?) and was reading his Wikipedia. Came across this bit about the "competent man" and realized this is one of the core reasons I've loved him. It's why I also gravitate towards the positivity of Star Trek.
I have everything I need now to make a touch-controlled playfield for Table Slayer. The next couple weeks will be busy with woodworking, electronics, and software changes. My goal is to get everything working before the year ends. I'll also be creating some videos along the way.
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I have everything I need now to make a touch-controlled playfield for Table Slayer. The next couple weeks will be busy with woodworking, electronics, and software changes. My goal is to get everything working before the year ends. I'll also be creating some videos along the way.
Had a hankering to get my dozen year old Lulzbot 3D printer running after 5 years of collecting dust. Diagnosed a loose USB connection as the reason it would disconnect mid print. Opened it up to resolder it and saw this work of art. The wiring is so tidy.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Had a hankering to get my dozen year old Lulzbot 3D printer running after 5 years of collecting dust. Diagnosed a loose USB connection as the reason it would disconnect mid print. Opened it up to resolder it and saw this work of art. The wiring is so tidy.
Played my first couple games of Radlands with my son (he beat me both times). Deceptively easy rules hide a lot of depth. Can see us playing this one a lot.
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Played my first couple games of Radlands with my son (he beat me both times). Deceptively easy rules hide a lot of depth. Can see us playing this one a lot.
The Cloudflare outage is causing issues on Table Slayer. We use them for asset storage and resizing. Apologies if you had a game planned for this morning. www.cloudflarestatus.com
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November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Cloudflare outage is causing issues on Table Slayer. We use them for asset storage and resizing. Apologies if you had a game planned for this morning. www.cloudflarestatus.com
All set for the kids game today!
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
All set for the kids game today!
I'm currently running two games as a DM. First is an adult Kingmaker campaign in Pathfinder 2E. Second is a 5E Phandelver campaign for kids. They couldn't be more different in prep. I can do the kids game stuff the day of no problem. So much content (videos, maps... etc) out there to draw from.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'm currently running two games as a DM. First is an adult Kingmaker campaign in Pathfinder 2E. Second is a 5E Phandelver campaign for kids. They couldn't be more different in prep. I can do the kids game stuff the day of no problem. So much content (videos, maps... etc) out there to draw from.
Table Slayer... the physical product...? My touch screen works pretty well, now I just need to make the playfield support touch like the editor does. If you're interested in buying something like this let me know. I want to build a device that you plug in some power and it "just works".
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Table Slayer... the physical product...? My touch screen works pretty well, now I just need to make the playfield support touch like the editor does. If you're interested in buying something like this let me know. I want to build a device that you plug in some power and it "just works".
Watched Lady in the Water with the kids tonight. They loved it. Outside of Night casting himself in a pretty pretentious role (which no kid would know) I have no problems with that flick and think it was unreasonably hated at release. Some movies you just need to enjoy the ride and go along with it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Watched Lady in the Water with the kids tonight. They loved it. Outside of Night casting himself in a pretty pretentious role (which no kid would know) I have no problems with that flick and think it was unreasonably hated at release. Some movies you just need to enjoy the ride and go along with it.
The direction is upward!
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The direction is upward!
Hadn't updated my website in awhile. Figured I'd put up an "I did it" blog post about Table Slayer. In a bit of cosmic timing, I got a Fedex notice that my large format touch screen will be delivered later this afternoon. It'll be fun to do something physical. www.davesnider.com/posts/tables...
Table Slayer
Build and manage animated battle maps for in person RPG games on a TV
www.davesnider.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hadn't updated my website in awhile. Figured I'd put up an "I did it" blog post about Table Slayer. In a bit of cosmic timing, I got a Fedex notice that my large format touch screen will be delivered later this afternoon. It'll be fun to do something physical. www.davesnider.com/posts/tables...
Really enjoying Fate of the Fellowship.
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Really enjoying Fate of the Fellowship.
Migrating a large music library to a new NAS and taking the opportunity to clean up all the directories, file names, and meta tags. Thought it would be easy, but then I remembered I'm married to @nopartofnothin.bsky.social and she loves single tracks and Bluegrass live albums.
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Migrating a large music library to a new NAS and taking the opportunity to clean up all the directories, file names, and meta tags. Thought it would be easy, but then I remembered I'm married to @nopartofnothin.bsky.social and she loves single tracks and Bluegrass live albums.