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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 12h

Did you know our Community Manager is also an experienced games writer, having written for series like Magic: the Gathering and Darkest Dungeon? Catch Casey at PAX on Sunday during the Games Writing Challenge at 10:30!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 2d

Pins and PAX! Name a more iconic duo 🧷📌 We’ll have dinos roaming around the expo centre with some Creative Mode pins to give away. Spot us and score one!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 3d

Lastly, @farfyalle takes the win for our Most Cursed on Twitter for absolute sure. You understood the assignment! 🍝

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 3d

And another winner from our subreddit, /u/Ok_Inflation_2742 is way more ok than real life inflation, with this tangle of spoooooky streets and roundabouts 👻

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 3d

Next up, /u/CyrilSLi on the Mini Motorways subreddit has been sharing these beautiful creations all month long, crafting mesmerising examples of real-life interchanges! 🥰

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 3d

As usual, we were blown away by the creative–and some might say twisted–minds of our players! Now presenting the winners of our Best & Most Cursed of Creative Mode, starting with /u/rowschank on our subreddit! 🥇

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 7d

Whoa, how has it been a month already? Thank you so much to everyone who entered our Best and Worst of Creative Mode competition! Our dino judges are busy tabulating the results - stay tuned! 🧮🦖

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow is your last day to enter our map showcase! We've had some entries over on Reddit, but none so far in poster's paradise. Could this be you? 👑

Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · Aug 31

We’re keen to see what you can do with our new Creative Mode! Through all of September, reply to this post with a screenshot of your BEST or MOST CURSED creation, and you could win a merch pack or even a custom trophy handmade by our little dino claws! 🏆 🦖

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 11d

This September, our team chose three beloved local institutions for our quarterly donations. Compassion Soup Kitchen & Kaibosh Food Rescue ensure those in need in Pōneke can eat & the Circus Hub provides classes & a safe practice venue for many local circus athletes! Check 'em out & get amongst!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 11d

This September, our team chose three beloved local institutions for our quarterly donations. Compassion Soup Kitchen & Kaibosh Food Rescue ensure those in need in Pōneke can eat & the Circus Hub provides classes & a safe practice venue for many local circus athletes! Check 'em out & get amongst!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 17d

How does a professional highway engineer tackle the famous Old City moat of Chiang Mai? 🪷 Let's just say @RCE_Official designed something with less traffic than the real-life version 🫣 🛵

Check it out 👇
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Fixing traffic in the EXTREME LANDSCAPES of Thailand!

YouTube video by Real Civil Engineer

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 21d

We expected creativity from Creative Mode - it’s in the name! But Mini Motorways players continue to surprise and delight us, like this oddly zen Vancouver absolutely empty of cars and buildings. 🏒 Stick tap to /u/Many_Peas on the /r/MiniMotorways subreddit!

This minimalist map depicts the street layout of Vancouver, Canada, including Stanley Park and the North Shore, all the way east to Burnaby. No buildings surround the streets and no cars drive down the roads. This screenshot is from the video game Mini Motorways and it depicts the landforms and roads in a muted green colour palette.

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you! We're so lucky to get to do what we do. Here's to six more. :D

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 20d

Fairy bread, funfetti and fondant–if Mini Motorways was a person, we know it would be wanting the brightest, most sugary six-year-old birthday cake imaginable. Thanks to all of you for keeping it sweet with us since 2019! 🎉

This drawing depicts a car-shaped slice of funfetti birthday cake, vanilla cake filled with sprinkles and iced in red. A candle burns atop the car's roof shaped like the number 6.

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 21d

We expected creativity from Creative Mode - it’s in the name! But Mini Motorways players continue to surprise and delight us, like this oddly zen Vancouver absolutely empty of cars and buildings. 🏒 Stick tap to /u/Many_Peas on the /r/MiniMotorways subreddit!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 21d

Well done! Got it in one :D

Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 22d

Playing through a game you already know can teach you new kupu (words) and kīwaha (phrases/idioms) for phrases you know in your own native language! 🚇 Can you spot which of those menu options is the Daily Challenge above?

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 22d

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! 🌿🌟 Born of aroha and activism, this week encourages those in Aotearoa NZ and beyond to celebrate reo in our lives.

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 23d

Sweater vest

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 28d

There’s still time to enter our Best and Worst of Creative Mode screenshot contest! 🏅 Reply to the post below to enter. Are your cities better or worse now that you’ve had a couple weeks at the drafting table? 📐

/u/zwanneman over on /r/MiniMotorways made this hypnotic beauty!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 28d

Reminder that you can enter by replying here! 🥳

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · Aug 31

We’re keen to see what you can do with our new Creative Mode! Through all of September, reply to this post with a screenshot of your BEST or MOST CURSED creation, and you could win a merch pack or even a custom trophy handmade by our little dino claws! 🏆 🦖

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · 28d

There’s still time to enter our Best and Worst of Creative Mode screenshot contest! 🏅 Reply to the post below to enter. Are your cities better or worse now that you’ve had a couple weeks at the drafting table? 📐

/u/zwanneman over on /r/MiniMotorways made this hypnotic beauty!

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ever wanted to tell us how you really feel? (A game dev’s worst nightmare… 😰) If you’re loving Creative Mode, or if you’re a longtime player, we’d love it if you left a review on Steam or your app store of choice!

This graphic invites players of the video game Mini Motorways to leave a review. A few colourful cars drive around in a circle, following the outline of a speech bubble. The review reads: I love this game. It's fast paced, semi-logical, and can lead you to make really stupid decisions. It's versatile, interesting, and well worth the price.

The text at the bottom says: Rate your ride! Mini Motorways

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · Sep 9

Challenge your friends, your enemies, or if you forgot NZ Father's Day last weekend, challenge your dad and let him win! 🏆 We're stoked to be part of the new Apple Games app, which lets you find your mates, compare achievements, and invite them to beat your best score.

www.apple.com/au/newsroom/...

Introducing the Apple Games app: A personalised home for games

At WWDC25, Apple unveiled Apple Games, an all-new destination for players to jump back into the games they love and have more fun with friends.

www.apple.com

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Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thank you so much for the kind words! That's something that's really important to us as a studio. Trying to strike a good balance of interesting, populated cities for the transit challenges while making sure we represent the reality of our planet and the awesome places on it 💜💜💜

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