Tom Coffman
@octrinity.bsky.social
On a certain other social network, I got into a discussion about the electoral college, mostly around the claim that going towards popular vote would weight things too much towards a few big cities. I'm accused of misunderstanding the point. But I didn't misunderstand. I outright reject it. /thread
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
On a certain other social network, I got into a discussion about the electoral college, mostly around the claim that going towards popular vote would weight things too much towards a few big cities. I'm accused of misunderstanding the point. But I didn't misunderstand. I outright reject it. /thread
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me what past event you would change if you had access to time travel. Historical and personal events are both fair game here.
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me what past event you would change if you had access to time travel. Historical and personal events are both fair game here.
The grand pic of all my PAX 2025 acquisitions! Top row are expansions, other two rows are new standalone games.
Remember, friends, I'm just about always interested in setting aside time to play these (or anything else in the collection)!
Remember, friends, I'm just about always interested in setting aside time to play these (or anything else in the collection)!
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The grand pic of all my PAX 2025 acquisitions! Top row are expansions, other two rows are new standalone games.
Remember, friends, I'm just about always interested in setting aside time to play these (or anything else in the collection)!
Remember, friends, I'm just about always interested in setting aside time to play these (or anything else in the collection)!
By the afternoon I was reaching a point of physical exhaustion, so I came home a bit early. But I got some last minute goodies first!
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
By the afternoon I was reaching a point of physical exhaustion, so I came home a bit early. But I got some last minute goodies first!
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
We've got rounds of Wine Cellar, The Gang, and Junk Drawer with friends, plus sampling Goblin Laundromat in first look and Game Makers in the expo hall with Kristine!
We've got rounds of Wine Cellar, The Gang, and Junk Drawer with friends, plus sampling Goblin Laundromat in first look and Game Makers in the expo hall with Kristine!
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
We've got rounds of Wine Cellar, The Gang, and Junk Drawer with friends, plus sampling Goblin Laundromat in first look and Game Makers in the expo hall with Kristine!
We've got rounds of Wine Cellar, The Gang, and Junk Drawer with friends, plus sampling Goblin Laundromat in first look and Game Makers in the expo hall with Kristine!
I mostly spent the first day looking for clearance and discounted games. I think I did a pretty good job on it.
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I mostly spent the first day looking for clearance and discounted games. I think I did a pretty good job on it.
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
I spent most of today around friends and getting an idea of what was new, so not a lot of hands-on game time, but did play Number Drop and Tidal Blades: Banner Festival.
I spent most of today around friends and getting an idea of what was new, so not a lot of hands-on game time, but did play Number Drop and Tidal Blades: Banner Festival.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
I spent most of today around friends and getting an idea of what was new, so not a lot of hands-on game time, but did play Number Drop and Tidal Blades: Banner Festival.
I spent most of today around friends and getting an idea of what was new, so not a lot of hands-on game time, but did play Number Drop and Tidal Blades: Banner Festival.
Meeting your favorite creators is a time honored con tradition. Here's me with Ify Nwadiwe, the original host of everyone's favorite game show of pedantic corrections, Umm Actually.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Meeting your favorite creators is a time honored con tradition. Here's me with Ify Nwadiwe, the original host of everyone's favorite game show of pedantic corrections, Umm Actually.
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
Little Tavern, then Takenoko! Side note, it's cool when I see old friends at a game site. I'll probably run into them and more at PAX.
Little Tavern, then Takenoko! Side note, it's cool when I see old friends at a game site. I'll probably run into them and more at PAX.
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
Little Tavern, then Takenoko! Side note, it's cool when I see old friends at a game site. I'll probably run into them and more at PAX.
Little Tavern, then Takenoko! Side note, it's cool when I see old friends at a game site. I'll probably run into them and more at PAX.
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
We got a day at the street festival with Jokkmokk, then a day at the godfather's desk with Cash 'n' Guns!
We got a day at the street festival with Jokkmokk, then a day at the godfather's desk with Cash 'n' Guns!
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
We got a day at the street festival with Jokkmokk, then a day at the godfather's desk with Cash 'n' Guns!
We got a day at the street festival with Jokkmokk, then a day at the godfather's desk with Cash 'n' Guns!
Can I get a roll call on who's gonna be at PAX Unplugged next weekend? And if so, are you there for specific days, or trying to do certain events?
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Can I get a roll call on who's gonna be at PAX Unplugged next weekend? And if so, are you there for specific days, or trying to do certain events?
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me something you're glad you did, but have no desire to do again. What's something you're happy to have done once and only once?
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me something you're glad you did, but have no desire to do again. What's something you're happy to have done once and only once?
Violets are blue
My votes are too
Now get out there and choose
The best candidates for you
My votes are too
Now get out there and choose
The best candidates for you
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Violets are blue
My votes are too
Now get out there and choose
The best candidates for you
My votes are too
Now get out there and choose
The best candidates for you
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me something you think you think more people should know. What are we not talking about enough?
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For today's #HappyMondaySurvey, tell me something you think you think more people should know. What are we not talking about enough?
Went to a Halloween party tonight. Since I was sick this week, I didn't have time to prepare a costume or even think much about planning for it...fortunately, someone else came with extra costumes for themselves that she offered to dress me up instead.
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Went to a Halloween party tonight. Since I was sick this week, I didn't have time to prepare a costume or even think much about planning for it...fortunately, someone else came with extra costumes for themselves that she offered to dress me up instead.
It's Halloween and having been sick all week, I didn't have time to prepare anything fun. I did, however, at least have a creative costume idea that felt quintessentially "me". I wanted to take a few decks of playing cards, connect them using metal rings...
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's Halloween and having been sick all week, I didn't have time to prepare anything fun. I did, however, at least have a creative costume idea that felt quintessentially "me". I wanted to take a few decks of playing cards, connect them using metal rings...
Feeling a lot better today and gonna try to do a virtual work session tonight.
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Feeling a lot better today and gonna try to do a virtual work session tonight.
Okay, so I'm not sure how much this is a result of recovering from an illness, the fact that I've been exclusively accessing it from my phone for the last few days, and what's going on behind the scenes, but I've made an important observation:
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Okay, so I'm not sure how much this is a result of recovering from an illness, the fact that I've been exclusively accessing it from my phone for the last few days, and what's going on behind the scenes, but I've made an important observation:
I feel like I've been in this recurring state of "Do I need to start making radical changes to my life or am I just depressed?" over the last week or two and I need to snap out of it.
August 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I feel like I've been in this recurring state of "Do I need to start making radical changes to my life or am I just depressed?" over the last week or two and I need to snap out of it.
No context theater: "You don't pay me for my opinion. But you also don't pay me to pretend I don't have one."
August 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
No context theater: "You don't pay me for my opinion. But you also don't pay me to pretend I don't have one."
August 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I ended up with practically no plans over the past weekend, but I probably would have cancelled them. I caught some kind of illness that started getting worse on Friday night, and it's only this afternoon where I'm starting to feel more like myself and trying to do more.
July 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I ended up with practically no plans over the past weekend, but I probably would have cancelled them. I caught some kind of illness that started getting worse on Friday night, and it's only this afternoon where I'm starting to feel more like myself and trying to do more.
I feel like I've reached a point where I'm consuming so much entertainment that I'm not doing much with creating it. I gotta do something to get myself back to that. So, for the creative and artist types among my friends list, what do you do when you hit that point?
July 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I feel like I've reached a point where I'm consuming so much entertainment that I'm not doing much with creating it. I gotta do something to get myself back to that. So, for the creative and artist types among my friends list, what do you do when you hit that point?
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
Castles of Burgundy and Barenpark! I won both games, except that I accidentally placed a tile I shouldn't have been able to place on Burgundy.
Castles of Burgundy and Barenpark! I won both games, except that I accidentally placed a tile I shouldn't have been able to place on Burgundy.
July 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#HeyTomWhatchaPlayingToday?
Castles of Burgundy and Barenpark! I won both games, except that I accidentally placed a tile I shouldn't have been able to place on Burgundy.
Castles of Burgundy and Barenpark! I won both games, except that I accidentally placed a tile I shouldn't have been able to place on Burgundy.
Today's million dollar idea, courtesy of Amy: you know those ridiculous laws, the ones that are so unusual yet weirdly specific that there's gotta be an entertaining story around why they exist at all? There should be a show where each episode creates a skit on why these exist.
July 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today's million dollar idea, courtesy of Amy: you know those ridiculous laws, the ones that are so unusual yet weirdly specific that there's gotta be an entertaining story around why they exist at all? There should be a show where each episode creates a skit on why these exist.