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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · 19d

Bleh I’m so bad at social media.

Listen to me talk on this wonderful podcast! Oh and listen to the first few episodes with the gameplay too—the hosts are charming and played a great game! #ttrpg #gmless

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · 19d

My partner Marc (@thehintguy.bsky.social) had a really lovely conversation with the charming folks on @readplaygame.bsky.social about their play through of Epitaph a few weeks ago. It's a great listen if you are curious about iterative design or gmless gaming!

Epitaph - Interview (feat. Marc Hobbs) | Read, Play, Game

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jul 28

I perhaps should have mentioned that! Although at this point it’s probably safe for anyone who knows me and my work to assume GMless unless explicitly stated otherwise 🤷

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Work continues on my current project, a versatile archaeology world-building game currently titled “More to Explore”. Got an awesome session in at Go Play NW and now it’s back to the workbench for tinkering! 🔧 ⚙️ #trrpg #gamedesign

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Really excellent time at @goplaynw.bsky.social last weekend (July 19-20)! Every game I played was great and the event organization was so smooth and streamlined. Shoutout to excellent donut host @seannittner.bsky.social (and others!) I look forward to Go Play every year and can’t wait to go again! 💚

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jul 21

I had such a lovely @goplaynw.bsky.social this weekend! Huge thanks to the organizers for cultivating a welcoming space and for all the behind-the-scenes work that lets us enjoy the magic of playing games with friends, old and new ❤️

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jul 21

I represented Groundtable (GMless) all the way: Follow, The Final Girl, In This World, Kingdom, and my newest project More To Explore.

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jul 21

If you went to Go Play NW, I want to hear what you played!

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Jun 30

#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio.
Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !

Less Than Three Games – Less Than Three Games Store

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jun 17

I mean I wanted to but I also failed that roll so nothing happened

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if D&D is a good game, but it wasn’t my turn so I had to wait. Then I failed my roll so I couldn’t answer.

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if An Altogether Different River is a good game. I told them it used to be.

Graham Gentz Loves To Playtest @thismaybegraham.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if Fiasco was a good game. I said if you put your cards on the table it goes horribly.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if Polaris is a good game. I said they were asking far too much.

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if An Altogether Different River is a good game. I told them it used to be.

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if An Altogether Different River is a good game. I told them it used to be.

Graham Gentz Loves To Playtest @thismaybegraham.bsky.social · Jun 16

Someone asked me if Fiasco was a good game. I said if you put your cards on the table it goes horribly.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · May 26

What can I say? I have a one track mind.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · May 26

All aboard motherf***ers 🚂

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · May 26

Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)

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Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · May 26

Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · May 7

An 80s Night today is the equivalent of a Sock Hop in the 90s

This has been my quarterly post, see you in August

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Apr 8

Have fun! Share your map after the game if you can! ✨

It's Trevor! @newbornstranger.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Iqaluit Centennial Library's Storytelling Game Club will be playing Eden, designed by @thehintguy.bsky.social tonight.

I can't wait to see what sort of menagerie we come up with.

lessthanthreegames.itch.io/eden

The cover art for the game Eden, showing a human with thick dark hair amidst all sorts of flora and fauna: a moose, a giraffe, a frog, a wolf, a whale, a leopard, an anteater, a monitor lizard, a litlte mouse, and I don't know which flowers are which, maybe a thistle and a cactus and some grapes and a sunflower, and roses and a fern and some dandelions in their puffball state and others.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 25

This also means he’s entering his Stranger Things / kids on bikes era and I’m here for it

a white hawkins van is flying through the air

ALT: a white hawkins van is flying through the air

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 25

My son learned how to ride a bike about a week ago and has wanted to ride every day since. Even in the pouring rain. It’s really uplifting to see how much joy it brings him 🚲 💕

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 15

Favs
Mars Colony, Microscope, Downfall, Follow, Kingdom, In This World, My Daughter the Queen of France, Fedora Noir, Shock, Polaris, GxG, Monsterhearts, The Quiet Year, Penny for My Thoughts, Remember Tomorrow, Shooting the Moon, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The House, Epitaph, No Boundaries

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 15

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5 (GMless: Inspectres)
2. First you ever ran? - Fiasco
3. Played the most? - Kingdom
4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco
5. Favorite? - List below
6. Most recently played? my current game project
7. Most recently run? my current project

Caroline Hobbs @chobbs.bsky.social · Mar 13

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5
2. First you ever ran? - Don't Rest Your Head (omg)
3. Played the most? - Kingdom
4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco
5. Favorite? - List below lol
6. Most recently played? untitled Marc game
7. Most recently run? Downfall 2e playtest

Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · Mar 13

1. D&D red box
2. Either the same, or Rifts, not sure which
3. Monsterhearts or Apocalypse World probably?
4. Dark Heresy (6 year campaign!)
5. I'm not really a favourites kind of person. But I do love a lot of PBTA games.
6. Wizard World (Ars Magica PBTA)
7. Ex Tenebris

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 2

Working on game design today. My latest project is about archaeology, and after several successful playtests l’ve… started a fresh draft. All part of the iterative process! ✍️😮‍💨

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Mar 1

I think it’s very telling that bald eagles actually make squeaky, chirpy little noises, but Americans feel compelled to substitute in another bird’s cry in all our media.

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Ground Table 🥳

Ben Robbins @lamemage.com · Feb 24

"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value."

Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style

Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm…

arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/45...

Principles of Ground Table, A First Draft

"Our ground is level and our table is round" What do we want out of role-playing games? What do we think they should do? What do we value? Our crew has been talking about this stuff for ages, in per...

arsludi.lamemage.com

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Ben Robbins @lamemage.com · Feb 24

"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value."

Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style

Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm…

arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/45...

Principles of Ground Table, A First Draft

"Our ground is level and our table is round" What do we want out of role-playing games? What do we think they should do? What do we value? Our crew has been talking about this stuff for ages, in per...

arsludi.lamemage.com

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Marc Hobbs @thehintguy.bsky.social · Feb 24

Purugly is the obvious choice, but don’t sleep on our favorite beefy boy: Incineroar.

Incineroar. https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Incineroar_%28Pokémon%29#/media/File%3A0727Incineroar.png

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