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Ben Weitz

@bsweitz123.bsky.social

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Senior Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast. Former ML Engineer at Pinterest, Ph.D. in TCS. Ask me about designing Magic Cards! Or my monored cube! Or math! Or board games!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 4d

See you there buddy :)

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 7d

Looking for a mutual friend to share an AirBnB with me and some other very cool #wotcstaffers for CubeCon. It's a sick lakeside bungalo, please message if you're still looking for accommodation.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 7d

Ok beat silksong any% in 3hr30min. High halls arena is so goddamn hard with only 5 masks. I learned silkspear is so much more OP than in my first playthrough.

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 8d

The sheer level of vitriol, disrespect, disgust, and hatred I see people throw at their fellow humans these days gets me depressed. The empathy is replaced with needlessly inflammatory rhetoric, and it's seeping into more and more parts of life. We should do better.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 12d

I think I’ll probably try to get the speedrun achievement at least, after I recall where each skill is

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 13d

I even learned from the internet that there were some events I missed. If I do another play through I’ll make sure to hit them. A speedrun might be fun, but I’m not sure yet if I want to do it. Maybe it’ll be a project for the holidays.

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 13d

The game was incredible. The worldbuilding was a lot more explicit than Hollow Knight, but also a lot deeper. Hornet is a fun character and the NPCs are charming. Returning to one just to find out they died is a punch to the gut. The bosses are awesome and the fighting is smooth

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 13d

61hrs in and I’ve 100%d silksong and gotten every memento. I had to look some stuff up at the end, even after doing a sweep of every area. Only missed a very small number though. Not sure I’ll try a steel soul run until there’s a boss rush DLC. Feel like I need to practice.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 16d

a cartoon character with a sword and a red cape

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 18d

I might be losing horribly at the this board game tournament but goddamn it I’m undefeated at Dune: Imperium. If only it was a main event game.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 24d

I saw the credits in Silksong a while ago, but each time I think I must be nearing full completion I find an entire new area. How much stuff did they put in this game!?!?

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 25d

Didn’t think I could hate a biome more than Deepnest but here we are. I find myself wishing there were more spikes.

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · 27d

Went 5-0 into top 8 at the WOTC EOE championship. Had a sick UB splinter twin deck. I made an opponent draw 30 cards and lose 30 life through untap shenanigans, and Consulted the Star Charts to put it all together. Super fun deck!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Sep 8

Team Cherry is evil

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Sep 6

Wow I’m so excited to get to this bird room.

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Sep 6

I don’t think I can follow because I’m not binging it as fast as most people. Might have to become friends in a few months

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations!

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yes

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 31

Update: 5 minutes later he cut the 2nd one

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 31

I have banned JC Tao from cutting Dragoons Lance from his team sealed deck for the last 30 minutes and then in the last 5 he told me he’s swapping it out for Summon: Fat Chocobo.

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 29

Successfully defended my Dune Imperium title at PAX!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is your regularly scheduled announcement that Set Roulette is one of the most fun tournaments of the quarter. I’ve already brewed up some crazy decks like Waste Not and Upheaval, and I’m sure there are way more to find!

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 23

Been playing some games of AmongUs again. Goddamn that game is fun. Lost a few close Impostor games today but I can feel myself shaking off the rust.

Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 21

a red power ranger is standing in front of a rock wall and smiling .

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Ben Weitz @bsweitz123.bsky.social · Aug 20

Goddamn that was great. We should do that again