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Yeah I use Calendly some, but when someone asks "are you free for lunch on Friday" I am appreciating this newfound ability to just look at my calendar and not do the conversion in my head

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 1d

yes!

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 1d

omg I just figured out how to make Google Calendar show Germany times concurrently with US times so I don't have to toggle back and forth. Planning across time zones is still such a pain...

A screenshot of the Google settings section that allows you to display a secondary time zone

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving an online talk for Mass Audubon on Wednesday. Register for free below, and check out their very cool fall lineup!

The Art of Birds: Fall Online Lecture Series

Explore the different facets of birds through the eyes of game designers, artists, historians, and activists in this engaging series of six online programs.

www.massaudubon.org

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 3d

I watched "The Hobby" last night with a group of tabletop game designers, and what a treat! The film looks affectionately at board games from the perspective of pro and amateur designers, players, and influencers. It captures how much game design has itself become a hobby in the story of...
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British Mycological Society @britmycolsoc.org.uk · 6d

🎲 Looking for something new for game night? Why not try one of these fungus board games — forage, grow, and strategize your way through the through the fungal kingdom! Reviews in this #UKFungusDay blog by Jassy Drakulic @jassydrak.bsky.social: ukfungusday.co.uk/fungusboardgames

Fungus board games | UK Fungus Day

Many games incorporate fungi for visual or narrative flair, but these three titles go further—creating immersive gameplay rooted in actual mycological processes.

ukfungusday.co.uk

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 7d

I've been promoting our next DMV tabletop game event, but this morning it feels wrong to post without comment.
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Local communities belong to a place, and our place contains Washington, DC. Many game designers are federal employees or contractors by day. During a government shutdown, many of us
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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 8d

Except chances are they will be closed, and possibly fired, tomorrow....

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 8d

There are many more important reasons to be upset about the looming government shutdown, but I am scheduled to go bird banding and give a talk at Patuxent Research Refuge tomorrow morning 😭

An Eastern wood-peewee on the branch of a pine tree, taken at Patuxent research refuge.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 8d

Ah sorry it was @mcflufffy.bsky.social with an extra f that I did not see until now!

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 9d

Very familiar with this! I get so cranky! Someone probably WILL find something that you didn't catch, because so many more people play your game when it is released than you could ever playtest with. But it will be something small and unimportant and not something that keeps people from enjoying it.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 9d

It looks like Osmosis (2025) by Agnès Largeaud is the 1,000th game added to this list on @boardgamegeek.com! 🎉

Thanks to @mcfluffy.bsky.social for that one, and to several others who contributed yesterday, including @bartgamedesign.bsky.social and @sblendito.bsky.social! Keep 'em coming!

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

I just noticed this list is up to 988 games. Who wants to find the missing 12 that will get us to 1000?
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297...

Games by Women & People of Marginalized Genders

There are several other geeklists that limit themselves in some way (one game per designer, noteworthy games). What if we tried to make a list that has all the games we know of that have at least one ...

boardgamegeek.com

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

997...

Thanks for all your adds!

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

Kinda the first two I guess? The third feels like cheating a little

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

I don't know enough about Aeons End to make a call on that. Feel free to add if you think they belong.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

Note: if you click on this button that says "988 Items" it will bring up all the games on the list in one popup window, and you can then use the search function on your browser to check for whether the game you're thinking of is on the list.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

I just noticed this list is up to 988 games. Who wants to find the missing 12 that will get us to 1000?
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297...

Games by Women & People of Marginalized Genders

There are several other geeklists that limit themselves in some way (one game per designer, noteworthy games). What if we tried to make a list that has all the games we know of that have at least one ...

boardgamegeek.com

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

Not yet. You can subscribe to newsletters form me or Stonemaier so you don't miss it.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 10d

Ouch! My friend @tokengaymer.bsky.social recently had a suitcase to the head. I believe she wished she had rested more, immediately after. Take it easy!

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