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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 6d

I’m incredibly grateful to the employees at Kickstarter for creating and maintaining a platform that has allowed so many great games (including Overgrown!) to exist.

It’s always disappointing to hear when a company starts taking its employees for granted.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
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Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 16d

🔴Live now! Come meet Bryan, @goodtimehat.bsky.social, to talk about Overgrown, currently on KS! It's fully funded!

📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8...
📺 www.youtube.com/@Pan...

www.kickstarter.com/...

Overgrown KS preview w/ Bryan Bell
Monday, Sept. 22, 2025
12 PM PST / 3 PM EST / 8 PM UTC
Twitch.tv/Panda8ngel
Youtube.com/@Panda8ngel

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 16d

Table the Game just posted a wonderful preview of Overgrown! It's awesome to hear that someone's favorite aspects of your game are exactly the things you're most proud of 💚

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYf0...

Overgrown Kickstarter Preview: Help the Earth rebuild a better ecosystem

YouTube video by Table The Game

www.youtube.com

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 26d

There was half a decade of my life where I rewatched this show every year. I absolutely love Mandy Patinkin in it

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Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social · 28d

Overgrown is LIVE!

This is a tile laying game with a different as you try to attract wildlife to your city and avoiding pollution.

A couple of unique twists and a fun drafting mechanic make this a must play!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

#kickstarter #boardgame

Overgrown: A Tricky Tile-Laying Game of Nature Reclamation

Combine sunlight, water, and earth to help nature overtake an abandoned city!

www.kickstarter.com

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 29d

Back the Kickstarter here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

Overgrown: A Tricky Tile-Laying Game of Nature Reclamation

Combine sunlight, water, and earth to help nature overtake an abandoned city!

www.kickstarter.com

Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks for all the playtesting feedback over this long journey! Also thanks for the reminder that I should have included the Kickstarter link in my original post 😂

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · 29d

🌿Overgrown🌿 is LIVE and already funded! Not only that, but we've hit our first stretch goal! I couldn't be happier with the response we've seen so far and I can't wait to get Overgrown into people's hands 🎉

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Sep 1

I managed to get our group together for a session of 7th Citadel. At this rate we'll finish in 2035, which is a shame because I end every session freshly impressed with how good of a storytelling game it is, and how well it incorporates the exploration and survival mechanics into the narrative 😲

Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Aug 21

Apple seems to have largely moved away from lashing out at their competitors in their advertising. So seeing this UI artifact of a windows machine being represented by a blue-screening breadbox was almost nostalgic 😂

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Jul 30

Extremely disappointed in CGE for this. Galaxy Trucker is one of the games that got me into modern board games.

Also, these brand-centered editions of party games are always terrible and you should not buy them even when they aren’t funneling money directly to a one woman anti-trans Super PAC.

Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · Jul 29

More and more content creators, game designers, and game purchasers are making a pledge not to buy from, pitch, or promote CGE or their games for the foreseeable future.

Until they release a more meaningful statement where they pledge to make things right.

Join us however is applicable to you.

BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen 2025 @boardgamewire.bsky.social · Jul 29

Reviewers including No Pun Included and Shut Up & Sit Down are boycotting Codenames publisher CGE for releasing a new Harry Potter-themed game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Jul 21

Went on a trip to Yellowstone and couldn’t resist taking a few pics of 🌿Overgrown🌿 next to some of the landmarks. Now it’s time to hunker down and get ready for launch!

Overgrown pictured next to Mammoth hot springs.

Overgrown near the falls of the grand canyon of Yellowstone National Park.

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Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Had chance to try out Overgrown today which is a fun tile laying game that hits Crowfunding on 26th August. More to come on the channels but for now make sure to follow on the link below

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

#Kickstarter #CrowdFunding #BoardGames #Friday

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Jul 4

Still waiting on my copy of Moon Colony Bloodbath, but this made me even more excited for it to arrive

Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

The second part of my top ten games of 2025 countdown looking at games #5 to # 1 !

What has been your favourite 2025 release so far?

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Apr 25

Got the preview copies of 🌿Overgrown🌿 from @pandagm.com! I couldn’t be happier with how they turned out and can’t wait to start sending them to folks to preview.

Be sure the follow us on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Apr 13

Things are good! (notwithstanding America’s fascination with touching the 3rd rail)

We just received preview copies from our manufacturer that we’ll be sending out soon. I’ve been meaning to post some unboxing pics; I’m stoked about how it turned out.

Hope you’re doing well too.

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Mar 26

I suppose top teeth is what I’m used to.

I’m not a huge lettuce wrap fan, but that’s mostly because I’ve never had one that wasn’t a huge mess

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Mar 26

I didn’t know I had an opinion on this until now, but imagining my bottom teeth coming into contact with the lettuce before the patty just feels wrong 😂

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Mar 16

Thanks for stopping by and playing! You got those 20 points fair and square. I promise I’m not salty about it 🥲

Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Mar 14

We’ll be there demoing Overgrown! Looking forward to seeing Chicken Fried Dice and all the other Proto-Alley games 🎲

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Mar 1

You ever launch a board game on Kickstarter to loosely justify finally learning Blender? ... That would be crazy 😅

Anyway, follow the Kickstarter for 🌿Overgrown🌿!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Feb 28

My partner and I have been absorbed by Arkham Horror recently

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Ross 💙🎲 MoreGamesPlease @moregamesplease.com · Feb 24

Hey, tabletop folk. I know lots of you struggle with self-promotion, so let me help!

Are you working on something cool?
Do you provide services?
Created a good video/podcast/article?
Taken an ace photo?
Run an event?

Post below, and let's get a self-promotion mega thread going!

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Feb 25

We're launching our first game on Kickstarter later this year! It's a competitive spatial puzzle game with a verdant apocalypse setting.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

I am very slowly learning to self-promote more 😅

Picture of the board game Overgrown's box art. Iconography indicating the game takes 40-60 minutes for 1-4 players.

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Bryan - Good Time Hat Games @goodtimehat.bsky.social · Feb 24

Our first video for 🌿Overgrown🌿 is complete! We figured we’d start with a short and sweet overview before getting to the longer videos.

I’m happy with the way it turned out, but definitely want to keep improving as we work our way towards the Kickstarter campaign video!

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