Jon Bolding
@jonbolds.bsky.social
Chalcolithic Liche, Forbes 10 over 10,000. Games writer, on and about. Appears pcgamer, IGN, etc. Panel Three Moves Ahead. freelancer, hire me.
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Jon Bolding
@jonbolds.bsky.social
· Aug 9
up late doing hot guy shit (contemplating The 36 Lessons of Vivec)
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Repeatedly asking the supermarket staff for a 'chocolate battle pass' and feigning misunderstanding when they ask if I mean 'advent calendar'
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Repeatedly asking the supermarket staff for a 'chocolate battle pass' and feigning misunderstanding when they ask if I mean 'advent calendar'
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The consensus here is that the pecan harvest will be good this year. The corn was just okay. The peaches terrible.
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The consensus here is that the pecan harvest will be good this year. The corn was just okay. The peaches terrible.
Every year they air less of the dog show and every year I am less happy
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Every year they air less of the dog show and every year I am less happy
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We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Three Moves Ahead: Anno 117: Pax Romana
Episode 642. Perfidious Albion.
www.idlethumbs.net
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We had a fantastic panel this week as, @len.bsky.social and @jonbolds.bsky.social are joined by special guests @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social and @thedaynaeileen.bsky.social to build Rome in a day in Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Blyess Your Heart
Dasvidany'all
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Blyess Your Heart
I wish Europa Universalis V had hotjoin multiplayer. I want to Dark Souls invade my friends as France or Great Britain or whatever.
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I wish Europa Universalis V had hotjoin multiplayer. I want to Dark Souls invade my friends as France or Great Britain or whatever.
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The Eldiron Retro RPG Creator could give me a chance to create my very own take on Ultima! FINALLY! Also, how wonderful!
🔗 eldiron.com
🔗 eldiron.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Eldiron Retro RPG Creator could give me a chance to create my very own take on Ultima! FINALLY! Also, how wonderful!
🔗 eldiron.com
🔗 eldiron.com
Oh great now I want barbeque
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Oh great now I want barbeque
literal perfect videogame
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
literal perfect videogame
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
Backed this today. Excited to have my own copies come next year.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
John Company & Molly House Reprint
Two of the most evocative historical board games are back for a new print run.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Backed this today. Excited to have my own copies come next year.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
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soooometimes, the posts on linkedin are good
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
soooometimes, the posts on linkedin are good
I cut a whole paragraph in my EU5 review about this but Paradox’s choice of map projections is pretty unhinged. Just use a sphere please the world is an oblate spheroid. I’m sick of giant Russia and Greenland and tiny Africa in these games.
One thing that keeps bugging me about CK3's map of Asia is that Korea looks like it's bent at like a 45-degree angle. Japan looks relatively normal but I think they could make some more tweaks to help Korea not look so distorted.
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I cut a whole paragraph in my EU5 review about this but Paradox’s choice of map projections is pretty unhinged. Just use a sphere please the world is an oblate spheroid. I’m sick of giant Russia and Greenland and tiny Africa in these games.
cricket meals and generation ships, featuring an outstanding soundtrack
www.pcgamer.com/games/city-b...
www.pcgamer.com/games/city-b...
'The human body is equivalent in mass to 50,000 crickets': In city builder Generation Exile, humanity's last hope for sustenance is cricket mush
What will the last humans subsist on as they escape a dying earth? Bug soup, if Generation Exile is any indication
www.pcgamer.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
cricket meals and generation ships, featuring an outstanding soundtrack
www.pcgamer.com/games/city-b...
www.pcgamer.com/games/city-b...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Stop the presses, I've found the single greatest tech in EU5
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Stop the presses, I've found the single greatest tech in EU5
That's A Button? I Thought That Was A Decorative Feature: The Europa Universalis V Story
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
That's A Button? I Thought That Was A Decorative Feature: The Europa Universalis V Story
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Intimidated by EU5? We're offering a 30% off discount on your first month of the 3MA Patreon at the Discord Access tier and above, where @len.bsky.social can be your personal part-time tutor. Plus you'll get to hang out with our community of strategy experts!
Patreon.com/3MA
Code: LEARNEU5
Patreon.com/3MA
Code: LEARNEU5
It's finally here! @len.bsky.social, @rowan.monster, and @jonbolds.bsky.social set sail into Europa Universalis 5 to answer burning questions like, "Is it actually good?" and, "Is it even possible to evaluate it that straightforwardly at all at this point?"
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www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...
Three Moves Ahead: Europa Universalis 5
Episode 641. Master Class.
www.idlethumbs.net
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Intimidated by EU5? We're offering a 30% off discount on your first month of the 3MA Patreon at the Discord Access tier and above, where @len.bsky.social can be your personal part-time tutor. Plus you'll get to hang out with our community of strategy experts!
Patreon.com/3MA
Code: LEARNEU5
Patreon.com/3MA
Code: LEARNEU5
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My review of Europa Universalis V is up! This is a game that knows its for sickos and caters to sickos (and aspiring sickos) almost exclusively, but if you're the kind of person who thinks they would enjoy it, I think you'll be pleased. It is a bit underbaked though.
www.ign.com/articles/eur...
www.ign.com/articles/eur...
Europa Universalis 5 Review - IGN
Tuning issues aside, this might be the most on-paper impressive historical strategy game of all time.
www.ign.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My review of Europa Universalis V is up! This is a game that knows its for sickos and caters to sickos (and aspiring sickos) almost exclusively, but if you're the kind of person who thinks they would enjoy it, I think you'll be pleased. It is a bit underbaked though.
www.ign.com/articles/eur...
www.ign.com/articles/eur...
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"It's nothing less than an attempt at simulating the world for centuries with a fidelity beyond anything else in the genre."
Here's @jonbolds.bsky.social review of Europa Universalis 5: www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
Here's @jonbolds.bsky.social review of Europa Universalis 5: www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
Europa Universalis 5 sets a new bar for historical simulation complexity
Even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the complexity of this historical simulation.
www.pcgamer.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"It's nothing less than an attempt at simulating the world for centuries with a fidelity beyond anything else in the genre."
Here's @jonbolds.bsky.social review of Europa Universalis 5: www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
Here's @jonbolds.bsky.social review of Europa Universalis 5: www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
Here it is. The absolute strategy beast that is Europa Universalis 5. My review:
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
Europa Universalis 5 sets a new bar for historical simulation complexity
Even hardened grand strategy veterans may be startled by the complexity of this historical simulation.
www.pcgamer.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here it is. The absolute strategy beast that is Europa Universalis 5. My review:
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate...