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🎲📐Marcus Ross ⚡️🚗
@marcusross.bsky.social
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Tabletop Game Designer / EV Enthusiast / Software Dev
Play to Z Games investor

Coming 🔜: Jingle 🔔 Bell 🎄 Roll 🎅
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Ready for the trick-or-treaters.
This year’s movie can only be K-Pop Demon Hunters (and of course full size candy bars if you brave the chilly weather).
I’m in my NASA astronaut costume with my face mostly obscured by a clear half dome helmet. Behind me is a spread of candy on a table for the kids and further in the distance the theater screen showing tonight’s movie. Full size candy bars like God intended
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Honestly, I’m surprised it took this long.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I… okay.

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A monochromatic illustration of three seashells in grayish blue flanked on top and bottom with the text “Do you even know how to use the three seashells?”
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Not gonna lie: whoever that is is absolutely killing it and I’m grateful.
A box of Reese’s flavored Oreo cookies and a bag of Oreo flavored Reese’s mini cups
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Admittedly I’ve gone overboard.
An Apothecary cabinet with labeled handles for each of the 24 drawer’s contents.
August 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I currently have an entire theater to myself for TMNT 35th Anniversary.
My tiny Michaelangelo figure from the turtle advent calendar on the armrest of my seat in a whole movie theater. Nothing is playing on the screen visible behind him. Just a logo for Fathom entertainment.
August 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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The very specific type blocks I acquired to remind me not to get into letterpress may have come from a place of flawed logic.
My two wooden letterpress type blocks (an “N” and an “O”) sit in a little steel blue tray on a table. They are gorgeous sirens telling me to cash in my 401k so I can lease commercial space to house them and their many, many friends. But we must ignore them.
August 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Until I can find a better one, here’s my incinerator from the dollar store.
For the money I’ve been using the full set of Scythe coins (and promos).

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August 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Well it’s been fun. I’m needed back home.
The most unhinged email I’ve ever received.
August 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Found my game holding its value strong at Half Price Books
The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game on the shelves next to other used games at Half Price Books. Priced well at $22.49
June 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I guess I’m never wiping this iPad.
DropMix gameplay screen
June 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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My doctor says I should get more exercise so I’m starting with my 1st Amendment rights. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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I’m at the Costco and you can just
Display of the brand new Nintendo Switch 2 systems available for purchase. These are proxy cards swapped out at the register for the real thing. There are so very many.
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Gimme those blocks, Apple.
Two Apple engineers dorking around with precisely made glass blocks on a table of supersized UI elements inside the company's round glass HQ. My jealousy leaps off the screen.
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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At Geekway?
Check out the demo copy at the Chris Couch Games booth.
Just two nerds cheesing in front of the Christmas games they designed Close up look at Jingle Bell Roll, my new Christmas dice game. Demo table has dice, cards, a scoreboard and a dice tower on it.
May 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Good news: I found them!
Other news: I have a profound need to clean this house. 😅

Might have to get a second set exclusively for travel if they ever come back in stock.
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The mini poker chips have been found!
April 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Ugh. I’ve lost my mini chips somewhere and I can’t replace them. Lost track of them at either at Great Plains or Protospiel KC and I don’t know which.
Several racks of miniature poker chips in gray plastic cases sit on a table. They are many colored and neatly designed. And missing. I am so so sad.
April 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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It’s our monthly cataloguing night at Spielbound! Time to unbox and organize new games for the library.
Roughly 20 new games still in their shrink wrap are stashed in several stacks on a wooden table. A small whiteboard in front of them has “Cataloging & Repair @ 7 pm” written on it.
April 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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🎶 [distant sleigh bells, rapidly approaching, getting louder] 🔔

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Dark green box cover for Jingle Bell Roll, a Christmas-themed dice game
April 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Just about ready for the Great Plains Game Festival this weekend.
Games pictured in the trunk of my car: Ready Set Bet High Roller Edition Galactic Cruise Tabletop Inc Critter Kitchen Deluxe Edition This is not a flex, I’m looking for players. I don’t need therapy, I need interaction. Someone help me push these cubes, there are so many.
March 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Nebraska really, REALLY truly does NOT want you to drive an EV.
Itemized registration renewal document for an electric car in the State of Nebraska. Of the $1027.60 total, $150.00 is highlighted as a ”Special Fuel Fee”. The “special fuel” is electricity. They’re charging $150/year for having a car that doesn’t need gasoline.
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Good morning from EPCOT
Me and my brothers in front of the giant globe thingy
January 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🎁 🐢 Turtles & Cheese 🧀🎄
🗓️ Day 24
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

🧀 Grana Padano 🔁: another block of the good stuff for the finale. You’re too kind 🧀🗓️
🐢 Mikey’s Hoverboard: it’s a work of art. Perfect complement to the figure.

🏆: 👔 Perfect finish for both calendars
Every previous item revealed from the turtle calendar is present for the final day’s reveal. Even the stickers. They litter every corner of the street scene and even stand atop the cheese calendar. Mikey on his skateboard stands above the open window 24 of the cheese calendar. Inside is the extra special block of Grana Padano. Space Rescue Mikey stands on the street next to his freshly revealed hoverboard, the turtle calendar’s final reveal. Raph is busy tipping his bike over. The Mikeys compare their respective rides next to the cheese block.
December 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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🎁 🐢 Turtles & Cheese 🧀 🎄
🗓️ Day 23

🧀 Aged Gouda 🔁: Has it even been a week? Still good, but 🙄
🐢 Space Rescue Mikey: I’ve resisted looking up the whole line since I recognized the products early. No need to hold back now.

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🏆:🐢 I love space. This is great.
Shredder and Kraang have discovered a currently unattended Party Wagon just in front of the calendars prepped for day 23 The door to today’s cheese calendar has been peeled open to unveil a very a return for Aged Gouda. Shredder is standing by to finally apply those handy blades to something worthwhile. Kraang stands near the open door to turtle calendar day 23. Just inside Mikey is dressed in a bright white Astronaut suit. Even in the typically dark shadow of the box it’s easy to make out. Mikey has a look at his mirror match duplicate on the crosswalk of the street scene
December 23, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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🎁 🐢 Turtles & Cheese 🧀 🎄
🗓️ Day 22

🧀 Cheddar with Whiskey 🔁: So I went to Whole Foods to pick up some Red Leicester and it was on big sale along with… I bought a lot of cheese guys.

🐢 A Police scooter for Cop Leo: I wonder what costume we’ll get for Mikey on the 23rd.

🏆: 🛒 Whole Paycheck 🧀
No mystery today, the Cheese calendar is offering up another recent classic: Cheddar with Whiskey. I think it was the very first cheese in the box. I’m going to make one heck of a weird cheese quesadilla come Christmas Day. The turtle calendar has revealed something black and blue for day 22. It’s impossible to make out anything except the black part is perfectly round. The cheese stands alone (in the foreground). Cop Leo is out patrolling the streets on his new Paul Blart scoot scoot. Metalhead and April get to deal with all that. The Cheddar with Whiskey is learning how to be an excellent cheese from his new mentors: Baby Swiss, Cremont, and Red Leicester.
December 23, 2024 at 5:48 PM