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mattollis.bsky.social
Matt Ollis
@mattollis.bsky.social
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Mathematician at Emerson College, Boston. Combinatorics with a hint of group theory. Brit living in Vermont. Board games. Maps. AVFC. Beginner bassist. SciFi. Other stuff.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 1d
"There's gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town."

I also love "One way ticket to hell... and back" by the Darkness, even though I know they're doing a bit.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 3d
(But at least it's 100% now! I hope it'll translate into sales, both immediately and for the coming years and decades.)
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 3d
Anecdotal: I teach game studies to 18yos (who have chosen to take the class, albeit from a short list) and while they play Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble etc, it's probably less than 10% of them who have played a recent game. Not sure of the date of Ticket to Ride off hand, but without that it's /tiny/.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 3d
I like, and mostly share, the optimism. However, I'd be curious what percentage of people regularly play a game that was designed this century. 1/2
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 4d
I'm from the UK and yes, "nought" and "not" are very different, exactly as you describe, for me.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 8d
Exciting! Nekojima is a favourite in our house. Ordered.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Does the "show less like this" option work on the Discovery feed?

I've been hitting it constantly for pictures of pets (boo, hiss, I know) and American sports, but they're still a good fraction of what I see. Maybe everyone else is getting almost entirely cats and baseball, rather than 10-20%?
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
So many great-looking games! Thanks everyone! I'm going to have plenty of fun investigating further.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Sound cool, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
I used For Northwood as an intro to trick-takers. (I wanted to use solo games that are free-to-play on BGA, which narrowed the field considerably.) I didn't love it, but I'm happy it exists.

Molly House is one I've read about and am intrigued by, so this is a good nudge towards actually getting it.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Yep, but a longer list is always welcome. I'll check these out, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
This one is on my all-too-long list of games I've read about and use as illustrative examples in class, but have never actually played.

This thread in general is destined to make that list even longer, but I'll also work on getting some onto the table and /off/ the list.

Thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Sounds weird---great!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
I'll check them out, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Looks cool! Thanks.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Sounds like fun, I'll take a look. Thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Great suggestions! Pandemic Legacy is already on the list. We use Hot Zone as a game we get properly into over the first month. Later we'll have a Legacy day, where I introduce them, talk in more detail about Legacy, and have them come up with a pitch for a Legacy version of their favourite game.
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Looks weird---perfect! Thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
I'll check it out, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 10d
That looks like a great event. I can't make it this year, but I might be able to next year (assuming it's an annual thing).
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 11d
Nice suggestion, thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 11d
Interesting! Thanks!
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Matt Ollis @mattollis.bsky.social · 11d
Is that Three Witches or something else in the works? I have my eye on Three Witches as a three-person gaming family.
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