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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone tells you that you can't become your authentic self and be truly happy, they're full of it.

On the left: Myself (yikes on bikes) and my girlfriend (at the time) in 2018.
On the right: Myself and my now wife in 2025.

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · 1d

Aly and Arwen, Arwen is gesturing exaggeratedly to the flip 7 cards in front of her. She lost.

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · 2d

Charlie had a big weekend, must’ve been some party! @cardboardtime.bsky.social

Charlie, a medium sized white dog, sits on the train of a wedding dress.

Charlie, a white dog, rests his head on a lap.

Charlie, a medium sized white dog, is getting pets and wearing a garland of greenery and white flowers

Charlie, a white dog, is fast asleep under a table with his tongue sticking out just a little bit.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16d

It's a basic point, but one that needs to be repeated:

If right-wingers and their views were popular, they would not be so desperate to control mass media & social media nor to use government power to silence everyone else, and they wouldn't need oligarchs pumping billions into amplifying them.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 16d

So you know how many views Charlie Kirk’s memorial got online in TOTAL now a day later ?

26000

Folks are having “dialogues” to see both sides with folks who can’t top a mid level anime food influencer

At some point we admit they aren’t being bullied . They’re racists weaponizing cowardice

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 8

Amabel Holland has designed board games that tackle the struggle to end slavery, women’s suffrage, and the highly personal topic of gender transition, referring to them as “political art.” What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

The Personal, Political Art of Board-Game Design

What can board games say that other art forms can’t?

www.newyorker.com

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Sep 7

A sweet baby who just wants to have breakfast with his friends.

Charlie the white fluffy dog sits at a table with a bandana that says “I love my moms”

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Aug 24

My favorite bit

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IllCaesar @illcaesar.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?

I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's Cardboard Time! On today's (short) episode: A review of Foundations of Rome and a Cardboard Callback to Logic & Lore! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1OXh...

@weirdgiraffegames.com
@arcanewonders.bsky.social

Cardboard Time Episode 118 - Logic and Lore, Foundations of Rome.

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Aug 5

I love your hair!! 🔥

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Aug 4

Charles in his natural habitat

Charlie the dog laying with his paws up and looking confused

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Tabletop Game Designers Association @ttgda.bsky.social · Jul 29

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jul 28

I’m a little sad to be skipping GenCon this year. I could’ve been a menace to those TERFs.

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Jul 26

This woman actively funds programs aimed at ending my existence, which CGE will now indirectly help fund. She certainly has no empathy for me. Pardon me if my community's fight to survive interrupts your enjoyment of your "magical world". 😮‍💨

www.czechgames.com/news/why-we-...

CGE | Why we created the new licensed version of Codenames

www.czechgames.com

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · Jul 23

Board Game publishers claiming that inclusivity is a priority without throwing trans people under the bus challenge 2025.

We're well past the point of any plausible deniability that propagating Harry Potter is support for bigotry and hate.

Codenames 🔜 Spiel25 @codenamesgame.bsky.social · Jul 23

Introducing Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, the beloved party game you know, perfect for both seasoned wizards and Muggle wordsmiths!🦉

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN NOW!⚡️
shop.czechgames.com/codenames-ba...

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Jul 22

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 116 is now live (open.spotify.com/episode/4k72...). On today's show - Reviews of Tea Garden @capstone-games.com and High Tide @marcelineleiman.bsky.social & an interview with Jay Bernardo @cardboardeast.bsky.social , @beziergames.bsky.social !

Cardboard Time Episode 116 - Reviews of High Tide and Tea Garden, Featuring an interview with Jay Bernardo.

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jul 17

Oh Ray, just get @cardboardtime.bsky.social your address and I’ll send you one! I love it so much, can’t wait to see what you think!

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Jul 17

IYKYK.

A picture of multiple different types of cheese on a wooden board with the words "NOVEMBER 21" displayed on the bottom.

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KP Upadhyayula @kp11studios.bsky.social · Jul 9

Folks going to #GenCon!

Are you interested in getting a professional photoshoot for:

- $99 for 3 shots?
- Professional lighting & guidance?
- High Quality, web-ready photos?
- Instant delivery at the end of the shoot?

Bookings for my GenCon Mini Headshot sessions is now open!

Details below!

KP Upadhyayula @kp11studios.bsky.social · Jul 8

Aaaaand sign ups are up for my 2025 Gen Con photoshoot bookings!

Description/details of the shoot and what to expect is in the comments below!

Do check it out, ask if you have any questions!

And share please!

www.headshottools.com/Booking.html...

A banner with a collage of several shoots that I have done recently.

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 115 (spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1rZFJmkZMUb) features a HUGE shelf of aspiration update and reviews of Tearable Quest (@allplay.bsky.social ) and Rebel Princess (@beziergames.bsky.social )

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 115 - Tearable Quest and Rebel Princess Happily Never After.

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The Charity Boardgamer @thecbg.bsky.social · Jun 25

Origins Part II

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m also super excited to check out the quick start guide for Defy the Gods by @hecticelectron.bsky.social! Check out their Kickstarter, it looks absolutely amazing.

Quick start guide book for the Defy the Gods TTRPG

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jun 25

Favorite game of the show was Tearable Quest by Allplay!

Cards and torn paper from Tearable Quest

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jun 25

Additional Origins Highlights include: Jeni’s Ice Cream, losing so bad at Nanatoridori (but it’s so good), and finally seeing the final approved version of Tamagotchi Collections!!

Left to Right- Jamie Daggers, Aly, Arwen, Amanda Panda

Bird cards and penguin tokens from Nanatoridori by KTBG

Tamagotchi cards (Maskutchi and Oyajitchi) and the poop tracker for Tamagotchi Collections by Kess

A picture of Arwen and Aly taking a selfie eating Jeni’s ice cream

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Peppermint Fox @peppermintfox.bsky.social · Jun 25

You cannot blame this on DiCarlos 😭

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