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sincerely, rob dubbin
@robdubbin.bsky.social
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utility clown

writer & game developer & he/they
games @brainfruit.bsky.social
proprietor @ https://roblemsolving.com
cohost @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
tools @ https://scripto.live
previously @ colbert

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robdubbin.bsky.social
i guess one reason i enjoy reading about sports is the occasional perfect sentence like “Carneiro's huge leg shined again”
screengrab of an espn story, paragraph reads “So many of the Rebels' stars made big plays Thursday night. Chambliss threw for 277 yards and a touchdown and used a great 19-yard scramble to set up Ole Miss' last go-ahead touchdown. Lacy rushed for 103 yards on just 11 carries, reentering the game after his hamstring injury and grinding out tough yards. Leading receivers De'Zhaun Stribling and Harrison Wallace III combined for nine catches and 117 yards, while junior Cayden Lee came up big (five for 67) and Wright had three huge catches, all in the second half. Carneiro's huge leg shined again. On defense, Suntarine Perkins had 1.5 sacks, and linebacker TJ Dottery and safety Wydett Williams Jr. made big plays early during Miami's last drive, which could have been remembered differently with a different ending.” with the sentence “Carneiro's huge leg shined again.” highlighted
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
happy new year everybody, i bring you the first great timeline juxtaposition of 2026. congratulations to @bijan.bsky.social and @unormal.bsky.social
a post by bijan stephen with a pic of a lime next to a screwdriver that's been turned into a pipe. caption "happy new year!!! for my first act i made a pipe out of a lime with a screwdriver." self-reply from bijan, "wow flavored...." followed by an independent post by brian bucklew, "happy new year, you scurvy seadogs!"
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
feels like i caught this spindrift ingredients list in a lie and now it’s scrambling to double down
photo of a spindrift ingredients list: carbonated water, lime juice, lime extract (from limes)
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
thrilled to announce: the increasingly extensive TIDE BREAKERS WORLD TOUR continues next week at @playtopia.bsky.social in cape town! come on out for our southern hemisphere debut. the festival is easily accessible by airplane or any sea voyage rounding the cape of good hope: playtopiafestival.co.za
graphic for "TIDE BREAKERS around the world" showing where the game Tide Breakers has been playable -- first at no quarter in new york city, then at amaze in berlin, then at likelike in pittsburgh, and now at playtopia in cape town, south africa
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
the Zohran text meme but it says "You're absolutely right! I apologize for deleting the production database. That was my mistake — and it won't happen again."
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
The Starfriends Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! We're closing it out with a mini-tournament stream feat. various legends facing off for honor, glory, and a custom Starfriend drawn live during a special Buchla synth set by Nick Sylvester. Join our discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
A colorful poster for the Starfriends Launch Celebration, featuring Jan Willem Nijman, Bijan Stephen, Teddy Dief, Matthew Baloušek, Chris Xu, Liz Lopatto, Rob Dubbin, Garrett Miller, and live music by Nick Sylvester. Link to https://starfriends.online/stream, Monday November 10 7p ET / 4p PT.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
the caves of qud wiki is not like other wikis
screenshot that says "This article has information that is missing or not up to par. Reason: Needs Irisdual Beam information, especially if it's omniphase"
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
starfriends comic #2, this one’s by @suredubs.bsky.social
a four panel comic. panel 1: an impish starfriend in a headset asks, “can we call you back for a short survey after this call?” and a fiery starfriend answers “sure.” panel 2: the fiery starfriend’s phone rings. panel 3: impish starfriend asks “how would you rate us from 1 to 5 stars? 5 = awesome.” fiery starfriend wonders, “hmm… does three stars signify neutrality or mediocrity?” panel 4: in shadow, impish starfriend responds “if you say three stars, they will destroy me.”
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
today we are parachuting onto the @kickstarterunited.org streaming schedule to run STARFRIENDS with some of our comrades in the union! join us if you’re curious about the game and want to see it in action, or just wanna hang out! 1030a PT / 130p ET!! twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
a poster that says “join us at 10:30a pt / 1:30p et to watch as we play starfriends,” including a cartoon where the starfriends characters pose with the kickstarter united logo and say “we stand with kickstarter united”
October 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
biblically accurate soccer ball by @zenorogue.bsky.social at @roguelike.club
an expansion of the soccer ball concept into a fractal dimension, to uncannily ocular effect
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
strong start to the obelisk inscriptions at @roguelike.club

@jfg.land @perryjon.bsky.social @eggplantshow.bsky.social @redblobgames.com
the obelisk community scrawling surface from the roguelike celebration conference. it feature's Jason Grinblat's "Apologia for Game Wikis", Jon Perry's "How Tabletop Design Shaped UFO 50", Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games game design podcast, and Red Blob Games
October 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
new comic! this one’s about being your own biggest cheerleader starfriends.online
a four panel comic. panel 1: a cyclopean character looks into a mirror and says “ok cody big prezo at work today”. panel 2: the mirror image of cody comes alive and says “THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING *GLIM* SELF HYPE MIRROR”. panel 3: mirror cody says “*GLIM* CHARGES A SMALL FEE FOR EACH MOMENT OF CONFIDENCE YOU EXPERIENCE AFTER A *GLIM* SESS—“ as original cody starts to leave frame. panel 4: original cody is gone and mirror cody says “WAIT WHERE ARE YOU GOING”
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
much as nature inevitably evolves crabs, humanity keeps inventing arcade cabinet where controller is egg
work in progress arcade controller by @increpare.bsky.social where the buttons glow and the movement trackball is styled as a large fried egg. caption "Testing things out..." subsequent post by @increpare.bsky.social captioned "nothing new under the sun :)" with a photo of an old burgertime cabinet where the trackball is also styled as a fried egg
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
Starfriends brings something extra out of groups that know each other well, because friends end up sharing odd trivial "secrets," and existing chemistry just translates. We asked Jenn de la Vega, @mikerugnetta.com & @bijan.bsky.social from @funcityventures.bsky.social to help us capture that vibe...
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
now this is how it’s done ★★★★★

@aftd.dev @starfriendsgame.bsky.social
screengrab of andrew f’s reply to a starfriends prompt for a five-star plant: “Aeoniums. Cool patterns and coloration. And just incredibly hardy. No water, lots of water, it'll manage. If a branch breaks, just stuck it in the dirt and there's a good chance you got another aeonium. A very punk rock plant.” photo of some aeoniums, a flowerlike succulent with a gradient from green in the center to rose at the periphery
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
...aaaand that's amore! thank you mystery* people, Starfriends is funded 😎

* - technically we get your names but i haven't been looking, feels a bit cursed
kickstarter UI that says $3,160 pledged and 105% funded
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
if i'm reading this right we need one (1) more person to buy a deck of cards and we're funded

that link again is www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
screengrab from kickstarter that says $2,986 pledged, and 99% funded
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
OK I know this contradicts all my other posting but we're gonna need everyone to stop backing Starfriends, at least for five minutes of reverent silence
kickstarter progress text showing $2,420 raised from 69 backers
October 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
putting this poster up all around my game-design workplace
A workplace safety-style sign that says THINK with a glyph of a hand being shocked. Text: "Is it possible for this system to generate the events surrounding and during the Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour?"
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
fanning myself at the revelation that the year of the coin flip and the koko jealousy-professor post came from the same person @tomwalker.bsky.social
two posts from comedian tom walker in juxtaposition — one is the classic post that says “KOKO: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag. KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense. KOKO: jealousy professor” and the other mentions an upcoming twitch stream where tom will play the game Unfair Flips, which was inspired by him flipping coins on stream
October 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/kvan...
Tim Robinson from I Think You Should Leave, explaining something in a suit in a conference room, captioned "It’s not like I expected that kid to give money, which I covered for that kid. But I kind of thought that’s what would happen." Tim Robinson from I Think You Should Leave, in a turtleneck in a doc-style interview, captioned "I thought it was gonna be, I don’t know, Netflix donating, or Apple." Tim Robinson from I Think You Should Leave, in an oxfird shirt explaining intently, captioned "I had it in my head one way. It kind of came out another way, but the reasoning was there." Tim Robinson from I Think You Should Leave, in a patterned shirt yelling from a distance, captioned "I WASN’T TRYING TO OVERSHADOW ANY OF THEIR SPEECHES"
September 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
playtesting with @garrett.bsky.social
screenshot that says "Garrett, is 'capitalism' a 1-star concept?" with buttons "No Way" and "Yes!"
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
robdubbin.bsky.social
damn… huge moment for my friend dracula, he’s worked so hard for this
image of a guy on the cover of the new yorker who (to this poster) resembles popular conceptions of the vampire known as dracula
September 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
today in juxtapositions
a post with text “two vaginas immediately after having sex with each other” over an image of two cartoon hands extending from holes to high-five, over a different post that reads “one of those is secretly three penguins in a trench coat”
September 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
robdubbin.bsky.social
ok i’ll bite. first question: what’s the danger
a street sign that says “DANGER AMA”
September 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM