I'm moderating a panel discussion about luck vs strategy in reality TV shows on May 21st in Manhattan. Guests include contestants from Survivor, The Amazing Race, and Squid Games: The Challenge. Free admission!

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The Universe Explained with a Cookie releases a week from today, and I just got my advance copies!

Receiving the first samples of something you created never gets old. Thanks to the whole team Odd Dot and Macmillan Publishers for making this dream a reality!

The Constitution is not a suicide pact.

'Federal ghost gun ban gets full SCOTUS consideration'

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New Episode!

While Erica Bouyouris and Sen-Foong Lim are recording more interviews at the Gathering of Friends, here's Sen's interview with Omar ⭐️ Star 🎙🏀🩺🎧 from Origins 2023 to tide you over in the meantime - formerly only available to Patrons of the show.

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James Sheahan gave a banger of a talk at GDC on designing the Fallout miniatures game. The video just got posted - worth checking out!

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I helped playtest Spellstorm - Keith has designed a fun, fast dueler!

If you're a Premium or Rewards member at Barnes & Noble, get 25% off The Universe Explained with a Cookie today and tomorrow!

Use code PREORDER25.

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I remember hearing this game getting made on the Ludology podcast.

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Triumvir, the next installment in Mark Herman’s & Geoff Engelstein’s Great Statesman series, is put through its paces by Natus, Scott, and Geoff

Looking forward to mentoring! It’s rewarding in so many ways.

Mentor applications for the 2024 session of Tabletop Mentorship Program (now part of Unpub) are open!

unpub.org/mentorship

Mentor application deadline is April 26th.

Mentee applications open May 2nd.

We're looking forward to making games better, together!

ICYMI - I posted a sample chapter from my upcoming book The Universe Explained with a Cookie. Enjoy!

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The Universe Explained with a Cookie is just a few weeks away! I am pleased to present this excerpt to give you the flavor (pun intended) of the book. Enjoy!

gametek.substack.com/p/the-universe…

It's an honor to be in such esteemed company as Battlestar Galactica and (checks notes) Golden Girls Clue.

One of my daughter's sydney engelstein games - Ares Expedition - was on CNN's eclipse coverage!

No!!!! I have way too much to get done.

ATTN PUBLISHERS!

The Tabletop Game Designers Association is assembling a database of publishers who are accepting outside submissions, with details about what you are looking for (and not looking for) and the best ways to submit designs.

Please DM me for the link.

From r/tabletopgamedesign over on Reddit. This is predatory and scary. Never take a deal like this.

The four minutes of totality was literally one of the most amazing things I have ever seen - ever.