I'm seeking out BIPOC viewpoints on a Dahan-centric expansion for #SpiritIsland. (Also BIPOC playtesters, for that matter!) See https://t.co/MMfd1sz8SL for more details than will fit in a Tweet. Very grateful for any assistance!

(On a technical level, it's better in some ways, worse in others. Lack of quote-reply? Annoying. Following hashtags? Fantastic. I'm sure it will get better over time, albeit not according precisely to my personal priorities. ;)

Having tried Mastodon for 4-5 months: it's a bit different. Less hit-driven, the world feels wide (not one immense silo), fewer people but higher per-person engagement. The only thing I much miss about Twitter is y'all. https://t.co/Dd4nr6sz1K if you end up over there.

[And to be clear, "paid accounts are verifiable so get some moderation relevance" can make sense! Just... here? Now? And like that? Badly done. Context matters, in this case not only the ongoing situation, but how the site's historically been used and (especially) abused.]

"Twitter will start incorporating mute and block signals from Blue Verified (not Legacy Blue) as downvotes". So, Musk fanboys willing to pony up $8 get to de-facto censor content they don't like. Open bidding for deciding what speech gets seen, proceeds payable to Musk. Gross.

Twitter has also banned prominent Native American journalist Mark Trahant. Mentor to many. You can follow him (at)TrahantReports(at)newsie(dot)social now

Interesting info both on how many people are leaving / soft-leaving Twitter, and where they're going. https://t.co/Fx7IEGRSNU

https://t.co/BF8UGKSBwA also links to a list of gaming and gamedev related instances - https://t.co/jE64kZtgcJ - though please note the caveats at the top of the list. Also, as usual, many people who say "games" assume that means "digital games".

(At the time I set up, neither https://t.co/Jhi7N5CBvE and https://t.co/BF8UGKSBwA were taking new accounts, but it looks like the latter is now?)

I've set up shop on Mastodon at https://t.co/Dd4nr6t6Ri - it's not an exact analogue to hereabouts, but so far I'm liking it.

Places I'm online are listed at https://t.co/rWOjFEacci (and will be updated ongoing) I also have a very low-bandwidth mailing list with opt-in topics - the signup page is

Link to it on the Grey Fox website:

SUSD reviews For Science! Hooray! (Also: The last of the initial print run has finally made it over from China and is available via the Grey Fox Games website. Double hooray!)

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we're uplifting the Massachusetts Indigenous Legislative Agenda. Here's a quick summary of these five bills and where they stood at the end of this past legislative session. (Spoiler: none of them even came to a vote.) (1/7) #mapoli

Been thinking recently about board games with villain-coded player roles, and what factors affect whether that's 100% fine or unpleasant/problematic. Wrote up a few thoughts on my website; I'm sure I've missed things, but I'll call it a good start. https://t.co/AlFjivmN2D

Signal-boosting for awesome folks: the latest crowdfunding campaign from @CowrieGames and @nibcardgames is nearly 75% of the way to its goal with 4 days left. Take a look! Check it out on Tabletopia! Support the African game-design scene! https://t.co/tIiDuXaEpI

Action alert from @RAN urging the Consumer Goods Forum to drop Asia Pulp and Paper from its membership due to violence, intimidation and food crop destruction displacing several Indigenous and traditional communities from their land in Indonesia.

A chance to donate to a very, very close Senate race and promulgate some glorious ridiculousness at one go. (Also, matching!)

You can fill out the form on https://t.co/ZfPCrZtoRg (which also has tips for talking points), or go straight to the government's comment form at https://t.co/0ZH8cnMa1C (Make sure to note that you *support* the enforcement of nondiscrimination.)

Wrote this a year or so ago after half a dozen friends asked my thoughts on games for their young children. Happy others are finding it resonates!