breadman

Damn had such a lovely tournament experience today. Blessed to have a community like 4Qs

I've been wanting to run a tournament where we have posters since I saw all the cool stuff that Northern melee have been doing, and Jada has given me the perfect theme for it 🔥🔥🔥 time to get the Gorillionaire commission going...

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

Where I've been in the Netherlands

Ah to run a tournament where everyone can make it... (Sickness and travel issues 😭😭)

mmygod

honestly surprised it peaked at 91.8% and not higher

In 1990, an elementary school teacher won $16,500 on a game show, and used her winnings to publish a board game about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This is her story. youtu.be/r1g7C0o9Oqc

if you ever feel bad you can just watch whose line is it anyway compilations on youtube

i've been working in sports media for quite a long time now, but i'll be honest, i've never bothered to learn the names of any of the players in any sport. i have no idea who the hell any of these people are. i just look at the ball

This weekend I had the privilege of grappling with some very big and difficult games with a spotlight on Michael Lorino's Imperial Elegy. As usual, the whole experience got me thinking about big games, what they demand of their players and the rewards to be found in their exploration. 🧵

This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026. ordinaryabundance.com

Vintage matchbox labels and other everyday ephemera offer a window into the styles, products, and aspirations of bygone eras. These Soviet matchbox covers promotes nuclear technology's promise. Find more fascinating items in the Matchbox Posters Archive ⤵️ archive.org/details/matc...

Sometimes it works

Column: When I think about transgender people in sports, I think about my friends

you wouldn't know it from the sophie cunningham discourse but there actually are some cis people who understand sports. i mean i don't, but i know some who do

New Chaler video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfn... It's about Festa, a tournament series dear to me, and he's done a great job of conveying what it's like imo (Also I'm in it briefly) @chaleryt.bsky.social

I mean this explains quite a lot about experiencing social media in the 2020's www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Expansions are kinda weird, right? I spoke with ten game designers and a historian about one of the most unusual elements of modern board games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v08K...

Loved this piece by @imogenwk.bsky.social about the food waste system, not least because it’s really hopeful! It’s so calming (as well as interesting) to read about a system that works and does good.

Another dub for the Plup club. Plup defends his title and becomes your #Evo2026 Rivals of Aether II Champion!

Over the weekend, my kids and I played a ton of Catan, and after decades of service, we decided to retire our beloved set. Here's a little appreciation thread for objects of play and their gradual decay 🧵

there’s no difference between “knowing something” and “knowing about something” anymore. it takes like two seconds to go from hearing some obscure academic concept never before uttered beyond the realm of clinical psychology to sharing tiktoks about “survivors of parents with Spanish Hole Delusion”

I have lots of different thoughts about Top 100 and rankings in general, and I will not be sharing them at this time I think

It's been a while since I shared a long read! I spent several months looking at gender representation in the world of board games. Hugely grateful for the time of the designers who shared their stories with me.

Q3-Q4 2026 goals: figure out how to use "interregnum" in more sentences

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, all fighters' default poses are a standard T-pose with arms out and open eyes, except for Yoshi. He has a unique default pose that gives him lowered eyelids that result in a smug or satisfied expression.

Feeling good about 4Qs right now but want to run something bigger if life and motivation can allow it...

Bluesky gets the next 4Qs PR 4 minutes early

Last time round I overdid it and went four nights in a row, but this time I'm sad I'm not going again tomorrow. 2028 (perhaps) I'll find the right balance