Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries

The complete* collection, on the shelf i built for it earlier this summer *not pictured: London Necropolis Railway, which was co-published with @ulible.bsky.social and is too large for this shelf

i’m about to see if i really CAN see everything!

My game 5 of a Kind is now up on Kickstarter! Check it out if you love deckbuilding and climbing/shedding! Also there's some cool stuff on the campaign by some guy named Reiner. Seems like a real up and comer in the industry. www.kickstarter.com/projects/boa...

already received two emails from folks freaking out that the TGM games haven’t been posted 10pm, folks, not 10am

Seeing movies in the theater in 2026 like it’s my job. #78 - Clayface Parts of this were very good. Some bits dragged. The body horror was very squicky. Gave me some Cronenberg vibes.

If you're on the New Mill mailing list, you already know, but I just announced that the Tokyo Game Market drop will be happening on Tuesday, October 27, at 10pm Eastern. 頑張って！

i was just followed by an account that says it’s a seller of shower fixtures but seems to just be producing AI videos of fake women in bikinis taking showers. super weird.

i am no longer in japan

games i played in Japan (many of which are not yet on bgg)

two bottles of gabunomi melon cream sodais enough to bring back, right? i don’t need to go crazy, right?

Stepping Stones & Speed Run have a week left on Kickstarter! I had a bit of a hand in Stepping Stones' development and if you're interested in "compendium" style trick taking games but have never played one, it's a good starting point! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pol...

Seeing movies in the theater in 2026 like it’s my job. #77 - Street Fighter pretty much everything i was hoping for

i once worked a temp job that was so mind-numbingly tedious and felt so completely pointless that i didn’t go back after lunch on the first day.

This is one of my favorite Japanese drinks right now, but so far, I've only seen it in the vending machine at my hotel. i don't know how to describe the taste really. it's "melon cream soda" but it really tastes kind of like carbonated green kool-aid that someone melted ice cream into. unreal.

Game Market haul!

Seeing movies in the theater in 2026 like it’s my job. #76 - Whalefall Worst Escape Room EVER good movie, though

oh! also just realized that because i'm on the 4th floor i get to hear "yonkai" every time the doors open for me! will keep an eye out for yonkai no yokai!

I realize I have been neglectful in sharing my Japan adventures over the last week. I have definitely been taking photos. I've just been too busy and then too exhausted to post stuff. I'll get to it, I promise!

my hotel room number in tokyo is the same as my house number in brooklyn! how fun!

Better Card Games 2 The Best Climbing & Shedding Games Ever! Is here~ youtu.be/RKBzvAIkYkQ?... Ft games from @25thcentury.games @allplay.bsky.social @dnlnwmn.bsky.social @shreesh.bsky.social @seandavidross.bsky.social @tricktaking.bsky.social @gameswell.shop @paulsalomon27.bsky.social @cmyk.games

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surprising fact: some of the best food i’ve had in japan has been in restaurants in shopping malls. as an american i’m so conditioned to think shopping mall food is super low quality, but in japanese cities shopping malls are major commerce centers and restaurants there are top quality.

having extra time between trains is dangerous because i just go shopping

a lot of my traveling is figuring out where the best place to wait is. do i wait at my hotel room to leave? do i wait at the train station? do i get to my next hotel too early to check in and have to drop my bags off and wander around? there's a lot of waiting in travel.

i brought my portable charger but neglected to bring the cable that connects it to my phone 🤦‍♂️

had a bit of a ferry adventure this morning. went to the wrong terminal and it turned out the one i wanted was an hour away. BUT i was able to just buy a ticket for the ferry i was in front of and it was cheap. and it turned out it’s actually better for where i’m going today anyway!

I was foolish to think i'd have the energy to walk 10 minutes to then walk the shopping street after the last 30 hours of travel. famichiki, chip star, and kinoko no yama from the family mart on the corner is dinner, and i think a long soak in the tub is in order instead.

my hotel room smells like Showa

finally made it to my hotel in Takamatsu after roughly 30 hours of travel.

1984

no, YOU'RE watching Love is Blind: Netherlands while playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on your switch. shut up.

1985 minidisc mix

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 4th 2026 (Hard), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟠 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟠🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

Seeing movies in the theater in 2026 like it’s my job. #75 - The History of Concrete not really a rockumentary really enjoyed this doc that’s actually more about the struggle of creative expression in a world where everything has to be monetized, and the impermanence of things that seem so solid

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 3rd 2026 (Hard), in 05:01 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com not bad! no hints, only one error, pretty quick!

www.maptap.gg October 3 90👑 85😁 96🏅 95🏅 80👏 Final score: 892

opinionatedgamers.com/2026/10/03/d... @hanibalicious.bsky.social

www.maptap.gg October 2 99🔥 91👑 95🏅 85😁 93🏆 Final score: 914 this is definitely my highest score ever. the app even applauded me.

I also did a couple more minidisc mixes this afternoon