Practical Tim

Jimmy Carr sorry for killing joke Will Smith sorry for smash mouth Louis CK sorry for the strokes Defective peroxide sorry for 4 non blondes Daylight savings sorry for taking back sunday Misogynists sorry for everything but the girl UK beef industry sorry for madness US government sorry for megadeth

We all know the Monty Hall problem, but that’s outdated. I need to know the Wayne Brady problem.

So, what were the hot Essen games?

Occasionally there will be a good thing I discover on the Internet. Like this Rainforest Rap that I remembered from 2nd grade, there's video of it in all its Late '80s Synth Bass glory. youtu.be/m4bNrIIe0bk

I read the list of LearnedLeague quizzes too quickly and thought I could take one on Polish Grandmas.

Phase Shift opens at Spiel Essen 2026!! #Aetherspire and 9 other titles keeping the booth running strong! #spiel #essen #boardgames #tabletop

i do not want my it infrastructure to display unearned frivoloty or joy

A week ago I sent out 10 pitch emails/form submissions to publishers about my board game. 9 of them have given only silence, 1 of them responded saying it looked cool, but they have a similar game coming out soon. Only one view on the YouTube video I sent out in the pitches. Siiiigh

This was fun! Cool to see the variety of linguistic sources for the magic terms in the games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWlX...

A really nice review of Aetherspire in here! boardgamegeek.com/blog/16756/b...

Sorry! may be a drag to play but I will hear no ill word about its title typeface. I didn't know the name of "Advertisers Gothic" before just now but I will follow it into battle.

The perfect video idea doesn't exi--

What's your favorite game from the first quarter of the 20th century? I think it might actually be Pit, just because the 2-player ruleset of Rook I've played is probably from decades later.

I'm starting to think that at this point, I'll never be Sasha Fierce

Yeah. I think I did.

Watching a recent Wendover video about Botswana and got jumpscared by one of the games I got at GenCon this year. I didn't realize it referred to a real place!

In elementary school, I made my friend a fill-in-the-blank worksheet quizzing him on the intro songs to You Don't Know Jack questions. He had no interest in this, even though I thought it was amazing.

Just published: BGG's 25 least favorite games of the last 25 years. Come for the "Uno: All Wild", stay for the Kickstarter scams! youtu.be/SQQXAr_6f9k

First draft of a sell sheet for Worms Upon A Time. Any feedback for my next pass?

I'm thankful that someone has archived video of some of the dud board games of the 21st century that I can use to demonstrate them. I just wish it wasn't hatguy.

My next Tim's Game Den video is shaping up nicely

They couldn't've put this on a Brioche Bun instead?

uhh i was digitizing a box of old VHS tapes for my uncle... you guys ever hear of something called "The Mayonnaise Channel"??

Yesterday, my kid and I started playing One Step from Eden coop. It's pretty cool so far, although I wish it were easier to tell what spells I could cast - the little icons without labels are hard to associate with abilities, at least for us. Still enjoying it though!

Honestly I hope we don't score another TD all season, let's see how far we can take this stat

Stop, Steam Sale, do not tempt me with your half-price Civ 7! I will stay strong and wait for a full expansion to be released, and then for THAT to be on sale! Away with ye! I have no reason to trust this or any Civ game to be fully enjoyable without an expansion!

Browns, now 3-1 somehow, face the Jets next week. In ‘23 Flacco capped off a 4 game win streak with a win over the Jets - let’s see history repeat itself! (And if it repeats itself with a 4th string QB starting, all the better! It’s Taylen Green szn)

I applaud this stance from Pax Unplugged. I imagine it’ll be tough to enforce but great to have it in writing. unplugged.paxsite.com/philly/en-us...

Of the 25 worst-ranked games on BGG released in the last 25 years, they fit into one of these buckets: Random/silly party games Bad trivia games Bad versions of mass market classics Bad licensed games Scams Disappointments from well-known designers Which bucket interests you most to learn about?

Everything Kevin Stefanski touches turns to Browns

Looking for video game advice! A neighbor is selling hundreds of Switch games but I don't know much about them. Can anyone look at this list and tell me any quality platformers, puzzle games, or interesting JRPGS that aren't super pricy? docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

My kid was rightfully proud of the clues “A2E” for Rat and “Nobody” for Cyclops.

10. What word for the violent fragmentation of a larger region into smaller, mutually hostile states, which entered wide use in the aftermath of WWI, is drawn from the name of a peninsula whose own wars, fought in 1912-13, gave the term its original meaning? BAJA BLAST #LL110 #bestwronganswers

Evening plans: - Make Prue Leith's bobotie for the family - Play some Chants of Sennaar with the kids - Watch some Witch Hat Atelier for the kids (my eldest has a huge crush on Qifrey) - My wife and I pretend it's cold enough to drink some tea while watching the NFL season kickoff!

That's Wizard is a wizard duel that's right up my alley: psychological gameplay, big moments, and satisfying sneakiness. Check out my new Hidden Gems review! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOe-...

TIL that The Ketchup Song's single cover looks like... this