Colin Felton

If you love dice rolling and engine building, then have we got a game for you! Check out Andy’s review of Bare Bones from @Colin13 for the details. meeplemountain.com/reviews/bare-b… #BoardGames #DiceGame #CardGame 4/5 ★

woo-hoo! my game Bare Bones is heading for a second printing, and you can back it now on Kickstarter. we have a little over two weeks to go, and we would love your support. tell your friends! tell your family! tell your pets! kickstarter.com/projects/westc…

New ep! 284: Your Guide to Guides— the grueling steps of becoming a London taxi driver aka the hardest entrance exam in the world, escaping the🍎Red Delicious grasp & ushering in the new era of apples, IKEA shopping quiz, awesome maps from famous books goodjobbrain.com/episodes/284

describing Dune to my wife as a story about a nice boy whose mom gets him a job.

New ep! 271: Sailing the 7 Seas — Weird facts about cruise ships, Ted Pedas and seafaring heliophiles, Moana-land, and dive into recent Disney patents. And internet friends, .do you .kn ow your .is.la. nds? goodjobbrain.com/episodes/271

It's a new season! Episode 266: Cheaper By the Dozen — Celebrating our 12th anniv, it's showtime at the Apollo w/ the 12 Olympians, name origins of months, how 12 Days of Xmas is supposed to confuse you, & 12Q pub trivia challenge. Also, eggcorn watch! goodjobbrain.com/episodes/266

firewood company executive: “It’s been a long process, but we’re all excited to hear the name you came up with for our new product.” me [hung over, forgot about this meeting until 15 minutes ago]: “uhhhhh…”

erin and i have been exclusively communicating using linkedin messenger's predictive responses for months. this part is my favorite and what erin says we should use in a case study about AI not replacing human comms

New ep! 263: Hard Mode — Put on your hard hats for some hard-hitting facts! Claws up for the rise of hard seltzers, challenge your obscure trivia smarts in Chris’ “very hard” quiz, hardest puzzle in the world (or the universe), beetle shells & redcoats goodjobbrain.com/episodes/263

256: Flat Out — Science behind gold leaf, flattest states, and how cars warn you about flat tires. Test your flatulence vocab with “FARTS OR SPORTS?” Unwrap cheese products and breakfast pastries in Karen’s flat food quiz. goodjobbrain.com/episodes/256

album titles often change for international releases, but this one tickles me: Elton John’s live album “17-11-70” (recorded November 17, 1970) was retitled “11-17-70” for the US market, so as not to confuse Americans with an unfamiliar date format.

We’re back & kickin off fall season! 255: ALL QUIZ #51 — Chasing Inky, Blinky & Pinky across Chris’ best-selling vidgames quiz, “Disambiguate This!” try our Wikipedia disambiguation page challenge, sport cameos & historical musicals, find the secret in Karen’s hidden theme quiz

thinking about her (the cat on the shower mat at my wife’s parents’ house)

I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):

@bacrocke awesome! love to see the game out in the wild, so glad you’re enjoying it. thanks for sharing.

@colin13 Just played Bare Bones for the first time, and I’m looking forward to playing it a hell of a lot more! (The trivial pursuit cards were a nice touch)

@allison_chong it was packed with 2 cats being equally “helpful” so that’s a nice bookend to the shipping!

@colin13 My copy arrived in Canada today! (I had some help with unboxing)

hey, i made a game! 🎉 my design partner and i are proud to announce Bare Bones is now for sale, on the actual internet! it’s a mix of deck building and dice rolling, and (we think) a whole lot of fun. photos, rules, and details on the site! 👀 barebonesgame.com

@driggs_b awesome! hope you like it, and we’re always happy to get feedback 🙏 — thanks for the support!

@colin13 I see what you did there. Thanks, my guy! Very excited to try this out this weekend. 😊

@CP_A_ccident of course! here is the direct shop link: barebonesgame.com — and thank you!

@colin13 have a link to Bare Bones? Can’t seem to find it. Thanks!

ah yes, i should have assumed Hugh Jass would have a friend across the pond