Jay Vowles
@etgoat.bsky.social
Biotech scientist and game designer. Game Makers Guild Philadelphia. Eat Tasty Games. he/him
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September 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread.
Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
September 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread.
Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 8/23 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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August 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 7/19 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
Note that this is a week earlier than usual.
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July 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 6/28 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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June 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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The comment period ended yesterday. Now its time to call YOUR US Representative and BOTH of your US Senators. I don't care if you didn't vote for them, CALL THEM NOW!!!!!!! Then tell a friend that will tell a friend...you know how this works.
Hey folks. If you have a 401k it's time to micromanage where your investments actually go
Experts sound alarm over Elon Musk's 'coup' that's 'about to rob your 401k'
Financial experts sounded the alarm Monday over what some have described as a financial “coup” being carried out by Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and fierce ally to President Donald Trump, one that could see...
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June 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The comment period ended yesterday. Now its time to call YOUR US Representative and BOTH of your US Senators. I don't care if you didn't vote for them, CALL THEM NOW!!!!!!! Then tell a friend that will tell a friend...you know how this works.
Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 5/24 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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May 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Congratulations Jon!
Hot Streak won 2 Golden Geeks today!
✨Light Game of the Year
✨Best Party Game
Continuously amazed at how much people are appreciating this game! 🤯
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✨Light Game of the Year
✨Best Party Game
Continuously amazed at how much people are appreciating this game! 🤯
boardgamegeek.com/thread/37069...
20th Annual Golden Geek Winners for 2025! | BGG
The winners of the 20th Annual Golden Geek Awards for 2025 have been determined by you, the users of BoardGameGeek.
Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up in all categories.
Congratulati...
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May 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Congratulations Jon!
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April 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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April 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Congratulations GMG Philly member @perryjon.bsky.social on his game Hot Streak winning the American Tabletop Award in the Casual Games category!
CMYK's Hot Streak and Magical Athlete race to wins in this year’s American Tabletop Awards, Fate of the Fellowship and Molly House also triumph:
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Huge congrats to @cmyk.games @perryjon.bsky.social @mattleacock.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @alex.cmyk.games!
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Huge congrats to @cmyk.games @perryjon.bsky.social @mattleacock.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @alex.cmyk.games!
April 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations GMG Philly member @perryjon.bsky.social on his game Hot Streak winning the American Tabletop Award in the Casual Games category!
Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 3/22 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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March 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Q for boardgame publishing folks: What's your estimate of volume and/or % for each of these in your company, per year?
A. How many pitch requests get to pitch?
B. How many pitches result in you taking a prototype for review?
C. How many prototypes under review get a contract?
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A. How many pitch requests get to pitch?
B. How many pitches result in you taking a prototype for review?
C. How many prototypes under review get a contract?
🎲✂️
March 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Q for boardgame publishing folks: What's your estimate of volume and/or % for each of these in your company, per year?
A. How many pitch requests get to pitch?
B. How many pitches result in you taking a prototype for review?
C. How many prototypes under review get a contract?
🎲✂️
A. How many pitch requests get to pitch?
B. How many pitches result in you taking a prototype for review?
C. How many prototypes under review get a contract?
🎲✂️
Game Makers Guild Philadelphia will have a bunch of designers coming to @unpub.org!
We’ll be at table F1 all weekend. Look for the red tablecloth.
Here are just a few of our designers and their games: 🧵
We’ll be at table F1 all weekend. Look for the red tablecloth.
Here are just a few of our designers and their games: 🧵
March 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Game Makers Guild Philadelphia will have a bunch of designers coming to @unpub.org!
We’ll be at table F1 all weekend. Look for the red tablecloth.
Here are just a few of our designers and their games: 🧵
We’ll be at table F1 all weekend. Look for the red tablecloth.
Here are just a few of our designers and their games: 🧵
Final stage of Unpub prep!
This is a smattering of blank and filled player sheets for Roll the Stars, a trilogy of roll&write games where the map produced by one game is the starting point for the next game.
Look for it on the red tablecloth at the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia table (F1).
🎲✂️
This is a smattering of blank and filled player sheets for Roll the Stars, a trilogy of roll&write games where the map produced by one game is the starting point for the next game.
Look for it on the red tablecloth at the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia table (F1).
🎲✂️
March 11, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Final stage of Unpub prep!
This is a smattering of blank and filled player sheets for Roll the Stars, a trilogy of roll&write games where the map produced by one game is the starting point for the next game.
Look for it on the red tablecloth at the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia table (F1).
🎲✂️
This is a smattering of blank and filled player sheets for Roll the Stars, a trilogy of roll&write games where the map produced by one game is the starting point for the next game.
Look for it on the red tablecloth at the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia table (F1).
🎲✂️
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NO NO NO YOU DON’T
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
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GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
March 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
NO NO NO YOU DON’T
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
Protospiel Philly starts today! I’m excited to finally get my roll&write Sail the Stars to the table, a game I’ve been thinking about for YEARS but only just made the prototype this week. 🎲✂️
February 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Protospiel Philly starts today! I’m excited to finally get my roll&write Sail the Stars to the table, a game I’ve been thinking about for YEARS but only just made the prototype this week. 🎲✂️
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Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE
February 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE
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Really nice article by @gengelstein.bsky.social on one of the most fundamental tools of game design. I'm constantly doing these kinds of EV calculations while designing, at both early and late stages of the process. gametek.substack.com/p/great-expe...
Great Expectations
Mathematical modeling for game design
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February 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Really nice article by @gengelstein.bsky.social on one of the most fundamental tools of game design. I'm constantly doing these kinds of EV calculations while designing, at both early and late stages of the process. gametek.substack.com/p/great-expe...
Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for playtesting this Sunday 2/15 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Finished my daily calls (voice mails this morning) begging my reps to not fund the group that could haul me off the street with impunity for "looking Asian".
Now to my regular begging people on social media to please make the calls too. It takes 5 mins. Get over your anxiety - people are dying.
Now to my regular begging people on social media to please make the calls too. It takes 5 mins. Get over your anxiety - people are dying.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Finished my daily calls (voice mails this morning) begging my reps to not fund the group that could haul me off the street with impunity for "looking Asian".
Now to my regular begging people on social media to please make the calls too. It takes 5 mins. Get over your anxiety - people are dying.
Now to my regular begging people on social media to please make the calls too. It takes 5 mins. Get over your anxiety - people are dying.
Come join Game Makers Guild Philadelphia for the first playtesting event of 2026 this Sunday 1/25 5-10pm at The Philly Game Shop 🎲✂️
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January 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Want to make the most of Unpub Festival? Worried about late-night FOMO? Stay onsite to maximize the fun!
Book by Feb 11th for attendees-only discount:
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1747848194805&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink&inventoryMissing=true
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Book by Feb 11th for attendees-only discount:
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January 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Want to make the most of Unpub Festival? Worried about late-night FOMO? Stay onsite to maximize the fun!
Book by Feb 11th for attendees-only discount:
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1747848194805&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink&inventoryMissing=true
🎲✂️
Book by Feb 11th for attendees-only discount:
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1747848194805&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink&inventoryMissing=true
🎲✂️