Bez

I ❤️ people, music, expression, games. Designed #Yogi @ELL_deck #KittyCataclysm #BezzyBargainBags. Occasional impromptu streams. Available to hire. (she)

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Do you think that randomised products are inherently problematic?

Would you agree with this 2001 article?

https://t.co/RR037fdWZo

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Making a point to remember compliments about me or my stuff.

"I don't know why Yogi isn't sold in every supermarket, every bookshop, every airport..."

- Adam Porter

https://t.co/cmJ7zC1PDU

[Bez @stuffByBez]

https://t.co/eKEqZmKTt9

If you speak the language of the Netherlands and are interested in 'Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom', check out this review!

[Bez @stuffByBez]

"It should be no surprise that this game is a bit different to other games you may have previously played, given it was designed by the wonderful Bez Shahriari."

😊😊😊
🥰🥰🥰

https://t.co/M249l99i4S

[Bez @stuffByBez]

https://t.co/lsr0O4VC47

A great article from Ellie Dix about getting the most from a boardgame playtest.

(And thanks for the wee shout-out, @EllieDixTweets!)

[Bez @stuffByBez]

This is one of my favourite photos.

Pure joy, partially facilitated by me.

I mean, sure it's about the other people around the table. About the ambiance. Having suitable clothes for the temperature. But the game does make a difference imo. :-p

[For Chits & Giggles - Russ @4ChitsNGiggles]

It's so rare for me to get a picture taken of me playing games, and at a work thing recently my boss took this picture of me playing @stuffByBez's Yogi. This is pretty much my face when playing most board games, which leads me to conclude I'm in the right hobby!

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Some things aren't worth commenting upon.

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Validation
A sense of purpose
Intellectual curiousity
Love of the medium
Money
Fame
Collaboration.
Wanting X to exist.

I want to facilitate fun, or spark someone to ponder, or sometimes just see how something works.

Some stuff I will design with a more commercial mindset.

[Erik A Sundén is working on his games @erik_a_sunden]

Game designers, why do you design games? #boardgames #digitalgames #allgames #gamedesign

[Bez @stuffByBez]

ICYMI:

I like this comic.

Honestly, sometimes it's just cool to know a comic artist (occasionally) engages with one of your other passions.

https://t.co/URZRSOWrw2

[Bez @stuffByBez]

To me, this evokes memories of the Moomins. Relatively simple art leaves spaces for our imagination to fill in the gaps.

But aesthetically, these colours are LUSH.

And I also love how the colours are used to draw our eye to the centre of the frame.

[Good Illustration @goodkidtweets]

Nighttime walkers by Freya Hartas

https://t.co/5DHOIIkrGj

#moreillustration #childrenswritersguild #childrensillustration #childrensbookillustration #iloveillustrators #childrens_illustration #illustrationforkids #childrensbooks #picturebookillustration #fairytale #folktale

[Bez @stuffByBez]

I need to hold onto these reminders that I have managed to indirectly spark joy and facilitate fun.

That makes me feel proud and super-validated. :-)

[Watch It Played @WatchItPlayed]

Had an absolutely silly & fun time with Yogi by @stuffByBez. You draw a card, follow the instructions (usually related to a pose you must maintain), and keep going round and round adding more instructions to follow until everyone breaks except one. Thanks for the fun game Bez!

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Sometimes, I need someone or something to remind me I'm worth taking care of.

Because that's something worth me taking time/energy to do.

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Would you pay a negligible amount of money to play something I made?

Unoriginal rules.
New content.
Pushed to the limit for a special friend who knows the silliness I'm capable of and trusted me to make something cool.

4-9 players?

To be played over a multi-hour dinner event.

[Bez @stuffByBez]

"Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom! is a great 2-player abstract strategy game that’ll keep you coming back for more."

"It’s a really delicious challenge that tickles parts of my brain that other games certainly don’t."

https://t.co/M249l99i4S

[Bez @stuffByBez]

I love this. Not just the execution of the illustration (lovely colours/lines) but also I think I intrinsically love the concepts where we are shown a relatable humanoid with a very different perspective (e.g. very small).

[Good Illustration @goodkidtweets]

Spring snow by Freya Hartas

https://t.co/5DHOIIkrGj

#snow #moreillustration #childrenswritersguild #childrensillustration #childrensbookillustration #iloveillustrators #picturebooks #picturebook #childrens_illustration #best_of_illustrations #kidlit #childrensbooks

[Bez @stuffByBez]

@pissvortex Um, this isn't my job.

But yeah, I am feeling sad and vaguely suicidal.

But if you genuinely want to ask the US UN rep, I don't think that an 'open letter' on Twitter is likely to reach them. :-/

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Riding a bicycle. Distraction. Wire suddently around my wheel. Cart in the middle of the road. Ouch.

Got stitches.

Will be OK soon.

A visceral reminder to be careful and to probably pull over if I'm ever distracted again.

[Bez @stuffByBez]

@BigGirlGames1 Wow, I had no idea!

Btw, it's been a while! Are you on BGA? BS?

[Bez @stuffByBez]

Would you rather replay a game you always win against me, or one you always lose against me? :-p

[Bez @stuffByBez]

@kathrrak I would also rather keep losing.

If I kept winning I might ask if you'd mind if I try offering some strategic hints. :-)

[Bez @stuffByBez]

@D_J_Cherry I kinda agree. But if the game is serving no purpose other than bringing us together, why not converse, watch a film, or do anything else?

IMO the game needs some 'purpose' within the context of our continued time together. :-)