Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org

Night photography can be hard, especially when there is action; this is not improved when the photographer has had a few drinks and doesn't have a tripod.

Imagine my surprise when I see that this Samoan fireknife dance photo turned out this good all things considered!

#samoa #Fa'asamoa #fireknife #culturalheritage #travel #photography #travelphotography #nightphotography

The Owlfolk release from Bite the Bullet is finally out and available right now on our store https://awooprints.com!

#miniatures #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #miniaturepainting #boardgames #figurine #owlkin #owlfolk #3dprinting #3dprint

If you're doing #BoardGamesAToZ, come mid-September you're going to want a copy of Siva Afi: The Fireknife Dance of Samoa.

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/siva-afi:-the-fireknife-dance-of-samoa

Since thegamecrafter.com is a print-on-demand shop, it's best to order now.

#BoardGames #SivaAfi #Fireknife #Samoa #ShamelessPlug #GameDesign

Just 8 hours left in my 25th Century Games giveaway! Gartenbau and Blazon are two beautiful games and they’ll go to a new home tomorrow! Details and entry form: https://derekbruff.org/blogs/firstplayertoken/its-a-25th-century-games-giveaway/ #BoardGames

Look how deep the NYT buried the lede in this #Portland article 💀

First you hear from a downtown business owner saying "there’s no point calling the cops".

Then you hear from a cop on how he polices drug users (while remaining silent on how he polices drug dealers).

Then you hear from a homeless drug user who is desperate for help.

Then FINALLY you hear from a TREATMENT CENTER DIRECTOR that points out: "You just can’t skip [the residential treatment] step and expect people to be successful".

The existence of draft horses strongly implies the existence of Final FINAL rev1 (copy) (backup) FINAL3 dot horses.

I have questions

My two feats of gaming this month were: (1) playing Nemesis for the first time and (2) playing all of the O games we own for our #BoardGamesAtoZ challenge. Even, shudder, Ogre. Twice, no less.

#BGStats #BoardGames

Burn the Fort is a new board game (now fully funded) created by Klee Benally, a Diné (Navajo) game designer.

It's a historical game of Indigenous resistance, where players are in semi-coop to push back Manifest Destiny colonizers, who have built a military installation on their land.

Players will attack wagons and supply lines, sabotage the train, and destroy the fort.

It's a resistance game in the vein of Bloc by Bloc and is on Gamefound now. https://gamefound.com/projects/indigenousaction/burn-the-fort?ref=search#/section/game-guide-25125

Good #SciArtPortfolioWeek everyone!

Always happy to bring more wonderful colorful science into this world. You can find more of my work on http://matteofarinella.com

#SciComm #sciart #illustration