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T. Caires

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Board gamer. Hiker. Camper. Run-away-to-the-Forest-and-never-come-back-er. Director Hachette Boardgames USA; CEO Cabin Games. Trans Non-binary (they/them)

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And that was a wrap! See ya next time loves ๐Ÿ˜˜

06.03.2026 13:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks everyone that came to my Amazon talk! And for all the fantastic questions!!

02.03.2026 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

K so I'd forgotten I hate making slide decks. If I just screenshot my Amazon Seller Central a bunch and slap them in a deck, will that work for my Monday presentation? Lol

28.02.2026 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tbh I just quit social media and hired someone to promote brand posts. Helped a lot.

25.02.2026 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the two weeks from Feb 9th to Feb 23rd, Amazon "liquidated" 24 units of Sky Team. They gave us an average of $1.65 per unit, after charging us for the courtesy of disposing this product. This product that they had to liquidate because they damaged it ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

On Monday at GAMA I'm going to dive deeper

25.02.2026 22:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah! MONDAY IS MY TALK! Sorry!!

24.02.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Monday!! Yes!

24.02.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha, I did the same with but in Python!!!!

24.02.2026 02:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Had a call today with a company that still uses vendor. It's an even bigger rip off, yep

24.02.2026 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh hey it's still shit.

24.02.2026 02:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll be showing actual sales data, fees and charges, so you can see exactly how much we actually make per copy sold. And how much Amazon makes. And I'll show you how it would be much worse if it wasn't us selling Sky Team on Amazon.

24.02.2026 02:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's only for vendor central and no longer a thing with brand registrations - which can be a huge issue if you aren't maintaining your brand right! Someone can literally steal your brand!

Publishers, seriously, come and take notes and I will save you days of struggles. Weeks. Months!

24.02.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It's listed for retailers or publishers, I can't remember, but I definitely recommend it for publishers wanting to sell on Amazon. Don't just let some firm do this for you, seriously. I will teach you everything I know. And for retailers, I will show you literally all my cards on the Amazon backend.

24.02.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh hey so Tuesday 10am March 3rd at GAMA I'm doing a seminar on how much money we made selling Sky Team on Amazon and I'm gonna go over tips and tricks and a bunch of stuff about selling (and buying) on Amazon.

The TLDR is that Amazon sucks and Prime is a lie.

24.02.2026 02:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The more AI gets to dilute games' main appeal, the less viable it becomes as product. The worse they sell, the less they're put in front of people. Which eventually results in specialized games for a specialized market at boutique prices.

Turning games into a cultural practice for the select few.

18.02.2026 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of giant Decrypto setup to play at a Randolph pub

Photo of giant Decrypto setup to play at a Randolph pub

They're making me play Decrypto in French. This isn't going to go great, ya all.

17.02.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First that I've seen!

17.02.2026 18:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Them: The nature of your visit?
Me: Business meetings with Canadian associates.
Them: what company?
Me: Randolph Pubs
Them: Oh, I love those

17.02.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm in Montreal this week for meetings and it always surprises me that the customs agents always know Randolph Game Pubs. They're a staple in Montreal culture and like no one in the US knows them.

17.02.2026 17:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Life-size Lego C3PO and R2!

Life-size Lego C3PO and R2!

Tiny adorable Chibi Gundam walking through hall

Tiny adorable Chibi Gundam walking through hall

The most unhinged thing I found, a giant cartoon character whose head is a literal butt

The most unhinged thing I found, a giant cartoon character whose head is a literal butt

A human size elf on the shelf.

A human size elf on the shelf.

Here's the image tax from NYTF.

17.02.2026 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sup. I gave up social media for a bit and TBH it was the best, but I definitely lost touch with friends. So now that convention season is rolling up, I'm on again for a bit.

With NYTF done, my next show is GAMA Expo! The @hachettebgusa.bsky.social crew and I will be showing off our '26 releases.

17.02.2026 11:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Take it from the citizens of DC. This is all a distraction, and another power grab that threatens the health of our democracy.

op: @washingtonpost.com

16.08.2025 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 580 ๐Ÿ” 147 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

If your kids are young enough you can convince them virtually any N*SYNC song is a new Saja Boys release. It helps if you say stuff like โ€œthis is Abbyโ€ during solo parts.

11.08.2025 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
10 Small Games Perfect For Travel
10 Small Games Perfect For Travel YouTube video by Actualol

Both Solstis and Seaside made Actualol's top 10 Travel Games list!

"Seaside is bright, breezy and a lovely way to spend the day."
And Solstis is "The perfect game to play with your partner."

What is YOUR favorite travel game?

youtu.be/zyBOpIt-2Nk?...

11.08.2025 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly, right now I think it's a bad time to be a dinosaur

08.08.2025 03:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a new oven with a microwave stacked on top, in the center of a kitchen. The empty hole where they go has a step ladder in it.

Photo of a new oven with a microwave stacked on top, in the center of a kitchen. The empty hole where they go has a step ladder in it.

I've been home sleeping for two days now and this is as far as we've gotten. But he's determined to get the microwave in tonight!

08.08.2025 00:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bless Steve. I ordered a new oven and microwave and it was accidentally delivered while I was at Gen Con. Without install, because I thought I'd be home and helping.

08.08.2025 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They said Philly was the only decent option, but there were issues with it too, beyond unplugged. Chicago suffers from expense but really, Indy is murdering us with the extra fees they force the hotels to charge.

07.08.2025 03:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It will never move west of Kansas city. The majority of it's vendors and attendees drive in

07.08.2025 03:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Gen Con owners don't want to move to Philly, for a few reasons, but one being it will hurt PAX Unplugged's attendance

06.08.2025 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1