# Building Tools For /tabletop *A Farcaster quasi-client for /tabletop* By [0xNerdery](https://paragraph.com/@ispeaknerd.eth) ยท 2024-04-19 tabletop, board games, building --- _Welcome to the 6 people who've joined since Sunday!_ _Thank you to those of you that collected my writings, it helps me out and keeps me going!_ * [clt](https://warpcast.com/clt), [icarusvn](https://warpcast.com/icarusvn) _Grateful to all 227 of you for reading, hope you're having a great week!_ _Enjoyy the content, take it higher, and join the_ [_/tabletop_](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop) _channel on Farcaster._ * * * ![](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/callout/information-icon.png) **Key Takeaways** 1. Soliciting quality feedback is invaluable. 2. People want to push things forward. 3. Build in public ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4aa.png) Y'all know I love board games. [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e8e335ea7f9d29003a334fea8c769a3f.png) https://paragraph.xyz Cooperation Games for Coordination Protocols -------------------------------------------- How cooperative board games disrupt communications in ways similar to crypto protocols to create fun puzzles and Nerd's top 6 co-op board games. ](https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/cooperation-games-for-coordination-protocols?referrer=0x3eEFAa9d6e2ab7972C1001D41C82BB4881389257) I gave you [my top 6 co-op games](https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/cooperation-games-for-coordination-protocols?referrer=0x3eEFAa9d6e2ab7972C1001D41C82BB4881389257) before, and I've been growing the [/tabletop](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop) channel since ~June 2023. We just passed 50k ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f92f.png) over the weekend and are continuing to grow! ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f0cd6b451ca7fe8e27e8d0cb74693561.png) The question for me as channel lead, then, is wtf do I do with all these people? I've been wrestling with the question since before ETHDenver, back when we were but a tiny 36k ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f923.png)![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f923.png) [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/aaaf5b81ac8689932c45a2cb68d9023b.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ on Warpcast --------------------------- lovely chat with @cameron at the /ethdenver meetup last night https://i.imgur.com/mIr3zmv.png ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x18f2b34e) Feedback Loops -------------- So I asked the channel. ยฏ\\\_(ใƒ„)\_/ยฏ This is the secret sauce. Do stuff, get feedback on it, and iterate. The ABCs of building: ![](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/callout/tip-icon.png) Always Be seeking feedback about what you're Creating [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4afa37a670fb22d5dbf2f2db60b0582f.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ on Warpcast --------------------------- Trying this myself, DEGEN tips for ๐•“๐•ฃ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•’๐•๐•๐•ช ๐•™๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค๐•ฅ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š feedback what don't you like about /tabletop? where does it fall short? what would you change? what would you want to collect? tips for thoughtful, specific, non-spam feedback https://i.imgur.com/vFxXu3M.png https://warpcast.com/0xdesigner/0x8f90e43e ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0xe5fbf17c) The feedback was invaluable. For ~$500 in DEGEN tips, I got a specific feature list of what the [/tabletop](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop) community wants. * find other casters + coordinate together to play games * strategy threads * how-to-play threads * minority recognition * organization [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/85e65ae4ed66454a17d62b1caee5108f.gif)](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x3a23c406) As someone who's played online board games before, getting people to commit and show up to events is difficult, even if you know all the folks beforehand. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c02283019f3d376613fb92e623dc5df3.png) So the most valuable product is something that smooths out the UX issues of coordinating people in both (digital) space and time. The Vision ---------- The internet robs us of moments, it's Everything Everywhere, All At Once. Very much an open mouth, insert firehose situation. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6e6a3b444ca176b20efa4263d3bbf830.gif) Board games give us defined start and end points; rules define the protocol that we sit down and abide by - this is what we value (points), here's how to get them, and there are both winners and losers at the end (even for co-ops!) I want to enable casters to have more moments together over board games! Product ------- The, as of now, unnamed [/tabletop](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop) Quasi-Client in the works will smooth out the coordination issues of organizing games and enable organization of user stats and logins by Farcaster fids. One login, one dataset across platforms, as only web3 and self-sovereign accounts can do. These are early days but looking forward to seeing what we can do with this quasi client of ours (s/o [@cameron](https://warpcast.com/cameron) for the term). `Quasi-clients` are micro-apps that will be intimately useful to specific users and gain Daily Active Users from that utility alone. [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/def4b69f753f1c4d19c3bcb6f55706db.png) Farcaster Cameron Armstrong on Warpcast ----------------------------- Quasi-Clients rule everything around me. (and soon they'll rule everything around Farcaster too) https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/5f56928c-620f-4adf-4969-e7c3a3644a00/original ](https://warpcast.com/cameron/0x959ec5c5) Making it a reality ------------------- [@rustopian](https://warpcast.com/rustopian) is working to connect Farcaster with BGA, with more planned beyond. The proof of concept is that simple connection, with events infrastructure from [@](https://warpcast.com/rustopian)[matthew](https://warpcast.com/matthew) at [events.xyz](http://events.xyz) handling the anchoring of casters in time and digital space. In the meantime, I am drumming up activity in [/tabletop](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop), experimenting with activation tools like GIVE, tipsterBot, and board gaming activity. ### Almost done with Catan Week! [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c63350478c8fb76dadede59e49caaf8e.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ on Warpcast --------------------------- gm /tabletop! This week is Catan Week! I'm tipping DEGEN for CATAN content all week ๐Ÿ™Œ Cast your fav strats, your best stories, and take a photo of you playing 1 game of Catan this week! @reisub-bas wants to play, y'all should get on a game with them https://warpcast.com/reisub-bas/0x690c2b21 ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x4e2a450e) ### Dominion next week! [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/577ce86984c11c9ab18b5e401806f596.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ on Warpcast --------------------------- Dominion monday 4/22/24, what time y'all? https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0xe55a340e https://www.supercast.xyz/polls/80b37678-347c-4156-8151-37f2a4bcc9b4 ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0xeeed3978) ### Proof of Concept The initial idea is to connect Farcaster accounts to the game platform BoardGameArena such that Farcasters can invite and challenge each other to games on BGA. Stay tuned for announcements! [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4cc26bc295dbc806b98cb6ec509b7084.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd on Warpcast ---------------------- trying something https://boardframes.vercel.app/api/diceforge/507257843 ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x800951fd) Crowdfunding for the website ---------------------------- Asking for DEGEN tips to claim project domain, 45k raised, only 45k more to go fam! [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/35310520f1ecdf3d31afe36a0b41bec2.png) Farcaster iSpeakNerd ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ on Warpcast --------------------------- If y'all wanna see a more connected, easier to game with others, /tabletop happen, donate your DEGEN tips on this cast and let's get a project domain! need 90k DEGEN for the best one, it'll be sick, trust fam https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x57c03eab ](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x0d48e683) * * * * * * If you enjoyed this, 1. Please subscribe ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f49c.png) [Subscribe](https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/memberships) 2. Give me a shout on [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd) 3. Come join the [/nerdery channel](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/nerdery) and the [/tabletop](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/tabletop) channel 4. Share this post with someone who will enjoy it! 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