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I don’t post here. Follow me on 🧵, @benbrode! Chief Development Officer at @SecondDinner. @MarvelSnap.
Oct 25, 2022 16 tweets 3 min read
When we were first developing @MARVELSNAP - we wondered if we could do away with a card game staple: The Mulligan. Obviously we did, but early testers hated it. We changed their perception with a single change to 1 card. 🧵 When I first worked on Hearthstone - physical card game mulligans offered just a single choice - do you want to get a new hand with 1 less card? We felt like with our smaller hand size in Hearthstone, a better choice would be to choose X cards to replace.
Jul 25, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
One moment I often revisit from years ago is when a colleague confided in me about sexual harassment she experienced. I asked if I could report it to HR and she told me no, that it would be a breach of trust. She was too afraid and didn’t want to go through the process. I tried to warn her that silence meant that others could become victims. I wanted to breach trust and just report this fucker. But I didn’t. I still don’t know if I did the right thing. But I know how incredibly courageous you have to be to come forward with these stories.
Jul 19, 2021 16 tweets 3 min read
Taking the kids on a trip and we bought tamagotchis for the kids to keep em busy! I never had one as a child but my friends did and the nostalgia was strong.

This has been the worst decision of my life. 👇 My son imprinted on his immediately. He named it “Cushion” and spent an hour playing with him and feeding him. He decided the baby might like to go for a walk and got everyone together to take it out for a while.
Feb 23, 2019 25 tweets 6 min read
Hey. I have something important to say. Some information you may not be aware of. It's probably NSFL, especially if you're not from around here. You've been warned.

If you're bold enough, read on... It's been almost exactly 3 months since the fateful day. We had just moved into our new office at @seconddinner. And it's pretty far from our old office. Like, 20 minutes further south.