Gary Kacmarcik

@garykac.bsky.social

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Board game designer (Shinjuku). Seattle(-ish). he/him

Sign: Smorking area / Rest room
Screenshot of "Local vibe" overlay: "Tsunami forecast (slight sea level change)"
A stack of Ketchup Spaghetti Sandwiches
List of sandwiches, including "Ketchup Spaghetti Sandwich".
Oversized Totoro and Nekobus comfy chairs.
Life sized Nekobus from Tonari no Totoro.
The blue Casio S100X.
Two statues of round-ish smiling golden pigs
Large gold Buddha statue in the background, small turtle statue in the rocks in the foreground.
Naruto as a cat
Sign: "Beware of snakes & wasps & wild animals" notably lacking a cute cartoon snake.
Display of the Casio S100 and S100X calculators, available in black or navy blue.
Poster advertising Kiki's Delivery Service in IMAX.
Korean Burger King advertisement with a man holding a "one pounder" 4-patty burger in one hand and about to throw a punch (maybe at you?) with the other.
A sign in Korean and English with a cartoon snake that reads: The Area Where Snakes Appear
A pair of cream buns decorated to look like horse heads.
A bunch of individually wrapped toothbrushes, each labeled "Tooth Brush".
"Counterpoint: a Co-op Classical Music Trick-Taking Game - A mashup of party game and dungeon crawler, where fantasy meets foolery. Roam Ol' Engoland, befriend monsters and get Shug to the pub!
Bottle of Korean "Rainbow Sorbet Water" from Baskin Robbins, with an orange, pineapple and raspberry on the label.
A few trading cards depicting colorful manhole covers that can be found in Japan: one from Chiba, and another with Rilakkuma.
Burger King with Krispy Kreme in background.
Directory listing in a hotel: bottom entry is "Nursing Room / Smoking Room".
Burger King sign in Japan advertising a giant "baby body" burger, whatever that's supposed to mean.
Sticker on copy of Shinjuku in Yellow Submarine Akihabara.
Shelf of used board games for sale. Shinjuku (list price ¥6930) for sale for ¥10000.
Shelf of board games in a Akihabara Yellow Submarine. 「Shinjuku」has a security device attached, while other games nearby do not.
Sign listing games for sale at the Rigoler booth at Game Market. 「Shinjuku」is marked "Sold Out".
An adorable little wooden token of a furry creature holding a hand of playing cards.
Side table with the bottom portion partially slid out. What is inside? Could it be sushi?
Table with an assortment of board games for sale - Shinjuku in the center.
Japanese Costco food court menu. The hot dog combo is ¥180, or about $1.15.
A Costco chopped onion dispenser, with a scattering of chopped onions.
Wagyu steak grilling in a teppanyaki restaurant with a view overlooking the Shinjuku area to the east.
Anker Pikachu 65w charger in box next to regular 65w GaNPrime model.
Sonic (just the head) plush pillows
Anker store
Close up of vending machine drinks focusing on the Mikan Jelly.
Three vending machines: Sriracha, Fresh 100% Orange, and miscellaneous drinks.
Lower left corner of vending machine: "100% Made in USA".
Sriracha vending machine. Every button has the same item.
A fairly typical drink vending machine next to a vending machine that sells only bottles of Sriracha.
An outdoor street sign with "Open" at the top, a large pair of scissors, and "Carry" at the bottom.
Suica Penguin donuts and... pancakes, I think.
Storefront with giant black on yellow signs reading: "Free Smoking Area for Heated Tobacco Only"
Small sink and bathtub where the sink faucet can swivel over the bathtub.
Assortment of packaged snacks in Family Mart: Shredded squid sheets, Dried squid arms, Spicy soy sauce flavored dried squid, Grilled scallop strips, Roasted stingray fin, Squid cartilage, Smoked shredded dried squid, Soft shredded dried squid, Dried squid, Shredded dried squid, Soft grilled squid strips, ...
Sign: Ladies Floor, Natural hot-spring, Laundromat, Powder room / Sucking room
Captcha challenge: "Pick all the things you could play a game with" and the images are video game controllers, dishes on a drying rack and notebooks.
Printed map of the exhibition hall for Game Market next week in Tokyo/Chiba.
Twitter post from @rigoler_ (リゴレ) announcing games that will be available at Game Market 2026 Spring, including Shinjuku, Earth - Fertile Land, Hii Fuu!! and Jujutsu Trick.
Finished Sun face carved in limestone. Well, there's always more that could be done.
A flat piece of limestone with a sun face partially carved into it.
Ditto, with arms flapping, walking toward you with the Vacuum/Suck ability active.
Ditto (from behind). Ugh. Boring!
Ditto sucking up a bunch of cliff block cubes.
Ditto from Pokopia in a sailor outfit and mouth wide open to suck in any nearby objects.
Pokémon pixel pins: Plusle, Minun, Omanyte and Omastat.
Box with a copy of Pokémon Pokopia waiting to be unwrapped.
Magic booster packs: Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, and Theros.
Banner from printplaygames.com: Due to economic issues, Print and Play will close as of March 27, 2006.