{"id":108,"date":"2023-01-30T19:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2023-01-30T19:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:05:31","slug":"our-games-through-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/our-games-through-your-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Games Through Your Eyes, January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We LOVE seeing our games out in the wild and finding their way to game shelves all around the world! So, in an effort to encourage everyone to share, we decided to highlight a few of our favorite sightings around the interwebs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel (@Herald Selenay) posted a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/geeklist\/308610\/fire-library-holiday-magic-challenge-2022\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fire in the Library<\/em> Challenge on BoardGameGeek<\/a> using a promo card they previously created for the game. How cool is that?!&nbsp; You can find the fan promo card<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/filepage\/248806\/esthers-ghost-fan-promo-card\" target=\"_blank\"> Esther\u2019s Ghost here<\/a> if you want to print and add it to your copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/fire-in-the-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fire in the Library<\/a><\/em>. It\u2019s always fun having a new excuse to bring an old favorite out to play as frequently as possible. Those books won\u2019t save themselves! Keep an eye out on BoardGameGeek, as Rachel loves to post challenges to find more mutual fans of the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-1024x726.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-1536x1089.png 1536w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Esthers_Ghost-1-2-2048x1453.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were delighted to see<em><a href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/wicked-and-wise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Wicked &amp; Wise<\/a><\/em> featured on a recent episode of Stonemaier Games: My Favorite Mechanism Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wicked &amp; Wise: My Favorite Mechanism\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kXA_OYdSM44?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;This is a magnum opus of trick-taking game design! It is really, really incredible what Fertessa did with <em>Wicked &amp; Wise<\/em>. I really enjoyed my first play, and I can&#8217;t wait to get it back to the table.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t miss all the fun happenings over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@weirdgiraffegames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@grantsgamerecs\" target=\"_blank\">GrantsGameRecs<\/a> included <em>Gift of Tulips<\/em> in a list of 5 great stocking stuffers. You can check the list out <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTRCNbfxN\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-default\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;If you know somebody that&#8217;s like, &#8220;I don&#8217;t like games they&#8217;re too mean!&#8221; well then give them <em>Gift of Tulips<\/em>. This is a really pretty card game, and you score points for giving flower cards to other players. It&#8217;s just nice!&#8221;<\/p><cite>Grant Lyon, GrantsGameRecs<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theazkadorkablegamer\" target=\"_blank\">TheAzkadorkableGamer<\/a> made <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theazkadorkablegamer\/video\/7113581441291750699?_r=1&amp;_t=8YypdswxD2o&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7113581441291750699\" target=\"_blank\">a confession we can relate to\u2026<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve never told anyone this before, but&#8230; I&#8217;m addicted to <em>Weird Giraffe Games<\/em>.<\/p><cite>Azkadelia Hattress, AzkadorkableGamer<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you addicted to<em> Weird Giraffe Games<\/em> too? Go tell AzkadorableGamer they&#8217;re not alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Grayson-Best-Bud.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Grayson-Best-Bud.png 664w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Grayson-Best-Bud-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We found a &#8220;Best Bud&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weirdgiraffegames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>! <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkvHDH_Oakc\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">Congratulations Grayson on winning your game of <em>Gift of Tulips!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mayor-of-Tumble-Town.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mayor-of-Tumble-Town.png 597w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mayor-of-Tumble-Town-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVJRnSrhMBN\/\" target=\"_blank\">TableTopMom<\/a> shared a family game of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/tumble-town\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tumble Town<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h:ratings-and-pictures\">Ratings and Pictures<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the most meaningful things you can do for us after you play one of our games is to post a picture of yourself playing the game on social media or BGG and to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamepublisher\/33013\/weird-giraffe-games\/linkeditems\/boardgamepublisher\" target=\"_blank\">rate the game on BGG<\/a>. It&#8217;s so amazing to see people having fun playing<em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weird Giraffe Games<\/a><\/em> because it means we have brought you joy, which is why we make games in the first place! If you choose to post a picture, please tag us (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeirdGiraffes\" target=\"_blank\">@weirdgiraffes<\/a>&nbsp;on twitter and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weirdgiraffegames\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Weird Giraffe Games<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can rate any <em>Weird Giraffe Games<\/em> game by finding its&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamepublisher\/33013\/weird-giraffe-games\/linkeditems\/boardgamepublisher\" target=\"_blank\">Board Game Geek page here<\/a>. Then, you can select how many stars you want to rate it. If you hover over the stars, it will give you a description of what each number means. We really appreciate you taking the time to rate the games you play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/smaller.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>Gift of Tulips<\/em> is a charming little game. The theme helps explain the &#8220;Giving is worth more points than keeping&#8221; concept and the hidden market adds some unpredictable spice into the end game scoring.&#8221; &#8211; DonnieDynamo, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/gift-of-tulips\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gift of Tulips<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5440-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;Quick, simple, clever, fun.&#8221; &#8211; Klawton, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/gift-of-tulips\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gift of Tulips<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is very eloquent. Love the mechanic where you gift cards. Player interaction without a take that element is refreshing.&#8221; &#8211; sineadk, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/gift-of-tulips\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gift of Tulips<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A beautiful card game with interesting strategy. It has great play while you are trying to balance between sending flowers to market which drives up their value, keeping them for your own garden which gives you points later, or gifting tulips to other players for immediate points. Fun at 2 players. Definitely a game we will be playing over and over.&#8221; &#8211; PlayingWithHoney, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/gift-of-tulips\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gift of Tulips<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-and-Wise_-7-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;Played great with 4 players! We really enjoyed it! Would play it again! We have heard reviews where they thought the mouse didn&#8217;t have a big enough role that is untrue, they can help or hinder the dragon greatly. A little confusing the first round but we combatted that by playing one beginner round with everyone&#8217;s cards faceup and discussed moves then we played the full game blind. All four of us loved it.&#8221; &#8211; HollaMonkey, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/wicked-and-wise\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wicked &amp; Wise<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bgg-Rating-WandW-1-1-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bgg-Rating-WandW-1-1-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bgg-Rating-WandW-1-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bgg-Rating-WandW-1-1-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bgg-Rating-WandW-1-1.png 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like trick taking games and I loved this. So much more going on than a normal trick taking game, but not so much as to be overwhelming.&#8221; &#8211; Frogodo, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/wicked-and-wise\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wicked &amp; Wise<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3053-Edit-smaller.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>&#8220;One of my favorite games to play. Love the unique take on area control. Requires planning several turns in advance and paying close attention to what other players are doing. Still hoping to find a group who likes it as much as I do.&#8221; &#8211; sffc, BoardGameGeek Rating (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weird-giraffe-games.square.site\/big-easy-busking\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Big Easy Busking<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/user\/kalchio\" target=\"_blank\">Kalchio on BoardGameGeek<\/a> has taken the most beautiful photos over the years, (see below). We are always thrilled to see our games through your very artistic eye Eric! You can see reviews, and more lovely photography on the blog <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsericplaying.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Eric Playing?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"154\" data-link=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/?attachment_id=154\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weirdgiraffegames.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WaytooManyCats-Eric-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wicked-Wise-Eric-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"152\" data-link=\"https:\/\/brown-sheep-511001.hostingersite.com\/blog\/blog\/?attachment_id=152\" class=\"wp-image-152\" 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