Rest in peace, Poly Track. You rolled a natural 20 on community design and a natural 1 on corporate stewardship.
Before it became a punchline about ghost towns and failed social networks, Google+ was, for a brief and brilliant moment, a paradise for niche communities. And within those communities, none was more intriguing—or more doomed—than the G+ Games Poly Track . g+ games poly track
Imagine a beloved indie RPG designer named “Zak Sabbath” (a pseudonym) or a popular reviewer known as “The Hopeless Gamer.” They were suspended without warning. Entire design circles collapsed because half the members were suddenly locked out of their accounts for not using their legal birth certificates. Rest in peace, Poly Track
For board game and TTRPG enthusiasts, this was revolutionary. And within those communities, none was more intriguing—or
And then Google closed the store, swept the dice off the table, and wondered why no one came to their next party.