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Did you hear the story about how $400k worth of Playdates were misdelivered by FedEx to a construction site near our warehouse? And then someone just… stole them? Seriously.

Well, guess what got hastily dumped at a random restaurant this morning?

Welcome back stolen Playdates!

May 30, 2024 at 8:28pmWeb
Show threadPlaydateMay 30, 2024

More details — and likely a very good Playdate Podcast episode — in the future. For now, this was our best possible outcome, the result of lots of time and detective work. (Which, ok fine, we enjoyed.)

The real question is, can we sell these as a limited edition? Playdate Hot™

Show threadrico beckerMay 30, 2024
@playdate Add some black stripes for a Dalton's Edition! :)
Show threadChuck JordanMay 30, 2024
@playdate Gentle reminder that it’s okay to embellish the story with details that might not be 100% accurate. Like maybe the thief disguised themselves as a spooky pirate ghost to scare people away from the crime.
Show threadUltramundaneMay 31, 2024
@SasquatcherGeneral @playdate “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids and your CRANK!”
Show threadMatt RoundMay 30, 2024
@playdate Include an exclusive game where you have to try to fence or dump stolen Playdates while pursued by the Panic team
Show threadrico beckerMay 30, 2024
@mattround @playdate The Panic team of course drives in a Transmit truck.
Show threadJonathan GerhardsonJun 3, 2024
@mattround @playdate Yeah, my thought reading this was it's too niche an item to sell that many of without someone noticing.
Show threadDavid SenateMay 31, 2024
@playdate so much
Show threadMarius KießlingMay 31, 2024
@playdate yes. I was always on the edge of buying one but thought „that’s just too much money for something I will probably not use enough“ but I will happily pay to own a small part of that story.
Show threadNic Lake May 30, 2024
@playdate You Wouldn’t Steal A Playdate
Show threadLuke Dorny May 30, 2024
@playdate congrats, @cabel and team! Wow. Just wow.
Show threadFratmMay 30, 2024
@playdate So, did you write them off before they showed up? If so, can I have one? ;) :) I'll review on my youtube channel.
Show threadDavid BloomMay 30, 2024
@playdate the 40 pack box art is adorable tho. You should sell these at Costco.
Show threadDarryl RammMay 30, 2024
@playdate FuckupEx.
Show threadJon RoweMay 30, 2024
@playdate @cabel
Show threadsdwMay 30, 2024
@playdate @cabel oh my God I really wanna know the story
Show threadone of a number of patricksMay 30, 2024
@playdate @cabel You could sell these as premium, limited edition “Heist Survivor” variants and make some nice seed money for the next venture
Show threadone of a number of patricksMay 30, 2024

@playdate @cabel dang it Patrick read the full thread

I stand by the limited edition title suggestion but I see you already got there conceptually

Show threadOliver HuntMay 30, 2024
@playdate legit wondering if someone thought they were stealing “useful” construction materials
Show threadReese Ricci Armstrong May 30, 2024
@playdate why were they dumped at a random restaurant is the real question
Show threadPlaydateMay 30, 2024
@reesericci current theory: the restaurant is a stalled construction project, and thus has no working security cameras
Show threadReese Ricci Armstrong May 30, 2024
@playdate fascinating- how did you find them?
Show threadAdams ImmersiveMay 30, 2024
@playdate At what point do you stop pretending these events were “random” and accept that the Playdates just went adventuring on their own?
Show threadschuelermineMay 30, 2024
@playdate how does this work insurance-wise?
Show threadPotassiumMay 31, 2024
@playdate Wow, glad you got them back!! Looking forward to that podcast episode!
Show threadAlex @ Games Right MeowMay 31, 2024
@playdate I would pay for a heist edition ✋
Show threadAaron  May 31, 2024
@playdate @driph This is incredible. Do you have more info about this?? I’d love to write about it for my newsletter.
Show threadkcǃMay 31, 2024
@playdate THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!? 😳🥳😊
Show threadMicheal May 31, 2024
@playdate Hot Playdate Summer 🫦🕹️
Show threadMichael B. JohnsonMay 31, 2024

@playdate ummm, this is good news, right?

Please tell me this is good news.

Show threadBigTheDaveMay 31, 2024

@playdate I want to know what spooked them enough to 'return' them.

Or maybe they just couldn't shift them and needed space to store something else they nicked.

Show threadDeanMay 31, 2024
@playdate the boxes dumped in the street remind me of the play date crash screen. Congrats on getting them recovered.
Show threadMarius KießlingMay 31, 2024
@playdate @cabel That story (and in general the whole GDQ talk) was absolutely amazing. And can I just say that absolutely adore the completely unnecessary focus on design for the packaging material?
Show threadkaiserkiwi Jun 1, 2024

@playdate To be fair: A date in a random restaurant is not that far-fetched..

Sorry, I know where the door is.

Show threadSuperIluJun 3, 2024
@playdate lemme guess: FedEx saw no error on their part?
Show threadXenoPhage Jun 4, 2024
@playdate So what sort of embedded spyware is on them now? ;)
Show threadPlaydateJun 4, 2024
@XenoPhage They were still sealed and unopened, luckily 😌
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Jun 5, 2024
@playdate this is an insane story