👑The Old King’s Crown from @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social is an essential game for us at the @ukgamesexpo We have been championing this game since we first saw it at UK Games Expo in 2021, and we reviewed it way back in Episode 137

This is correct. A perfect game.

WE CANNOT WAIT!! What an honour to be sharing a space with these folks. They really are such an inspiring group of designers and artists. If you're attending this year, drop by if you're able! There is an absolutely packed calendar of events, playtests and sneak peeks lined up! HERE WE GO!

If it has more, they're fighting on BGG about what the definition of a war game is.

After 11 fantastic years, Bloomsbury Publishing, the owner of Osprey Games, has made the difficult decision to sell the board and card game line. This was not a decision taken lightly and reflects a strategic refocusing on book publishing. (1/7)

🏆🙌🏻📣 We are honoured that The Old King’s Crown has won Best Artwork & Presentation at the Golden Geek Awards this year! So many beautiful games were nominated, so it means a lot. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees across the board! 👏🏻

Robin Hood: The Legend Of Sherwood (2002) Developed by Spellbound Entertainment.

an ill-fated envoy to the terrans in his amphibious staff car

Vile Decay

Taken outside my polling station yesterday, which is held in part of a church. They put up the sign every year, it’s a good bit. Though year on year, coupled with the slowly spreading weather stain, it feels less like a bit.

Our Analogue theme event will take place online on Tuesday 19 May, 16:00-17:30 UK time - just 2 weeks away! We're joined by the excellent Izzy Bartley, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, and @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... #gamestudies #skystorians #gtp

Two stone effigies stand guard at the Demiurge's Keep - Gergeda, mother of monsters, and Dzovad, the cannibal god... www.patreon.com/posts/necrom...

🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750

WOW!! What an honour!!

Arcs named game of the year by Italian tabletop gaming magazine ioGioco, Paolo Mori crowned designer of the year: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

What a setting!!

FARMER MOVING SOUTH (1952) | http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/442818/index.html

That time of the year again #wickerman

This year, I've committed to try more print-and-play games. First up is Voyages, the excellent roll-and-move game by @postmarkgames.bsky.social! My review: spacebiff.com/2026/05/04/v...

We've got the Oath PPC! We've spent the past few days going through it and making a few little adjustments. Now it's time to get some games in before we go to mass production.

Jade Cocoon: Story Of The Tamamayu ~ 玉繭物語 (1998) Developed by Genki.

If you want a tabletop inspired strategy game to tide you over until Amberspire releases on Wednesday, perhaps consider a completely different game by the same team in The Banished Vault:

A little doodle and collage of a card for an imaginary game. Still really into the idea of creating a game that looks like old animation cells from a long lost animated film.

Beautiful animated trailer for "Terre ou Lune", the new comic book by Jade Khoo (published in France by Morgen). >> www.catsuka.com/shopping/ind...

Weir’s Way x15

Any solitaire/patience mavens out there want to try a little solitaire-like I designed? If so, let me know and I can send you the complete rules (just a standard deck o’ cards required), so you can give it a crack. Warning! It’s a fair challenge, especially on Hard.

Any solitaire/patience mavens out there want to try a little solitaire-like I designed? If so, let me know and I can send you the complete rules (just a standard deck o’ cards required), so you can give it a crack. Warning! It’s a fair challenge, especially on Hard.

Here’s another little bit of process. Starting off with basic shapes; uncomplicated, like cut-up colored paper. After that I’m gradually adding dimension and grit until it’s noisy enough. The clouds are the obvious exception. For stuff like that I mostly just wing it.

This couldn’t be more “my thing” unless I mysteriously found it under my own bed.

WE DID IT!! A massive thank you is owed to everyone who helped launch this new company with such a wild project. We're so grateful we get to work on games like Arcs with just the best community in tabletop and it's deeply humbling 17,111 folks came out to help. THANK YOU!

The WENDYBUXXX Kickstarter is now live!! I've also posted a designer diary at BGG: boardgamegeek.com/thread/37003...

Liz received the pre- pre- production copies of Night Witches and they look amazing. Until the end of the month you can still pre-order with a 10% discount (and free shipping to the US, UK, and EU) with discount code BSKY at www.nightwitches.com

Next up is ARTWORK AND PRESENTATION! I always try to rank this one based on actual, y'know, artwork and presentation, and not just which game I liked best. Personally, Old King's Crown is the obvious winner here, and with some real overlap between best art / favorite game.

(WENDYBUXXX goes live on Kickstarter tomorrow!)

I'm really blown away by this review. Truly speechless. Thanks, Dan!

Incredible.

New issue of @wyrdscience.bsky.social is out!! I love this magazine and want more people to know about it so they keep making it! Go grab a copy at Wyrd.science

Walking home etching on copper

From a sketch at work in 2019… The Gorge map is in print and I was able to play on it. So poetic my first design credit is for my favorite game of all time. 2027 my first full game releases too! Thank you @patrickleder.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social @leder.games @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social

I had a really wonderful time chatting with Dan recently about expansions, risk in games, Hunt for Blackbeard, the work of the new studio, and some of the early trials of the game on Reconstruction. You can find it here:

Engelbert Lap (1886-1970)

Minas Morgul

HEAVY GOTY. I can't decide between Old King's Crown and Molly House. Fortunately, ties are allowed! Apparently I skipped assigning a #3. That's fine. Nothing deserved my #3.

Want to rank some Golden Geeks with me? First up, TWO-PLAYER GAMES! I've only played four of these. Instinctively, I think Iliad is the best, followed by Star Trek: Captain's Chair, Toy Battle, and Tag Team.

This guy

#57 Cat-eyed Bard and a Maimed Paladin of the Stone Brotherhood

Off for a cultural afternoon in M & S.

Announcing Earthborne Trailblazer! A new, standalone board game that invites you to explore the wilderness of the far future in an entirely new way. Coming to @kickstarter.com May 26, 2026. Follow our preview page to stay informed! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ear...