The pre-launch page for Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is up! Click that button to be notified when it goes live. @flatoutgames.bsky.social @fanfactories.bsky.social @boardgameghee.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social @dylanmangini.bsky.social

The pre-launch page for Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is up! Click that button to be notified when it goes live. @flatoutgames.bsky.social @fanfactories.bsky.social @boardgameghee.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social @dylanmangini.bsky.social

In 1983, 90% of U.S. media was owned by 50 companies. By 2012, that number was 6. Today, it's just 5. Decades of media consolidation made it "a lot easier for authoritarian government to exercise control," consumer advocate Gigi Sohn says. Much more in my new piece: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

When life is busy, it’s nice to recognize some small incremental progress. Earlier this week I finally got Counterpoint up onto BGG and I’d say it looks pretty good there. 😍🎻 Lots more testing needed, so if you love trick takers and playtesting online, DM me! ✂️🎲 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

I just backed Overgrown: A Tricky Tile-Laying Game of Nature Reclamation on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...

A nice "how to play" and review video for Tabriz which does a good job explaining the kind of game it is. Most games that look this lush are actually more complex. Given the combination of worker movement and resource management, Tabriz is pretty straightforward and easy to teach.

Managed to get a copy of Trickadee by @coinflip.games, played first game tonight, and gotta say I think I'm in love with this inventive trick-taker in which you build flocks of birds. Winning can be good to get first pick, but losing gets you seeds to spend on abilities, a fun dilemma #boardgames

But one frustrating thing is that I've been trying to get people who actually have resources to fund progressive media and no one's writing checks. So a few of us with platforms say these things and get brigaded because there aren't enough of us and we have to absorb more threats as a result.

Dead Like Me!

Got my COVID & Flu shots today. Thank goodness insurance covered them. Base cost on the Moderna COVID vaccine was about $212 😳.

A week ago I sold my games at the PNW Tabletop Game Market @ PAX West! Sold lots of Grunt Work & sold out of the ~20 copies of Flip Stack Burger Shack I handmade. Check out my writeup of the experience & see some photos of the other designers there! fantastic-factories.medium.com/selling-game...

I think one of the better comparisons (and they make it near the end of this video) is Century Spice Road. Tabriz takes the core trading concept from CSR and folds it into a worker movement game while upping the complexity just a bit.

A nice "how to play" and review video for Tabriz which does a good job explaining the kind of game it is. Most games that look this lush are actually more complex. Given the combination of worker movement and resource management, Tabriz is pretty straightforward and easy to teach.

For several years, the Seattle Sounders have been praised for their academy system and local recruiting. On Sunday we wanted them decimate an Inter Miami team filled with international stars to win the Leagues Cup Final. I think we can say this approach has paid off big time. I so love this team!

For several years, the Seattle Sounders have been praised for their academy system and local recruiting. On Sunday we wanted them decimate an Inter Miami team filled with international stars to win the Leagues Cup Final. I think we can say this approach has paid off big time. I so love this team!

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages. Every state needs to do this! Source: www.nmhealth.org/news/vaccine...

“They’ve got Messi … but we’ve got Paul Rothrock.” @lobbingscorchers.com killed it with this edit.

So, Cascadia clearly has a setting of the Pacific Northwest. What is it's theme?

So, Cascadia clearly has a setting of the Pacific Northwest. What is it's theme?

Shut Up & Sit Down covers Cascadia: Alpine Lakes! This link takes you right to the start of their coverage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mocT...

Great to see such high level coverage of board games again, and seeing Cascadia: Alpine Lakes in their list of the top 5 from Gen Con is pretty cool! @flatoutgames.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social

Oh. In case anyone was curious where I stand:

Ray has great things to say about Tabriz as a "classic cozy euro". It slots in at #6 on their Best Games of 2025 (So Far). Thanks @raybird.bsky.social, @cbarrows.bsky.social, & @ruelgaviola.com for the great discussion about Tabriz! #BoardGames #TabrizGame #Tabriz @craftygames.bsky.social

Ray has great things to say about Tabriz as a "classic cozy euro". It slots in at #6 on their Best Games of 2025 (So Far). Thanks @raybird.bsky.social, @cbarrows.bsky.social, & @ruelgaviola.com for the great discussion about Tabriz! #BoardGames #TabrizGame #Tabriz @craftygames.bsky.social

Any "just" settlement would involve elimination of the company. When your entire business model is built on obvious theft, you shouldn't get a second act.

Never underestimate the power of cardboard. Our First Look area in Summit Level 2 offers an actual first look for games you can play for the first time in the US! And don't miss our special event on Saturday night highlighting 16 PNW local game designers. See more: spkl.io/63329A3TuN

Hey everyone! we spent the weekend on the specs for Stones and Rivers 2nd Ed and setting up the backer surveys. If you still want to back the Project we have late pledges on www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...

I've playtested both these games and can heartily recommend them! Sign up for notifications if that's a thing you do :-).

The human-rights situation in Iran has gotten so much worse over the past month….most people outside of Iran don’t understand how bad it’s become.

Friends, if you've been following me for a while now you know that I'm on the hunt for my next job. I'm hoping to expand my reach -- especially on LinkedIn. If you post there, I'd really love any help you can provide in getting my call to action out there via reposts and other shares!

Hello! Since I have a new job working as a Lead Designer at a new studio under Unstable Games—it’s time to make a new pinned post! My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center. You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!

Finally here! Here is one of the games I have been part of at @keymastergames.bsky.social! I'm a Game Producer and Graphic Designer on this project! I'm so proud of my team! It has been amazing to collaborate with everyone to make this game as amazing as it is! www.kickstarter.com/projects/key...

Flatout designed, Weird City developed & published, illustrated by Vincent Dutrait? Of course, I just backed Satchel Quest - A Unique Bag Building Adventure Board Game on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei... @weirdcitygames.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social

I just really like bag-building games, y'all (let's check out the upcoming Satchel Quest!) http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/08/18/satchel-quest/

This is an excellent discussion between Ellie and Fertessa! I definitely learned a few things. Well worth a listen.

Zohran's field op resumes tomorrow. While 50K volunteers for the primary is historic, there are hundreds of thousands more in this city who love talking politics, support Zohran, and are physically able to canvass but don't (yet). Here's my persuasion pitch for why it's worth your time to canvass. 🧵

Hey Kareem! Enjoyed watching this. Figured I'd chime in on Cascadia: Alpine Lakes since there isn't a lot of info on BGG yet. There are a number of changes to gameplay from Cascadia as well as a bunch of things that stay the same. The draft is the same. Nature tokens work the same way. But ...

I’ll be here selling Color Space: a quick two player strategy game. Come on down and visit; there’s going to be a great selection of games available! #boardgames #PAXWest #PAX

Game Market West is back! I'm proud to announce the tabletop games for the upcoming GMW Fall 2025, on September 21 at San Jose Guildhouse, are now available: www.gamemarketwest.com/fall-2025-ga...

The diva duckies are coming to the Bay Area! Excited to attend and share my silly little bathtub game at GMW F2025!

High Tide is now available to preorder on Amazon! 🎲✂️ I won’t be putting a link to it, because I don’t think anyone should be using Amazon if they can afford not to—but if you want to you can still preorder direct from Underdog Games webstore! ✨ www.underdoggames.com/products/hig...

I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼 CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!! www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...

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Hey everyone! 👋 We’ll be using this space to share announcements when events happen—such as calls to action, news covering us, or positive change happens in accordance with our guidelines. The first thing to cover is why the group’s name and hashtag is changing to #BlockCGE from #BlacklistCGE 🧵1/4

Below, is an extremely offensive image from the game Ace of Spades published by Devir Games. The cavalier use of a slavery theme about a game that could LITERALLY BE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE and the offensive images to push this theme is abhorrent. You all should know better. 1/3

That's so far out of fucking line, I'm kind of stunned. Then I thought, wait, if they represented Black people this way...And sure enough, got ourselves a glowing-eyed Indian with steer horns. JFC. Devir, this is way beyond "oops". This looks intentional. Leave Natives out of your products.

Get out of here with this racist crap. Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction. But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.