They say hindsight is 2020…get it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Ly...

Re-release: UK publisher Steamforged Games will crowdfund Terra Mystica: Special Edition, which contains the base game and all expansions to date with new artwork and components. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Gone Digital: Red Square Games is adapting Twilight Imperium for digital play on PCs in both single-player and multi-player modes w/ no release date yet: store.steampowered.com/app/3669430/... BGG game page for the most recent edition of Twilight Imperium: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23... —WEM

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Aaron & @heccubus.bsky.social & play "Finspan" by @davidgordon23.bsky.social & @anarchytabletop.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com. Thanks to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! — Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ49...

SPIEL Essen 25: In case folks hadn't noticed, multiple publishers have bumped up prices on BGG's SPIEL Essen 25 Preview by €5 per title over the past few weeks. This probably isn't directly caused by tariffs since Germany ≠ the U.S., but I'd wager it's a result of tariff-driven inflation. —WEM

Preview: Discover all that's going on in ANTS, a strategy game from Renato Ciervo, Andrea Robbiani & Cranio Creations that will debut at SPIEL Essen 25 in October: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... The game has dozens of moving parts, with you trying to mesh actions larger, small, and smaller. —WEM

Whether flicking a disc or jengaing a jenga these are 10 great games that will test your dexterity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw0D...

Milestone: With the addition of Shall We Dance, BGG's SPIEL Essen 25 Preview has reached 1,000 listings — and that game fair doesn't open for another six weeks. Should you want to hit the dance floor, here's an overview of Shashi's new card game: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Christoph, Daryl & @heccubus.bsky.social play "Taco Loco" designed by Treo Game Designers and published by @helvetiq.bsky.social. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hia...

Review: CMON is launching a line of far-smaller-than-expected games at SPIEL Essen 25, one of which is Collect!, a 2-5 player game by Johannes Goupy & Jérémy Ducret in which you want to get four animals of the same type grouped together. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Take a closer look at "Carnival of Sins" from designer Alex Nogués and published by Tranjis Games. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Mike Murphy and sponsored by Tranjis Games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=82mF...

Join us for all things Geek for September 2025! Get some news, hear some things we’re excited about happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month! www.youtube.com/watch?v=btZn...

Coming back: U.S. publisher Allplay has announced a late Sept. 2025 crowdfunding campaign for a new edition of Container, a hard-to-find game from Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, and Kevin Nesbitt in which you struggle to make opponents do what you want: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45... —WEM

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Daryl, Deborah & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons"designed by Mike Mulvihill & Peter Lee and Ravensburger. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXus...

Take a closer look at "Pulitzer" from designer David Vaquero and published by Tranjis Games. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Mike Murphy and sponsored by Tranjis Games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u7G...

Curious about 🟣 Purple Haze 🟣 ? Is your copy sitting in shrink? Well, here's a video to ease you into this one-of-a-kind, award-winning, co-operative, story-driven, Vietnam war game designed by Bernard Grzybowski & published @phalanxgames.bsky.social –🪖CH www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZUB...

Played: In the co-operative game Beasts, you need to play all 72 number cards to win — and with each card you play, the three-digit number on the table must go higher! Beasts restrict where you can play cards, and you can scale the difficulty. BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

For the last few months, I've been selling tabletop games at general - not geek or gaming - markets through Cardboard Monster. Here's what I've learned about selling games to people who don't think they like games:

Join Mike & Nick Murphy for these 10 affable games you’ll want to bring home to meet the family. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOID...

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Daryl, Christoph & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Star Wars: Battle of Hoth" by Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot and published by Days of Wonder. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE3v...

Suggestion: Don’t buy games through Amazon, whether for this or other reasons —WEM

Climb into this time machine and travel back 10 years to find out the top 10 games of 2015. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGLN...

Played: ANTS from Renato Ciervo, Andrea Robbiani, and Cranio Creations takes up a lot of space while each player develops their own anthill; manages the flow of eggs, larvae, and workers; explores the yard; and forages for things to eat and use for housing: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Rusty &@heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Fruitoplay" by Luc Rémond & Romaric Galonnier and Explor8 & Barrel Aged Games. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILrX...

Take a closer look at "The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship" from designer Matt Leacock and published by Z-Man Games. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Nikki Pontius and sponsored by Z-Man Games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-L...

Preview: Get a detailed overview of Feya's Swamp, a SPIEL Essen 25 release from designers Helge and Anselm Ostertag and publisher Fractal Juegos: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... The water's not deep, but the game gives you a lot to ponder as you try to develop your clan and its holdings: —WEM

Because a discussion I had elsewhere, a quick thought about theme: I think we should use "setting" more. Example: Lets take the fictional game "Punhchline", a game about being a Comedian. Its a heavy, Worker Placement game, where you have to manage your time, gigs, money, touring the country...

Thrift store offerings in Durham, North Carolina. (I did find a ripped CD of “Beatles for Babies”, so that’s a win, I guess.) —WEM

Who says competition can’t be kind? Check out 10 games that play hard and play nice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROX5...

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, @panda8ngel.bsky.social, Aaron & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "Minecart Town" by Aya Taguchi & Shun Taguchi and Jelly Jelly Games. Thanks to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-EB...

Steel yourself for the 2026 release of Brass: Pittsburgh, a new standalone game in the Brass game line from Roxley, courtesy of designers Gavin Brown and Martin Wallace. First details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Preview: Biddle is a dice game from Carsten Rohlfs and Ralf zur Linde in which 2-5 players break into two teams, with one trying to complete the challenge for the round within a certain number of rolls and the other team betting they won't succeed. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Looking for anybody from Ireland/Northern Ireland or someone with historical/socialogical expertise about the "Northern Ireland Conflict"? Need to understand if a mistake that happenend in file assembly (a missing border on a map) is hurtful/offensive to anyone affected by this brutal conflict.

Review: Arrange colors together. That's it. That's Mandamina — which sounds like not much is going on, but I was entranced by this co-operative Peter Jürgensen design. Get an overview of gameplay and discover why it makes me think big thoughts: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, @beneetakaur.bsky.social, Christoph & @heccubus.bsky.social play "Star Explorer by Łukasz Szopka and published by Queen Games. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnPd...

Played: How Qwirkle Flex started — and how it ended. In addition to scoring as normal, you score for diagonals in the same background color of each tile you place, which creates many more points, including a 6-point diagonal Qwirkle bonus. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

My Thoughts on Gen Con 2025: It is time to gather 'round, as I have officially gathered my thoughts about Gen Con this year in a thread with hot (very low spice level tho) takes, personal emotions, and the one product I ended up buying this year. So let's get started...🧵

Take a closer look at "Warleague" from designer Mesut Özdoğan and published by Warleague Corp. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Nick Murphy and sponsored by Warleague Corp. The Kickstarter can be found here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mes... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWID...

My mood as #gencon2025 ended. —WEM

Every year at #gencon, someone leaves a fancy water bottle in the BGG Hot Games Room. Here is 2025’s leftover. —WEM

At #gencon2025: Blind Jack (Méra, Turrière & Leclercq) makes you play blackjack with trivia questions that have answers from 0-10. Get two cards, then hit or pass as each new card is presented. You know each other team’s total to aid decisions. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

Spotted at #gencon2025: DCeased: A Zombicide Game…but this is merely a production mock-up by manufacturer Eastar Game Manufacturing, not the finished game from CMON. Sorry for the tease. I’ve poked CMON for an update… BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40... —WEM

At #gencon2025: Justin Gary’s Ascension Legends debuted, with this set bumping you up legend tracks as you acquire cards, gaining one-shot bonuses and boosting the effect of certain cards. Tiny expansion packs also debuted, with the main deck included and requiring a base game for components. —WEM

At #gencon2025: Legendary: Games of Thrones Deck Building Game is coming from Rob Heinsoo and Upper Deck Entertainment. Also, Legendary: DC, but no pics were allowed of that mock-up. BGG game page of the former item: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

Well if this isn't exciting I don't know what is: my designer diary for Octocube is on the front page of @boardgamegeek.com! 🤩 boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

Expansion: Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Pepper (Bruno Cathala & Théo Rivière) has 12 cards. At the end of each round, the player with the most/fewest points gets one depending on whether it’s a nerfing or boosting card. Each player can have only one. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

At #gencon2025: Oink Games always has the most amazing display cases at conventions, with them serving simultaneously as marketing, an art gallery, and a history of the company. —WEM

At #gencon2025, Corey Young (l) demoes 3 Witches, a three-player-only trick-taking game with only 18 cards in which each round two people must partner to take down the third. Due out in late 2025 from Allplay. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... —WEM

The #gencon2025 costume parade is under way, with some folks doing more posing than parading. —WEM

If you don’t want to wait until SPIEL Essen 25, you can take out a loan from the Bank of Mayfair Games at #gencon2025. —WEM