In today's video I share some insights from judging entries from this year's @cardboardedison.com award, and some tips that you can apply to your own games, whether you enter them in a contest or not! youtu.be/9_5Wv6CaHKY 🎲✂️

Premio Archimede 2027, the competition for unpublished board games organized by studiogiochi, is open until February 28, 2027. Winners receive a €3,500 advance on future royalties.

Battle Mallorca - 27, 28 y 1 de Marzo!

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I've just finished my @cardboardedison.com judging, and here's my final 🎲✂️ observation: The competition is strong. Nearly every game I reviewed was competently designed. How do you stand out? HOOKS! Make sure you have crystal clear and awesome theme, mechanic, and/or component hooks.

The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00! itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

'Tis my birthday! Would you share my art as a gift 👉👈

Curioso artículo. es.wired.com/articulos/la...

British board game publisher Alley Cat Games has triumphed in this year’s Diamant d’Or – a prize focused on championing heavier eurogames – after pivoting its strategy several years ago to experiment with crowdfunding more complex designs: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

🛑¡Sorteo!🛑 Si quieres un ejemplar de "Y entonces desperté", de Malcolm Devlin, que @obscuraed.bsky.social publica el 11-2-26, participa. Consigue una papeleta dando RT a este tweet. Para conseguir hasta 4 papeletas más, lee esta entrada del blog: cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/s...

I've wrapped up 11/25 reviews in @cardboardedison.com contest judging, and I'll add to @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social's running list of 🎲✂️ advice with my own: SHOW, don't just tell. Yes, give an overview of the game and mechanics. Yes, give me the vibes. Then walk me through a turn and 1/▶️

Qué maravilla de discurso, este es el patriotismo que de verdad merece la pena 👏💪😍

“And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.” ― William Gibson, Count Zero

Added Yakety Sax to that video from Minneapolis

Como veo que solo se cita a Barbacid, que sí, es cierto que es el director del CNIO, vengo a nombrar a Carmen Guerra, que es CO-AUTORA del artículo, autora en la misma medida que Barbacid y, cuando las voces claman para que a ÉL le den el Nobel, no es más que el enésimo caso de ignorar a una mujer.

Let's start!

The stats are in: We got 396 submissions to this year's Cardboard Edison Award from 35 countries! (For comparison, last year saw 348 entries from 27 countries.) Judging begins soon! Keep an eye on cardboardedison.com/award in the coming weeks!

This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.

It's the FINAL DAY FOR CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD SUBMISSIONS! We'll have a final count tomorrow, but let's just say we and our judges will be quite busy in the coming weeks! cardboardedison.com/award

remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened

Finalmente voy a publcar el Ninefold Murder, un juego de deducción, al concurso de juegos de 9 cartas. El único problema es que como el juego es complicado, con muchos elementos que recordar, debería poner una leyenda para los jugadores. Al no tener cartas disponibles, lo pondré en los reversos.

El sketch perfecto no existe. Los de Polònia: “Sujétame el vermut de Reus”.

Veteran Dice Tower reviewer Sam Healey resigns in wake of saying Alex Pretti, Renee Good were to blame for ICE killing them, after comments began impacting review giant’s annual pledge drive: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Muere Sal Buscema, mítico dibujante de Hulk, Spiderman, Rom o el Capitán América dozz.es/0ebzl1

And while you're at it, be sure to check out our new Best Practices book, filled with articles and interviews about the entire process of game design! drive.google.com/file/d/14DuH...

Just a few days left to submit your board game design to the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! Submissions are open through January 31! cardboardedison.com/award

Board Game Beat is officially launched & loaded with content...with more to come as I report on Spielwarenmesse! If you're into independent board game journalism—articles, videos, interviews, news, reviews & more—please check it out and share. www.wericmartin.com #boardgame #spielwarenmesse

I wanted to know who designed an old board game I loved. I found out he made over fifty games he was never credited for, in a career spanning more than three decades. youtu.be/dTepZ7qM24Q

There’s almost exactly ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your unpublished board game design to this year’s Cardboard Edison Award! cardboardedison.com/award

I know the Orwell quote. The admin repeatedly saying "what you saw on multiple videos is not what you saw" is still fucking shocking, every time.

Peter de Wit gana el premio anual a la mejor viñeta política de los Países Bajos.

No solo esto que dice Nitro, que por supuesto: asumiendo que en este momento lo que está niña menos necesita es cambiar de colegio, aunque este sea del Opus (o próximos hermanos), manda cojones que EL COLEGIO organice una colecta para SEGUIR COBRANDO en lugar de becar los estudios de la niña.

Como de mierdas hay que ser para que se le mueren los padres a una niña que va a tu colegio privado y en vez de eximirle de los pagos montas una colecta para que te den dinero a TI. Y lo muestras orgulloso al mundo por hacer una buena obra

"La tragedia de los palestinos es que no tienen apoyo internacional. Porque no tienen riqueza, ni poder y por lo tanto no tienen derechos. Así funciona el mundo. Es igual que en #EEUU un negro pobre no tienes los mismos derechos que un blanco rico. Noam Chomsky Palestina 🇵🇸

Habláis del Prince of Persia. (Mi cabesa):

La máquina más importante y avanzada jamás construida para fabricar microchips | #ordenadores #tecnología | por @alvy.bsky.social www.microsiervos.com/archivo/tecn...

Sueño húmedo: miles de carteles gigantes con esta frase por toda la ciudad (y políticas radicales en favor del transporte público y en contra del cochecentrismo, ya puestos). www.eldiario.es/catalunya/sa...

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Las 33 personas más ricas de España tienen el mismo dinero que las 19 millones de personas más pobres, pero te dicen que el problema son los pensionistas que se pegan la vida cañón.

HEY BOARD GAME DESIGNERS! We're updating our reports on publishing contracts! If you've signed a game with a publisher in the past 5 years, let us know (our Gmail is our name) and we'll send you the anonymous survey. See our past reports here: cardboardedison.com/reports And please spread the word!

No nos podemos hacer a la idea de la cantidad de riqueza que acumulan los ricos. Digo los MUY ricos, no las piltrafillas que llegan al 10% de los más ricos. 1/2

A split test is a playtest where players play two games back-to-back and then compare their experiences. It’s now my default testing method. This thread explains why it’s been transformative for me and how to do it well. 🎲✂️(1/18)

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