"DOT is making the impact of the shutdown needlessly more painful..."

This will be very funny to a very small subset of folks I know. But it’s hilarious. 🥪💥

I often get asked by indie designers/pubs about marketing. Mike demonstrates one approach so well. Start marketing early, share the process, connect with your potential buyers early and often via your outlet. Seeing Crownfell develop has been fun, shown the passion, and embedded it back-of-mind.

It’s been a week (it’ll work out)… but the hospital’s therapy dog is the goodest girl ever.

Final campaign update for Tiny Tome 3! You can get 150 single-page rpgs for christmas and I'm not kidding www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

Hi, I hate doing self promo so I'll just say that this indie board game coverage channel that could is about to hit a milestone of sorts. There is no skeet that can summarize who we are or what we do, but we do cool work and you should check us out. www.youtube.com/@NoPunIncluded

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To everyone who participated - thank you! The campaign is still running for another 60 hours over on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

My friend Lee Moyer, the artist behind the @smallgodseries.bsky.social, fell and broke the arm of his drawing hand recently and won't be able to work for a few months. He's selling prints (and originals) of his artwork—check out his Author Arcana series here: www.leemoyer.com/projects/aut...

Cocktail pals. In honor of the awesome #BlueJays… The Toronto 2 ozs Canadian rye 1/4 oz Fernet Branca 1/4 oz Canadian maple syrup A few dashes of angostura bitters We deserve a treat. Cheers, my friends.

I have a whole thing about small indie designers/publishers making great games from the heart. I had the chance to play Club Spooky a few weeks ago and was utterly charmed by it. There's tension in the simple auction system that lures club goers to your hall, solid scoring and tableau building...

Please check out this great campaign. I'm in on Club Spooky 100% - a delightful set collection game with a light auction element that I got to play the prototype of recently.

Welp. No Age of Rivals 2 for me. Too bad, the first game was quite good.

A game I loved is getting a v2 and is changing the art. The way cards lay out on the screen - I prefer the v1 style. It's simple and graphic and much easier to differentiate at a glance when there's a grid of card images. I think both styles are pretty but I find the v1 much more usable. 🤷‍♀️

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

A little "making of" my pink pony dice #MyArt

I can give you dozens of recommendations on who to buy dice from but when it comes to notepads, workbooks, and trackers, r-n-w is hands down the best. If you're Xmas shopping for that D&D nerd in your life, check out their shop. 👇

this World Series already has had the most innings of any 7-game World Series in MLB history

Tiny Library 1: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Just now… one of the “kids” was an adult walking with the kids… the kids were shouting “they’re the big ones!” And the adult came and asked for one. 😆 (This house gives treats to kids of ANY age.)

I get joy out of hearing the kids coming up to the house saying “I think this is THE house… it is! It’s The House!” Years of full-sizing and I finally have “The House” rep!!!

Oh hey! Preorders are up at www.newmillindustries.com

who is your halloween familiar this year?

I get it… center seat sucks. But damn dude… how much of my space you gonna spread into?

It's because, the good folk at bookshop.org have now made it possible for you to buy ebooks from them. And a slice of the profits from every purchase you make with them goes towards indie bookshops, meaning they are one step closer to buying a rocket, renting Venice, or just paying the rent. 5/?

OMG I want the TIMES NEW ROMAN board game from Splotter that has exactly that cover and it's all about developing the typeface in the 30s. I'd buy the heck outta that.

A friend (who is a graphic designer) is just discovering the Horseless Carriage #BoardGame has a blank box bottom. And I'm just dying. Splotter has been Splottering since the 90s. They ain't gonna change now. 😂

That's a lot of board game based movie/show projects.

Misty Copeland took her final bow as an American Ballet Theatre principal dancer on Wednesday, a role she's had for the past 10 years.

IT'S SPACE SAVING! TA DA! #BoardGames

Just remember - it's the box that takes up the most space. Slice the boxes at the corners, flatten them for transport, and voila - a ton more space in your luggage.

This is the first I’m hearing of this, but it’s really thoughtful. Thank you to the Blue Jays fans who participated! (If you’re still upset about the game on Monday, probably don’t read the article)

I back a lot of games on crowdfunding - and I suspect this is going to hit a lot of campaigns and backers. I'm a "back it and forget it" person - many are. For campaigns requesting tariff fund support - it's an easy message/requirement for backers to miss. Just more chaos/harm these tariffs create.

If you are into #BoardGames at all, Eric is a great person to follow for news on the industry.

Happy Wednesday~! 💛 #art #cuteart

🎉 Ep. LXXX is here! Join @613mandi.bsky.social, @425suzanne.bsky.social, @tawejea.bsky.social and Isaac Vega for a Game Pie on Essen Spiel highlights and the Gone to Gaia launch from Rose Gauntlet on Gamefound! 🎧 Audio Podcast delayed until Friday. buff.ly/Fojvovg 🖥️https://buff.ly/3hkXzNj

🚨3-Day Badges are 98% SOLD OUT for #PAXUnplugged 🚨 Grab yours now before they’re gone ➡️ PAXun25.com/Badges

Some fun games in this bundle! This bundle helps support the Trevor Project’s lifesaving services to LGBTQ youth. Momcore: Games For a Busy Life (pay what you want and help charity) share.google/iH8y2xjIB2pz...

@wunfatkid.bsky.social @americanoonline.com I had to buy a bag.

Ironsworn: Starforged is the deal of the day at @drivethrurpg.com! Save 50% on this spacefaring evolution of the Ironsworn #ttrpg. Supports solo, co-op, and guided play, and includes a massive array of random generators for a universe of adventure and peril. www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391653

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯 Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚 And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋 youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

Y'all, we are less than 500 DOLLARS away from our funding goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm... Want gameplay examples? I got links for you belowwwww

@cmyk.games It’s Hot Streak in real life!!!

View from the cheap seats. 💚⚾️

There's a lot to love in this board game about DJing... including the really rad turntable board. It's a very cool bonus to me that the team behind the project is diverse and the game and the campaign feels pretty dang inclusive.

The hardest thing for ANY tabletop game is just getting people to know the game exists. Awareness. And if you're an indie maker? Oof - it's so difficult. Anyway - here's a new project from a fabulous designer (and person) who makes RPGs that sometimes make me feel sad in a good way. :)

I have a whole thing about small indie designers/publishers making great games from the heart. I had the chance to play Club Spooky a few weeks ago and was utterly charmed by it. There's tension in the simple auction system that lures club goers to your hall, solid scoring and tableau building...

Insta-back for me. Notorious is one of my favorite Solo RPGS - perfect balance of setting, imagination, and structure for me. Now a card game in that world? Heck yes. There's a PnP level too that makes it a very affordable option. Plus look at these characters!!! 💚

Lots of really big crowdfunding campaigns and preorders launching today. Here's to tossing in my little project! You can find RITE: A Midwinter Sacrament #TTRPG #zine below. You can grab it for $7 and receive it before the bleak midwinter. 7 day campaign. Thanks for sharing.