Let's do one more for the weekend: Spooktacular is another character-driven (and character replete!) game by Brad Talton, this time focusing on cinematic monsters come to life to eat moviegoers. It's a real scream. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/23/s...

5...more...days! Stellar Ventures on Kickstarter so soon. Follow here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab... Haggis! 4p and 2p are our favorite player counts for this one. We love games where you can lead (no pun intended) your opponents right to where you want them @seandavidross.bsky.social

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Do something twice and it becomes a tradition. Once again, I had my daughter write up her favorite games of the year. Come see which titles appeal to a twelve-year-old. spacebiff.com/2026/01/19/c...

Check out this review of Stellar Ventures from @meeplemountain.com! Kickstarter goes live on Jan 27th! Be sure to follow the campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab...

Played some incredible games this weekend. @shreesh.bsky.social's Crisps! has been one I've been dying to get to and it didn't disappoint. Inflation is ten times better than I expected and the bar was already high. A Warrior's Testament is really fun, but I need to play w trick taking for that one

We are calling for an immediate stop to all purchases from Upper Deck. Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate. No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games. Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.

Info, phone number, and script! 🔥 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...

YIKES. Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license. Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help. Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️

The new @decisionspace.bsky.social is a deep dive on the Knizia classic Ra! What's your favorite Kniz design? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

If you were on the New Mill Industries mailing list, you would've gotten this a few minutes ago. To sign up, go to newmillindustries.com/contact www.newmillindustries.com/campaigns/vi...

Saturday Special! Part 2 of my Top 100 Knizia Games is here~ youtu.be/zaN2SQC2nKk?... I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this one~ @bitewinggames.bsky.social @25thcentury.games @mightyboards.bsky.social @cmyk.games @outsetgames.bsky.social @allplay.bsky.social @officedoggames.bsky.social

I wrote about some of my favorite trick-taking and climbing games from 2025. The genre remains such fertile ground for interesting ideas. www.donteatthemeeples.com/10-great-tri...

Yubibo is an excellent ten-minute dexterity game, especially if you want to discover which of your friends have little regard for the collective. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/07/y...

The new episode of @decisionspace.bsky.social is a deep dive of my favorite game of 2024: Arcs!!! We dig into the spikey, swingy decision points and explore why the systems of the game excite us... but frustrate others. @leder.games @colewehrle.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

🧐 Which Taylor game is your fav?

Did you know that for the month of DJanuary, all games designed by Daniel Kenel are currently ON SALE for 20% off? Best Shot (team-based trick-taking) Big Wave (must-not-follow trick taking) Dino Trix (three tarot-based trick taking games in one box! art by @saibep.bsky.social!) Go get' em!

did you know that www.newmillindustries.com has 20 different and unique trick-taking and climbing/shedding games currently available for purchase? It's true! did you know that they typically ship the day after you order them and will ship anywhere in the world?

I’ve been getting a ton of interest across the internet about Heavenly Bodies!! 🌙✨ HB is not currently available outside of the 50 I made and sold at Indie Games Night Market 2025. So if you’re a publisher… this one is still up for license! 😊

tabletopia.com/games/even-a... My two-player abstract strategy domino game, Even At Odds, is now live at Tabletopia for anyone to play! If you try it, let me know how it goes! (I’m sure there’s some improvements I could make, haha)

A Sentimental Saturday Night Special: The Top 25 Games of 2025 youtu.be/bacmZ1L0t0E?... @bitewinggames.bsky.social @tricktaking.bsky.social @shreesh.bsky.social @dvcgames.bsky.social @bbornmueller.bsky.social @dnlnwmn.bsky.social @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @cmyk.games #boardgames 1/2

Trifle cards by @saibep.bsky.social. Coming to the Tokyo Game Market in May 2026.

We’re kicking off 2026 with DJanuary, in honor of Daniel (DJ) Kenel. His games Best Shot, Big Wave, and Dino Trix are all discounted (roughly 20% off) for the month of January! DJ’s a fantastic designer and his games deserve more love.

“There’s a lot of strategy there… It’s really easy to learn, but there’s enough depth with the card powers!” “I like this. I would play this in the car, I would take this anywhere to play with people.” First video review for my @buttonshy.bsky.social card game Phantasmic!! 🧙‍♀️

first game of 2026 is The Fluffy Rite (coming soon from New Mill Industries)!

In the new episode of @decisionspace.bsky.social the hosts award their favorite game decisions of 2025! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

If you own or are interested in The Hobbit: There & Back Again, I wrote up a little reflection post on designing the solo mode on @boardgamegeek.com, along with a suggestion to loosen up the game a bit more in solo for those that want a more relaxed experience! boardgamegeek.com/thread/36333...

Matt has been on a hot streak lately. 400+ ELO in BGA and 14-0 in the latest Crispy Cup BGA tournament. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36327...

For today's Space-Cast!, I chatted with Brian Bornmueller about Tolkien, trick-taking, and Tolkien trick-taking! Listen over here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/22/s...

I don’t know how you did it, but big ups to you @tricktaking.bsky.social for the solo mode of Bested Another Time. I’m not sure what about it is grasping me so solidly, but I’ve played twice and just want to keep playing more. Core design work on this game is just rock solid.

Ok time for my top 10 games of 2025! I played over 70 games released this year and these are my favorites, the ones I intend to return to in 2026 and beyond!

I really enjoyed my first play of ORBIT, you can learn all about it here :) youtu.be/WnUbZwDgdS0

More end of year lists! I'm counting down the best "new to me" games that I played for the first time in 2025 but were released in previous years. Some of these were just 2024 releases I couldn't get my hands on but a few are older designs that really made great first impressions this year:

💼 I’m looking for work as a board game designer. 🌎 I’m open to in-person, hybrid or remote work. ⭐ I’ve previously worked at the Uzzle and made Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, and other board games.

This is a wooden coin for counting points, featuring my husband as the motif. International forwarding service available.🐻 trick-kuma.booth.pm

We're coming into the last few days for The Six of VIII kickstarter! 👑 $10 for backers. Order with your friends to split the shipping. Plus there are two Knizia reprints and 7 import games to make a custom bundle. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha... #boardgames @25thcentury.games

In the final triple review of the year, I'm covering three trick-takers that go above and beyond: casino-heister Venusian Vegas, snitty restaurant manager Beastro, and social parable The Hedgehog's Dilemma. Read 'em here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/16/v...

Yonkai No Yokai is soooooo good @dnlnwmn.bsky.social . Super clever shedding game where you climb up AND down!

Go support Amabel’s patreon!! She’s earnestly one of the best things I look forward to on YouTube these days. Her work is beyond compare, and incredibly needed and important beyond the scope of the videos themselves. patreon.com/AmabelHollan...

boardgamegeek.com/thread/36280... This was a big surprise! Torchlit was voted Most Innovative in the 2025 Golden Trickster! Cheers to everyone and big congrats to @bbornmueller.bsky.social, @seandavidross.bsky.social, and @tricktaking.bsky.social for their amazing work on Fellowship and Bacon!

@allplay.bsky.social We won!

boardgamegeek.com/thread/36280... Bacon wins The Golden Climber 2025. LOTR: The Trick-Taking Game, dev'd by @tricktaking.bsky.social, wins The Golden Trickster @indigopotter.bsky.social 's The Six of VIII was 3rd. @vawcer.bsky.social 's Torchlit wins Most Innovative. Congratulations, friends!

Here is the colour draft.

x.com/allotment31/... @saibep.bsky.social has sketched out what the cards will look like for "Trifle". "[WIP] Rough sketches for the cards. The hearts suit is the stoat. I'm working on it towards submission by the end of the year. I want to draw it all at once in one day and finish it up quick."

Playing some New Mill games has been a gaming highlight of 2025 for us, if not THE highlight Watch some coverage of them here: youtu.be/CyQxJe0nUao?... here: youtu.be/axQ-aTE-uT0?... And here: youtu.be/CVDqxJVpqqg?... Check the games here: www.newmillindustries.com

so, i didn’t even get an interview for the job i applied to - which is a bummer - but it DOES mean i can keep doing New Mill so now i just need y’all to buy all these games i’ve got in my dining room so i can feel confident enough to publish more new ones!

Okay but Daniel has SO MANY great limited-run games. Once they’re gone, that’s it! Go support him: www.newmillindustries.com

Whoa whoa, didn’t realize we were on the BGG front page! This is crazy! (Thanks @cityhare.studio for pointing it out!)