Honoured that That’s the Spirit is part of Best Week! This really has become my favourite genre of board game and it’s exciting being part of such great company.

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

This game may not be for everyone, but you can't fake the joy that I see from literally everyone that plays this game. It's a testament to the work that @coinflip.games & I have done over the years, breaking the mold of what games can accomplish! Q1, 2026 on KS y'all. Check us out⤵️⤵️ bit.ly/3XXLWdU

As I sit here getting ready to publish a game called Counterpoint… Maybe I’ll publish it under the pseudonym “Peter Horn Thainthway” just to keep the tradition alive! Haha

So, here's a mystery: I'm working on a video about Rene Soriano, the designer of over 50 games published over the course of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. And one of the titles he listed was Counterpoint - a title which has been used for eight different games. So I ask him to describe it.🧵

Doing the little hobbies, activities & side quests you love is so hard & so important, because they're *not* little, they're how you choose to delight in being alive, but Capitalism & its flunkeys continually tell us that Work is the only true & moral thing, & revokes food & shelter if we shirk it.

Having a good time working on a standard deck of cards. It’s starting to set in though that 52 is a lot of cards and I’ve ended up committing myself to drawing unique swirls on every one 😅

The speed with which our team at Halcyon was able to spin up this analysis was inspiring. The tools we are building are making *actually understanding* the current energy market not impossible (or worse—expensive and time consuming), but rather simple and accessible to the folks who care.

Matt captured a recording of my lightening fast IGNM Ducky pitch. Pretty fun to hear it! (and also lovely to remember how many times I called the ducky bathtub a "battlefield" by accident! haha) 🦆🪩🛁🎲✂️ Thanks for showing it off @mattmartens.bsky.social! 💛

I'm having a lot of fun making these "travelogues" of the various shows I go to on behalf of Leder Games. This one is special because Indie Games Night Market is a deeply inspiring event that everyone should take part in... ledergamesromp.podbean.com/e/032-pax-un...

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Building the Game did an episode talking with @ericdittmore.bsky.social about his experience with the Indie Games Night Market www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-705-...

In addition to everything else, the point about just doing your own sharpie stick figures is the hill I’ll die on. Your game doesn’t need 100s of highly realistic paintings. Collage public domain images together and throw on some filters. Draw stick figures. You’ll get better and faster as you go.

I was worried I overhyped Chicken Fried Dice (@urbanprogames.bsky.social ) and that my wife wouldn't like it as much as I did when we got to play it. The response was "Best game we played this year" Adding in the best card in the game, if I do say so myself. Photos by @peppermintfox.bsky.social

I've had the honor of not only playtesting Bolted, but also watching the absolute care to detail @davidmalki.com has put into this project via WIP. It's INCREDIBLE. So much fun to play – @makinaro.com & I laughed A LOT! I just backed it and you should too! 🥳🙌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Indie Games Night Market was such a vibe! The games all looked amazing and the people who came to buy were so delightful! #paxunplugged #IGNM 🎲✂️ Pumped to say I sold all but 2 copies of the duckies! 🐥🎉 If you missed the IGNM, and want to buy some ducks, come find me at booth 3752 @ 11:30-1:30pm

Here’s my invite to play some new stuff. (I may have overdone it at the indie night games market.) www.newmillindustries.com/ignm #paxhaul

Indie Games Market last night was a rousing success!!!! WOW. I’m so impressed by all of the vendors organization and skill. I’m sure we’ll be able together get stats from the PAX team, but this year definitely felt way bigger 🧵 🎲✂️

Pax has been such a whirlwind, but wanted to shout out one last time… the Indie Games Night Market is tonight at 7pm in the queue line area. Stop by and pick up some limited run specialty games ONLY available here! (It’s where all the cool kids are!) 🎲✂️

✨ Reminder!! ✨ Indie Games Night Market is tonight @ 7pm!! When the Expo Hall closes, come down to Hall C to buy the freshest indie games!! “More even than last year, these games seem like they’re pushing boundaries. They capture the spirit of what it means to be ‘indie.‘“ @danthurot.bsky.social

#PAXUnplugged2025 is tomorrow! If you're going, grab yourself a little bird themed stocking stuffer!

Threw together a quick poster / flyer for the event this Saturday. Come check out some cool indie games! #paxunplugged #pax #indiegamesnightmarket

Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!! Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works! There’s a game for everyone in this lot! Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️

Seeing all the creativity coming out of these markets cemented something I’ve been feeling for a while. The “pitch to a publisher” pipeline as the norm really stifles game design. There’s so much creativity out there, it just needed an outlet.

Got inspired and finally got around to taking a "glamor" photo for Flip Stack Burger Shack, which will be available at the Indie Games Night Market @ PAX Unplugged this Saturday!!

Look at this line up! Amazing! 👀 😍 #PAXU

Okay, Duckies, Now Let’s Get In Formation has a lot in a little bag. Wanted to share a little bit of the packing (and stamping) process in photos! 🧵✂️🎲 1) counting and packing ducks into baggies 2) the packs of helper and formation cards 3) the rules fit on a single rule sheet

Next weekend at PAXU, when I’m not at the playtesting tables, you can find me with @coinflip.games and @boardgameghee.bsky.social over at booth 3752! Come say hi and fry some dice with me! 🍗🎲✂️🦆🎻

🤝 #thisisyourcity

Goofy pic, but man this has been fun~ #tomorrownight~ @vawcer.bsky.social @aveknots.bsky.social @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @macaroobanzai.bsky.social @xoe.gay @ericdittmore.bsky.social @cardboardedison.com @tedmannschaller.bsky.social @chrisinhm.bsky.social & so many more I don’t have room~

Glad to showcase some amazing board games! boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... #boardgames

Game Market West was such a great event! The vibes were ✨immaculate✨and the attendees were 🤩hyped🤩 for all the new games. 🎲✂️ Congrats on an amazing event, and thanks for the write up, @gamemarketwest.bsky.social ! boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

Friday 11/14 6PM ESTour Indie Games Night Market Special Preview goes up~ I’ll be active on here & on YouTube so feel free to ask any questions; I’d love to engage & chat about it~ Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks who contributed to make this happen~ (tagged below) @officialpax.bsky.social

This is a feed of designers bringing their games to Indie Games Night Market at PAX Unplugged 2025 next week. Right now, it is chock full of folks cutting, printing, boxing, and otherwise willing their games to life.

Get excited; our Indie Games Night Market video is coming SOON~ Stay Tuned!! @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @vawcer.bsky.social @chrisinhm.bsky.social @ericdittmore.bsky.social @dnlnwmn.bsky.social @macaroobanzai.bsky.social @aveknots.bsky.social @tedmannschaller.bsky.social & more~ 💜

📣 It’s announcement time! 📣 The pre-launch page for Counterpoint is up on Kickstarter! All the cool kids are saving it! You should too! 🎻🎶 www.kickstarter.com/projects/squ...

AH! Dishwashers exist primarily to make living with traditional dinner ware easier. It's the anti-single-use-item machine. The pods are like "but what if we force some single-use items into your routine?" I think that's why I hate them so much.

A fascinating conversation on the rapidly shifting energy needs in Texas. And if you know anything about the Texas energy grid, you know just how important it is to the broader country! ⚡️🔌💡

Zohran Mamdami is an exceptional political operator with an exceptional team, fighting and winning against exceptional odds. He, or someone just like him, will be President someday—mark my words. Be radically optimistic. Change what you can in the world for the better.

I do all my game design prototyping in Figma, including all my vector iconography work and basically all my graphic design work. I did all the print design work for my indie night market game on Figma too. It’s quite capable…

If you're curious, I reviewed both games. You can read them here: spacebiff.com/2025/10/15/c...

“what radicalized you” idk paying attention

Just one week left to back Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit! If you back now, you can get both games for $35 (they’ll be $25 each after the campaign). And of course, these games will only exist with your support. Thank you everyone’s who’s backed so far!

Stop wanting to skip to the good part and start making the here and now the good part

I’m thrilled to share we have a special video going through *every* game at the 2025 Indie Games Night Market (at PaxU)! We’re working with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, some awesome designers, playing some games, all to give you a thorough set of previews & reviews to see the games you won’t want to miss~

This Indie & Local Tabletop Game Fair is fully operational NOW thru 5pm People's Book, Takoma Park MD

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...

I already posted about this but imma do it again because these games just aren't getting enough love yet. Two games of this quality for only $40? Plus shipping is only $5?! It doesn't get better than this.