Exciting news everyone! My next game is coming to Backerkit in a few weeks. Pressed is a long time coming since 2021 but it is finally here. If you love an interesting, beautiful card game, I think you will enjoy it. I would appreciate it if you gave it a follow. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The next 2026 Cardboard Edison Award finalist arrival: Match Patch by @jackrrosen.bsky.social! Getting ready for some simultaneous crop harvesting! cardboardedison.com/award

It’s such an honor to be a finalist for the Cardboard Edison award this year! Some great games are on this list, I wish everyone the best of luck!

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️

For anyone at unpub I would highly recommend playing Jack's "Down to the Wire". It's a tense coop where you difuse a bomb. It's the tightest game I've played so far. He's got a table on Saturday at noon. Don't miss it, especially if you like games like Hanabi, but wished for more communication.

Down to the Wire is a super engaging, cooperative deck-burning game by @jacktose.bsky.social. Really enjoyed playing it with @dcrapuchettes.bsky.social, @imamagnet.bsky.social, and @shadowobsessed.bsky.social. #Unpub2025

In response to the kind words about my game from @roscoschock.bsky.social, I realized I should share the games I’m bringing to Unpub! First up, here is Under The Wire/Down To The Wire (name tbd) is a quick & tense co-op shedding game about defusing an actively ticking bomb before it explodes 🧵(1/5)

Had a great time at PAX! Saw some familiar faces and met some amazing new people. Also managed to sneak in a few informative playtests! Always impressed by how creative and welcoming everyone is in the board game world

Over the last few years, I've learned a lot about game design (and I still have a ton more to learn!). In the interest of helping others, I wanted to share a few key concepts that I've picked up. Note that this is geared toward pitching to publishers, and as with any wisdom, YMMV. A thread. 1/ 🎲✂️

The Flocking Hell demo is now available on Steam! Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pastures from demonic invasion. Why are you still reading this?! Go check it out! 🐑😈 store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/... #Roguelite #IndieGames #TurnBased

The Kickstarter campaign for First Monday in October is now live! www.firstmondayinoctober.com

A lot of tabletop game designers are here in the Washington, DC + Maryland + Virginia region! Come follow us if you're interested in learning more: go.bsky.app/4iZLcCc And if you're one of those designers, whether published or not, read on ⬇️

The DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) has a thriving community of tabletop game designers 🎲✂️. Follow us, join us, but don't ask us for a driver's license! (hmu if you should be on this list) go.bsky.app/4iZLcCc

🎲 ✂️ This game was initially supposed to be trick-taking meets grid placement, but it’s really taken on an identity of its own to the point where I’ve been advised to NOT call it a trick taker since it breaks many assumptions to bring focus to the grid. Nonetheless, I’m happy with where it’s trending

🚨 FREE to a good US* home: A Fake Artist goes to New York! Brand new, still in the shrink. Leave a comment to express interest; repost to spread the love. I’ll pick a random person after 24 hours. *Sorry, non-US friends. I love you just the same, but… shipping, y’dig? #boardgames

Got to play Votes for Women for the first time today at the Belmont-Paul House! Also had a lovely chat with @downtowntbrown.bsky.social about the game, it’s design, and historical context afterwards. My partner won as the opposition, but she agrees it was close till the end! We really enjoyed it!!

Forgot to add this to the 🎲✂️ thread too!

Had a great time playtesting Arbor’s Market at Labyrinth today with @breakmygame.bsky.social! Based on the feedback, I think this one is pretty close to publisher-ready!😄

🚨 FREE to a good US* home: Beer & Bread! Played once, excellent condition. LIKE & REPOST to enter; I'll pick someone at random on Wednesday, January 24th after 12pm Eastern. #free #boardgames

It’s my birthday today! ✨ What I’ve decided this year is I want to grow my space on my social platforms while giving people access to some great games (including my own solo mode for the game Oceans!) So I’ve decided to turn the tables—YOU can get a gift from me! Details below 👇

Hey Publishers and Designers, BMG's Discord recently set up a new way for designers to showcase their ready-to-publish games! Find BMG community-vetted sell sheets, quick pitches, rulebooks, contact info, pitch videos, and more! discord.gg/breakmygame

Found chicken of the woods while walking the dog! I didn’t have any of my foraging supplies with me, but ran into some friendly foragers who let me borrow their knife! Made a lovely dinner out of it too 🍄

Just sent in my prototype to its first publisher.. I keep getting that “What if I forgot to put this component in there” feeling like it’s a kid on its first day of school lol

🚨 FREE to a good US* home — Founders of Teotihuacan! Opened, unpunched, never played, excellent condition. LIKE & REPOST to enter; I'll pick someone at random on Thursday, September 14th after 12pm Eastern. #free #boardgames

🚨 FREE to a good US* home — The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine! Brand new, still in the shrink. I gained an extra copy; and I'm passing the savings on to you. LIKE & REPOST to enter; I'll pick someone at random on Monday at noon Eastern. #free #boardgames

California Newts 🌱💦

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Why is there no sound/call ID app for cicadas (or if there is please send it to me)