Been thinking about this overnight and I have come to the horrible realisation that I do in fact very much want a lavish in depth book detailing every single ridiculous Dungeons & Dragons toy, colouring book, back of cereal packet hologram, view finder etc God help me.

Who's up thinking about that first character they ever made? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

Some cracking games played in October @bgstatsapp.bsky.social The Essen releases are trickling through: Ink - fast abstract race to the finish with great components. The Hobbit there and back again - a story based roll and write. @tsmag.bsky.social

Less than $70 away from our next stretch👇

Woot! We have topped $140k for Designers & Dragons: Origins. Thanks to backers! It's great knowing that I'm not the only one interested in roleplaying history (and that I can publish books on the topic as a result!).

Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District. And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:

Wow I can’t believe I haven’t worked on this game in like half a year! It’s been a busyyyy year for me in the best of ways. This weekend I spend some time on it, and I think I’m starting to hone in on the artstyle for Shortstack! I'm much happier with the clean vectors over the "realism" effect.

What ancient horrors lie slumbering in a newly discovered tomb deep in Egypt's Valley of the Kings? Today, on the main stage at tabletop.me Chaosium's MOB is taking this wide-eyed crew of investigators to find out... Call of Cthulhu, live at 4pm. Dubai Outlet Mall, 🇦🇪

Another great Games Night. Won Azul on the tie breaker and then came 3rd (out of 4) in Vikings!

Today’s blog post: Burnout creationandplay.blogspot.com/2025/10/burn...

If you are thinking of gifts for Xmas this year, my book about tabletop games, The Game Changers (UK, other territories) / Across the Board (US, Canada), is out in paperback, audiobook & ebook. I think it is good for anyone who loves boardgames old or new, or who likes stuff on culture & history.

SPIEL - SATURDAY! 🌟 Here's a video that condenses our 12+ hour day at the halls into 90 seconds and Youtube decided to grace with this terrible cover image. 🤣 youtube.com/shorts/xsh7k...

So Final Fantasy 2 really is an Elder Scrolls predecessor huh - trainable skills, conversation topics, a somewhat open world with high level monsters that will crush you. There are some parallels to the first Phantasy in playing with a wider range of 'role-playing' verbs

The crowdfunding campaign will only be shipping the slipcase + books to the USA. You have several options, outlined here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e... In the UK, we highly recommend leisuregames.com they do a great job of carrying all our latest releases.

I'll be up at dawn (my time!) to answer questions about Designers & Dragons Origins and the history behind it. Join us on Sunday at 1pm ET.

LASERSSSSSS ✨ Each game I make for Indie Games Night Market is an opportunity to learn a new process or craft. Last time it was stamps, and this time it’s laser cutting! Heavenly Bodies 🪐💫🌙 is getting acrylic components! Each piece is a star fragment—when you collect 4 you make a star and win!

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After last year's Out of Sorts, I've been looking forward to seeing what @connor.alwaysawake.games would come up with next. Turns out, the next thing is two very different board games about the afterlife: Club Spooky and That's the Spirit! My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/15/c...

The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X is a niche handheld that costs a small fortune, but it's a powerful device that can take all your favourite Game Pass games and play them in your hands. Review: www.consolecreatures.com/rog-xbox-all...

Turn based RPG fans take note! ‘Essence’ is live today! We have had a blast playing this in both co-op, competitive and indeed solo modes and it’s an utterly engrossing RPG with a lot of reason to go back to time and time again www.kickstarter.com/projects/434... #rpg #play #win

Just a reminder if you'd like to hear me & the British Museum's Irving Finkel talk about the history of boardgames, we're on in Canterbury this Saturday at 5:30pm. I'd love to see you there. I can't wait. canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/tim...

Leaders is an abstract-ish game about drafting heroes mid-action. Also, the box has this really great little drawer. But for all its good ideas, the game struggles to generate drama. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/14/l...

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years. His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds. A massive loss 💔

Well, who knew a story about going to hell could be so tortuously dull. Katabasis was so disappointing I felt the need to exorcise some demons and write a review.

October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org

We are saddened to learn that game designer and writer Rob Wieland has passed away. Rob was a passionate and dedicated supporter of the TTRPG hobby, and we loved to see his influential coverage of the industry in the august pages of Forbes, and at EN World...

It’s been a crap week, beset by website and advertising issues, but a lovely message from a happy customer reminds me why we do this!

We're now 8 days out from the launch of Designers & Dragons Origins, and I did five interviews in the last week or so. (Whew!) Here's the first, with Orkus Dorkus!

To my dear friends bickering about magic sets, I want to remind you that you get to decide how much other peoples' opinions impact how much you do or do not enjoy something. You're probably more in control of that than you think you are. Love, Steph 💖

goodbye, PAX! had a really really great one this time, tons of unexpected awesome conversations, so proud of all the indies demoing in pax rising!! now off to megadev to see another MIGW off 🥲

"...need. I was always like, ‘Let her rest, let her recover.’ But what Walter has written seems so true to me as very much about the society that would incarcerate someone who has tried to help mankind." I don't know how many posts I've made about Sigourney and Alien 5, but here's another one.

Serious point being made, but absolutely loved this... Enjoy. 😂

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

‘Tis the big day for fandoms everywhere. Happy October 10th!

Packed house tonight! Had a really great chat with David Szilagyi about design, art, and how Black Flies came to be. Thank you Sidequest Books for hosting us! Black Flies is currently live on Backerkit! Support this awesome project at ttrpg.link/BlackFlies

I was thrilled to talk with @newmadras.bsky.social a few days ago about Designers & Dragons: Origins for Rascal News. Rascal News is paywalled, but well worth it if you're interested in keeping up on the news & trends of the industry. (I'm a subscriber!)

Four of us for a 2-hour games night. What to play?

Another great #NewcastlePlaytest. 11 of us and I got to play Coalescence and try the new roll and write with other people for the first time.

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Oh No, We Crashed! is a frantic card-flipping game. And honestly, you probably already know how you feel about it. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/06/o...

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One thing I love about designing solo-playable roll and writes is the speed at which you can iterate. I’ve done and tested five versions of a new game this week!

I was interviewed by the Brädspelsbrödernas podcast (thankfully not in Swedish) was a great chat about games and FlickFleet in particular :) open.spotify.com/episode/5UdJ...

I was feeling pretty down last night about the state of the world and worrying about the longevity of my company and then I got a super nice email from a customer thanking me for what I was doing with New Mill and it was really amazing. Don't forget to tell people that you love what they're doing.

I feel duty-bound to share this, simply because it made me smile. Enjoy your weekend... youtu.be/Bj40JtpqI0U?...

In the last month I've released the GILA playtest update, a hexmap, two Slayers supplement zones, RUNE duet rules, GILA monster pack, Slayers monster pack, NOVA New Dawn rulebook early access, and a card game playtest. And my stupid brain is going "hey you haven't released anything in a while..."

Mark Morrison says non-human player characters go right back to "why I fell in love with #RuneQuest in the first place", so, with our new Elder Race Adventurers coming out he asked his #Pendragon group if they’d be up for trying RuneQuest for one night...

Famous: Stage I is about building a band, writing some songs, and pressing your first album. Compared to the competition, this one is scrappy — a loaded term if ever there was one. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/02/f...

A lot of great stuff here to chew on for game designers, game players, and game critics. It was a fun read 😉

Trick-taking fans rejoice.... Another fab set of reviews from Mr Thurot... Trick-Taker or Treat spacebiff.com/2025/10/01/h...