It's Cardboard Time! Episode 126 is now live! (tinyurl.com/4ds32efp) On today's episode, Arwen and special guest Olivia Lothary (@olloplays.bsky.social) discuss The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop and our Top 10 "new to us" games of 2025.

ICYMI, here's a recording of the chat I had with Xoe and Matt from Lunarpunk Games the other night! They are doing such cool things over there, so I was honored to have been invited to talk with them.

🏴‍☠️☠️Ahoy, Mateys! 🏴‍☠️☠️ It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day It’s the perfect excuse to let out your inner pirate (and maybe even play your favorite Pirate game!). 😉

Getting to meet up with designers from the @breakmygame.com community was one of my highlights of #GenCon2025 🎲✂️

A huge thanks to all my #GenCon2025 volunteers! Thanks to them, I was able to run 20+ games of Toppings through out the weekend. Reception has been great!

#gencon2025 was a great experience! I didn't have a booth this year so I spent most of my time demoing and signing games of We're Sinking at the Lucky ducky booth. They sold out on Sunday morning.

We are going to #GenCon2025 and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to help run games of our next title, Toppings. We are compensating badges for anyone who can help for 4+ hours. Please fill out this form if you're interested in helping out. forms.gle/LSqB5ya5cjmW...

I'm excited to announce that Ludamus Games is partnering with @luckduckgames.bsky.social and Goliath Games to reprint and distribute We're Sinking! Lucky Duck will have limited copies available at #GenCon at booth 2927. 🌊☠️ #boardgames #tabeltopgames, #Pirates, #GenCon25, #GenCon2025

@graftbound.bsky.social, @ludamusgames.bsky.social, @playsamovar.bsky.social, @slyrobotgames.bsky.social, @lymerpg.bsky.social, @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and many others not on BSky. Finally, 3/▶️

This week I finally got a prototype of my game Little Libraries up on Screentop and the first tests have been promising. I can't wait to explore it more! 🎲✂️ #GameDesign #playtest #freelittlelibrary

Thanks for the awesome shot @jcw.gay!

At midnight late Tuesday, we'll be hosting an event on our Discord where we'll introduce Lunarpunk Games, the concept of unranked games, and the Dialogues at Dusk series we're kicking off. If you can't make it, we'll be sharing it on YouTube later. discord.gg/RdCqFQWc?eve...

Excited to try a new prototype at @unpub.bsky.social this weekend with @coo.games. Things are getting cereal! #boardgames #gamedesign 🎲✂️

Was it a coincidence they had me on episode 669 of Building the Game? Probably! Let's talk about teaching games! buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-669-...

Community Newsletter Issue 41 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/lunarp... 🎲✂️

🍕Happy National Pi Day!🍕 Toppings is gearing up for Kickstarter! Make sure you follow along to get notified when it launches! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud... #boardgames #crowdfunding #kickstarter #tabletopgames #pizza #pieday #piday #nationalpieday2025

Thanks @jcw.gay for the incredible How to Teach video on We're Sinking! Props for committing to the soaking wet sinking bit at the beginning. 🌊🚣‍♀️☠️

Had a great time playtesting Toppings last night at #GAMAExpo

🎲✂️ I've had several folks ask me about the In-person Print N' Playtest Notes template that I mentioned in yesterday's post. You can find both the virtual and in-person templates on the #BreakMyGame resource page. www.breakmygame.com/designer-res... @breakmygame.com #GameDesign #playtest

🎲✂️A year ago I created a print & playtest note-taking template for designers to use during in-person playtests. Almost a year later I finally made a version for virtual playtesting. I hope designers can put it to good use! docs.google.com/spreadsheets... @breakmygame.com #playtesting #gamedesign

#MAGFest was a huge success! It was great meeting supporters and seeing folks playing We're Sinking in the wild. I couldn't have done it without the help of my amazing family and friends who helped setup, pitch, sell, and for the away team who helped take care of three kids. Thank you all! 🫶

OMG they're all amazing! 🤩 How do I choose?

Thanks for sharing Todd! This made my day!

3am big-brain idea: An advent calender of calenders. Each day opens a new annual calendar. You'd be set for calenders for the next 24 years!🗓️💡

I still have FOMO for not getting to be at PAXU this week but at least I'm staying busy! I'm working on a little push-your-luck game about roasting marshmallows around a fire and it has me feeling cozy☺️ #gamedev #tabletop #boardgames

It's about time I made the move! What's good board game peeps?