That's @fightinabox.bsky.social coming on again to chat about the King visiting the US. Rice Queens, and board games. www.werenotwizards.com/e/s11-e563-s... Never knowingly award winning.

Yay! I got my copies of Witch Hunt 1649 by Martha McGill with art by Martha McGill, Abigail Rylance, and Bill Spytma, and Rising Waters by Scout Blum with art by Makiyah Alexander, and Lamaro Smith, both from @cmichpress.bsky.social. 😃👍 #boardgames #HistoricalGames

Yes, it's that time of year again to attend UK Games Expo 2026. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/16/u... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6nWn... #boardgames #expos #events #shows #conventions #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo

What’s brown and sticky? 🤔

Yay! Got a review copy of Rattlesnake by Michael Hardacre from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social. A quick, fun gunslinging card duel. 😀👍 #boardgames #cardgames

With UKGE on the horizon it's massive restock time. I started with Board Game Survival Kits, just finished mint tin games and next I'm alternating between accessories that have sold well in the past and new products I've wanted to make for a while 😊... 1/2

In March, we raised £27.20 in aid of @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank charity. Can we beat this in May? To help, please buy a ticket to be in with the chance to win a number of new and used, but good-as-new, games. Find out more here: raffall.com/421810/enter... #raffle #foodbanks #charity

I'll be at @ukge.bsky.social 2026 from Thursday, 28 May evening until Sunday, 31 May. Find me in the open gaming hall every evening, demoing for Asmodee on stand 3A-944 Friday and Saturday, or in the halls on Sunday. See you there... #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo

Co-op titles Fate of the Fellowship, Vantage dominate 20th Golden Geek Awards, Hot Streak scores pair of wins: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

In this article, I want to look at whether board games reflect the social, political, and cultural concerns of the times in which they are designed. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/12/e... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6Nin... (Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash)

Yay! I got my review copy of Rascally Rabbits by @tatewu.bsky.social from Sunrise Tornado Game Studio with art by TuziNeko. So, it's a trick-writing game??! I know, right!? 😀👍 #boardgames #TrickTaking #CardGames

I can't wait to check out the Bastion Indie Market at @ukge.bsky.social this year. It's small-run games only, so they will sell out quickly. You have to be quick! See you there? 😀👍 Find out more here: market.bastiongames.co.uk #UKGE2026 #boardgames

Another successful making day for UKGE Really hope people need dice trays because we got a boatload of them now, each one handmade by me!

We're recording the next episode of But Why Vikings? tomorrow. If you have a question about tabletop games - an opinion you'd like adjudicating, a dilemma you want help with, a recommendation for the perfect game for your unusual group or scenario, please, @ the hell out of me now, I implore ye.

Buried in hard labour is a deep satisfaction, a sense of something you created as the Agricola by Uwe Rosenberg from @lookoutgames.bsky.social with art by Klemens Franz. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/09/a... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0Nn1... (Photo Lookout Spiele) #boardgames #reviews

What the actual F? 😔

Ooh ooh listen! The new episode of But Why Vikings? is up - our agony aunt / tabletop punditry podcast where you ask us questions about boardgames & we reply with objectively correct, definitive answers: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/w...

Who will I see at #UKGE2026? I'll be free every evening from Thursday, working for Asmodee on Friday and Saturday during the day, then walking the halls on Sunday. Give me a shout if you want to pop by and say hello or meet up for a game or a chat one evening. 😀👍 @ukge.bsky.social #UKGamesExpo

A podcast episode with the wonderful Candice on Card-Driven-Games: www.buzzsprout.com/2553059/epis... Thank you very much, @candidrum.bsky.social

Yay! I got my review copy of First Tracks by Blake Erickson and Megan Ryan. It's a fun little game about skiing - which is perfect for the summer days, of course. 😀👍 #boardgames #ReviewCopy

www.werenotwizards.com/e/s11-e562-m... NEW EPISODE FOR YOU DIRTY FLOCKERS...

75.000 Euro für 136 kreative und soziale Projekte: Auch 2026 konnten wieder zahlreiche Initiativen, Schulen und Projektgruppen von der finanziellen Unterstützung profitieren - von lokalen Aktionen bis hin zu überregionalen Leuchtturmprojekten. www.spiel-des-jahres.de/foerderprogr...

@5g4d.bsky.social sat down with the warm, fuzzy, Scottish bunny Richard from @werenotwizards.com for an episode of Five Games For Doomsday. If you don't know one or both of these folk, firstly, sort your life out. Secondly, listen to this - 5g4d.com/podcasts/ric...

A recent episode of the Game Design Deep Dive, featuring the podcast host, Dan Bullock, in conversation with board game designer, Cole Wehrle, got me thinking. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/05/p... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0QNU... (Photo by Simon Haslett on Unsplash) #boardgames 🎲✂️

So we won our first game of Eternal Decks by Hiroken from Tricktakers Games with amazing art by MUJUNSHA. We played 2-player, which feels harder than it would be at 3 or 4 players. We'll probably play stage A once more, before trying our hands at stage B. 😀👍 #boardgames #CardGames #cooperative

Letzte Woche noch live auf der #SpielDoch, nun auf euren Endgeräten...😘 4 Stimmen, 4 starke Meinungen beim #SpielerischenQuartett zusammen mit @schrapers.de, Christoph Schlewinski und @brettagoge.bsky.social.😍 Besprochene Spiele: #Dito, #HotStreak, #CozyStickerville, #Rebirth @spiel-des-jahres.de

40% OFF all my prints at my Inprnt store… www.inprnt.com/gallery/this... #ArtPrints #SciFi #MadeByHumans

The humidity clings to your skin as neon reflections shimmer across rain-slick streets. Welcome to Singapore Showdown by Eugene Lim from Genie Games with art by Marcus Quek. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/02/s... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/4zMU... #boardgames #reviews #CardDrafting

Latest newsletter is out now. Looks back at what I've been up to on and off the site, a round-up of industry news and what I've been consuming in tabletop games media. Free to all. www.patreon.com/posts/157145...

@jamsandwich.bsky.social is going to play Mythic Bastionland for 24 hours this weekend for charity. Chuck him a donation if you can. Game by @bastionland.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/page/jamie-a...

I remember @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social showing me an early prototype at @ukge.bsky.social one year and it not only looked amazing, but also sounded like a really fun game. I’ll definitely have to take a closer look. 😃👍 #UKGE2026 #ukgamesexpo

Just heard that the @ukge.bsky.social Indie Games Market is definitely going ahead. And there's still space to apply for this year. I'm very much looking forward to walking around as a punter! ^_^ market.bastiongames.co.uk/apply

Lane Battler - kurz und knapp: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgl... #Brettspiele

Legacy games have probably had their golden days. However, these games never sat comfortably with me. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/28/t... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0RJW... (Photo by Frames For Your Heart on Unsplash) #boardgames #LegacyGames #sustainability #reuse #replayability

52 Duels has been shortlisted for best print & play game 2025 in the Board Game Geek Golden Geek Awards. If you use BGG, and you've enjoyed 52 Duels, then we’d love to get your vote. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36965...

I got a Container delivery! Yay! I backed this on crowdfunding recently. It's a game I always wanted to try. Let's see if I made the right decision to buy it. 😀👍 #boardgames @allplay.bsky.social

You've been woken from hypersleep. You're still a bit groggy, but it's time to Escape Comics: The Alien Ship by Douglas Beech and Evan Duxbury from Jumping High Five Games with art by Maria Becvar. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/25/e... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/13F1... #boardgames

Speaking of sustainable board games, the Green Games Guide just opened applications for the 2026 Sustainable Game Production Award at Origins. We're highlighting games that are doing remarkable work in sustainable production. Apply until May 15! greengamesguide.com/2026/04/23/a...

Check out my #review of Threaded here: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/11/t...

Spielworxx Bulletin, Episode 30: 5g4d.com/podcasts/the...

My Designer Diary for Threaded (from @ospreygames.bsky.social) is now on BGG. boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

Maybe something @eizebasa.baby would want to do as well? 🤔

This sounds interesting. 🤔

Gatekeeping has long been a concern in our hobby. Unfortunately, some people have started to use the term in a way as to become gatekeepers themselves. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/21/g... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/3WZ6... (Photo by Florian Wehde on Unsplash) #boardgames #thoughts

VERY LOW STOCK ALERT Due to a couple of retailer orders this morning, the following games are down to just a few copies left! Lepidoptery: 3 Quattro Trick Taking: 4 Fright Factor: 18 If you've been considering any of these, they're likely to be gone very soon. www.newmillindustries.com

In my latest review I put on some trainers and try to catch up with a Big Baby and a Banana. It's Magical Athlete from @cmyk.games giantbrain.co.uk/2026/04/19/k...

Soft skills that board game designers need: giving and receiving feedback, correcting a playtest experience that has gone off the rails, dealing with publishers, and more, via @connieschultz.bsky.social @unpub.org

Oh hey, look what's now on the store! Copies are arriving on Tuesday, along with Hearts and Minds & The Fluffy Rite, so I figured I'd go ahead and make them available for purchase. If you're waiting on a preorder and want to add Dead Channels, buy it and email me and I'll refund the new shipping.

How can you reliably come up with good game ideas? Here are 5 different techniques to come up with new ideas that can grow into great games

Kueh, delicate sweets, sit arranged with care. Each one a celebration of the culture of Peranakan: Tiles and Tactics by Eugene Lim from Genie Games with art by Eugene Lim. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/18/p... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/1dxr... #boardgames #reviews #TileLaying