Time again for one of the greatest videos in board game history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHa...

Love how this claims to be complete and unabridged while censoring the cover

I DO NOT want AI to come up with game ideas and playtest them for me I DO want robots to do the tedious painful parts like cut out a card sheet and then stuff them in sleeves for me I SHOULD NOT make robots that have access to the sharp edges necessary to cut cards

Open up my torso and you'll find this etched onto my ribcage like the zinger to some cosmic horror novel.

Wow.

Anyone in need of cash and looking to do some grotty art? Looking to spend £40, I'd like an A5 re-imagining of this piece from an Arthur Conan Doyle short story. I feel it's likely AI has been used on this version, so I'd like to commission someone to draw something with the same proportions

In today's video I go over what I earnt as a full time game designer in 2025, comparing my income over the past few years and how it varies from game to game. My aim has always been to increase transparency in the industry and help newer designers with what to expect. youtu.be/avLL2siSmyc 🎲✂️

Wanted: Regional Director to work for an organisation opposed to home working. The successful applicant will be expected to work from home.

This is one hell of a public service announcement from Mr Wild that I can very much get behind...

Something compelled me to make this

I was invited to a con in Puerto Rico soon after the hurricane. They were rebuilding everywhere, parts of the island were still without power. Trump was of course screwing them over. I didn't feel it was right to go, but I was told repeatedly to please come, they needed tourism back. 1/

Today I delve into the topic of balance in games, and discuss why there might be some much more important things to do than optimising for a perfectly balanced game. I also look at feelings that players might ascribe to imbalance, but that are actually caused elsewhere. youtu.be/7fpbTsZI3EI 🎲✂️

Just had a nice evening playing @jontexmo.bsky.social's game about renaissance poo, Night Soil. Lots of fun, but I did sooo, sooo badly. I got the hang of things by the end, but it was way too late. Looking forward to another try tough.

I don't like being this vulnerable in public but I also felt like I had to say something. youtu.be/1qlEn8ob2ns

Are you interested in history and/or historical board games? If so, please take 5 minutes to complete the form below for me. If not, please share it with people who you think might be interested. forms.gle/wbfWAn2JFp4N... Thank you. 😊👍 #boardgames #HistoricalGames #history

Playing Timeline: British History. Odd that they included this card showing something that never happened.

Suggested EU response: - US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory - Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases - This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight 1/5

Today's video is about approaching game design in a new way - trying to design a bad game from the start! youtu.be/wj3IZtxw_PI 🎲✂️

The latest episode of 'But Why Vikings?' is out right now. Inside this audio dumpling you'll find some tasty, hot tabletop game opinions from myself and @ava.foxfort.net on limited communication games, games as in-world objects, and a very odd question at the end. open.spotify.com/episode/6cOa...

I feel every word of this from @werenotwizards.com

And now, lets ask a grumpy old man what he thinks about late stage capitalism.. www.werenotwizards.co.uk/they/

While I love my niche stupid hobby of historical board gaming, sometimes it does just make me want to scream. Take the latest example, a board game about the Irish Potato Famine where you get to compete with friends to see who survives best (?) www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

The January raffle in aid of @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank charity, is underway! If you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part here: tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle Also, please reshare!! #charity #foodbanks

It has been a while, but @alcannon.bsky.social and I got our game (formerly The Artifact and probably needing a new name now) in front of a 3rd party tester again. We've done a lot of changes, and it mostly works, but we now have a heap of insightful feedback to be working with (thanks, Laurie!). 🎲✂️

In my first video of 2026, I look at what to do if you're stuck trying to design your first game, and what types of games are best to try first. youtu.be/TbhiLMrE3Ig 🎲✂️

If you're at MAGFest and believe in games as art, you MUST experience Conviction by @xoe.gay. This simple card game blends challenging subject matter with evocative mechanics to offer an experience you won't get from other media. The game rightfully packs a content warning because it dares to 1/▶️

Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

Which tabletop games publisher is currently knocking it out of the park, with its games releases (for whatever reason)?

In case folks aren’t bothering to click, this is just outstanding work by the FT.

Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.

Playtesting successes in 2025! Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London 🤯 Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to? #BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️

CORRECTED POST: :) MPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: If you are trans at a convention I am at and someone gives you shit about it, let me know and I will come throw a fucking chair at them. This service is complimentary. Also, I have to start proofreading my posts!

Not to be like a pushy d-bag but time is running out & I have 2 kids to feed so if you want a great gift for the boardgamer in your life get them my book The Game Changers (UK) / Across The Board (US) all about how games shaped civilization & make us human. Many critics have vouched for them!

Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is. GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart. But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.

In your 20s, there will be a LARPing event that will suck so bad you'll spend three days having back to back panic attacks. It's very important that you go. Or: let me tell you about how I learnt I was autistic. 🧵

Today's video is about pitching to multiple publishers at the same time, and what to do if you get an offer from one of them. 🎲✂️ youtu.be/KVqfMec6YCM

You all know I had a game out recently by Gibsons, right? Well, this Saturday you can meet me and @harperrob.bsky.social (co-designer of Grab Bag Jungle) at Eclectic Games in Reading! We'll be demoing the game and talking about it to anyone who will listen!

Nothing ever ends.

There’s still time to have a chance of winning great board games and also support UK #foodbanks as the weather is getting colder. Answer a simple question and get yourself some #raffle tickets. More info and enter here: raffall.com/403887/enter... Also, please reshare. 🙂👍 #boardgames #charity

Having missed a month of blogging in October, I managed to just about squeeze one in for November. At yesterday's Dragonmeet, I got to run some tests of a new game project that I am working on with @mikeharrisonwood.bsky.social... 🎲✂️ firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/11/ice-...

The journey to Dragonmeet begins! Made it to the station on time, and it looks like the train is more or less on time too. Looking forward to seeing folk soon.

Had a good day of playtesting with Alan from Surprised Stare Games, including trying a fun expansion for @davidjmortimer.bsky.social's Cousins' War. 🎲✂️

Here's another new blog post which is basically just a home for a recently-crowdsourced list of larp festivals that have happened in the UK. Thanks to everyone who's contributed so far! blog.undyingking.com/larp-festiva...

So the cut and thrust of this is in the right place, but I have to admit I nearly stopped reading after the use of the phrase "plagiarism detectors". I've spent a huge amount of my Ed Tech career so far trying to get across to academics that there is *no* tool that can *detect* plagiarism,

Hey, I'm Tim - a boardgames writer, player & now, apparently, podcaster. Are you likely to find yourself playing games with family & friends this holiday season? Do you need recommendations for good ones to play with your group, or to gift? Reply below with who it's for & I'll do my best to help!

BREAKING: I'm starting up a new line of games that I'll be putting out on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. Some will be reprints of older Formal Ferret Games, some of these will be expansions to existing games, and some are going to be brand new. Of course, I'm calling it Informal Ferret Games.

Aaand only two months behind schedule but finally got around to popping up a press release (thanks @rascal.news)... Field Agent Handbooks now available through @ipr.bsky.social or direct from me! www.rascal.news/get-out-play...

Non-substack version now on my personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...

I LOVE this: "There exists a paradox in game design. You are simultaneously the most knowledgeable and least knowledgeable person about your game..." 🎲✂️(1/4)