YIKES. Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license. Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help. Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️

I was able to play this one with Dan, and—sharing a similar background with my faith—a lot of Dan’s thoughts resonate with mine here. Overall, Keep the Faith provided me with a fun intellectual exercise and thoughtful experience that kept me pondering well after we put the game away.

I am really excited for Cole and Kyle to be branching out this way. I have nothing but admiration for the skill and craft they bring to the field. I believe this change will best serve the audience of Oath and Arcs. I am excited to see what both organizations can accomplish. Good luck Cole and Kyle.

Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.

Some lovely friends (@robcramer.bsky.social and his wife) introduced me to the idea of a theme for the year, instead of resolutions. As I’ve been thinking about this next year, what I want to accomplish, and where I want my mind to be, I’ve settled on “Hello Human” as my 2026 theme (1/2)

Today @stonemaiergames.com did an unprecedented livestream where Jamey announced everything they will release in 2026. I am so excited to be able to talk about my two 2026 SM releases -- Wingspan Americas (with special hummingbird cards!) in Q1, and a small-box, standalone Wingspan game in Q3!

Seriously, @dvcgames.bsky.social has been releasing some great stuff, y’all.

Today is the fifth day of Best Week! Did you know that 2025 contained an unusually high number of games about human relationships? An unusually high number of *good* games about human relationships? Now you do! Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2025/12/29/b...

i survived, bitch

Whenever I'm planning to visit family, they often ask "oh, can you bring that bank robbing game?". Burgle Bros. Sticks in people's minds as a great experience #boardgames

Forgot to take a pic while we were playing (always happens), but last night we had a great time playing Flip Stack Burger Shack, the indie night market game by Joseph Z Chen (@fanfactories.bsky.social)

Game designers who "can't draw" but want art for prototypes... beyond the wealth of public domain stuff available (there's lots) there are artists who make stuff that's VERY affordable and Itch has a ton on sale right now. #NoGenAI itch.io/game-assets/...

Just updated my Betrayal fan project, "You Better Watch Out." If you play it over the holidays, let me know how it went! #🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill gregisonthego.itch.io/you-better-w...

Didn’t notice that @danthurot.bsky.social captured my petty revenge for not receiving any letters/suitors in a round of Persuasion.

Loved hearing Daniel’s thoughts on Paperback Adventures, and it was a fun podcast overall. I loved the variety of the topics covered.

We're Hiring! Are you our next Executive Director of Operations? Check the listing and see. ledergames.com/pages/careers

I'm laying the groundwork for Best Week 2025, and it's going to be hard to avoid having a "Best Jasper Beatrix Games" list. Wowza.

my buddy @sousourocket.bsky.social's new game ENSHRINED: SWORD OF FATES is out now on Steam, i voice hot blue man Jun, one of the three romance options, if you wanna romance three hot guys, you better run over to Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3835610/...

IT’S THE ANNUAL SHUT UP & SIT DOWN BOARD GAME GIFT GUIDE! Your one-stop shop for all manner of gift material for literally any person you could think of… so long as they have at least a passing interest in board games. That’s probably important. Enjoy! www.shutupandsitdown.com/videos/2025s...

Queen of Spies is live! Go back my first game with @djackthompson.bsky.social to make it to print. We are so proud! @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Instead of relying on wealthy donors, congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social is using a Twitch stream to raise money – and fight a federal indictment aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...

Playing classical music while perfectly aligning my solo word game 🧐

Go check out Taylor’s booth for great games and paper planes!

The indie games night market at @officialpax.bsky.social #PaxUnplugged 2025 is hopping and it still has 1 hr before opening! People are waiting in line, ready to buy and support!!! 😍 @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @xoe.gay @lunarpunk.games @davidgordon23.bsky.social

I agree with Suzanne. It’s been a weird year, but it’s been a huge lift to see all the excitement and interest as I walk around, attend panels, or chat at the Fowers booth.

Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!! Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works! There’s a game for everyone in this lot! Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️

oh it's Trans Awareness Month? well, are you um aware that my weird boutique board game company Hollandspiele is having a sale until this Sunday with $5 off all boxed games, 10% off orders of $100+, & a free card game if you buy 2+ games? support a cool trans woman (me) hollandspiele.com

Still looking for a roommate for Thursday to Sunday. Getting increasingly urgent about it. 😅

My favorites: Mansions of Madness. Hot Streak. Wingspan. Ark Nova. Journeys in Middle Earth. Heroscape. Quacks of Quedlinberg. Star Wars: Epic Duels. Terraforming Mars. Spirit Island.

Jay (and Panda) were awesome to work with.

I’m sure it’s changed a bit since I played Xoe’s prototype years ago, but Persuasion has long been a game I wanted to see published. So excited to grab it as part of the Hollandays sale!

Whether our show is your thing or not, @613mandi.bsky.social and I love podcasting about board games together. An Asian American woman and Black Canadian woman podcasting together was exceedingly rare when we started years ago - and apparently still is. (Tho we’re far from a top 100 show 😂) Alas.

We didn't die in space! (or at least we didn't simulated die in the training simulator of space) Co-op, dice manipulation, narrative arc that goes from "we're fucked" to "we got this". This is my shit. h/t to @ithayla.bsky.social and @peersylvester.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...

Tolkien, who saw almost all his friends die in the Somme, and knew the seduction of despair, wrote both Denethor and Saruman as doomers.

Personally, I care about your indie game and will treat it with the same care and respect that I would give to any title from a big publisher. (And, usually, more care and respect.)

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only

Finally got my developer/solo designer copy of The Hobbit: There & Back Again. I still can’t believe I got to work on a Knizia title! The production is incredible!!! I love that the game book is as thick as a children’s story book! Cheers @bbornmueller.bsky.social on your excellent work as well!

I’ve been fortunate to play both of these, and enjoyed the inherent humor and charm in them. I was especially impressed with That’s the Spirit, because accusing-focused deduction games aren’t always my jam.

big review! The Old King's Crown is absolutely fabulous. A sparkling bit of design that i went a bit mad trying to capture on video. this is a very, very special game made by people who care tremendously. check it the HECK out !!

Here is my occasional note: if you are black TTRPG designer and can use help with anything - design advice, brainstorming, connections - please feel free to reach out and I will do what I can to help or find someone who can help. We need more black TTRPG designers.

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

Loved these books growing up. I’m glad more kids will get introduced to them.

Some good thoughts here! Game design is everywhere.

Flick Shot Rogues is available on Steam now. I wishlisted it from playing the demo. There's something really satisfying watching the character you've built up ricochet around the battlefield.

Magical Athlete is back and better than ever. This game is full of loud laughter, crazy abilities, and more joy than a hundred other games combined. It is perfect. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/09/16/m...

The Kitfox Games weeklong Steam sale starts now! Grab our most popular titles for a discount now till September 22nd:

Can confirm: we were all laughing at him. I love when I get a chance to play games at his table. I truly think Dan’s a giant in the industry, but I’ve never felt once that he was “towering over the table.”

I’m truly so proud of this and the work the entire Draw Steel team did. It’s rare to be given both the opportunity and the freedom to take big swings like this, and @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social, @hellomcdm.bsky.social, and @mattcolville.bsky.social made it possible. So, so proud of what we made.

I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼 CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!! www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...