Plaid Hat Games cancels successfully-funded Kickstarter The Monolith after pledges ‘stagnated’ on day two, plans changes for post-Gen Con relaunch: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Plaid Hat Games cancels successfully-funded Kickstarter The Monolith after pledges ‘stagnated’ on day two, plans changes for post-Gen Con relaunch: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Another great Spiel des Jahres Awards deep dive from Oliver here, examining how the operation funds itself, maintains independence and finances game-related community projects, research, training and networking:

Hello! Looking to speak with a logo / graphic designer about a paid gig! Recommendations and self-promotion welcome!

Ugh, it’s embarrassing how widespread this kind of slop has already become in board game media. Write your own stuff! Have your own ideas, try them out, do it well or badly, learn and improve - what a catastrophic waste of time to have a computer program vomit out ‘content’ for you. Pathetic.

Ugh, it’s embarrassing how widespread this kind of slop has already become in board game media. Write your own stuff! Have your own ideas, try them out, do it well or badly, learn and improve - what a catastrophic waste of time to have a computer program vomit out ‘content’ for you. Pathetic.

✂️🎲 I use Affinity for all my rulebooks and components, and I really like it. It's especially nice using free software to work on a co-design, since I wasn't forcing my co-designer to buy anything. I wrote an article specific to board games if others want to try it out. rossongames.com/affinity

Spirit Island set for new publisher as designer declines Flat River Group renewal, plans complete art overhaul: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

This year, we are celebrating 10 years at NIBCARD Games and 10 years hosting the African Boardgames convention. It’s been a graceful journey promoting Tabletop games across Africa. We made a video to share an insight about what we have done and what we are doing. youtu.be/uttRmtMhbrk?...

Spirit Island set for new publisher as designer declines Flat River Group renewal, plans complete art overhaul: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

I really like this series by @connor.alwaysawake.games that pushes back on common board game design advice like "find the fun" and "stick to design" and I find myself agreeing with most of the points being made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuoY...

Much as I, obviously, hate being all "Rich Uncle" Pennybags here, I guess we should probably try & sell some magazines this week, & preferably ours So hey, if you want a truly independent gaming media that treats you like fully rounded, grown up humans & pays artists & writers then step right up...

really nice piece in @huckmag.com by Ryan Loftus about Dulwich wargaming club South London Warlords, great to see a magazine like Huck not go the easy route and take the piss and actually treat it as something culturally interesting and worth looking at 🫡

Exclusive: Board game crowdfunding major Awaken Realms has made its first acquisition of another publisher, acquiring Darwin’s Journey maker Thundergryph Games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Exclusive: Board game crowdfunding major Awaken Realms has made its first acquisition of another publisher, acquiring Darwin’s Journey maker Thundergryph Games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

“The future isn’t just about selling products”: award-winning board game retailer Matthew Mičetić on why building a community is the key to game store success: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

did you know i make graphics for crowdfunding pages? and that the ones i worked on gathered over $1 150 000, some hitting 600% of their goal? and that i'm available for your next crowdfunding project to make it just as successful? email me: [email protected] inesvisual.com #graphicdesign #ttrpg

Asmodee's party and social games push continues, with its dedicated studio Moodbox Games unveiling its first four releases - Guess the Mess, Link Out Loud, Photo Dump and Who Says? Friends: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

“The future isn’t just about selling products”: award-winning board game retailer Matthew Mičetić on why building a community is the key to game store success: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Asmodee's party and social games push continues, with its dedicated studio Moodbox Games unveiling its first four releases - Guess the Mess, Link Out Loud, Photo Dump and Who Says? Friends: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Come join the party! The D&D team has openings for a Senior Game Designer and a Senior Game Developer. If you're an experienced dungeon-crafter and dragon tamer, I'd love to have you on the team. job-boards.greenhouse.io/hasbro/jobs/... job-boards.greenhouse.io/hasbro/jobs/...

I’ve decided to start booking board game photoshoots again like the good ‘ole days! At the moment I plan to only offer creative gameplay and component shots (no white background or lifestyle model stuff, sorry). If you like what you see and want some of it, holler and we’ll talk business 🙂

Huge congrats to @cephalofairgames.bsky.social's Price Johnson, @miasmacorp.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social and @wehrlegig.games, @mikefranchina.bsky.social and the team at @trenchcrusade.bsky.social, and all the other @dianajonesaward.org nominees!

New Cephalofair CEO Price Johnson, anti-ICE board game retailer Mischief Toy Store and Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle's Molly House are among nominees for this year Diana Jones Award, tabletop gaming’s most eclectic prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

(Yes I am [just about] back from recovering from surgery, thank you to everyone who wished me well! Slightly more complex recovery than expected but all good - I've really missed digging out interesting board game news and am pumped to be back in the saddle)

New Cephalofair CEO Price Johnson, anti-ICE board game retailer Mischief Toy Store and Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle's Molly House are among nominees for this year Diana Jones Award, tabletop gaming’s most eclectic prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Designers support BackerKit's collab-funding, say there's no crowdfunding fatigue www.rascal.news/designers-su...

@boardagain.bsky.social Hey Christopher! Congrats on the move across to Catastrophe/Valor Mountain, keen to chat with you about it for BGW. What's the best email to get you on? Cheers! Mike

I have a pretty open schedule ATM. Do you need help promoting your tabletop game? I've worked on the likes of🪐Realis by Possible Worlds Games⚓Lodestar by The Dragon's Vault and🌲Asher's Ridge by Montford Tales - email [email protected] or submit a request at my website www.alexmeehan.co.uk

We stopped by the @doublefine.com offices to record this show with @timoflegend.bsky.social, who explains why he thinks making board games is more difficult than making video games. 🤯 www.goinganalogshow.com/article/328/...

Quelques considérations, un peu en vrac, sur une question qui reveint de plus en plus régulièrement. A few ramblings on a question which is asked more and more regularly. faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

We’re hiring at @catan.com! Our studio is looking for a Senior Game Producer: careers.asmodee.com/job/Senior-G... I am not the hiring manager for this position, but I’m happy to answer any questions I can, or refer former colleagues interested in joining our team.

Out of interest (& this is a genuine, non-loaded question) what visible impact have any of the higher ed courses teaching variations of game design had on tabletop game design? Can we point to actual things that have emerged from these courses? Ideas, coherent schools of thought, movements? In the…

Great write up from Oliver here about the Spiel des Jahres, and how its history and founding principles still guide how it crowns the prize winners each year (and why so many people end up wide of the mark trying to guess the winners 😅)

Hey you! Yeah, you! Have you been waiting for the application to be a vendor at the 2026 Indie Games Night Market at PAX Unplugged? Well, it's been up for over a week! It'll be up until August 1. Go submit your game, maybe you'll get picked? www.newmillindustries.com/ignm-app

Tabletop Gaymers interviews Chrys Sellers (she/her, @hecticelectron.bsky.social) of Hectic Electron Games about transitioning later in life, creating Defy the Gods, crowdfunding lessons, mentorship, and centering queer experiences in game design. Learn more at hecticelectron.com. 1/2

MCM, Dragonmeet, and DragonCon take a stance against AI, but the UK’s biggest board game con stays silent - despite pushback from attendees. www.wargamer.com/tabletop-ai-... #UKGE #BoardGames #TTRPG

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Oh awesome, Ben’s a good friend of mine! And an outstanding board game designer to boot - definitely tune in and check this out!

Thanks so much for all your best wishes everyone, I am incredibly touched by everyone’s kindness ❤️ Surgery was a success! Currently devouring an NHS feast, including three packs of extra biscuits as I’m so charming 😂

Thanks so much for all your best wishes everyone, I am incredibly touched by everyone’s kindness ❤️ Surgery was a success! Currently devouring an NHS feast, including three packs of extra biscuits as I’m so charming 😂

We've heard for a while how much Diamond Comics' theft of consigned products, combined with exclusivity deals, was impacting @greenroninpub.bsky.social . This it the first report I'm aware of on @paizo.com impacts. TL;DR. Millions of dollars of loss & now layoffs.

If you are a board game reviewer AND a woman AND interested in a review copy of Thunder Road: Ignition - please reach out to [email protected]

#BoardGame reviewers... Restoration has Thunder Road: Ignition coming out at Gen Con. We have a very few copies for media/review... we solicited our press list (hundreds of outlets long) and received zero requests from women reviewers.

Hey everyone! Quick life update: I’m being unexpectedly admitted for surgery tomorrow, and will be out of action for one or two weeks while I recover. And as BoardGameWire remains a one-person operation, unfortunately that means a very brief hiatus for the site! x boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

I will be at Gen Con this August looking at prototypes. I will be taking pitches for original board games and card games designed with the hobby game market in mind for some of the tabletop studios at Asmodee. Check below if you want more details on what I’m looking for.

Hey everyone! Quick life update: I’m being unexpectedly admitted for surgery tomorrow, and will be out of action for one or two weeks while I recover. And as BoardGameWire remains a one-person operation, unfortunately that means a very brief hiatus for the site! x boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

It's #MoneyMonday for my Board Game biz. This week I'm thinking about convention finances. I've heard differing philosophies about how to think about conventions. My goal has been to make- ✂️🎲✂️

Elden Ring, Monster Hunter World board gamer maker Steamforged Games confirms redundancies, crowdfunding cutback amid refocus on booming Warmachine line Read this and all the other important industry news in the free BoardGameWire newsletter, out now! buttondown.com/boardgamewir...