Hasbro’s 3rd annual Women Innovators of Play virtual event is this Thurs Oct 9, kicking off this year’s design challenge! They’re accepting submissions for the next woman-led mass market toy or game Oct 9-Nov 13 2025 Top 3 will receive cash prizes & mentorship🎲✂️ spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovat...

Question f/ historical game designers: While striving f/ accuracy, what are some good rules to follow when condensing a timeline? Or when making any type of editorial decisions about history to make a game more playable? @colewehrle.bsky.social @writegameread.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social

Insights into the vetting process that publishers typically put new potential game designs through before seriously considering them as realistic options for future publication, via @gamesbymondo.bsky.social

Common game design problems and suggestions for overcoming them: being stuck on a mechanic, downtime, overwhelmed players, lack of interaction, and when the game just isn't great, via @matthewdunstan.bsky.social

Ready to level up your career? The October edition of the tabletop game jobs list is here! Dive into a fresh batch of exciting opportunities that could lead you to your dream role in the gaming industry.⁠ #tabletopgamejobs #boardgamejobs wp.me/p6YINE-8wR

SPIEL Essen will be here before we know it! Want to schedule a meet with one of our project managers? Book a time on our calendar here: essen.pandagm.com/12. We also would love to meet potential new hires. If you are applying & will be in Essen, reach out at hello@pandagm.com.

Lessons learned from 10 years as a published board game designer

The Game Crafter is proud to sponsor Board Game Days, 4 days of board gaming and design in Knoxville, Tennessee. It's a great event for game designers. Play prototypes, checkout games from the library, participate in play-to-win events and daily giveaways. https://www.bgdknx.com/

Hey for all my game designer and artist friends here, who’s going to be at Pax U? I need to plan what I’m packing to get autographs from you legends

The thing I'm always chasing is a stable enough game with room for astonishing events to occur. Memorable moments that stick with the players, that they find themselves re-telling to folks who weren't there. That drama is what I enjoy in games and what I usually try to design for.

We'll be there with our multivictor game about helping Houdini expose fake spirit mediums! More details coming on that sooooon...

Indie Games Night Market is officially on the PAX Unplugged schedule! unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...

Submissions for the 2025 Roll and Write Game Design Contest on BoardGameGeek are open October 15 through December 1. Prizes include GeekGold.

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social discuss player psychographics and how they pertain to making good design decisions this Weds at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Asmodee is hiring for tabletop game jobs! If you are looking for a new career in tabletop games, Asmodee USA has a big handful of positions looking for the right person. Asmodee is hiring for work in TCGs, board games and more. Based in Minnesota and compensation salary range is listed. 🧵🎲

We are sponsoring PROTOrlando— a one-day board game design convention on October 11th, 2025, where creators playtest, pitch, and improve their games alongside an amazing community of designers and players! https://gamingcaravan.com/

24 Hours left to get in on our Early Bird pricing! Head over to www.protoconbc.ca and pick up your tickets to ProtoCON BC, happening this November!!

Fun tip about prototyping boardgames. Often your games in the collection have the pieces you need. If not a few cool tokens, maybe a set of mock tiles and cards that generally work for your needs.

Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... "Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions. Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.

Playfest London ‘25 is underway 🥳 100 people, 50 games, 1 day. Let’s go! #PlayfestLondon 🎲✂️

Submissions for this year’s Ciutat de Granollers board game design contest are open through October 29. Prizes include cash, gift cards, and publication consideration. ascensio.cat/concurs-ciut...

The designer of Wyrmspan and the head of Stonemaier Games discuss the board games that they’ve learned the most from

Attention all #Boston based #gamedesign 🎲✂️! GMG next all-day Playtesting event will take place in about 3 weeks on 10/18! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to test and connect with other gamers/designers. #boardgames

I’m part of Hasbro’s #WomenInnovatorsOfPlay event again. Learn more and register here: spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovat... Also launching that day is their WIP Design Challenge. Winners get $10,000, mentorship, and a trip to Hasbro HQ. (but this year they're esp looking for mass-market toy ideas.)

The 2026 MAGFest Indie Tabletop Showcase application form is now live! Applications will close on October 16th at 11:59PM EST! This is open to indie tabletop developers - whether you're slinging cards, boardgames or dice, please apply! Link to application: super2026.reg.magfest.org/mits/team

Excellent thread on the use of thematic language to express the vibes of your game: 🎲✂️

How to design cooperative games—lessons learned from a designer who has made several of them, via @matthewdunstan.bsky.social

It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!

There are only 5 days left to submit games to the Cast of Characters Challenge at The Game Crafter. Chris Williams is judging the contest and shared some additional context and a reminder that there are 4 honorable mention categories. Read the details at news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7955875...

🫨 We announced it in our September newsletter: Unpub Festival Badge sales and reserved tables will open on October 1st at 12pm ET!  More info:  https://www.unpub.org/upcoming-events/unpub-festival-2026

Hasbro’s third annual Women Innovators of Play event is happening October 9 spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovat...

Your game. Your vision. Your voice. ✨ PAX Together Demo Days is back to spotlight indie BIPOC tabletop game devs at #PAXUnplugged! Want to showcase your game on the show floor? Apply now: PAXun25.com/DemoDays

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with Dave Olsen, designer of Flip 7 to discuss finding the fun in seemingly simple games where most designers crave complexity - this Weds at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

The first bulk components for our Houdini-helpers-exposing-fake-mediums game for Indie Games Night Market just arrived! In two months these bits will be a part of a real game! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

On the other hand, many games have drama and risk as integral elements, or competition, or simply heavy variability. How do you build in highs without lows? How do you make skill matter without someone getting trounced sometimes? Being rigid with rules like this leads to bland, forgettable design.

The Recent Listings on Tabletop Jobs September 2025 has been updated! wp.me/p6YINE-8wg #tabletopgamejobs

The countdown to SPIEL Essen has started! Find us in the Messe at Hall 5 Stand 5F100. Attending the show and want to talk to a project manager about manufacturing? Our calendar is now live! Book a meeting here: essen.pandagm.com/12

A question from a fellow designer from Brazil that doesn't know much about European board game design market 🎲✂️ Around Essen time, is there any good time to send publishers your online pitches? When is better to pitch from now to the end of the year? (Is there a answer for this? haha)

On Friday (26th) we'll be playtesting during the day at Excelsior! in Bristol. Come and join us - especially if you're "just" a playtester and want to try out some games - you're like gold dust 😀 Sign up here: Playtest UK Games Meetup Group: meetu.ps/e/PvBb5/Zm5X...

The designer of Ascension offers up five game design lessons from 15 years of the game

Game Market West is this Sunday, September 21 at Guildhouse in San Jose! It's a tabletop game market where indie designers show off and sell their newest board/card games. RSVP: luma.com/6khylmfu #boardgames

Today's 15s Board Game Design Tip for the Day is simple but effective: youtube.com/shorts/9XDRL... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #lgbtq #gamepublisher

Next week! Join us for the online virtual event Crowdfunded Summit and learn crowdfunding from the pros. On the 23rd, Tyler will be presenting From Idea to Stacked Inventory with a live Q&A all about manufacturing. Tickets are free!

Player count problems and solutions: What makes games flexible or inflexible at certain player counts, and what can designers and publishers do about it?

Pretty much anything anyone ever cites as "always bad in game design" I will fight them on. The longer I've designed games, the more I've come to believe that context is ALWAYS King. ALWAYS. There is a situation in which EVERY "Never do X" rule for game design should be broken.

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with Dave Beck from @paverson.bsky.social about expansions, release strategies, and more on this week's show - Weds night at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Advice: Get feedback from pro tier designers at Protospiel Madison 2025. Every year we have designers in attendance who have many published titles. Get your designs in front them & they can share some valuable insights & perspective. Join us on Nov 14-16, 2025. Details: protospiel-madison.org

Do I know any 'Industry Professionals' that are available at PAX Unplugged Friday 6-730pm or Saturday 930-11pm that want to help 'do a thing'?

Thoughts on why downtime isn’t always a bad thing and why constant engagement isn’t always desirable

Game Design Lessons from the Emmy Awards! gametek.substack.com/p/game-desig... 🎲✂️