I love me some Steam demos. The latest one I tried is Die for The Lich, a dungeon crawler that's a dice bag builder. It's been great so far. store.steampowered.com/app/3415570/...

Is there a trick taker that uses the played cards into the next round? Or some variation of that?

Being brand ready means knowing that you'll need to be present in a number of spaces that have various restrictions on the imagery present. This is why I always recommend a branding spray sheet where you present your brand identity ready for multiple formats, like this:

I’m very excited to see Nature at Barnes & Noble. ♥️

GMG's new Online Testing time is 8:30 Eastern on the first Monday of each month. We had a great group show up and 2 prototypes hit the table. Look forward to more! 🎲✂️

🎲✂️ Let's do a little design jam and stretch your design muscle. Say you were designing a game and it had a thing called a "Bee" in it, what would it do? The first thing I was thinking was a pick up and deliver where the bee was a worker that picked up and delivered pollen.

🎲✂️ Two different in-person testing opportunities this week in Boston, MA and Rochester, NH. Check out our Meetup page for more details: www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-...

From first prototype to production ✂️🎲✂️

I got to dm two ttrpg games two nights in a row. My friend (whose visiting) always wanted to to dnd because of the IT Crowd. She loved it so much yesterday, we did another game today. I think she's a convert.

Don't forget to tune in to our Youtube or Twitch to watch the finals of the in-person Americas #Netrunner Continental Championships, streaming live from Montréal in a few hours! You can catch up on Day 1's action on www.youtube.com/@NullSignalG...

Protospiel Online starts in under an hour! If you haven't gotten your badges, you can still get one. If money is an issue, I have some sponsorship badges to help with the cost.

Wish I could be there! If you are there, go check it out. I know there are some amazing games by amazing people there.

4 days until Protospiel Online August 2025! 🎲✂️ Get your badge and join Discord attendee only areas to get support from your team captain! Doors open Friday Aug 22 at noon US Eastern for 60 solid hours of online playtesting.

Yes, I am all for changing Theme to Setting to move the industry forward.

Here is a chance to pitch your tabletop game idea to Pegasus via a digital meeting! pegasus.de/UEber-uns/Ka... 🎲✂️

Sundays are for rules editing.

Devir Games is recalling all copies of its new release Ace of Spades after being called out for using racist and culturally insensitive artwork in the game, describing it as “a serious mistake that we recognize and deeply regret”: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

TTGDA statement about sensitivity around art depictions in games.

The vendors for the Indie Games Night Market have been selected and notified! Check out what's coming! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

August's #IndieTabletopNewsletter is live! Check out new games and crowd funding campaigns from @postcurious.bsky.social @stuffbybez.bsky.social @benny275.bsky.social Man O' Kent Games atikingames.com/newsletter/a...

Jeez so many amazing people on this list. I. An. Hyped. I hope I get in that line before games sell out. If you are going to PaxU, this is the event to go to.

Big announcement!!! I will be working with the folks at @unstablegames.bsky.social to set up a brand new sister studio as the lead game designer! You may know them as the people behind Unstable Unicorns, Here to Slay, and more. I’m so so excited for the future, and what we will create together!

I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.

Cheat Sheet v.2 nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i more comprehensive info can be found here: stop-paypros.neocities.org yellat.money MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

My game In Memory Of will be there! 🤩 In Memory Of is a story telling game about a fictional loved one that passed away. If you ever wanted to play a game that was designed to make you sad or cry, this is it.

Here's the list of 184 products from 108 of our member publishers we'll have in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025, including a link to download a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

What's the weirdest thing you ever found in a game box? I'll start: (P.S. there's a joke in here somewhere...)

Four lessons I've learned making #ttrpgs: 1. Never spend more than two years honing/developing a game if the play experience doesn't feel fun in the ways you want it to be in the first two iterations. It's extremely unlikely you'll manage to make it fun how you want to if it's not early on.

It is incredibly touching to hear how you enjoyed it with family and friends. Thank you for the kind words and review. ❤️

This event was me coming out as a publisher. It is truly 1 of a kind. If you have any inkling to self publish with zero risk, this is the event for you. 3+ months is enough time to get your game up to snuff to sell. It makes me sad I will have anything for it this year, but I will be there to buy!

Hey! Have you submitted to be a vendor at the Indie Games Night Market in November yet? Applications are due by August 1 and decisions will be made by August 15. Get to it! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

🎲✂️ What would you do with a tiling pattern like this?

🎲✂️ in the Boston area, the next Church on the Hill is taking place Tuesday the 24th. www.meetup.com/game-makers-... #boardgamedesign

If you see a purple cloaked cultist with propaganda at a tabletop convention, it's probably us.

Our interview with @ericdittmore.bsky.social is now on Youtube! We chat about Eric's experience adapting Adulting from a competitive game into an unranked game, and the various techniques used to prepare designs and players for this unique kind of cozy experience! youtu.be/NCCT1E6Aps0 🎲✂️

Today I walked 6 miles crisscrossing Capitol Hill to meet with staff about how tariffs are affecting the boardgame industry. More tomorrow. Please contact your members of Congress, especially Rs. In the Senate, you can ask them to cosponsor S.1593, which would exempt small businesses from tariffs.

In Memory Of will be there! If anyone stops by the booth, I would love a picture of the game in the wild.

In today's video I talk about elegant design in games, and how you might go about aiming for it in your own designs! youtu.be/goONo66xVAs 🎲✂️

🎲✂️ What is your favorite tiny twist in a game that turns it on its head? I personally love how 1 rule can change everything and make the game soar. One of mine is Skull's "you must flip your own cards over first".

I just spent 2 hours getting a game ready on screentop that I'm pretty sure will crash and burn... Right Under Your Trunk: You play as elephants eating fruit. However you cannot see what's under your trunk so you must coordinate with your elephant friends to eat it all before it goes bad.

I set up my little table at a local art fair. It's a sweaty 83 and high humidity but atleast it's in the shade.

The Bonsai Diary is now live on Kickstarter. Grow a tree with pen and ink and play to find out: What does it mean to leave a legacy? 💚 It's a meditative and tranquil drawing and journaling experience. Please consider backing it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...

The Wandering Blades campaign ends in 1 DAY and we are less than $2K away from hitting our 4th stretch goal. This means that I'll be digitizing my handwritten design notes and providing an annotated PDF of the design process to all backers! Also, we're less than 50 backers away from hitting 1,000!

3 questions I've started asking publishers before signing that help with some of the issues @matthewdunstan.bsky.social raises: 1. How will the project be staffed? 2. How do you see us working together during the development process? 3. What will be your approach to marketing this game? 🎲✂️

Protospiel Online May 2025 is now open! 🎲✂️ Check out our awesome sponsor lineup! Wherever you see them, please tell them thank you for helping support our mission to foster inclusivity, transparency, & collaboration in the tabletop games industry.💜 protospiel.online/may-2025-spo...

At the NC Museum of Natural Science with @gdofnc.bsky.social tonight, talking to visitors about board game design!

Every commercial font we've ever made, all zipped up in one pack. There are handwriting fonts, techno fonts, pixel art - the whole pack has a vast range of genres and vibes to choose from. Use them in game dev, books, album covers, ttrpgs, web comics etc ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack #gamedev #booksky

Milled (decked) my first opponent ever today!! And the cherry on top was that it was the very last click. #netrunner

Hey… I WON!!!! 😄🎉 Thank you so much @dianajonesaward.org @gregisonthego.bsky.social @tonytran.bsky.social And a huge congratulations to all my 2025 cohort sharing this amazing occasion with me!!