We need your thumbs! Give Nature a thumbs up on BGG to help more people find us at Essen Spiel. We'll have demos of Nature, a fully stocked Nature Shop including Natural Disasters and Arctic Tundra, and a free game offer for our first 40 customers every day! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

Played two board games. Very different vibes.

First run. Act three boss defeated. On we go to Ascension!

First play. Slay the Spire board game. This is a cooperative dungeon crawling deck builder. Upgrade your deck and take down bad guys. It does a great job of emulating the feel of the videogame (compliment) while streamlining gameplay. Act One complete. Looking forward to continuing the journey!

Blue Prince is a videogame about exploring a manor to find a mysterious 46th room with big board game energy. The catch? This building's layout changes each day and as you explore you decide how to arrange the rooms. It slowly reveals new secrets, rooms and puzzles to solve. It's calmly addictive.

Relatable.

director: you get those oranges lit for mafia old country? artist: sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. director: what

Finally dipped into Balatro this weekend. For those who don't know, it's poker x deck building x roguelike. Play poker hands, upgrade your cards, level up the power of the hands and try to overcome increasing scores. Second play made it to the final boss but fell short. This could get addictive.

Being (generally) off social media for a few weeks has been fairly lovely. Returning is a big old reminder that the world is still very much on fire (in so many ways) and we've all got a lot of work to do to make it a better place.

#BlockCollective is a volunteer-run community with the united goal of sharing resources and information, disrupting bigoted spaces, and serious engagement on the topic of trans rights. Please join us as we help shape the boardgame industry into a safer and inclusive space. 🎲✂️ discord.gg/D7E6gqwrRF

"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the beautiful Annabel Lee"

Otherwise known as I did lots of marketing and here's a pretty cool end result.

Here's a lovely Board Game starter pack for you to follow! go.bsky.app/RS5pLpY

A really fun (and unexpected payoff) of pushing internally for Nature to become a fully biodegradable board game is seeing folks having fun painting the pulp tray inserts. So nice to see.

I always dreamed of being a wildlife photographer. 🐆

I've been hosting a board game meetup for 6 months now. Here's 3 tips to hosting your own game night. 👋 Be welcoming. Board games are social, be sure to greet everyone 👩‍🏫 Be willing to teach more than you play. Prioritise the space ❤️ Set boundaries. Safe spaces have rules, create and enforce them

BRB I'm going to see some bears.

Google AI absolutely bossing it once again. The answer is QUIRE by the way.

Community Question: Why do you post on BlueSky?

Does anyone else stop and sing to cows? Today on my walk I did just that and a whole group ran across the field together to say hello, including little young calves. Try it sometime, they are such wonderfully intelligent and curious animals.

It's been a minute but The Adventures of Robin Hood returns to the table as my family continue our bandit ways.

Someone just messaged me to say they binge-read all of my board game artist interviews this past week or so. That's nearly 80 articles - approximately 100,000 words! I love speaking to creatives, and knowing other folks enjoy these conversations too is just lovely.

Board games are art. Today's proof is my interview with Pierre-Yves Gallard, an origamist who helped bring the endlessly charming Sea Salt & Paper to life. See more of his incredible work, and discover how the game was made. 🦀💙🎲 www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...

Board games are art. Today's proof is my interview with Pierre-Yves Gallard, an origamist who helped bring the endlessly charming Sea Salt & Paper to life. See more of his incredible work, and discover how the game was made. 🦀💙🎲 www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...

My board game art website is 8 years old this month! It's been an absolute gift to share the incredible work of so many talented artists with you all. I'll keep interviewing folks, whether you like it or not (but I hope you do). Passion projects aren't dead folks, go find yours.

How cool! My interview with the artists behind Slay the Spire got featured in the most recent Steam update. Of course my site is about board games, but it bridges both the digital and physical. If you haven't read it click the link to find out more.

Played a bit of Battle Line: Medieval after visiting a Medieval castle. Do recommend.

Thoughts on AI art.

The thing I love about Indie Game Night Market is how low the barrier to entry truly is 🎲✂️ You don’t even have to have more than a few sentences describing the game to submit! No rules, sellsheets, or anything! @dnlnwmn.bsky.social has set up a straightforward system so *anyone* can submit a game.

Hey folks. What are your favourite board games to play with your parents?

Marketing serves the purpose of creating the demand to be supplied to. Overall, it really just depends on how much you want to sell. Word of mouth goes a long way, but most people will never know your game exists if you don't get the word out there somehow.

Tiny Towns is in beta on BGA! 🟥🔨🟦🔨🟨🔨🏠

ICYMI the application form to become a vendor at the next Indie Games Night Market (at PAX Unplugged on November 22) is LIVE! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

It is I. Your local humble Paladin. 💙🎲

Went for a walk around a nature preserve. Met this buddy. But what is their name?

When anyone asks about my hobbies and interests, I fire up my artist interview spreadsheet to quickly end our discussion.

Now High Tide is the 12th hottest game on May 30th 2025!!!!! Let’s gooooo!! ✨ Go pre-order The Game of the Summer™️!!!! www.underdoggames.com/products/hig...

I’m an award-winning game designer! Mini Express: Map Pack 1+2 won the #UKGE 2025 Award for Best Board Game Expansion!! I designed the #Taiwan map and helped developed the UK map 😁

I won't be going to #ukge this year, but you better believe I'll be following all the fun online. Be sure to share your favourite games folks!

A wild BoardGameWire is on the loose at #UKGE!

Recent board game plays. Some good stuff going on right here.

Last night I played Eternal Decks, a cooperative board game with gorgeous table presence and a really fun puzzle driving the mechanics. Recommend checking this one out. 💙🎲

Ross conducted an excellent, in-depth Slay the Spire focused interview with myself and Anailis about our involvement with the game. Go check it out!

This interview was five years in the making. I first spoke to artists @brucedraws.bsky.social and Anailis about Slay the Spire back in January 2020. Then something unexpected happened. Since the world didn't end, I decided to finish our chat! Enjoy! www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...

Going to #UKGamesExpo? Here are my top tips 💙🎲 ⛲ Bring water & snacks ☺️ Take breaks. Get fresh air or walk by the lake 🏃‍♀️Pace yourself. Made a list? You don't have to do it all 👟Wear comfy shoes - I'm not kidding! 😸 Be patient & kind. To others and yourself 🎲 It's board games. Remember to have fun!

Today's video talks about some ways I think the publisher-designer relationship can be improved, from communication, to development and contracts. youtu.be/YXGdfWkgcGI 🎲✂️

Cloud control to major Tom.

Pass me another Orphan mini dude.

Don't you dare tell me board games aren't political.