When you realize on the plane to the convention that you forgot to update your cards and ask the hotel to print them for you and borrow their scissors… 🎲✂️

On my way to SDHistCon today. It’s such a great place to catch up with friends, see games in development, and just get some stuff played! Can’t wait

A really great read. I'd argue that what we're witnessing in the United States right now is a concentrated effort to reshape the national mythos to serve cruel and dangerous ends. This is what makes it feel so much like 1930s Germany.

Go back this folks!!! A fun bundle from an indie creator doing interesting things. Only needs a little more help! 🎲✂️ #boardgames

I wrote a thing. Check it out.

I’m very pleased to see this one begin to come together. It was the first design I ever brought to playtesting, and it’s had quite a journey! Threed has a unique ambiguous trick taking system with a spatial puzzle that tickles the right parts of the brain. I’ve got a soft spot for it. Check it out!

Chilled with my gnomey at the pumpkin fest this weekend.

As soon as I found out this game existed, I went to pre-order it. I’m fascinated by the history of urban “development” and NBS has accomplished something important and fascinating here. Can’t wait to get this one to a table soon.

Been on a bit of a game design hiatus the past 2-3 months. Life got big and needed tending. Slowly working my way back into things now, and it feels...rusty. But also a bit like getting back on a bicycle. I still love it though. 🎲✂️

Just found a review for Sykes-Picot in @senetmagazine.bsky.social! That was unexpected! Thanks to @meeplelady.bsky.social for the review.

New game day! cross4! Buy it or else. We have not determined what 'else' is yet, but you should buy it to be safe.

A few things: Nate has an interesting thing going on here. A unique format and approach to be sure. Can confirm Pyrotechnics is good - check it out when you get the chance! A lil' nugget at the end about Sykes-Picot and the possibility of serving your conscience through this game. Give a listen!

Trans people are people. What they do with their very own bodies ain't nobody's business but their own. Trans rights are human rights. Full stop.

This is an appropriate reaction to Kirk’s assassination and legacy. He was not a paragon of civil discourse but a mouthpiece for white Christian nationalism, and all the awful bigotry that entails. He did not deserve to be murdered. Nor does he deserve to be treated like a martyr of American ideals

What a fantastic slate of nominees! Congratulations to @danthurot.bsky.social @amabel.bsky.social @charlietheel.bsky.social and @fredserval.bsky.social for facilitating meaningful discourse about the culture of historical games.

The best storytelling out there folks. Go get some!

Circle DC 2026 will be held on April 10-12, 2026 here in lovely Washington, DC. The convention will be capped at 250 attendees and we have opened up badge registration this morning. tabletop.events/conventions/...

In my long ramble last night I had this thread in mind - so many great projects in the works that are pushing gaming boundaries in interesting ways, and asking different things of players than what currently dominates the market. I’m excited to see these emerge over time!

Lots of interesting board game and TTRPG discourse this week! I’ve really enjoyed seeing various voices chime in from all over the place to weigh in. It all kicked off (from what I saw) with an exchange about the perception of board games as optimization engines. I have thoughts. 🧵

How do you learn more about these games, get involved in their development, or sign one? Follow @lunarpunk.games. Join the @breakmygame.com Discord. Attend a @protospielo.bsky.social event. Talk to designers who hang out in those places. You're missing the games because you're in the wrong place!

🎲✂️ Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.

@gengelstein.bsky.social - friends and I are discussing a game design problem that I think you might find interesting. Or maybe you've dealt with it in a GameTek at some point. 4+ players. Each player secretly assigned an "ally". Cannot be assigned yourself. 1/2

I am a huge proponent of digital prototyping and playtesting. Protospiel online is an incredibly useful event, for rapid playtesting and iteration, for exposure to a global design community unlike any other, and for an inclusive and welcoming community. Go get a badge!

Sykes-Picot was the game of the week on the Breakup Gaming Society podcast - if you like games, drinks, and hip hope, have a listen! Thanks to @natewarren.bsky.social for spotlighting it! www.breakupgamingsociety.com/episodes/syk...

Join the boycott! CGE needs to be held accountable. We need more action on things like this in the board game community.

Very pleased to be working with this new publisher (and less new friend) on one of my first designs! This game has gone through a lot of iterations, and I'm happy with how it landed. Couldn't be more excited to get it into people's hands next year! 🎲✂️

Tiki drinks!!!

Hammer and Sickle is now up for pre-order from GMT! An easy-to-learn asymmetric game on the Russian Civil War. Anarchists, Bolsheviks, New Nations, and Whites compete through negotiation, bluffing, and managing their unique powers. www.gmtgames.com/p-1081-hamme...

In about 2 hours, I'll be talking with Jamie, and Tanner about digital prototyping for @protospielo.bsky.social 's Panelspiel! If you've been on the fence about playtesting online, or you're not sure where to start, check it out! Join us and ask us questions in chat! www.twitch.tv/protospielo 🎲✂️

Never gets old seeing the different ways this game shakes out. Thanks for playing!

Birds of a feather! You’ll be able to find The Seahorse & The Hummingbird lightly interwoven amidst the @goosepoopgames.com booth at Dice Tower East. Come say, “Hi!” if you’re nearly. I’ll have The Book of Wandering up for sale, and I’ll be demoing… #boardgames

We've selected games and we're preparing to summon our first Midnight Market for November of this year! Follow along using the link below and catch them when the witching hour is upon us! www.lunarpunk.games/midnight-mar...

Strong @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social vibes here. This thing could be in Arcs or Oath.

Don’t know what to say about this review, other than I’m appreciative of people like Dan, who engage with games deeply. He words much about my game better than I ever could have. I especially love this line: “This one is angry, polemical, slapdash, and wholly on-point.”

I've got a couple folks volunteering for New York, am still in need of someone with a library card in Boston/Massachusetts to access a digital resource for me please reskeet, it is very much appreciated

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Seems legit

These are genuinely fun! Check them out.

medieval pride parade!

Spent my morning listening to this. Well worth the time, especially if you have any interest in historical or war gaming. I love being part of this community, and Liz has assembled some heavy hitters here. I look forward to Ep. 300!

It's been a while since I posted about Spindletop, my "Texas in a box" game about building an oil company in the early 20th century. It's been getting more dev lately, with a new and more flexible action selection system, and some enhanced bluffing opportunities. It's getting there! 🎲✂️

Check out Sykes-Picot, by @rollplusfun.bsky.social, published by @hollandspiele.bsky.social!

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...

Ten million posts about the state of AI and they’re all just iterations on a Shel Silverstein poem written when the Atari 400 cost half as much as a used car

So yeah, surprise! I'm opening a Bookstore + Game Store. Donate to our Kofi: ko-fi.com/thesecretlan... Buy some Books+ ebooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/shop-online Buy some Audiobooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/audiobooks Sign up for updates. Every little bit helps. www.thesecretlantern.com

Just finished my first game of Positano by @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social - it’s a light and fun bidding and building game, that can be quite mean at times. We played at two but I can see how it would really shine at higher player counts. Nice one Jeff!!

Triptych wasn't selected as a winner, but I'm very proud of the design, and I got some solid and consistent feedback to work with as I develop it into its final form. Glad to have made it to the finals, and happy for all those who won! 🎲✂️

About to fall into bed after another great @protospielo.bsky.social weekend. No idea how many games I played or for how many hours. It was a lot. Met some great new folks, saw some cool games, and had a couple crash and burn play tests of my own. Good stuff. See y’all in August! 🎲✂️

Let's ruin the world, together, shall we? Join us as we play the brand new #SykesPicot from @hollandspiele.bsky.social & @rollplusfun.bsky.social LIVE at 1115 EDT today www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnXV...

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