Hi all! We are nervously launching Last Week of Summer on Kickstarter tomorrow at 4pm UK time. Shawn has been working on this game for over three years, and it has been a blast to play with people at conventions. Any support would be greatly appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

All my bobbins are now available on another continent! Do poke your FLGS to see if they'll kindly stock them or order direct from the lovely people at IPR.

We had one of our busiest playtesting sessions last night at The Ludoquist in South London, with three full tables playing ten different game designs! These are the games I played 👇🏻 @playtestuk.bsky.social 🎲✂️

Woohoo! The game I co-designed with @mikeharrisonwood.bsky.social is now officially released. You can get it from the publisher's website, or a small but growing number of other places. Here we go...! 😁 gibsonsgames.co.uk/collections/...

Tickets for Playfest London are now available! Featuring all-day playtesting, a games raffle, and a special guest talk, this is the perfect opportunity to test your designs and play upcoming games. Find out more and register here: www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest 🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign

Made it today to the @playtestuk.bsky.social Meetup in #Leeds Very happy to have to go to the table something terrible I made last night that feels like half an idea. Very happy we that these group exist and we induldge each by playing games in literally any state of development.

@timclare.bsky.social, @ava.foxfort.net and I are embarking on a new audio endeavour. Send us all your tabletop gaming related questions. We want to hear about your dilemmas, historical mysteries, and anything else you can think of. I can be reached here or below giantbrain.co.uk/our-work-rev...

Following up on UK Games Expo nearly a couple of months back, I had some thoughts on conversations I had with new game designers wanting advice on how to proceed, so here is a blog post about that. 🎲✂️ firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/07/gett...

Great Playtest UK session at the Sunday meetup yesterday. We played a murder mystery party game prototype and then a thematic pub crawl board game prototype. Lots of potential for both designs.

There are still spaces available for designers to playtest their prototypes at the Playtest Zone @ North East Tabletop Expo 11th-13th July. Details on how to sign up here: meetu.ps/e/P2RDN/1w7T...

This is where I plug the Horizon Fellowship program: if you're a newly established retailer or publisher in the BG industry, check out the program and see if it might make sense to apply. Applications open until July 31st! www.gama.org/Horizons

Another useful playtest today of Dwarf Union: the first public playtest with four players. Militant faction needs more fun choices, but I'm happy with the direction the Ruler has taken - feels a much fuller experience. Players began negotiating above the table almost immediately which was a joy ☺️ 🎲✂️

Great turnout for the London weekend Playtest meetup last Sunday. 3 full tables of prototypes across 3+ sessions. From pandas to pirate mutinies to the Zodiac to epic snail adventures. The creativity is always astounding. Search out your local friendly Playtest meetup here: www.meetup.com/Playtest

At #UKGamesExpo with @playtestuk.bsky.social and the Playtest Zone is getting good and busy.

I'll be there playtesting on Friday morning at 10am!

Playtest UK is running the Playtest Zone @ the UK Games Expo 2025 next weekend: Friday 30th May-Sunday 1st June. 169 designers are signed up to playtest their prototypes, with more drop-in spaces available on the day. Here is the schedule: tinyurl.com/2umhtv55

Looking forward to UKGE next weekend. Have a 3 hour playtest session booked in the afternoon at @playtestuk.bsky.social Will be there on Saturday. Drop by to try Domino City and maybe a couple other games!

The next Bristol Friday daytime playtesting event will be on 23rd May. Please sign up if you're interested! @playtestuk.bsky.social www.meetup.com/playtest/eve...

The next Bristol daytime playtest meetup is on 25 April at Excelsior! Please see the Meetup page for more information and sign up for a slot if you're coming. @playtestuk.bsky.social www.meetup.com/playtest/eve...

Game designers & playtesters please join us this Sunday at The Jugged Hare pub in Vauxhall for the London Playtest UK weekend meetup. First-timers welcome. We’re a friendly bunch. meetu.ps/e/NNBcb/1w7T...

Yesterday was the #Leeds @playtestuk.bsky.social Meetup. I don’t seem to had time to work on anything recently. How do people manage to find time to do everything they want to do!

We always love playtesting! It's one of the most valuable things we do to make sure all new aspects of our game development work 😵‍💫 Join us 21st February for a Playtest UK event at LHG Brewpub, Bristol. Dm us to sign up! #boardgame #boardgamedevelopers #playtest #bristolboardgaming #bristol

What a pleasant surprise and honour to see Sankoré nominated for a Cannes As D'Or. Seems we did well @flopiano.bsky.social @ospreygames.bsky.social @ianotoole.bsky.social and SuperMeeple for the VF.

Anyone interested in boardgame design? In Sheffield UK today? The local Sheffield branch of PlaytestUk have our monthly meet up today (Saturday 18th January) at noon at Patriot Games, organised by Tom Coldron. Come along just to play or bring your test prototype. @playtestuk.bsky.social #boardgames

Earlier this month I was at a weekend board game design meetup and had a great, though exhausting time. Really great exercise doing some high speed game jams as part of it. 🎲✂️

Thanks everyone for a really enjoyable day. Great to meet some new people and play some cool prototypes.

Thank you to all the awesome designers and playtesters who came to the Playtest Zone @Dragonmeet Special thanks to @harperrob.bsky.social for all your hard work. #Dragonmeet #PlaytestUK

If you're at Dragonmeet on Saturday, come and see the playtest tables in the open play area.

Here is the schedule 10am-6pm for the Playtest Zone @dragonmeet on Saturday: tinyurl.com/24y64ux8 Myself and @harperrob.bsky.social will be in the red Playtest UK t-shirts. Look forward to seeing you there.

Today i attended the #Leeds @playtestuk.bsky.social Meetup. As usually loads of cool idea in different stages of development. Annoyingly I had no time to make anything for this month but still good to go a long and try out what other #boardgames are being made.

Over the last few years, I've learned a lot about game design (and I still have a ton more to learn!). In the interest of helping others, I wanted to share a few key concepts that I've picked up. Note that this is geared toward pitching to publishers, and as with any wisdom, YMMV. A thread. 1/ 🎲✂️

Next week in London I'm giving a talk on 'The History of Warhammer'. from its origins to the present day, with the people, lore, and key moments of this billion-pound game. Tickets are still available, and it'll be livestreamed too. Do come, it'll be fun! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

Hello new place. Looking forward to running a small Playtest Zone @dragonmeet this Saturday. I’ll also be playtesting a new deduction game design prototype. Hope to see you there.