I'm doing the draw this evening, so there's still time to subscribe...

@pbazerq.bsky.social @zweigefuhle.bsky.social - don’t like your work I love your work.

A podcast episode with the wonderful Candice on Card-Driven-Games: www.buzzsprout.com/2553059/epis... Thank you very much, @candidrum.bsky.social

As people get ready to vote in the Scottish Parliament election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.

@playersaidblog.bsky.social @nakedcardboard.com @sdhistcon.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @historytable.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @kenkuhn.bsky.social @cliosboardgames.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social @pmcclymont.bsky.social @writegameread.bsky.social @domhnallh.bsky.social

Just occurred to me, using very basic biological metaphor, we have with LLMs created a virus that attacks information validity. All of our structures for making and confirming factual information are under attack from LLM created information that mimics healthy information enough to get established

Left Coventry this morning as they were preparing to celebrate their teams rise to the premier league. Everyone was quietly chuffed and smiling. Good for you Coventry.

I put together a list of great accounts from poets to painters, botanists to physicists, libraries to museums, galleries to artists & so on. A lively bunch of experts with enlightening views & expertise. I still need to add more artists! Take a look & let me know what you think!

Lots of games I’ve worked on being played at punchedcon @phalanxgames.bsky.social @adrianturz.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social

@vucasimulations.bsky.social Imperialism Elegy was one of the big hits of punchedcon. 2-3 games going on daily.

Day two was intense!

We played late at night

@vucasimulations.bsky.social multiple Imperial Elegy games running at Punchedcon 2026.

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Check out this discussion of historical boardgame design -- deep indeed. Thank you for this @danbullock.bsky.social & @colewehrle.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/4R1d...

Little cutie in the mews last night

Nice AAR of a first play through of Battlegroup Clash Baltics. Just literally a handful of copies remaining if you want to pick one up: share.google/F5fzO7h4Os2d...

Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! 🧵 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa

The triumuiri representing Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social at the @maynoothuniversity.ie Open Day today: Francesco Felici, myself, and @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social. We had a good number of students interested in studying Medieval Irish Studies with us in the coming years. /1

NEW POST: Spring is here! And it’s time for a trip to the nation's capital for Circle DC, an annual historical gaming convention from @fortcircle.bsky.social. Here's what I did and played in Washington, D.C. www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2026/04/24/c...

New episode! I chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social about his new publishing endeavor, Buried Giant, game expansions, and calibrating design scope open.spotify.com/episode/4R1d...

On its way from the factory...

Circle DC Wrap! Reflections on the recent conference and other Wargaming Deep Thoughts in this month's monthly update: youtu.be/9hgw4bgyg6s #boardgames #boardwargames

@fredserval.bsky.social you got a Bgg golden geek nomination for whist. I mean a very civil whist. 😁

I don’t want to point any fingers, but we used to be a country of genuine innovation.

“Medieval Rural Settlement and Infrastructure Archaeology Across Europe” (eds. 2026, by Carenza Lewis, Neil Christie, Gareth Davies, Aidan O'Sullivan) Available for a period at reduced price, use website and voucher code as below www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

Update on Lizzie Studio, the upcoming free open source virtual tabletop tool for designers. You can now create dice templates and dynamically generate dice based on a spreadsheet! Great for games with different dice types like Quarriors. youtu.be/ruOhhbZh9fg?...

Don't bring a knife to a gunfight. Bring a knife to a vault containing many wheels of cheese in a brutalized postapocalyptic society where knives are only a legend. You are now Knifebringer, Divider of the Cheese. Raise your knife and rule the clans.

Playing Baltic Empires with the designer at the Baltic Wargaming Convention. I’m Denmark-Norway.

Foxes and Lions is on P500! www.gmtgames.com/p-1229-foxes...

I encourage white men to consider how “He’s always been fine around me” comes across especially when it’s presented as a counterpoint to problematic behavior being highlighted by minorities. And perhaps ask why you feel compelled to defend that person.

1943 Race to Rabaul: artist @domhnallh.bsky.social working out Convoy cargo loading --

I’ll leave this here @tjfinan.org

We're looking to recruit a manager for 2 fabulous botanical projects in Ireland: #AquaticPlantProject #IrishGrasslandProject You'll be coordinating expert-led field events & developing training materials for botanists at all skill levels. 2 days per week. Apply by 25 May: bsbi.org/about/news/l...

I make an average of 1 unboxing of a game I haven't designed every 8 years, so when I make one, you know the game probably looks good: youtu.be/-PUUeKFlz_g poke @gmtgames.bsky.social @zweigefuhle.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social

It is time to vote for the best historical game of 2025. Last year Golden Luddite winners were: 1812 Napoleon's Fateful March from @vucasimulations.bsky.social, Pax Penning from @mildamatildagames.bsky.social and A Gest of Robin Hood from @gmtgames.bsky.social Vote here : forms.gle/xjS2YW9c7xMZ...

Hey #portfolioday I’m Rory, a graphic designer making games. Here’s some work from an old game of mine called Skora.

Hello #portfolioday! 💛💜❤️🧡 I'm Jacqui, a freelance illustrator in the UK. I work mainly in board games, but looking to try my hand at TCGs, TTRPGs and book covers - so get in touch! Spend an obscene amount of time world-building and writing #Sulbook 💼 jacquidavis.com ✉️ [email protected]

I'm on the way back from DC, but that doesn't mean there isn't a new podcast episode today! This week I chatted with @enwright.bsky.social about video games, self-presentaton, and American history. youtu.be/0CMEvD_zVow

The winner: AaronB

Cats created us to have something to teach humility to whenever they could be arsed.

More bleeding @volko.bsky.social

#circlecon2026 @gmtgames.bsky.social

#circlecon2026.

Up to 7500ish slop accounts blocked now. All manually checked by myself by clicking into them and having a quick scan. Still adding 10+ accounts daily, new accounts are springing up nonstop.

More #CircleDC2026 today.

Curious? You can learn more or pre-order Drachen here: www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...

"Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead." -- Kurt Vonnegut, who died #OTD 2007

Aaron Brown, winner of the Circle DC 2026 Hunt for Blackbeard tournament!