Today's the day, don't miss our ICE Out Charity Stream stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social from the MinnMax Studio at 5pm Central! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow You can donate now - bit.ly/iceoutminnea... 100% goes to helping those in need with rent assistance and food delivery here in Minneapolis.

HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

“Sophie-Wan Kenobi…that is a name I have not heard in a long time.”

Eggroll Queen is one of my kids' favorite food trucks in town, and they're hurting. Consider helping, perhaps? www.facebook.com/eggrollqueen...

Board game bro shows "We just wanna talk about games." "We keep our show politics free." The @saltandsass.bsky.social podcast "It's one of the most racist and sexist games ever made. A mechanically strong game from 2006 that I think should die in a fire." 🔥😂

bwahaha I love hitting Suzanne with surprise activities on the podcast. 😈😂 Were you happy with your ranking? 😁

I love my city so so much

I designed this week's Raddle puzzles, and they're all based on bird names! 🪶 Up today: Can you get from WHOOPING to CRANE? raddle.quest/2026/01/26

Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!

Wingspan - $9.99 Gloomhaven - $9.79 Carcassonne - $2.99 Splendor - $1.99 Root - $5.99 Dune Imperium - $16.09 Spirit Island - $9.99 Ark Nova - $17.24 Lords of Waterdeep - $4.99 Race for the Galaxy - $5.59 Cascadia - $11.24 Mystic Vale - $2.59 One Deck Galaxy - $6.49 ... Lots more too!

New comic! 🤔 Poker face: 10/10. Game awareness: pending. 😇 📜 You can read this week's blog post at: www.semicoop.com/comic/red-vs...

Board Game Beat is officially launched & loaded with content...with more to come as I report on Spielwarenmesse! If you're into independent board game journalism—articles, videos, interviews, news, reviews & more—please check it out and share. www.wericmartin.com #boardgame #spielwarenmesse

Announcing!!!! 🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌 Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish. Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️ boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...

I spent the weekend trying to process what's happening in my city of Minneapolis, Minnesota by creating this video. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

I love my friend the Lyn Lake sign guy.

In Memoriam 2025 Designers build on the creativity and hard work of those who came before. TTGDA would like to recognize those in the tabletop industry who we lost last year. We are deeply grateful for their contributions, and are diminished by their loss. irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/fil...

I can't express how much the industry lost with Amber. She mostly operated behind-the-scenes... pushing the companies she worked with to evolve and grow and bolstering people (including me) who were/are underrepresented in gaming. She was goofy and kind and lovely and made everything better. 💔

honestly still pretty happy with this game even tho i made it 6 years ago. cleaned up some terms (bonuses/weaknesses instead of perks/flaws? what was 2020 calvin thinking) and formatting, but otherwise it's still pretty solid! Check it out if you want to roleplay as scifi marines with your friends

I have designed a week of bird-themed puzzles for Raddle! The first is SCREECH → OWL at raddle.quest/335

This is why it's important to call and let your voice be heard. @5calls.org makes it easy to make a difference. #abolishice

There’s almost exactly ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your unpublished board game design to this year’s Cardboard Edison Award! cardboardedison.com/award

Doesn’t matter if it’s healthy. Materials that don’t kill you go straight into your face. Right now. Please. We’ll come back stronger tomorrow.

Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end. I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.

Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all

Got lunch at Zao Bakery + Cafe with friends today and finally got to try an egg tart for the first time! I liked it a lot!

If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent. And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: PLEASE DO NOT HEAD TO LOCATION. LOCAL RALLIES THIS EVENING - look for one in your community.

BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.

had an art direction meeting today. our cover artist lucia asked ajout tech level 'is it star trek, star wars, alien?' me: star trek style ships exist in this universe. ...players never get to fly them. but they do exist. maybe the only time you see them is when you're being arrested by them.

I gave out more whistles today than I did handwarmers at the -9 degree march, I love this city

this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

ok wow

Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

The next fearsome hero of Arden: The Vanguard 🐭 They're ready to leap into danger and sweep enemies off their feet! Literally. Arriving to #Sunderfolk in our upcoming 2.0 update!

SUNDERFOLK IS REAL GOOD AND I'M REAL GOOD AT IT I GUESS

I keep trying to find legal observer trainings to attend and every time I look they're all booked at capacity which absolutely rules for my city but means I really need to lock in going forward

I love my city.

“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.” Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas

A thing that might not be clear from the outside is that while everyone here is engaged in this fight, ICE’s use of dystopian technology means that you essentially have to pick a lane between observing ICE and doing mutual aid. They are tracking observers’ cars, and taking pictures of their faces.

heartening thread here. there is real, meaningful work we can do to protect our communities, we can learn how to do it from each other, and we don't have to do it alone.

#netrunner this one is by @ezbior.bsky.social

#BoardGame fans... @redravengames.bsky.social joined Bsky! My #BoardGames starter pack and list has been updated accordingly. :)

Hey #Minnesota, Do you have a #CarbonMonoxide detector in your house? This is when you REALLY need one. When we seal up houses tight, use space heaters, crank up the furnace. Make sure you have at least one in your home. Local fire departments have free ones available. Contact them directly. #mnwx

The Wingspan Americas expansion is live on the Stonemaier store. It will be available in brick & mortar in a few weeks. Between this and last week's release of Sanibel, this is a big month for me! Hope you enjoy them both! ♥️🐦🐚

over the weekend, i was like, "maybe we should maintain a list of places that are closing for the strike." after a few days, i was like, "maybe it would be easier to maintain a list of the restaurants that *aren't* closing for the strike."

ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next! naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...

It was so fun to sign & teach lots more Sanibel today at @gamekastlecp.bsky.social but this group was the best because they brought some of their favorite shells that they found on Sanibel Island!

Read about their work: sahanjournal.com/immigration/...