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Look I'm not particularly sentimental about history but this gives me (bad) chills. I get the sense that half the country doesn't even know this is happening.

Lovely write up of the Apiary Expansion! Spot on! [And ahem, it's possible that we tried to decrease seed cards just a wee bit :-)]

Poppy agrees. Put that phone down and give her some pats!

This was a fun chat with Jamey! I recommend checking it out! Though I apologize for speaking approximately 5,000 words a minute. If anyone has recs on how to slow down, I'd love to hear them!

First Wyrmspan expansion is coming out next week! I'm super excited about this expansion - it introduces a bunch of awesome new dragons (including teenaged dragons!) plus introduces a very cool pass-on-draft mechanism.

Good, but sobering thread. Huge thanks to Elizabeth for continuing to raise awareness about JUST how male dominated game design is.

Each day feels harder to focus. To break down just one issue: the Trump takeover of DC is disquieting, from a lot of different perspectives. 1/

Everything this administration is doing in DC is trying to provoke military-on-civilian violence in DC.

[Note to future Connie.] [On Repeat.] If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype...🎲✂️

Player interaction: a deep conversation about different ways players can interact, and how designers can use those types of interactions in their game designs, via @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social @connievdc.bsky.social

Just walked out of my office for the last time. Bittersweet. I'll post more next week (once I'm formally off the Federal government payroll). Full time board games, here I come!

Vantage is live on the Stonemaier Games webstores! We're ready to ship this cooperative, open-world, non-campaign game to you over the next few weeks. stonemaiergames.com/games/vantage/

Sunday night Space Bees with #Apiary from @stonemaiergames.com and @connievdc.bsky.social #boardgames #tabletopgames

Highly recommend Kpop Demon Hunters. Very well done, full of heart, and the music is 🔥

If you're free tonight at 9 pm EST, tune into Meeple Syrup & ask your most burning questions about player interaction! www.youtube.com/live/ouJNxXm...

In the alternative, read Project Hail Mary first! Just don't watch the trailer. Such a great book!

Woohoo! Can't wait for details to be announced - this expansion is very cool, if I do say do myself

Been watching and enjoying Matthew Dunston's YouTube channel lately - he's got great game design advise & insight. Mostly targeted toward newer designers, but a great resource for everyone! 🎲✂️ youtube.com/@matthewduns...

Today we've revealed the Vantage rulebook, along with other updates! Friday is the first day for reviews, playthroughs, and a rules video from @watchitplayed.tv. Huge thanks to @timchuon.bsky.social for these photos. mailchi.mp/stonemaier/v...

Do folks have a good recommendation for simple software to create player boards / player mats? I use nandeck for everything with a repeating template, but (still!) don't have anything I love for larger "one-off" components. Would love your recs! 🎲✂️

Love these!

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I absolutely love how committed they are to the show-within-a-show that is Sanctuary Moon.

Board game doc THE HOBBY: TALES FROM THE TABLETOP will release in Canadian theaters June 20! (streaming to follow.) I'm gonna go on a little tour with them in June. Details to come! The pull quote "A beautiful look at the meaningful pursuit that is board gaming" is spot on.

Any romantasy fans here? With *gestures at world* they've been right up my alley lately. Recently enjoyed Half a Soul (Olivia Atwater) and Servant of Earth (Sarah Hawley) a lot. Just read Throne of Glass (Sarah J Maas) but it didn't really hook me. Any recs?

Super cute! Makes me want to come full circle - 2 bees sitting around a table playing Settlers of Catan

Weekend pancakes with @hexstardragon.bsky.social ! Jammed all of the batter onto the griddle in one go without disaster 😎 #thrillofefficiency

So I'm *so psyched* for the Murderbot release tomorrow. Early critic reviews are sky high so naturally I had to check out the rotten reviews. This snippet made me actually lol. Congratulations, you correctly identified Murderbot's whole deal.

I recently downloaded the Finch app. It's a self-care app centered around raising a tamagotchi type pet. It uses the usual tricks to keep you opening the app, but instead of asking for $, it tells us to go do a self-care. Strongly recommend! It's cozy & charming. app.befinch.com/invite_v3/7U8F

What a life these guys have. @hexstardragon.bsky.social

Apiary has now made it to Beta on BGA (in record time!). Gogogo! boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga...

Super tough day at work. Ya'll got anything bringing you joy? Please share it!

Very excited about this! I've been playing on BGA and the implementation is great! Can't wait for it to be released!

We’ve been playing a lot of Love Letter lately and thinking about the micro games we’ve published over the years If you’ve got a clever, small-box design you think we should see, we’d love to take a look Send a quick pitch video and sell sheet to: [email protected] 🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign #DingDing

Awesome! This game deserves this (and more!)

Omg. Timeline cleanse! Sound on, please.

Woohoo! If you're on Alpha, please check it out. I'm curious as to how it will be as an async game - most turns are pretty small (minus) but it's tactical & doesn't require a lot of "checks" on others' turns (plus).

For those of us who have gotten into Blue Prince...

Huge (huge!) thanks to Brian - @d20monkey.bsky.social - who just designed *the most* adorable logo & templates for me. I couldn't be happier with how they turned out, and highly recommend working with him. Look at how cute I am as a meeple!!

Woah. ?!?

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Signal boost! Please do this.

It's a grim time in our hobby, but I wanted to take a moment to celebrate some great games: the BGG Golden Geek Award voting is open, and there are some awesome nominees. I'm so grateful that Wyrmspan was nominated in 2 categories (Medium GOTY & Artwork). 🧵1/ boardgamegeek.com/thread/34962...

Music to my ears :-)

So sad & sobering. My heart goes out to them. This is worth a read, especially if you've ever thought that games are too expensive or publishers are getting rich off this stuff. The reality is that margins are *very* tight, and even a temporary pause due to tariffs is devastating

Woah! So awesome to see Apiary recognized by GeekDad! ♥️

What will high U.S. tariffs on China mean for the tabletop industry? What are publishers doing in response? And what will it all mean for board game designers? We reached out to U.S. publishers, and we've compiled their responses into a new industry report: cardboardedison.com/tariffs

Woohoo! @malloryhinks.bsky.social

Ohh I'll have to try this!