Howdy meeps! No show tonight as @senfoonglim.bsky.social recovers from midterms and @drayerink.bsky.social packs for the Big Move! Sen will be back next week after a trip to Montreal for LudiCon!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC-4), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @spenserstarke.bsky.social about Alice is Missing as we continue to explore how people game when not together IRL. Join them in the chat at youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC-4), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @singlestepgaming.bsky.social and @silvermedaltavern.bsky.social about streaming as we explore how people game together apart. Join them in the chat at youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC-4), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @tozieer.bsky.social about his work (adventurebymail.itch.io) as we continue to explore how people game when not together IRL. Join them in the chat at youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Weds Oct 8 at 9PM EDT (UTC-5) @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with Heather Newton of @protospielo.bsky.social about playing and testing games in different ways without face-to-face connections. Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social discuss player psychographics and how they pertain to making good design decisions this Weds at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with Dave Olsen, designer of Flip 7 to discuss finding the fun in seemingly simple games where most designers crave complexity - this Weds at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with Dave Beck from @paverson.bsky.social about expansions, release strategies, and more on this week's show - Weds night at 9 PM EDT (UTC-5). Join us live at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Weds Sep 10 at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social chat with TK and Dennis from @kinsonkeygames.bsky.social about all the work that goes into making big games, like Galactic Cruise, successful. Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Howdy meeps! We’re going on hiatus for the remainder of August and we’ll be back in September. Have a great last few weeks of summer!

🎲✂️ Back in the saddle after Gen Con @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social talk to Alex Radcliffe re: the con, his work at @boardgameco.bsky.social, and what's happening over at @gamefound.bsky.social! Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. Come chat!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @gamesbymondo.bsky.social and @johnbrieger.bsky.social in a Developer Round Table, looking at freelance and in house roles! Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @nimuestudios.bsky.social about doing the unthinkable: designing and publishing a TCG like Round Table in this day and age! Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @nimuestudios.bsky.social about doing the unthinkable: designing and publishing a TCG like Round Table in this day and age! Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @tinstargames.bsky.social about compelling worldbuilding in game design. Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9 EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome @connievdc.bsky.social (Apiary, Wyrmspan) to discuss the topic of player interaction. Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup - see you there!

🎲✂️ Tonight on the Meeple Syrup Show at 9 PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome Luuk Van Hoomissen to talk about Origins Game Fair and how he approached the convention as a return attendee. Chat live at facebook.com/MeepleSyurp or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 6pm pacific and 9 pm eastern time, join us I promise entertainment!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5) @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social talk to @kerfcutgames.bsky.social about how he incorporates his art and culture into his game designs. Chat with us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 9PM EDT, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social speak with @distributedlife.bsky.social of @seabrookstudios.bsky.social about Pitch2Table.com - a site designed to help designers connect with publishers. Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with @burntislandgames.bsky.social / @kidstablebg.bsky.social and @thejaybell.bsky.social about the 2025 SdJ Awards and the @cardboardedison.com Award! Chat with us at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Thanks for the share, @cardboardedison.com, it was fun to do an AMA!

🎲✂️ This Wednesday at 9 PM EST, @senfoonglim.bsky.social explores @boardssey.bsky.social and all of the tools the devs purpose-built for tabletop designers to prototype and present their games to prospective publishers. Join us live on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 9PM EST, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social are doing an AMA on tabletop game design, development, publishing, etc. Please join us with questions that we'll answer live on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight on the Meeple Syrup Show, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social talk about George's first time attending the Gathering of Friends as a designer / self-publisher. We'll talk about long cons, prep, pitching, and more at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or YouTube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ No show tonight; @drayerink.bsky.social is still travelling and @senfoonglim.bsky.social is still grading exams! See you next week!

Testing and pitching big games: an industry panel discusses how to get a multi-hour, table-sprawling game in front of playtesters and publishers, via @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social

🎲✂️ Going through a tough depressive period due to work and world-related stress; will be hosting early morning chats for @ttgda.bsky.social members on the Discord server for the month May. This helps by holding me accountable for getting out of bed when my brain says otherwise. Silly brain.

🎲✂️ @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social welcome Cassie Sikes to the show to chat about how she found community (and success for her game, Jibber Jabble!) through running a booth at a local convention. Chat with us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or YouTube.com/MeepleSyrup

Woohoo, last night's show is available now!

🎲✂️ After some tech issues, @drayerink.bsky.social has saved the day: we bring you last night’s show that wasn’t properly broadcasted live. A panel of great designers discuss how to pitch bigger, heavier games to publishers. youtu.be/HbDFWuDE99c

Come and ask those big questions tonight on the @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social 🎲✂️✂️🎲

We often focus on pitching smaller, simpler games. But how do you compress a more complex game into a pitch, a teach, or a rulebook? Join the chat tonight with Connie Vogelmann, Jonathan Gilmore-Long, Tam Myaing, and Drew Wehrle, at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9 PM ET on the Meeple Syrup Show, the triple threat @xopherchan.bsky.social talks about pitching via video. @drayerink.bsky.social is travelling, so it'll just be @senfoonglim.bsky.social at the helm! Join the chat at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome Matt Paquette (mattpaquett.com) to the Meeple Syrup Show to talk about the ins and outs of art direction and graphic design for tabletop games. Come chat on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

Looking forward to talking to @drpatmakesgames.bsky.social about pitch videos, pitch decks, and everything else that you can add to improve your chance of success when pitching to publishers ✂️🎲🎲✂️

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5) @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome @drpatmakesgames.bsky.social from the Op games to explore options to pitch games to publishers that go beyond the faithful sellsheet. Join us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5), @drayerink.bsky.social and Dylan Kirk speak with JF Gagné, Yves Tourigny, and Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance - Franco-Canadiens involved with les jeux de société to celebrate La Fête de la Francophonie. Join us on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Join us tonight on @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social for an episode entirely in French (with subtitles)! www.instagram.com/reel/DG09j8i...

Howdy Meeps! No show this week as @drayerink.bsky.social are at GAMA Expo. We'll be back in March with some great shows already lined up. March 5 will be our episode celebrating Francophone game designers from Canada March 12 will be with Pat Marino from the Op See you soon!

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome Joe Wiggins from @allplay.bsky.social to share his wisdom re: pitching games to publishers. Joe will also critique some sellsheets live. Join us in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

The fun starts tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5) when @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social use Canva to come up with a basic sellsheet again, since last week's stream had some issues. Chat with us live at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social show all the steps they take to make a sellsheet for pitching their games to publishers, using freely available tools like Canva. Join them live and chat via facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social welcome Kristen Mott to the Meeple Syrup Show to discuss the trials and tribulations of card design as well as her latest release, SHARKS! Join us at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup and chat live!

Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social talk about the upcoming season of Meeple Syrup and plan for the future! They'll discuss games, guests, and more! Join them in the chat on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup.

It's 2025!!! And the Meeple Syrup Show is back - with Sen-Foong Lim, George - and me! facebook.com/events/s/202... @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social

Got any questions you want answered, or people you would like to see on the show?

Howdy meeps! @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social will be back with more webisodes at the end of January - taking a much needed sabbatical to start the new year!

🎲✂️ Wednesday night, Dec 11, at 9PM ET, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social welcome Jason Tagmire from Button Shy Games to talk about the 18-card game form factor and the importance of contests for newer designers. Join us live on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

Tonight, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social welcome Mike and Josh from Through The Ash to talk about their journey towards making their first game, Sugarworks, a reality. Join us Weds night at 9PM ET (UTC -5) on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!