Playtested Spindletop, my board game about early 20th c. oil prospecting in Texas, last night at a local Utrecht event. It’s been a while, and I was happy to see it back on the table. The game is very solid, but there are a couple of things still picking at my brain about it. A quick thread. 🎲✂️

Most Leder Games releases are developed in-house, but we're always open to try new, interesting, and fun games. We have opened a limited number of slots for reviewing prototypes at Gen Con 2026. Apply to meet with us if your game would be a good fit: forms.gle/iwTLC3H612Rr...

I'm so excited to check this out! Join me on Tuesday, July 14th at 3 pm pt to see my unboxing live on Twitch and Youtube! I already have so many ideas for these! And I love how they have a bundle for people who want to get the fun set! 📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel 📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel

we laid off the people who develop the games, we laid off the journalists who cover the games, everyone is freelance and there’s no freelance budget. It’s probably fine though

Seeing everyone in St. Paul already before @sdhistcon.bsky.social. Will be there tomorrow! 🎉

Hubby chopped off 12 inches of his hair this weekend. It's quite the adjustment for me (I have only known him with long hair) but I think he looks quite dapper. 😍

I've played thousands of board games... and one important lesson that's really sunk in over the past 5 years is... understand how the game fits (or doesn't fit) the group. Played a game of Torchlit with two different groups and it was fascinating how different the plays were when it fit vs didn't.

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Every game I put out gets "1" ratings on BGG before it is for sale. For funsies I'm gonna track the 1s on WS Pocket in real time. What are these people up to, who feel so strongly about a game they haven't even played? Game details were announced yesterday, and the first "1" is up. LET'S GO! 🧵

New month, new episode!

Old enough to recognize this as a data center

Picked up my Filipino Diamondbacks jersey! 🇵🇭

I just realized that the world record number of fireworks Trump is trying to beat was done across the entire city of Manila, not from a pool and a barge. lmao.

Back home after being gone all week, and Hunt for Blackbeard and Queen of Spies were waiting for me! 🙌🏽

Got dressed up in my Filipiana for tonight's festivities! 🇵🇭

Accuracy vs. authenticity: How to assess what’s “real” in historical games? And why do some games feel “authentic” while others don’t? via @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

Stopped by the Twin Cities Pride Festival! 🏳️‍🌈

We're just one day from SDHist AmRevCon 2026! Badges are still available: join us online tomorrow starting at 8 a.m. ET for a great day of gaming events! Badges: tabletop.events/conventions/.... More info on our events: sdhist.com/join-us-at-s...

A tamarind whiskey sour at Gai Noi. 😋

When you're in town for a work conference, you gotta meet up with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and @johnnydale.com at @leder.games!

We all have that one follower whose Like feels like this:

One of my lesser-known works, Afterlives, a meta-RPG about deciding the fate of a deceased PC's soul, is in here, if you need any more incentive to pick up a PWYW bundle of over 250 items...

My co-designer Liz Davidson’s piece on the role playing perspective of our game, “Foxes and Lions” (now on P500 at GMT Games).

NEW POST: I did a hike — in Spain! The Camino de Santiago to be exact. And then I went to Madrid and London to go to UKGE for one day. Here's what I did on my trip. www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2026/06/25/m...

I can do anything I set my mind to. Anything at all. Just as long as it’s not something that I’m being paid for or that I’m expected to do or is due today or is good for my health or could advance my career or would help people who are counting on me or could benefit me in any possible way or

It's that time of year when I have to record my podcast segments at dawn or late at night so I can safely turn off my AC.

Rewatching Gattaca tonight. Man, peak Jude Law 😍

📣Coast Watchers pre-order discount ends 30June, per @gmtgames.bsky.social monthly: zurl.co/CXbnS

Even when he's talking in Esperanto, William Shatner sounds exactly the same. #Incubus

Expect a wave of commentary framing this as the next step in Hollywood's creatively bankrupt hunt for pre-vetted, audience-tested IP, but don't let this discourse distract you from the fact that in 1998 The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.

If you think chatbots can have feelings and can be sentient, let us take you through the work of a Microsoft AI researcher who used the real time strategy game Age of Empires II to build a basic neural network using digital goats to prove that "we anthropomorphise too readily."

A session recap of an extraordinary turn and game end in my upcoming game co-designed with Liz Davidson, Foxes & Lions. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37246...

Buc-ee's is almost here in the Phoenix area! 👀

Another one popped up. Do Not follow @ 426Suzanne bc that's not her account. This is her actual account @425suzanne.bsky.social Whoever keeps doing this to her needs to get a life.

Made a video about a question that's been coming up a lot lately: How do we talk about accuracy vs. authenticity in historical games? youtu.be/JelDTpfFKVM

the video game industry is a mess

It's Filipino Night at Dodger Stadium! 💙 # mabuhay

ICYMI: Issue 23 is out now! Featuring a waltz through the theme of music in board games, with the help of @jackiefox.bsky.social (Rock Hard: 1977), Abe Burson (Luthier) and Robb Smigielski (The Gig). Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful‬‬

If you're not at @originsgamefair.bsky.social then check this out!

To celebrate my 50th birthday, I hosted Jon-a-Con, an all-day game day last weekend, and had a fantastic time! geekdad.com/2026/06/cele...

We are delighted to offer our congratulations to Dr. Wendy Robertson, designer of Hydrologic Cycle, for winning the National Association of Geoscience Teachers' Excellence in Earth Science Award! (You can find Hydrologic Cycle at cmichpress.com/product/the-...) #hydrologiccyclegame #cmichpress

Hey you! Yeah, you! Have you been waiting for the application to be a vendor at the 2026 Indie Games Night Market at PAX Unplugged? Well, it's been up for over a week! It'll be up until August 1. Go submit your game, maybe you'll get picked? www.newmillindustries.com/ignm-app

I did a thing! 😁

Day 3 of Phoenix Fan Fusion!

Trying my best not get sucked in at Phoenix Fan Fusion! #kirby

I'm still catching up on all of the post-UKGE work, but I had some time today to crack into a new Arcs fate and played around with some layout concepts for An Infamous Traffic. I'm happy to report that I am fully back on my bullshit. That bullshit: putting Becky Sharp into more games.

Gotta catch them all! #Pokémon #katamari

Hanging out with @chaosgoat.bsky.social at Phoenix Fan Fusion!

Ready for Phoenix Fan Fusion!

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