“Ah yeah, see that’s the issue right there. Ya gotta carry the one. This spreadsheet is all kinds of messed up.” - Oliver, Barketing Manager

Happy Fun Art Friday! You know the drill. Four pieces of art from four upcoming games. Let's do this: Jacqui Davis - Mr Oswald's Puzzle Society - Oliver the Pilot Dane Ault - Go For Launch - Artemis Robin Banks - Junk Wax - Center Fielder Meeple Foundry - Lobby Snacks - Chocolate Bar

Gaming isn’t just a hobby for some people. It’s an escape when life is difficult. A temporary distraction. A way to connect with friends across the world. Video games help more than some people think. Wish more people could see that.

Cool to see Wine Cellar and Hits & Outs both make the top hidden gems of 2025 list from the R&R crew. Wine Cellar is available everywhere now, of course. And H&O we will be releasing this summer to North America retail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FM...

People forget this but Chuck Norris jokes were originally Mr. T jokes. I don't know why that changed but clearly the world would have been better if it hadn't

The weekend is here and it's the best time to head on out to the theatre for the new premiere. Which means it's going to be a busy night for the house managers. Take A Seat, our newest release, is now available. Reserve your seat before they're all gone! www.25thcenturygames.com/store/take-a...

DTW wrap up with @goinganalogshow.bsky.social , Bullseye with a shout out as their new favorite party game. youtu.be/l16Droi8oF0?...

The launch party for Bullseye took place at Well Played Cafe in Asheville NC, home to designers Grace Kendall and Mike Belsole. Thank you to everyone who came out and attended as well as the volunteers who assisted to help make the event a success. Now available at your favorite game stores.

Every transphobe sucks, without exception.

Well played, Duolingo. Well played.

Hello, family! Can you help out my students at The Modern? They are doing #research for a project on the NFL for a competition, and they could use some help. Can you take five or so minutes to fill out this #survey: survey.zohopublic.com/zs/DIzAvE If you are not a fan, can you spread the word?

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Whoa! Paula Deming just included both Neko Syndicate and Conservas in her top 10 games of 2025. Congratulations to our partners Combo Games and designer Dani Garcia for Neko as well as Salt & Pepper and designer Scott Almes for Conservas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR4...

if it took "oh god, they could come after someone like me" to finally get you to a place of action, welcome you are going to be asked to sit with that and reflect, and that's okay! it shouldn't offend you. it should motivate you to expand your analysis on other current events as well. that's good!

Fun milestone for our little game company. Just reached order 10,000 in our web store! I never thought the odometer would roll over when first started this journey. Thank you for the support along the way. It means everything. And this order is going to have a surprise mug when they open it. 🍻

Drinking some bourbon before working on accounting. What could go wrong?

Big Sur coming in at #3 on Rahdo's games of the year. Congrats to designer Mondo Davis and artists Tristam Rossin and Matt Paquette Co. youtu.be/trD8XxLwlIk

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

Man Spends Whole Day Dreading Fun Activity He Signed Up For https://theonion.com/man-spends-whole-day-dreading-fun-activity-he-signed-up-1819579571/

More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States

it’s all i’ve got

💚 board games 💚 "Dr Atherton said: "Our research has shown they [board games] can enhance wellbeing, foster inclusion, and support learning, with strong evidence that games improve engagement and social connection for neurodivergent individuals compared to other activities."

Happy New Year!

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Here are my four most liked cartoons of 2025 on Bluesky:

Seattle area small biz folks… I need a new CPA/tax preparer. If you have one you love, lemme know!

Solid chance to make it to 2026.

You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth

May your day be filled with nat 20s. Happy holidays from the 25th Century family.

For all the new artists joining Bluesky: 🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi. 🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted. 🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!

An Interior section of the 15th century Ranakpur Jain Temple, also called the Chaturmukh Temple, Rajasthan, India

For Christmas I am asking for people to be a little nicer to each other, to show some grace, to remember people aren't disposable and that the things we criticize in other people are most often qualities we exhibit ourselves but haven't had the courage to correct. Be good to each other🤍🎄

Merry Christmas everyone

I remember walking into the Holocaust Museum in D.C. and seeing a box car and crying a little, knowing what happened to those people. We are monsters. We are there.

I hate the term "neurospicy" Not everything needs a goddamn app Knitting patterns should come in more sizes Sour Patch Kids aren't sour Cat food should always say explicitly pâte or shreds I hate that the only way to watch Shoresy is Hulu. More people need to read books Use the library

What are the best games to give during this holiday season? Glad you asked! Check out the @goodtimesociety.com Holiday Gift Guide! #boardgames #holidays #gifts youtu.be/hc5ybC2dvjE?...

The moose out front should have told you. But if not, just a heads up we are taking this week off. Any orders or support requests will be processed next week. Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season.

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Victor Horta’s Hôtel Solvay Brussels

Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.

Oliver and Daisy would like to inform you that the reprint for Nova Roma is finally here! US and CA stores will be getting their copies over the coming weeks as they work their way through the distribution system. Amazon and our web store have copies now to order.

I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF

I just... Just... What the fuck?

We're bringing in two new games in 2026 from our good friends at Mandoo Games: Yeti Snack & Cup the Crab. Yeti is a dexterity puzzle, Crab is programming/hand mgmt. You can pre-order both in our current Kickstarter campaign to get them early and at a discount! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

#CBJ primed to blow a third period lead again...