🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social talk to J. Ray Lee (lookingglance.com), the author of Unsettling Catan: Detached Design in Eurogames. They discuss Catan's impact, detached design, and how game designers can avoid it. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-257...

Our hosts are @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @czamboni.bsky.social Our logo was created by the talented @feralcharlie.bsky.social Stay tuned for more!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk with George Georgeadis about how to make great trailers to market hobby games. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

LOL I haven't updated my CV in... <looks> 15 years. Guess I should get on that...

If Terraforming Mars appeals to you but you don’t want to support people with a public record of transphobia, may I suggest a much better game made by much better people Daybreak is incredible.

AI-generated profiles of TTRPG designers ignite fury across social media www.rascal.news/ai-generated...

Come meet some of Plotweaver team on Plotweaver Academy! Our first Tapestry-only post features short videos about the editorial process, lessons we want to learn from other tabletop genres, hip-hop storytelling, and communicating via technology! www.patreon.com/posts/157443...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social talks with Hafiz about Nothing But Net, Hafiz's game that is currently on Kickstarter. They will discuss Hafiz's next steps, as the game is already successfully funded! Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social talk to George and Jack Furnival about Carrooka, the game that brings snooker to the tabletop. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-356... Then, DL the companion episode on crokinole with Jeremy Tracey at www.patreon.com/ludology

Stop saying "AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used." I'm tired. I'm so tired of reading, hearing, and seeing this phrase/argument. It doesn't only matter how a tool is used, but how it is made, governed, and the impact it has on our world. We must shape tools before they shape us.

@senfoonglim.bsky.social has just dug himself out from under a mountain of marking to submit final grades! He'll have a few new episodes up ASAP - thanks so much for your patience!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with @therealmsiorio.bsky.social about using escape rooms in class rooms! Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

Sumito Owara's "Eizouken" 10th anniversary exhibition. June 26 to July 12, Marui Kita-Senju (Tokyo). googoodept.jp/eizouken-exh...

While @senfoonglim.bsky.social and I were diving into two great interviews with @ehronlime.bsky.social and Alessandro Giovannucci for RPG Roots, my dog Loki decided it was time to lick clean the yogurt container! #priorities #researchpets #rpgroots

@senfoonglim.bsky.social and I interviewed @knitnack.bsky.social today for RPG Roots. We talked about the Vietnamese diaspora, RPGs as legacy and memory, and respecting our games and our stories. It was a fantastic chat, and I want to highlight Kevin's work. Here's the main Itch page:

@senfoonglim.bsky.social and I interviewed both Catherine Ramen and @jenkatwrites.bsky.social for "RPG Roots" and it was great to see the separate interviews resonate, creating beautiful connections between "Red Carnations on a Black Grave" and "The Price of Coal". Links to both below!

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with Katherine Boils of www.kbdesignwork about graphic design and her role in taking a game from idea to the tabletop, including accessability. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social talks to @cchunggames.bsky.social at @breakoutcon.bsky.social 2025 about Lanterns, MLP, and online playtesting. ludology.libsyn.com/pros-and-con...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with @thegamecrafter.bsky.social about print on demand prototypes and beyond plus a brand new project! If you like PnP games, check it out! Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

Alex @planesailinggames.com is one of the designers that @senfoonglim.bsky.social and I interviewed for RPG Roots (interviews are still ongoing). He writes a bit about it in his newsletter, along with playtesting notes and design thoughts. Take a look! plane-sailing-games.beehiiv.com/p/2026-april

@senfoonglim.bsky.social and I interviewed @dashiellsteven.bsky.social last week for RPG Roots, and we were both mesmerized by his depth of knowledge and ability to articulate and explore so many layers and spaces within RPG cultures. I have so many pieces to recommend, but this is his latest!

Rolling Dice & Taking Names talks Corps of Discovery in their latest podcast! https://rolldicetakenames.com/episode373/

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with @galens-games.bsky.social about designing games with specific constraints in mind. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

I’ve been learning SOOO much from everyone we’ve interviewed so far and while I’m low key dreading all the editing I’m going to have to do, I’m looking forward to sharing all of the insights we’ve gleaned from our guests with our audience!

@senfoonglim.bsky.social and I are chatting with game creators and scholars for a new podcast launching toward the end of 2026, and we decided it would be good to start sharing some info on the project... 1 / a few

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with Scott Kelly (bsgames.ca) about the use of games in an educational setting. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @ericabouyouris.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social talk with @spenserstarke.bsky.social about bringing @daggerheartrpg.bsky.social, one of the new generation of tabletop role-playing games, to life. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-354...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk to Gabe Barrett (boardgamedesignlab.com) about running BGDL, finding the fun in games, and working with publishers / other designers. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

Demoing @offthepagegames.bsky.social upcoming release at TCTC2026 in lovely Vancouver, BC. Love it when people have fun playing our games!

Junji Ito's motto is giving me life. Or death, I guess...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz chat with Chris Stone (stoneagedistractions.com) about the overall positivity of the game design community and how to foster yours locally. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @ericabouyouris.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social speak with Peter Williamson (barometerxp.com and gamegenius.org) about creating tabletop experiences for NPOs and facilitation play-based professional development. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-353...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz chat with @scorelandergames.bsky.social about designing sport-specific board and card games. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

Last day for Corps of Discovery Ultimate 2nd Edition and Duo on Kickstarter! Upgrade your Retail, Deluxe, or Ultimate 1st Edition too! #CorpsofDiscovery #Ultimate #deduction #cooperative #boardgame https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindmgmt/corps-of-discovery-2nd-ed-duo?ref=6np6cw

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @ericabouyouris.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social speak with Liqin Gu and Mitch Zhang from Longpack Manufacturing to find out how games are made and why so many are made in China. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-352...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz chat with @hotbananagame.bsky.social about culture and authenticity in boardgame design. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

Got my copy of my latest game with @japanimegames.bsky.social today! Excited to show it off @breakoutcon.bsky.social in a few weeks! Designed with @senfoonglim.bsky.social

Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways. This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.

Yesterday Ryan Dancey, the COO of AEG, said "I have zero reason to think AI couldn't come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos. I can prompt several AIs RIGHT NOW and get ideas for games as good as those". (AEG made two of those listed). Today Ryan Dancey is no longer the COO of AEG.

AEG would not exist without the creativity and hard work of designers.

I make games because I love every step of the process—the initial idea, the scrappy first prototype, the first playtest filled with glee and failure and hope. Here’s my scrappy first prototype of Tiny Towns. [1/6]

Here's a great way show that you, too, celebrate the joy of human creativity, from @hinokodo.com: hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

‘It’s a game that a cat would design if a cat could design a game," says @senfoonglim.bsky.social on his co-creation with David Killing. thegenerationsgames.substack.com/p/cats-knock...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz chat with Joe Slack (boardgamedesigncourse.com) about the most recent Board Game Design Virtual Summit and what participants experienced. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ *New Episode* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social talk to Heather O'Neill and Hunter Johnson about @unpub.org Festival 2026 (March 12-15 in Maryland). *Note* This episode is out of order; we will resume regular numbering next episode! ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-355...

🎲✂️ Tonight at a special time of 10:15 PM ET (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk to Amy and Dusty of Dux Somnium (Botany) about exploring uncharted waters in terms of themes. Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

🎲✂️ Tonight on the Meeple Syrup Show at 9 PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz discuss entering game design contests with Pam Walls, from submission to decision. Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social speaks with @kristenmott.bsky.social at Gen Con 2024. We talk scouting, game design, and horses, of courses. Sen and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social will be back with the regular show in Feb, so be on the lookout! ludology.libsyn.com/pros-and-con...

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz will be going over all of the topics they hope to cover in the next few months on the show along with the guests they want to invite to discuss said topics. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup

Ran "Exquisite Crime" by @bananachangames.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social at SnowCon today and we all had such an incredible time! What a wonderful gaming experience!