Maëlig
@maelig.bsky.social
Web developer and boardgame designer (Ironwood). He/him. I post in English and occasionally in French.
Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
I've just completed the survey. This resource was invaluable to me when negotiating my first contract !
Cardboard Edison@cardboardedison.com · 7mo agoHEY BOARD GAME DESIGNERS! We're updating our reports on publishing contracts! If you've signed a game with a publisher in the past 5 years, let us know (our Gmail is our name) and we'll send you the anonymous survey. See our past reports here: cardboardedison.com/reports And please spread the word!
Le retour de l’impérialisme prédateur des États-Unis
Le retour de l’impérialisme prédateur des États-Unis
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My final video for 2025 compiles the lessons I learnt about games design this year, from rethinking how I work, what I want to design, and the people who I couldn't have done without. Thank you everyone who has supported the channel this year, and have a wonderful 2026! youtu.be/62zLZONQc4Q 🎲✂️
Game Design Lessons from 2025
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Sardonicus@sardonicus.eu · 8mo ago'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Played a couple games of The Old King's Crown this week after receiving my copy. We had a blast, @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social have crafted something truly special.
Netrunner Race for the Galaxy Ra Imperium Classics/Legends Dune Imperium Wizards of the Grimoire Res Arcana Unmatched Fantasy Realms Just one
SungWon Cho@prozdishere.bsky.social · 9mo agoboard game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
🎮the people are celebrating the invention of a "steam machine." the year is 1804.
(et bien sûr, un Nutriscore TOTAL) linsolithe.ghost.io/proposition-...
Proposition scientifique de Nutriscore universel
⬤ Édition gibbeuse : pleine lune du 7 septembre 2025 Par Ambroise Garel Le Nutriscore, il n'est plus permis d'en douter, a été l'un des grands succès de santé publique de ces dernières années. ...
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2 Clowdus game reviews in a week ? What a treat
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 9mo agoIn the Shadow of Atlas is another single-deck game by John Clowdus, and it finds him in familiar territory: the lane-battler. This is a smart and self-contained game that recalls some of Clowdus's earliest experiments. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/11/05/i...
I didn't realise @weirdmedieval.bsky.social had a podcast ! Started listening from the beginning, excellent stuff
being a tabletop designer means sometimes you find an Untitled Spreadsheet and inside is just the numbers 1 to 100 in order
Back from a very intense couple days in Essen. Didn't even get to demo a single game 😅
Pubblo (selling themselves as a way for designers to meet publishers) is running a competition to coincide with SPIEL 25- if you sign up, you get free access to the site for the rest of 2025. Not sponsored, I'm just making sure the people who couldn't make it here know 🎲✂️ pubblo.com/spielpitch
Pubblo - A digital marketplace connecting the board game industry
Powering licensing deals in the board game industry. Connect designers, publishers, and distributors worldwide with standardized pitches and streamlined workflows.
pubblo.com
My little pumpkins are appropriately scary now that they have started rotting from the inside
This presentation by Jonas Tyroller absolutely applies to boardgame pitching as well. 🎲✂️ Mechanisms aren’t what sell games. Focusing solely on “hooks” can distract you from what’s most important: making an appealing game that’s scoped appropriately (for its size/weight/gameplay, what have you)
What Sells on Steam: You Don't Need a Hook
YouTube video by Jonas Tyroller
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
This is REALLY worth a read! It avoids getting stuck on some quick surface level problems with AI art and gets to the heart of things. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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Cet extrait vient de Groland. Mais quand tu compares avec la réalité, tu ne vois presque plus de différence sur ces histoires de remaniement et de nouveau gouvernement.
Well-deserved praises for @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social I've had the chance to playtest the game during its development and it's a real banger.
Tom Brewster@tombrewster.bsky.social · 10mo agobig review! The Old King's Crown is absolutely fabulous. A sparkling bit of design that i went a bit mad trying to capture on video. this is a very, very special game made by people who care tremendously. check it the HECK out !!
