I will be playtesting my game, The Great Patch, from 4-7 pm on August 15 at the HiJinx Tabletop Gaming Convention in West Lebanon, NH. A bunch of area designers will be testing theirs as well. So make a day (or weekend) of it built around checking out my game!! Hint. 🎲✂️ HiJinxcon.com

Great event! I will be there partaking of the tabletop games!!

BostonFIG@bostonfig.bsky.social · 11h ago

Looking for a full day out with the kids this fall? BostonFIG is all ages, all day: playable video games, tabletop demos, and hands-on activities. Kids 12 & under get in FREE (registration required, bring a grown-up). Saturday, Oct. 3 in downtown Boston. Tickets: givebutter.com/BostonFIG2026

So fun! Find Gene and get a copy! #GenCon

Sticky Doodler 🔜 vacation@stickydoodler.bsky.social · 5d ago

I'm lugging around a free demo of Color Jam to hand out to Very Important People. (That's you. You're a Very Important Person. I'd love to give you a copy!)

I am not ready to do this, but other designers should! I know it has been a great experience for many!

Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries@dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 5d ago

reminder: you've got until 9pm eastern tomorrow to submit an application to be a vendor for the Indie Games Night Market! I'll then spend a couple weeks going over the submissions and let folks know by the 15th whether or not you've been selected! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm-app

Every now and then, I get this notion of starting my own game publishing company. Having control over some of my designs and giving visibility and life to others’ designs I love. Then I shudder, begin to sweat, and think “No effing way.” I will just continue to like, repost, and talk with people.

FADENFROH is our 5th game and will release this fall at @spielessen.bsky.social . The designers Jordy Adan and Alexander Pfister invite you to pick up needle and thread. Collect dewy berries, cute animals, and fragrant flowers, artfully presented by @juliabeutling.bsky.social . #boardgames #spiel26

Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton are playing tabletop games on camera again! #tabletop #boardgames

Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton announce new board game show, a spiritual successor to Tabletop

Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton have a new tabletop show in the works, as a stretch goal for The Guild reunion movie.

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If you’re at Gen Con, you can sign up for the Monolith KS relaunch for a chance to win a production copy. Crazy!

Plaid Hat Games@plaidhatgames.bsky.social · 6d ago

We have a production copy of The Monolith at Booth #2229 at Gen Con '26. On Saturday at 5:00 PM we're raffling off a copy to one attendee who has signed up for our "Now live" Kickstarter notification. #themonolith #plaidhatgames #gencon2026

Someone help Phil out!

Phil Gross@mistergross.bsky.social · last wk.

If anyone here is going to Gen Con and has a chance to demo The Monolith or just take a picture of the pretty tower, please lmk 😊

Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or Alice In Chains

Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries@dnlnwmn.bsky.social · last wk.

Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains

PSA: Do not ignore or deprioritize your mental health. Reach out to your trusted network or call 988 if you need help or feel in crisis. For anyone struggling right now, you are not alone. And there are people who care and can help.

I am SO ready for a day at the ocean beach. With the family. Even the offspring who lied to me tonight. Parenting. Amirite?!

The day is almost here!!! ✨ Come join me and @yinwa.itch.io as we sell Shortstack at Game Market Indianapolis alongside many other cool indie creators!!!! We will have 100 copies of the game to sell!! We make no promises and have no active plans to reprint, so come through if you want one!! 🥞

Bet you've never seen an ostrich in a tree! Bird Bots, the final card game in the Birdhouse Mega Pack, is finally here! The test cards look great and I'm excited to start work on getting a full production print of the birdhouse. Check out the games by searching Birdhouse Mega Pack on Kickstarter!

Hey @lunarpunk.games !! Some kind (and correct) words here.

wi(l)d-screen franken@drunkcrunkfranken.bsky.social · 2w ago

I got the chance to try Color Jam for a bit and genuinely, I think it should be getting way more attention. It has the potential to open the doors of hobby board games to so, so many more people.

Today I discuss three paper games: one about origami, another with coins, and a third that's all about coloring by numbers. Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/24/o...

Playing with Cellulose Fiber

Paper! Despite the meddling of the internet, it’s still everywhere. There’s a good chance you have some in your very own home. In fact, it’s probably within arm’s reach righ…

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More to what I was talking about re: proper attribution. The @ttgda.bsky.social is working to reduce instances where publishers, media outlets, and content creators fail to acknowledge the creatives behind the games. irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/fil...

I quit my job running a printing press because I couldn’t make any money.

Steven Vesci@vescis.bsky.social · 2w ago

I tried to be a hairdresser but I just couldn't cut it

Played Honeypot by @fanfactories.bsky.social from @flatoutgames.bsky.social and played Evenglow by @amanpossessed.bsky.social from @theop.games tonight. Honeypot is a really clever, enjoyable “I stack, you choose” set collection type card game with various ways to score and some push your luck. 1/2

I give it less than a year before Magic starts going full AI art too. The CEO says as much in this interview, they’re moving beyond just using the AI for “productivity” You don’t need to give them money. There are thousands of other, better, AI free games.

Matt Caulder (They/He)@mattcaulder.com · 2w ago

Man, thankfully no one is playing or making stuff for this bad game run a billion dollar company that's putting AI into everything! www.geeknative.com/225567/hasbr...

Yes!

W. Eric Martin | Board Game Beat@index.wericmartin.com.ap.brid.gy · 2w ago

A plea from the Tabletop Game Designers Association

GenCon Visitors: Meander to First Fish to play a demo of this awesome game!!! Put it in your schedule now! It is a destination about the Journey!

Nate Fullerton 🔜 GenCon@natefullerton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Looking for something to do at #GenCon? Check out Journey to Skyhaven, a hiking and herding game featuring these wonderful critters:

Attention Game Playing Folx: Going to GenCon? Get this game! Get it before it sells out! Like puzzles? Like tile-laying? Like potions? Love this game.

A Man Possessed@amanpossessed.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you find yourself at #GenCon, Evenglow will be available for sale at the Miniature Market booth! Booth 541! #boardgames

Just got my copy in the mail! Excited to play it!

Randy Flynn ➡️ GenCon@rf-seattle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Honeypot is unique, and fun, & quick to play! I highly recommend checking it out if at Gen Con next week. I loved working on this game with Joseph, @boardgameghee.bsky.social, & the @flatoutgames.bsky.social CoLab! Art & design from @kwanchai.bsky.social & @brigetteidesign.bsky.social is awesome!

The Monolith is coming to Kickstarter in early August! Sign up below to be notified at launch! Come by Booth 2229 at Gen Con 2026 and see the game in all its glory! 💀Reduced KS price point! 💀Component upgrades! 💀1-2 Player expansion! 💀6th Shaman expansion!

Great diary from a great person who designed a great game.

A Man Possessed@amanpossessed.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you'd like to read a lengthy and unconventional Designer Diary about how Evenglow came to be, just follow the link below. If you decide to give it your time, thanks for reading! #boardgames 🎲✂️

Scared that when I die so will the things I think about.

Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please forgive me some self-promotion here. My game Sykes-Picot was released in 2025, and I think it fits the criteria of the Summit Award quite well. It is easy to teach and play, and it covers a unique historical topic in a novel way. To anyone willing to nominate it, I'd be highly appreciative.

SDHistCon@sdhistcon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Summit Award (for historical games published in 2025) and the 2026 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award (for historical gaming content published in 2025)! More info, and the nominations form, available here: sdhist.com/nominations-...

I have not done any work with a game on screentop.gg since last year. However, I imported new assets, made new components, used anchors, and more today like I had used the service much more recently. Some things DO stay in the memory banks even when I fear I had forgotten how to do them.

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Blocktower had its first public playtest this past weekend. The block matching placement on the tower is easily the fun part. Now I need to make selection mechanism and scoring just as exciting. 🎲✂️