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Peppermint Fox

@peppermintfox.bsky.social

Aly (she/her) Photographer, board games + TTRPGs, occasional cosplayer, very gay. 🧵📸🧙🌈

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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 23h ago

Do you love any of the games that I have created? Whether it's Monsterhearts, Dream Askew, The Quiet Year, Going For Broke, or a deeper cut, now would be a great time to hit quote-tweet and tell your friends about it! It's been a slow month. 💕✨ store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

Buried Without Ceremony

My name is Avery Alder, and for the past eighteen years I’ve been designing tabletop roleplaying games. These are games about community, relationships, doubt, queerness, and the collapse of civilizati...

store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open)@hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · yesterday

Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.

Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together

photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've really enjoyed watching the development of Effervescent and Flock Ton into the games they are today, and the one play of Spelling Beach (By local designer and good friend @vescis.bsky.social ) I had was really fun. Absolutely worth a look. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei...

Effervescent

A Tile laying game where the space in between is where the scoring magic happens.

kickstarter.com

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

Hey, let me tell you about Weird Giraffe's Kickstarter with my game! Spelling Beach was a word game I designed for a contest 5 years ago (as Dead Letters) with the idea of 'word game but push-your-luck.' I'm really happy with how the game is shaping up! Check it (and the others) out!

Effervescent

A Tile laying game where the space in between is where the scoring magic happens.

kickstarter.com

Cardboard Time@cardboardtime.bsky.social · 2d ago

Chris | Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 7d ago

Hey y'all, some members from our ttrpg community some help. Beth and Angel Make Games are amazing designers and constantly lift others up. They've put together an Unhoused Fundraising Bundle. Please share and support if you can! itch.io/b/3855/unhou...

Unhoused Fundraising Bundle by Beth and Angel Make Games, ✨ Beth

Unhoused Fundraising Bundle: 44 items for $0.00

itch.io

Bramble & Board @brambleandboard.bsky.social · 7d ago

New Release Alert! We are super excited to share Bring Your Own Book by @ezeekat.bsky.social and Happy Camper Games at our next pop up! Bring Your Own Book is a 3-8 player game where players choose their own book to play with, draw a prompt card and race to find the best response in their book!

The board game 'Bring Your Own Book' sitting on top of 5 books: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea, The Cruel Prince, Lore of the Wilds, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast and 108 Asian Cookies

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · last wk.

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 142 is now live (tinyurl.com/3xec59as). On today's episode: Reviews of Dark Heists (@ashyfeet.bsky.social) , Flock Ton of Flamingos (@weirdgiraffegames.com) , Trickarus (Bajir Cannon, @smirkanddagger.bsky.social ) , and Effervescent (@weirdgiraffegames.com) .

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 142:
Reviews of Effervescent, Dark Heists, Flock Ton of Flamingos, Trickarus.

BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social · last wk.

Unstable Unicorns publisher Unstable Games has launched a new studio led by rising star tabletop designer Marceline Leiman, who will shape its creative direction and design every game it releases for the next few years: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Cartoon illustration of an owl wearing chequered trousers and a green bow tie, carrying a pile of books. Other anthropomorphic creatures are visible in the background among stone buildings with stained glass and regular windows. The scene is very autumnal, with orange and brown leaves on the trees surrounding. Ordinary Magic, the new game design studio from Unstable Unicorns maker Unstable Games.

A woman wearing a white long-sleeved top open at the neck and front, and a long light brown/gold skirt. She has curly brown hair and wears a pearl-style necklace. She leans on a black stool with one arm upraised supporting her chin on her fist. The background is red. Rising star board game designer Marceline Leiman.

Three cartoon illustrations of anthropomorphic animals - an owl, a unicorn and a snake. They all carry a book. Illustrations from Ordinary Magic game The Curious Little Bookshop.

KP Upadhyayula @kp11studios.bsky.social · 2w ago

So, I’ve had my nose to the grindstone working on something, & it’s been a whirlwind, BUT!! Proud to announce that I started a sponsored BIPOC photobooth initiative at cons, w/ sponsors paying for it so underprivileged BIPOCs don’t have to! And proud to say: PAX Unplugged is officially funded!!

Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 2w ago

The first game reveal is live! ✨ gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Ordinary Magic by Unstable Games - Game Reveal #1: The Curious Little Bookshop 📚✨ - Gamefound

Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll be revealing the 3 games that’ll be included in this campaign. First stop? The local bookshop!

gamefound.com

Marceline Leiman@marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you’d like to follow along on my journey and Ordinary Magic, follow our first-ever Gamefound campaign! We will be releasing information over the coming weeks on 3 BRAND NEW GAMES from my brain to your table! The first of the games will be announced this TUESDAY (8/11)!

Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 2w ago

The vendors for the 2026 Indie Games Night Market have been decided on! www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

Indie Games Night Market — New Mill Industries

newmillindustries.com

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 2w ago

One major purpose of TTGDA is to help tabletop game designers negotiate better publishing contracts. We just released the rubric of what we look for -- and info on how different publishers scored on the rubric. Soon we will also release a model contract. More at www.ttgda.org/contract-bas...

Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA) Releases Scoring Rubric and Tabletop
Market Contract Analysis to Promote Equitable Industry Standards

Bridgewater, NJ – The Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA) today announced the
launch of their Contract Scoring Rubric and publication of its Tabletop Market Contract Analysis
– 2026, a comprehensive industry report designed to share information about contract practices
and advocate for fair treatment, intellectual property protection, and designer involvement in the
tabletop game publishing process.
The report, developed by the TTGDA contract & grievance committee—led by industry veterans
Geoff Engelstein, Elizabeth Hargrave, Matt Leacock, and James Lowder—seeks to address the
wide disparity in publishing agreements across the industry. With many first-time game
designers accepting terms that may be disadvantageous, the TTGDA has developed a rigorous,
objective scoring rubric to evaluate publisher contracts.
“Our intention is to shine a light on these industry practices and lead to more equitable
standards,” says TTGDA Vice President Sen-Foong Lim. To assist in this effort, the TTGDA will
be releasing model contracts that adhere to the criteria established in the scoring rubric.
The full report can be downloaded at www.ttgda.org/contract-basics.
Key Industry Findings
The analysis of contracts from over 50 publishers reveals several critical areas where many
standard publishing agreements fall short of fair practices:
● Advances: Only two-thirds of publishers offer a baseline advance above the
TTGDA-recommended minimum of $1,000, while 20% offer no advance at all.
● Designer Involvement in Expansions: 40% of publishers retain the right to create
expansions without consulting the original game’s designer.

Intellectual Property Rights: 75% of publishers retain the rights to a game’s name after
the publication agreement concludes and rights to the design revert to the creator.
● Financial Transparency: One-third of publishers deny designers the right to audit their
books, and 10% include non-standard deductions to revenue before royalties are
calculated.
Moving Toward Standards
The Tabletop Market Contract Analysis includes aggregate results, with summary scores for
each individual publisher available to TTGDA members. However TTGDA would like to highlight
the top five scoring publishers (alphabetically): 25th Century Games, Fireside Games, Lunar
Punk, Plaid Hat Games, and UP Games.
“These results are not a call to avoid specific publishers,” says TTGDA President Geoff
Engelstein. “Rather they are a tool for designers to negotiate terms that include fair payment,
intellectual property protection, and a meaningful role in the final product.”
The organization plans to release semi-annual updates to the Tabletop Market Contract
Analysis as more contracts are reviewed and publishers revise their standard agreements.
About the Tabletop Game Designers Association
The Tabletop Game Designers Association is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization dedicated to
supporting designers of all types of tabletop games, including board games, role playing games,
card games, miniature games, and others, whether mass market, specialty, or hobby. Learn
more about us at www.ttgda.org.

Contact:
Geoff Engelstein
President
Tabletop Game Designers Association
president@ttgda.org
www.ttgda.org

Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 3w ago

Open to interviews!! Looking for written or audio media outlets interested in covering Ordinary Magic! Do you write articles? ✏️ Record podcasts? 🎙️ Reach out!

Marceline Leiman@marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 4w ago

📣 I’m excited to announce!! 📣 I’m partnering with Unstable Games to start a sister studio to them named… ✨ Ordinary Magic!! ✨ I’m so excited to bring 3 BRAND NEW GAMES under this new studio to you this Fall!!! 🍁

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 141 is now live (tinyurl.com/3534xv6p). On today's episode - Reviews of Pilgrims: Curious Adventures (Valor Mountain, Radim Jurda) and High Society (@allplay.bsky.social , Reiner Knizia).

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 141 - High Society and Pilgrims Curious Adventures

Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ordinary Magic by Unstable Games - Gamefound

3 New Games, 1 Extraordinary World. Explore this visionary studio partnership between award-winning game designer Marceline Leiman and Unstable Games.

gamefound.com

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · last mo.

Kart ( @leder.games) sees players cobbling together speed machines that get progressively harder to control as they speed up. In our first play we slammed into hedges, tossed mud balls and water balloons at each other, and nearly slammed into obstacles at top speed. Can't wait for the next run!

Kart player dashboard and card stacks with track in back

Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · last mo.

Will you be at Gen Con?? My latest games Dino Racer 🦖, Nebular Colors 🌌, and Shortstack 🥞 will be available for purchase!! 🦖 - Exhibit Hall : Booth 935 / Genius Game, Underdog Games 🌌 - Exhibit Hall : Booth 155 / Crafty Games 🥞 - JW : 3rd Floor Foyer / Game Market Indianapolis (Sat 7-10pm only!)

Cardboard East @cardboardeast.bsky.social · last mo.

🔍 Find the Asian board games at Gen Con! I even made you a map👍 🔥 2026 GenCon Preview youtu.be/4pEiPv4ipzo

Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s July 2026, and I’m calling it. @marcelineleiman.bsky.social will be one this generation’s most important artists in our field I’ve been doing this a long time, and I know singular greatness when I see it Publishers, pay attention

Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · last mo.

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...

To download a screen-readable PDF, go here:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/files/uploaded/Press+Release+-+Credit+For+Game+Designers+V2.pdf

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · last mo.

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 140 is now live (tinyurl.com/mwft3wn2). On today's episode, @panda8ngel.bsky.social joins me to talk about all the fun we had at the Omaha Gaming Convention in Omaha, Nebraska!

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 140 - Omaha Gaming Convention Wrapup with Amanda Panda!

Shani 🫧 (Bluesky hates Palestinians)@mom4medicare4all.blacksky.app · last mo.

www.instagram.com/p/DbCJF4Dtf4...

From artist’s image description under their IG post

Image description: a multi-colored illustration on a green background. Across the top and bottom reads in white handwritten all caps type, "I wish you all would love disabled people like you love disabled animals." In the center is an illustration of Jimothy, a raccoon with a spinal syndrome (SSS) that gives him a shortened torso. Surrounding him are different illustrated accents and flowers. To the side, reads the artist credit @CourtneyAhnDesign.

Our Family Plays Games @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social · last mo.

Join various creators and guests that attended the Omaha Gaming Convention 2026 for a round table discussion! #ogc WATCH HERE: youtu.be/VTOYOO9i6ZA @panda8ngel.bsky.social, @cardboardtime.bsky.social, @iheartboardgames.bsky.social, @blackboardgaming.bsky.social, @marcusross.bsky.social, & MORE!

Ami C 崟娲❤️‍🔥@yinwa.itch.io · 2mo ago

Howdy!!!👋☀️ I'll be attending GenCon for the first time and I have the bestest news!! I had the privilege of illustrating for @marcelineleiman.bsky.social 's latest card game: ✨🍽️🥞Shortstack!🥞🍽️✨ Come play it at Games Market Indianapolis at 7pm on Saturday! QRT'd is the site with the rules linked!📜👀

Taylor Reiner@tricktaking.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And we're live!! The Game Market Indianapolis page is now up, and highlighting loads of amazing indie designers who have their works at this Gen Con market!🙌😁🎉 sites.google.com/view/gmindy/...

Taylor Reiner @tricktaking.bsky.social · 2mo ago

GMI

Game Market Indianapolis at JW Mariott: 3rd Floor Foyer August 1st at 7pm

sites.google.com

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm going to join @stonemaiergames.com today at 11 eastern for the weekly livestream. I AM SO EXCITED - this will be the first full reveal of the new Wingspan small box game!

Odo Doodle

Alt: A very excited and happy blue bird, dancing from side to side (Odo Doodle)

static.klipy.com

Lunarpunk Games @lunarpunk.games · 2mo ago

Make your next work of art in Color Jam, a cozy, print-and-puzzle coloring game launching on Kickstarter later this year. Grab your favorite crayons and play solo or with friends. Follow along here for when the project goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lun... The night is for creativity. 🖍️

Coming soon: Color Jam: A Print-and-Puzzle Coloring Game

Enjoy cozy and clever coloring at your next game night. Craft the story of each hand-illustrated picture with creative color choices!

kickstarter.com

⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie)@stinasdemons.com · 2mo ago

HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HATES SLOP

STOP trying to make me consume A.I SLOP I like the Garbage i consume online to be made from the minds of neurodivergent shitposters

Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 138 is now live (tinyurl.com/473nb8pd). On today's episode, it's time for everyone's favorite episode type, the ride home. We're heading back from #originsgamefair in Columbus, Ohio and chatting everything that we saw and did over the weekend.

Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 138 - How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blorp (Origins Ride Home)

Ted Mann Schaller @tedmannschaller.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Only 48 hours left to back Counterpoint and help make this game a reality! Come explore this whimsical world of classical chamber music and trick-taking! 💛🎻🎶 Link in bio! #boardgames #cardgames #chambermusic 🎲✂️

A glam shot of the Counterpoint box and the text: “Only 48 hours left! Kickstarter”