This project was such a fun design challenge. Creating a complete escape room experience in just 18 cards pushed me to think creatively on how to fit multiple different puzzle types tied into a story using LGBTQIA+ history as the clues, answers and Easter eggs. My love letter to the community! ❤️🏳️‍🌈

The Family Gamers@familygamersaa.bsky.social · last mo.

Want to extend Pride month a little longer? Pick up The Pride Pursuit - #16 in Grand Gamer's Guild's Holiday Hijinks collection, designed by @tokengaymer.bsky.social. In this escape room game, prepare for your local pride parade. www.thefamilygamers.com/pride-pursuit/ #boardgamereview #escaperoom

Today my Designer Diary for Perfectly Imperfect was published on BGG. If you’re curious about the story behind it, I’d love for you to give it a read. ❤️🎲 boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

Designer Diary: Perfectly Imperfect | BoardGameGeek Blog

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Come watch me show off Tricky Kids! My game with @pandasaurusgames.com!

Heavy Cardboard@heavycardboard.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If y’all enjoy Trick-Taking games, you're going to want to check out today's stream! At 1215 today, we're hosting a fantastic group of 4 games for y'all to enjoy and hunt down! We have designer @tokengaymer.bsky.social in studio with us too! See y'all soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Ux...

Such a great time recapping the season!

Amanda L. Rivera@arivamonsta.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In episode 132 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication, I make my seasonal return from behind-the-scenes to behind-the-mic to recap GDU Season 6 with @tokengaymer.bsky.social! tinyurl.com/yc747akm tinyurl.com/5c6wcvnu @knowdirection.bsky.social #podcast #GameDesign #tabletopgaming

Calling all game designers. We need your help: @stickydoodler.bsky.social @almostbedtime.bsky.social @ttrpgkids.com @tokengaymer.bsky.social @senfoonglim.bsky.social @exeunt.press

ALA Games & Gaming Round Table@alagamert.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...

Inspired by Nova knocking over my poor baby Christmas tree “Piney”, Scott Brady and I have designed a Christmas game about decorating your tree while your cats mess with the decorations. I’m excited to say we signed the game with Wacky Wizard 🎄

Spent hours worth of flying updating my podcast’s new social media banners. Managed to get most of them done minus the ones I needed internet to download the pictures. I can’t wait for the day when WiFi is free on all flights 🤞🏻

Please follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/gamedesignunboxed and TikTok www.tiktok.com/@gamedesignunbox for awesome tips and behind the scenes stories of your favorite games!

Danielle Reynolds 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 UNPUB Festival & GAMA Expo@tokengaymer.bsky.social · last yr.

With the help of @tamatplay.bsky.social, @arivamonsta.bsky.social and other industry professionals we will be providing weekly videos giving game design tips and behind the scenes information on your favorite games on top of promoting the podcast on Instagram @gamedesignunboxed and TikTok!

With the help of @tamatplay.bsky.social, @arivamonsta.bsky.social and other industry professionals we will be providing weekly videos giving game design tips and behind the scenes information on your favorite games on top of promoting the podcast on Instagram @gamedesignunboxed and TikTok!

With the help of @tamatplay.bsky.social, @arivamonsta.bsky.social and other industry professionals we will be providing weekly videos giving game design tips and behind the scenes information on your favorite games on top of promoting the podcast on Instagram @gamedesignunboxed and TikTok!

It was an honor to be asked onto the Community and Collaboration panel in London at the Play Creator Conference. Being able to open the Conference talking about what I’m most passionate about was amazing. Let’s continue to share resources and collaborate with other designers/publishers!

@thedarkimp.bsky.social did a great job interviewing me about the art of pitching tabletop games. I talk about my process, the essential skills designers need, and how to approach pitching materials. Enjoy! thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/btc-...

I love my new little witch pin 😍

Tabletop Gaymers 🔜 Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN@tabletopgaymers.bsky.social · last yr.

Witches are SO queer, & this year we're breaking out our cauldrons and & dusting off our spell books to introduce our #QueerCoven pins! Witch pins will be debuted at select conventions starting with Origins Game Fair, designed by ‪@tokengaymer.bsky.social‬ and animated by Pixel Potion Creative

I’m so excited for our adorable necromancer pin to be released at Origins. The first of the many Queer Coven pins! Also, this animation is 🔥🔥🔥

Tabletop Gaymers 🔜 Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN@tabletopgaymers.bsky.social · last yr.

Witches are SO queer, & this year we're breaking out our cauldrons and & dusting off our spell books to introduce our #QueerCoven pins! Witch pins will be debuted at select conventions starting with Origins Game Fair, designed by ‪@tokengaymer.bsky.social‬ and animated by Pixel Potion Creative

Pride Month is around the corner. Do you want to be on this list of LGBTQ+ creators with me? Please only add yourself but help spread the word so we can collect a great list!

Danielle Reynolds 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 UNPUB Festival & GAMA Expo@tokengaymer.bsky.social · last yr.

Inspired by @elizhargrave.bsky.social’s “Designers who are Women & People of Marginalized Genders” BGG GeekList, I have created 7 GeekLists for LGBTQIA+ representation in tabletop games. Please add to it and share it as we get closer to Pride Month! 🥳🏳️‍🌈 boardgamegeek.com/geeklists?do...

So many interesting answers to the question of if self-policing hurts creativity or not. Give it a read! www.mojo-nation.com/inventors-we...

Inventors wear many hats these days… Is considering aspects like cost a vital part of the inventing process? Or can ‘self-policing’ ideas kill innovation? | Mojo Nation

Does considering cost come at a cost? Inventors and IR execs discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of ‘self-policing’ the commercial viability of ideas?

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Another cute pin I designed is at PAX East in the PAX Together Intersection with Tabletop Gaymers! 🧙‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

Such a great way to kick off season 2!

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

I had a great time and a lovely conversation with @tokengaymer.bsky.social that's available now!

Inspired by @elizhargrave.bsky.social’s “Designers who are Women & People of Marginalized Genders” BGG GeekList, I have created 7 GeekLists for LGBTQIA+ representation in tabletop games. Please add to it and share it as we get closer to Pride Month! 🥳🏳️‍🌈 boardgamegeek.com/geeklists?do...

Hey look @stonemaiergames.com was on CNN (illustrated by some boardgames you might recognize): "If we shipped all the games to the US that we started making in January, it would amount to around $1.5 million in tariffs."

'Devastating': US board game industry begs Trump 'don't punish us'

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Scott and I are up for designers of the year for our party game Caution Signs at the Play Creator Awards! I played the game all week at the Gathering and I never tire of the laughs and memories it brings. Congrats to all my friends that also got nominated! www.mojo-nation.com/play-creator...

Play Creators Awards 2025 finalists revealed | Mojo Nation

Winners will be revealed at this year’s Play Creators Awards on Tuesday, June 24th at London’s Under the Bridge.

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Hey everyone! I’m giving an extra day to fill out the LGBTQIA+ form for the Geeklists. If you want to be featured please fill this out today so I can make these lists this week. Thanks! forms.gle/iaH5Z9giYyDi...

LGBTQIA+ GeekList Questionnaire

Thank you for adding yourself to this BoardGameGeek LGBTQIA+ GeekList! I want to celebrate your work in the industry as a publisher, designer, developer, artist, writer, content creator and any other ...

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If you haven’t added yourself please do! I want to make this list this week so there’s a month before PRIDE Month for people to use it! 🏳️‍🌈 forms.gle/iaH5Z9giYyDi...

LGBTQIA+ GeekList Questionnaire

Thank you for adding yourself to this BoardGameGeek LGBTQIA+ GeekList! I want to celebrate your work in the industry as a publisher, designer, developer, artist, writer, content creator and any other ...

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Danielle Reynolds 🏳️‍🌈 🔜 UNPUB Festival & GAMA Expo@tokengaymer.bsky.social · last yr.

Update: I added "Content Creators" as an option due to popular demand!

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 110 is now live (spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/PypUolEBzSb). On today's episode, I review Diatoms (@ludoliminal.bsky.social , @sabrinac.bsky.social , @25thcentury.games) and have a chat with Danielle Reynolds (@tokengaymer.bsky.social )

It was great to talk about what’s happening in the game industry and how it’s personally causing me to lose game contracts as well as published games. Hopefully people enjoy the ramblings on my career and how it’s drastically changed over the past month with these increasing tariffs on China ❤️‍🩹

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

@tokengaymer.bsky.social talks tariffs, design, how the heck she juggles all her responsiblities, and more on tomorrow's episode of the Cardboard Time Podcast.

Caution Signs is up for the Golden Geek Awards Party Game of the Year! If you’re a fan of the game please consider voting for it 🙏🏻 boardgamegeek.com/thread/34962...

19th Annual Golden Geek Awards - Nominees Announced for 2024 - Vote Now! | BGG

You have chosen the nominees for the 2024 Golden Geek Awards! The voting is now open via this link. [geekurl=/geekawards/boardgame]Board Games[/geekurl] Instructions: * Select the appropriate catego...

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Such a fun episode to record. @thebomberbug.bsky.social and I talk about their TTRPG where Power Rangers meets Jane Austen as the inspiration!

Bug@thebomberbug.bsky.social · last yr.

It's me! I have already forgotten what I talked about. I don't sleep, probably Sentai & Sensibility from that title! Thanks for having me on Danielle! @tokengaymer.bsky.social @9thlevelgames.bsky.social knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/04/game...

Get your votes in for the Golden Geek Awards! Consider voting “Caution Signs” in for your favorite Party Game and either “Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication” or “Proud to Gayme” for the Podcast category! This is due April 13 so get your votes in soon ❤️

19th Annual Golden Geek Awards - Nominations Open! | BGG

I am excited to announce the 19th annual Golden Geek nominations for the Best Games of 2024 are now open! The [geekurl=/award/8314/golden-geek-awards]Golden Geek Award[/geekurl] is given annually to ...

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BoardGameGeek@boardgamegeek.com · last yr.

Honor: Nominations are open for the 19th Golden Geek Awards: boardgamegeek.com/thread/3489648 Let BGG know which games you thought were the best in 2024. The nomination period ends on April 13, 2025, then the top nominations in each category can be voted on by BGG users to determine winners. —WEM

Please add any/all design questions so we can cover them! And check out www.ttgda.org!

Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX U@peterlmcpherson.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to everyone who joined @tokengaymer.bsky.social, @connievdc.bsky.social and me for our Game Design Advice Column panel at Unpub! Wonderful questions 2 years in a row. Always looking for more questions for the TTGDA newsletter! Submit them here: forms.gle/g4oET37gQkpH...

So exciting! Finished the last episode of the first season of my queer-themed podcast Proud to Gayme! 🥳🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Tabletop Gaymers 🔜 Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN@tabletopgaymers.bsky.social · last yr.

It’s also actually episode 12! We’ve completed a year of Proud to Gayme podcasts! Thanks @tokengaymer.bsky.social !