iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Leon Scheuber @leonscheuber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Game designers heading to SPIEL Essen! 🎲 Pitching to Korea Boardgames? We still have a few remaining meeting spots open for this year's fair. Book your slot here 👇 lunacal.ai/kbg-author

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SPIEL 2026 author meeting with Korea Boardgames | Lunacal

Schedule an appointment with the Korea Boardgames team

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 29/09/2026

@flatoutgames.bsky.social has shared this designer/publisher time-tracking tool for anyone who wants to keep track of time and expenses for a collaborative board game project: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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DESIGNER/PUBLISHER RESOURCES — FLATOUT GAMES

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 27/09/2026

Laying out v3 of the prototype for our Indie Games Night Market game Mini Discus! Details at cardboardedison.com/discus

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Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Studying marketing, as a discipline, with genuine curiosity, will make you a better game designer. Guaranteed. Or your money back.

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wrote something I think is important. gametek.substack.com/p/changing-t...

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Prototyping Games @prototyping.games · 26/09/2026

Hello! I just updated prototyping.games and added more events with opportunities for board game authors in the UK: - Playtest UK: Hosting regular playtesting meetups across the UK. - Tyneside Games Expo: Happening soon and including a Playtest Zone organised by Playtest UK.

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Fight in a Box @fightinabox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our discussion on finding a publisher with the reminder to be a good citizen of your local community: youtube.com/shorts/sD7HW... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign

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Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day: FP2-24, Be a good citizen #boardgamedesign

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Malcolm Craig @malcolmcraig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1) So You're A Game Designer Who Needs Advice From a Historian? Games with historical/historically inspired settings/themes are great. Occasionally an email pops into my university inbox from someone seeking advice, feedback, consultancy, and so on. As the advice-seeker, what's the best approach?

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Roberta Taylor @robertataylor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

YEG design folks! I'm hosting a thing! Come out and spend the evening designing a game with cool people! This is beginner friendly and free of cost! RSVP at tinyurl.com/njrz2cfp by Oct 3rd

Image is of dice, with the Title "Game Jam", a QR code to https://tinyurl.com/njrz2cfp and the following details: Oct 5, '26, 6:30-9pm, @Walkthrough.

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 24/09/2026

This framework aims to help designers get through creative roadblocks by evaluating their board game’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, reactions, and data

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Struggling to find a way forward for your game? This tool will help.

YouTube video by Adam in Wales - Board Game Design

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!

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Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io · 21/09/2026

Send us your experimental game — we wanna help you show it off! Get a chance to share your project onstage at GDC next spring, and help us inspire more people to make strange and experimental projects that change how we think about games. <3

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Manuel Correia @gamesbymanuel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What's the longest you've held onto a game idea? I have one that I've restarted multiple times over 13 years because the theme always makes me laugh! It's very ambitious design-wise but I'm about to try a new approach. Fingers crossed. 🎲 ✂️

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Daniel Solis @danielsolis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hivemind: I'm studying competitive game communities that have fostered a diverse player base. Casting a broad net for any kind of game. Speed puzzles, chess, Tetris, geoguessr, anything. It just has to have organized competition either solo or team. Any suggestions articles/interviews/reporting?

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 19/09/2026

Why the pitch for your board game is so important, and some tips for making sure you’re on the right track boardgamedesigncourse.com/why-your-pit...

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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good morning! I'm heading out for Acme Vs Coyote today but let's do an AMA until then. Ask me anything about publishing/printing/marketing/design/development and I will do my best to help you!

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Fight in a Box @fightinabox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our discussion on finding a publisher for your game with "getting it back to the table": youtube.com/shorts/CJU0J... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #lgbtq #gamepublisher

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Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day: FP2-18, What your teach should highlight #tip #boardgamedesign

YouTube video by Fight in a Box

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I will be at Essen SPIEL this October looking at prototypes. I will be taking pitches for original board games and card games designed with the hobby game market in mind for some of the tabletop studios at Asmodee.

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Sticky Doodler 🖍️ Color Jam @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🔥 We're working to make this the premier indie game event in the DC-MD-VA region 🚇 You can even get there by Metro! 🎲 Meet local indie designers, play games... and learn about the Supreme Court! ("Only in the DMV...")

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The Game Crafter @thegamecrafter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The 2nd BoardSprints competition only has 14 spots left! Registration closes end of Sept 17th! Experience a board game design challenge built to grow your game design skills. More info at: www.boardsprints.com

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BoardSprints — Tabletop Game Jam & Board Game Design Challenges

A monthly board game design challenge. Get Sparks, design a tabletop game, and connect with a global community of designers.

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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Let's do a little Benadryl fueled AMA. Ask me anything about game design or publishing and I'll do my best to respond. Also consider adopting our foster cat, Brivan or her brother.

Our foster cat Brivan peeking through the bannister.

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Bart de Jong @bartgamedesign.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Using math to balance your game is like measuring your ingredients for cooking. It provides a useable baseline, but it's no substitute for good old tasting

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 12/09/2026

3 elements that make a board game’s text more easily distinguishable: typography, text size, and color contrast

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3 Elements That Improve Distinguishability in Board Game Design | Team YunPro's Board Game Blog

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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 11/09/2026

Playtesters are the most important part of any playtesting event. I run weekly playtesting sessions which are almost exclusively attended by designers, so Playfest London is a fantastic opportunity for games to be tested by members of the public. But how do we encourage it? We make everything free.

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Gabriel Toschi 🎲✂️ @gabtoschi.com · 11/09/2026

An uncommon question for my designer friends 🎲✂️ Do you know good references for publishers/studios/designers using modern board game design in education or psychology contexts? I'm looking forward to entering this market but finding good references was a hard task...

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Chris Lawrence @chris.eternalstudios.com · 10/09/2026

Now that I've attended every (in-person) indie game market at least once, I wanted to share my thoughts on each of them. I sold Propaganda, Coupon Clipper, and/or Tricked Out at each market. Coupon Clipper is a more typical game, while Propaganda and Tricked Out are more out there.

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Game Makers Guild @gamemakersguild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

First one is TONIGHT! Don't miss it and bring us your #bostonfig questions !

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 07/09/2026

Updated prototype for our Indie Games Night Market game Mini Discus, co-designed with our daughters! It’s starting to give a sense of what the final product will look like! And we have a page up on our site: cardboardedison.com/discus

Mini Discus prototype: engraved basswood board with target spots for magnetic discs, also engraved with county-fair-like icons: balloons, tickets, fireworks, etc.

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Prototyping Games @prototyping.games · 06/09/2026

I just updated prototyping.games by adding a couple of board game events to the list: - Playfest London (organised by @minervatabletop.co.uk) - COMBO Festival If you are an author looking for opportunities that could support your prototyping proccess, feel free to take a look at the website!

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 05/09/2026

Got an idea for a board game? Here’s why you need to create a minimally viable prototype right away, via @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

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You Need an MVP Right Now

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Joseph Z Chen 🔜 PAX Unplugged @fanfactories.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today is the day! Come swing by the PNW Tabletop Game Market at #PAXWest tonight at Summit 0. You'll find 20 uniquely indie tabletop games that you can only get directly from these designers! A lot of loving care and craft goes into these games. So come check it out after the expo hall closes! ♥️🎲

Poster that says PNW Tabletop Game Market at PAX West from 7 to 10 pm.

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 05/09/2026

Presented for your consideration as light holiday weekend reading: board game licensing contract terms infographics!

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Unpub @unpub.org · 04/09/2026

Unpub at PAX Unplugged reserved tables are now available for purchase! These tables are for designers to save a spot; playtesters never need a reservation 💙 f.mtr.cool/v19f27pvc5

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