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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Crafty Games has a new home. Starting with the Ostia: Mariner Edition, Tabriz, Batam, and Sardegna, you'll find everything we make at Allplay! Buy our games with everything else on the site and enjoy $4 shipping in the US. All older titles are at Miniature Market, while supplies last. Links below.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A wonderful overview of the some of the great features of the Ostia: Mariner Edition!

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Anticipation Met | Board It Up!

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The Ostia: Mariner Edition is available in stores TODAY! Check out our mascot Humpy setting sail with our latest and greatest release right here...

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Ostia: Mariner Edition Unboxing

YouTube video by Crafty Games

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Canadian preorders are now open! craftygames.pledgemanager.com/projects/ost... #boardgames #ostia #canada

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Our mood for 2026. ✨This year is going to be one filled with big games and bigger dreams. We have a lot of stuff to announce, and we are so glad you're with us for the ride. 🏇 #boardgames #tabletop

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Just a reminder that the Ostia Preorder is open but will be closing in the near future. Lock in your copy before it sets Sail! (like the seafaring pun?) craftygames.pledgemanager.com/projects/ost... #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

✴️Fun fact #692: Due to its isolation, Buru has many species found nowhere else, such as the Buru boobook owl, Buru racket-tail, and the Buru opalescent birdwing butterfly. #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🍩Sing it with me - 🎶 Donut...believin'! Hold on to that feeling!... 🎶🍩 Dollars to Donuts was always a sweet game, but this takes the cake....errr... #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I think Abstract Academy is becoming one of my favorite "on the road" games. Small, fast, and about to score one dandy of a yellow section.💛 #art #cardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🌊 Quick quiz for those who play Crafty Games - Can you identify which games these boats are from? All three are listed on BGG and all are from different publishing years. Can ya guess? #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We are all gamers here, so give us some suggestions. What games would make GREAT stocking stuffers? Flip 7? Abstract Academy? #christmas #games #art

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

That moment when the cat photobombs your game pic again :D 🎄

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Abstract Academy is just $7.99 Right Now www.miniaturemarket.com/cfg015005.ht...

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🛎️ New Rule: Lunchtime gaming has to use the in-game food. Sardegna has cheese, wheat, olives, and I'm here for it!

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🔱 Our graphics team touched nearly every Ostia tile. This is because our playtests identified that the immediate and endgame icons consistently improved a player's understanding of how and when benefits are gained and used. craftygames.pledgemanager.com/projects/ost...

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🔱 Ostia details: With the Construction Track boards - we aimed to simplify. We decluttered the background texture, moved the Triumph icons into both the tracks and added the immediate icon to them, and swapped the shipbuilding and construction tracks. craftygames.pledgemanager.com/projects/ost...

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We used a much cleaner font for all the city names in our Ostia: Mariner Edition. We labeled the Local Sea and Distant Sea on either side of the dotted line. We also adjusted the colors of the Initial Port / Port tiles & spaces to aid low vision players. #boardgames #preorder

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We need a good band name!🤩 Humpy landed at Essen with his friends...and their pic kind of looks like a boy band reunion picture. Best suggestion gets a bucket of hay. #essen #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🔱OSTIA ICON CHANGE: We replaced and renamed one of the six core action icons - originally called Order and represented by the Amphora in the action frame - because we thought it was unnecessarily confusing to have the same icon representing both an action and a resource. #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Packing the gamenight bag and I'm starting to detect a theme.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🔱Ostia Preorders are now open! 🔱 craftygames.pledgemanager.com/projects/ost... #boardgames #tabletop #ostia

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We like to think of the box as part of the gameplay.🧩 We timestamped the review to where it matters - the final review and box thoughts 🤣: youtu.be/EhZYj21Log0?...

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Abstract Academy | 2022 Board Game Overview, Review & Playthrough

YouTube video by Two Sheep One Wheat

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thematic Integration🛕: Did you know that the Buru First Player Emissary token is based on a real place? That's right. It's Wringin Lawang, aka the "Banyan Tree Gate" at Trowulan, the original Majapahit royal compound! #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🔱 We love the Ostia insert. The deluxe feel, the demure color, and the intuitive placements make setup and break down a breeze while setting the tone for great gameplay ahead. There must be other inserts just as good. Do any others come to mind? #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎶Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip! #ostia

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Randy Flynn @rf-seattle.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Tabriz playtesting at home in 2017. tabrizgame.com Tabriz: The Card Game playtesting at home 2 days ago. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cra... @craftygames.bsky.social

Tabriz prototype game components setup for play on the dinner table.

Prototype card game components setup on a playmat.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It's one thing when accessories are functional, but another when they are art. The resource bowls for Buru might be the epitome of elegance.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Pick of the Day: Buru Deluxe!

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Our next game, Batam, will be heading your way later this year, and to set the mood, here is a fun fact: 🌴 Batam isn’t just one island but part of an archipelago of 3,000! Good luck placing your workers on ALL of those. #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

✅ Merchants and Patronus Mini-Expansions INCLUDED ✅ Two Deluxe Content Tiles INCLUDED ✅ New Separate Base Game and Solo Rulebooks INCLUDED ✅ New Reference Cards for all Players INCLUDED ✅ Updated Graphics and Text for Improved Consistency & Clarity Preorder Here 👉 tinyurl.com/OstiaPreorder

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Bonus points if you can guess the voice used in the sample! #boardgames #tabletop #abstractacademy

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Go play Sardegna. You deserve it.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

👀Check it Out👀 This review by Fresh off the Shelf points out EXACTLY why Tabriz is the perfect game for the right crowd. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUqw... #boardgames

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Tabriz Board Game Review: Fresh off the Shelf

YouTube video by The Board Adventurers

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Real Question For You: What do you expect publishers to do for their 2026 line-up? Do you think that games will go bigger, stay the same size, or go smaller to keep prices down? I've seen theories all over the place. #boardgames #tabletop

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Randy Flynn @rf-seattle.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Ray has great things to say about Tabriz as a "classic cozy euro". It slots in at #6 on their Best Games of 2025 (So Far). Thanks @raybird.bsky.social, @cbarrows.bsky.social, & @ruelgaviola.com for the great discussion about Tabriz! #BoardGames #TabrizGame #Tabriz @craftygames.bsky.social

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Top 12 Games of 2025 (So Far) ►►► The R&R Show Episode 105

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Tabriz made Dani Standring's list of games to snag at Gen Con! Thank you kindly, Dani! www.instagram.com/p/DMvxUHPykI...

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 We are thrilled to announce that BATAM will be available for sale for the first time at Gen Con! Ultra-limited supply. Race, Bribe, and place dice-as-workers on your competitors' boats! Featuring new development exclusive to Crafty Games. See you there! #boardgames #gencon

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Among the most important three-digit numbers the world has ever known. 🌎#gencon #boardgames

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Come meet Randy Flynn at Gen Con!!! Creator of Tabriz, Cascadia, and more will be at Crafty Booth 124, Saturday at 2 pm! 🥳 #boardgames #tabletop #bgg #boardgamegeek #gencon #gamenight #tabriz @rf-seattle.bsky.social

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The way the metal emissary marker reflects the Buru board is a thing of beauty.

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Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 TABRIZ IS Miniature Market's Deal of the Day! www.miniaturemarket.com/tabriz-premi...

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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Tabriz ( @rf-seattle.bsky.social , @craftygames.bsky.social ) still remains one of my favorite games from this year and got out to the table again yesterday. Gita treated me right, but I still lost by one point. My friend Mike said "This is easily a top 10 game for me, maybe even top 5".

Gitas Warehouse from Tabriz (my favorite location)

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