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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 30/07/2026

Congratulations to the good folks at @mischieftoy.com on winning this year’s Diana Jones Award! More details at www.dianajonesaward.org.

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The Diana Jones Award

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Kodi Gonzaga @jaztice.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

See y’all at #GenCon2026! I’ll be at the @dianajonesaward.org ceremony on Wednesday night and running games all weekend! Plus two of my games are for sale at @ipr.bsky.social booth 449, Extra Ordinary and Down the Road, go buy ‘em!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 02/07/2026

A great way to support the Diana Jones Award Foundation at Gen Con!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

We do offer EDP winners a choice to defer (for as long as we can manage) till hopefully safer times.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

At the ceremony, the committee will also celebrate the winners of this year’s Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program, which seeks to highlight rising talent in the tabletop games industry. For more information, please visit www.dianajonesaward.org.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

The winner of the 2026 Award will be announced on Wednesday, July 29, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

• Rob Wieland, a game designer and journalist • Trench Crusade, a miniatures game by Mike Franchina, James Sherriff, and Tuomas Pirinen, from Factory Fortress

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

• Mischief Toy Store, a games store St. Paul, MN • Molly House, a board game by Jo Kelly with Cole Wehrle & Ricky Royal, from Wehrlegig Games • Price Johnson, a game company executive with Cephalofair Games

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 18/06/2026

The Diana Jones Award committee is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2026 award. In alphabetical order, they are:

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

In This Echoing World. Kodi is also a creative writer, actual play performer, Big Bad Con POC Scholar, former IGDN convention coordinator, and cat lover. Special thanks to our key sponsor — Gen Con — for making this year's program possible!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Kodi (they/them) is a TTRPG designer based in Los Angeles, CA who began designing their first, slight disaster of a game in 2018. They’ve since created multiple games, including: Extra Ordinary, Misfits & Mayhem SRD, Down the Road Through the End of the World, Voxinn: A Firebrands Hack, and...

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

They tour the world as a professional bass player, and co-hosted, scored, and edited Planet Arcana, a tarot-infused science fantasy actual play.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

J Strautman (they/them), AKA Yes No Goodbye, is a Toronto-based RPG designer, professional musician, and award-winning podcaster. They’ve released 2 zine-sized games—Contact and Insatiable Cravings, both GMless and monstrous leaning—and in 2025 co-released A Fool's Errand under Planet Arcana Games.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Glaiza’s games are Beef, Missing Month, and Meet Your GelCub. Their passion is in storytelling—not just the big world-impacting stories but the smaller intimate ones as well.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Glaiza (siya/them) is a Filipino-American third culture kid with cultural experiences from Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, and Korea. They are a game designer, writer, performer, podcaster, and variety streamer that’s made their home in tabletop roleplaying games.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

We’re excited to announce the three winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program: @classicalglaiza.com, @yesnogoodbye.ca, and @jaztice.bsky.social!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Please feel free to pass this along to any colleagues you think might be interested. Either way, we hope to see you at the ceremony. An invitation with more particulars will go out as the event nears. Please set aside the date for now. Thanks!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Early sponsors (those who contact us at president@dianajonesaward.org) by Tuesday, June 9) receive a mention in the Gen Con program. All sponsors receive mentions on the DJA website (www.dianajonesaward.org) and at the ceremony, plus the chance to bask in the gratitude of your industry friends.

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The Diana Jones Award

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

If you or your company is interested, we’d love to have you aboard as a sponsor. Sponsorships are generally $100 for individuals or $250 for companies. You can also contribute to the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program if you like, which is in its sixth year and growing strong.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 01/06/2026

Tabletop gaming industry folks! The Diana Jones Award is once again looking for sponsors for this year’s industry-only event at Gen Con — our 26th year! — which will be held on Wednesday, July 29.

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Lin Codega @lincodega.com · 05/05/2026

Heya #TTRPG folks -- a quick disclosure that I am a current member of the @dianajonesaward.org committee. Members are given the choice to remain totally anonymous, however for the sake of my position as a journalist in this space it seemed obvious to me that I needed to make this association public!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 24/02/2026

The nomination period for the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program is open! See our website for details. You can nominate yourself or any worthy tabletop game designers in their first three years of publishing. Nominations close March 16. Spread the word! Thanks! www.dianajonesaward.org

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Elliot Davis | Pre-Save To Feel Your Warmth @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Excited and nervous to announce that moreblueberries is now on Patreon! Check out the page if you like design thoughts, playable drafts of upcoming games, exclusive discounts, and more!

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is making games for the weird and wild

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Clarence Simpson 🔜 ??? @stoichamster.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

With 3 new games releasing soon (Beasts, Squirrel Away, VNTYPL8S), let me know if you want me on your podcast to talk about any or all of them! DMs open. Reposts appreciated.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 22/07/2025

The Wednesday night before Gen Con, 9 to midnight.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 21/07/2025

If you're a tabletop games professional who's going to Gen Con, you are welcome to join us at The Diana Jones Award ceremony/party. Just send us your email address for an invitation, which has all the particulars.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 17/06/2025

The winner of the award will be announced on Wednesday, July 30th, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con. For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 17/06/2025

• Rose Estes, a novelist and gamebook designer.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 17/06/2025

• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 17/06/2025

• @charliehall.bsky.social, a journalist and editor covering tabletop games, formerly with Polygon.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 17/06/2025

The committee of the Diana Jones Award is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 award, which it believes best exemplified “excellence” in the field of gaming for the past year. They are:

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Underdog Games (Trekking the World second edition) and Clarkson Potter (title unannounced). Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Marceline Leiman (@marcelineleiman.bsky.social) is a graduate of and instructor at the prestigious NYU Game Center. She has designed in the board game and RPG space, and has worked with design/development teams at North Star Games (Oceans solo mode)...

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

She is also the book lead for the RPG's hardcover campaign-length adventures, Stonewalkers and Mistborn Legacy.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social) is the project lead for the Cosmere RPG, which in 2024 became the highest-funded tabletop Kickstarter ever. She coordinates a team of 20 diverse creatives working on 14 game products.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

He is known for such self-published releases as Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and the upcoming The Time We Have.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries," (@moreblueberries.bsky.social) is a Brooklyn-based game designer, publisher, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Between warehouse shifts, Ashraf is working on a potential sourcebook for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, based on his work with Legends of Uganda.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

Ashraf Braden is an African RPG designer living in Uganda's Kampala District. He is best known for Legends of Uganda, a zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 14/05/2025

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 22/01/2025

The nomination period for the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program is open! Please head to our website for all the details. You can nominate yourself or any other worthy tabletop game designers in their first three years of publishing. Nominations close Feb. 14. www.dianajonesaward.org

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · 27/11/2024

Hello, gamers! Happy to be here on Bluesky!

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