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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Issue 23 is out now! Featuring a waltz through the theme of music in board games. By @dustytulip.bsky.social, with the help of @jackiefox.bsky.social (Rock Hard: 1977), Abe Burson (Luthier) and Robb Smigielski (The Gig). Go to senetmagazine.com to order or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful‬‬

The opening spread of Senet's feature on music-themed board games, featuring a cartoon of a man playing a trumpet.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Who's gonna be at UKGE at the end of the month? We'll be there as usual – at stand 3-625 – so come find us to pick up any back issues you're missing, or some lovely merch (including MUGS!), or to just say hi. Oh, and we'll be selling the Summer '26 edition, too, hot off the proverbial presses...

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

For work today I had to google ‘helipad size’, which was a reminder that my job is sometimes a little bonkers.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

ICYMI: Issue 22 is out now! Including our new regular feature: The Classic, where a Senet writer revisits a masterpiece board game. This issue: @dustytulip.bsky.social on Splendor. (Illustration by Julian Osbaldstone.) Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful

Senet's feature on the board game Splendor, featuring an illustration of the components.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I think everyone has board game loves that, not matter how many times we’ve played them, always feel exciting and fun to play. Splendor is one of my board game loves. And what a joy it was to write about it!

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Our debut game, Eternal Strands is on sale again for the Steam Winter Sale. Explore a ruined magical city full of constructs, climb everything, including huge creatures, and combine magical abilities in physics-based combat. Fully voiced, light romances. Enjoy store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...

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Save 70% on Eternal Strands on Steam

A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Issue 21 is out now! In which we journey through the fantastical art of Mindclash Games with art director Villo Farkas. Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful

the opening spread of Senet's feature on Villo Farkas

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Merch alert! Senet T-shirts are now available on our store, along with enamel pin badges of our mascot Nubie. You'll find ’em at senetmagazine.com, along with back issues (still on sale!), the current issue, subscriptions and pre-orders of issue 20 (out at the end of the month).

The Senet T-shirt, which says "Board games are beautiful"

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Summer Sale Flashback! With our summer sale going (see pinned post for details), here's a flashback to what was in Issue 1, originally published in Spring 2020... Vikings! Worker placement games! Elizabeth Hargrave!

The opening spread of Senet's feature on Viking games, with artwork by Murugiah.

The opening spread of Senet's feature on worker placement games, with artwork by Michael Kirkham.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Our debut game, Eternal Strands is sitting pretty at 50% off for the Steam Summer Sale. Use magical powers, fight colossus-sized beasts, uncover the mystery of the Enclave, maybe even do some smoochin’! People seem to like it! We sure loved building it.

Steam Reviews showing 89% positive reviews both recent and all time.

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Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher @kalebwf.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Thanks so much to @senetmagazine.bsky.social making their magazine even bigger and better, and for the amazing review. Y’all rock!

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Today is ‘I check one item off my to-do list and add five more’ kinda day. Halp.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Issue 19 is out now and it’s our biggest-ever! Including Jamey Stegmaier of @stonemaiergames.com and a little game known as Catan! (Cover art by Julian Osbaldstone.) Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy, or if you’re at UKGE, come say hi to us on stand 3-751. #boardgamesarebeautiful

Senet's 19th issue cover, featuring an illustration of Catan components.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Everyone heading to #UKGE today, hope you have a blast! 🎲 First time in a long time, I won’t be able to attend all three days but hoping I will be able to make in on Sunday🤞

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Just two days until @ukge.bsky.social! We’ll be there at stand 3-751 with the brand-new issue, plus all our back issues & merch. But, that aside, what are you most looking forward to there?

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Nick Thornborrow @nickthornborrow.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

When Veilguard came out I was looking forward to drip feeding all the storyboard work I did on that here on Bluesky. But I lost my appetite for that pretty quickly due to DISCOURSE (TM). Still, for anyone interested it’s all on my website. www.nickthornborrowart.com

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Liana Ruppert @dirtyeffinhippy.lianaruppert.com · 17/05/2025

he could save us

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N² @antire.al · 15/05/2025

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017. @bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Happy to report that Senet’s Summer ‘25 issue has just gone off to press. And it’s our biggest issue yet… Watch this space for more details!

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Alt: A printing press in action.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Did a thing. Now head straight for the sofa and vegetable while playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Map showing the race track and running time.

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Nikki Petersen @nikki-m.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Senet PSA! We've extended our 5th birthday sale to midnight this Sunday, 6 April (BST)! Until then, you can still get £5 off any five back issues using the discount code "5THBIRTHDAY"!

An illustration depicting a pyramid of board-gamers by artist Mark Long

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Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Trump's national security advisor accidentally added a magazine editor to a group chat and leaked military secrets. Here's why that's bad news for Biden.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

That’s credit rolled on #EternalStrands. Thank you @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social. This has been an absolute JOY! 💚

Brynn from Eternal Strands looking majestic.

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

ICYMI: Issue 18 is out now! Including an interview with independent British designer Ellie Dix @thedarkimp.bsky.social. (Portrait by Romy Blümel). Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful

The opening spread of Senet's interview with board-game designer Ellie Dix, from the Spring 2025 edition.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This week: Three 4.30 am wake ups and one 5.30am (yay lie in! 😅), three different cities, project of 4 years finally going on site and lots of writing on trains. Thank poopers it’s Friday!

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Week 11 of my gym programme. Back to 70kg squat! 💪

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Yellow Brick Games @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

ETERNAL STRANDS ROADMAP 🛣️ Take a peek at what we've got in the pipeline 👀 🔸For dev notes on the next patch 🔗https://bit.ly/ESRoadmap0226 🔸Got questions? We'll answer them tomorrow in our Reddit AMA! 🔗https://bit.ly/ESAMAReddit

Three columns (one per update) listing upcoming content and features to be added to Eternal Strands.

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Anyway, if you're looking for a single player game with characters with their own stories, and a chance to battle fantastic creatures in a physics playground and maybe I dunno, there's even smooching, who can say?!? Might I recommend Eternal Strands now on Gamepass, Xbox S/X, PS5, Epic and Steam!

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Just a reminder, but please don't @ writers about their work being terrible. Obviously people are entitled to opinions but they're not entitled to a conversation with content creators.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

First day back in the gym. Crazy how much strength I lost during my lazy/ running phase. Got up to 70kg squat at one point and now 40kgs are a struggle. 😬

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keyvei ✨ commissions open ✨ @keyvei.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I feel the urge to post my favorite Dragon Age art again because I added some essential details that I felt were lacking (Assan and Manfred 🥺) Best 60 hours spent no regrets #dragonage

Dragon Age tapestry with all the companions

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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Issue 17 is out now, featuring interviews with @tedalspach and The Mico, plus articles on pick-up-and-deliver games and immigration as a tabletop theme. (Cover art from Emberleaf, by @CityofGamesHQ.) Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy. #boardgamesarebeautiful

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

CHARACTERS - Day Nine: Cassandra This is the last of the (major) characters I wrote during my time on Dragon Age. I could go into others, and considered moving onto Stray Gods... but I feel like fewer would be interested, and I honestly can't keep up the pace. So let's make this the last, for now.

A head and shoulders shot of Cassandra, in heavy armor, as she first appeared in DA2. I almost forgot she looked like this back then.

Head and shoulders shot of Cassandra, as she appeared in Dragon Age Inquisition. The character artists did such an amazing job translating her into the new engine.

A still from a DAI cutscene which includes Cassandra and the now-infamous "[DISGUSTED NOISE]" subtitle. Honestly, I just had in my head a sort of... short, derisive snort? But I didn't want to SAY "snort" in the subtitles because the LAST time I did that the voice actor literally snorted. As in snorted like a pig! Miranda read this line the first time and started laughing, she didn't know what to make of it, and laughed more when I tried to describe it. The result is now infamous.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Today is the writing day, today is the writing day. *She says in hopes that this post will make her accountable.

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

CHARACTERS - Day Eight: Dorian Now this is a fun one. It's no big secret I have a lot of feelings about Dorian, not least of which because he was my first (and only) gay male companion. There's a lot more to him than that, of course (as there should be), and it was quite a trip. So let's go!

Dorian, as he appeared in-game. This was the work of U Ri So, a character artist from Korea who'd just started at the time - Dorian and Cullen were her first big tasks, and boy oh boy did she knock it out of the park.

The reveal poster for Dorian, shows him casting a spell with a snowy wilderness and ruin background. I kind of love that he got the same staff here that Orsino had in DA2, which the writers referred to as "the Staff of Violation". For reasons unknown.

A screenshot from one of the Dorian romance scenes, with Dorian resting his head on the player's shoulder. At the end game, I think? So cute. I think this was Sarah Hayward's cinematic work? She did such a great job, and was so committed to doing the translation of story to screen justice.

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

CHARACTERS - DAY SIX: Fenris Now, DA2 is a story all on its own but I'm not going to go there other than to sum it up as "we had just over a year and a half to make this". It's why I only wrote one follower, Fenris, and although it'll make his fans mad: I probably shouldn't have. Let me explain.

In-game image of Fenris from Dragon Age 2.

I'd objected strenuously to the art team's plan at changing the elves to a more "distinctive" appearance. Not that I opposed the idea in theory, but I thought they ended up looking too alien, and according to the lore elves were generally considered attractive. The art team mocked and dismissed me (quite literally, I'm afraid) and the rest of the team had bigger battles to fight. For Fenris, at least, he reached a point of being kinda sexy despite the change... so not all bad, I guess?

A piece of unused concept art for Fenris: bare-chested, quilted armor on the legs, giant sword on the back. I was looking through the Fenris concept art pieces online and saw this and thought "hey, this one actually looks pretty good... if you ignore the DA2 elves-are-barefoot thing". I want to say maybe this was a piece done for the cancelled expansion, for a potential Fenris model update?

A screenshot from one of the DA2 conversation scenes with Fenris, in the mansion he occupies during the game. He did a lot of drinking. I got accused, at one point, of glorifying alcoholism? I mean... I don't know if Fenris was an alcoholic, but if he was the bitterness of these scenes certainly doesn't feel like glorification to me.

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

CHARACTERS - DAY FOUR: Alistair Ah, Alistair. Depending on who you ask, he's the adorable woobie with the biggest heart or the irritating, over-used man-child. Yes, he is indeed all of those things. Good characters have flaws to go with their virtues. Ugly spots. That is literally their humanity.

Original flavour Alistair, in DAO. Always with the eyebrow.

I actually really appreciate the artists took the time to give Alistair a unique appearance in DAI. Probably my favourite version of him.

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

CHARACTERS - DAY THREE: Flemeth I have a type. I admit it. There are certain wells I can return to repeatedly and always find something new to explore. One of them is older female characters. Mike used to rib me about it. Consider Wynne. Meredith. Genevieve. And, of course, the biggie: Flemeth.

Ahhh the original version of Flemeth's appearance, after we'd cut her unique model. I almost forgot that this is what it looked like. Bah, it's fine. Shapeshifter, right? We'll ignore that shapeshifters don't change into other human appearances - Flemeth is special.

I remember when the artists brought me the concept for DA2's revamp of Flemeth. I was in love immediately. Hair horns? God yes. I'll do whatever I need to in order to explain this, thank you.

Look at that outfit. LOOK AT IT. This is where Morrigan gets it from, clearly. "Watch me serve, daughter, but know you will never do it QUITE as well!"

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

So many of the more unhinged item, weapon, and outfit descriptions I wrote for Veilguard somehow slipped past quality control and now you all have to deal with them.

Go on, use a potion! You can't spell "belt" without "bee." Or
"be," at least. Anyway there's a B, innit. Also bees.

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Alexandra Dalais @dustytulip.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Happy birthday to my favourite video game of all time! Ten years later and it still gives me all the FEELS. Ar lath ma, vhenan #DAI

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