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Jon Teixeira Moffat

@jontexmo.bsky.social
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Board Game Designer: Horrible Hex, Burned, Night Soil. COO: Stone Circle Games. Writer: Why No Heroes? Thricefather, meadmaker, and overall overwhelmed he/him

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Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Oh boy! Two new games are going up for preorder in less than 48 hours at newmillindustries.com! Suppose and Welcome Demons are both going to be available on Tuesday morning at 9 Eastern! Preordering is super helpful for me to know how many to produce, so don't sleep on it if you're interested!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
SPACE GITS!
A table on which small plastic orcs fight amongst terrain made of beer bottles and trash
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A Man Possessed is Kickstarting Rune Rite! 🔮 @amanpossessed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you’re sitting there wondering if you should donate to a #boardgames fund to supply underprivileged youths with good times, just ask yourself this: What Would Dolly Do? (Yeah, that’s right. I went there. I’m not above it.)
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My corollary is: "Or, maybe they still won't publish you, or you won't get lucky and find the right publisher for what you make... Still, keep making games you love because it's fun!"
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My strategy when I see these clickbait links is to instead go to Wikipedia and figure out which movie it is
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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why go halfway?
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Barenaked Giantesses
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Assassin's Creed
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Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I love when I can do this to Eize. Please help me make this meta joke a reality.
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wait really?!? I can think of several mass-market games with no winner
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I have used Red November to good effect
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Phil Gross @mistergross.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you’re at Gen Con, you can sign up for the Monolith KS relaunch for a chance to win a production copy. Crazy!
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The Game Crafter @thegamecrafter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Game Crafter at Gen Con!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I got blind playtester feedback once that my rulebook for Burned was too long and thus the game was unplayable. 2/3rds was a detailed appendix of each card in the deck just as a reference
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Witches of Willowspur is a tricky game to both play and evaluate. It succeeds in so many spots, creating a tale of teenage rebellion that also speaks to the goodness of young people. But it fumbles more than the conclusion. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/27/w...
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Doing Our Best
There’s a tagline on the box of The Witches of Willowspur, the latest game by Jenna Felli, that I appreciate deeply. “Doing their best,” it reads. It’s a reference to the ti…
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This has been both a huge hit with my kids and a great entry point for adults into cooperative games!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Awesome!
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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 16/07/2026
“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
So I would also believe that smaller boxes often cause smaller rulebooks which sometimes causes less clear rulebooks (fewer examples/images and shorter explanations)
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My gut reaction is it's both? We assume small=simple AND it is harder to learn rules strewn across multiple pages. As a small publisher: I absolutely am limited sometimes by smaller boxes in how clear and verbose I can be in a rulebook, just based on space for pages/images
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oddyssey: Round Trip
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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's #CraftWednesday update time! How are your projects going? Started anything new? @7isprime.bsky.social @huffnomore.bsky.social @vancedust.bsky.social @craiglighthouse.bsky.social @dissentgames.bsky.social @brainegames.bsky.social @gamesbyjohnsherman.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nope
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yup!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This one is spot on!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A bunch of dudes read some research notes and get cold in the snow
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 15/07/2026
Yes! Playtest UK. Founded by Rob Harris @playtestuk.bsky.social with chapters all around the UK. I run the South London group (there’s a few in London) and I also run Playfest UK, a playtesting convention in London. It’s a fantastic supportive community that has a presence at all the major cons.
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No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com · 10/07/2026
No Pun Included needs a reset youtu.be/lpy0_h01hU0
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm not a bog sports fan but... how are people not just rejecting this nonsense? Do fans care? Do players?
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So Very Wrong About Games @sowronggames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Teaching vs. Discovery by So Very Wrong About Games Audio megaphone.link/NSR7617643913 Video youtu.be/X8ju2J4gltI
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For today's Space-Cast!, I was joined by Quinn Brander to discuss how Rebuilding Chicago improves on Rebuilding Seattle in every way. spacebiff.com/2026/07/01/s...
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Space-Cast! #57. Rebuilding Rebuilding
Every so often, a game system not only gets a second try, but entirely wallops its original incarnation. That’s the case with Quinn Brander’s Rebuilding Chicago, which remakes Rebuildin…
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A huge factor in the KS failing, I mean
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I don't know for sure, but I think this was a huge factor in my company's last KS. We set the goal at what it cost us and I felt at the time we were the only ones doing that...
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Well... it IS a good game, after all!
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Craig6968 @craig6968.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Time for a dirty martini and some Hunt for Blackbeard rules reading. I hear pirates like martinis (Well at least I’m going with that idea as opposed to rum since I like them). Check out this great two-player game if you haven’t already. @fortcircle.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
Hunt for Blackbeard game from Volko and Fort Circle Games. And a dirty martini.
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
::sings:: Tom Servo! Cambot! Zaaaaaaaaaaaaang!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Read the rulebook now and dying to try it!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Finally got my copy of Hunt for Blackbeard from @fortcircle.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social ! Just now unboxing and sorting and it is maybe the fanciest game I own! Gorgeous and tactile!
Board game, Hunt for Blackbeard, with box open and contents arrayed on a table.  The box and rulebooks portray classic images of the infamous pirate
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Want to read a big old stonking essay about how Biblical criticism informs board game reviews? No? Eh, get outta here then. For the cool kids, I've got the goods right here: spacebiff.com/2026/06/10/t...
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Talking About Games: Death & Preservation
Every so often, I’ll write something that receives a weird amount of hostility. The most emblematic example is Foucault in the Woodland, my series examining Cole Wehrle’s Root through the lens of M…
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Right. "costume party" and "fancy dress party" sound like opposites to my US-ears.
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Congrats!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
It's so much more fun than I thought it would be!
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Low key angry they didn't LEAD with the pirate stuff but... ... I predict they will get my money
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
That is Heirloom territory
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Mountains of Madness maybe counts? Players have a secret madness they must act on but cannot admit to doing. Deadpool in Marvel Champions does this: he lets you use cards "from your collection" and cares what happened the last time you played the game. Magic "Un" sets certainly have examples
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It was me. I looted his cart. I regret nothing.
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"It was their fault for trusting me" - me after any negotiation game
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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Surprise!!!! 🌊 High Tide is Barnes & Noble’s Game of the Month for June / Pride!! 🏳️‍🌈 www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/high-ti...
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Ride The Wave with High Tide, Our June Game of the Month
June’s Barnes & Noble Game of the Month, High Tide, proves that a great strategy game doesn’t need a giant board or hours of playtime to create memorable moments. It is quick to learn and easy to carr...
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Jon Teixeira Moffat @jontexmo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Dependa what the hand is for. If it's the focus of my attention always (e.g. trick-takers, Ethnos, Inis) then #1 If the cards are more minor or only situationally my focus, then a hideable pop-up (e.g. Blood Rage, Raiders of the North Sea)
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