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Leder Games

@leder.games
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We are a spunky indie board game publisher with asymmetric tendencies. Saint Paul, MN | Our games: Vast, Root, Fort, and Ahoy! www.ledergames.com

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Leder Games @leder.games · 15m
The world wants to know ... who is the meanest Kart player in our office?
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Leder Games @leder.games · 34m
We're offering the new Fort Second Edition as an add-on to the Kart Kickstarter campaign! If you're curious about it, and how it plays, here's a link to yesterday's playthrough: youtu.be/q1OwErG8Eo8
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Leder Games | Sept 29, 2026 - Fort Playthrough!
In celebration of Fort Second Edition being an add-on to the Kart Kickstarter campaign, we thought we'd play a game! (Plus the Dogs module from the Dogs & Cats expansion.) Join Nick, Brooke, Adam,…
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Leder Games @leder.games · 2h
It's the BIG ONE: our 6-player Kart stream is tomorrow! Bear witness to the chaos that will come of six racers, one hill. Thursday, October 1st at 2PM CDT on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
The cast of Thursday's stream: Alita as the Oracle, Liz as Ludus Maximus, Tyler as The Shipwreck, Jody as Star Power, Nick as Double Dribble, and Jesse as Amped Up!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 3h
Six days left on the Kart Kickstarter! We partnered with Chris Something @mozillo.bsky.social for this rollicking preview video:
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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · 21h
I wrote a little bit about the second edition of Vast which I am working on. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36448...
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Second Edition in the Works! | Vast: The Mysterious Manor
no one from leader chimed in here, but I figured I'd bump this to see if there has been an update.
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Imagine All The Meeple @toddpatriquin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There has never been a better time in history to join the Woodland Alliance. ✊✊✊ @leder.games #boardgames #RESIST
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Leder Games @leder.games · 23h
We're getting ready! See you in about 20 minutes on Twitch for FORT!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 23h
With just seven days left for the Kart Kickstarter campaign, we partnered with The Mind Of Guy to tell you a little more about our newest downhill racing game! bit.ly/KartOnKS
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Leder Games @leder.games · 28/09/2026
Sharing some of our favorite photos of the Kart protoype, from the talented @peacelovegames.bsky.social!
Kert meeples on the map with a wooden token bowl blurred in the foregrounda hand moves the Amped up Meepletop down on a Kar map, with meeplesStar Power's meeple glides to victory in front of the wooden trophies
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Leder Games @leder.games · 28/09/2026
Tomorrow! We're playing Fort in celebration of its upcoming second edition. Find us on Twitch at 2PM CDT, Tuesday September 29th. www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
The cast of tomorrow's Fort playthrough and their chosen Fort character artwork
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Leder Games @leder.games · 26/09/2026
Our live play of 4-player Kart is now on YouTube! Check out all the racers in the base box. You're not going to guess who comes out the winner! youtu.be/zYVDyqoRuHU
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https://youtu.be/zYVDyqoRuHU
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Leder Games @leder.games · 25/09/2026
This week we spent time at Second Harvest Heartland, helping them support food shelves and hunger-relief programs in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We sorted a lot of potatoes! Learn more about their work here: www.2harvest.org
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Leder Games @leder.games · 24/09/2026
The race begins in about 10 minutes! See you on the hill.
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Leder Games @leder.games · 24/09/2026
New Racer Reveal! Our second racer in Kart: The Endless Summer Expansion is The Oracle. Will their spellcasting and seer abilities secure victory? We can't wait to find out! (Catch our 6-player playthrough, coming to Twitch on October 1!) bit.ly/KartOnKS
The Oracle's cart has a shopping cart base,a Magic 8 ball, and a mystical traffic cone for a helmet. Max speed 5, and 5 card slots!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow! We're streaming with all four Kart kids on the map. Join us at 2PM CDT on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
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Leder Games is a board games publisher based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We strive to make exciting, engaging games that are fun to play and bring players of all kinds to the table.. We are the proud…
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Leder Games @leder.games · 22/09/2026
CHARACTER REVEAL! Meet Double Dribble! The Kart: Endless Summer expansion adds 2 brand new characters and the ability to run up to 6 racers at once! Learn more about them (and get hyped for the second reveal, Thursday!) bit.ly/KartOnKS
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Kart
Crash through the neighborhood with Kart, a new tabletop racing game for 2-4 players!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 22/09/2026
See you in about 25 minutes!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 21/09/2026
This week we reveal the two mystery racers included in the Kart: Endless Summer expansion! Make sure to check the campaign page tomorrow and Thursday to see who's new in the neighborhood: bit.ly/KartOnKS
Two sticky notes obscure the art for the new characters, to be revealed September 22nd and 24th
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Leder Games @leder.games · 21/09/2026
Tomorrow! Tune in at 2PM CDT on Twitch for a chat with Kart's illustrator: Kyle Armstrong! www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
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Leder Games is a board games publisher based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We strive to make exciting, engaging games that are fun to play and bring players of all kinds to the table.. We are the proud…
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Greg Loring-Albright (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is the game that eventually became Ahoy: ledergames.com/products/ahoy
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Ahoy
A game of seafaring & smuggling for 2-4 players You are swashbucklers and soldiers on the high seas. Each round, you’ll roll and place dice to take the unique actions of your faction. As you contr...
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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ICYMI: Issue 24 is out now! In which Paula Deming of @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social reveals what’s on her Shelf of Shame. Go to senetmagazine.com to order a copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
Senet's 'Shelf of Shame' piece by Paula Deming, opposite an advert for Leder Games' Fort.
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Leder Games @leder.games · 18/09/2026
If you missed the stream, fear not! The VoD of our Kart 2-Player game (with the dynamic Designer and Development team!) is up now on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/wqDuo8Ct3bA
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Leder Games | 2-Player Kart Live Play!
Get an early peek at 2-player gameplay of Kart, live now on Kickstarter! Starring: Alita Robertson (Designer) as The Shipwreck Andrea Francisco (Developer) as Amped Up with support from Cannoli,…
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darecon.bsky.social @darecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More lovely Play & Win goodness!!! Thank you so much to @leder.games for supporting us again this year! Really means a lot! ☺️ #darecon #darecon2026 #play&win
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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 17/09/2026
This game looks like a ton of fun:
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Board Game Jay @boardgamejay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Very fun theme! This game feels and looks like chaos, but I appreciate how the cards & speed/control wheel add strategy back in! Designer: @alita-robertson.bsky.social Publisher: @leder.games KS www.kickstarter.com/projects/led... BGG boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47...
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Leder Games @leder.games · 17/09/2026
The karts are heading up the hill! See you in about 45 minutes or for the RACE! www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
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Leder Games @leder.games · 17/09/2026
Have you seen the trailer for Kart? It's SWEET. In Kart, you're a rambunctious tween riding a homemade gokart through your neighbors' backyards. No brakes, no gas…every turn you go faster and faster, losing control (and pieces of your Kart) in the process! Check out the campaign: bit.ly/KartOnKS
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Leder Games @leder.games · 17/09/2026
Our first Kart Update! We've funded, and we've got Live Streams aplenty! (Plus a poll. You like a poll, right??) www.kickstarter.com/projects/led...
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Update 1: Update 1: The Race is On! Thanks for a great first day! · Kart
Yesterday was a big day in the studio. It started with a gathering of folks in Patrick's office to watch Alita hit the
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Leder Games @leder.games · 16/09/2026
Tomorrow! Catch the first live stream of our Kart campaign: a two-player game! Thursday, Sept 17th at 2PM CDT on our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/ledergamesme...
Live Stream! September 17, 2 player playthrough, 2PM CDT on Twitch.
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Takashi Nakamura @root-bg-tk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just gave my ROOT board game shelf a glow-up! 🌲 Absolutely love this game — hoping ALL the expansions get a Japanese release someday…! 🙏✨ @leder.games
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It was such a pleasure to work with Alita and Andrea during my time at LG, and I am so grateful for their hard work on Oath: New Foundations. I'm looking forward to checking out what they get up to next. (Also welcome to Bsky, @alita-robertson.bsky.social!)
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Taylor Shuss @drawnonward.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Big congrats on the day one funding to all the fine folks over at @leder.games! @alita-robertson.bsky.social's game looks fantastic and the production looks great - what an amazing debut for a designer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/led...
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Kart
Crash through the neighborhood with Kart, a new tabletop racing game for 2-4 players!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 15/09/2026
Kart is funded! 🥳 Thank you, early supporters, for getting us to this milestone so quickly. 🥰
An excited graphic saying FUNDED
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Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kart from @leder.games @alita-robertson.bsky.social @kyl-armstrong.bsky.social is a breakneck race down a hill—the faster you go, the less control you have and parts might break off along the way. geekdad.com/2026/09/kick...
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Don't Crash Your 'Kart'!
Who needs brakes? Race down the hill and hope most of your kart makes it across the finish line!What Is Kart?Kart is a racing game for 2 to 4 players (or 6 with the expansion), ages 10 and up, and tak...
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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's Cardboard Time! Episode 144 is now live (tinyurl.com/2rancytt). On today's episode, I have a review of Kart (Alita Robertson, @leder.games ) as well as an interview with the designer of Kart and producer at Leder Games - Alita Robertson!
Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 144 - A review of Kart and featuring an interview with Alita Robertson of Leder Games
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Johnny Dale @johnnydale.com · 15/09/2026
Kart, the new downhill racing game from Leder Games, is now on Kickstarter! You're a rowdy tween bombing a homemade gokart through your neighbors' backyards. No brakes, no gas…every turn you go faster and faster, losing control (and spare pieces of your Kart) in the process. BACK IT: bit.ly/KartOnKS
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Liz Davidson @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
KART IS LIVE. It has been an absolute pleasure to see this game come together, and I am even more excited to share it with all of you. bit.ly/KartOnKS
An announcement that Kart is live on Kickstarter!
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Leder Games @leder.games · 15/09/2026
AND WE'RE LIVE! Roll on over to Kickstarter and check out the Kart campaign! bit.ly/KartOnKS
The Amped Up kart team is careening down the hill. The Race is on! Kickstarter
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Leder Games @leder.games · 14/09/2026
We're wheeling our karts up Kickstarter Hill! Check out this month's newsletter for Kart launch info, PAX West reflections, and more! bit.ly/LGNewsSept26
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Leder Games September 2026 | Kart Launches Next Week! PAX West Wrap Up, and more ...
That's right, the Kickstarter campaign for Kart goes live on Tuesday! We've been hard at work building an exciting page, worthy of the game. (Maybe a little less chaotic? But it might be too early to…
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Takashi Nakamura @root-bg-tk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I waited 2 years. I waited. This love never cooled down. The latest expansion for my beloved board game ROOT, "The Homeland Expansion," which I backed on Kickstarter, has FINALLY arrived!!! I'm unbelievably happy!! I made a video of a person looking really happy! youtu.be/SI8QHGWp6aU @leder.games
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【Kickstarter支援品】ROOT 新拡張 『The Homeland Expansion』がついに届いたよ!!!!【ボードゲーム】
YouTube video by タカシのボードゲーム部屋
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T. Caires @theonetar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Root Day!!!!
Photo of Root setup with focus on the Vagabond play area
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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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Leder Games @leder.games · 11/09/2026
Find Andrea's second Developer Diary for Kart, live now on Board Game Geek! boardgamegeek.com/thread/37668...
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Developer Diary #2: Usability | Kart
Since I’ve had maps on the mind, I figured I’d talk through it more from a graphics and usability standpoint! We’ve not gone through usability testing for written components (mainly the rulebook)…
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Liz Davidson @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This week on the pod, Alita Robertson discusses her upcoming game, Kart! It goes to crowdfunding on Sept 15 through @leder.games. youtu.be/GkNxPIMaESs it
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Beyond Solitaire Podcast 247: Alita Robertson on Kart
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Paul Owen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Two games with @raptor788.bsky.social and @arctick9.bsky.social who joined @kbowenwriter.bsky.social and me for Labor Day games and hot dogs - "Mountain Goats" by @allplay.bsky.social and "Root" by @colewehrle.bsky.social @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social @leder.games - great family fun
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Leder Games @leder.games · 07/09/2026
Final day of our first #PAXWest! See you at 4312-Summit for a Kart demo? 🤩
Alita, designer of Kart, running a 3-player demo in our booth
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Bill Moakler @bmoakny.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Case packed for gamed day! Ahoy by Leder Games @leder.games, Sea Salt & Paper by Pandasaurus Games @pandasaurusgames.com, Popcorn Dice by Van Ryder Games @vanrydergames.bsky.social & Kingyo by Jyde Games www.jyde-games.com.
My overstuffed game case.
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Leder Games @leder.games · 06/09/2026
Don't worry, even though she's at PAX West Alita still posted her second Designer Diary for Kart! Read all about it on Board Game Geek.
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Designer Diary #2: Running the Race | Kart
So, how do you win? It’s a weirdly complicated question. A pure race where the first player to cross the finish line always wins is very true to real-life races, but in a multiplayer game, players…
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T. Caires @theonetar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Root Day, Root Day, Root Day!!
Photo of a Root game corner setup with Lizards
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Johnny Dale @johnnydale.com · 04/09/2026
If you’re at PAX West, come to booth #4312 to demo Kart, our new chaotic downhill racing game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/led...
Kart, the newest game from Leder, on a table at PAX West.
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