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Maëlig

@maelig.bsky.social
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Web developer and boardgame designer (Ironwood). He/him. I post in English and occasionally in French.

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Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Random career tidbits: I have two out-of-print published games (won't say which) that went from initial concept meeting to "files to the printer" in less than a week. Quarriors was turned down by 5 publishers before Wizkids took it. I've still designed more TCG content than any other type of game
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lovely interview. It's refreshing to hear about game design outside of commercial products.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hi ! Sounds right up my alley, would love to take a look and give some feedback.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Pour varier un peu du gigot bitume
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Welp there’s no unseeing this
Colorful play gym for infants featuring foxes and bunnies, two criss-crossing archs stand over a square matUFC cage being built on the White House launch, criss-crossing arches strongly resembling the baby play gym
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I do the same, I think a video is almost required nowadays. Either publishers explicitly ask for it, or you know / expect that not including one will hurt your chances compared to submissions that do.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I had a great time with it. Just because it didn't make the list doesn't mean it didn't resonate with a lot of people !
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Écouté aujourd'hui, excellent épisode ! Très instructif d'avoir un aperçu d'un pan de l'histoire du jeu qui passe souvent sous silence.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congrats, you had my vote !
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🐜 🍯 Anth “unholy” Becker @anthonybecker.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Orb falls on wizard’s face in bed, like a phone
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
On veut aussi le prequel sur Chiktaba
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I can't wait for this one to be available on this side of the pond.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Congrats ! Well deserved.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Thanks for sharing so openly !
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W. Eric Martin @wericmartin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!
Text-only promotion for Board Game Beat listing www.wericmartin.com/follow for fediverse links.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I've just completed the survey. This resource was invaluable to me when negotiating my first contract !
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 04/01/2026
Le retour de l’impérialisme prédateur des États-Unis
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Le retour de l’impérialisme prédateur des États-Unis
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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
My final video for 2025 compiles the lessons I learnt about games design this year, from rethinking how I work, what I want to design, and the people who I couldn't have done without. Thank you everyone who has supported the channel this year, and have a wonderful 2026! youtu.be/62zLZONQc4Q 🎲✂️
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Game Design Lessons from 2025
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Your videos this year have been super useful and a source of reassurance and motivation to me ! I sure hope you keep making them in 2026.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Possibly my fave from this year too !
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Let's go !! I was looking forward to this video
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Great read !
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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Now do a football Nobel prize
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Congrats ! Well deserved
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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This from @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social's biography of Schopenhauer is sending me
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Played a couple games of The Old King's Crown this week after receiving my copy. We had a blast, @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social have crafted something truly special.
The boardgame The Old King's Crown laid out on a tableThe boardgame The Old King's Crown laid out on a table
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Agreed, I'm super curious about whatever he comes up with next !
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 25/11/2025
i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Fifteen Years
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I really enjoy games that offer a mix of open and blind bidding. The Dune Imperium combat system is a good example. Blood Rage does a good job of mascarading as area control but is essentially similar.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Never heard of Eggs and Empires, curious about it
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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 16/11/2025
Checkbox: I agree to Extreme Pizza
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Netrunner Race for the Galaxy Ra Imperium Classics/Legends Dune Imperium Wizards of the Grimoire Res Arcana Unmatched Fantasy Realms Just one
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Bravo ! Ton podcast est toujours un plaisir à écouter.
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Flora ΘΔ @florastarlight.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🎮the people are celebrating the invention of a "steam machine." the year is 1804.
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Ambroise Garel @ambroisegarel.com · 10/11/2025
(et bien sûr, un Nutriscore TOTAL) linsolithe.ghost.io/proposition-...
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Proposition scientifique de Nutriscore universel
⬤ Édition gibbeuse : pleine lune du 7 septembre 2025 Par Ambroise Garel Le Nutriscore, il n'est plus permis d'en douter, a été l'un des grands succès de santé publique de ces dernières années. ...
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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Congrats 👏
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I can only speak for myself. I really like a lot of his games which I often find original and elegant. I also have a lot of respect for his design journey and distribution model. He used to work with larger companies, he now releases all his games in print and play which makes them very accessible.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
2 Clowdus game reviews in a week ? What a treat
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I didn't realise @weirdmedieval.bsky.social had a podcast ! Started listening from the beginning, excellent stuff
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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 04/11/2025
being a tabletop designer means sometimes you find an Untitled Spreadsheet and inside is just the numbers 1 to 100 in order
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Yes but a big limitation with it is you can't import inline images (within a block of text). That's the single feature that would let me move my whole layout process to Figma.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I'm not a very compulsive buyer, but I did get my hands on a couple lighter games from smaller or foreign publishers. Looking forward to get them to the table.
A picture of 3 boardgames: Pick 'n Packers, False Schlangen, Wondrous Museum.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Back from a very intense couple days in Essen. Didn't even get to demo a single game 😅
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CaptainKlutz @captainklutz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Pubblo (selling themselves as a way for designers to meet publishers) is running a competition to coincide with SPIEL 25- if you sign up, you get free access to the site for the rest of 2025. Not sponsored, I'm just making sure the people who couldn't make it here know 🎲✂️ pubblo.com/spielpitch
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Pubblo - A digital marketplace connecting the board game industry
Powering licensing deals in the board game industry. Connect designers, publishers, and distributors worldwide with standardized pitches and streamlined workflows.
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
My little pumpkins are appropriately scary now that they have started rotting from the inside
2 carved pumpkins with mold coming out of their orifices
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Maëlig @maelig.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Maatjes are pretty underrated !
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