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These Games Are Not For Sale

@notforsalegames.bsky.social

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A festival celebrating tabletop games with high artistic merit and no commercial intent Coming soon to a PAX Unplugged near you

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If sharp definitions cut off debate, then hand us blank paper to scribble on. And to make games out of.

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If it's not human made, it's not art

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Matt Leacock @mattleacock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm heading to PAXU for the first time and will be their Keynote / Storytime Speaker! I hear many good things about the show. Looking forward to seeing folks there and spending some time in Philly.

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is what we're talking about

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

PEOPLE make art Let's recognize and celebrate people

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New (to me) free public domain art resource just dropped: fineartfree.com No login!

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Games are art Make games for the sake of art Celebrate artful games this December at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia Follow for more details coming soon

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S. John Ross @sjohnross.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Not long ago I saw a commercial, packaged game - a boxed set of ... The Floor is Lava. I just stared at it wondering what they put INSIDE the box, given that the printed the entire rulebook in the title on the front =)

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This game was not for sale and it never will be

shouldn't be running things we derive no joy from, and that we must build the tools that serve our specific tables. In prison, DIY wasn't an aesthetic choice; it was survival. We hacked, slashed, rewrote, and completely dismantled the game to fit the materials we had. If a rule required a

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Paul Czege @paulczege.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The things someone creates are a part of their embodiment in the world. You can't understand Mary Oliver by reading just one poem, or Shakespeare by reading just one sonnet. The poems challenge each other. They bolster and inform each other. The same is true of the games by a designer.

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Matt Martens @mattmartens.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is a book about the video game industry and some of its pitfalls, but a lot of the concepts apply to board games. In some cases, it's more applicable, like the prevalence of hobbyist creators. direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

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The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist: Why We Should Think Beyond Commercial Game Production

The precarious reality of videogame production beyond the corporate blockbuster studios of North America.The videogame industry, we're invariably told, is

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Let's take celebrating games as art a step further What if we celebrated the joy of creating games as an artistic endeavor Without regard to whether those games ever "go to market"

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Matt Martens @mattmartens.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Content" and its "creators" are a major force of our industry, but we've all become so indebted to the marketing cycle that I fear we've lost purpose and I think our audiences feel it. Being a reviewer on YouTube these days is a hobby for most, and tends to wear down those that find big success

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Reposting this urgent question in response to a handful of Dan's readers

Poster reading: "If a game can't be bought or sold, is it (a) worthless (b) priceless?"

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These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

t/f if a game has no market there's no point in making it

grungy poster: "If a game can't be bought or sold, is it... (a) worthless (b) priceless?"

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