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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Look what came in the mail today! Super exciting!! Check out the inside back cover of GAMA's newest edition of Around The Table. We will be bringing demo copies of Viking Traders to Essen Spiel and Pax Unplugged.

Inside back cover of Around the Table magazine showing an advertisement and an advertorial by Outset Media featuring the new game Vking Traders

Cover of Around the Table magazine published by GAMA

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Exciting news about #Essen2026 Last year was out first time exhibiting at Essen Spiel. We were buried in Hall 5 and were hard to find. Well... this year we are moving to Hall 6. Hall 6 is great. There are some large players in Hall 6 like Blue Orange, Piatnik, Huch, Iello, Gigamic, and Carletto.

Map of the floor plan of Hall 6 at Essen Spiel, with the booth space for Outset Media circled in a big red line.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Viking Traders is now shipping. Latest game from Leo Colovini and Gabriele Bubola #OutsetMedia

Playing a demo copy of Viking Traders at UK Games Expo.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Ouch! Hard to get a score THIS low in #PandaRoyale. Soundly thumped in a five player game. Red dice were not my friend.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Apparently our Cobble Hill sorting trays make great rolling trays for Panda Royale 🎲🎲🎲

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

BREAKING NEWS!!! We've signed Panda Royale for distribution in Canada and the UK. Image cropped so you can't see my score. George beat me.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I attached one wrong photo. Here is the aforementioned Family Charades In-A-Box. Accidentallyattached a photo of This That & Everything, which is still in print.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This weekend's trip to the thrift store was a blast from the past. Four out of print #outsetmedia games: Rhyme Thyme Family Chardes In-A-Box What? Deluxe Edition Conjecture

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

"Actual cat not included with base game" ~ BGG 😂😂😂

Photo posted on BGG of a black cat in front of the board game Cat Earth

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Guildlands has cracked the top 10,000 games on BGG. Maybe not the loftiest of milestones, but were pretty excited about it!

Our board game Guildlands ranking pictured on Board Game Geek.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Flora Funga (designer Kedric Winks) was our #3 game. Would have been #2 but we SOLD OUT. The box is absolutely stunning, and features a magnetic wrap-around board. Contains two games: Flora ~ build dandelions to complete mission cards Funga ~ place mushrooms strategically to complete patterns

Box and layout of a new board game called Flora Funga.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here are our top 15 games from #Origins2026 1- Cat Earth 2- Shadow Ninjas 3- Flora Funga *SOLD OUT 4- Guildlands 5- Feed the Kraken 6- 5 Minute Mystery 7- One Hit Heroes 8- Loot 9- 5 Minute Dungeon Curses Exp. 10- 5 Minute Dungeon 11- Karak 12- Psychobabble 13- Cat Ass Trophy 14- Long Cow 15- Zensu

Infographic showing the front of the box for the top 15 games for Outset Media at Origins Game Fair 2026.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We had an amazing time at #Origins2026. Lots of game demos. Thank you to all our staff and volunteers who made it such a success. Tournament of Pieces speed puzzling events sponsored by Cobble Hill were a hit. The feedback from participants was very positive. See you in Columbus next year!!!

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In 2021 we manufactured 1,476 units of Goderich-Opoly, all of which were shipped to retailers in Goderich. It's a small town on the shores of Lake Huron, population circa 8,500. I checked. It's just over 4,000 km away from where I live. How does Goderich-Opoly end up in a local thrift store???

Photo of a board game called Goderich-Opoly in a thrift store.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Project Skyline is a fantastic new board game by rookie designer Florian Maas released in Europe by Piatnik. #OutsetMedia is co-publishing in the US and Canada. We originally scheduled 3 events for #gencon2026 which sold out fast. So we've added 1 more event at noon on Thursday.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉 $250 GAME GIVEAWAY! 🎉 Attending Origins #Origins2026 this weekend? Enter for a chance to win $250 worth of games! Open to Origins attendees only. How to enter? Follow us, like this post, and tag a friend. You can enter on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for up to 4 chances to win.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Ape Town is a new area control game from Reiner Knizia. Curious? Phil does an excellent job explaining the game. Still curious after watching? We are running 5 learn-to-play events at #gencon2026. 1 event sold out, 4 events still have space.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

@boardgameanimal.bsky.social check out the very very top of the screenshot i shared. Listening to episode 6 while posting on Bluesky.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Karak #karak is ranked no. 14 on BGG for kids games. It's the perfect introductory dungeon crawler for people new to the hobby. Easy to learn and always fun! We are running 4 learn-to-play events for Karak at #gencon2026 and 2 more for Karak II.

Clip of the page for Karak on boardgamegeek

Clip of the Gen Con website for events for Karak and Karak II

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A perk of working at a board game company. Lunchtime adventure exploring the catacombs of Karak. #karak #outsetmedia

Playing Karak on a table in the lunchroom at Outset Media

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

With travel to Birmingham for UK Games Expo, I haven't been checking BGG as often. UPDATE: we've surpassed the 200 ratings milestone 🥳 For everyone who has played Guildlands and shared their thoughts on BGG, thank you. We appreciate all feedback immensely - both positive or negative.

A clip of the ratings summary on boardgamegeek for the game Guildlands, showing how the game has 203 ratings with an overall rating of 6.9.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Here are our top 15 games from UK Games Expo #UKGE2026 1- Cat Earth *SOLD OUT 2- Shadow Ninjas *SOLD OUT 3- Guildlands 4- Long Cow 5- Feed the Kraken 6- Loot 7- Cadaver 8- Flora Funga 9- Cat Ass Trophy 10- The Crooked Crown 11- Karak 12- Skullduggery 13- Zensu 14- Crown the Unicorn 15- Word Thief

Infographic showing the front of the box for the top 15 games for Outset Media and Cheatwell Games at UK Games Expo 2026.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Our first game to sell out at UK Games Expo was Cat Earth by Gareth Edwards @froghallgames.bsky.social. We brought 150 copies and were completely sold 2 hours into the second day. #CatEarth #OutsetMedia #UKGE2026

People sitting around a table at UK Games Expo playing a board game called Cat Earth.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

UK Games Expo #UKGE2026 was a HUGE success! THANK YOU to everyone at Outset Media and Cheatwell Games, our inventors, and all the volunteers who worked hard to demo our games! There were 19 of us working the booth, 10 of whom travelled from Canada. Will be posting our top 15 games later today.

A photo of the 19 people who staffed the Cheatwell Games and Outset Media booth at UK Games Expo.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We're almost done setting up at UK Games Expo #UKGE2026. Stop by tomorrow and demo some games (Hall 3A Booth #318).

UK Games Expo booth for Outset Media and Cheatwell Games being built for.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We've got a great booth this year at UK Games Expo (Hall 3A Booth #318) #UKGE2026. We are bringing lots of games to play. Added bonus: the inventors of Guildlands, Shadow Ninjas, Flora Funga, Cadaver, Cat Earth, Feed The Kraken (and more) will be in our booth signing games.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Poppy is a cat... so she gave Cat Earth zero thumbs up... but she had a grand old time. I'm guessing she won!!! For those of you wanting to give Cat Earth a try, we will have copies at UK Games Expo and Origins. We're also running learn-to-play events at Gen Con. #OutsetMedia #CatEarth

A black cat named Poppy playing with a board game called Cat Earth.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Raven (aka Big Ray) is wondering if he will be getting royalties on Cat Earth. He needs money for more treats. #outsetmedia #catearth

A black cat named Raven poses next to a copy of a board game called Cat Earth. The actual real cat and the cat pictured on the top of the box look similar.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We're just 13 ratings away from reaching 200 ratings on BGG for Guildlands. If you've played the game but haven't left your thoughts on BGG, please do so. It would be a cool milestone to reach.

Ratings on BGG for a board game called Guildands, showing how the game has 187 ratings to date.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We are hiring. We've got 3 job postings in sales and social media. More details on our website. outsetmedia.com/pages/job-po...

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Gareth Edwards @froghallgames.bsky.social has been nominated for Game Inventor of the Year for his wonderful new game Cat Earth, published by Outset. We are very proud of this game. If you are attending UK Games Expo or Origins, come check out Cat Earth. #outsetmedia #catearth

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Every year it's rewarding to see our puzzles being carried in more and more countries around the world. Here's a picture from a store now selling Cobble Hill Puzzles in Mexico. They've got an incredible selection of images. Very impressive! #cobblehillpuzzles

Retailer in Mexico with shelves full of Cobble Hill Puzzles.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Here's the winning team for second team relay event, featuring two more never-seen-before #CobbleHillPuzzles images. The first placed team managed to break the 50 minute mark. 47:22 first place 51:29 second place 56:57 third place

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Here is a picture of the winning team. Congrats!!! An amazing completion time!! 51:57 first place 55:47 second place 59:54 third place

Winning team at the team event, posing with their 1st place certificates at the USAJPA Jigsaw Puzzle Nationals.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The USAJPA Nationals are in full swing. Check out these pictures - there are TWO different puzzles being worked on? WHY?? This is a team relay event. Teams of 8 work on 2 different 1,000 piece puzzles. Every 5 mins each teammate moves 2 seats clockwise. WOW!! #USAJPA #Nationals #CobbleHillPuzzles

Team of 8 contestants work on two different 1,000 piece puzzles from Cobble Hill at the USAJPA Jigsaw Puzzle Nationals in Atlanta.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The USA Jigsaw Nationals begin tomorrow in Atlanta. Cobble Hill Puzzles is pleased to be one the event's sponsors. Three people from Cobble Hill Puzzles will attending this weekend - please stop by and say "Hi". And best of luck to all the competitors!!! #USAJPA #Nationals #CobbleHillPuzzles

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

But even more shocking for this life-long McDonald's addict was the strawberry cheesecake and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Machine for making freshly squeezed orange juice at McDonald's

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

My 17-year-old nephew has celiac. We were pleasantly suprised to see how many restaurants in Rome had gluten free options. Several dedicated gluten free bakeries too. But gluten free options at McDonald's?!? He had his first McDonald's burger and fries in his life. He had soooooooo many questions.

Celiac teen eating McDonald's french fries for the first time

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Okay, okay, okay!! Maybe it was better further away. I thought it was undeniable proof that #boardgames do make the best gifts. From across the street, it sure looked like the guy sitting down was giving the lady such an amazing board game it was literally taking her breath away 😅

Relief on the side of a building in Rome, Italy

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Interesting... is this depicting what i think it does? Crossing the street now.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Last full day of vacation in Rome. Spotted this relief in the side of some random building near the Colosseum. Went to take a closer look.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

On a family trip to London. Went off on my own to visit a #flgs called Orc's Nest while eveyone else was shopping (for things that weren't games). They had a great selection of games. Happy to see they carry a few of ours, including our newest game Flora Funga by Kedric Winks.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Here are the top three teams at yesterday's speed puzzling competition at Terminal City Tabletop Con @terminalcitycon.ca sponsored by Cobble Hill Puzzles #cobblehillpuzzles. It was a sold out event. Lots of great teams. Title: D20 Dragons Piece Count: 500 pieces Artist: Jacob Walker

First place team of puzzle competition at Terminal City Tabletop Con. Winners showing off puzzle. Event sponsored by Cobble Hill Puzzles.

Second place team of puzzle competition at Terminal City Tabletop Con. Winners showing off puzzle. Event sponsored by Cobble Hill Puzzles.

Third place team of puzzle competition at Terminal City Tabletop Con. Winners showing off puzzle. Event sponsored by Cobble Hill Puzzles.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some teams are starting to make some good progress. It's starting to get tense. Players are competing in teams of two.

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The speed puzzle competition is now underway at Terminal City Tabletop Con @terminalcitycon.ca It's a 500 piece puzzle from Cobble Hill entitled D20 Dragons. #cobblehillpuzzles #tctc2026

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

What a great place for a game con. Someone should think of holding one here... oh wait... someone did! @terminalcitycon.ca #tctc2026

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

We had a great first day at Terminal City Tabletop Con #tctc2026 Some of the game events we ran: Feed the Kraken Cat Earth 5 Minute Dungeon One-Hit Heroes Ape Town Guildlands Karak Flora Funga Shadow Ninjas

Playing Feed the Kraken at Terminal City Tabletop

Dave and George holding Cat Earth standing in front of a floor decal for the game at Terminal City Tabletop

Game demo of Cat Earth at Terminal City Tabletop

Game demo of Guildlands at Terminal City Tabletop

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