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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 22/09/2026

Our next Panda newsletter is coming soon! Get the latest Panda news delivered straight to your inbox. Our next issue reveals our SPIEL plans, shares the first four p20 cohort winners, and features a certain group of pizza-loving turtles. Sign up now! (Link in first comment)

Close-up of three colorful custom dice from Loot of Lima by Allplay resting on the dial board. The dice feature compass directions such as N, S, E, W, NE, and NW in yellow, green, blue, and gray, with the face-up sections spelling out "NEWS".

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 10/09/2026

The Rat Queens are back and ready to wreck some villains! From Talespinner Games, Rat Queens: Vengeance on Villains is a fast-paced cooperative deck-building tower defense game packed with friendship, mayhem, and plenty of villain-slaying. Now funding on BackerKit. Link in first comment.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 04/09/2026

Our mini Panda meeples from The Game Makers are still hard at work in the Panda online store! Through September 7, save 15% on your entire order as part of our U.S. Labor Day sale; not just the meeples, but everything in the store. Use discount code LDAY26 at checkout. www.rfr.bz/b9a6433fe

Close-up photo of several black-and-white panda-shaped wooden meeples on a white background. One panda near the center is sharply in focus, showing its printed face and belly, while the surrounding panda meeples are softly blurred by a shallow depth of field

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 01/09/2026

Our first four fast-tracked p20 designers: 8 Hands, Starting Five, Cardslinger Clash, SYNCANITE FOUNDATION. $2,000 in manufacturing credit each, usable today, with the $110,000 pool revealed at Gen Con 2027. Up to 4 more next cohort. pandagm.com/p20

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 01/09/2026

Pincer: A Gentleman’s War launches today on Kickstarter! Build colonies, gather resources, negotiate, trade, and command armies across land and sea. We’re excited to be working with designer Julian Birke to help bring Pincer to the table. Check out the campaign: www.rfr.bz/baa6ba83

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 26/08/2026

Our mini Panda meeples, featured in The Game Makers, are now available in our online store! To celebrate these busy little workers, we’re offering 15% off your entire order (including all items in the store) through the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 7. Code and store link in first comment.

Black-and-white photo of nine small panda-shaped wooden meeples arranged in rows on a white background. One panda stands sharply in focus at the center foreground, while the others gradually blur into the background, creating a shallow depth-of-field effect.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 19/08/2026

Behind The Board went live at Gen Con! @beziergames.bsky.social's Jay Bernardo and Ted Alspach joined Panda’s Tyler Lipchen and Renée Harris, along with designer Ben Rosset, to reveal the behind-the-scenes licensing and production story of The Game Makers. Link in first comment.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 11/08/2026

CROWDFUNDING TUESDAY (for real this time!) There's adventure, danger, and a little light-fingered mischief in Thieves’ Tails from The Dice & Dagger, sending players into a fantasy world of daring heists and roguish adventures. Now on Kickstarter! (Link in first comment)

Promotional image for Thieves’ Tails, featuring a stylish black cat thief leaning over a table covered with the game board, cards, tokens, coins, and components. The game box sits beside the board. Text reads: “Gather your crew. Plan the heist. Steal the Story.”

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 10/08/2026

Things are getting WILD with It’s a Zoo from Sans Bananas Games. It's a 20-minute strategy card game for 2–4 players, ages 8. Build your zoo, bring in the animals, and see if you can create the wildest attraction around. Now on Kickstarter! (Link in first comment)

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 07/08/2026

We have some crowdfunding catchup to do after Gen Con! First up, there are goblins among us… and absolutely no one can be trusted. Goblin’s Gambit is a hidden-role social deduction game for 5–16 players, built for big groups, bluffing, accusations, and plenty of chaos. (link in first comment)

Promotional image for Goblins’ Gambit, showing the game box, rulebook, blue and green card decks, character and action cards, yellow and green wooden tokens, and a drawstring bag arranged against a white background. The box describes it as a hidden-role card game for 5–16 players.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 30/07/2026

There’s something lovely about a game where the cards are real people. Scott decided that if the designers are on the cards, the designers should sign the cards. He’s been collecting signatures one convention at a time. The Game Makers, made together by Bezier Games Panda Game Manufacturing.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 29/07/2026

300+ games. 133 publishers. 1 box. How do you make a game about making games? Go behind the scenes of The Game Makers in this short documentary and discover the collaboration, problem-solving, and craftsmanship required to bring this ambitious project to life. (link in first comment)

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 28/07/2026

Final Monday focusing on one of our five basic tips for prepress! Tip #5 - Formatting all text in pure black (C:0% M:0% Y:0% K:100%) allows us to use a single printing plate for text. That means text comes out as sharp and easy to read as possible.

Panda Game Manufacturing “Prepress Mondays” graphic for Tip #5: Format black text as pure black. Text recommends using C:0%, M:0%, Y:0%, K:100% so black text prints from a single plate, helping it appear sharp and easy to read. An Adobe color panel shows the CMYK values, and all five “Basic Five” indicators are filled.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 23/07/2026

Now in Production: Lion Dancers from @hotbananagame.bsky.social! Take a behind-the-scenes look as this colorful celebration comes to life in production at Panda. (Link In first comment)

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 21/07/2026

Mechs vs. Minions is back. The beloved cooperative game will return in a new Bandle City Edition, bringing back the original’s chaotic programming, teamwork, and minion-smashing action... in an easier-to-carry box! Watch the reveal from SU&SD: www.rfr.bz/bee529b9e

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 20/07/2026

Every Monday, we are focusing on one of our five basic tips for prepress! Tip #4 - Make sure all files have 3 mm of bleed and at least 3 mm of margin. In the example shown, the red line indicates the trim line, the green dashes indicate the safety margin, and the blue line indicates the bleed.

Panda Game Manufacturing “Prepress Mondays” graphic for Tip #4: Include 3 mm of bleed and at least 3 mm of safety margin. Text explains that the red line marks the trim line, green dashes show the safety margin, and the blue line shows the bleed. A sample card featuring a purple-clad panda character illustrates each boundary.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 19/07/2026

Heading to Gen Con? Add Panda’s seminars to your schedule! We’ll cover game manufacturing, print-ready files, crowdfunding, design, & the making of The Game Makers. Four sessions Friday and one Sunday. Even if an event is marked "Sold Out", we'll do our best to make room. www.rfr.bz/b92c539b

Panda Game Manufacturing’s Gen Con seminars checklist lists five sessions: A Crash Course in Game Manufacturing, Friday at 10:00 a.m.; Prepping Your Files for Mass Production Printing, noon; Launching Your Board Game, 2:00 p.m.; Designing with Manufacturing in Mind, 4:00 p.m.—all at Crowne Plaza, Conrail Station. Behind the Board with Bézier Games is Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in ICC 212.

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Bezier Games @beziergames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🧐 Did you know that The Game Makers has more than 380 different IPs? More than any other board game in history! Get it at GenCon 👍 bit.ly/BezierGames_...

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 13/07/2026

Every Monday, we are focusing on one of our five basic tips for prepress! Tip #3 - Set image resolution to 300ppi. Ensure that all images intended for print are at least 300 ppi (pixels per inch). Lower-resolution images may appear blurry or pixelated.

Panda Game Manufacturing graphic for “Prepress Mondays,” Tip #3: Set image resolution to 300 PPI. Text explains that print images should be 300+ pixels per inch to avoid blurry or pixelated results. A panda mascot is split down the middle, showing a pixelated low-resolution side and a crisp high-resolution side.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 09/07/2026

Every game tells a story. This one tells them all. The Making of The Game Makers goes behind the scenes to explore the incredible manufacturing process behind @beziergames.bsky.social's The Game Makers. Premieres July 29, 2026. Link in first post.

The Game Makers box stands upright on a black background. The words "The Making of The Game Makers Official Trailer" is next to it.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 06/07/2026

Every Monday, we are focusing on one of our five basic tips for prepress. Tip #2- Format all files in CMYK color. Large-scale commercial printing uses an offset printing process, most commonly with CMYK ink plates: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black).

Panda Game Manufacturing's "Prepress Mondays" graphic shares Tip #2: "Format All Files in CMYK Color." The headline emphasizes "CMYK" using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black letters, accompanied by matching ink droplet icons. Supporting text explains that commercial offset printing uses CMYK ink plates: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). A progress indicator shows this is the second tip in "The Basic Five" prepress series.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 03/07/2026

Happy Friday! We can't get enough of Dux Somnium's Endearment Jewelry Box Edition. Projects like this remind us that premium manufacturing is about more than beautiful components; it's about creating an unforgettable experience from the moment the box is opened. Enjoy a few more close-up looks...

A decorative gold-colored metal portrait frame from Endearment displays an illustrated Regency-era woman seated beside a dog. Two additional portrait cards appear softly out of focus behind it, highlighting the game's ornate metal components and classic Jane Austen-inspired artwork.

Close-up of four detailed metal bust pawns from Endearment, each sculpted as a Regency-era character with unique finishes in silver, bronze, antique gold, and copper. The figures stand on the game board with a softly blurred background, highlighting the craftsmanship and premium component quality.

A stack of colorful acrylic trait tokens from Endearment fills the background while one rose-colored token is held in sharp focus in the foreground. The translucent token features a white silhouette portrait of a Regency-era woman, showcasing the game's premium acrylic components and elegant visual design.

The Endearment Jewelry Box Edition opened to reveal a custom faux-suede organizer. Compartments neatly hold decks of illustrated cards, a player board with numbered scoring track, and game components inside a blue faux-leather jewelry box. The elegant storage system showcases the premium presentation and collector-focused design.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 02/07/2026

Enter the world of Shattered Destinies: The Mad King's Ire from Converge Games. A fast-paced co-op fantasy dungeon crawler featuring simultaneous turns, character progression, and loads of replayability. It's FUNDED! www.rfr.bz/b5a9675ac

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Bezier Games @beziergames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Before you pick up The Game Makers at Gen Con 2026, meet the people who helped bring the game of games to life! youtu.be/TucNY6L61t8

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 26/06/2026

The Panda Lounge is back at #GenCon2026! Need a break from the exhibit hall? Cross the skybridge to the Westin, recharge with the Panda team, connect with fellow creators, or simply relax for a while. We'd love to see you!

Promotional graphic inviting Gen Con attendees to the Panda Lounge. A large Panda mascot peeks over the headline, “Join us in the Panda Lounge,” with a photo of the lounge space in the background. A simplified map and three-step guide show how to reach the lounge from the Indiana Convention Center: take the escalator or elevator to the second floor, cross the skywalk to the Westin, then go down to the first floor. Panda Game Manufacturing and Gen Con logos appear at the bottom.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 24/06/2026

What does it take to bring an entire kingdom to the table? In our latest Behind The Board, Eerie Idol Games (@theoldkingscrown.bsky.social) shares the six-year journey behind The Old King's Crown from early prototypes to a fully realized production. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFaE...

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Behind The Board LIVE: The Old King's Crown with Eerie Idol Games

YouTube video by Panda Game Manufacturing

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 21/06/2026

Congrats to our $1000 credit giveaway winners at #Origins2026. We'll be reaching out to you soon!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 19/06/2026

Our #Origins2026 Panda double feature starts in just one hour! Bring your questions and join us for A Crash Course in Game Manufacturing at 10:00 a.m. Then stick around at 11:00 a.m. for Prepping Your Files to learn how to get your game files production-ready.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 16/06/2026

Origins is here, and Panda is bringing a Friday seminar double feature! 🎲 10 AM – A Crash Course in Game Manufacturing 📁 11 AM – Prepping Your Files for Mass Production No booth this year, but you can book time with a Panda Project Manager. Link in first comment. #OriginsGameFair #Origins2026

Panda Game Manufacturing Friday events at Origins Game Fair: “A Crash Course in Game Manufacturing” at 10:00 AM and “Prepping Your Files for Mass Production” at 11:00 AM, both in GCCC Meeting Room A224.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 15/06/2026

We're hiring! 🇧🇷 Panda Brazil is seeking a Project Manager and a Sales Support professional in São Paulo. If you're passionate about collaboration, manufacturing, and helping build the future of tabletop games in Latin America, we'd love to hear from you. (Link in first comment.)

Arte de recrutamento da Panda Brasil. Um panda em estilo cartoon aparece ao lado do texto “Estamos Contratando para a Panda Brasil”. Vagas disponíveis: Gerente de Relacionamento e Suporte à Vendas. Fundo verde com bandeira do Brasil sutil.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 01/06/2026

We’re ONE WEEK away from #UKGE! We’ve got four fantastic events lined up. Drop a comment and let us know which one interests you most!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 31/05/2026

Congrats to our $1000 manufacturing credit winners at #UKGE2026!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 31/05/2026

Attention #UKGE2026 attendees! At 12:00 today, join BackerKit, Spiral Galaxy Games, & Panda in Piazza 3 for an intimate Q&A session to discuss crowdfunding best practices, common pitfalls, avoidable mistakes, and tips & tricks to give your project the best chance of success.

LAUNCHING YOUR BOARD GAMEnCrowdfunding Q&A nnSunday 12;00nPiazza Room 3

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 28/05/2026

TOMORROW at #UKGE2026. As part of our Behind The Board Live series. Panda & Eerie Idol Games discuss the making of their hit game The Old King's Crown. Don't miss learning about the design process, manufacturing the game, and experiences in crowdfunding! 11:00 In Piazza 5.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 25/05/2026

We’re ONE WEEK away from #UKGE! We’ve got four fantastic events lined up. Drop a comment and let us know which one interests you most!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 23/05/2026

We’re ONE WEEK away from #UKGE! We’ve got four fantastic events lined up. Drop a comment and let us know which one interests you most!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 20/05/2026

$110K in manufacturing credits. 20 indie designers. 20 games brought to life. Introducing p20: Panda's sponsorship program celebrating our upcoming 20th anniversary in 2027. Top prize: $20K in credit + a trip to Shenzhen + a feature on Behind the Board! pandagm.com/p20/

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p20 - Win a manufacturing sponsorship by Panda GM

Twenty designers will be selected, with manufacturing credits ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 towards production of your winning game with Panda

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 19/05/2026

To every emerging designer with a prototype in a drawer: tomorrow, May 20. Be ready.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 13/05/2026

Designing a board game? Looking for playtesters, feedback, and fellow creators? Spend this weekend playtesting prototypes, networking with designers, and helping shape future games from anywhere in the world at @protospielo.bsky.social! protospiel.online

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Homepage - Protospiel Online

3 days of playtesting on Discord + virtual tabletop. 10% of total badge sales go to charities supporting human rights.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 13/05/2026

Hello, future #UKGE attendees! Book an at-show meeting with a Panda Project Manager to chat manufacturing, components, timelines, crowdfunding plans, or your next big idea! We’ll be at the Panda Press & Business Zone in Hall 2. Reserve your time now: ukge.pandagm.com/15

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 08/05/2026

We’re hiring! Panda is seeking a Full Stack Developer (3+ years experience) to help build the next generation of our global workflow platform. Full-time, fully remote, occasional travel, supportive team, and strong work-life balance. Apply now: panda-game.breezy.hr/p/1bdb1cff94...

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Full-Stack Developer at Panda Game Manufacturing

Company Background Panda Game Manufacturing is a world renowned tabletop game manufacturer. With a focus on industry-leading component quality and service, we have produced thousands of tabletop games...

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Faith Elisabeth Lilley @stormknight.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Friday 29th May 2026 I'll be at @ukge.bsky.social hosting the Publisher-Designer track networking event, sponsored by @pandagm.com It's a fantastic opportunity for designers, publishers, and other industry professionals, to meet people across the Board Games and TTRPG industry.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 05/05/2026

CROWDFUNDING TUESDAY! Take to the skies in Odd Bird Games' Flockers, a tactical card game where you guide your flock south, dodge danger, and outsmart rivals along the way. Back it now on Gamefound:

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Flockers by Odd Bird - Gamefound

Fly your flock of snow geese southward in this tactical card game of shrewd hand management.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 02/05/2026

Think like a CEO; play like a strategist. OFMOS Essential is a fast, elegant strategy game where every move shapes your portfolio, and your path to victory. Easy rules & serious depth!

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OFMOS® Essential — The Strategy Game for the Age of AI

A strategy game with real depth. Play it as a game, a business simulation, or the core of a strategy learning system.

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 30/04/2026

In celebration of U.S. Route 66’s centennial, the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on Route 66 card game has been officially announced, it's @bamboodesignstudio.bsky.social's first designed title!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 29/04/2026

Award season is here. Congratulations to all Dice Tower Award nominees, including @paverson.bsky.social, earning SIX nominations for Luthier. Fun fact: the Dice Tower Award trophy is proudly manufactured by Panda. We are honored to help celebrate gaming excellence! www.youtube.com/live/boV4_W4...

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The 19th Annual Dice Tower Awards Nominations

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 28/04/2026

Our Panda hearts are full. 🐼💛 Thank you, @tylermileslockett.bsky.social, for the incredibly kind video. We’re honored to be part of your story and are sure backers will love the book!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 26/04/2026

¡Felicidades a Andrés, el ganador del crédito de fabricación de 1000 $ en #MegaXP! Congratulations to Andrés, our $1000 manufacturing credit winner at #MegaXP!

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 22/04/2026

Estaremos en #MegaXP con «Diseñar pensando en la fabricación» (sábado, 16:30, Salón Tarasco). Aprende a diseñar tu juego con la producción en mente, del concepto a los últimos retoques. 1/2

A graphic announcing:
DESIGN WITH MANUFACTURING IN MIND
SATURDAY, 4:30 PM
TARASCO HALL
The words appear above a picture of the "Meepler" tile in the Allplay game Factory Funner.

Un gráfico que anuncia:
DISEÑO PENSANDO EN LA MANUFACTURA
SÁBADO, 4:30 p. m.
SALÓN TARASCO
Las palabras aparecen sobre una imagen de la ficha «Meepler» del juego Factory Funner de Allplay.

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