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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think you commented on my post about it long ago on the BMG discord.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Hopefully you’ll find out soon! I’m currently working on a very long design diary.

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Luke Williams @luke6080.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Pete’s made one of the smoothest flowing yet weirdest shedding games I’ve had the pleasure of playing. Highly recommend you pick it up when this launches.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Nirvana the Band the Show and the following "the Movie" is the best series of media I consumed this year.

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Probably no genre has shaped my design practice more than old school economic games. There's nothing like a no holds barred fight in a spreadsheet! Come listen to Pete and I as we try to figure out what makes them so compelling and talk about their relationship to An Infamous Traffic.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Talking with Cole makes me excited about playing and making games. Also I’m still thinking about that play I had of the new Traffic at HistCon. The folks at @wehrlegig.games have made their most immediate and accessible game yet but it has all the sharp edges of a good business game.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New @decisionspace.bsky.social is a chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social about economic games and An Infamous Traffic. Come for Cole's recs of hidden gems, stay for a surprising discussion about the emotional core of how these nasty games reflect humanity. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Cole Wehrle on His Love of Economic Games and How They Inspired An Infamous Traffic

Podcast Episode · Decision Space · October 7 · 1h 44m

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Dude the trailer absolutely rocks.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Instantly backed this. The version I played at HistCon North this summer was excellent and apparently it continues to be improved by the team. We'll have episode of @decisionspace.bsky.social tomorrow with @colewehrle.bsky.social talking about the economic/business game heritage of this one.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I just wrote a three page design diary for a game I haven't made yet. Anyone else ever do this? I find writing helps to clarify an idea for me.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of my favorite review channels doing justice to one of my favorite games. I played an Arcs campaign with Arnie and he was ruthless. This puppet knows what's up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAfr...

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Herding a Space Whale | Arcs: Blighted Reach Review

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Over the Garden Wall rewatch month to all who celebrate!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The new @decisionspace.bsky.social is a rare treat: we discuss game designs we're currently working on! We attended a prototype convention and chat about how our playtests went. We don't often indulge in talking about our own games so hopefully it's a good listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

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Our Designs in Development: Report from a Prototype Convention

Podcast Episode · Decision Space · September 30 · 1h 25m

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In today's diary, I get into one of my favorite subjects: agency in historical games. Did the Opium Wars have to happen? Were the player's historical counterparts in a position to prevent them? It's a big subject, and a place where the 2e differs sharply from 1e. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37746...

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The new @decisionspace.bsky.social is all about lane battlers and Brendan and I evangelize an apparently controversial opinion... the tactics cards from Battle Line make the game BETTER! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Lane Battlers: How Schotten Totten Created a Genre

Podcast Episode · Decision Space · September 23 · 1h 23m

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just in time for the new Decision Space episode about lane battlers!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gudnak is my favorite expandable 2 player TCG/LCG type game. Unique mechanics, easy teach, fast playing, tactically/strategically sharp. Also the only game like this where the deck construction is actually approachable for me (and fun!). Not to mention the killer art! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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Gudnak: Reprint & Guilds of Zarruhk Expansion by Chaotic Great - Gamefound

Underneath the gleaming city of Zarruhk, guild Mehkaniks labor for an entire year to prepare for a single moment. It's here they produce Al-Flux - the orange ichor that fuels the Mehkina, and the only...

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My goodness this looks great

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also it was cool to see my game on the “local games” shelf at Pieces, the game cafe that hosts the event!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It was also a very special weekend because it was the first time all 4 @decisionspace.bsky.social hosts were together in one place!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Had a great time at @stonemaiergames.com Design Day prototype convention this weekend. Had some great playtests of my action programming area control game Franchise Wars that I designed with Brendan Hansen. I’m always so buzzed by the creative energy at this event.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

(also Nobility is my favorite faction)

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Let me know if you're ever back in town!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think figuring out how to make a hybrid market for tabletop games is something designers have attempted in different ways. However, it may work better for heavier games like Imperium / Captain's Chair. It's fun to think about reversing your GDC talk for this project.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I can teach this game quicker than almost any Euro game because the complexity doesn't come from an elaborate resource optimization puzzle. The "heaviness" is mostly about how to respond to the player driven economic ecosystem that is created through play.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The new @decisionspace.bsky.social is a deep dive on my favorite "new to me" game of 2026. I've played Indonesia over 20 times this year and I'm still not bored of it. It has everything I want in a "big" game: slim rules, high interaction, and dramatic swings. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

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Our Favorite Splotter? Indonesia Roundtable Merge-a-Palooza

Podcast Episode · Decision Space · September 16 · 1h 33m

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have put in so many hours on the UFO50 game... can't wait to see how this plays on the table!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I played this back to back at Gen Con and had super inconsistent experiences across the two games. It was obvious who at least some of the aliens were and there wasn't much they could do about it. Very group / draw dependent, but occasionally also VERY funny.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh it’s certainly not as fun as either of those things, but the tactility of a heavy metal coin and the sound of it being flipped has some untapped tabletop potential.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I actually want to make a push your luck engine building game with coin flipping as a central mechanism. (Inspired by QUp)

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Meeple Mountain 🔜 Gen Con @meeplemountain.com · 12/09/2026

Roll RPG dice to set values and complete quests in this trick-taking game. Join Kevin as he reviews Crits & Tricks from Inside Up Games and designer Pete Wissinger. www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crit... #BoardGames 3.5/5 ★

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Crits & Tricks Game Review – Meeple Mountain

Roll RPG dice to set values and complete quests in this trick-taking game. Join Kevin as he reviews Crits & Tricks from Inside Up Games!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I would find this game boring with the same mechanisms if it was about building skyscrapers or something. The theme gives meaning to my decisions here and is the only thing that made it fun and exciting for me.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I appreciate the episodes that further develop my parasocial relationships with the Dropout world, but honestly more games design / play deep dive content is what I CRAVE.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The best one was you got bonus points for making a completely off trend "cult" anime and mine was a sci fi slice of life story on a space station where the main character used a virtual world avatar to grieve for the loss of a family member. So evocative!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Played Jisogi last night and had a great time but man it was totally sold by its theming. I had way more fun describing the “gore fantasy” or “detective sci fi” anime I was creating with the story prompts than doing the euro optimization puzzle thing.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Watching @itsquinns.bsky.social chat with Brennan Lee Mulligan on Adventure Academy was such a treat. Like the @ecfriedman.com episode, it's great to hear people talk so eloquently about games on a large platform. I've been a fan of Quinns for so long and it was surreal to see him on my TV.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My pal @tricktaking.bsky.social made the most bonkers deckbuilding trick-taking game. It is SO MUCH my kinda thing and I can't wait for this one to get out there. This is the sort of mad scientist style of trick-taker that just flips the genre on its head. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ins...

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The Adventure Store

Build your deck by purchasing powerful equipment in this trick-taking combat game.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I played the video game Dispatch over the 3 day weekend and was impressed. It was written, directed, and performed better than most superhero movies or TV shows that I've seen. The actual "gameplay" was serviceable. I don't normally care about narrative games but this was too engaging to put down.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Struggling to balance the beginning of the school year as a teacher while trying to keep my game design momentum going. Excited for Stonemaier Design Day later this month though!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I would kill for an app of Imperium

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Unsure. I backed it on crowdfunding ages ago.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Great job on AVCW @fredserval.bsky.social ! I love that it feels like playing Caesar/Blitzkrieg with a trick-taking core.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Do you enjoy the arts and crafts project of prototyping?

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Two player game night was a killer double header of a personal fav (Imperium) and something new and cool (A Very Civil Whist). @domhnallh.bsky.social crushed the presentation on AVCW!

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We discussed you phrase “modular rules” in the episode because the game utilizes them so well.

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Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For me the juice is worth the squeeze with the reputation track, but I was a big fan of the original before the new edition. I also think the variable effects of the loot tokens is a nice addition to the new game.

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