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Pretty fun to get a marketing email for your own game! I'll post more about the design soon but for now check out the cover:

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Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

artist submission is pending, but Woodwork is now up on BGG! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/48...

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Woodwork

Acquire the finest woodworking tools and make something beautiful.

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

i think adding the 1-bid, for a game with stick-the-dealer, would be a good call.

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

there's 2p on that site as well but... 😬

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'd kind of like to explore 1v2 scoring. Fully cuthroat is less appealing to me.

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Realized this morning that I had never yet tried 3p Pitch and also realized that trickstercards.com lets you play it with several variations to tweak. I've tried several combinations so far, and this seems to work okay (the listing doesn't show "stick the dealer"). 6-A might be good (not an option).

Results page for a game of three-player Pitch on trickstercards.com

3 player pitch settings: 4-point to 11 with 5-Ace, trump anytime, low to taker, min bid 2, must bid to win, dealer may steal bid, trump opens

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

Looks like my weird ladder climbing deck builder (5 of a Kind) is sharing a campaign with some good looking games! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boa...

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Coming soon: Through the Mountains, Through the Desert Deluxe + MORE!

The classic Knizia gets a sequel and Deluxe Edition. + Triskel (luxurious abstract game) and 5 of a Kind (shedding deckbuilder).

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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thanks to *everyone* for their patience with this. The week has been very unforgiving. Final edits done today. Buffering buffering. See you tomorrow~

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City Hare Studio 🔜 Essen SPIEL 2026 @cityhare.studio · 10/10/2026

Wrote up a bit of a retrospective for the Fivedeck and its design: Check it out if you're interested :) boardgamegeek.com/blog/11828/b...

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Fivedeck Design Diary | Thinking Out Loud about Game Design

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Two. Unless you make rummies. Then four.

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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I fear we’re ignoring the reality that there are people who think it’s a fine idea to throw our rulebooks into an LLM and have it spit out a vibe-coded version of our games Players will take advantage of opportunities to “try the game” and form their opinions based on these… things

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Tabletop Game Designers Association @ttgda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We have learned of a website (which we are not linking to) that is charging people to pay to play knockoffs of popular board games like Catan, Wingspan, Agricola and more - different names, crappy art, same mechanics.

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not sure about may-follow, but the rest sounds wild.

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City Hare Studio 🔜 Essen SPIEL 2026 @cityhare.studio · 09/10/2026

The Tricolor deck is a triangle graph turned into a deck of cards. Each card adds up to 7, but bears different ratios of the three suits printed on it. This one doesn't yet have any games designed for it. But that's only a matter of time.

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City Hare Studio 🔜 Essen SPIEL 2026 @cityhare.studio · 09/10/2026

The Fivedeck is a 55 card five suited deck of disjoint ranks: Five numbers and five letters, similar to how a standard deck has nine numbers and four letters. Added on top of this is a special O card which doubles as a zero and can be used to link the two halves together.

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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🤫 🤫 🤫 🃏🥊 🦕 🐺 🤖 🦋 🛸 🦖 🦸‍♂️ #soon

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Jacob Bysshe Landrum @byssh3.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hit with the realization I’ve burned up my creative juice again. Sucks, but I’m happy I can recognize the lies my brain tells me about stuff I’m making as lies powered by burnout. 😤 That just means it’s time to step back, play things, and be silly. In that spirit, here are some things to play. 🧵

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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 08/10/2026

listening to the decision space episode about an infamous traffic and economic games, and one thing is clear: Cole Wehrle is a real head, knows his stuff for sure and loves games

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Travis D. Hill, Ph.D. ☕️ @travisdhill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have finally updated my store with a few remaining copies of Metal Scraps Covered in Moss, RITE, and a few others. Feel free to peruse for your RPG zine "needs." I'm also fairly poor at promoting my shop, but I have one. You can find RPGs about lots of things. :) www.presspot.games/store

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Store — Press Pot Games

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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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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 06/10/2026

A new experience for me, but I love yapping about games so how could I resist! This was fun, and I’m looking forward to listening to the other episodes.

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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

are we ready CATs? How many can YOU spot? 10/9

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Shreesh @shreesh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Asking permissions from game designers / publishers is a must before building out a digital platform for games. Also, vibe coding is 🤮.

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Dickory Nana Garbo Fives Cupid Dracula Boast or Nothing Linko American Bookshop Vidrasso Biscuits Of What's Left Rainbow Indian Chief Meio Dibble Draft Cribbage Haggis Gridcannon Balacious Woo Dueling Nobles Chutney River Rats Bespoke WYSIWYG Chai Tea Jazz Old MacDonald 🧵2/2

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Here's a list where I know who designed the games, and I doubt any were asked for permission He Will Never Stop Bubble GUM Less Than Three Crisps! Schadenfreude The Fox in the Forest Short Zoot Suit The Crew Aces Counterbluff Bonanza Sono Expeditions Head-to-Head Poker Ohio Regicide Khmer 🧵1/2

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A dude just posted 120 some vibe-coded card games as a website, with zero permission from the authors (including me) or the publishers (including mine).

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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here is a video about my game Calculators, now available for sale on The Game Crafter: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/calcul... ...And here is a list of ten reasons you should NOT buy Calculators 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9T-...

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Calculators, an unabashedly arithmetical trick-taking game

YouTube video by uanarchyk

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 01/10/2026

Just heard #PaxUnplugged is going full Human Made. Proud of em, it's my favorite gaming con. And it's nice to know they'd prefer to present the works of real creative human beings. That's one less sign booths need to make, but if you'd like to anyways, here's a free icon hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

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Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'd like to recommend Split Tarock for your Tarocktober festivities. Easier to get to the table, as you only need one other player. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47...

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Split Tarock

Bid, stash, and try for the half-wit in this tarock for two.

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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 01/10/2026

a happy Tarocktober to all those who celebrate

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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I will never comprehend how a person could deliver one of these “takes” & take a single word they utter seriously In reference to your beloved series with orcs, elves, dwarves, dragons, ents, & more…don’t be tossing around “accuracy” or “realism” nonsense Suzanne nailed it on the head; their loss

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Sean Ross @seandavidross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

well... you know it has to be must-follow, standard ranking (but could be uptown/downtown), and plain trick... just to be a whist. you're off to a great start 😅

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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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City Hare Studio 🔜 Essen SPIEL 2026 @cityhare.studio · 01/10/2026

I made a new deck of cards! I intend to make a few games that uses it in the future. Go check it out! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/fivedeck

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Fivedeck

Disjoint deck of cards in five suits.

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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have mixed feelings about vibe coded card game websites. A ton have popped up, made mostly by real enthusiasts, and often showcasing games that otherwise would have no digital version. It’s hard to see that as an unalloyed evil, but I’m still not super keen to engage with them or their authors.

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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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Z @dxdydz.northsky.social · 29/09/2026