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Sen-Foong Lim

@senfoonglim.bsky.social
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I learn. I create. I teach. He/Him. Game Designer / Developer / Writer linktr.ee/senfoonglim Co-host of the Meeple Syrup Show and the Ludology Podcast

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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎲✂️ *NEW EPISODE!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social discuss how complexity impacts tabletop gaming, from what hits the table at game night to how games are designed for different audiences. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-364...
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Ludology
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, as well as discuss game history, game design and game players. Ludology is made possible by the support and donations of listeners like you. We encourage you to visit us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to get involved in a continuing discussion of our topics. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good times were had!
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🎲✂️ *NEW EPISODE!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social speaks with organizers Alain Fragman and Mario Haché about Ludicon, a relatively new tabletop convention that takes place in early November every year at Montreal’s Palais de Congrès. ludology.libsyn.com/pros-and-con...
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Ludology
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, as well as discuss game history, game design and game players. Ludology is made possible by the support and donations of listeners like you. We encourage you to visit us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to get involved in a continuing discussion of our topics. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🎲✂️ Hey all! The Rat Queens are back with a vengeance! It’s fully funded and we hope it goes even further! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
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Rat Queens - Vengeance on Villains
From Rat Queens creators Kurtis Wiebe & Roc Upchurch and designed by Sen Foong-Lim and Erica Bouyouris! A fast-paced, co-operative deck-building tower defence game where friendship makes you stronger ...
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🎲✂️ *NEW EPISODE!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social speak with Dr. Marc Engfield and @shawnroske.bsky.social about The Pain Clinic, a game they co-designed to explore issues around chronic pain management. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-363...
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Ludology
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, as well as discuss game history, game design and game players. Ludology is made possible by the support and donations of listeners like you. We encourage you to visit us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to get involved in a continuing discussion of our topics. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is from a comic artist, but much of it can apply to tabletop game designers
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Games are a form of art. Travis poured his heart into those 100 copies. No creative should feel obligated to make more of something just because someone else wants it. Boundaries should be respected. And no, I don’t necessarily want more money it it’s going to cost me in other ways.
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with Victor Shiu of @launchboom.bsky.social and Ibis Tea Games about crowdfunding, Hover, and more! Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Taking Flight w/ Victor Shiu (www.launchboom.com) on Wednesday Aug 26 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Quiet Year changed how I saw roleplaying.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Amabel’s reasoning is why @ludologypod.bsky.social and all of its offshoots exists. We look at “the whys of gaming” but, almost invariably, those “whys” are tied to people. If to err is human, play is even more so IMO!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you’re in the Sacramento area, check out the Game Getaway!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
✂️🎲 Designers! Please share your area’s #FLGS - let me know where the storefront is located and tag ‘em / drop their website. Tell me why I should go visit them if I’m in the area. Bonus points if they support local design efforts with a prototype night or featured shelf, etc.
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Rain City Games @raincity.games · 23/08/2026
All games on our website now and henceforth* include designer credits on product pages, alongside other key features. * It may take up to 1-2 weeks for us to get the names online - new games are constantly being released, so it can be hard to keep up.
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Board Games & Card Games
Need help?
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Rain City Games @raincity.games · 23/08/2026
We may not be especially active posters on here, but we do lurk like champs. So when @elizhargrave.bsky.social and the TTGDA pointed out that retailers should be citing game designers - not just publishers - when listing games, we thought.... yeah actually that makes sense.
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's end of term here so @senfoonglim.bsky.social will be grading exams until Tuesday, so the next episode will drop on Wednesday. Thanks for your patience!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
✂️🎲 A 🧵 A friend sent me this video that was talking about how the back of a game box is essential for stores to market and sell the game, given that they can’t have every game set up nor do they have demo copies of all games available. youtube.com/shorts/-hQBk...
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A great back of the box layout is the best tool to help retailers sell your game.
YouTube video by Games Unlimited
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz speak with Scott Preston, a professor and researcher at the University of New Brunswick, about the history of board gaming in Canada as well as his own designs. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Canadian Boardgame History w/ Scott Preston (www.paradoxidesgames.com) on Wednesday Aug 19 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is a very important part of why we started the @ttgda.bsky.social several years ago. We're looking to help our members recognize and negotiate for fair contracts. We just want things to be balanced, like the good game designers we are!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I give the same advice for the exact same reason. Build understanding, empathy AND your skills at social interaction, sales and marketing, and, thus, pitching! Key point: for a lower stress but more fruitful time, work a booth where your own games aren’t being sold.
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social chat with @oheysteenz.bsky.social about the graphic novel she illustrated, “Side Quest: A Visual History of Role Playing Games”, co-created with @samuelsattin.bsky.social ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-362...
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Ludology
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, as well as discuss game history, game design and game players. Ludology is made possible by the support and donations of listeners like you. We encourage you to visit us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to get involved in a continuing discussion of our topics. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk with Grant Lyon about the intersection of comedy, games, and all things Gen Con. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Game Store w/ Grant Lyon (www.grantlyon.com) on Wednesday Aug 5 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Camilla Zamboni 🔜 Metatopia @czamboni.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges by @senfoonglim.bsky.social and David Killing has become one of the games most loved by family and friends. I find it hilarious and well designed, with very good materials - and I guess people really want to feel like cats 😅 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk with @spizelo.bsky.social about how games and the science of modeling has impacted the world we live in. It’s going to be fascinating! Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: The Game of Everything w/ Sam Pizelo (www.samuelpizelo.com) on Wednesday Jul 29 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
🎲✂️ @ericabouyouris.bsky.social is returning from Japan and @senfoonglim.bsky.social is at the 2nd annual Festival Ludique International de Montreal, so here's an interview from last year's event in which Sen speaks with Herb Stanway about his game Crash Factor. ludology.libsyn.com/pros-and-con...
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Ludology: Pros and Cons Ep 19
Erica is just getting back from Japan and Sen is in Montreal for FLIM, so we're going to drop an interview from last year's inaugural Festival Ludique International de Montreal in which Sen speaks wit...
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
At Juste Pour Rire for a free comedy concert… with Weird Al as the headliner! Amazing! Here are the only (horrible) pics I will share as I am now going to enjoy the show lol!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance (Decrypto) and Maxime Tardif (Earth) meeting fans and signing autographs at FLIM.
Thomas meeting with fans.The fans make their way over to meet and greet Maxime.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Played a neat trick-taker by Laurence Paquette with art by @louardongames.bsky.social at FLIM - super interesting!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Games + Outdoors + French-Canadian Culture = Win Win Win
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Apparently, FLIM is officially a big deal around here ;) pretty cool!
An official street sign advertising the Festival Ludique International de Montreal
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Also seen at DeSerres: things that make me happy (other than my stationery fetish):
Rainbow stairs because rainbows.Family games on a shelf.More family games on the other side of the shelf.Logic puzzles and brain teasers on a shelf.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Went to DeSerres and got not one but two replacement notebooks - one with graph paper and the other with dots because I’m a game designer, dammit! Also, replaced my old Sakura Pigma microliners with a set that has a mechanical pencil because I’m bougie (and maybe a little masochistic) like that.
Rhodia note books (dot and graph) plus Sakura Pigma microliners. Stationery FTW!
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wandering around the Latin Quarter - there is some great street art in MTL. Not just graffiti, but sculpture too.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wandering around beautiful Montreal eagerly awaiting FLIM’s opening. Stopped at a very old school Viet restaurant for cà phê phin den phin dá (because I shouldn’t have condensed milk anymore) and proceeded to spill water on my design notes. Off to the stationary store, I guess.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Heading to Festival Ludique de Montreal but first I’ll stop in Kingston for So Very Wrong About Games convention! So much gaming going on this weekend! Recording interviews for @ludologypod.bsky.social
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Look @gailsimone.bsky.social it’s the X symbol! To me, my X-men!
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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
9 hours left on the #PsiRun2e kickstarter. $772 left to unlock the "More Money For Artists" stretch goal. That would be way cool to wake up to! Thanks to everyone who played it, backed it, shared it, talked about it; you've made this a blast. #pbta #ttrpg #dnd www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
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PsiRun Second Edition
Whoever was holding you captive, you're free, for now. You have superpowers & amnesia. You know they're after you. What could go wrong?
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk with Jason Kogan www.jkgames.ca about their process for getting games from their head to the table as quickly as possible. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Rapid Prototyping w/ Jason Kogan (www.jkgames.ca) on Wednesday Jul 22 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
More to what I was talking about re: proper attribution. The @ttgda.bsky.social is working to reduce instances where publishers, media outlets, and content creators fail to acknowledge the creatives behind the games. irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/fil...
To download a screen-readable PDF, go here:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/files/uploaded/Press+Release+-+Credit+For+Game+Designers+V2.pdf
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
✂️🎲 Big shout out to all the content creators and publishers in the hobby gaming space that attribute the designers and artists who worked on the games we love to play. I, for one, appreciate it.
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pbbeta (comms open) @pbbeta.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Worm Handler – first of the Nausicaä zine commissions for Nathan @natom.bsky.social
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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hello, friends! The Kickstarter campaign for OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE: BROKEN BLADE is still going, and we've hit a lot of stretch goals, which means that backers are getting a LOT of extras along with the graphic novel. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...
Image of a timber and wood fantasy castle with a lot of open porches with a wooden palisade around it and old timey buildings and construction tents in a muddy square, with people milling around. Morning light. Text in a wood-looking frame says "Appalachian-inspired fantasy adventure"
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Camilla Zamboni 🔜 Metatopia @czamboni.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Let's start with this delightful game by @rpgroots.bsky.social co-host and absolutely wonderful person @senfoonglim.bsky.social. A game of cats and balance with three-dimensional platforms, feline mischief, and some of the cutest cat meeples I have ever seen. 🐈
A picture of the cover of the board game "Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges"A picture of the delightful components of the game "Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges": cat-shaped wooden meeples, wooden thongs, a cat pat-shaped wooden stick, and various wooden pieces shaped like pizza slices, rats, fish bones, and so on.
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
At the Guelph Public Library today, peddling my wares for *very* good prices (because I can’t take anything but exact change). My booth skills are so rudimentary lol. I have no float, no tablecloth, an out-of-date banner… to quote Blanche, “I often rely on the kindness of strangers…” Drop by!
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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM ET (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and Hafiz talk with @envyborngames.bsky.social about their Tiny Games series and their forthcoming games. Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Born Out of Envy w/ Matheu Ryann (www.envyborngames.com) on Wednesday Jul 15 at 9 PM ET with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guest.
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @ericabouyouris.bsky.social chat with Marc-Antoine Doyon about FLIM - Le Festival Ludique International De Montreal - a free outdoor game festival that takes place from July 24-26. For more info: leflim.com ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-361...
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Accueil | FLIM - Le Festival Ludique International de Montréal
L'événement gratuit et accessible qui célèbre la richesse du jeu de société dans toute la francophonie. Venez découvrir, partager et vous amuser avec nous !
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Drayer Ink 🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🖤🩶🤍 @drayerink.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
✂️🎲GEORGE IS ON LUDOLOGY 🎲✂️
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Ludology Podcast @ludologypod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🎲✂️ *New Episode!* @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social chat with @jespermyrfors.bsky.social, the original art director for Magic: The Gathering and creator of the insatiable Atog, about his role in bringing the revolutionary card game to life. ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-360...
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Ludology: Ludology 360 That Old Black Magic
Sen and guest host George Drayer (formerly from Meeple Syrup) speak with Jesper Myfors, the original art director of the game that changed the face of modern nerdom, Magic: The Gathering. They talk to...
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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
✂️🎲 Sometimes, paper and pencil just works best. David Killing is great at turning our ideas into a physical reality. Sketches are often the between steps before he moves to CAD and then to fabrication.
David sketching a component concept during a Google MeetUp session while Sen gives "direction" for a new game idea.
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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Just ONE WEEK until the launch of the Kickstarter for OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE: BROKEN BLADE, the first graphic novel in my new Appalachian-inspired fantasy adventure series. You can follow the campaign now and get a heads-up when it launches so's not to miss out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...
Mass market paperback graphic novel: Outlaw's Apprentice: Broken Blade, by Chris Schweizer. The logo is in orange and features a bronze sword with a green patina framing an image of a teenaged boy and a woman surrounded by guys in helmets with swords. The boy looks nervous, the woman excited. She holds aloft a sword. There is a blurb: "Adventure Storytelling at its finest by a master of the craft" - Mike Maihack, Cleopatra in Space.
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