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Placeholder Games @placeholder-games.com · 31/03/2026

Crime Guys: The Crime Game www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla... #kickstarter #wolves #moon #boardgames #comic #placeholdergames

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🎲✂️ I hope GAMA is ready for this lil man and his friends. 🤣🤣 Help me name him, please.

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Placeholder Games @placeholder-games.com · 24/02/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT! Crime Guys: The Crime Game is launching on Kickstarter in May. Go follow right now! #Placeholdergames #CrimeGuys #boardgames #excited www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...

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Coming soon: Crime Guys: The Crime Game

Now with 1000% more crime!

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Are you going to be at GAMA? I'll be there with @pandagm.com . I'd love to chat with you about quoting, designing with manufacturing in mind, or anything else! Comment below and I'll send you my scheduler link!

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🎲✂️ s/o to those who entered this year's @cardboardedison.com competition. I'm helping judge the first round and just wanted to remind folks that entering is a win in itself. I remeber how much work it was last year. Excited to see all of the awesome games!!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Here’s one video shared with us of the state-ordered execution. The man was beaten in the head with a gun, shot once, then shot five more times while on the ground. State-ordered executions continue.

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Placeholder Games @placeholder-games.com · 20/01/2026

Other Cat decrees from his board game throne, "Give me a look at your collections so I might see your board game shelves are wanting!" Always love a good shelfie. Bonus points if there's another cat lol pic by @thejaybell.bsky.social #placeholdergames #cats #boardgames

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Shout out to @matthewdunstan.bsky.social's hat in this game design video. 😆 youtu.be/TbhiLMrE3Ig?...

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Stuck trying to design your first game? Watch this.

YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

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Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.northsky.social · 11/10/2023

New Sky to Bluesky starter tips: 1) As you settle in ask yourself: "does Bluesky suck, or am I just going through stages of Twitter grief & withdrawal?" 2) Twitter Famous™ is non-essential here so feel free to leave it off yr Bsky bio. 3) Resist the urge to self-describe as a "Twitter refugee."

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Greg @lysander03.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This has been one of the toughest weeks in a long time. Minneapolis is under siege again, like we were 5 years ago. Just this last summer, we had a political assassination. It’s so much to deal with, so hard to know what to do that’s actually helpful.

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JewelKnightJess "R" Us 🎲🖌️🎮 @jewelknightjess.com · 03/01/2026

Hear me out. Mario Kart 64s Block Fort as a 4x4 skirmish games table.

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

As a game creator it’s part of my mission to make games that connect people in community with one another, creating memories and cementing relationships. In truth choosing joy, community, and play *is* a radical idea in this day and age. Taking account of that power and using it is revolutionary.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My favorite albums released in 2025 (in no particular order) JID - God Does Like Ugly Tate McRae - So Close To What??? Justin Beiber - Swag Couch - Big Talk BANKS - Off With Her Head Alessia Cara - Love & Hyperbole Honorable mention: K-Pop Demon Hunters

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I love when publishers share things like this. It not only gives me considerations for the games I'm creating/pitching, it provides a new perspective about why a game is doing well in the market.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Poker with a shared 3x3 grid. You're also using your point/betting tokens to take some actions. I was calling it Ampersand (for reasons) but I also like Spaces High.

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Placeholder Games @placeholder-games.com · 19/12/2025

#placeholder-games is a studio founded by a group of friends and #tabletop enthusiasts bringing the games we create to you! Put Campfire on your shelf today and save a spot for Crime Guys: The Crime Game coming soon! Team intros in the thread below. placeholder-games.com

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Meeple Mountain 🔜 Gen Con @meeplemountain.com · 30/11/2025

Decorate the town square in time in this festive pickup-and-deliver game. Join Kevin as he reviews Holiday Hills from Chris Couch Games. www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/holi... #BoardGames #Christmas 4.5/5 ★

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Are you going to be at Pax Unplugged? Let's chat about how to optimize your game for manufacturing! calendly.com/jayfrompanda...

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Urban Professional Games @urbanprogames.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We're going to PAX Unplugged! Stop by to demo Chicken Fried Dice or pick up a copy of Trickadee! Also... check out our pre-launch page and reserve your copy of the Critter Critics mini expansion for Chicken Fried Dice: get.chickenfrieddice.com

Map of the Expo Hall at PAX Unplugged 2025. Booth 3752 is highlighted as the location we'll be at. Some images of Chicken Fried Dice and Trickadee box art are shown over the map.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Well damn. #Metatopia2025 was absolutely fantastic. I'm excited for next year.

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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · 09/11/2025

PS: shout out to @thejaybell.bsky.social, whose game Pip It should really get picked up by a publisher soon. It’s an incredible dice flicking game.

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

“Production will stop, shipments will be frozen, and some companies may not make it”: board game industry braces for further pain after Trump threatens 130% tariffs on China: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

A large container ship in the sea with many brown, yellow, white and other coloured shipping containers on board. A smaller ship with about a dozen containers is visible to the right.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Honestly, if you aren't going to be the Michael Mell to my Jeremy Heere then I don't want it. #BeMoreChill "It's an effed up world, but it's a two player game."

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I really hope Tate McRae calls her fans Tater Tots.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The Selina Gomez Oeros are fantastic. 10/10

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Really interesting game here. I'm excited to see the final product.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

ok but actually this is a good time to remind you that DC has no voting representatives in Congress. If you DO have representation, please tell them you want them to do everything possible to withdraw federal law enforcement agencies and the National Guard from DC. freedcproject.org/allies

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Tell Congress to stand down federal forces and respect DC — Free DC

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Is there a name for the way Pokémon can only say their name (or parts of it)?

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I feel like the days and weeks are just bleeding into one big... thing. 😩😩

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

twice today, when pressured, Stripe operators have said, plainly, that i cannot use stripe for the purchase of LGBTQ content. not just adult content, but explicitly LGBTQ.

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ᡣ𐭩 Mandi ᡣ𐭩 @613mandi.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Below, is an extremely offensive image from the game Ace of Spades published by Devir Games. The cavalier use of a slavery theme about a game that could LITERALLY BE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE and the offensive images to push this theme is abhorrent. You all should know better. 1/3

An photo depicting offensive images of characters from the game Ace of Spades by Devir Games.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

First playtest of my family friendly word game went well. 🎉🎉

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Here are the new games I ended up keeping. If you're looking for some for yourself I recommend checking these out.

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Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

K-Pop Demon Hunters? Pitch perfect. No notes.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Told the lady next to me on the plane about Carcassonne. 🙂

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

A friend of mine is scrolling Kristen and I through her Hinge app. Holy shit. It's a wild world out there. This is... eye opening.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🎲✂️ This one is coming together nicely. Working on some points balancing and how often the blind auction happens. It's interesting because the points you can earn mid-game directly influence resource value in the end-game. Kristen and I played pretty fast and loose. Score came out 111 to 129.

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I need a cozy mobile game. Any suggestions on something that helps you pass the time or relax?

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

So... I did a backflip today. Like an unassisted, full-fledge, jump and tuck backflip. ✅️ ✅️ ✅️

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

While shopping at Uniqlo I experienced the weirdest conversation... Random Indian man: Are you shopping for yourself or your family? (Not realizing he was talking to me, mainly because he walking about four feet behind me, I didn't respond. He repeated the question a second time.)

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Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com · 04/06/2025

It's another Crowdfunding Tuesday! We are excited to see the 2nd printing of @rosegauntlet.bsky.social's Wild Garden funding, PLUS, the debut of the new Foraging Club expansion; adding more characters, special abilities, and a Magic Tour bus board.

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Wild Gardens 2nd Printing + Foraging Club Expansion

The Wild Gardens 2nd printing and Foraging Club Expansion are here! New friends, fresh strategies, and delicious adventures await!

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride to those who celebrate (and those still afraid to!)!!! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈

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Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com · 31/05/2025

How three different types of contracts in board games work: licensing an intellectual property for tabletop, signing a designer’s game, and overseas publishing partnerships

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Understanding Board Game Licensing: A Comprehensive Guide

Licensing is a huge part of the board game industry. Understand what you need to know about the kinds of licenses common for tabletop games.

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David Masnato 🔜 PAX U @davidmasnato.com · 23/05/2025

I'm currently working on a board game design right now that effectively plays like a solo game but it requires two human players. Think GM and player vs multiplayer solitaire. Curious if any games with a similar player relationship exist outside of TTRPGs. 🎲✂️

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Jay Bell 🔜 Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

✂️🎲 bringing this back because I worked out the component list and estimated cost. It's actually not as wild as I thought it would be. 162 cards and 42 standard dice (plus potentially 5 custom dice). ~$5.50 unit cost with a few hundred in tooling.

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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9PM EDT @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk with @burntislandgames.bsky.social / @kidstablebg.bsky.social and @thejaybell.bsky.social about the 2025 SdJ Awards and the @cardboardedison.com Award! Chat with us at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

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