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The Op Games @theop.games · 30/04/2025

Mojo Nation has announced their finalists for the Play Creators Awards! Love to see some of our staff and games being recognized! 🥳

A graphic listing some finalists for the play creators awards. Ammon Anderson for Debut of the Year, Eric Olsen for Game Designer of the Year, and Tony Serebriany for Inventor Relations Executive of the Year.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 25/04/2025

Meet Alyssa! She's a Game Developer here at The Op, which means she gets to work directly on the design of some of your favorite games! Including an upcoming refresh to Telestrations 🤫 When she's not designing games, she loves traveling, golfing, and themed parties 🥳

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The Op Games @theop.games · 24/04/2025

Happy #NationalParksWeek! To celebrate, we wanted to let you in on a little secret 🤫 In partnership with the #NationalParkFoundation, we’re releasing a brand new edition to the iconic 10 Days series this summer!

The cover of 10 Days in the National parks features two backpackers in the foreground, with a camper van and a medley of national parks in the background.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 23/04/2025

BoardGameGeek has announced the nominees for the Golden Geek Awards! And Flip 7 is up for TWO categories! 🥳 Party Game of the Year 🪶 Light Game of the Year If you've enjoyed playing Flip 7, we'd love to have your vote in either or both of these categories 💙 boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/b...

A digital graphic showing the Second Edition of Flip 7 with the Golden Geek seal and listing off the two categories it is nominated for. At the bottom of the graphic is a call out reading "vote now on BGG"

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The Op Games @theop.games · 22/04/2025

The second edition of Flip 7 is here! What do you think of the game's new packaging??

A top down photo of the new Flip 7 box. The box is laying on top of a spread of cards from the game. The new Flip 7 box is a small deck box with a hook at the top so it can go on pegs at a store.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 14/04/2025

POV: You just drew this card in Hues and Cues! What clue would you give for M8??

A POV style photo of a person holding a Hues and Cues card. The board is blurred in the background, with all of the visual focus on the card. The card shows four color options: a teal, a mossy green, a bright purple, and a bold red. The mossy green is labeled with M8

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The Op Games @theop.games · 07/04/2025

Tired of scoring Flip 7 by hand?? Try our free digital score pad instead! 📲 theop.games/pages/flip-7

Photo of a woman at a convention playing Flip 7. She and the other players are keeping track of their scores by writing on the disposable tablecloth on the table

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The Op Games @theop.games · 04/04/2025

Flip 7 has gotten a lot of love since it released last year 🏅 Thank you to everyone who reviewed it, considered it for an award, or just shared it with a friend!

A close up photo of the new Flip 7 edition, which is a small card box with a hook to hang it on a peg at a store. There are people very blurred in the background, staged to be playing the game around a coffee table. To the right of the Flip 7 box are several seals for different tabletop awards. The awards are: Toy of the Year Finalist, Pulse of Play Winner, Origins Awards Finalist, Mom's Choice Award Goal Seal, Squirrelly Award Winner, and Major Fun Award winner.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 01/04/2025

Okay, okay, we heard you! There were too many colors in Hues and Cues 😔🤚 We understand that hard-core gamers aren't used to seeing so many colors all at once. Introducing... Hues and Cues for Euro Gamers! Now featuring only shades of beige, so it fits in with the rest of your board games 😌

A mock up of a fake Hues and Cues board. The original game depicts a rainbow color spectrum on a grid, but this version shows all those colors swapped out for marginally different shades of beige. Text on the graphic reads "Introducing, Hues and Cues for euro gamers!" "Swap out those pesky bright colors for familiar shades of beige!"

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The Op Games @theop.games · 31/03/2025

You asked for it, so here it is! The new second edition of Flip 7 is now available at Walmart! ➡️ www.walmart.com/ip/Flip-7-by...

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The Op Games @theop.games · 28/03/2025

Meet Brent Navratil, our Director of International Sales 🌏✈️ He has been with The Op for a whopping 19 years! He gets to travel the world, learning all about the #boardgame industry and ways it varies from country to country!

Photo of Brent against a black back drop. He is smililng and has a stack of games in front of him. The games are foreign language translations of Telelstrations, Blank Slate, and Hues and Cues.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 27/03/2025

From AQUA to HUTAN, the Sidekick Games team knows how to deliver some gorgeous tile-laying goodness! And we are honored to partner with them to bring these great games to life 🥰

A close up of the spine of the AQUA game box. Tiles from the game are blurry in the foreground of the shot.

A close up shot of the spine of the HUTAN game box. In the foreground are blurry components from the game, including cardboard tiles and standing trees.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 26/03/2025

Wait a minute 🤨 It's not a party without Wade! Don't forget to add Deadpool to your Dice Throne collection by picking up this single-character deluxe box! rebrand.ly/DT-Deadpool

A top down photo of the Deadpool Dice Throne box. The cover shows Deadpool squished and saying "get me out of this box". The game box is on top of some components that are slightly blurred. The components include dice, the Deadpool player board, and some cards.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 25/03/2025

Have questions about the greatest card game of all time?? Check out the greatest tutorial video of all time! @watchitplayed.tv's most recent video will walk you through how to play Flip 7, as well as answer commonly asked questions about specific scenarios. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9B...

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The Op Games @theop.games · 24/03/2025

PSSST... over here 👀 We're spilling the tea! Check out the full Tea Witches rulebook that just dropped on @boardgamegeek.com ⬇️ boardgamegeek.com/filepage/297...

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The Op Games @theop.games · 21/03/2025

Introducing... The second edition of Flip 7 ✨ It's the same great (greatest 😏) card game, now is a smaller box! Available first at Walmart! www.walmart.com/ip/Flip-7-by...

A photo of a woman holding a new version of Flip 7. She, and the people blurred in the background, are wearing Flip 7 consumes. The new version of Flip 7 is a small deck box with a tab at the top so that it can hang from a peg at a store.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 19/03/2025

The second box in #Marvel X-Men Dice Throne introduces Cyclops, Gambit, Rogue, and Jean Grey into the fray! Which iconic character will you be battling as? Get your copy today! rebrand.ly/DT-Xmen-Box2

A top-down photo of the second box in the Marvel Dice Throne. This cover features Cyclops, Gambit, Rogue, and Jean Grey. The box is sitting on top of a spread of the game's brightly colored components, including cards, player boards, and tokens.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 13/03/2025

Worried you don't see your favorite character in Aang's Destiny yet?? 🫣 Don't worry! The game follows the narrative of the show, so your fav will show up when the time is right 🥰

A close up of the chapter boxes from Aang's Destiny. Showing Toph's character card coming out of Box 4.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 13/03/2025

Flip 7 and Gnome Hollow are finalists for the Origins Awards! 🃏 Flip 7 for Party Game of the Year 🍄 Gnome Hollow for Gateway Game of the Year These two categories really embody what we do here at The Op Games. We love to bring new people to the table and get them laughing 😊

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The Op Games @theop.games · 12/03/2025

Want to learn more about Hutan? We've curated a playlist of the latest content about the game from your favorite board game youtubers! Including @kovray.bsky.social, @watchitplayed.tv @aburrell.bsky.social and @beforeyouplay.bsky.social! 🐅 rebrand.ly/HutanPlaylist

Graphic showing 4 different thumbnails of youtube videos about Hutan. The videos are a how to play video from Rodeny Smith, a teach and gameplay video from Before You Play, a let's play video from Kovray, and a how to play video from Play the Game HQ.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 10/03/2025

Plant flowers, manipulate the market, and watch your investments grow— now straight from your browser! Stalk Exchange is free to play online at Board Game Arena! boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga...

A professional photo of the Stalk Exchange box. The photo is taken from a top-down angle with the box askew, with components from the game in the background. In the top right corner is a call out box saying that the game is now available on board game arena.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 07/03/2025

Flip 7 was named Family Game of the Year by our friends over at @rolldicetakenames.com 🐿️ Listen to their Squirrelly Awards episode here: buff.ly/ggYX8Za

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The Op Games @theop.games · 06/03/2025

HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest is officially here 🥳 This newest installment from the Sidekick Games team features: 🎨 Stunning art from Vincent Dutrait ⚙️ Gameplay from the designers of HEAT: Pedal to the Metal 🧩 An evolving tile-laying puzzle Get your copy here: buff.ly/4jRtsFD

A staged photo of the Hutan box surrounded by the game's components, including standing cardboard trees, wooden animal tokens, and modular player boards.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 04/03/2025

Marvel Dice Throne is BACK 🔥 This time stepping into the world of X-Men! The first box of #Marvel X-Men Dice Throne will let you play as Iceman, Psylocke, Storm, and Wolverine! Add these heroic characters to your #DiceThrone collection today! ➡️ buff.ly/4i9v2RK

The cover of Marvel Dice Throne Box 1 shot at a topdown angle and laying on top of the cards and player boards from the game. The characters included in this box are Iceman, Psylocke, Storm, and Wolverine.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 01/03/2025

Last night we celebrated Gnome Hollow and Flip 7 being nominated for Game of the Year! Out of the thousands of games released in 2024, we are so grateful to have two of our titles acknowledged by The Toy Foundation 💙

Photo of the Op team posing in front of a TOTY-themed backdrop. People in the photo include the designers of Gnome Hollow and Flip 7

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The Op Games @theop.games · 27/02/2025

Join the beloved Peanuts gang in this delightful twist on a classic board game! Can you figure out WHO took Linus’ blanket, WHAT they turned it into, and WHERE it is?? 🤔 With charming illustrations and nostalgic gameplay, Clue: Peanuts promises laughter and excitement for fans of all ages!

The box for Clue: Peanuts laid down on top of the game's board. The cover of the game features Snoopy in a detective costume with a magnifying glass, looking at a photo of Linus's blanket. Comportments from the game surround the board

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The Op Games @theop.games · 27/02/2025

Happy last day of #GAMAexpo! Swing by booth 1101 to check out our upcoming release, HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest! ...And to get a sneak peek at some of our other 2025 titles 🤫

Asger Granerud and Dan Halstad posing in front of a hightop table with Hutan set up.

Our Sales Rep, Nick, posing with thumbs up next to players at a table of Hutan

People playing Hutan at a table. One woman is pointing at her board, while a man next to her is laughing.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 25/02/2025

The designers that brought you HEAT: Pedal to the Metal are now inviting you to unwind and cool down in the Indonesian rainforest 😌 HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest is coming to retail next month! Learn more here: buff.ly/4jRtsFD

A close up of the four types of cardboard trees that you can plant in Hutan. Blurred in the background you can see the cover art of the game featuring a Tiger and Rhino

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The Op Games @theop.games · 24/02/2025

It's time for Gameboygeek's Season 13 Kickstarter! You can get this bundle of our hit games (including the elusive Flip 7) AND support Dan's content at the same time! Check out the campaign here ➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/gam...

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The Op Games @theop.games · 21/02/2025

Happy 20th anniversary to #AvatarTheLastAirbender! Celebrate all the exciting new announcements that dropped today by playing some Aang's Destiny— our cooperative deck-building adventure!

The game Aang's Destiny posed at an angle on top of the game board. You can see the board, along with some cards, blurred in the background.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 21/02/2025

Julian, TJ, Moochi, and Lee developed Dadada by locking themselves in a room 😅 And the result is a co-op experience like no other!

A graphic titled "The Story of Dadada". There's an image of the Dadada box. On the left is text that reads "Dadada emerged as a result of four designers, speaking three distinct native languages, locking themselves in a room. After hours of exploration and as exhaustion set in, our sillier impulses began to take hold. It was then that a playful comment formed the eventual foundation of our game: What if we only spoke in nonsense sounds? Could we still communicate our thoughts and intentions? We quickly wrote down five random sounds: DA, DIFF, DOOF, BING, & BONG. After emphatically shouting incomprehensible phrases at each other, something strange began to occur - nonsense began to make sense! This got our brains pondering about the origins of language. Perhaps all languages, including our native tongues of English, Portuguese, and Spanish, had similarly emerged the same way. From there, Dadada was born.
Happy playing, or should we say,
DIFF DA-BING!

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The Op Games @theop.games · 20/02/2025

We’ve teamed up with the Gamelyn Games team to bring the newest entry in the Tiny Epic series to retail! 👥 1-4 players ⚔️ Minis & area control 🃏 Multi-use card play 🎲 Innovative dice selection Fight for control of Westeros in Tiny Epic #GameofThrones ➡️ buff.ly/4gNRtux

A professional, staged photo of Tiny Epic Game of Thrones. The box is propped up on a table, facing the camera. Surrounding the game are staged components, including game boards, cards, and pieces. The background of the image is a stylized image of the Iron Throne, lit from one side with a blue light, and by an orange light from the other.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 18/02/2025

Calling all benders, allies, and guys with boomerangs! We're giving away a copy of Avatar the Last Airbender: Aang's Destiny! To enter: 1️⃣ Like & share this post 2️⃣ Follow us on Bluesky #boardgames #avatarthelastairbender #ATLA #coopgames Check below for rules ⬇️

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The Op Games @theop.games · 18/02/2025

The HUTAN component list packs a punch 😌 #boardgames #tabletopgames

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The Op Games @theop.games · 14/02/2025

Our Valentine this year is the Flip 7 Second Chance card 😌 💞

Showcase photo of a row of Flip 7 cards. There is a second chance that is in focus and raised above the other cards.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 14/02/2025

Our favorite Youtube thumbnail of the week! 😅 Go check out what @manvsmeeple.bsky.social has to say about Flip 7! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYo... P.S. it's no longer sold out EVERYWHERE. Try your local game store, Barnes and Noble, or Walmart!

Man vs. Meeple thumbnail featuring David holding a copy of Flip 7 with a speech bubble saying "it's sold out everywhere". And the tagline "What the F***?"

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The Op Games @theop.games · 12/02/2025

This spring, step into the rainforests of Indonesia, with HUTAN 🌳🌺🐅 Build your own rainforest with an evolving gameplay puzzle that’s as alive as the forests themselves! Learn more here: buff.ly/4jRtsFD

A top down photo of a game of Hutan with the box cover in the bottom right hand corner. Hutan features 3D cardboard trees and colorful jungle artwork.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 10/02/2025

Greatest card game of all time 🤝 Greatest Smosh episode of all time Watch #Smosh play Flip 7 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RDZ...

The thumbnail from the Smosh's Flip 7 playthrough. Featuring Angela and Shayne screaming and the tagline "don't bust!". Surrounding the thumbnail are screenshots of comments from the episode praising the game.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 05/02/2025

Tea Witches is still steeping.... but we were able to give some sneak peeks at #PaxUnplugged 👀 We're so excited to share more about this witchy, pun-filled, worker-placement game!

Photo of Kasey from Brain in a Jar, and Jenna from The Board Game Garden, playing a prototype of Tea Witches. The game has a large hexagonal board in the center of the table. On the main board, you can see a 3D Foutain with different colored tokens around it. Each player has a large colorful player board in front of them with spots to keep resources

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The Op Games @theop.games · 04/02/2025

Eric Olsen is The Toy Book's Game Inventor of the Year! Eric, alongside our development team, won this Pulse of Play Award in recognition for their work on Flip 7! Haven't played this now ✨multi-award-winning✨ card game?? Grab your copy here: rebrand.ly/Flip7

Photo from PAX Unplugged of Eric demoing Flip 7. Eric and the playtesters are blurry in the background, with a stack of Flip 7 boxes being in focus in the foreground. The Pulse of Play winner seal is overlayed on top of the image with the text "game inventor of the year. The Op Games + Eric Olsen"

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The Op Games @theop.games · 03/02/2025

Are you a fan of Flip 7, but not a fan of math?? Well, you're in luck! We just released a free webpage to help you easily track your score while playing! Click the link to try it out ➡️ theop.games/flip7

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The Op Games @theop.games · 31/01/2025

Meet Nick! Our Key Accounts Manager here at The Op Games. He handles things like domestic distributors and big box retailers! As a big One Piece fan, one of Nick's favorite projects was getting to be a part of the creative process for our Yahtzee: One Piece game 🏴‍☠️

Photo of Nick Leslie wearing an Op baseball cap, posing and smiling with our games Aqua, Art Project, and Aang's Destiny.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 30/01/2025

Playing a game of Gnome Hollow is like curling up with a good book 😌🍵🫖 And luckily for you, you can go board game shopping AND book shopping at @barnesandnoble.com ! Grab your copy of Gnome Hollow from Barnes & Noble here: buff.ly/4aNILLz

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The Op Games @theop.games · 30/01/2025

Fire production?? Chunky cardboard?? 👀 This review made our day! Can you guess which of our games it's about? Find out here, and to read the rest of the review: tinyurl.com/mysteryBGGgame

A screenshot of a BoardGameGeek review from a user named d_a_d_o from this month. The review reads "The production is fire, thick chunky cardboard, fantastic artwork." The reviewer gave the game an 8.

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The Op Games @theop.games · 29/01/2025

We have a very special #boardgame releasing this year, and reviewers are excited for it! It certainly is one of OUR most anticipated games of 2025 🥰 What are yours??

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The Op Games @theop.games · 29/01/2025

Only 10 games receive @thespiel.bsky.social's Major Fun Award each year. And in 2024, Flip 7 was one of them! 🥳 Learn more: majorfun.com/flip-7/

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The Op Games @theop.games · 22/01/2025

This lil' guy was painted using only the four colors from this Hues and Cues card! 😲 Need some painting inspiration? Or overwhelmed by all the paint options you have? Try out @daggers.tv 's #daggers4paint challenge, where you have to paint an entire mini using only four colors! #minipainting

close up photo of a bug mini on a painting handle with a Hues and Cues card in the corner. The Hues and Cues card has four colors on it, all various shades of pink, purple and blue. This mini in the photo is painted using only these shades

Photo of the same bug, but from the back

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The Op Games @theop.games · 21/01/2025

Three members of The Op Games' team were featured in The Mojo Nation 100, a list that celebrates the most influential figures currently working in the toy and games industry! 🥳 Read the full list here: www.mojo-nation.com/read-mojo-na... #boardgames #games

A graphic showing the photos of three members of The Op Games' staff to be listed in the Mojo Nation 100: Tony Serebriany, Pat Marino, and David Blanchard

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The Op Games @theop.games · 17/01/2025

Feel like @boardgamegeek.com needs a new mechanic option to fully describe the Flip 7 experience

A screenshot of the Board Game Geek page for Flip 7. "Bullying" has been poorly digitally written in as a categorization under the "Mechanism" list

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The Op Games @theop.games · 15/01/2025

POV: you draw this card in Hues and Cues 🌈 What clue are you giving for L 18??

A close up shot of a Hues and Cues card showing 4 colors. Shade options are various blues and purples, with L 18 being a teal-ish color

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