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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 10h

This part kills me 🤣 - "fall of" (11,527 results on Steam) - "echoes of" (2,750 results on Steam) - "shadow of" (8,243 results on Steam) Excellent insight from @itshannahflynn.bsky.social about game naming (I contributed a few words, too)

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 29/09/2026

Our full app version of Fivefold is now available! Fivefold is a Sudoku-inspired game where the rules change every puzzle. It's a free download, NO ADS, tons of free puzzles, and a puzzle pack if you want more. That's it! iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/fivef... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Chris | Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2 days left to grab all my solo games on sale!

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Jessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A little reminder. #art #illustration

A digital drawing with smaller panels inside of which are different labdscapes, and on top is the text ”as I watch the trees prepare for a season of rest I am reminded that I can do that too”, the landscapes feature mushrooms, hills, a lighthouse and flowers.

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will jobst @willjobst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

don't be shy gen con go ahead. don't be shy pax unplugged go ahead. don't be shy origins go ahead. don't be shy gamehole go ahead. don't be shy gary con go ahead. don't be shy page go ahead. don't be shy breakout go ahead. don't be shy dragon con go ahead.

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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls

UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.

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Manuel Correia @gamesbymanuel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just saw someone saying the rules for Root are very clear and not that hard to learn so I went to check to see how many Rules threads there are on its BGG forum. 2070

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 23/09/2026

SEWN FROM FELT this is incredible

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 22/09/2026

the most annoying stage for an artistic project to be stuck in is where you've completed your initial goals and it's too disappointing to release but it just might be alright if you just put in another five times as much work

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Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Normal Golf Game, the most unconventional take on hitting a golf ball since Wii Sports, is a beautifully weird triumph and a GOTY candidate. It was a pleasure talking to its designer about making such a chaotic experiment remapradio.com/articles/the-most-no…

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The Most Normal Golf Game Ever Made

A conversation with the designer behind one of 2026's most pleasant surprises, and arguably the most unconventional take on hitting a golf ball since Wii Sports.

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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

he's still royalty to me 👑

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love the art of Jon Juarez @harriorrihar.bsky.social He worked on "Scavengers Reign"

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 21/09/2026

I recently designed a party game where you draw a yes/no question from a deck, and have to guess if half or more of your friends will answer yes. Does anyone know who would be a good publisher to pitch a small card-based party game to? 🎲✂️

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Dom2D 💜 @dom2d.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I hope you find a cute chill moment for yourself today! Let yourself enjoy something small, silly, or inspiring!

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Organism is a forthcoming abstract game about cellular evolution, positioning, and violence — and it's subtly brilliant. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/09/17/o...

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Goop vs. Goop

Board games aren’t always very good at themes. Actual themes, as in underlying messages, not “themes,” the settings that appear in a game’s artwork. One of the hobby’s…

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 17/09/2026

This game looks like a ton of fun:

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 17/09/2026

Found this little cube shelf laying around and discovered it's a great size for deckboxes! 🥰

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 17/09/2026

I've been playing this every day for a couple months; it's a very nice, quick puzzle

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you’re trying to promote anything with a AI generated poster I’m immediately not interested anymore. Same for restaurant menus. Just stop and put a tiny bit of effort into it. Or don’t and just write it on a piece of paper. I’m begging you

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Walaber @walaber.com · 14/09/2026

The new game we’re making at @toyful.games is an online co-op puzzle adventure called “Reason and Rhyme”

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 17/09/2026

Tumulus Issue 8 is now available! Dead malls, abandoned arcades, rogue-likes, and the influence of video games on tabletop games. All with hands-on game design exercises. See what's inside: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/tumulus08-... #ttrpg #boardgames #rpg #gamedesign #tumulus #deadmall

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Tumulus 08 “Insert coin to continue.” 🕹️

The latest issue of Tumulus is shipping now, packed with game design inspiration and hands-on exercises. Dead malls, abandoned arcades, rogue-likes, and the influence of video games on tabletop games.

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dino Racer shortlisted on @polygon.com’s most anticipated of Fall 2026!!! 🏁 🦖 💨 www.polygon.com/most-anticip...

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The 10 Most Anticipated Board Games of Fall 2026

Gather some friends to play games based on Dune, Lord of the Rings, and Alice in Wonderland

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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

'If we cut a generation of people from learning their craft, you're cutting the rest of the history of that medium away from them. For what?'

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 15/09/2026

Many friends are rightfully pointing out how great they are at stuff, but also... have y'all tried effing around with art forms you haven't mastered and making bad nonsense? It is fun as hell and also a worthy endeavor.

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Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our team has put together a great game you are going to love. Please back it when you get a chance! bit.ly/KartOnKS

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Kart

Crash through the neighborhood with Kart, a new tabletop racing game for 2-4 players!

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A Man Possessed is Kickstarting Rune Rite! 🔮 @amanpossessed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Over four years in the making. That's a bit of a dramatic intro; I wasn't working on it every day for four years. I was figuring out *games* for four years. But it's finally here. 💎 Rune Rite is coming to crowdfunding on October 13th. Follow this prelaunch page for a notification then. #boardgames

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Coming soon: Rune Rite Flip-and-Write Game

Sharpen your quill and unstopper your inkwell! In this flip-and-write game for 1-5 players, you'll conjure your own polyominoes to win.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Do you like when games look real nice? I’ve got a starter pack for that. go.bsky.app/AcBC6R8

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Micah @rincewind.run · 13/09/2026

anyway: pay your game writers, they're worth it

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Christer Kaitila [GameDev] @mcfunkypants.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

10 MAKE GAMES 20 PLAY GAMES 30 GOTO 10

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Charming weekend scavenger hunt from twigandtoad.com

The weekend whimsy. Find any six before Monday.
Something clearly having a better day than you
A rock that looks worthy of promotion
Something that deserves a stern look
Evidence of an animal with opinions
A place you could reasonably lose track of 10 minutes( or 3 hours... Either way)
A tree keeping a secret
A plant that seems to have made a poor decision
A leaf worthy of the refrigerator
A shadow with an excellent temperament
Something falling beautifully
A bug dressed better than expected
Something that could reasonably be called" the incident"
A snack you hide from everyone else

Prize: one slightly More interesting weekend, and a very entertaining comments section.

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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Same issues exist for game designers and publishers 😔 Women have to mirror acceptable “masculine qualities” to get heard—but we can’t get noticed *too much* or else risk triggering male jealousy or disgust. “The nail that sticks out gets hammered first.” The hammer is a misogynous bitch.

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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Remember: It is much, much harder for women’s innovations and brilliance to get financial support and be taken as seriously as men’s ideas. It’s perpetual fact. But we can all change this starting today. This is an obvious way to change our world for future generations.

Graphic reading “support the women in your life who are building something. Not with a like. With your money. Your referral. Your actual attention.”

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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's World Suicide Prevention Day. I've been there. If you need help, PLEASE reach out and seek help. There's no weakness in that. I'm glad I did. We're grateful you're here. You ain't a burden, you ain't alone. You're valued and loved. It gets better, one day at a time. You got this. You matter.

Text on a white background in which we see pictures of arms engaged in a hug, a smiley face, an ear, and two people sitting next to each other.

The text reads:

btw,
a hug is suicide prevention
a smile is suicide prevention
listening is suicide prevention
sitting with someone is suicide prevention
talking about mental health is suicide prevention

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Forest Raven

A black bird with a blue sheen and pale blue eye perched on a branch

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 10/09/2026

People get confused about the trans sports thing because at a glance it seems like a small issue that impacts a very small number of people and thus makes sense as a "reasonable" concession. But it isn't, because conceding that is accepting that a kid's trans identity is on some level fraudulent

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 10/09/2026

I made a weird little game about government policy. It's very short and can be played in a few minutes, right in your browser: otrain13.itch.io/policy-initi...

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Policy Initiative by Owen Goss

A short game about keeping people happy

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I worked hard on all this stuff! And they're good stories, it's totally fine to want to re-report them! But you can't be out there doing so without saying where the work came from - hugely disrespectful of the time and effort I put in to the reporting.

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's become hugely dispiriting how frequently I'm having to contact other tabletop news sites asking that they -please- cite BoardGameWire as the source of the story they've just directly lifted, slightly reworded or run through ChatGPT before slapping it on their site without attribution.

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This short essay on legacy and loss speaks deeply to me as I think about my own place in the world and the art I want to make. As always, Gene manages to deftly capture exactly what it means to be human, with all the joy and pain that accompanies it.

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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 10/09/2026

Product design informing game design, at its highest level: 🎲✂️

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 10/09/2026

Asteroid Mission xkcd.com/3294/

4-panel comic. (1) [Announcer with medium-length hair in front of screen showing rocket.] ANNOUNCER: The asteroid is headed for Earth, but a mission has been launched to intercept it. (2) [Two people with space helmets and carrying equipment rush out of spacecraft landed on asteroid.] (3) [People connecting laptop to asteroid.] (4) [Laptop message reads >NOCLIP *ON*]

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 08/09/2026

hinokodo.itch.io/human-made You can get it here for free.

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Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

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Cohen Berg @cohenberg.ca · 09/09/2026

I recently found out that Canada loses about of 7 of its small farms every day. So I talked to small farmers across Manitoba. Here’s what I learned. 🧵

A man watering a garden bed in a greenhouse. Purely decorative image - found on Unsplash.

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🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Zach largely (entirely?) does digital games (great ones)... but I think this applies to tabletop games too as a generalization and a risk/warning.

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Semi Co-op @semicoop.com · 07/09/2026

New comic! Possession might be nine-tenths of the law, or possession might be theft... We only know that possession of a game doesn't guarantee you'll ever play it! 😇 📜 You can read this week's blog post at: semicoop.com/comic/purchasing-games-2026/ #boardgames

A two-panel comic titled “Purchasing Games in 2026.” In the first panel, a video game executive holds up a videogame and explains, “You’re not buying the game. You are purchasing a license to play a game… as long as we decide to keep the game alive.” In the second panel, Rachel holds a game box and says, “You’re not buying the game.” A second speech bubble continues: “You’re buying the hope that one day you’ll have the free time and a friend group to play it.” (credits to Eize Basa whose message was inspiration for this comic).

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yep, I head straight to the ‘use of ai’ section on KS these days. It’s a good way to filter out games from further attention. I just lament at indie creators thinking ai marketing is somehow going to make their game seem more professional.

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