@roscoschock
💪 Introspection is a superpower! 💪 He/Him No Hate Allowed: #BLM #StopAsianHate #Inclusion #Diversity .. http://shockrock.games (Diplomacy: The Golden Blade, FlipDraw: Mondrian)
a convention booth showing a drawing game where you made actual modern art
Had an awesome time at GAMA Expo with @intersectiongames.bsky.social demoing FlipDraw: Mondrian (coming to retail in the fall) .. Also, check out Concrete Canvas, a game about being a graffiti artist in NYC including unique art from Chris RWK (coming to Kickstarter this month!!)
A table set with a gold table cloth, two signs with info about my game, Counterpoint, and the components for the game neatly arranged.
At Emerald City Comic Con - Indie Game Showcase all weekend. If you’re in Seattle and want to see more of Counterpoint in person, stop by and say hi! Let’s play some music!
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sales shelf showing diplomacy the golden blade card game
Surreal to see my first published design in final production form at GAMA .. A lot of people have already received their preorder copies of Diplomacy: The Golden Blade .. Much excite!! 😀
Sleep deprivation made me forget the 🎲✂️
It is mostly all I’m testing there
paper showing 3 barn quilt patterns partially colored in across six colors
Squeezing some play testing in while at GAMA .. Barm Quilts as a flip’n’write continues to improve, just need to the bonus powers now
I’m doing a thing, that I’m calling Mosel Unlocked, and this is just the start. I have big plans of this comic bEing akin to XKCD and Sketchplanations.
On the list:
host plants 🌱
keystone species
capital vs operating expenditure
4X 🎲✂️
and anything else I can subvert or explain
In case you missed it, the finalists for this year’s Cardboard Edison Award are out!
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logo for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award
Who wants to see some awesome-looking game pitches? These are the finalists for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award!!! cardboardedison.com/award
A delightful illustration showing a lizard, armadillo, and opossum playing a piano trio. The text Counterpoint is shown below.
Gearing up to take Counterpoint on the road next month for a few back to back tabletop cons.
Mar 5–8: Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle, Wa)
Mar 13–15: Terminal City Tabletop Convention (Vancouver, BC)
Mar 19–22: Gamestorm (Portland, OR)
Who will I get to see? Wanna play some music? 🎲✂️🎻🎵
yeah and at GAMA
image showing 3 barm quilt patterns in several bright colors
First play test reimagining Barn Quilts as a flip’n’write .. Great start and already have v2 ready to test 🎲✂️
Did you jam at GGJ? Did you make a tabletop game? Would you like $1000 credit with Panda GM? 🎲 ✂️ 🎲
Panda Game Manufacturing is hosting an exclusive giveaway just for analog/tabletop creators. Win $1000 Game Manufacturing Credit!
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It is technically induction where each player has a rule that limits how they play cards and you have to figure it out
grid of cards showing a color word on each one but lettering is a different color
Ready to test a new party game called This Is Not Red @ TantrumCon; lots of laughs and a bit of deduction 🎲✂️
Unpub January Newsletter Penguins and Mac in scarves and hats
Our January Unpub Newsletter just went out and has some exciting news! Check it out!
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Protospiel Cleveland next Friday to Sunday at Recess Games in North Olmstead! 🎲 ✂️
UNPUB Festival hotel room block closing soon. Discounted rate for attendees, book by February 11th to stay onsite at the convention.
Want to make the most of Unpub Festival? Worried about late-night FOMO? Stay onsite to maximize the fun!
Book by Feb 11th for attendees-only discount:
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Protospiel Online Thank You to Our Sponsors! List of sponsor logos for: The Game Crafter, Building the Game Podcast, Lunarpunk Games, Coo Games, Kickstarter, Board Game Design Course, Pink Hawk Games, Cardboard Edison, Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA), Grand Rapids Unpublished Boardgame Society (GRUBS), Drentsoft Games, Panda Game Manufactring, Looking Glass Workshop, Rakshasa Games (Witches' Quarrel), Mill Rat Studios, Chitra Games, Soucy Games, Knife Bunny Games, Midgate Studio, Antidote Games, David Kessler Game Editing, Jon Gill, Dire Wolf, Rock Stone & Dice, and Kheo Games
Protospiel Online Jan 2026 is now open! 🎲✂️
Check out our awesome sponsor lineup!
Wherever you see them online or in person, please tell them thank you for helping support our mission to foster inclusivity, transparency, & collaboration in the tabletop games industry. 💜
YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Attendees sitting at a table at PAX Unplugged 2025 playing Memoir Games at the Demo Days area of the gaming hall. Attendees walking by look on curiously at the sheets of paper scattered about.
PAX Together Demo Days at PAX Unplugged 2025, presenting Microcosm Games demo table with a dev representative smiling in front of the game setup.
Two players and a Game Developer look excited to try out Grayshade: Dark Fantasy Roleplaying, an RPG developed and demoed at PAX Unplugged 2024.
A group of players sitting at a table with a game developer learning how to play LIFE: Reimagined, a demo shown during PAX Unplugged's demo days during 2025.
Are you a BIPOC or AAPI Dev with a new game? Is it ready to be pitched to the public? Apply to run demos as part of the PAX Together BIPOC Demo Days Program at #PAXEast 2026, with help from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social and @worlds4all.bsky.social.
Applications are open until 1/12 paxe26.com/DemoApp
Attention BIPOC/AAPI tabletop 🎲✂️ designers -- this is a great opportunity to get the word out about your game at PAX East (Boston). Apply now!
(Also, quick plug for the Unpub events also happening there -- PAXEast isn't just video games!)
Community Newsletter Issue 55
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Badge sales for Protospiel Online January 16-18 2026 are open! 3 days of digital playtesting with 24 hour moderator support.
Early bird pricing is available through Mon Jan 5, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. 🎲✂️
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Random Question: Does anyone know if there is a board game design scene in Montreal? 🎲✂️
I wouldn’t expect SD unless it was in the game title
2026 Cardboard Edison Award logo
Hey board game designers, it's nearly that time again: Get your prototypes and pitches ready for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! Submissions open January 1! cardboardedison.com/award
"Limited Copies of Houdini's Last Act Are Available Now!" Product shot with all the game's components on a table.
We just sent an announcement to our newsletter subscribers: The remaining 20 copies of Houdini's Last Act are now available on our website! cardboardedison.com/houdini
Unpub @ PAX East, Boston, MA, Thursday March 26 - Sunday, March 29
Are you heading to #paxeast in March? Do you have a prototype 🎲✂️ that could use some public playtesting?
You're in luck: Unpub's reserved table slots are now available for purchase!
https://www.unpub.org/paxeast