If you have access of Alpha games in Board Game Arena, you can play Pyrotechnics for free right now! We're trying to get it into beta testing and eventually available for all. Give it a shot!
#boardgames
Honestly I’m excited to check out other peoples in this thread and see what they’ve done
I’m available for a very reasonable consulting fee - with a friends and family discount of course!
I try to keep things to a rough template so I can set up one for a new game in under an hour, but still give each game its own identity with fonts and colors. Right now it’s very pitch focused but hopefully it’ll become more of a showcase in the next few years!
For hosting, I’ve been using dreamhost for for over a decade with no complaints. And I try to keep the site pretty simple, but for one of my games I coded in a sample puzzle which was fun: lampreyrivergames.com/crosswired
I’ve got one, it’s been really helpful having all the collateral for a pitch (rules, video, sell sheet, screentop) in one place, even if I’m linking to them individually in an email or on a web form
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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Watching Peter Pan Goes Wrong remains my favorite Christmas tradition 🐊
This is my first BGA adaptation, and I’d love to get more eyes on it!
I can play it async with you if you’d like!
I'm excited to show off The Transit of Venus at BostonFIG this Sunday! There's a great spread of digital and tabletop games, if you're in the area be sure to check it out:
www.bostonfig.com/festival-2025/
I’m sure they’re just waiting one more week before they deck the hogs
Meme of Darth Vader saying “Where is Christmas Pig?”
Let me know if you want to do a game of Sidereal at G2S, I’d love to try it!
There's no massive marketing campaign behind this. It's pure indie creation. Your support helps bring cool games like this into the world. Let's get this over the finish line!
Which cricut do you use?
A banner for the Ghost Party bundle ks with the launch date of October 14th. A copy of each game is standing upright with cards from the games splayed in front.
Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Today, the first #boardgame by The Seahorse & The Hummingbird is born. No more tweaking. No more editing. No more testing. No more feedback.
Pyrotechnics *is*. 🎆
To celebrate, I'll share the Pyrotechnics design diary by @backwardscapgames.bsky.social. It's a good read. Have a look.
#gamedesign 🎲✂️
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When I attended Protospiel Online for the first time, I didn't quite know what kind of thing I was getting myself into. From the very first minute I joined, the host in the room was incredibly welcoming and helpful, and everyone was positive and supportive throughout. It was great to experience such a wide variety of games in such a short space of time, and to talk to more experienced designers in between games. ~Nik Silver
2 days left to get early bird admission for Protospiel Online August 22-24 2025!
Doors to our online board game playtesting convention open Fri Aug 22 at noon US Eastern. 60 solid hours of playtesting and networking! 🎲♟️🃏
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A screenshot of CGE’s instagram page: “With the above in mind, and after many heartfelt and vital discussions both internally and with members of the affected community, we have decided to donate 100% of the profit from this game to appropriate charitable organizations. We will ensure that an amount equal to our greater than the fee paid to license this product will go directly to organizations that provide support for the trans community. We evaluate profits and make charitable-giving decisions each December, and we will continue using this annual process to direct the games profits. We will listen to recommendations from the community to help guide our choices of organizations that provide support for the trans community. Or goal is to select those that offer direct, practical help to people in need — for example, services similar to the emergency hotline that was recently discontinued.”
I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼
CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!
www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...
Unappreciated in my time, etc.
I’m so glad we got to meet in person and play a couple games together!
Hopefully me! I’ll be at Booth 1231 demoing my upcoming game with First Fish Games, and I’ll be spending some time at unpub too!
Cardbord Commons. Make. Test. Chat. Play. A Discord community for hobbyist board game designers. Discord invitation: https://discord.gg/TjAjhjSYan
The Cardboard Commons is a chill place for hobbyist (and otherwise) board game designers to discuss their designs and ideas, playtest, chat and play #boardgames. Feel free to come have a look, see if you vibe. We'd love to see your games!
Discord invitation: discord.gg/TjAjhjSYan
#gamedesign 🎲✂️
Any specific types of games you're more interested in than others?
‼️ Pyrotechnics needs your help!
I'm looking for unguided playtesters to take Pyrotechnics for a spin and point out any areas of confusion or friction. Two people, ten minutes of play... probably ten minutes to synthesize the rules, but your results may vary.
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#boardgames #gamedesign 🎲✂️
protospiel.online - The coolest and, frankly, only online playtesting convention out there is this weekend. I can't recommend it enough if you're looking to meet designers, playtest games, and participate in the design community in a way that feels like an actual convention from the comfort of home.
Fingers crossed!!🤞and if you do, I’ve got food/drink/activity recommendations
The tiered buildings of Positano stretching up the mountainside
A view of Positano from the harbor with clouds covering the mountains
I saw this right after our boat pulled into Positano! Definitely going to have to give the game a try after spending the week here
