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Big Wave (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog Surf was up. We had already checked out Mavericks, Praia do Norte and Mullaghmore Head. All that was left was to ride the big breakers at Pipeline. We couldn't wait to show off our best tricks and com...

It was time to swim out and get on the next Big Wave by Daniel Kenel from Little Dog Games with art by Justin Santora.
Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/07/b...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/1OqW...
#boardgames #reviews #CardGames #TrickTaking #surfing
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07.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair. Thank you for explaining your goal. That makes sense and your writing is certainly always interesting. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

07.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I learnt it from you Podcast Episode Β· But Why Vikings? Β· 6 March Β· 51m

The latest episode of But Why Vikings is out now! Hosts me and @ava.foxfort.net answer questions from @tabletopgamesblog.com on strategy guide use, the posting of stats from @tzartzam.bsky.social and a three parter on digital RPGs

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07.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Going off topic here, but would you say you’re writing more of a treatise or analysis of a game, rather than a critical review in the traditional sense? πŸ€”

06.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of us drew the line 2 years ago, but it took AEG until now to take the next step and remove Dancey from the company. At the same time, I’m painfully aware that a lot of people in the hobby don’t know anything about what happened. Most board gamers don’t follow the news unfortunately. πŸ˜”

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Game Designer Meetup with Iain McAllister: A Discussion on Board Game Media Interaction Β· Luma Congratulations, you've made a game! Now you need to get the word out. But how do you go about doing that? Iain McAllister, a tabletop games journalist and…

This is next week at @arworkshop.bsky.social in Edinburgh. I'll give you my perspective on how to contact media types like myself that I hope will help you get your game in front of the right people.

luma.com/xujrxzaq

05.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FΓΌr mich ist es Druids of Edoras englische Regeln. Die sind einfach schlecht und unklar. GlΓΌcklicherweise sind die deutschen Regeln besser verstΓ€ndlich. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

06.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#boardgames #tabletopgames #boardgamepublishing #boardgamelocalization #rulebookdesign #gametranslation #localization #translationservices #localizationservices | Make My Game Travel What translating a large board game project taught me... Some translation projects are small. A handful of cards, a short rulebook, perhaps a reference sheet. Others are much larger. My biggest proj...

What translating a large board game project taught me...

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05.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. If I make a mistake in a review and someone points it out, I'll hold up my hands and correct it. That's the advantage of online reviews. They can be updated easily and quickly. It's not so easy in print, whether reviews or games. That's where you have to be a lot more careful. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

05.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think a bad rulebook should be mentioned in the review. Contacting the publisher will make them aware and hopefully get clarification, and the response can also go in the review. However, a review is based on what's provided. If the rulebook is bad, then I'll say so in my review. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

05.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Keeping everything crossed... and I'll try and send people your way too. I should be demoing for Asmodee again, so I'll have a captive audience. πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘

05.03.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Catan has its uses... πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ www.instagram.com/reel/DVfsr3O...

#boardgames #Catan

05.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely see you at UKGE. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

05.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vibin’ Ah, solipsism. It’s always appreciated when a board game demonstrates that we exist in shocking isolation, our comprehension of the universe siloed from every other human being, loved ones an…

The Vibe is a party game about the strange way we interpret and categorize images. You know, like Dixit or Mysterium. Only this time, the images are public-domain paintings from centuries past. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/03/04/t...

05.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Herzlichen GlΓΌckwunsch zum Geburtstag. πŸ₯³πŸ‘

05.03.2026 07:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a regular indie RPG column in Tabletop Gaming Magazine in the UK. I am always on the lookout for games to include in the forthcoming part of that coliumn. Let me know about your projects coming out in April and beyond!

04.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that's another option. Glad you got it fixed. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

04.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fundraising for The Trussell Trust. Support UK Food Banks and WIN GAMES. March Raffle. Tickets Β£1.

Main Prize: Looot (review copy)
1st Runner Up: Frank's Zoo (review copy)
2nd Runner Up: The Vibe (review copy)

Fundraising for The Trussell Trust. Support UK Food Banks and WIN GAMES. March Raffle. Tickets Β£1. Main Prize: Looot (review copy) 1st Runner Up: Frank's Zoo (review copy) 2nd Runner Up: The Vibe (review copy)

The March prize competition in aid of Trussell, the UK food bank charity, is live. Tickets are Β£1, and the prizes are review copies of Looot, Frank's Zoo and The Vibe, all in good condition.

Please take part, if you can, and reshare this post. πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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#boardgames #charity

04.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you got the _spf.google.com entry in the SPF record? Can you share your SPF, DKIM and DMARC records maybe? πŸ€”

04.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. That's bad then. I agree. πŸ˜”πŸ‘

04.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did they admit that they got the rule wrong? Or was it a badly translated rulebook that caused the confusion? I've seen it quite a few badly translated rulebooks, which required me to go back to the source text (German in my case) to get clarification. πŸ€”

04.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If that doesn’t work, then you need Gmail to use DMARK, which I think requires you to switch to Google Workspace.

04.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That seems to imply that Yahoo would accept your Gmail emails if it’s configured in SPF. So try adding Gmail to your SPF record. Something like this:

v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com ~all

04.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! That’s amazing! πŸ˜²πŸ‘

03.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! πŸ₯³πŸ‘

03.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stonemaier Games' diversification of its flagship bestseller Wingspan into a trilogy of standalone titles powered the company to record revenues of more than $25m last year - eclipsing its previous annual high from the post-Covid board game boom in 2021:

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03.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you for clarifying. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

03.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a strong believer in the Chinese room thought experiment, so I don't think AI will ever "feel" or "think" or become "conscious" - all terms that are quite vague anyway. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

When you say you're a supporter of LLM, can you elaborate? Do you mean LLMs that you've built yourself? πŸ€”

03.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry. I forgot to quote @peersylvester.bsky.social in my post. πŸ˜”

03.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ChatGPT as a board game designer? (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog Ryan Dancey was, until last Wednesday, the Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). On LinkedIn, the self-help site for managers who want to tell each other how great they are and...

The following is an English translation of board game designer Peer Sylvester's German article "Chat GPT als Brettspielautor?”.
Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/03/03/c...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0OjN...
#boardgames #AI #ChatGPT

03.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1