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The Game Crafter is the world’s first web-to-print game publisher. Create your own board game, card game, tarot deck, and playing cards through our print on demand service. https://www.thegamecrafter.com
2026 Cardboard Edison Winners Announced! The Cardboard Edison Award recognizes great unpublished board games and the winners this year have been announced. View the top games here: https://cardboardedison.com/award
Planet Money & Exploding Kittens are teaming up to make a game. It needs to be fun and also about economics. This turns out to be hard. You can help and submit card ideas here: https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-89455/planet-money-makes-a-boardgame
Brandon Rollins writes about Fulfilling Board Game Orders Yourself vs. Hiring an Order Fulfillment Company https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/board-game-fulfillment-you-or-a-company/
Looking for the best solo tabletop games to dive into this year? In this video, Game Knight is sharing their personal top 10 solo games of 2025! https://youtu.be/vvmyGBFkCD4
Auction for a month long ad over on www.fathergeek.com is ending Monday, head over and bid your crafter points to win. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/auction/5DD70640-0B63-11F1-8803-3AB7F2699619
In UnderQuest, you’ll build your hero by combining a race, class, and familiar, creating one of over 180 unique characters. Then it’s time to brave dangerous corridors, battle horrific abominations, collect loot, and uncover the secrets hidden beneath the surface. https://youtu.be/ztTTik2SDzg
Welcome to this playthrough for Caldwell Manor by Upsize Fun! This unique solo expansion adds a thematic new layer of gameplay to Lost Rubies of the Amazon and The Crumbling Pyramid, while also providing an integrated storage solution for both games. https://youtu.be/Q49uRMhkBkY
A new auction for a month long ad over on www.fathergeek.com has just launched, head over and bid your crafter points to win. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/auction/5DD70640-0B63-11F1-8803-3AB7F2699619
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfVE_qbWC8 An exploration of board game boxes and their role in selling a game, framing and contextualizing the experience, and creating meaning.
We have launched PNP Hero at The Game Crafter. With the closing of PNP Arcade, we wanted to make sure people were aware of another place they can go to get Print & Plays. Visit http://www.pnphero.com to view what we have available so far, with more to come!
Pam Walls has launched another The Game Crafter sponsored Mystery Box Game Jam, tickets are going fast, so make sure to snag one before they are gone! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/24-hour-mystery-box-board-game-jam-tickets-1982557691424
The Valentine's Day Sale will be going for the next 6 days, make sure to grab some games from your wish list before it is over on Feb 15th. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/valentines
Watch Game Knight build a hero with a race, class, and a familiar in UnderQuest! Brave corridors, battle abominations, collect loot, and uncover secrets! https://youtu.be/DCLCH9sRJVE
Keep an eye out for our site wide sale starting next week on the 9th. If you want to have your game participate in the sale, make sure to opt into site wide sales. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/valentines
The Pool Building Game Design Contest has moved into the finals. Congratulations to the finalists! Check them out: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/pool-builder-challenge#Entries
Welcome to Game Knight's step-by-step guide on how to play Quest for the Lost Pixel, the solo tabletop adventure game where you explore dungeons, battle enemies, and collect treasure in your quest to recover the lost pixel! https://youtu.be/ELz29zGIELs
In this video, Game Knight take you through a full playthrough of the first expansion for Crypt Crawler, clarifying rules and details as they go. https://youtu.be/vAMQxc6JvXg
If you've ever been to a Protospiel and seen the parts and blanks given out to attendees, you'll know how easy it can be to stock up a large supply of prototyping supplies just like Pam's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErJvj-YLdZ4
We’re proud to support their first-ever year by sponsoring a Parts Table filled with blank components and assorted game parts. Come prototype, playtest, and build better games with us! https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-philly-2026
The Game Crafter is sponsoring Protospiel.Online happening May 15-17, 2026. We received badges share with the community! We made 3 different auctions, the highest bidder gets 1 voucher for 1 designer or playtester badge. Good luck!
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/auctions
Smorgasbord of parts and blanks for Protospiel Minnesota is waiting and ready!
Protospiel Minnesota is this Friday, Jan 23rd and it is going to be cold! If you are going to be there from out of state, make sure to bring your hats, jackets and gloves. Expect sub 0 temps and bone chilling wind.
The Game Crafter is sponsoring Protospiel.Online happening May 15-17, 2026. We received badges share with the community! We made 3 different auctions, the highest bidder gets 1 voucher for 1 designer or playtester badge. Good luck!
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/auctions
🎮 New game design contest alert! 🐾 Create your own animal-themed game with The Game Crafter’s 150+ animal meeples. Make it wild, fun, and playful! #GameDesign #Meeples #AnimalGames
Get yourself a month of advertising on FatherGeek.com by winning this live auction. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/auction/61893930-F587-11F0-93FB-978E782DAF73
Why play Lizard’s Lair? It’s a compact, high-replay game that delivers tension and fun in just one tin. With simple rules yet meaningful decisions, it’s perfect for solo players who still want that “dungeon crawl” vibe without hours of setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU2DflSWWo8
The Pool Building contest has come to a close and moved into the voting phase. Head over and vote on your favorites. https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/pool-builder-challenge
Dave Gardner Unboxes Family Football by One of Each Productions, LLC from The Game Crafter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgcU243fiYw
UnderQuest is back on sale now! https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/underquest
We'll be going to Protospiel MN and doing Will Call orders. During checkout type "Protospiel Minnesota" in the shipping notes, choose Urgent Production and "Will Call" as your shipping method and it must be complete no later than Jan 20th. See you in MN!