Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Terminal City Tabletop Con

Fantastic news!

One of the more challenging things I find as well.

And if I feel this way as "just" a publisher, it must be so much harder for the designers. Comes with the territory of course. But still challenging on the emotional side.

Traffic was up nicely this year. GAMA 2026 was a success! Thank you to all the retailers that made the trek to Louisville, and THREE thumbs up to the organizers 👍👍👍

#GamaExpo2026 @gamaofficial.bsky.social

A map showing Outset Media's booth location at GAMA.

A new board game called Cat Earth published by Outset Media.

All you lucky retailers and game reviewers heading to GAMA, please visit Outset Media at BOOTH #1119 #GAMAExpo2026 #outsetmedia

We've got lots of new products to share, including Cat Earth. I've even drawn a handy dandy route to make your journey from the entry to our booth problem free 😆

Do still please stop by our booth. Booth #1119. And make sure you check out Cat Earth. Based on feedback from earlier shows, Cat Earth will be our number one game this year.

This makes me a little sad. I've been traveling too much of late, so cannot attend. We have a booth of course, but I won't be there.

Cobble Hill puzzle named Windswept

Cobble Hill puzzle named Windswept

One of my favourite new Cobble Hill puzzles is this beautiful image by Canadian artist Jessica Vergeer. It is a challenging puzzle. #CobbleHillPuzzles

Title: Windswept
Piece count: 1,000 pieces
Artist: Jessica Vergeer

And also currently a puzzle from Cobble Hill Puzzles.

Completed Cobble Hill Puzzle

Finished this 500 pc Cobble Hill Puzzle last night. It was challenging... except for the eyes of course.

Be Wary the Silent Night by Andy Kehoe.

#CobbleHillPuzzles

It was a great watch. I actually got to watch it on a flight aboard Air Canada. Kudos to Air Canada for including the film in their movie selection.

Box cover of a board game called Cat Earth published by Outset Media.

Layout image of a board game called Cat Earth published by Outset Media.

Cat Earth has has landed in Vancouver. The container will be loaded onto rail soon. Another couple of weeks until we can start shipping 😽

Beware all you Round Earthers out there (you know who you are)... the World is flat... and the cats know it too 😽

Nuremberg 2026, what a show, we had an incredible reaction to all our new games. We even had snow to top it all off #nuremberg #toyfair #toys #puzzles #games

Keed The Kraken on boardgamegeek

Box cover of the board game Feed The Kraken

Based on how I've been posting about Guildlands on BGG, you'd think it is the highest ranking game we distribute. But that's not the case.

Check this out. Feed The Kraken has an overall rank of 422, and a rank of 12 in the party game category. We co-publish Feed the Kraken in Canada, USA, and UK.

Thanks Dave. We've still got a ways to go before we meet somewhere in the middle 😀

If you want to play (assuming you will be at Terminal City Tabletop Con) we are running some Guildlands sessions at #TCTC

Dragon Dash is a cooperative board game for ages 5+. Players must build a continuous path across the gameboard by placing path tiles, all while dragons try to stop them. What I like about the game, it actually has kids making decisions that will impact the outcome of the game.

Don't worry, I won't quit my day job.

It was pretty cool when Dragon Dash was licensed by Kanga Games for distribution in Asia, and they put my name on the box. That's something we'd never done before.

I also had someone ask me to sign their game.... only ONCE (which is more than never) 😆

Screen shot of Dragon Dash published by Outset games on boardgamegeek.com

Image of Dragon Dash published by Outset Media and designed by David Manga. Dragon Dash is a cooperative board game for ages 5+ where players must build a path across the forest while dragons try to stop them.

I post a lot about Guildlands, so you may think I'm one of the game's designers. I'M NOT. Nor was I involved with the artwork or editorial team. I am the founder of Outset (publisher) and finding this journey fascinating.

But I have designed a few games, like Dragon Dash (current ranking 24,855) 😆

Thank you. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly.

You know, I don't think I've every had to spell "whoopty doo" before. But I think I spelled it correctly, irrespective of what the red squiggly line is trying to tell me.

Our board game Guildlands on BGG

Our board game Guildlands on BGG rankings, showing games that are ranked slightly ahead

Guildlands has now broken the 11,000 ranking mark on BGG (10,959 to be precise).

WHOOPTY DOO, IT'S ONLY THE TOP 11,000. Well... it's a big deal for us.

I do like looking at what games we are catching. Only 6 rankings away from a game about cherry picking, and 9 rankings away from Cranium.

The Puzzle Shop storefront in Edmonton, Alberta

Cobble Hill puzzles on shelves in The Puzzle Shop in Edmonton, Alberta

Cobble Hill puzzles on shelves in The Puzzle Shop in Edmonton, Alberta

Wow wow wow!!! This looks AMAZING!!!

Anybody visiting Edmonton, make sure you check out The Puzzle Shop. Take a look at their wall of Cobble Hill Puzzles.

#cobblehillpuzzles

📯LAMBADA nominated for the 5 Seasons 2026 awards.😍

LAMBADA, published by @cheatwellgames.bsky.social and distributed by @outsetgames.bsky.social has been nominated for 5 Seasons awards.
If you enjoyed LAMBADA, don't forget to give your vote until February 28th. 👍https://forms.gle/SkzSTxYwuWbU57PF9

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Oxford commas are the only way to go!

Okay okay okay... just one more post about NY Toy Fair, then I will start cleaning up the booth. Check out this wall of Cobble Hill puzzles. See our entire line of puzzles, including all our newest images, at Booth #127.

NY Toy Fair opens in a little over an hour... countdown is on. See us in Booth #127. It's the top floor, first aisle on the left side. Great place to start your day.

Are you attending NY Toy Fair. Visit us at Booth #127 and play Cat Earth. Show starts in less than 2 hours (yes, I got here a little early).

Check out Raymond's great video on Karak. We are now distributing Karak and Karak II across Canada, USA, and UK. Karak is in stock and available for shipping to your local #flgs.

Shadow Ninjas Review, It's Ninja Cats vs Corgis in this one vs. many hidden movement board game YouTube video by Tabletop Bellhop

Review on YouTube: Shadow Ninjas from @outsetgames.bsky.social

Ninja Cats are trying to steal the Shogun's delicious Koi and it's up to the Corgi Guards to protect them in this quick playing, hidden movement, bluffing filled board game.

youtu.be/qTDryJRx5dw...

Cat Earth was definitely our most talked about game at London Toy Fair.

Arriving in our Canadian warehouse in about 3 weeks, US warehouse in 4 weeks, and our UK warehouse in 5 weeks.