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Working at Osprey was, for the most part, truly excellent. The care and attention of some wonderful colleagues were driven by a love of games and the people we hoped would play them; combine that with the excellence and wonder that our dozens of designers and illustrators poured into... 1/2

I've been so excited for this to come out for years now. As usual, Dan really nails what's so compelling about it. Alison really knocked it out of the park with this design, and I think it's going to blow people away.

Pax Playground is about childhood, but not in some simplistic sense. Between its challenging cardplay and open-ended victory conditions, it captures the ups, the downs, and the apprehensions of having your whole life ahead of you. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/10/07/p...

Day 1 of our campaign has been a critical hit! Thank you so much for your support, we'll share more news as it develops! Sign our petition to encourage Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union! 🎲🐉🏰 actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

Over the last few days I've had a series of playtests for Dwarf Union with a variety of designers. Last night's was a 2-player with my friend @miasmacorp.bsky.social and they were pleased to see the Owner/Coinkeeper has been aggressively slimmed down to a rondel of just four actions.

Here it is, at long last: the second edition of An Infamous Traffic. www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

In today's diary, I get into one of my favorite subjects: agency in historical games. Did the Opium Wars have to happen? Were the player's historical counterparts in a position to prevent them? It's a big subject, and a place where the 2e differs sharply from 1e. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37746...

Starting this week, we're releasing weekly designer diaries for the new edition of An Infamous Traffic. These will usually go live on Mondays and will continue until launch. In today's entry, I write about the production difficulties that come with its subject. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37654...

From 1968 Chicago protests to queer life in Georgian London: Summit Award continues to celebrate designs that broaden historical gaming: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @sdhistcon.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @yoyoni.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2026 Summit Award, the fifth such award. They are Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, Chicago '68, Molly House, and Onoda, with The Bell of Treason and Winter Rabbit as honorable mentions. More details: sdhist.com/2026-summit-...

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

What boardgame / card game has, in your opinion, the best competitive scene? By whatever metric you judge 'best' - could be largest, most dynamic & interesting meta, most welcoming & diverse, most interesting to watch, etc. I have some reflex answers but they may not be terribly well-informed.

In 1990, an elementary school teacher won $16,500 on a game show, and used her winnings to publish a board game about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This is her story. youtu.be/r1g7C0o9Oqc

Folks, Jo Kelly fucking rules and you should follow them and buy their games and music

This is maybe my favourite photo of me ever. My local cinema asked me, as Wendy Miasma, to play a gig after a preview screening of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma last week.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is such a beautiful ode to the expansive possibilities of playfulness. There is so much power in seeing queer sex and kink portrayed so joyfully, and in reclaiming the horror people feel towards us and gleefully filling the screen with it. I am in awe.

Excited to share that Dino Racer is in the process of being licensed across the world! We are looking for partners in the following countries: -United Kingdom -Japan -South Korea -Italy -Greece -Romania If you have a contact or are interested in licensing Dino Racer, check the bgg thread below! ⬇️

✨ HOLY DINO NUGGETS ✨ A new personal record!!! Dino Racer has hit number 4 on the @boardgamegeek.com Hotness!!!

Today is The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood's 3rd Anniversary!!! More than 300,000 mortals have ascended to become Witches so far. Thank you, everyone, for playing our game!! ✨ Here's a commemorative poster by character designer @garsall0p.bsky.social 🪻

The Kickstarter for my game WENDYBUXXX is closing to late pledges at the end of August, and should be fulfilling hopefully by the end of the year. Get in there if you want one!

Welp, that's a wrap. Buried Giant Studios has just finished its #GenCon2026 debut. What a wild ride it was. I hardly had time to post during the show, but I wanted to jot something down now. 🧵

Today's video is Molly house, a game about gender, sexuality, community and persecution set in Georgian England. It has a knack for telling powerful and interesting stories, but it's also emotionally challenging at the same time. Find out more here. youtu.be/ArvyMsqQ1t0

The game that incorporates all this history, Molly House, is also a wonderful game! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34... @miasmacorp.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social

I'll take any opportunity to talk to Liz, but this was a particularly fun one! We talked about three books that informed the design of Molly House.

📣 I’m excited to announce!! 📣 I’m partnering with Unstable Games to start a sister studio to them named… ✨ Ordinary Magic!! ✨ I’m so excited to bring 3 BRAND NEW GAMES under this new studio to you this Fall!!! 🍁

Today we’re posting the prelaunch page for our next game: the second edition of An Infamous Traffic. There is so much to say about this game, and we’ll be talking about it quite a bit in the coming months, but I wanted to provide a little background here. 🧵 www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

I am so honored to share this nomination for Molly House with Jo, Ray, and Ricky whose exceptional work on the game is so deserving of recognition. And, I'm beyond humbled to be in the company of the other nominees (including one of my favorite places in the Twin Cites, Mischief Toys!)

Expansions are kinda weird, right? I spoke with ten game designers and a historian about one of the most unusual elements of modern board games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v08K...

New Cephalofair CEO Price Johnson, anti-ICE board game retailer Mischief Toy Store and Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle's Molly House are among nominees for this year Diana Jones Award, tabletop gaming’s most eclectic prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

I'll be at Games for Change Festival in NY next week, where Molly House has been nominated for an award!

backed without hesitation! so excited for this

ICYMI: Issue 23 is out now! Featuring @danthurot.bsky.social’s investigation into board-gaming’s most ancient and controversial mechanism: roll-and-move. With Richard Garfield and Jo Kelly @miasmacorp.bsky.social. Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy and subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful

I wrote a piece about attending the UK Games Expo last weekend, about feeling bad, stupid & worthless, about taking my 9 year old daughter for the first time, about the values of the market, & about pointless games. It's called 'Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes': www.timclarepoet.co.uk/stupid-games...

I wrote about some of my #UKGE feelings. Free on patreon www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...

make more non-binary games

I've finally settled back on the original working title for this game as the final name... Dwarf Union is coming to Kickstarter! Soonish. A few months probably. So two belts to get notified so you don't forget to check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

I've only played for a couple of hours, but really loving this so far! I love how you're forced to deal with the ecological impact of expanding your city. Excited to delve further!

soon

I made a 'how 2 play' video and a 'playthru' of a full game of WENDYBUXXX for the WB-curious! WENDYBUXXX is now in its last week on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/yun...

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Akar Bharadvaj: "Chalice of Poison: The Story and Setting Behind the Game" insidegmt.com/chalice-of-p...

my new article, the three secrets of making games, is all about playing your game early, quickly, and enjoyably possumcreek.medium.com/the-three-se...

This is a bummer. Let's talk about some of my favorite board games Osprey has published over the years.

I'm hoping the incredible board games line at Osprey finds a good new home, but more than that, I'm hoping the team that works on those games lands on their feet. They're a talented, dedicated bunch of people, and I'm wishing them all the best.

After co-designing one of last year’s most impressive board games, we’re keen to learn more about Jo Kelly’s new, ultra-satirical 'content' card game. www.wargamer.com/wendybuxxx/b... #BoardGames #Tabletop #TabletopGaming

"I have remade my image into that of the divine tradwife, perpetually pregnant and clad in fetish sundresses, walking barefoot through campylobacter-ridden chicken dung as I grin toothily through my denim prison bars." The game was already thrilling me but this line. this is what critique should be