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Quick PSA to publishers and retailers: feel free to use my reviews to promote your games - just add a link to the article on my blog. That's one of the reasons why I write reviews and record them in audio format. Who's with me? 😊👍 #boardgames #reviews (Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash)

The board game industry has grown, but it hasn't necessarily become more secure. In this article, I want to look at this in more detail. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/27/s... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/4ysN... (Photo by Tasha Kostyuk on Unsplash) #boardgames #business #BusinessNews

I'm clearing out my board game collection and have listed quite a few games for sale. There are some real gems amongst them. You can find them all here: tabletopgamesblog.com/mygames/#gam... #boardgames #ForSale #sale

In the latest episode of "But Why Vikings?" @ava.foxfort.net and I dive deep into how to be a better player around the RPG table. Thanks to @trvshane.bsky.social for the question. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

Here is my review of Wayfarers of the South Tigris by S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips from Garphill Games with art by Mihajlo Dimitrievski. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/24/w... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/4RuM... (Photo courtesy of Garphill Games) #boardgames #reviews

“Dallas, get out the other way, go!” The Alien got you in the end, Tom Skerritt. 🙁

How to make the most of board game conventions as a designer

For some reason, I assumed this would come in a much smaller box. Oh well, my crowdfunding copy has arrived: Raas: A Dance of Love by Mihir Shah and Shaleen Harlalka from @arcanewonders.bsky.social, with art by Tara Anand. Time for some Bhangra, maybe? 😀👍 #boardgames #raas

This article looks at how a good design can help with a game's teach. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/20/t... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/3LLg... (Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash) #boardgames #design #rulebooks

At Basgiath War College, you are part of the Fourth Wing: Rise of the Wingleader by Dexter Stevens from Goliath Games. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/17/f... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0Gnp... #boardgames #reviews #FourthWing #RebeccaYarros #FourthWingGame #GoliathGames

UK-based Osprey Games has let go of its entire board and card game development team and cancelled its booth at the upcoming Spiel Essen game fair - five months after parent company Bloomsbury began searching for a buyer for the operation: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Look at this! I got my free review copy of Upland & Prairie by @peersylvester.bsky.social from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by Hannah Cohen. Given the designer and publisher, I reckon I'm going to like this one... 😀👍 #boardgames

In this article, I use episode 364 of Ludology as my starting point for examining where complexity adds interest and where it makes it unnecessarily hard. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/13/c... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/3yrU... (Photo by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash) #boardgames #design

The latest episode of Cult of the Old is out now! Try and figure out the words that connect @mattthr.bsky.social , @sanildefanso.bsky.social and I as we look at Codenames. Available wherever you get your casts open.spotify.com/episode/0zBN...

Bei der Spiel haben wir einen Demo-Tisch für das großartige Molly House! #Brettspiele @wehrlegig.games

Your trusty bird guide is like having a Wingspan Pocket by @elizhargrave.bsky.social from @stonemaiergames.com, with art by Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo and Natalia Rojas. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/10/w... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/0g3s... #boardgames #reviews #birds

We will be recording a new episode of "But, Why Vikings?" this week. Would you like to ask us a question? Want the 3 Fates of boardgaming problems to peer into your quandries? Post questions in reply to this or fill out the form below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The latest episode of "But, Why Vikings?" is out now. This time out @ava.foxfort.net and @timclare.bsky.social delve into what to do when board game friendships go wrong, and discuss the merits, or not, of expansions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Wir haben zwei Demotische für The Old King´s Crown! #Brettspiele

Hi, we failed to reach our KS goal to host AB Con this year. But we are not giving up. Our team have been planning and we have made a part payment for venue Please if you’d still want to support us, here is a link: remoteworkready.selar.com/06lc7z888a Please also share to your community.

In this article, I want to look at neoprene's environmental cost across its full lifecycle. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/06/p... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5USp... (Photo by Susan Flynn on Unsplash) #boardgames #neoprene #sustainability #environment #recycling

I make a boardgame agony aunt podcast with @giantbrain.co.uk & @ava.foxfort.net - we've made 16 episodes so far with a new one out soon. I hope you've enjoyed it if you've listened to it, & if you haven't (& you play games) why not give 1 episode a try? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

@jamsandwich.bsky.social is involved in getting this pilot of a new comedy set in Glasgow going. Chuck them some bucks if you can. www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

Rebuilding the mountain fauna was never going to be easy, but it was time to Reforest by Sébastien Bernier-Wong from Firestarter Games with art by Janine van Fram. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/03/r... Audio open.spotify.com/episode/2t7L... #boardgames #reviews #CardGames #nature #fauna

My September Newsletter is out now. It's been a trying time, but I am back in the flow of things. Newsletter is free with a small behind the scenes part for the lovely folk that chuck a few bucks my way a month. www.patreon.com/thegiantbrai...

How to make a pitch video for your board game: writing, recording, editing, and uploading

Hello and welcome to Stefan Ebner, who has become a Shining Light supporter of the blog. Yay! Thank you so much!! 🥳👍 If you want to support the blog too, you can find out more here: tabletopgamesblog.com/support/ (Photo by Ali Kokab on Unsplash) #supporters #SupportSmallCreators

I just posted my monthly supporter update. If you want to see what I'm up to, please consider joining one of the membership tiers. All tiers get these updates, so don't be afraid. 😀👍 www.patreon.com/tabletopgame... #updates #supporters #IndependentCreator #IndieCreator #SupportSmallCreators

A new episode of the Spielworxx Bulletin: 5g4d.com/podcasts/the...

If you'd like to listen to our boardgame agony aunt podcast, But Why Vikings?, all the episodes are up on Boardgamegeek - you can just click & listen. Also we are always in need of questions: dilemmas, questions about our game experiences, recommendation requests: boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepod...

My designer diary of Upland&Prairie is online and if for nothing else, ppl should read it to learn how lineages of inspiration can flow. boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

In this article, I look at how to decide which parts of reality to include in a game and which to leave out from the perspectives of five designers. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/29/r... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/1Snt... (Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash)

I've been making these adorable crocheted plushie button dice as Christmas tree decorations. I love them and want to make more but they do take ages to make so it's hard to know if anyone would want to pay £15.99 for an entirely handmade decoration?

Just hanging with some friends counting beans... 😀👍 open.spotify.com/episode/5DKs... #boardgames #podcasts #beans

Well, the board game supply has continued. This time it's games I bought myself from the wonderful @envyborngames.bsky.social: Prowl, Space Potato and Dragon Roost - and a cute little dragon pin. Yay! 🥳👍 #boardgames

A new take on our format for 'But, Why Vikings?' as @ava.foxfort.net gets our first guest agony aunt on in @ecfriedman.com. A share and a rating on your podcast host of choice really helps us out! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Thinking of releasing your board game as a print-and-play? Here are some thoughts on how to make it worth printing.

Here is my review of Russian Railroads by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard "Lonny" Orgler from Hans im Glück with art by Martin Hoffmann and Claus Stephan. Read the full review here: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/26/r... Listen to the audio version here: open.spotify.com/episode/1OYJ... #boardgames

@ava.foxfort.net presents a new episode of "But, Why Vikings?" with very special guest host @ecfriedman.com They discuss community building and using games in an educational environment. Please share! Dr. Emily Friedman - Teacher at Large share.google/nCgL8Nnt7vO2...

It's Friday! Which means it's time for everyone to once again scour the internet for board game news. No STOP I've already done it for you! The latest BoardGameWire newsletter is out now, packed with all the good stuff - and, as always, completely free: buttondown.com/boardgamewir...

Well, well, well... after yesterday's review copy delivery, now I got a free copy of Wingspan Pocket by @elizhargrave.bsky.social from @stonemaiergames.com with art by the amazing Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo and Natalia Rojas for review. Yay! 🥳👍 #boardgames

The wonderful people at @rockmanorgames.bsky.social have sent me free review copies of StarDriven: Gateway and Seas of Havoc. Thank you! They look massive. I might have to play them solo first before trying them with a group. Let's see... 😀👍 #boardgames

www.linkedin.com/posts/asmode... That's such a great commitment. I wrote about this topic before. Here: tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/08/05/s... And here: tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/08/22/g... #boardgames #sustainability

The latest episode of Cult of the Old is out now. @mattthr.bsky.social, @sanildefanso.bsky.social and I make as few fart jokes as possible as we discuss Bohnanza. open.spotify.com/episode/5DKs...

Here is my review of Go Big by Antony Proietti from Sinister Fish Games with art by Archie Edwards. Read the full review here: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/19/g... Listen to the audio version here: open.spotify.com/episode/76ye... #boardgames #CardGames #SheddingGames

OMG! I got my copy of Dino Garden by Totsuca Chuo from Uchibacoya with the gorgeous art by Tatsuki Asano. I also got the two expansions, just because. I backed it on Kickstarter and look forward to playing it, once I've got a few review copies out of the way. 😀👍 #boardgames

So far in 2026, we raised £128.65 for @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank #charity. Thank you so much to everyone who bid on or bought a game on eBay and added to the fund. You are amazing! The auctions are still going, so please have a look and reshare: tabletopgamesblog.com/charity-auct...

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