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We are a group of friends and tabletop enthusiasts working together to share our unique tabletop experiences with you! Put Campfire on your shelf now, and save space for Crime Guys: The Crime Game is coming in spring! https://placeholder-games.com/
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Crime Guys: The Crime Game is launching on Kickstarter in May. Go follow right now!
#Placeholdergames #CrimeGuys #boardgames #excited
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Ready to feel tranquil?
Check out our #boardgames Preview of Zen Monkeys by @badcatgames.bsky.social! A super unique game about trying to impress Sun Wukong... to say the least!
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=08-k...
Well, #boardgames aren't just for fun...
Today, we're going to be talking about a few reasons how and why board games can be more than just ways to have fun-- they can be tools to help certain functions like memory, communication, and more!
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8k...
166 games in the @unpub.org Game Gallery so far.
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What are you excited to play?
Here are some Aces for you today. Get your copy of our card game Campfire right now on our website! placeholder-games.com/products/cam...
#cardgame #boardgame #placeholdergame #aces #rummy
If you read our newsletter, you already know we're really excited for Excalibur by Roxley. You can still preorder it today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rox...
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Its that time of year. We should all be basking so beautifully. Get that vitamin D
awww so adorable!!
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black cat stretched out on her back on a hardwood floor
It's Tuesday... it's not Monday, so the week doesn't feel fresh. Its not Wednesday, so we aren't halfway through yet. What do we even do on a Tuesday? Share cat pics?
Drop a cat pic to bring a little joy... and also, who should we be following? @ them in the comments.
i keep getting into (enjoyable and fun) arguments about the nature of games that can run the risk of getting lost in the sauce with overly broad definitions, so i invented a lil logic tool
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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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Which mechanic is better?!
Welcome OFPG fam! Today we're talking about two of our favorite #boardgames mechanics, and if we can choose between the two of them-- Mancala and Rondel!
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We're announcing our new theme: Analogue. It's an open call, and full details are available on the HGN blog here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
GAMA EXPO PANEL SCHEDULE DESIGN DIARIES AND ADVERTORIAL CONTENT CREATION Mon, March 2 | 9:00 - 9:50am | Room M111 In the tabletop industry content creation means more than just social media posts. Design diaries offer genuine engagement as fans feel part of the process and/or struggle that the designer is experiencing. Tutorials and personal stories are becoming more popular and are proving to be effective for engagement and growing your personal brand Speakers: Mondo Davis, Ami Baio, Marceline Leiman, Cole Wehrle
Will you be at GAMA EXPO next week?
I’ll be a panelist talking on design diaries with some amazing, inspiring speakers!
@gamesbymondo.bsky.social @pinktigergames.com @colewehrle.bsky.social
Come say hello to me on Sunday or Monday while I’m around! 🎲✂️
In style of a newspaper personal ad. Missed Connections. To the customer who special ordered Come Sail Away: I placed the order and the game finally arrived, but I lost the note with your name and number. Please reach out if this is your game so I can get it to you with a 10% discount for your trouble. Signed, Shopman with too much scrap paper.
A special message from David 🫶
Today's 35s Board game design 🎲 tip for the Day wraps up the self-publishing discussion and introduces March's topic: youtube.com/shorts/7ICZ8... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #lgbtq #gamepublisher
Start Aufbau (Bis auf, dass die Ressourcen verdeckt da liegen müssen)
Ende des Spiels.
Vorschau des Inhalts mit 3 Micro Expansions.
Die 3 Micro Erweiterungen.
Vorletztes Jahr bei Kickstarter unterstützt. Gestern mal wieder gespielt. Das cute #Apothebakery von @luxlupo.bsky.social 🐺⚗️🎂☠️ Es wurde aufgrund des schönen Designs und der Tatsache, dass wir Chemiker sind gekauft. Und es macht sehr viel Spaß! #brettspiel #boardgame
It's the weekend! What game will be on your table?
#boardgames #tabletopgames #playsjgames
A perfect board/card game for Deep Sea Tycho! (And me 🤣) @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com
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Trans rights are human rights.
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If you asked to be emailed about the 2026 UTMP Session, you're about to get an email!
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Can you really be a Crime Guy if you're not following the Crime Guys Pre-Launch page?
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Last two days on Kickstarter: Jump Masters! from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social! Check out my @rahdo.com video to see how this game took a classic checkers mechanism and modernized it into a battling game! #boardgames #kickstarter
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Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day continues our discussion about self-publishing with "start local": youtube.com/shorts/KnnjZ... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #lgbtq #gamepublisher #selfpublish
Gen Z is reviving DVDs and Blu-rays, with local video rental shops reporting record months and membership numbers as young people embrace physical media.
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1975: White Christmas, helicopter cards have been placed next to various buildings, where players will use drafted cards to take additional actions to try and effectively airlift people out and return them to their rescue boat.
Persuasion - players have a selection of trait cards in front of them, some face up, some face down, which have abilities and also a number of icons - that you may or may not be interested in as a potential marriage partner.
Isla - two player sheets with tokens of flora, fauna and fossils. A meeple moves around the player sheet through a roll and move, roll and write mechanism based on multiple colourful dice that are placed to one side.
Dualis - a player is holding a hand of cards comprising of two suits and colours. A pile of facedown cards is nearby on the table, a partnership token is placed on top and on to the side, indicating they need to win another trick.
Some additional highlights of games I've recently played - 1975: White Christmas, Persuasion, Isla and Dualis. Feels impossible to summarise all of them in a single post, but please ask if you want to know more about any of them. They are all fascinating (and fun) in one way or another! #boardgames
Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Culture & Authenticity w/ Pauline-Fate & Marie (hotbananagames.com) on Wednesday Feb 25 at 9 PM EST with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the hosts and the guests.
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Tonight at 9PM EST (UTC-5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and
Hafiz chat with @hotbananagame.bsky.social about culture and authenticity in boardgame design.
Come join in the chat youtube.com/MeepleSyrup or facebook.com/MeepleSyrup!
It's official, we're on kickstarter! Go follow our pre-launch page!
Art by @catskillz.bsky.social
Graphic design by @heykatelyn.bsky.social
Game Design by JC and @elympian.com