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Signing Mass Effect @ Essen! @ithayla.bsky.social · 3d

incredible word game highly recommended

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3d

This game from @merriam-webster.com is too good.

REUNION October 8, 2025

I solved it in 1️⃣5️⃣ moves!
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🦊 🦔 🎉 www.merriam-webster.com/games/reunio...

Reunion, a Daily Word Puzzle | Merriam Webster

The right words bring them together: unscramble words in as few moves as possible.

www.merriam-webster.com

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Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 4d

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

Image text reads:
Do you teach board games?
We invite you to complete a short survey for academic research into people’s experiences of teaching boardgames, at home and elsewhere.
The survey takes about ten minutes to complete.

To find out more, please use the QR code,
visit go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
or email hybrid-games@unimelb.edu.au

(University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Approval 33778)

There is also a decorative image of game pawns and dice, with a magnifying glass on top, as well as a QR code which points to the given link.

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Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries @nerdmysteries.bsky.social · 5d

We submit this episode to the @maximumfun.org podcasting network, we call this The Tale Of Are You Afraid Dark. Join us as Host Austin relays the tale of how this show transformed from Old Guy Reads A Book to Child Twilight Zone But Like Way Scary

maximumfun.org/episodes/sec...

a group of children are sitting around a campfire in the woods .

ALT: a group of children are sitting around a campfire in the woods .

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 6d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Semi Co-op @semicoop.bsky.social · 6d

New comic! Bringing loads of games to game night and only ending up playing one or two small ones... Who else does this? 😂

👀 You can read this week's blog post (it's a long one!) at
semicoop.com/comic/beast-of-burden/ #gamenight #boardgames

Two panels. Above the left, it says: "Games I brought to game night". We see Heinze carrying a very big and heavy backpack holding at least 15 games (it shows the outlines of the boxes through the bag). Above the right panel it says: "Games we played at game night". We see the same image of Heinze carrying the back pack with only one small game highlighted in the entire backpack.

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Matt Thrower @mattthr.bsky.social · 6d

So today's Halloween newsletter from @lauraehall.bsky.social features this Japanese pumpkin monster and two intruiging tidbits about it - it's the only known image of this creature and it's from a *board game*.

So of course, I had to know more, which lead me down a really fun rabbit hole

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Kara C-D🎃 @chyphend.bsky.social · 6d

Amazing tell me more about this rotting colossal possum god 👀

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Kara C-D🎃 @chyphend.bsky.social · 10d

Soooo I made silly mission for Sunderfolk about helping a very hungry beetle collect their snacks 🪲

Sunderfolk @sunderfolk.com · 20d

One of the new missions arriving to #Sunderfolk's One Shot Mode is Snack Run! 🐛🍲

It's a puzzle-focused mission where you need to get your bug their bag (of food)!

#Sunderfolk

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Tabletop Arts Fund @tabletopartsfund.org · 11d

Previous winners have received more than 100 nominations and three dozen awards at festivals on four continents. Now it's your turn! The Tabletop Arts Fund is proud to announce our 2026 Actual Play Grants.

📅 Submissions close October 31, 2025.
👉 Apply now: apply.tabletoparts.fund/ActualPlay2026

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 11d

Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.

The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.

Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2

Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.

www.rascal.news

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 11d

For today's article, I'm just griping about why "fun" is a bad word for critics. spacebiff.com/2025/09/30/a...

Anti-Fun

There’s one word I try to never use when writing about board games. The F-word. No, not that one. “Fun.” There it is. My critical curse word. Today I want to talk about why “fun” isn’t an especiall…

spacebiff.com

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Max Games Seidman @max.resonym.com · 11d

The golden rule: do unto others as you’d have them do unto you, but if the rule on a card conflicts with this rule, follow the rules on the card

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 11d

The preview/signup page for my upcoming bluffing game Phantasmic 🃏🔮 is up on the @buttonshy.bsky.social website!

If you want to be updated when the game goes live—go sign up to be notified!! ✨

A wallet game with the title Phantasmic, with cards looking like fantasy tarot in the background.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 13d

It looks like Osmosis (2025) by Agnès Largeaud is the 1,000th game added to this list on @boardgamegeek.com! 🎉

Thanks to @mcfluffy.bsky.social for that one, and to several others who contributed yesterday, including @bartgamedesign.bsky.social and @sblendito.bsky.social! Keep 'em coming!

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 13d

I just noticed this list is up to 988 games. Who wants to find the missing 12 that will get us to 1000?
boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/297...

Games by Women & People of Marginalized Genders

There are several other geeklists that limit themselves in some way (one game per designer, noteworthy games). What if we tried to make a list that has all the games we know of that have at least one ...

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The Escape Puzzler (Matt) @escapepuzzler.bsky.social · 13d

The Ministry of Lost Things from @postcurious.bsky.social is back for Case 2: Finders Keypers! More puns, more beautiful artwork and even more puzzles to solve?! You won’t want to miss this one, which launches tomorrow on Kickstarter.

A full, spoiler-free review of the game is available now!

Ministry of Lost Things: Case 2 - Finders Keypers (PostCurious) // Review • The Escape Puzzler - Puzzle Game Reviews and More!

Ministry of Lost Things: Finders Keypers is a whimsical puzzle adventure packed with witty puns, clever puzzles and lush artwork.

escapepuzzler.com

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Mark Larson @mrklrsn.bsky.social · 13d

Another awesome review of our upcoming Kickstarter. I'm so thrilled with how this one turned out - the pair at PostCurious is amazing and an absolute delight to work with!

Link to the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...

The Escape Puzzler (Matt) @escapepuzzler.bsky.social · 13d

The Ministry of Lost Things from @postcurious.bsky.social is back for Case 2: Finders Keypers! More puns, more beautiful artwork and even more puzzles to solve?! You won’t want to miss this one, which launches tomorrow on Kickstarter.

A full, spoiler-free review of the game is available now!

Ministry of Lost Things: Case 2 - Finders Keypers (PostCurious) // Review • The Escape Puzzler - Puzzle Game Reviews and More!

Ministry of Lost Things: Finders Keypers is a whimsical puzzle adventure packed with witty puns, clever puzzles and lush artwork.

escapepuzzler.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 23d

This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 24d

Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms

Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high

edmontonjournal.com

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen 2025 @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 13d

French competition which has celebrated unpublished board game designs for almost 50 years unveils 2025 winners:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen 2025 @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 17d

“There’s no shortage of creativity in Vietnam. What we lack are bridges”: Vietnam’s blossoming board game design scene goes global via first Road to Essen competition:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

@rf-seattle.bsky.social @spielessen.bsky.social

A man in a red t-shirt stands on a stage with a woman wearing a long black dress and grey jacket. The man holds a large black and red certificate with a yellow star on, and a small golden trophy. The man is Thinh LeHuu, winner of the inaugural Road to Essen competition for best Vietnamese board game design.

Long green and red cardboard tokens showing stylised cartoon versions of Vietnamese dishes, with their names printed in the centre of the card. A wooden die showing a 5 on top is visible in the top right.

A brown cardboard player board for the board game Au Lac, with red, blue and green wooden cubes and meeples on. The board has spaces which show various resources such as wheat and wood. In front of the board a hand holds up five cards with Vietnamese writing at the top, each showing resources. The front card also has a picture of a boat. Standing behind the player board is the box for the game, beige with Au Lac written in gold and orange, and an image of an old city underneath.

Head and shoulders of a woman with brown hair to her chin, parted in the centre, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a pink sleeveless top with what appears to be a yellow flower design on, and wears pink/red lipstick. Global Everjoy co-founder and CEO Ionah Nguyen.

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Andrew Fischer @afischergames.bsky.social · 19d

The Plot Die can initially feel like another thing to worry about, but once you start using it, it can make your life as a GM so much easier.

I've loved to see how systematizing player participation in storytelling can pull them into the game even in a more "traditional" system.

Brotherwise Games @brotherwisegames.bsky.social · 19d

Want to know how to best use the new Plot Die in the Cosmere RPG? Join us for some top GM tips from Lead Designer Andrew Fischer!

youtube.com/shorts/ADqdA...

#cosmererpg #brandonsanderson #brotherwisegames

Cosmere RPG - A GM's Guide to the Plot Die!

Want to know how to best use the new Plot Die in the Cosmere RPG? Join us for some top GM tips from Lead Designer Andrew Fischer! #cosmererpg #brandonsanderson #brotherwisegames

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Semi Co-op @semicoop.bsky.social · 20d

New comic! Never let your characters know that you have a backup ready... 🤫

You can read this week's blog post at
www.semicoop.com/comic/mommy-... #mothership

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 19d

I had a lovely time interviewing @nopunincluded.com for this week's podcast! youtu.be/wMI5YpJQu9U

Beyond Solitaire Podcast 209: Efka Bladukas on Game Coverage as Story

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Kara C-D🎃 @chyphend.bsky.social · 19d

Fourteenish hours of playing Distant Skies made for a very good weekend 🛩️

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dee 方传嫣 @hellenus.bsky.social · 21d

Daybreak continues to be an incredible game. A holistic view of solving climate change (as is right and proper) which includes social movements as well. You can scan every card that takes you to the Daybreak site for further info

Two cards from Daybreak: Youth Climate Movement and Women's Empowerment

Screenshot of the Women's Empowerment page on the Daybreak website:
The fundamental human rights of women, as well as trans and non-binary people, around the world are at risk from discrimination, injustice, oppression, a lack of reproductive rights and violence. Women's empowerment is critical to achieve these rights, to ensure gender equality, economic development and poverty reduction, and to increase women's representation and participation in social and political spheres.

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Mark Larson @mrklrsn.bsky.social · 20d

I have another puzzle game Kickstarting next week, working again with the amazing duo at PostCurious! Check out this stellar review of the first game in the series.

The Escape Puzzler (Matt) @escapepuzzler.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve just published a new review for Ministry of Lost Things - Case 1: Lint Condition. It’s the first in a series of whimsical puzzle games from @postcurious.bsky.social.

Case 2 launches on Kickstarter next Tuesday so now is the perfect time to get caught up on the happenings in the Elusiverse!

Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 - Lint Condition (PostCurious) // Review • The Escape Puzzler - Puzzle Game Reviews and More!

Ministry of Lost Things is a whimsical, pun-laden puzzle game from award-winning PostCurious. Help reunite owners with their lost items.

escapepuzzler.com

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