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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to see me play the first few chapters of The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game with the amazing Krystal (from Office Dog) and Matt (from Nerd of the Rings), then I have good news for you!

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PREVIEW: The Two Towers Trick Taking Game | Gen Con 2025

YouTube video by Nerd of the Rings

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs

A display of Coyote & Crow, the roleplaying game, Wolves, the cooperative board game, Naasii, the Coyote & Crow Dice Game, and a set of custom dice for the RPG. All created by Cherokee Nation citizen, Kenna Alexander.

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 2d

The best version of Liars Dice!

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 2d

I think so!

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to see me play the first few chapters of The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game with the amazing Krystal (from Office Dog) and Matt (from Nerd of the Rings), then I have good news for you!

youtu.be/NbP_H98PB7M?...

PREVIEW: The Two Towers Trick Taking Game | Gen Con 2025

YouTube video by Nerd of the Rings

youtu.be

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 3d

Great working with you. It came out so well!

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Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️‍🌈🎲 @kovray.bsky.social · 7d

The conclusion! Top 10 Trick Taking Board Games: youtu.be/j-_gUSAilZo

It's been so fun diving into this genre, and we're so delighted to share some of our favorite trick-taking games with you!

Top 10 Trick Taking Board Games

YouTube video by kovray

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 10d

It has a big baby!

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 12d

Orthogonal

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 13d

Congrats!

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 14d

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…

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Max Games Seidman @max.resonym.com · 13d

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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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · Sep 11

I will be at SPIEL Essen next month.

Please send me an e-mail ([email protected]) with a sell sheet, video, or whatever details you can share about your game if you’d like to get time my calendar.

Please feel free to share this post with other game designers you may know!

Photo of the U Bahn stop outside the Grugahalle in Essen Germany

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe the Walker?

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John Frightening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 17d

What's it going to take to get this playing in the Twin Cities?

@alamodrafthouse.bsky.social? @trylon.org? Heights Theater? Riverview Theater?

The Lucasfilm Collector @lucasfilmcollector.bsky.social · 17d

This is so cool:

On Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th at the Detroit Film Theatre, A New Hope will be presented in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), an original language of the Great Lakes region. Anangong Miigaading is part of an effort to preserve the language for future generations.

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 19d

two boats are floating on a lake with mountains in the background

ALT: two boats are floating on a lake with mountains in the background

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 20d

I think about the retired folks who played bridge every Tuesday morning at the Borders books cafe I worked at in college and can’t wait to do the same but with my backlog.

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 20d

1 copy please.

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 21d

(Same as Office Dog, Krystal)

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 22d

I believe Asmodee will have some at PAXU (sorry I don't have any more details than that). I official street date is January 16th 2026 (I year after Fellowship).

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 22d

👀

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Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️‍🌈🎲 @kovray.bsky.social · 22d

We're back to spread the joy of trick-taking. youtu.be/vRlf-fASb8A

Today we're ranking ALL of our trick taking games, well... maybe not all. This is Part 1 after all...

Let us know what you think of this new format!

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you! I hope he liked my Treebeard and Quickbeam in Two Towers :)

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Demetrios Pagonis @dpagonis.bsky.social · 23d

Having the kind of amazing stretch where your special interests intersect perfectly with parenting. 6yo is obsessed with making our own expansion deck for the LOTR trick taking game. Going to need to get proper paper that doesn't feather so badly with the dip pens.

Hand made laminated game cards for a Lord of the rings trick taking game. Card text includes "horn of helm hammerhand" and "anduril, flame of the west"

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Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social · 23d

These are amazing. I’d love to see all of them. Tell them to keep it up! Check these out @tricktaking.bsky.social

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