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canibeblue
@canibeblue.bsky.social
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Love #boardgames and the community. I'll share news, cool finds, bg pics and info around the amazing people in this hobby.


Boardgames build bridges!

Oh and occasional politics, because everything is political.
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elizhargrave.bsky.social
I couldn't say it any better.
peterlmcpherson.bsky.social Peter McPherson ⏭️ Unpub Prime @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social · 1d
I make games because I love every step of the process—the initial idea, the scrappy first prototype, the first playtest filled with glee and failure and hope.

Here’s my scrappy first prototype of Tiny Towns. [1/6]
A piece of paper showing a 4x4 grid mostly filled with drawings of buildings. Next to the grid are building names next to polyomino shapes with squares of different colors.
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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eizebasa.baby
"Includes A Special Rule!" might be the funniest tagline in the history of board game marketing.
BTS UNO: Includes a special rule!
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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peersylvester.bsky.social
Starting to think that the reason why StaryTrek chacters are obsessed with 20th century culture is that AI slop will bury all art in the next 200 years
February 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM
canibeblue.bsky.social
What he said!
Privat kann jeder das Thema AI so handhaben, wie er will. Wer damit aber Produkte verkauft, die wie #Brettspiele immens von ihrer Gestaltung leben, ist quasi stolz darauf, ein Dieb zu sein. Künstler haben schon immer nen Riesenanteil am Erfolg von Spielen gehabt.
Feiert & bezahlt sie!
actualol.bsky.social Actualol @actualol.bsky.social · 16h
If you use AI to design a board game, or do the artwork for your board game, I will never buy it, never play it, never review it, and I will side-eye your company for all future projects.

If you brag about doing it, you're a weapons grade douche bag, that doesn't deserve a place in our industry.
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
canibeblue.bsky.social
Wir müssen uns da alle mal an die Nase fassen! #boardgames #Brettspiele
ericlang.bsky.social Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social · 5d
It cannot be overstated how much hobby gamers underestimate how unintuitive and difficult hobby games are to non-gamers.

This is perhaps even more true of professional game designers, publishers and reviewers/pundits, broadly speaking.
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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gil.hova.net
When the camera was invented, paintings were supposed to die. But they didn’t. Paintings just got weird.

The same will be for human music. We will continue to make new, fresh, and different, in a way that a statistical averaging machine could never.
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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gil.hova.net
Just watched @adamneely.bsky.social’s excellent documentary about AI music, how it ties into the neofascist movement, and what the future could hold for live and recorded music in general.

It got me thinking enough to make my own bold prediction.

(Long 🧵 incoming!)
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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veosotano.bsky.social
If you see this post a character with white hair.
February 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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gentgestranslation.bsky.social
Pfff. Too easy. (But while googling I realized that I‘m deeply unhappy with any of the visual interpretations of the character in recent years. Of the old ones this is one of the better ones. Also the recent interpretations are deeply inconsistent and my brain doesn‘t like that. 😔)
Old Drawing of the character Atlan from the ScienceFiction series Perry Rhodan
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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meej.dragonsworn.net
If you see this post a character with white hair
Anomander Rake from Malazan (cover of Gardens of the Moon), a tall armored man with dark skin and long white hair, looking over his shoulder and a massive sword on his back. He is standing in front of what looks like a flying mountain and a lot of flying ravens. He’s so cool
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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danandjen.bsky.social
If you see this post a character with white hair.
February 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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nopunincluded.com
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Screenshot with text. It reads: The Idles: AI Disclaimer "The Idles is a game conceived as a satire of AI and capitalism. As such, we have taken the artistic liberty to use genAI in order to create its illustrations. No AI has been used in any other area of the making" The screenshot cuts off there
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
canibeblue.bsky.social
If you see this post a character with white hair.
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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heidelbaer.de
Das kreative Bilder-Assoziationsspiel von Vlaada Chvátil geht in die nächste Runde. Statt Wörter liegen hier geheimnisvolle Bildkarten aus – und ihr gebt Hinweise, um die richtigen Motive zu treffen.

Was ist neu an der Neuauflage?
February 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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missbaybee.bsky.social
Wir starten in den Freitag mit einer #Brettspiel Frage:😍

Mit welchem Spiel verbindest du eine besondere Geschichte? Gerne Spiel und Geschichte posten😘

Bei mir ist es auf jeden Fall #Fallen, auf das ich 2 Jahre warten musste um eine Chance zu haben es zu kaufen.💚

@yellowgeekbear.bsky.social
Fux & Bär Folge 12: Zusammen Fallen und Zwei-Spieler-Spiele
In der zwölften Folge unseres Podcastes stellt euch Martina ihr liebstes Zweier-Spiel vor: Fallen. In der logischen Folge beschäftigen wir uns danach mit weiteren Tipps für Spiele zu Zweit. Da in der ...
fuxundbaer.podigee.io
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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boardgamewire.bsky.social
The world's biggest toy fair - which has a significant board game presence - is hiring for a project director who will manage national and international sales activities and look after key accounts. If you speak German and English, might be the job for you!

www.spielwarenmesse-eg.de/jobs
Spielwarenmesse eG: Jobs
Die Spielwarenmesse eG ist als Messeveranstalter weltweit tätig. Sie veranstaltet die Spielwarenmesse und Insights-X in Nürnberg und die Kids India in Mumbai.
www.spielwarenmesse-eg.de
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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boardgamewire.bsky.social
British board game publisher Alley Cat Games has triumphed in this year’s Diamant d’Or – a prize focused on championing heavier eurogames – after pivoting its strategy several years ago to experiment with crowdfunding more complex designs:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Eight box covers for different board games, with three above the rest on gold, silver and bronze-coloured chunks of rock. The golden rock game in the centre shows Ada's Dream, the silver rock to the left Keyside and the bronze rock to the right Ants, while the games below comprise Sweet Lands, Recall, Luthier, Galactic Cruise and Philharmonix. Winners and finalists of the 2026 Diamant d'Or prize for complex board games. A board game box for the title Ada's Dream on the left, which shows Ada Lovelace explaining her calculating machine to onlookers. The background and remaining image to the right shows the board for the game, including many different coloured dice on a yellow-coloured action rondel.
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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3mbg.bsky.social
Gross, "The Discriminating Gamer" just gave a big endorsement to Werwolf, the knock off COIN game about the Nazi fantasy around throwing off the shackles of the allied occupation and restoring the Reich.

Seeing wargamers react positively to a neo nazi propaganda work has been quite galling.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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biggirlgames.bsky.social
Take action:
thewatchdogco.bsky.social The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 11d
If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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moregamesplease.com
Incredible that for my first project at @manticgames.bsky.social I'm working with Jervis, the creator of Blood Bowl and an absolute legend.

I don't photograph humans often, but I'm proud of how this photo came out!

#DreadBallAllStars ⭐
Jervis Johnson Dreadball All-Stars designer
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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boardgamewire.bsky.social
European board game distributor and fulfillment company Meeples Group is continuing its rapid expansion since its launch operating out of attic five years ago, with a move to a huge new warehouse in the wake of soaring numbers of orders last year:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Two men wearing dark blue zip-up tops and lighter blue jeans shake hands in front of a large white warehouse building. The whole scene is covered in snow. Floris Toorenburg and Rients-Auke Rienstra, co-founders of board game fulfillment and distribution specialist Meeples Group. Head and shoulders image of a amiling man operating a silver laptop, which is partially in shot in the bottom left of the image. He is holding a copy of the tabletop game Throw Throw Burrito.
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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panda8ngel.bsky.social
🔴Live now! I am finally getting Emberleaf Frank - The City of Games to the table! I backed the game on Crowdfunding and have been excited to play it. Hopefully, I will be able to learn it enough to teach it! Have you already played this?

📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8...
📺 www.youtube.com/@Pan...
Panda Solo: Emberleaf Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST / 8 PM UTC Twitch.tv/Panda8ngel Youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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letsplayhistory.bsky.social
The Report of the Terrorism Experts & Defence Against Terrorism Executive Level Seminar has been published by #NATO #COEDAT. It also includes the summary of my talk about #Wargaming #Counterterrorism in the #MDO Environment.

Thanks again for a great conference!

www.coedat.nato.int/publication/...
February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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heidelbaer.de
Auf der Spielwarenmesse in Nürnberg haben wir ein erstes Exemplar von The Queen’s Dilemma auf Englisch in die Hände bekommen – und konnten natürlich nicht widerstehen, gemeinsam einen Blick in die Box zu werfen. 👑✨

Was uns hier erwartet, ist weit mehr als ein klassisches Brettspiel
February 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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boardgamefeast.bsky.social
It's a difficult situation to discover that one of your friends and collaborators has shit views about immigrants. But this is certainly a much better way of addressing it and just further puts Dice Tower to shame.
To Our Community, We are writing to address a serious situation involving our co-host Adrian and to share the steps we are taking in response. Recently, Adrian made public statements expressing support for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and made jokes about people who have been killed during ICE operations. These statements are unacceptable. They trivialize real human tragedy and cause harm to members of our community, particularly those directly affected by immigration enforcement. We want to be clear: these views do not represent The Board Game BBQ or our community. Making light of anyone's death is never acceptable, and we deeply regret that someone representing our podcast caused this pain. Effective immediately, Adrian is stepping away from The Board Game BBQ. To our community members who are immigrants, who have family members affected by immigration enforcement, or who have been hurt by Adrian's statements: we are sorry. Your pain is valid, and you deserved better from someone in a position of representing this community. We know that several of you have already chosen to leave our community, and we respect and understand that decision. For those who remain, we want to reaffirm our commitment to making the podcast and this community a space built on inclusion, respect, and safety for all board gamers. We recognize that trust must be rebuilt through consistent action, not just words. We are committed to doing better. Sincerely, Joe, Jules, Lauren, Conor and Dana
February 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM