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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jul 24

On it. :)

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Elliot Davis | TTWH Out 10/14! @moreblueberries.bsky.social · Jul 22

Excited and nervous to announce that moreblueberries is now on Patreon!

Check out the page if you like design thoughts, playable drafts of upcoming games, exclusive discounts, and more!

is making games for the weird and wild

www.patreon.com

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Clarence Simpson 🔜 PAXU @stoichamster.bsky.social · Jul 22

With 3 new games releasing soon (Beasts, Squirrel Away, VNTYPL8S), let me know if you want me on your podcast to talk about any or all of them!
DMs open. Reposts appreciated.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jul 22

The Wednesday night before Gen Con, 9 to midnight.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jul 21

If you're a tabletop games professional who's going to Gen Con, you are welcome to join us at The Diana Jones Award ceremony/party. Just send us your email address for an invitation, which has all the particulars.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you're unaware of the incredible history and meaning behind the @dianajonesaward.org, I have a story to share with you.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

The winner of the award will be announced on Wednesday, July 30th, at the annual Diana Jones Award ceremony in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of Gen Con.

For more details, please see our website: www.dianajonesaward.org

The Diana Jones Award

For Excellence in Gaming

www.dianajonesaward.org

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

• Rose Estes, a novelist and gamebook designer.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

• @rascal.news, a website dedicated to tabletop games, founded by @lincodega.com, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social, and @chasecarter.bsky.social.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

• @charliehall.bsky.social, a journalist and editor covering tabletop games, formerly with Polygon.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 17

The committee of the Diana Jones Award is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 award, which it believes best exemplified “excellence” in the field of gaming for the past year. They are:

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jun 3

Tabletop gaming industry folks!

Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · Jun 3

Tabletop gaming industry folks! The Diana Jones Award is once again looking for sponsors for this year’s industry-only event at Gen Con — our 25th year! — which will be held on Wednesday, July 30.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 15

A kind article in @boardgamewire.bsky.social about our new The Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program folks!

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

Four up-and-coming designers win expenses-paid Gen Con trip in latest Diana Jones emerging designer program -

The Diana Jones Award committee has unveiled this year's winners of its emerging designer program, who will each receive a $6,500 prize package that includes an all-expenses trip to Gen Con.

boardgamewire.com

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Underdog Games (Trekking the World second edition) and Clarkson Potter (title unannounced).

Special thanks to our key sponsors @bundleofholding.com and Gen Con for making this year's program possible!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Marceline Leiman (@marcelineleiman.bsky.social) is a graduate of and instructor at the prestigious NYU Game Center. She has designed in the board game and RPG space, and has worked with design/development teams at North Star Games (Oceans solo mode)...

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

She is also the book lead for the RPG's hardcover campaign-length adventures, Stonewalkers and Mistborn Legacy.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social) is the project lead for the Cosmere RPG, which in 2024 became the highest-funded tabletop Kickstarter ever. She coordinates a team of 20 diverse creatives working on 14 game products.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

He is known for such self-published releases as Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and the upcoming The Time We Have.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries," (@moreblueberries.bsky.social) is a Brooklyn-based game designer, publisher, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Between warehouse shifts, Ashraf is working on a potential sourcebook for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, based on his work with Legends of Uganda.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

Ashraf Braden is an African RPG designer living in Uganda's Kampala District. He is best known for Legends of Uganda, a zine dedicated to bringing Ugandan myths and urban legends to the gaming table.

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · May 14

We’re excited to announce the four winners of this year’s Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program!

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Jan 22

The nomination period for the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program is open! Please head to our website for all the details. You can nominate yourself or any other worthy tabletop game designers in their first three years of publishing. Nominations close Feb. 14.

www.dianajonesaward.org

The Diana Jones Award

For Excellence in Gaming

www.dianajonesaward.org

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The Diana Jones Award @dianajonesaward.org · Nov 27

Hello, gamers! Happy to be here on Bluesky!

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