Scott - Minerva π¦
@minervatabletop.co.uk
Board game designer and publisher from London, UK:
π₯ͺ Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game
π¨ Swatch: The Abstract Game of Art
π Organiser of Playfest London and Playtest UK (South London)
π¦ https://linktr.ee/minervatabletop
π₯ͺ Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game
π¨ Swatch: The Abstract Game of Art
π Organiser of Playfest London and Playtest UK (South London)
π¦ https://linktr.ee/minervatabletop
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Scott - Minerva π¦
@minervatabletop.co.uk
Β· Oct 18
Hi! I'm Scott, board game designer, and publisher as Minerva Tabletop Games.
I focus on small-box and microgames; games that offer simple rules with surprising depth, and do a lot with few components. I have a background in art and design and favour distinctive art styles.
More about my projects ππ»
I focus on small-box and microgames; games that offer simple rules with surprising depth, and do a lot with few components. I have a background in art and design and favour distinctive art styles.
More about my projects ππ»
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My patreons got a mini-review of Cosmoctopus this week. For just $1/month you could not only get that review, but all my others, and the tingling anticipation of wondering what's going to arrive in your inbox each Friday ... www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...
This Week I Are Bin Mostly Playing ... Cosmoctopus | Play Matt!
Get more from Play Matt! on Patreon
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January 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
My patreons got a mini-review of Cosmoctopus this week. For just $1/month you could not only get that review, but all my others, and the tingling anticipation of wondering what's going to arrive in your inbox each Friday ... www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...
Do we share a birthday (15th)? I can never be sure with time zones π
Happy Birthday!
January 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Do we share a birthday (15th)? I can never be sure with time zones π
Happy Birthday!
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The January raffle in aid of @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank charity, is underway!
If you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part here: tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle
Also, please reshare!!
#charity #foodbanks
If you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part here: tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle
Also, please reshare!!
#charity #foodbanks
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The January raffle in aid of @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank charity, is underway!
If you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part here: tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle
Also, please reshare!!
#charity #foodbanks
If you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part here: tabletopgamesblog.com/raffle
Also, please reshare!!
#charity #foodbanks
Watching your journey has been a joy. I love your vertical pieces the most!
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Watching your journey has been a joy. I love your vertical pieces the most!
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Ayup, I'm Paul. Still consider myself pretty new to all this (I'm old, and I started late) but I love what I've learned to do. Feels a bit like sorcery :)
#portfolioday
#portfolioday
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Ayup, I'm Paul. Still consider myself pretty new to all this (I'm old, and I started late) but I love what I've learned to do. Feels a bit like sorcery :)
#portfolioday
#portfolioday
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While I love my niche stupid hobby of historical board gaming, sometimes it does just make me want to scream. Take the latest example, a board game about the Irish Potato Famine where you get to compete with friends to see who survives best (?)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
The Great Hunger
Easy-to-learn, card-driven game, rich with historical detail; explores 19th-century Irish expansion, blight, famine, & emigration. 2-5P
www.kickstarter.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
While I love my niche stupid hobby of historical board gaming, sometimes it does just make me want to scream. Take the latest example, a board game about the Irish Potato Famine where you get to compete with friends to see who survives best (?)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
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Hi #portfolioday
Iβm Rory, a designer and illustrator for games. I like shapes, angles and motifs. Work shown is a series of mint tin games illustrated for Alley Cat Games.
Iβm Rory, a designer and illustrator for games. I like shapes, angles and motifs. Work shown is a series of mint tin games illustrated for Alley Cat Games.
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Hi #portfolioday
Iβm Rory, a designer and illustrator for games. I like shapes, angles and motifs. Work shown is a series of mint tin games illustrated for Alley Cat Games.
Iβm Rory, a designer and illustrator for games. I like shapes, angles and motifs. Work shown is a series of mint tin games illustrated for Alley Cat Games.
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That's right folks! With fulfilment completed, we are now able to release Why We Fight for sale on our website π€© grab yourself & your friends some Solarpunk goodness, and support an indie studio at the same time π www.sdrgames.studio/collections/...
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
That's right folks! With fulfilment completed, we are now able to release Why We Fight for sale on our website π€© grab yourself & your friends some Solarpunk goodness, and support an indie studio at the same time π www.sdrgames.studio/collections/...
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
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We now have a limited number of sourcebooks for Why We Fight, an anti-fascist narrative roleplaying game where players cooperate to create a solarpunk future!
Find copies of the core game book and quick-start guide on our website at firestorm.coop/catalog/sect... π²β
Find copies of the core game book and quick-start guide on our website at firestorm.coop/catalog/sect... π²β
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We now have a limited number of sourcebooks for Why We Fight, an anti-fascist narrative roleplaying game where players cooperate to create a solarpunk future!
Find copies of the core game book and quick-start guide on our website at firestorm.coop/catalog/sect... π²β
Find copies of the core game book and quick-start guide on our website at firestorm.coop/catalog/sect... π²β
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Itβs time! SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD ARE OPEN! Board game designers, show us what youβve been working on! Deadline is January 31: cardboardedison.com/award
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Itβs time! SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD ARE OPEN! Board game designers, show us what youβve been working on! Deadline is January 31: cardboardedison.com/award
Thanks Rob! And thanks as always for creating such a supportive community π
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Thanks Rob! And thanks as always for creating such a supportive community π
Ahahaha as if Crumbs! got a shoutout on Radio 1 today! π€―
Does that mean I can use βAs featured on BBC Radio 1β in my marketing now? π
Does that mean I can use βAs featured on BBC Radio 1β in my marketing now? π
January 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Ahahaha as if Crumbs! got a shoutout on Radio 1 today! π€―
Does that mean I can use βAs featured on BBC Radio 1β in my marketing now? π
Does that mean I can use βAs featured on BBC Radio 1β in my marketing now? π
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we already have this, it is called the board game industry
I task you with creating a game where there is no money anywhere.
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
we already have this, it is called the board game industry
Ah, a fellow man of exquisite taste.
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Ah, a fellow man of exquisite taste.
The last few months of 2025 were pretty quiet gaming-wise so hopefully January will make up for it!
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The last few months of 2025 were pretty quiet gaming-wise so hopefully January will make up for it!
This week has been good, Iβve already had a games night with my best friend, a playtesting session, and Iβm hoping to play a solo game of my new Dorfromantik: Light Luggage too!
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This week has been good, Iβve already had a games night with my best friend, a playtesting session, and Iβm hoping to play a solo game of my new Dorfromantik: Light Luggage too!
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Solo board gamers, I need game recommendations!
I have a few days in the hospital coming up (Iβm fine, donβt worry π) and Iβm looking for some really good solo games that I can play on the little rolling table for hospital beds.
Any suggestions for something reasonably small but solid?
I have a few days in the hospital coming up (Iβm fine, donβt worry π) and Iβm looking for some really good solo games that I can play on the little rolling table for hospital beds.
Any suggestions for something reasonably small but solid?
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Solo board gamers, I need game recommendations!
I have a few days in the hospital coming up (Iβm fine, donβt worry π) and Iβm looking for some really good solo games that I can play on the little rolling table for hospital beds.
Any suggestions for something reasonably small but solid?
I have a few days in the hospital coming up (Iβm fine, donβt worry π) and Iβm looking for some really good solo games that I can play on the little rolling table for hospital beds.
Any suggestions for something reasonably small but solid?
Despite not painting any minis in the second half of the year, I finished some pretty cool minis for the Fallout miniature games. Lucy and The Ghoul from the TV show were a highlight!
My photography got a serious upgrade thanks to the backdrops from @handiworkgames.bsky.social.
My photography got a serious upgrade thanks to the backdrops from @handiworkgames.bsky.social.
January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Despite not painting any minis in the second half of the year, I finished some pretty cool minis for the Fallout miniature games. Lucy and The Ghoul from the TV show were a highlight!
My photography got a serious upgrade thanks to the backdrops from @handiworkgames.bsky.social.
My photography got a serious upgrade thanks to the backdrops from @handiworkgames.bsky.social.
Is it time for βThis Is Not A Game About This Is Not A Pipeβ?
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Is it time for βThis Is Not A Game About This Is Not A Pipeβ?
Youβre welcome and congratulations on a great game! I bought it for my nephew and got to play it over Christmas π
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Youβre welcome and congratulations on a great game! I bought it for my nephew and got to play it over Christmas π
But thatβs not all! Weβve got eight more games already funded or announced due for release this year so far.
Coming in 2026:
Coming in 2026:
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
But thatβs not all! Weβve got eight more games already funded or announced due for release this year so far.
Coming in 2026:
Coming in 2026:
Playtesting successes in 2025!
Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London π€―
Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to?
#BoardGameDesign π²βοΈ
Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London π€―
Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to?
#BoardGameDesign π²βοΈ
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Playtesting successes in 2025!
Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London π€―
Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to?
#BoardGameDesign π²βοΈ
Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London π€―
Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to?
#BoardGameDesign π²βοΈ