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Quick PSA to publishers and retailers: feel free to use my reviews to promote your games - just add a link to the article on my blog. That's one of the reasons why I write reviews and record them in audio format. Who's with me? 😊👍 #boardgames #reviews (Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash)
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Hello #portfolioday!❤️🧡💛💜
I'm Jacqui, a freelance illustrator in the UK. I work mainly in board games, but looking to try my hand at TCGs, TTRPGs and book covers
Spend an obscene amount of time world-building and writing #Sulbook with @kovah.bsky.social
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I'm Jacqui, a freelance illustrator in the UK. I work mainly in board games, but looking to try my hand at TCGs, TTRPGs and book covers
Spend an obscene amount of time world-building and writing #Sulbook with @kovah.bsky.social
💼 jacquidavis.com
✉️ [email protected]
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Hello #portfolioday!❤️🧡💛💜
I'm Jacqui, a freelance illustrator in the UK. I work mainly in board games, but looking to try my hand at TCGs, TTRPGs and book covers
Spend an obscene amount of time world-building and writing #Sulbook with @kovah.bsky.social
💼 jacquidavis.com
✉️ [email protected]
I'm Jacqui, a freelance illustrator in the UK. I work mainly in board games, but looking to try my hand at TCGs, TTRPGs and book covers
Spend an obscene amount of time world-building and writing #Sulbook with @kovah.bsky.social
💼 jacquidavis.com
✉️ [email protected]
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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 🤩 grab yourself & your friends some Solarpunk goodness, and support an indie studio at the same time 😌 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 🤩 grab yourself & your friends some Solarpunk goodness, and support an indie studio at the same time 😌 www.sdrgames.studio/collections/...
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
#ttrpgcommunity #solarpunk #antifascist
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If you were on the New Mill Industries mailing list, you would've gotten this a few minutes ago. To sign up, go to newmillindustries.com/contact
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Fluffy Hearts and Rite Minds
The original game was all cubes, which were drawn from a bag. I replaced the cubes with cards and tweaked the win conditions a bit for a more exciting experience.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
If you were on the New Mill Industries mailing list, you would've gotten this a few minutes ago. To sign up, go to newmillindustries.com/contact
www.newmillindustries.com/campaigns/vi...
www.newmillindustries.com/campaigns/vi...
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In my first video of 2026, I look at what to do if you're stuck trying to design your first game, and what types of games are best to try first.
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Stuck trying to design your first game? Watch this.
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
In my first video of 2026, I look at what to do if you're stuck trying to design your first game, and what types of games are best to try first.
youtu.be/TbhiLMrE3Ig
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youtu.be/TbhiLMrE3Ig
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the winter raffle. We raised £44.88, which was donated to Trussell, the UK food bank charity. The January raffle is live now, so if you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part and reshare: raffall.com/409761/enter... #charity #foodbanks
January 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Thank you to everyone who took part in the winter raffle. We raised £44.88, which was donated to Trussell, the UK food bank charity. The January raffle is live now, so if you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part and reshare: raffall.com/409761/enter... #charity #foodbanks
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THREE WEEKS LEFT to get your board game design submitted to the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! cardboardedison.com/award
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
THREE WEEKS LEFT to get your board game design submitted to the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! cardboardedison.com/award
Slightly diminish a band:
Princess
Princess
Slightly diminish a band:
Candle Light Orchestra
Candle Light Orchestra
Slightly diminish a band:
Jefferson Shuttle Bus
Jefferson Shuttle Bus
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Princess
Princess
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Some thoughts on Apiary from @connievdc.bsky.social.
www.werenotwizards.co.uk/apiary-board...
Its all about BEEEEEES IN SPAAAAAAAAACE
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Its all about BEEEEEES IN SPAAAAAAAAACE
Apiary Board Game Review – Stonemaier Games - We're Not Wizards
My scepticism with the Stonemaier range of games has always been the same old question, ‘how much interactivity…
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January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Some thoughts on Apiary from @connievdc.bsky.social.
www.werenotwizards.co.uk/apiary-board...
Its all about BEEEEEES IN SPAAAAAAAAACE
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Its all about BEEEEEES IN SPAAAAAAAAACE
Armed with whatever they could find, they started sweeping the ship. To the crew, it was life and death, but to the alien, it was a game, and This Game is Killer: Alien on Board by Ivan Turner from @smirkanddagger.bsky.social with art by Grafit Studio.
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This Game is Killer: Alien on Board (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
After realising that they had not only inadvertently brought an alien lifeform onto their freighter, but that the alien was a vicious and terrifying predator, the crew had only one choice. Armed with ...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Armed with whatever they could find, they started sweeping the ship. To the crew, it was life and death, but to the alien, it was a game, and This Game is Killer: Alien on Board by Ivan Turner from @smirkanddagger.bsky.social with art by Grafit Studio.
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But Why Vikings? is back to solve more of your ludoligical questions. This episode @ava.foxfort.net and I answer questions from @mattthr.bsky.social on limited communication games and @oliviaonline.bsky.social on games as in world objects
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Eyebrows are Fair Game
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January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
But Why Vikings? is back to solve more of your ludoligical questions. This episode @ava.foxfort.net and I answer questions from @mattthr.bsky.social on limited communication games and @oliviaonline.bsky.social on games as in world objects
open.spotify.com/episode/6cOa...
open.spotify.com/episode/6cOa...
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the winter raffle. We raised £44.88, which was donated to Trussell, the UK food bank charity. The January raffle is live now, so if you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part and reshare: raffall.com/409761/enter... #charity #foodbanks
January 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Thank you to everyone who took part in the winter raffle. We raised £44.88, which was donated to Trussell, the UK food bank charity. The January raffle is live now, so if you want to be in with a chance to win some games, please take part and reshare: raffall.com/409761/enter... #charity #foodbanks
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Great write up on recent trick taking and climbing games (many of which are available from newmillindustries.com)!
www.donteatthemeeples.com/10-great-tri...
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10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2025
Plus at least 12 more games I enjoyed this year.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Great write up on recent trick taking and climbing games (many of which are available from newmillindustries.com)!
www.donteatthemeeples.com/10-great-tri...
www.donteatthemeeples.com/10-great-tri...
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How to give useful game-design feedback by matching your advice to the designer’s experience level
Levels of Designer (Fun Problems #78)
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January 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
How to give useful game-design feedback by matching your advice to the designer’s experience level
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Happy 2026 everyone! I'm starting to work on new game design videos for the year, and I'd love to hear from you!
Do you have a topic you would like me to cover, or a question you want me to answer?
Let me know and I will either make standalone videos for them, or include them in a Q and A video :)
Do you have a topic you would like me to cover, or a question you want me to answer?
Let me know and I will either make standalone videos for them, or include them in a Q and A video :)
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Happy 2026 everyone! I'm starting to work on new game design videos for the year, and I'd love to hear from you!
Do you have a topic you would like me to cover, or a question you want me to answer?
Let me know and I will either make standalone videos for them, or include them in a Q and A video :)
Do you have a topic you would like me to cover, or a question you want me to answer?
Let me know and I will either make standalone videos for them, or include them in a Q and A video :)
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Did you skip Worst In Show, Tezuma Trick, and/or Woodlanders last spring because you were waiting for @tricktaking.bsky.social’s video on them? well, have i got news for you! youtu.be/zqxgOtBmKf8?...
Worst in Show & Tezuma Trick & Woodlanders ~ Taylor's Trick-Taking Table
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January 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Did you skip Worst In Show, Tezuma Trick, and/or Woodlanders last spring because you were waiting for @tricktaking.bsky.social’s video on them? well, have i got news for you! youtu.be/zqxgOtBmKf8?...
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The next episode of But Why Vikings? Will be out this coming Friday. It's a ludological agony aunt column I host with @timclare.bsky.social and @avalanche.bsky.social. In the meantime check out our first 4 episodes wherever you get your casts.
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Deranged in my Promiscuity
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January 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The next episode of But Why Vikings? Will be out this coming Friday. It's a ludological agony aunt column I host with @timclare.bsky.social and @avalanche.bsky.social. In the meantime check out our first 4 episodes wherever you get your casts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0aRh...
open.spotify.com/episode/0aRh...
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Thoughts on how the players themselves affect the gameplay experience—and what that means for designers
Socially Afflicted - how people affect gameplay experience (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
As I was listening to an episode of the Ludology podcast recently, one focused on games and health, I started to think about how much the people we play with influence our gameplay experience. Selecti...
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January 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Thoughts on how the players themselves affect the gameplay experience—and what that means for designers
Another year has passed, and it's once more time to announce the winner of Tabletop Games Blog's highly sought-after and extremely prestigious Top Table Award of 2025.
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#boardgames #Top2025 #TopGames #Awards
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#boardgames #Top2025 #TopGames #Awards
Top Table Award 2025 (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
Another year has passed, and it's once more time to announce the winner of Tabletop Games Blog's highly sought-after and extremely prestigious Top Table Award of 2025. The top slot for this year will ...
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January 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Another year has passed, and it's once more time to announce the winner of Tabletop Games Blog's highly sought-after and extremely prestigious Top Table Award of 2025.
tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/01/03/t...
#boardgames #Top2025 #TopGames #Awards
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#boardgames #Top2025 #TopGames #Awards
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Happy Saturday!
Our Kickstarter is live but it's not getting seen in search, so any shares or plays of the video on the page would really help it get noticed 😁
#selfpromosaturday
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Our Kickstarter is live but it's not getting seen in search, so any shares or plays of the video on the page would really help it get noticed 😁
#selfpromosaturday
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Dice Bags- Mythical Creatures - Kickstarter Make 100
Tabletop drawstring storage bag for Dnd dice, coins, tokens, tiles, gems, crystals etc with mythical creature designs
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January 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Happy Saturday!
Our Kickstarter is live but it's not getting seen in search, so any shares or plays of the video on the page would really help it get noticed 😁
#selfpromosaturday
www.kickstarter.com/projects/boa...
Our Kickstarter is live but it's not getting seen in search, so any shares or plays of the video on the page would really help it get noticed 😁
#selfpromosaturday
www.kickstarter.com/projects/boa...
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Undaunted: Normandy (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
We had just landed in Normandy. It was the summer of 1944, but it was relatively cold. We were thousands of miles from home and the landscape was unknown to us. Yet, we had to push deeper into a count...
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2. The Scientific Benefits of Tabletop Gaming: tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/04/19/t...
1. Mycelia review: tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/08/26/m...
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It seems we're not having the success of previous campaigns because Kickstarter aren't giving it the boost they have in previous years, so if anyone has any recommendations for pushing it myself please let me know!
January 2, 2026 at 8:23 AM
It seems we're not having the success of previous campaigns because Kickstarter aren't giving it the boost they have in previous years, so if anyone has any recommendations for pushing it myself please let me know!
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It’s time! SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD ARE OPEN! Board game designers, show us what you’ve been working on! Deadline is January 31: cardboardedison.com/award
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
It’s time! SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD ARE OPEN! Board game designers, show us what you’ve been working on! Deadline is January 31: cardboardedison.com/award
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