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Escape the Dark Castle (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 11h

Review: The candlelight flickers. Then you realise that you're about to Escape the Dark Castle by Alex Crispin, Thomas Pike and James Shelton from Themeborne with art by Alex Crispin.
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The candlelight flickers across the damp stone walls, casting long shadows that stretch and twist. You huddle closer to the table, scanning the cards laid out like pages from a forbidden story, the mu...

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 1d

Ah. Cool. 😎 👍

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 1d

As in, you used to work at JPL? 🤔

5 Board Games We Can't Play But Really Want To!

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Martina Fuchs @missbaybee.bsky.social · 2d

Für alle, die sich für das Thema #Brettspiel interessieren, habe ich, sobald es das gab, ein Starterpack erstellt.
Ich habe es länger nicht kuratiert aber hier findet ihr immer noch viele tolle Accounts, denen ihr folgen könnt.😘

Fehlt euch was oder sind da Accounts drin, die inaktiv sind?💚

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 1d

I'm still way behind on my podcast listening, but I did get time to listen to @meepleminded.bsky.social's episode "5 Board Games We Can't Play". As always, it's a joy to listen to, and it's especially nice to get a shout-out as well. So, go and check it out. 😀👍 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...

Podcast Episode · Meeple Minded · 09/28/2025 · 1h 33m

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 1d

Check out my reviews of Fetching Feathers and D.O.T and then head over to the crowdfunding campaign to get your copy. 😃👍
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Chris - Unfringed @unfringedthings.bsky.social · 2d

🦚 It's live!! 🦚

Grab both a copy of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T for only £25 (save £4) and the option to pick up for free from UKGE26!

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Fetching Feathers & D.O.T

Attract fancy flocks to your seasonal sanctuaries in Fetching Feathers & Duel with a Difference in D.O.T.

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 2d

Well, well, well... got some lovely little review copies delivered recently: Umami and Frank's Zoo from @heidelbaer.de and the @doomlings.bsky.social expansion packs Shadow Puppets and Castle Glass. 😊👍 #boardgames #ReviewCopies

tl-br: Umami, Frank's Zoo, Shadow Puppets, Castle Glass

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 2d

And may it long continue. We can all do with some certainties in our lives. So I’m glad you’ve found yours. 😊👍

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 3d

I’ve heard lots of good things about this one from a colleague who played this game with the designer. Can’t wait! 😃👍

Arcane Wonders @arcanewonders.bsky.social · 3d

Get your dandiya sticks ready! Raas launches in 6 days. Follow now:

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The reality of being a full time game designer

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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 3d

Today's video was a hard one for me to make - I wanted to talk about my experiences going through burnout in the last year or so as a game designer, and aspects of the wider tabletop industry that contribute to that.

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YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 4d

Thank you. I’m quite proud of my reply. 😊👍

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 4d

I know what you mean, but I just enjoyed trying to formulate my feelings and writing my counterpoint. I’m not usually that good at debates, but this felt cathartic. You’re right though. It’s really just semantics. 🙂👍

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 4d

I was reading @danthurot.bsky.social’s article, "Anti-Fun", when I found myself challenged in the best possible way. So, this article is my reply to the argument he makes in his article.
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Keeping the Fun - a reply to Dan Thurot's "Anti-Fun" article (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog

I was reading Dan Thurot’s most recent article, titled "Anti-Fun", when, as so often with his writing, I found myself challenged in the best possible way. Few people in board game criticism can cut to...

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 4d

Sending lots of positive thoughts and energy. You’re a wonderful person and I’m sure you’ll soon meet more wonderful people. 🌟💫✨⭐️

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Osprey Games ➡️ Essen SPIEL 3.M600 @ospreygames.bsky.social · 5d

The design diary for General Orders: Sengoku Jidai hit @boardgamegeek.com last week!

Missed it? Now find the deep dive from co-designer @djackthompson.bsky.social on our website blog as well: https://bit.ly/42qIsTP

// AVAILABLE NOW // https://bit.ly/4jeCg8d

A close-up photo of a board of General Orders: Sengoku Jidai, with an illustrated ability card laid beside it, a handful of custom dice scattered on top of it, and various red and black wooden meeple placed around it.

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 6d

Wow. They look cool. 😲👍

Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 7d

You'll have a customer in me, if you do ever sell it. 🙂👍

September Newsletter | The Giant Brain

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Iain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk · 7d

Trying out a newsletter approach to my monthly updates. You do need to be a member of the Patreon to access but it includes the free tier.

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 7d

You awaken in the dark, and you must escape The Night Cage by Christopher Ryan Chan, Chris McMahon and Rosswell Saunders from @smirkanddagger.bsky.social with art by Christopher Ryan Chan.
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The Night Cage (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog

Your skin is cold as you awaken in the dark. You have nothing but a flickering candle. A terrifying foreboding is constricting your throat, just like the narrow passageway is squashing your body. You ...

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 7d

Wait. What?! You were a distiller? As in small batch distilling? Or as in working for a large distiller? Or what? Tell me more.

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 7d

Oh. Wow. I hope you get lots of amazing honey. 😃👍

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 8d

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Tabletop Games Blog (they) @tabletopgamesblog.com · 8d

From reviews to topic articles and audio recordings, there’s a lot going on underneath the board game table. If you want to help keep the blog running, check out my Ko-Fi or Patreon. 🙂👍
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