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Connor Wake | Always Awake Games 🔜 PaxWest @connor.alwaysawake.games · 5h

Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!

Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!

Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

A banner for the Ghost Party bundle ks with the launch date of October 14th. A copy of each game is standing upright with cards from the games splayed in front.

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Joseph Z Chen 🔜 PAX Unplugged @fanfactories.bsky.social · 5h

Don't think I've anticipated a KS more than this one! Connor is a talented designer & artist. Games executed well where the art + design are by the same person are rare but guarantee a seamless & full experience. Both games are amazing. Highly recommend you check these out.

Connor Wake | Always Awake Games 🔜 PaxWest @connor.alwaysawake.games · 5h

Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!

Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!

Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

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TabletopGamingDeals @tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social · 1h

UP Games Floristry

Only $19.93 ($27.99 MSRP)

#ad amzn.to/46I7PmF

This is a very clever two player game that uses a free app to create real time dutch auctions!

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Leder Games @leder.games · 1h

Happening now!!

Leder Games @leder.games · 11h

Celebrate Ahoy on BGA tonight with @lobbyofhobbies.bsky.social and @rollingreggie.bsky.social LIVE at 9:30PM EST!

Ahoy from @LederGamesMedia on BGA with @rolling.reggie

YouTube video by The Lobby Of Hobbies

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TabletopGamingDeals @tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social · 1h

Scout

30% off, a Prime Big Deal

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 4h

Aww...you still have the cat i made! 😍

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you!

Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 6h

I know!! I love how it looks!

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 6h

My executive dysfunction is trying to keep me down but I have too much to do. So I've been giving myself long breaks to try to get through.

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 6h

I can't wait for this game! I didn't get to demo it at Gen Con but it looks so good!!!

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Arcane Wonders @arcanewonders.bsky.social · 7h

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

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 7h

Got a roundup of several tabletop projects currently on Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Backerkit!

geekdad.com/2025/10/crow...

Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup

As always, there's a lot of cool tabletop projects out there right now—way too many to back all of them, but a guy can dream. Here's the latest batch of games that caught my eye, with a couple that I'...

geekdad.com

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Carla. Weird Giraffe Games. 🌈 @weirdgiraffegames.com · 7h

“Light, funny, and full of charm.” — @gamechanger_bykarine 💛

Check out her full review of Way Too Many Cats — a cozy, easy-to-teach game that’s overflowing with feline fun and clever strategy.

Read the full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DPhQeNlEeWm
#WayTooManyCats #BoardGames #FamilyGameNight

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Floodgate Games @floodgategames.bsky.social · 7h

Landmark's Treasure Word! Guess what fits in "?" Comment and we'll post the answer tomorrow! #bgg #landmarks #brainteaser #boardgames #wordgame #challenge #puzzle #fun Tuesday: Stop

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 6h

I made that crochet cat!!! 😍😍😍

Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 9h

Happy World Octopus Day. Here's a photo of some tribute from readers including a tailor made octopus.

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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 7h

An Author’s Research, Gail Carriger Talks 1890s Singapore & Peru for Competence gailcarriger.com/2018/07/27/a...

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Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️‍🌈🎲 @kovray.bsky.social · 11h

Ultimate Essen Spiel 2025 Guide: youtu.be/ZKIifCf-4XA

Unfortunately we are not able to make it this year, but we thought we'd share our research and excitement from afar.
Which games are you most excited to see?

The Ultimate Essen Spiel 2025 Preview | Discover Your Next Favorite Board Game!

YouTube video by kovray

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Meeple Corp @meeplecorpgames.bsky.social · 12h

🎉 We’re over halfway there! 🎉

Our Community Wishlist Reward just hit the halfway mark and we need your help to unlock something adorable! At 3,000 wishlists everyone gets a cute pup frame and at 5,000 a pup meeple! 🐶

#wishlist #steamgame #nextfest2025

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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 18h

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.

youtu.be/D2rC_8F10R8

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The reality of being a full time game designer

YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 12h

Huge kudos to @matthewdunstan.bsky.social for being vulnerable and talking about these issues.

Burnout is often one of those things people tell you to just ”push through” to the other side of—but that’s never the answer.

Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 18h

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.

youtu.be/D2rC_8F10R8

🎲✂️

The reality of being a full time game designer

YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

youtu.be

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Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 12h

Today is World Octopus Day! Here is a picture of BLAMELESS with an octopus "sculpture" paperweight that I actually use as a doorstop and phone holder/prop.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 12h

Tonight!

Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving an online talk for Mass Audubon on Wednesday. Register for free below, and check out their very cool fall lineup!

The Art of Birds: Fall Online Lecture Series

Explore the different facets of birds through the eyes of game designers, artists, historians, and activists in this engaging series of six online programs.

www.massaudubon.org

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 11h

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 1d

BoardGameGeek has created our first board game Quiz. This is the first of what we hope is many. Play the #BoardGameGeekTV Quiz here. youtu.be/dVXhVhbYCpk

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Amanda Panda @ Home 🐼😴🔜SDCC, Gen Con, Pax U @panda8ngel.bsky.social · 23h

OMG! I'm going to Speil for the first time! I definitely want to meet you in person!!!

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