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— Cardboard Edison
What’s your go-to setup for printing prototype cards? Reddit board game designers share their printing and paper choices: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1wus4pz/whats_your_goto_setup_for_printing_prototype_cards/
Spirit Island mobile app sale
I know most are against playing digital, but there's a pretty chunky sale on the official app (google play) right now for the full game and expansions. Just got the base game and branch n claw for 70% off. I personally sold my physical copy off but regret it a bit. Im pretty good about just sticking to mobile in this case. submitted by /u/Itchyness [link] [comments]
‘Pokémon’ Will Surprise Fans With the TCG’s First Valentine’s Day Set
The last major trading card game set for 2026, Delta Reign, isn't out yet — but The Pokémon Company is already planning ahead. In addition to the already-announced Pokémon ex★ set debuting in 2027, the makers of the world's most popular TCG will greet the new year with a brand-new holiday release.
Why? Why? Why?
Over the last 14 years at Stonemaier Games, many times we’ve asked ourselves why things are the way they are (both in the game industry and within our company). This led to us being one of the first publishers to offer region-friendly shipping, to Stonemaier leaving behind crowdfunding in 2015, and eventually to me hiring my wonderful team of coworkers starting in 2020.
— Cardboard Edison
How to make a pitch video for your board game: writing, recording, editing, and uploading (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8N2m9xyphc
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes Review
It actually felt like summer for a few days in the Midwest. I could finally stand outside without melting into a pile of vaguely human-shaped goo. Nothing was falling from the sky; no torrents of water coming through convention hall roofs, no hunks of ice breaking windshields or skulls. A gentle breeze instead of a […] Source
FFG Live - October 2026
Announcing the FFG Livestreams for October 2026 - read more to find out when our livestreams will be for this month.
Windmill Valley Duel - Tutorial & Playthrough
Windmill Valley Duel - Tutorial & Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Gamefound page: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/board-and-dice/thessaloniki-windmill-duel Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/466295/windmill-valley-duel If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. Timestamps 00:00:00 Countdown & Opening Credits 00:02:46 Introduction 00:04:56 Tutorial 00:13:36 Playthrough Round 1 00:20:26 Round 2 00:25:31 Round 3 00:29:47 Round 4 00:31:48 Round 5 00:36:22 Round 6 00:41:24 Round 7 00:47:02 Playthrough continued 01:27:33 End Game Scoring 01:31:40 End Game Discussion 01:36:37 End Credits #gamingrules #boardgame #WindmillValley
— Cardboard Edison
Five designers’ approaches to making historical board games and deciding which parts of reality to include or leave out: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/29/reality-realisation-how-board-games-represent-reality-topic-discussion/
Hachette Board Games Warehouse Sale
Hachette Board games USA is having a warehouse sale with games from 15-90% off. Some notables: Tag Team - 15% off at checkout Sky Team - 15% off at checkout Nidavellir - $14 which is an absolute steal imo Zanguo: The first Empire: $30 Turing Machine: $29 Free shipping on orders over $95 Decent sale if multiple of these games are on your wishlist. https://www.hachetteboardgames.com/collections/all submitted by /u/TabletopTangent [link] [comments]
Designer Diary: Bake or Break
by cafestorybook Bake or Break started in a somewhat unusual place for a board game...behind the counter of my cafe in Osaka, Japan. I run a picture book cafe called Cafe Storybook, where people come not only for the picture-book-themed food and drinks, but also to read books and spend time together. The cafe looks peaceful and relaxed from the outside. But in the kitchen, it is a completely different story. Inside Cafe Storybook [heading]From Playing Games to Making One[/heading]
BGI 438 The One About CMON’s Second Chance
BGI 438 The One About CMON’s Second Chance Board Games Insider – Join our Guild on Board Game Geek Guild | Like us on FB Social media: Ignacy Trzewiczek / Portal Games: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Corey Thompson / Above Board TV: website | Youtube Stephen Buonocore / “The Podfather Of Gaming”: website | FB | Twitter | Youtube Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com
News & Updates: Ludicon, AireCon et S'il Vous Play!
In this video, we go over some channel news and updates! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below. Ludicon: https://www.ludicon.ca/ AireCon: https://www.airecon.co.uk/ S'il Vous Play: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/svplay2027/sil-vous-play-2027 Watch It Played BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/watchitplayed.bsky.social Rodney Smith BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rodneysmith.bsky.social Become a member of the Watch It Played Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/c/watchitplayed Our TeeSpring Store (get your shirts, mugs and other items!): https://watch-it-played.creator-spring.com/ Check out my personal vlog here: @RodneyJSmith Get A Watch It Played Microbadge: https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/25384 Email: watchitplayed(at)gmail(dot)com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/watchitplayed.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchitplayed/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchItPlayed/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/watchitplayed We truly appreciate your views, feedback and subscriptions. #watchitplayed #boardgames #news
Deckers: Duplicity - Playthrough
Deckers: Duplicity - Playthrough Gaming Rules! is a channel providing you with How-to-Play videos, Playthroughs, and other content. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules Find out more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/443306/deckers If you are on boardgamegeek, please join and subscribe to the Gaming Rules! guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258 This is not a sponsored video. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher. All advertising revenue from this video is donated to charity and other good causes. Timestamps 00:00:00 Countdown & Opening Credits 00:01:28 Introduction 00:02:35 Overview & Setup 00:18:54 Cycle 1 01:28:43 Cycle 2 02:22:55 Cycle 3 03:07:05 End Game Discussion 03:10:36 End Credits #gamingrules #boardgame #Deckers
From the King of Siam via Afghanistan to Sweden and back to Berlin: Upland & Prairie
by Peer Sylvester Game design is a mix of experimentation and inspiration. If you condensed a description of Upland & Prairie down to a single sentence, you’d be excused for thinking I’ve simply remade The King is Dead: ‘Place one of three colours of marker on a board, then take one for yourself, and whoever has the most markers of the type that wins on the board, wins the game. Oh, and with four players it’s a partnership game’. Okay, so that was two sentences, but my point stands.
— Cardboard Edison
Flatout Games has shared this designer/publisher time-tracking tool for anyone who wants to keep track of time and expenses for a collaborative board game project: https://www.flatout.games/resources https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_7G5gZwSuS0oMRE42vuN1oOZM9WNGN-VjSLfNeAA4Mk/edit?gid=795248029#gid=795248029
Announcement Trailers: Our Current Method (2026)
Ranging from our Kickstarter trailer videos from 2012-2015 (featuring me and Alan talking directly to the camera) to polished, animated trailers with voiceovers from 2016-2024, we’ve tried a variety of approaches to the initial video introduction. Starting in 2025, we tried a new method that I’ll discuss today. A Few Disclaimers First, some groundwork: I
Behind the Hype: Rawan Anbar, Gigamic
by Justin Bell Welcome to my second edition of “Behind the Hype”; if you missed the first, I spoke with Eveline Foubert at Mighty Boards a few months ago. This week, I’m sharing a conversation I had with my friend and colleague Rawan Anbar at Gigamic, the massive French publisher and distributor of quick, family-friendly abstracts, party, and strategy titles such as Quarto, Looot, Akropolis and the team’s upcoming SPIEL Essen release, Odysseus.
Ludology 364 The Cost of Complexity
Erica and Sen talk amongst themselves and discuss the topic of complexity in games from multiple angles. Whether you're choosing what to play at game night or designing the next big hit, complexity is something that impacts tabletop gaming maybe more than you think!
Designer Diary - Crossing Heroes
by BGG Cranio Diary written by Johannes Goupy & Matthieu Verdier Crossing Heroes is our second game together after Odysseus, a family game published in France by Gigamic in September 2026. While both games reflect our love of Greek mythology and revolve around acquiring the right skills to overcome heroic challenges, they offer two completely different gameplay experiences! February 2025 We met at the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes to discuss new game together.
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