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Cardboard Time 🔜 GAMA
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Podcast featuring board game reviews and cozy interviews with people from the industry produced biweekly. Hosted by Arwen Kathke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. (she/her)
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Cardboard Time 🔜 GAMA @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Oct 18
Hello to all the new followers here! I'm Arwen (she/her) and I run the Cardboard Time podcast where I talk about Board Games and conduct interviews. (I'm also known by some for my shelf of aspiration). I thought I'd do a little starter pack for those unfamiliar with my work!
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amabel.bsky.social
When the Rennes en Jeux festival told me I would be receiving a 2026 Lizzie Magie Award for my writing, games, and video work, they asked for a short statement, which was read aloud at a festival event.

This is what I wrote:
Physical games as a form have enormous potential to educate, to persuade, and to express. This belief has guided my work, and is I think at the heart of the Lizzie Magie Awards, so it is incredibly gratifying to have my work recognized in this way. I think if awards have any useful purpose, it is to encourage future works and radical developments within a form. This is particularly needed for board games, which despite its age is just struggling to come out of its infancy - to argue, to challenge, to upset, to touch our hearts. An award should say, "this is what we are capable of today - what will you do tomorrow?" I think by its very nature the Lizzie Magie Award is asking this essential question, and this makes me especially grateful for this recognition of my work. Thank you.
January 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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intertextuality.bsky.social
There’s some bad board game media rightfully being criticized right about now. This post isn’t meant to detract from that—keep shitting on bad actors.

On the flip side, I just finished up @amabel.bsky.social’s most recent video essay: youtu.be/dTepZ7qM24Q?...
Passionate, investigative, thoughtful,
GRAVITY IS FREE: the games of René Soriano
YouTube video by Hollandspiele
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January 31, 2026 at 12:29 AM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
Screw it, time to Charliepost.
Charlie the dog on top of a table
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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downtowntbrown.bsky.social
I shared my thoughts about "Keep (your) politics out of (my) boardgames" with @danthurot.bsky.social for @wyrdscience.bsky.social
Brown offers similar insights into the question of politics in games. ‘Players have all kinds of preferences when it comes to games: dice or no dice, three-hour epics or speedy thirty-minute sessions, solitaire or plays-up-to-eight. And people generally don’t say, “Keep dice out of games” or “Stick to making party games,” do they? Certain players seem to confuse their natural right to express preference with a more authoritarian might to police certain content. Because it’s not “politics” but a certain kind of politics that elicits this reaction from a small group. I think the few but loud people who say “Keep politics out of games” are demanding that we all shrink ourselves down to their very narrow, sad view of the world and of power, and doing that would make games way less fun and interesting for the rest of us.’
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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boardgamefeast.bsky.social
We're just normal game reviewers. We're just apolitical game reviewers.
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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imagineric.bsky.social
In September 2025, these board games hit the market:

• Welcome to…the Dark Underbelly of the Board Game Hobby
• Tyrants of the Underdark Underbelly
• Underbelly Cities
• Tastes Like Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
Gee, it would have been nice to get to Dice Tower East to sit and talk with Sam around a board game but it's illegal for me to pee in public bathrooms in Florida 🤷‍♀️.
3mbg.bsky.social J from 3 Minute board games @3mbg.bsky.social · 2d
Sam is quitting board game reviewing.

"Someone posted on Facebook last night, “How’s that boot taste, Sam?” My reply is simply, “It tastes like freedom.”"

Sam continues to claim God is telling him to be a bigot and that bigotry and fascism is Gods will. He is perfect ICE material.
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
Things I have been paid for include:
-Burger cook
-Pizza cook
-Cashier
-Window washer
-Secretary
-Videographer
-Librarian
-Bouncer
-Engineer
-Supervisor
-Reporter
itomarhernandez.bsky.social Omar H 🔜 Pax Unplugged @itomarhernandez.bsky.social · 2d
Things I have been paid for include:

-Network Manager
-Club DJ
-Support Desk Supervisor
-Document Services Manager
-On-call tech support
-Club promoter
-Supermarket Cashier
-Database designer
-Library page
tiffanyleigh.bsky.social Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.bsky.social · 2d
Things I have been paid for include:

- Game show host
- Production Office Coordinator in film/tv
- Live storyteller
- Academic advisor
- Screenwriter
- Dead body ("immersive theater performer")
- Swinger party hostess
- Video store assistant mgr
- Mall kiosk pool salesperson
- Newspaper deliverer
January 29, 2026 at 3:39 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
I'd like to see more awards programs do this.
boardgamewire.bsky.social BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 2d
France’s highest-profile board game prize, the As d’Or, has updated its rules for 2026 to ensure that artist names must appear on a game box in order for designs to be eligible for the award:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
A stylised golden sun illustration, with the letters AS D'OR in white in the centre. Nomme Cannes above, and Jeu De L'Annee 2026 below. Logo for French board game award the As d'Or. Multicoloured, shiny card game box, surrounded by cards with large coloured single numbers on them. Flip 7 by Eric Olsen. A blue plastic castle and several cardboard chits with lightning bolts on them, on a green board showing forests and other terrain types. Rebirth by Reiner Knizia. A board game representing a field of battle between toys - the player's tokens we can see include a robot, rubber duck with axe and viking helmet, and pirate monkey. Toy Battle board game.
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
The beauty of our form of joy (board games) is that they can also be used as a central backdrop for building community, networks, support, and empathy...all things that are useful in dealing with the world around us right now.
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
This comes as absolutely zero surprise.
3mbg.bsky.social J from 3 Minute board games @3mbg.bsky.social · 3d
Sam Healey once again failing a basic character test. He's an absolute millstone around the Dice Towers neck. I wonder if Tom will actually say anything about this or just keep pretending that politics don't matter in the USA these days.
've only been reading over the past day but specifically there was a post yesterday morning regarding a part time employee (Sam Healey) posting content on his public fb and yt page that blamed Alex Pretti for his own death. Concerns were expressed on the gamefound page in a very respectful way about the dice tower relationship with Sam. It was the second most thumbed discussion for the whole project despite being there less than a day. Overnight without explanation it was deleted. There have been other posters commenting about deletions who followed the project closer. They had the same approach during the ace of spades controversy (deleting everything without any acknowledgement)
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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fightinabox.bsky.social
Today's 15s Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day we continue our discussion on board game prototype with getting weird: youtube.com/shorts/bkoB3... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher
Board Game Design 🎲 Tip for the Day: P-28 Get Weird with your Prototype #boardgamedesign #gamedesign
YouTube video by Fight in a Box
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January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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marcelineleiman.bsky.social
Announcing!!!!

🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌

Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish.

Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
Dino Racer box art. Featuring 5 dinosaurs racing down a racetrack: red T-Rex, blue Raptor, yellow Triceratops, purple Stegosaurus, and green Brontosaurus.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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grantsgamerecs.bsky.social
These are some great board games for the current times. #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamenight
January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
Today's 6 years. Still no regrets even though I'm now an enemy of the state.
cardboardtime.bsky.social Cardboard Time 🔜 GAMA @cardboardtime.bsky.social · Jan 27
5 years on HRT today. Being myself has changed my life and even with the bullshit going on I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Myself in a blue dress
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
I loudly applaud Liz for being honest and vulnerable in such a horrible time. Listen and internalize what is going on right now.
beyondsolitaire.bsky.social Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 4d
I don't like being this vulnerable in public but I also felt like I had to say something. youtu.be/1qlEn8ob2ns
Thoughts from a Minnesota Gamer
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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peppermintfox.bsky.social
Also in these photos: @cardboardtime.bsky.social and @olloplays.bsky.social
Charlie, a little white dog, resting on his mom’s wedding dress Charlie, a little white dog, surrounded by flower bouquets Charlie, a little white dog, with a very big piece of french toast in his mouth. Charlie, a little white dog, resting on his mom’s wedding dress
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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peppermintfox.bsky.social
In an effort to bring a little joy to the internet, here is a little dog who had a big party just for him (apparently).

Not pictured:
Crashing someone else’s breakfast event, and hiding under a table.

Hanging out in the kitchens.

Surprising people in the bathroom.
Charlie, a little white dog, laying down doing his own this behind his mom’s wedding ceremony. Charlie, a little white dog, walking down the aisle of his moms’ wedding. Charlie, a little white dog, rolling around on his mom’s wedding dress. Charlie, a little white dog, roaming around the guests during a wedding ceremony
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 AM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
So with my jet lag induced state I completely forgot to mention that a new Cardboard Time dropped on Tuesday! On this episode (tinyurl.com/mryazfad) , I talk about Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( @restorationgames.bsky.social ) and review my new year's resolutions for 2026.
Cardboard Time Podcast Episode 127 - My 2026 New Year's Resolutions (and what I predicted wrong in 2025) and Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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downtowntbrown.bsky.social
Families held captive by the American government are protesting their dire conditions and ongoing incarceration. They are asking for dignity and due process. They are asking for their inalienable rights.

apnews.com/article/texa...
Families could also be heard outside chanting “Libertad!” or “Let us go,” said Eric Lee, an immigration attorney who was there to visit a client at the facility in the town of Dilley. “The message we want to send is for them to treat us with dignity and according to the law. We’re immigrants, with children, not criminals,” Maria Alejandra Montoya Sanchez, 31, told the AP in a phone interview from the facility after the demonstration. She and her 9-year-old daughter have been held at Dilley since October.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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johndrake.bsky.social
Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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nopunincluded.com
Remarkable how quietly everyone in this industry excuses Terraforming Mars. Even in offline spaces, people get very uncomfortable if anyone brings up the horrible things people behind this game have said.
nopunincluded.com No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com · 8d
wow wow this sucks. bigot ai art game - let's put it in the hall of fame - thank you bgg - cool moves

boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
The BoardGameGeek Hall of Fame 2026 - Day 5 Inductee | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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boardgamefeast.bsky.social
What exactly is being celebrated here? The designers and publisher of Terraforming Mars have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-artistry and pro-bigotry. BGG has missed an opportunity to celebrate humanity and creativity rather than just products and popularity.
Excerpt from the link "The BoardGameGeek Hall of Fame honors games that have made meaningful contributions to the board game hobby in the areas of innovation, artistry, and impact"
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
They'll pry my Commodore 64 from my cold, dead hands.

Oh I'm sorry, yes, pardon me. I misread the script.

"All hail the mighty economy! All in service of work productivity!"
CNBC Article Entitled "How device hoarding by Americans is costing economy" Article description: 2 days ago - Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and...
January 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM
cardboardtime.bsky.social
Well there goes any work I had planned on getting done today.
amabel.bsky.social Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 8d
I wanted to know who designed an old board game I loved. I found out he made over fifty games he was never credited for, in a career spanning more than three decades.

youtu.be/dTepZ7qM24Q
GRAVITY IS FREE: the games of René Soriano
YouTube video by Hollandspiele
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM