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Aspiring Board Game Designer 🎲 www.playlamplight.com
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esisgm.bsky.social
Exciting news 🎉 -- Stakeout is fully funded and the first stretch goal has been unlocked.🔓Thank you so much to the backers, and to everyone else who's helped spread the word! 🖤🤎🩷🩶 #boardgames #dicegames #Kickstarter
Four cards from the board game Stakeout. One card shows the card back with a magnifying glass and the word "Investigation." Another card shows "St. Mary's Church" and an image of a black car sitting in front of an old church with the moon and clouds in the background. Another card shows "Clara: The Actress" and an image of a young woman with a fan facinator. Another card shows the "Locket" with a red pendant with a diamond in the center dangling from a gold chain.
September 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
I'm super excited that Stakeout is live on Kickstarter! If a noir detective dice game is up your alley, please check it out! #boardgames #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
Stakeout: A 1930s Detective Dice Game
Embark on a thrilling investigation in this competitive 1-4 player game of stakeouts, wiretaps, and case-solving action.
www.kickstarter.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
I wanted to share some BIG news from Lamplight Games! 🚨
We’ve officially set the launch date for STAKEOUT on Kickstarter:

September 16th, 2025 at 9 AM ET! Mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss it! Thanks so much to everyone who's been supporting and following along. #boardgames #Kickstarter
Graphic of a notecard and envelope. The note reads: Save the Date! Stakeout is coming to Kickstarter Tuesday, Septemeber 16, 2025.
September 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Look what arrived in the mail!! The components are just adorable (gorgeous art, of course). I'm so excited to play! #boardgames #KnittingCircle
Knitting Circle board game and some of the components sitting on a table. Knitting Circle board game box sitting on a table.
August 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Just backed The Voynich Puzzle by @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social on Gamefound! I've always thought The Voynich Manuscript would make an awesome theme for a board game. I'm SUPER excited for this one!! Also -- the art looks amazing!! 😍

gamefound.com/en/projects/...
The Voynich Puzzle by SaltandPepper
The Voynich Puzzle is a eurogame where players unravel the secrets of the infamous Voynich manuscript. Explore its cryptic pages, decipher unknown symbols, and piece together hidden clues to uncover i...
gamefound.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Lamplight Games will be at Geek Game Days in Arlington this coming weekend (August 1-3)! 🎲 If you're in the DFW area and looking for something fun to do (and honestly, what's more fun than a weekend of playing board games?) -check it out! #boardgames #boardgameconvention #geekgamedays #dfwboardgames
Geek Game Days 2025 Logo.
July 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Lookie what arrived in the mail today!! Vantage by @stonemaiergames.com!! I'm so excited to get this to the table! #boardgames
Vantage board game box sitting on a table.
July 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
🎲 In Stakeout, you're not just rolling dice — you're allocating your resources to outmaneuver your rivals.
Investigations require specific dice values. Match them exactly, and the lead is yours.
Are you clever enough to work the system?
#BoardGames #DiceGames #StakeoutGame
Overhead view of Stakeout board game and components showing the game box, 5 Investigation cards depicting suspects...Walter Abrose and Lady Harrington, locations ...St. Mary's Church and Alleghany House, and evidence...boots, plus one player board, dice, 3 client cards, and the 4 velvet bags that come with the game.
July 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Played a game of My Father's Work this weekend. Hadn't played this one in quite a while. This game has wonderful storytelling and amazing components. We got an ending I hadn't seen before. I really managed to upset the villagers with my focus on occult experiments. 🤣 #boardgames
close up photo of 3 minis from the board game My Father's Work Box cover for the board game My Father's Work Board game My Father's Work set up on a table showing the main game board and individual player board. Close up of some of the components from the board game My Father's Work. The photo shows a metal gear, 3 metal coins, a plastic wolf, a plastic coffin, and a glass bottle with a cork stopper.
July 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Congratulations to Hisashi Hayashi for the @spiel-des-jahres.de win with Bomb Busters! 💣 I haven't had a chance to play this one yet -- but looks super fun! Have you played Bomb Busters? What did you think?
spiel-des-jahres.de Spiel des Jahres @spiel-des-jahres.de · Jul 13
Das Spiel des Jahres ist "Bomb Busters" von Hisashi Hayashi erschienen bei @pegasusspiele.bsky.social.

Kooperatives Bombenentschärfen mit Köpfchen.💣

Herzlichen Glückwunsch🎊🥳

#SdJ25 #Brettspiel
July 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
I do a lot of 2-player gaming, but interestingly only own a handful of 2-player only games. Here are my favorites. #boardgames #2playergames #gamesfortwo
A graphic showing the silhouette of two people facing each other with the graphs of a two pawns and a playing card in the center.
July 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Just ordered my copy! Super excited for this!
stonemaiergames.com Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com · Jul 9
Vantage is live on the Stonemaier Games webstores! We're ready to ship this cooperative, open-world, non-campaign game to you over the next few weeks. stonemaiergames.com/games/vantage/
July 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Insightful article about a game's decision space!
July 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Had a great time playing games and demoing Happy Habitat and Stakeout at @tableboundgames.bsky.social's Inaugural Indie Game Day at Dubs Tea N' Eats in Plano. Looking forward to the next one! #boardgames #boardgamedesign 🎲✂️
Woman holding a copy of the board game Happy Habitat standing next to man, in front of shelves full of board games. Three women. The two women on the end are each holding a copy of the board game Happy Habitat. Happy Habitat board game showing a finished player board filled with colorful cards. People sitting at a table playing Happy Habitat board game.
June 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Managed to barely eek out a win (103 points) in a solo game of The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire. I enjoy this one more multiplayer, but it IS a fun and challenging solo experience. Have you tried this one solo? What are your thoughts? #boardgames #soloboardgames
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire board game set up on a table showing the end game in a solo game.
June 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Anyone catch the Strawberry Moon? www.capecodtimes.com/story/lifest...
Card from the board game Stakeout showing a large redish moon low in the sky behind a large house shown in black and white with pops of color. There are two 1930s era cars parked in front, one is a red car facing left, the other is a cream colored car facing forward.
June 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
One thing I love is emergent storytelling in board games. When the mechanisms, components, and actions I take as player all come together to tell a unique and compelling story = chef’s kiss! The more the game allows me the freedom to imagine my version of events, the better. #boardgames 🧵⬇️
Closeup image of a typewriter with the words "Emergent Storytelling" typed on a piece of paper.
June 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Played a solo game of Agricola this evening. I love this game. First time I managed to get all 7 occupations in play. Started with the "Paper Maker" and used that to my advantage. Scored a respectable 51 points. 🐑 🐂 🐗 #boardgames #soloboardgames #tabletopgames
Overhead photo of the end state of a solo game of the board game Agricola.
June 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Just got a notification that Rear Window is coming to Netflix this Sunday! If you haven't seen this movie...I def recommend checking it out. Absolutely fabulous Hitchcock classic. 📸🪟
a man is taking a picture with a camera that says ' nikon ' on it
Alt: a man is taking a picture with a camera that says ' nikon ' on it
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May 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
I'd never heard of this game before. Interesting read! Also -- what gorgeous box art!
holly-g.bsky.social Holly George @holly-g.bsky.social · May 28
An article from JSTOR Daily about a 19th-century temperance board game. Think roll and move + "the drunkard's path"!!! I'm more of a Euro gamer, but clearly, this is awesome. daily.jstor.org/bring-on-the... #boardgames #saltcon #gencon
Bring on the Board Games - JSTOR Daily
The increasing secularism of the nineteenth century helped make board games a commercial and ideological success in the United States.
daily.jstor.org
May 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
A few photos from #BGGSpring. Had a great time! Can't wait for the next one!
Nine photos of people playing games at BGG Spring.
May 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Demoing and meeting new friends at #BGGSpring! #tabletopgames #boardgames
Two people in fedoras at sitting at a table in front of a banner that reads Happy Habitat. Three people sitting at a table playing a board game. Two people sitting at a table. One person is holding up the rulebook for Happy Habitat.
May 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
esisgm.bsky.social
Our booth BGG Spring! #boardgames #BGGSpring
May 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Dice Tower vs. Dice Tray What's your preference? #boardgames #tabletopgames #dice
Photo of two dice towers -- one a gray 3D printed castle design, the other the birdhouse dice tower from Wingspan. There is also an image of a square dice tray with a black wooden border and a red felt center.
May 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
esisgm.bsky.social
Lamplight Games will be at @boardgamegeek.com
BGG Spring on Memorial Day weekend. We'll be at booth 314. If you're in the DFW area, hope to see you there! #boardgames
Map of the layout for BGG Spring vendor hall showing Lamplight Games booth, number 314.
May 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM