Game Makers Guild
@gamemakersguild.bsky.social
a 501(c)(3) org based in Boston, MA helping game designers Make Games. Better.
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Hey everyone!
Pyrotechnics will be pre-launching on 12/31. Publisher: @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
You can register for a launch email here: www.seahorseandhummingbird.com/shop/pyrotec...
This is a tight little 2-player, resource management game.
Thanks!
#cardgames
#boardgamedesign
Pyrotechnics will be pre-launching on 12/31. Publisher: @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
You can register for a launch email here: www.seahorseandhummingbird.com/shop/pyrotec...
This is a tight little 2-player, resource management game.
Thanks!
#cardgames
#boardgamedesign
Pyrotechnics - The Seahorse and The Hummingbird
Pyrotechnics is a fast, two-player card duel packed with strategy and sparks—easy to learn, quick to play, and endlessly replayable.
www.seahorseandhummingbird.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hey everyone!
Pyrotechnics will be pre-launching on 12/31. Publisher: @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
You can register for a launch email here: www.seahorseandhummingbird.com/shop/pyrotec...
This is a tight little 2-player, resource management game.
Thanks!
#cardgames
#boardgamedesign
Pyrotechnics will be pre-launching on 12/31. Publisher: @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
You can register for a launch email here: www.seahorseandhummingbird.com/shop/pyrotec...
This is a tight little 2-player, resource management game.
Thanks!
#cardgames
#boardgamedesign
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My first video looking back at 2025 - this one focussed on the state of the board game industry and what it means for designers.
A very happy holiday season to everyone!
youtu.be/XH4o2alaNoA
🎲✂️
A very happy holiday season to everyone!
youtu.be/XH4o2alaNoA
🎲✂️
The state of the board game industry for designers in 2025
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My first video looking back at 2025 - this one focussed on the state of the board game industry and what it means for designers.
A very happy holiday season to everyone!
youtu.be/XH4o2alaNoA
🎲✂️
A very happy holiday season to everyone!
youtu.be/XH4o2alaNoA
🎲✂️
Our new year's resolution is more in-person #playtesting and it starts with the next All-Day event on 1/10
Check out our events for more details or visit Meetup at the link below more on this event and everything else going on at GMG! 🎲 ✂️
meetu.ps/e/PDq8q/ZXbQ...
#boardgamedesign
Check out our events for more details or visit Meetup at the link below more on this event and everything else going on at GMG! 🎲 ✂️
meetu.ps/e/PDq8q/ZXbQ...
#boardgamedesign
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our new year's resolution is more in-person #playtesting and it starts with the next All-Day event on 1/10
Check out our events for more details or visit Meetup at the link below more on this event and everything else going on at GMG! 🎲 ✂️
meetu.ps/e/PDq8q/ZXbQ...
#boardgamedesign
Check out our events for more details or visit Meetup at the link below more on this event and everything else going on at GMG! 🎲 ✂️
meetu.ps/e/PDq8q/ZXbQ...
#boardgamedesign
If you see someone wearing one of these buttons at an event near you, they are probably a friend.
Lots of opportunities in the new year and places to see GMG.
1/10 GMG All-Day Playtesting
1/24 Reunity Games by @g2summit.bsky.social
2-3/?? BOINGA?
3/12-15 @unpub.org Festival
3/26-29 #paxeast
Lots of opportunities in the new year and places to see GMG.
1/10 GMG All-Day Playtesting
1/24 Reunity Games by @g2summit.bsky.social
2-3/?? BOINGA?
3/12-15 @unpub.org Festival
3/26-29 #paxeast
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you see someone wearing one of these buttons at an event near you, they are probably a friend.
Lots of opportunities in the new year and places to see GMG.
1/10 GMG All-Day Playtesting
1/24 Reunity Games by @g2summit.bsky.social
2-3/?? BOINGA?
3/12-15 @unpub.org Festival
3/26-29 #paxeast
Lots of opportunities in the new year and places to see GMG.
1/10 GMG All-Day Playtesting
1/24 Reunity Games by @g2summit.bsky.social
2-3/?? BOINGA?
3/12-15 @unpub.org Festival
3/26-29 #paxeast
Despite holiday get togethers and poor weather, we still had more than 6 games get to the table last night across 3 different GMG meetups. 🎲 ✂️ Is alive and well in the greater #Boston area. #boardgamedesign #playtesting
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Despite holiday get togethers and poor weather, we still had more than 6 games get to the table last night across 3 different GMG meetups. 🎲 ✂️ Is alive and well in the greater #Boston area. #boardgamedesign #playtesting
There was a lot of orange on the show floor @bostonfig.bsky.social GMG is proud of our members who showed up to represent and thankful for the amazing volunteers who ran the show.
But let's keep the momentum going. Check out Meetup www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more upcoming events.
But let's keep the momentum going. Check out Meetup www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more upcoming events.
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There was a lot of orange on the show floor @bostonfig.bsky.social GMG is proud of our members who showed up to represent and thankful for the amazing volunteers who ran the show.
But let's keep the momentum going. Check out Meetup www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more upcoming events.
But let's keep the momentum going. Check out Meetup www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more upcoming events.
🎲✂️ Have you been itching for more info on our next All-Day Playtesting event on 1/10/2026? Sign ups are now open!
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#boardgamedesign #playtesting #boston
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#boardgamedesign #playtesting #boston
GMG All Day Playtest Sign Up
On January 10th, 2026 from 9:45am to 9:00pm we will be hosting an All-Day Playtest event at Church on the Hill 140 Bowdoin St Boston, MA 02108
Join us for a day of games, fun, and free pizza! See the...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🎲✂️ Have you been itching for more info on our next All-Day Playtesting event on 1/10/2026? Sign ups are now open!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#boardgamedesign #playtesting #boston
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#boardgamedesign #playtesting #boston
🎲 ✂️ Upcoming GMG Events:
12/1 Online Playtesting via GMG Discord
12/4 Omar's
12/10 Knight Moves
12/10 Dirigible Brewing
12/17 Jetpack Comics
12/30 Church on the Hill
1/10 All-Day Playtesting
Check out www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more information.
#boardgamedesign
#playtesting
12/1 Online Playtesting via GMG Discord
12/4 Omar's
12/10 Knight Moves
12/10 Dirigible Brewing
12/17 Jetpack Comics
12/30 Church on the Hill
1/10 All-Day Playtesting
Check out www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more information.
#boardgamedesign
#playtesting
Game Makers Guild | Meetup
Test and share board game prototypes with local game designers and game-designers-in-training! Get feedback, give feedback.We welcome both playtesters and game designers of all levels!
www.meetup.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🎲 ✂️ Upcoming GMG Events:
12/1 Online Playtesting via GMG Discord
12/4 Omar's
12/10 Knight Moves
12/10 Dirigible Brewing
12/17 Jetpack Comics
12/30 Church on the Hill
1/10 All-Day Playtesting
Check out www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more information.
#boardgamedesign
#playtesting
12/1 Online Playtesting via GMG Discord
12/4 Omar's
12/10 Knight Moves
12/10 Dirigible Brewing
12/17 Jetpack Comics
12/30 Church on the Hill
1/10 All-Day Playtesting
Check out www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-... for more information.
#boardgamedesign
#playtesting
🎲✂️ Post Event Post
11/26 Even More North at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH
5️⃣ Attendees
1️⃣ Prototype
2️⃣ Hours of fun and discussion
Not the biggest group due to the holiday, but a good time nonetheless.
11/26 Even More North at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH
5️⃣ Attendees
1️⃣ Prototype
2️⃣ Hours of fun and discussion
Not the biggest group due to the holiday, but a good time nonetheless.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎲✂️ Post Event Post
11/26 Even More North at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH
5️⃣ Attendees
1️⃣ Prototype
2️⃣ Hours of fun and discussion
Not the biggest group due to the holiday, but a good time nonetheless.
11/26 Even More North at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH
5️⃣ Attendees
1️⃣ Prototype
2️⃣ Hours of fun and discussion
Not the biggest group due to the holiday, but a good time nonetheless.
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Pyrotechnics is as tightly wound as a classic abstract. Excellent trade offs and tension. Feels like a beefier game than its smol size. Great work by @backwardscapgames.bsky.social and @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Pyrotechnics is as tightly wound as a classic abstract. Excellent trade offs and tension. Feels like a beefier game than its smol size. Great work by @backwardscapgames.bsky.social and @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social
This game and others will be on the table during GMG's next More North Meet-up this Wednesday 11/26 at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH. Will you be there? 🎲 ✂️ #boardgames
Idk what it is yet or if it's even a game but yesterday I put some square holes in some coasters and we are drafting some dice in a strange fashion. Maybe it's something. 🎲 ✂️ #boardgames #dicegames #gamedesign
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This game and others will be on the table during GMG's next More North Meet-up this Wednesday 11/26 at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH. Will you be there? 🎲 ✂️ #boardgames
Hey GMG'ers, let's help out one of our own!
Please! Go do the thumbs up thing at BGG for my game, #pyrotechnics which is debuting at #paxunplugged
🎲 ✂️ #boardgames
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🎲 ✂️ #boardgames
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PAX Unplugged 2025 Preview
PAX Unplugged is a tabletop gaming-focused event that grew out of the video game-focused PAX events, and this preview highlights new games being demoed or sold.
boardgamegeek.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hey GMG'ers, let's help out one of our own!
Attention all #Boston 🎲 ✂️ (or other interested parties) here is a long overdue Newsletter update from your friends here at GMG! Also, #SAVETHEDATE ▶️ next GMG All-Day Playtesting event is 0️⃣1️⃣➖1️⃣0️⃣
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202505-10 Newsletter
GMG May-October Newsletter: Goodness, it’s been some time, hasn’t it?! Hi, all you wonderful GMG’ers! The newsletter is back and with such a long hiatus, we have plenty of current (and some dated?) ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Attention all #Boston 🎲 ✂️ (or other interested parties) here is a long overdue Newsletter update from your friends here at GMG! Also, #SAVETHEDATE ▶️ next GMG All-Day Playtesting event is 0️⃣1️⃣➖1️⃣0️⃣
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Two in-person monthly meetup opportunities this week. Boston, MA and Rochester, NH. Check out our schedule here: www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-...
Game Makers Guild | Meetup
Test and share board game prototypes with local game designers and game-designers-in-training! Get feedback, give feedback.We welcome both playtesters and game designers of all levels!
www.meetup.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Two in-person monthly meetup opportunities this week. Boston, MA and Rochester, NH. Check out our schedule here: www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-...
The schedule for Saturday 10/18 is ✅ We had a record number of games/attendees (~50) This 🎲 ✂️'rs are only guaranteed 1 block. To adjust for this, we have 3.5 hrs of open playtest time after last block for anyone who wishes to playtest their game again!
#boston #gamedesign #boardgames
#boston #gamedesign #boardgames
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The schedule for Saturday 10/18 is ✅ We had a record number of games/attendees (~50) This 🎲 ✂️'rs are only guaranteed 1 block. To adjust for this, we have 3.5 hrs of open playtest time after last block for anyone who wishes to playtest their game again!
#boston #gamedesign #boardgames
#boston #gamedesign #boardgames
GMG All-Day Playtesting at Church on the Hill this Saturday is shaping up to be one of our most well-attended. Great to see that 🎲 ✂️ is alive and well in #Boston
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
GMG All-Day Playtesting at Church on the Hill this Saturday is shaping up to be one of our most well-attended. Great to see that 🎲 ✂️ is alive and well in #Boston
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#NestFresh™️ is proud to introduce #HumanelyHatched egg products to the U.S. Visit nestfresh.com/humanely-hat... to find out more on how we help reduce the need to hatch millions of male chicks. #animalwelfare #certifiedhumane #freerange #pastureraised #bettereggs #int-egg-rity 🧑🌾🥚🐤🐣
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#NestFresh™️ is proud to introduce #HumanelyHatched egg products to the U.S. Visit nestfresh.com/humanely-hat... to find out more on how we help reduce the need to hatch millions of male chicks. #animalwelfare #certifiedhumane #freerange #pastureraised #bettereggs #int-egg-rity 🧑🌾🥚🐤🐣
Attention all #Boston based #gamedesign 🎲✂️! GMG next all-day Playtesting event will take place in about 3 weeks on 10/18! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to test and connect with other gamers/designers. #boardgames
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Attention all #Boston based #gamedesign 🎲✂️! GMG next all-day Playtesting event will take place in about 3 weeks on 10/18! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to test and connect with other gamers/designers. #boardgames
🎲 ✂️ Coming to GMG'S All-Day Playtesting in Boston on 10/18? Sign your game up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
GMG All Day Playtest Sign Up
On October 18, 2025 from 10am to 9pm we will be hosting an all day playtest event at Church on the Hill 140 Bowdoin St Boston, MA
Join us for a day of games, fun, and free pizza! See the MeetUp event...
docs.google.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎲 ✂️ Coming to GMG'S All-Day Playtesting in Boston on 10/18? Sign your game up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ok 🎲✂️ 'ers here is a challenge for you, any interesting designs you can scheme up using the punchouts from @flatoutgames.bsky.social Propolis?
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ok 🎲✂️ 'ers here is a challenge for you, any interesting designs you can scheme up using the punchouts from @flatoutgames.bsky.social Propolis?
GMG's new Online Testing time is 8:30 Eastern on the first Monday of each month. We had a great group show up and 2 prototypes hit the table. Look forward to more! 🎲✂️
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
GMG's new Online Testing time is 8:30 Eastern on the first Monday of each month. We had a great group show up and 2 prototypes hit the table. Look forward to more! 🎲✂️
🎲✂️ in the Boston area: SAVE THE DATE - 10/18/25. We at GMG are expanding our opportunities for "All Day Playtesting" and bringing our brand of gaming fun to Church on the Hill. Keep an eye on social media and our Meetup page for more details: meetu.ps/e/PtYfQ/ZXbQ...
GMG All-Day Playtesting @ Church on the Hill Beacon Hill MA, Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 9:30 AM | Meetup
***SAVE THE DATE! October 18th 2025***
You've asked for more all day playtesting opportunities and we're making it happen! We're bringing our All Day Playtesting format to
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August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🎲✂️ in the Boston area: SAVE THE DATE - 10/18/25. We at GMG are expanding our opportunities for "All Day Playtesting" and bringing our brand of gaming fun to Church on the Hill. Keep an eye on social media and our Meetup page for more details: meetu.ps/e/PtYfQ/ZXbQ...
🎲✂️ Unboxing friend of GMG, @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social 's recent release #KnittingCircle happy to finally see the finished product! @flatoutgames.bsky.social did a great job!
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🎲✂️ Unboxing friend of GMG, @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social 's recent release #KnittingCircle happy to finally see the finished product! @flatoutgames.bsky.social did a great job!
🎲✂️ Even More North GMG Meetup in Rochester, NH at #jetpackcomics was an awesome success. It keeps growing. Come join in on the fun!
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🎲✂️ Even More North GMG Meetup in Rochester, NH at #jetpackcomics was an awesome success. It keeps growing. Come join in on the fun!