Jeff Grisenthwaite
@jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social
Board game designer
🇮🇹 Positano
🔮 Soothsayers
🦊 Outfox the Fox
🍌 Monkey Mayhem
🇮🇹 Positano
🔮 Soothsayers
🦊 Outfox the Fox
🍌 Monkey Mayhem
Pinned
Game designer milestone reached!
I just received my copies of my very first published game! It looks gorgeous and feels really good to see it in the world.
I just received my copies of my very first published game! It looks gorgeous and feels really good to see it in the world.
In honor of the @cardboardedison.com 🎲✂️ contest, here are my 2-min. pitch video tips:
🪝 Push the hook(s) from the beginning
🧀 Be cheesily excited about your game
🫴 Show and tell, but mostly show
😲 Highlight the emotional highs
🪝 Keep everything connected to the hook(s)
Script template below...
🪝 Push the hook(s) from the beginning
🧀 Be cheesily excited about your game
🫴 Show and tell, but mostly show
😲 Highlight the emotional highs
🪝 Keep everything connected to the hook(s)
Script template below...
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
In honor of the @cardboardedison.com 🎲✂️ contest, here are my 2-min. pitch video tips:
🪝 Push the hook(s) from the beginning
🧀 Be cheesily excited about your game
🫴 Show and tell, but mostly show
😲 Highlight the emotional highs
🪝 Keep everything connected to the hook(s)
Script template below...
🪝 Push the hook(s) from the beginning
🧀 Be cheesily excited about your game
🫴 Show and tell, but mostly show
😲 Highlight the emotional highs
🪝 Keep everything connected to the hook(s)
Script template below...
🎲✂️ I'm thinking about making a personal website showcasing my game designs.
If you have one, or if you know of a good one, share it!
I'd also like to hear opinions on what's worth including, as well as hosting recommendations.
If you have one, or if you know of a good one, share it!
I'd also like to hear opinions on what's worth including, as well as hosting recommendations.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
🎲✂️ I'm thinking about making a personal website showcasing my game designs.
If you have one, or if you know of a good one, share it!
I'd also like to hear opinions on what's worth including, as well as hosting recommendations.
If you have one, or if you know of a good one, share it!
I'd also like to hear opinions on what's worth including, as well as hosting recommendations.
2025 game design accomplishments:
🟢 1st year of published games!
Positano, Monkey Mayhem!, Outfox the Fox, and Soothsayers all hit shelves and got some excellent reviews.
✒️ 2 signed games. Not bad, but hoping for more.
🥇 Ion Awards: Magmapunk - not yet signed!
🥉 Cardboard Edison: Branching Out
🟢 1st year of published games!
Positano, Monkey Mayhem!, Outfox the Fox, and Soothsayers all hit shelves and got some excellent reviews.
✒️ 2 signed games. Not bad, but hoping for more.
🥇 Ion Awards: Magmapunk - not yet signed!
🥉 Cardboard Edison: Branching Out
December 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2025 game design accomplishments:
🟢 1st year of published games!
Positano, Monkey Mayhem!, Outfox the Fox, and Soothsayers all hit shelves and got some excellent reviews.
✒️ 2 signed games. Not bad, but hoping for more.
🥇 Ion Awards: Magmapunk - not yet signed!
🥉 Cardboard Edison: Branching Out
🟢 1st year of published games!
Positano, Monkey Mayhem!, Outfox the Fox, and Soothsayers all hit shelves and got some excellent reviews.
✒️ 2 signed games. Not bad, but hoping for more.
🥇 Ion Awards: Magmapunk - not yet signed!
🥉 Cardboard Edison: Branching Out
My top movies of 2025:
1. Flow
2. I'm Still Here
3. Warfare
4. Sinners
5. KPop Demon Hunters
6. Frankenstein
7. Memoir of a Snail
8. Mickey 17
The rest don't belong on a best of list. What movies am I missing?
1. Flow
2. I'm Still Here
3. Warfare
4. Sinners
5. KPop Demon Hunters
6. Frankenstein
7. Memoir of a Snail
8. Mickey 17
The rest don't belong on a best of list. What movies am I missing?
December 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My top movies of 2025:
1. Flow
2. I'm Still Here
3. Warfare
4. Sinners
5. KPop Demon Hunters
6. Frankenstein
7. Memoir of a Snail
8. Mickey 17
The rest don't belong on a best of list. What movies am I missing?
1. Flow
2. I'm Still Here
3. Warfare
4. Sinners
5. KPop Demon Hunters
6. Frankenstein
7. Memoir of a Snail
8. Mickey 17
The rest don't belong on a best of list. What movies am I missing?
Positano landed amongst great company on Game Informer's best of 2025 list gameinformer.com/tabletop/202...
The Best Board Games of 2025
We don’t just write about video games here at Game Informer. Here are our favorite board games of the year.
gameinformer.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Positano landed amongst great company on Game Informer's best of 2025 list gameinformer.com/tabletop/202...
How is it that the post office can run out of stamps?
They're basically like printing money and take up essentially no inventory space.
They're basically like printing money and take up essentially no inventory space.
December 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
How is it that the post office can run out of stamps?
They're basically like printing money and take up essentially no inventory space.
They're basically like printing money and take up essentially no inventory space.
Positano was just named #1 Family Game of 2025 by the Game Boy Geek!
It's been a crazy good month for reviews coming out about my games. I feel like the hard work of the past 4 years is suddenly starting to culminate in some meaningful recognition. It feels really, really good.
It's been a crazy good month for reviews coming out about my games. I feel like the hard work of the past 4 years is suddenly starting to culminate in some meaningful recognition. It feels really, really good.
Top 10 Best Family Games of 2025
YouTube video by TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Positano was just named #1 Family Game of 2025 by the Game Boy Geek!
It's been a crazy good month for reviews coming out about my games. I feel like the hard work of the past 4 years is suddenly starting to culminate in some meaningful recognition. It feels really, really good.
It's been a crazy good month for reviews coming out about my games. I feel like the hard work of the past 4 years is suddenly starting to culminate in some meaningful recognition. It feels really, really good.
@decisionspace.bsky.social I love the shout-out to Timesplitters 2 in your video game episode. What I particularly liked about that game was the built-in level designer.
Finding that I enjoyed designing levels more than playing the game should have been a clue to get into game design earlier.
Finding that I enjoyed designing levels more than playing the game should have been a clue to get into game design earlier.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
@decisionspace.bsky.social I love the shout-out to Timesplitters 2 in your video game episode. What I particularly liked about that game was the built-in level designer.
Finding that I enjoyed designing levels more than playing the game should have been a clue to get into game design earlier.
Finding that I enjoyed designing levels more than playing the game should have been a clue to get into game design earlier.
Hot dang, Soothsayers has hit its 30 ratings on BGG and is coming in at a blistering 8.2!
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hot dang, Soothsayers has hit its 30 ratings on BGG and is coming in at a blistering 8.2!
My designer diary for Soothsayers is up on BGG
Designer Diary: Soothsayers | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My designer diary for Soothsayers is up on BGG
For the second time this week, OUTFOX the FOX has landed in a top 5 party games of the year list!
This time, it's from the Game Boy Geek.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SZL...
This time, it's from the Game Boy Geek.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SZL...
Best (Top 5) Party Games of 2025!
YouTube video by TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
For the second time this week, OUTFOX the FOX has landed in a top 5 party games of the year list!
This time, it's from the Game Boy Geek.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SZL...
This time, it's from the Game Boy Geek.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SZL...
When you're trying to simplify a game, removing mechanics is fine and all, but removing whole components is really where it's at. 🎲✂️
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When you're trying to simplify a game, removing mechanics is fine and all, but removing whole components is really where it's at. 🎲✂️
Grant named OUTFOX the FOX his #1 party game of the year!!!
That's absolutely bananas
That's absolutely bananas
I’m not an expert in much, but I am an expert in party games. I play a lot of them. These are the best party games of the past year! #boardgames #partygames #gamenight #familygames #tabletop
youtu.be/FoTUMiwrTa8?...
youtu.be/FoTUMiwrTa8?...
Top 10 Party Games of 2025
YouTube video by Grant Lyon
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Grant named OUTFOX the FOX his #1 party game of the year!!!
That's absolutely bananas
That's absolutely bananas
Film you've seen more than 6 times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Film you've seen more than 6 times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
My trivia party game, OUTFOX the FOX, just got Dice Tower's "Seal of Approval"!
Tom Vasel liked the fun discussions and described it as "a breath of fresh air" among the sea of party games.
(My game also beat out a certain controversial HP game that's earlier in the video.)
Tom Vasel liked the fun discussions and described it as "a breath of fresh air" among the sea of party games.
(My game also beat out a certain controversial HP game that's earlier in the video.)
5 Short Party Games - with Tom Vasel
YouTube video by The Dice Tower
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My trivia party game, OUTFOX the FOX, just got Dice Tower's "Seal of Approval"!
Tom Vasel liked the fun discussions and described it as "a breath of fresh air" among the sea of party games.
(My game also beat out a certain controversial HP game that's earlier in the video.)
Tom Vasel liked the fun discussions and described it as "a breath of fresh air" among the sea of party games.
(My game also beat out a certain controversial HP game that's earlier in the video.)
What are your biggest annoyances in BGA games? 🎲✂️
I'm developing a BGA port of one of my games, and I want to avoid the things that make the experience less than ideal at times.
I'm developing a BGA port of one of my games, and I want to avoid the things that make the experience less than ideal at times.
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What are your biggest annoyances in BGA games? 🎲✂️
I'm developing a BGA port of one of my games, and I want to avoid the things that make the experience less than ideal at times.
I'm developing a BGA port of one of my games, and I want to avoid the things that make the experience less than ideal at times.
MRW Trump announces the US will resume nuclear tests the same day I watch House of Dynamite
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
MRW Trump announces the US will resume nuclear tests the same day I watch House of Dynamite
Positano got covered in this video, along with 12 Rivers, for having "insane table presence."
My best 🎲✂️ tip for achieving that with your prototypes is to go 3D! Components that rise up above the table are a huge draw.
Make sure that 3D is integral to the gameplay, so that it doesn't feel gimmicky.
My best 🎲✂️ tip for achieving that with your prototypes is to go 3D! Components that rise up above the table are a huge draw.
Make sure that 3D is integral to the gameplay, so that it doesn't feel gimmicky.
Insane Table Presence — 12 Rivers & Positano (2025 Releases)
YouTube video by Board Game Journey
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Positano got covered in this video, along with 12 Rivers, for having "insane table presence."
My best 🎲✂️ tip for achieving that with your prototypes is to go 3D! Components that rise up above the table are a huge draw.
Make sure that 3D is integral to the gameplay, so that it doesn't feel gimmicky.
My best 🎲✂️ tip for achieving that with your prototypes is to go 3D! Components that rise up above the table are a huge draw.
Make sure that 3D is integral to the gameplay, so that it doesn't feel gimmicky.
My iPhone was running out of storage space. I found this weird hack that freed up 13GB with no downsides.
I swear this is part of Apple's planned obsolescence campaign. Let's all fight it!
www.reddit.com/r/iphone/com...
I swear this is part of Apple's planned obsolescence campaign. Let's all fight it!
www.reddit.com/r/iphone/com...
PSA: The proper way to delete or shrink iPhone System Data use on disk
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My iPhone was running out of storage space. I found this weird hack that freed up 13GB with no downsides.
I swear this is part of Apple's planned obsolescence campaign. Let's all fight it!
www.reddit.com/r/iphone/com...
I swear this is part of Apple's planned obsolescence campaign. Let's all fight it!
www.reddit.com/r/iphone/com...
My Essen fomo is strong, but I love seeing the first pics of Soothsayers out in the wild.
Check it out at the Play to Z booth!
Check it out at the Play to Z booth!
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My Essen fomo is strong, but I love seeing the first pics of Soothsayers out in the wild.
Check it out at the Play to Z booth!
Check it out at the Play to Z booth!
1350 games are debuting at Essen Spiel, and Brettspielblog named Soothsayers as their #2 most anticipated game.
"Each tarot card you capture grants you a new game-changing ability. Combine these with your leveled-up actions to create unstoppable combos. DING! DING! DING!"
"Each tarot card you capture grants you a new game-changing ability. Combine these with your leveled-up actions to create unstoppable combos. DING! DING! DING!"
VorSPIEL 25: Die Top 15 Vorfreude Spiele von Carl, Flo & Ben
YouTube video by Brettspielblog - Die besten Brettspiele im Test
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October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
1350 games are debuting at Essen Spiel, and Brettspielblog named Soothsayers as their #2 most anticipated game.
"Each tarot card you capture grants you a new game-changing ability. Combine these with your leveled-up actions to create unstoppable combos. DING! DING! DING!"
"Each tarot card you capture grants you a new game-changing ability. Combine these with your leveled-up actions to create unstoppable combos. DING! DING! DING!"
YES!! Grant put Outfox the Fox in his top 5 this month, saying, "It's my favorite party game I've played in a while!"
I love all 5 of these games I had a chance to check out recently. They are my Top 5 Board Games of September! #boardgames #games #tabletopgames #gamenight
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
YES!! Grant put Outfox the Fox in his top 5 this month, saying, "It's my favorite party game I've played in a while!"
For table hog games, how big is too big? I'd love to see some measurements of the smallest tables that you regularly play games on. 🎲✂️
This is my Arches prototype. It spreads over roughly 11 sq ft (1 sq meter).
This is my Arches prototype. It spreads over roughly 11 sq ft (1 sq meter).
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For table hog games, how big is too big? I'd love to see some measurements of the smallest tables that you regularly play games on. 🎲✂️
This is my Arches prototype. It spreads over roughly 11 sq ft (1 sq meter).
This is my Arches prototype. It spreads over roughly 11 sq ft (1 sq meter).
My sly trivia party game, OUTFOX the FOX, is now on sale on Amazon and Target (online)! It'll be on store shelves soon.
Rank Top 5 lists & spot the fake answer (The Fox!)
It recreates the team fun of pub trivia night. The game's one-vs-many structure pits the question reader vs. everyone else.
Rank Top 5 lists & spot the fake answer (The Fox!)
It recreates the team fun of pub trivia night. The game's one-vs-many structure pits the question reader vs. everyone else.
September 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My sly trivia party game, OUTFOX the FOX, is now on sale on Amazon and Target (online)! It'll be on store shelves soon.
Rank Top 5 lists & spot the fake answer (The Fox!)
It recreates the team fun of pub trivia night. The game's one-vs-many structure pits the question reader vs. everyone else.
Rank Top 5 lists & spot the fake answer (The Fox!)
It recreates the team fun of pub trivia night. The game's one-vs-many structure pits the question reader vs. everyone else.
BGA just went full Asmodee with their branding.
Let's pour one out for the original janky site that brought us so much joy
Let's pour one out for the original janky site that brought us so much joy
squidward from spongebob squarepants is holding a bouquet of flowers
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September 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
BGA just went full Asmodee with their branding.
Let's pour one out for the original janky site that brought us so much joy
Let's pour one out for the original janky site that brought us so much joy