Marceline Leiman
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️
Published Game Designer, Developer, Educator.
MFA graduate from NYU Game Center.
Releasing in 2026 (announced): Wednesday Friend or Woe 🕷️, Banana Carts 🍌, Dino Racer 🦖
https://www.marcelineleiman.com/
http://bio.link/marcelineleiman
Published Game Designer, Developer, Educator.
MFA graduate from NYU Game Center.
Releasing in 2026 (announced): Wednesday Friend or Woe 🕷️, Banana Carts 🍌, Dino Racer 🦖
https://www.marcelineleiman.com/
http://bio.link/marcelineleiman
Pinned
Hello! Since I have a new job working as a Lead Designer at a new studio under Unstable Games—it’s time to make a new pinned post!
My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center.
You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!
My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center.
You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!
Has anyone who has taken the time to email Upper Deck actually had a response?
So far no one I’ve spoken to has gotten response from them.
Keep in mind, these are the addresses UD has officially shared in their announcement of the new HP products specifically for the purpose of media contact.
So far no one I’ve spoken to has gotten response from them.
Keep in mind, these are the addresses UD has officially shared in their announcement of the new HP products specifically for the purpose of media contact.
Companies will only ever make change if they feel pressured and believe it will affect their bottom line. We must stand together if we have any hope to effect positive change.
Upper Deck – Nicole Curro, nicole@carvecomms.com
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products – Lindsay.Kiesel@WBD.com
Upper Deck – Nicole Curro, nicole@carvecomms.com
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products – Lindsay.Kiesel@WBD.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Has anyone who has taken the time to email Upper Deck actually had a response?
So far no one I’ve spoken to has gotten response from them.
Keep in mind, these are the addresses UD has officially shared in their announcement of the new HP products specifically for the purpose of media contact.
So far no one I’ve spoken to has gotten response from them.
Keep in mind, these are the addresses UD has officially shared in their announcement of the new HP products specifically for the purpose of media contact.
Just found out from Underdog Games I’m getting a preproduction copy of Dino Racer 🦖 sent to me and eeeee I can’t wait to see the gorgeous art in-person! ✨
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 🦕🍌
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...
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Just found out from Underdog Games I’m getting a preproduction copy of Dino Racer 🦖 sent to me and eeeee I can’t wait to see the gorgeous art in-person! ✨
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I'm writing a story about this and would love to talk to trans TTRPG creators, if you're open to sharing your thoughts. Hit me up please! kheehoon@rascal.news
YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
UPPER DECK ANNOUNCES COVETED HARRY POTTER LICENSE, UPCOMING PRODUCT COLLECTION - Upper Deck
Carlsbad, CA (Jan. 7, 2026) – Upper Deck, the global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, is adding another iconic license to its extensive portfolio – announcing a deal to create collecti...
upperdeck.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I'm writing a story about this and would love to talk to trans TTRPG creators, if you're open to sharing your thoughts. Hit me up please! kheehoon@rascal.news
@jessefuchs.bsky.social is teaching a class this semester where each week he introduces different genres of boardgame
This week was modern abstracts, and check it out: They’re playing High Tide!! 🌊
This week was modern abstracts, and check it out: They’re playing High Tide!! 🌊
February 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
@jessefuchs.bsky.social is teaching a class this semester where each week he introduces different genres of boardgame
This week was modern abstracts, and check it out: They’re playing High Tide!! 🌊
This week was modern abstracts, and check it out: They’re playing High Tide!! 🌊
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If you or someone you know is knowledgeable about the trading card market (as opposed to TCGs) and would like to help slow JKR's oppression of trans people, I would love to introduce you or them to the @blockcollectives.bsky.social group to talk about Upper Deck's Potter trading cards. LMK!
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
If you or someone you know is knowledgeable about the trading card market (as opposed to TCGs) and would like to help slow JKR's oppression of trans people, I would love to introduce you or them to the @blockcollectives.bsky.social group to talk about Upper Deck's Potter trading cards. LMK!
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Mentioned:
4:19 Upper Deck HP license @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @blockcollectives.bsky.social
6:22 BGG hall of fame and J's alternative focused on people @3mbg.bsky.social
23:06 Great Plains @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @lookoutgames.bsky.social
33:42 Blood Rage @ericlang.bsky.social
4:19 Upper Deck HP license @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @blockcollectives.bsky.social
6:22 BGG hall of fame and J's alternative focused on people @3mbg.bsky.social
23:06 Great Plains @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @lookoutgames.bsky.social
33:42 Blood Rage @ericlang.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Mentioned:
4:19 Upper Deck HP license @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @blockcollectives.bsky.social
6:22 BGG hall of fame and J's alternative focused on people @3mbg.bsky.social
23:06 Great Plains @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @lookoutgames.bsky.social
33:42 Blood Rage @ericlang.bsky.social
4:19 Upper Deck HP license @marcelineleiman.bsky.social @blockcollectives.bsky.social
6:22 BGG hall of fame and J's alternative focused on people @3mbg.bsky.social
23:06 Great Plains @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @lookoutgames.bsky.social
33:42 Blood Rage @ericlang.bsky.social
Just watched One Battle After Another for the first time and man if that shit doesn’t hit so hard today…
Great movie from last year. I’m not even all that familiar with PTA films but now I have an interest to watch more of them!
Great movie from last year. I’m not even all that familiar with PTA films but now I have an interest to watch more of them!
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Just watched One Battle After Another for the first time and man if that shit doesn’t hit so hard today…
Great movie from last year. I’m not even all that familiar with PTA films but now I have an interest to watch more of them!
Great movie from last year. I’m not even all that familiar with PTA films but now I have an interest to watch more of them!
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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Next Tuesday, I am launching a 7-day campaign for a collection of four handmade #TTRPG zines.
These are all small-form, one-page, 8-fold, no-staple zines with full games in them.
I'll explain the four zines in this thread.
Thanks for sharing.
See more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra...
These are all small-form, one-page, 8-fold, no-staple zines with full games in them.
I'll explain the four zines in this thread.
Thanks for sharing.
See more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra...
February 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Next Tuesday, I am launching a 7-day campaign for a collection of four handmade #TTRPG zines.
These are all small-form, one-page, 8-fold, no-staple zines with full games in them.
I'll explain the four zines in this thread.
Thanks for sharing.
See more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra...
These are all small-form, one-page, 8-fold, no-staple zines with full games in them.
I'll explain the four zines in this thread.
Thanks for sharing.
See more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra...
And it turns out JKR is in the Epstein Files lmao
As if the HP IP wasn’t any more of a dumpster fire, I’d say it’s time to take out the trash where it belongs.
The boardgame industry cannot lend any water to those willing to drink out of the same cup as fascists, bigots, and child rape defenders.
As if the HP IP wasn’t any more of a dumpster fire, I’d say it’s time to take out the trash where it belongs.
The boardgame industry cannot lend any water to those willing to drink out of the same cup as fascists, bigots, and child rape defenders.
11 days since Upper Deck made their ~nothing~ response taking ZERO accountability for their actions against the trans community.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
“At this time”
Precisely the problem. You can and likely will in the future. WE DON’T WANT THIS.
And this isn’t *just* about concerns of a game coming out from you. Please cancel *any and all products* that use JKR’s blood money.
Precisely the problem. You can and likely will in the future. WE DON’T WANT THIS.
And this isn’t *just* about concerns of a game coming out from you. Please cancel *any and all products* that use JKR’s blood money.
February 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
And it turns out JKR is in the Epstein Files lmao
As if the HP IP wasn’t any more of a dumpster fire, I’d say it’s time to take out the trash where it belongs.
The boardgame industry cannot lend any water to those willing to drink out of the same cup as fascists, bigots, and child rape defenders.
As if the HP IP wasn’t any more of a dumpster fire, I’d say it’s time to take out the trash where it belongs.
The boardgame industry cannot lend any water to those willing to drink out of the same cup as fascists, bigots, and child rape defenders.
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JK Rowling in the the Epstein files getting him tickets to Cursed Child and arranging a private dinner????
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
JK Rowling in the the Epstein files getting him tickets to Cursed Child and arranging a private dinner????
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
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One of the vilest women alive, quite frankly
JK Rowling in the the Epstein files getting him tickets to Cursed Child and arranging a private dinner????
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
that play premiered in 2016 so this was well after he was convicted in 2008 so I need this to be brought up every time that transphobe opens her mouth or unfurls her fingers to spew venom
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
One of the vilest women alive, quite frankly
11 days since Upper Deck made their ~nothing~ response taking ZERO accountability for their actions against the trans community.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
“At this time”
Precisely the problem. You can and likely will in the future. WE DON’T WANT THIS.
And this isn’t *just* about concerns of a game coming out from you. Please cancel *any and all products* that use JKR’s blood money.
Precisely the problem. You can and likely will in the future. WE DON’T WANT THIS.
And this isn’t *just* about concerns of a game coming out from you. Please cancel *any and all products* that use JKR’s blood money.
We have no plans to produce Harry Potter games at this time.
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
11 days since Upper Deck made their ~nothing~ response taking ZERO accountability for their actions against the trans community.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
We’re watching @upperdeckent.bsky.social
Your refusal to respond to us, blocking and deleting all discourse around you, doesn’t absolve you of the problems you created.
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I joined my friend Greg and other cartoonists to draw something to welcome Liam Ramos home, but ~3800 children remain in ICE custody, including at least three students from Liam's school (and 25 parents). Join us at #Comics4Liam !
February 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I joined my friend Greg and other cartoonists to draw something to welcome Liam Ramos home, but ~3800 children remain in ICE custody, including at least three students from Liam's school (and 25 parents). Join us at #Comics4Liam !
Fun Fact:
Dino Racer 🦖 isn’t the first time Eric Hibbeler illustrated the cover of a game I worked on!!
Eric has illustrated so many incredible games, including Trekking the World 2e 🌍 and the expansion I designed for it The Bucket List Expansion.
He seriously has so much range!!
Dino Racer 🦖 isn’t the first time Eric Hibbeler illustrated the cover of a game I worked on!!
Eric has illustrated so many incredible games, including Trekking the World 2e 🌍 and the expansion I designed for it The Bucket List Expansion.
He seriously has so much range!!
February 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Fun Fact:
Dino Racer 🦖 isn’t the first time Eric Hibbeler illustrated the cover of a game I worked on!!
Eric has illustrated so many incredible games, including Trekking the World 2e 🌍 and the expansion I designed for it The Bucket List Expansion.
He seriously has so much range!!
Dino Racer 🦖 isn’t the first time Eric Hibbeler illustrated the cover of a game I worked on!!
Eric has illustrated so many incredible games, including Trekking the World 2e 🌍 and the expansion I designed for it The Bucket List Expansion.
He seriously has so much range!!
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It's the FINAL DAY FOR CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD SUBMISSIONS! We'll have a final count tomorrow, but let's just say we and our judges will be quite busy in the coming weeks! cardboardedison.com/award
January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's the FINAL DAY FOR CARDBOARD EDISON AWARD SUBMISSIONS! We'll have a final count tomorrow, but let's just say we and our judges will be quite busy in the coming weeks! cardboardedison.com/award
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Today's video is a special one for me, it's just me unboxing my game Shadow Moon syndicates, looking at the expansion, the deluxe components and the art pack. I talk through the game and all its bits and bobs.
youtu.be/yMuDeDHVODo
youtu.be/yMuDeDHVODo
Shadow Moon Syndicates unboxing and designer notes
YouTube video by 3 Minute Board Games
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Today's video is a special one for me, it's just me unboxing my game Shadow Moon syndicates, looking at the expansion, the deluxe components and the art pack. I talk through the game and all its bits and bobs.
youtu.be/yMuDeDHVODo
youtu.be/yMuDeDHVODo
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"We see the tremendous weight of grief, anger, and fear that so many are carrying right now. No one should have to live with constant fear. Everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and to be treated with dignity." Read more: stonemaiergames.com/we-stand-wit...
We Stand with Our Community
A few months ago, my coworker, Alex, moved from St. Louis to Minneapolis. This week I spent some time with him in person for the first time since the move, and we had a long chat about the horrifyi…
stonemaiergames.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"We see the tremendous weight of grief, anger, and fear that so many are carrying right now. No one should have to live with constant fear. Everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and to be treated with dignity." Read more: stonemaiergames.com/we-stand-wit...
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The Dice Tower's silence on Sam Healy's fascist apologia is bad — hot take, I know — but it's also in line with this hobby's paradoxical insistence that games are simultaneously art and apolitical.
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Dice Tower's silence on Sam Healy's fascist apologia is bad — hot take, I know — but it's also in line with this hobby's paradoxical insistence that games are simultaneously art and apolitical.
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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Rather than talking about what people did or said, I’m going to do what I should have done in the first place, which is share my thoughts on treating games as merely the sum of their parts
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Rather than talking about what people did or said, I’m going to do what I should have done in the first place, which is share my thoughts on treating games as merely the sum of their parts
Seems like he is stepping down immediately by his own decision.
This doesn’t change my views on DT at all, as I don’t think it should others either. But good riddance to yet another stain this industry has platformed for far too long.
This doesn’t change my views on DT at all, as I don’t think it should others either. But good riddance to yet another stain this industry has platformed for far too long.
January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Seems like he is stepping down immediately by his own decision.
This doesn’t change my views on DT at all, as I don’t think it should others either. But good riddance to yet another stain this industry has platformed for far too long.
This doesn’t change my views on DT at all, as I don’t think it should others either. But good riddance to yet another stain this industry has platformed for far too long.
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you cannot participate in any hobby without recognizing it as a highly political and privileged act.
you cannot keep politics out of your hobby any more than you can keep your tongue off those boots.
you cannot keep politics out of your hobby any more than you can keep your tongue off those boots.
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM
you cannot participate in any hobby without recognizing it as a highly political and privileged act.
you cannot keep politics out of your hobby any more than you can keep your tongue off those boots.
you cannot keep politics out of your hobby any more than you can keep your tongue off those boots.
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Apple TV has been killing it lately, so them doing Mistborn AND Stormlight Archive is phenomenal news!
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
Brandon Sanderson signs 'unprecedented' adaptation deal for his Cosmere fantasy novels
Sanderson will reportedly write and produce movies and shows for Apple TV, starting with Mistborn and the Stormlight Archives.
www.polygon.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Apple TV has been killing it lately, so them doing Mistborn AND Stormlight Archive is phenomenal news!
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
Currently reading! 📖
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Currently reading! 📖