Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
@peterlmcpherson.bsky.social
Board game designer: Tiny Towns, Wormholes, and Fit to Print. Rulebook writer.
He/him - Upstate NY
Upcoming releases:
Hotel Greene
In progress designs:
Letterlands
Voyage
petermcpherson.com
Discord playtest server: https://discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
He/him - Upstate NY
Upcoming releases:
Hotel Greene
In progress designs:
Letterlands
Voyage
petermcpherson.com
Discord playtest server: https://discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
Pinned
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
I added a "game design resources" section to my site: www.petermcpherson.com/game-design-...
This is a collection of mostly free online tools I use regularly, as well as links to excellent podcasts, blogs, and YouTube channels. I hope people find something helpful here! 🎲✂️
This is a collection of mostly free online tools I use regularly, as well as links to excellent podcasts, blogs, and YouTube channels. I hope people find something helpful here! 🎲✂️
Peter McPherson - Game design resources
Here’s a collection of online tools I’ve used over the years. This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list, but I hope new and experienced designers can find useful tools to help their designs at all sta...
www.petermcpherson.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I added a "game design resources" section to my site: www.petermcpherson.com/game-design-...
This is a collection of mostly free online tools I use regularly, as well as links to excellent podcasts, blogs, and YouTube channels. I hope people find something helpful here! 🎲✂️
This is a collection of mostly free online tools I use regularly, as well as links to excellent podcasts, blogs, and YouTube channels. I hope people find something helpful here! 🎲✂️
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My latest self-published game Heavenly Bodies 🪐✨🌙 is now up on the Pax Unplugged preview list!!
Help fulfill my dream of thumbing-up all the games at Indie Games Night Market 2025 to the top of the list!!
I’ll periodically update this post when new IGNM titles drop in the preview!!
Help fulfill my dream of thumbing-up all the games at Indie Games Night Market 2025 to the top of the list!!
I’ll periodically update this post when new IGNM titles drop in the preview!!
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 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My latest self-published game Heavenly Bodies 🪐✨🌙 is now up on the Pax Unplugged preview list!!
Help fulfill my dream of thumbing-up all the games at Indie Games Night Market 2025 to the top of the list!!
I’ll periodically update this post when new IGNM titles drop in the preview!!
Help fulfill my dream of thumbing-up all the games at Indie Games Night Market 2025 to the top of the list!!
I’ll periodically update this post when new IGNM titles drop in the preview!!
Got a specific game design problem you're trying to crack? We'd love to give our input in Missing Pieces, a board game design advice column in @ttgda.bsky.social's newsletter!
You can submit questions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hc3...
You can submit questions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hc3...
Missing Pieces: a Game Design Advice Column
Send us whatever game design quandary you're facing and someone from our team of designers, developers, and publishers will do our best to solve it!
We cannot respond to all questions, but if we ans...
docs.google.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Got a specific game design problem you're trying to crack? We'd love to give our input in Missing Pieces, a board game design advice column in @ttgda.bsky.social's newsletter!
You can submit questions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hc3...
You can submit questions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hc3...
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Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
Pax Unplugged Publisher List 2025
docs.google.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
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There's a lot to love in this board game about DJing... including the really rad turntable board. It's a very cool bonus to me that the team behind the project is diverse and the game and the campaign feels pretty dang inclusive.
DJ Icon: A Game About Tactics, Timing and Turntables
DJ Icon is an easy-to-learn, tactical board game where 2-8 players battle to win the DJ Icon Series Championship.
www.kickstarter.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
There's a lot to love in this board game about DJing... including the really rad turntable board. It's a very cool bonus to me that the team behind the project is diverse and the game and the campaign feels pretty dang inclusive.
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!
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BOX COVER REVEAL!
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of our team at @pickpocket.games. Design is brilliant (Pete McPherson @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social), art is beautiful (Leslie Herman), graphic design is sleek (Seth Nickerson). Support our small team by following the Kickstarter.
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of our team at @pickpocket.games. Design is brilliant (Pete McPherson @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social), art is beautiful (Leslie Herman), graphic design is sleek (Seth Nickerson). Support our small team by following the Kickstarter.
October 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
BOX COVER REVEAL!
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of our team at @pickpocket.games. Design is brilliant (Pete McPherson @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social), art is beautiful (Leslie Herman), graphic design is sleek (Seth Nickerson). Support our small team by following the Kickstarter.
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of our team at @pickpocket.games. Design is brilliant (Pete McPherson @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social), art is beautiful (Leslie Herman), graphic design is sleek (Seth Nickerson). Support our small team by following the Kickstarter.
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6)
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September 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6)
🎲✂️
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Check out Tiny Towns: Underground, several other lovely micro expansions, and a new game from Kasper Lapp—Live now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Into the FUN FACTORY from AEG
The Fun Factory is open! Get great deals on great fun, from new expansions to exciting reprints, and a NEW TITLE-- INTO THE MACHINE!
www.kickstarter.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Check out Tiny Towns: Underground, several other lovely micro expansions, and a new game from Kasper Lapp—Live now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
Very exciting! A year ago @senfoonglim.bsky.social interviewed me for the Ludology Podcast about my unpublished game, Shanghai Noir, and narrative in games, and the episode is out! Here's the sell sheet for Shanghai Noir. If you're interested in playing/playtesting it, I have it on TTS. Let me know!
August 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very exciting! A year ago @senfoonglim.bsky.social interviewed me for the Ludology Podcast about my unpublished game, Shanghai Noir, and narrative in games, and the episode is out! Here's the sell sheet for Shanghai Noir. If you're interested in playing/playtesting it, I have it on TTS. Let me know!
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
From the designer of Tiny Towns, @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social, we are proud to present Lodge!
Draft room tiles and place them on matching floors to attract guests and construct amenities to keep them happy.
Coming to Kickstarter January 2026!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam...
Draft room tiles and place them on matching floors to attract guests and construct amenities to keep them happy.
Coming to Kickstarter January 2026!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam...
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
From the designer of Tiny Towns, @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social, we are proud to present Lodge!
Draft room tiles and place them on matching floors to attract guests and construct amenities to keep them happy.
Coming to Kickstarter January 2026!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam...
Draft room tiles and place them on matching floors to attract guests and construct amenities to keep them happy.
Coming to Kickstarter January 2026!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam...
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
We're cooking up something really special for our upcoming game, Lodge. I don't think you're ready for it...
August 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We're cooking up something really special for our upcoming game, Lodge. I don't think you're ready for it...
Here's a glimpse at what Leslie Herman is cooking up for Lodge with @pickpocketgames.bsky.social !
@peterlmcpherson.bsky.social has been working on an AMAZING game for us at @pickpocketgames.bsky.social. As a huge fan of Peters work and a huge fan of Leslie Hermans art, I am thrilled with how Lodge is coming together. Checkout these DRAFT illustrations.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
#boardgames #boardgamedesign
August 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Here's a glimpse at what Leslie Herman is cooking up for Lodge with @pickpocketgames.bsky.social !
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼
CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!
www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...
CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!
www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...
August 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I’m doing victory laps in my kitchen right now!!!! 💃🏼
CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!
www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...
CGE just announced they are going to be giving away 100% of the profit from their Harry Potter game to pro-trans charities!!
www.instagram.com/p/DNG48n-IVP...
Tiny Towns is officially out on BGA today! Right now you can play with the base game cards in Master Builder, Town Hall, or Solo modes, but the expansions are on their way as well!
August 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Tiny Towns is officially out on BGA today! Right now you can play with the base game cards in Master Builder, Town Hall, or Solo modes, but the expansions are on their way as well!
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.
July 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
The complaint was why are you supporting somebody who is pouring her money into crushing trans people. CGE's reply is we are changing the world with the magic of every codenames version we make. Can't you be respectful. That's because they don't care because this is all about money.
July 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The complaint was why are you supporting somebody who is pouring her money into crushing trans people. CGE's reply is we are changing the world with the magic of every codenames version we make. Can't you be respectful. That's because they don't care because this is all about money.
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
OMG... Flip 7 is so complicated, Asmodee UK decided to let AI take a crack at the rules...
(the screenshot is only the start of this.. this... this.) #Boardgames
AI will screw us all
www.asmodee.co.uk/blogs/news/h...
(the screenshot is only the start of this.. this... this.) #Boardgames
AI will screw us all
www.asmodee.co.uk/blogs/news/h...
July 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
OMG... Flip 7 is so complicated, Asmodee UK decided to let AI take a crack at the rules...
(the screenshot is only the start of this.. this... this.) #Boardgames
AI will screw us all
www.asmodee.co.uk/blogs/news/h...
(the screenshot is only the start of this.. this... this.) #Boardgames
AI will screw us all
www.asmodee.co.uk/blogs/news/h...
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👀 Shiny updated prototype ✨
July 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
👀 Shiny updated prototype ✨
In case you missed the news from @alderaceg.bsky.social, Tiny Towns: Underground is coming to Kickstarter this August, along with a bunch of other expansions for AEG games!
July 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In case you missed the news from @alderaceg.bsky.social, Tiny Towns: Underground is coming to Kickstarter this August, along with a bunch of other expansions for AEG games!
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
In 2020, Josh Wood had to cancel his Japan trip, and while the world was locked down, we all got to travel with him through Let’s Go to Japan.
Today, we found out where he’s taking us next.
Get your passports ready.
#boardgames #AEG30 #LetsGoToJapan #LetsGoSeries
Today, we found out where he’s taking us next.
Get your passports ready.
#boardgames #AEG30 #LetsGoToJapan #LetsGoSeries
July 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In 2020, Josh Wood had to cancel his Japan trip, and while the world was locked down, we all got to travel with him through Let’s Go to Japan.
Today, we found out where he’s taking us next.
Get your passports ready.
#boardgames #AEG30 #LetsGoToJapan #LetsGoSeries
Today, we found out where he’s taking us next.
Get your passports ready.
#boardgames #AEG30 #LetsGoToJapan #LetsGoSeries
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
HEY!! YOU!! Yeah, YOU!!
You think you’re not a “real” designer? That BULLSHIT 🐄
Indie Games Night Market is the perfect place for making and/or selling games for the first time!
Take it from me—my game High Tide sold there last year, got signed, and is releasing at Gen Con!!
Give it a shot!! 🎲✂️
You think you’re not a “real” designer? That BULLSHIT 🐄
Indie Games Night Market is the perfect place for making and/or selling games for the first time!
Take it from me—my game High Tide sold there last year, got signed, and is releasing at Gen Con!!
Give it a shot!! 🎲✂️
Hey!
Have you submitted to be a vendor at the Indie Games Night Market in November yet?
Applications are due by August 1 and decisions will be made by August 15.
Get to it!
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
Have you submitted to be a vendor at the Indie Games Night Market in November yet?
Applications are due by August 1 and decisions will be made by August 15.
Get to it!
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
Indie Games Night Market — New Mill Industries
www.newmillindustries.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
HEY!! YOU!! Yeah, YOU!!
You think you’re not a “real” designer? That BULLSHIT 🐄
Indie Games Night Market is the perfect place for making and/or selling games for the first time!
Take it from me—my game High Tide sold there last year, got signed, and is releasing at Gen Con!!
Give it a shot!! 🎲✂️
You think you’re not a “real” designer? That BULLSHIT 🐄
Indie Games Night Market is the perfect place for making and/or selling games for the first time!
Take it from me—my game High Tide sold there last year, got signed, and is releasing at Gen Con!!
Give it a shot!! 🎲✂️
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
ICYMI: Issue 19 is out now! In which @beneetakaur.bsky.social reveals what’s been sitting on her Shelf of Shame... And plays it! Go to senetmagazine.com to order a copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
ICYMI: Issue 19 is out now! In which @beneetakaur.bsky.social reveals what’s been sitting on her Shelf of Shame... And plays it! Go to senetmagazine.com to order a copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
Reposted by Peter McPherson ⏭️ PAX Unplugged
🚨 Programming alert: Tiny Towns (designed by @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social) is now in beta on Board Game Arena 🚨
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨 Programming alert: Tiny Towns (designed by @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social) is now in beta on Board Game Arena 🚨
Hi friends—I'm starting a playtesting server for my games! I have a handful of projects I'm actively testing, and any feedback is always appreciated. Come play some games, or feel free to just join to see what I'm working on!
discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
Join the Peter McPherson Games Discord Server!
Check out the Peter McPherson Games community on Discord - hang out with 2 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hi friends—I'm starting a playtesting server for my games! I have a handful of projects I'm actively testing, and any feedback is always appreciated. Come play some games, or feel free to just join to see what I'm working on!
discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF