Stephen Conway - The Spiel Foundation
@thespiel.bsky.social
writer, filmmaker, director of The Spiel Foundation, host of The Spiel, also Major Fun!
https://thespielfoundation.com
https://thespielfoundation.com
Now that the dust has settled, here's a wrap up of our Essen Spiel 2025 adventures!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19948
#playmatters #spielfoundation #boardgames
thespielfoundation.com?p=19948
#playmatters #spielfoundation #boardgames
Essen Spiel 2025 - The Spiel Foundation
Essen Spiel 2025 Essen 2025 was a fantastic experience for team Spiel! At our booth, we hosted four demo tables, featuring 23 games from five different countries: Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil, Austra...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Now that the dust has settled, here's a wrap up of our Essen Spiel 2025 adventures!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19948
#playmatters #spielfoundation #boardgames
thespielfoundation.com?p=19948
#playmatters #spielfoundation #boardgames
My friends in Enugu, Nigeria are hoping to host the second annual SebCon.
They need to raise a modest sum ($2,000) to grow the event.
Watch the intro video and you'll see the whole SebCon team's passion for play is a positive force in the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/seb...
They need to raise a modest sum ($2,000) to grow the event.
Watch the intro video and you'll see the whole SebCon team's passion for play is a positive force in the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/seb...
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My friends in Enugu, Nigeria are hoping to host the second annual SebCon.
They need to raise a modest sum ($2,000) to grow the event.
Watch the intro video and you'll see the whole SebCon team's passion for play is a positive force in the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/seb...
They need to raise a modest sum ($2,000) to grow the event.
Watch the intro video and you'll see the whole SebCon team's passion for play is a positive force in the world.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/seb...
Come play Owo Ni Koko from designer Olusanya Oluwafemi at the Nigeria table in Hall 4 C-100 at The Spiel Foundation booth!
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Come play Owo Ni Koko from designer Olusanya Oluwafemi at the Nigeria table in Hall 4 C-100 at The Spiel Foundation booth!
Come meet designer Yen Lin and demo Hegemony of Faith from 11-1 every day in Hall 4 C-100 at The Spiel Foundation booth.
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Come meet designer Yen Lin and demo Hegemony of Faith from 11-1 every day in Hall 4 C-100 at The Spiel Foundation booth.
We are ready for Essen Spiel Day 1 at The Spiel Foundation booth!
Come play 24 different games from 5 different countries over the course of the fair.
You can also try your luck at our mini-Spielathon to help us raise funds and maybe even win a prize!
Come play 24 different games from 5 different countries over the course of the fair.
You can also try your luck at our mini-Spielathon to help us raise funds and maybe even win a prize!
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We are ready for Essen Spiel Day 1 at The Spiel Foundation booth!
Come play 24 different games from 5 different countries over the course of the fair.
You can also try your luck at our mini-Spielathon to help us raise funds and maybe even win a prize!
Come play 24 different games from 5 different countries over the course of the fair.
You can also try your luck at our mini-Spielathon to help us raise funds and maybe even win a prize!
Episode 463 of The Spiel is now available!
Chelsea Steenbock, Chair of Play with Your Food, and I chat about how games have shaped our lives and how our passion for play enables us to build community and serve others beyond the game table.
thespiel.net/node/1386
#boardgames #thespiel #playmatters
Chelsea Steenbock, Chair of Play with Your Food, and I chat about how games have shaped our lives and how our passion for play enables us to build community and serve others beyond the game table.
thespiel.net/node/1386
#boardgames #thespiel #playmatters
September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Episode 463 of The Spiel is now available!
Chelsea Steenbock, Chair of Play with Your Food, and I chat about how games have shaped our lives and how our passion for play enables us to build community and serve others beyond the game table.
thespiel.net/node/1386
#boardgames #thespiel #playmatters
Chelsea Steenbock, Chair of Play with Your Food, and I chat about how games have shaped our lives and how our passion for play enables us to build community and serve others beyond the game table.
thespiel.net/node/1386
#boardgames #thespiel #playmatters
I am incredibly excited to announce The Spiel Foundation's game demo schedule for Spiel Essen 2025!
We have 23 different games to demo with designers from 5 different countries: Nigeria, Taiwan, South Africa, Brasil, and Australia!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19788
#boardgames #spielessen
We have 23 different games to demo with designers from 5 different countries: Nigeria, Taiwan, South Africa, Brasil, and Australia!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19788
#boardgames #spielessen
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I am incredibly excited to announce The Spiel Foundation's game demo schedule for Spiel Essen 2025!
We have 23 different games to demo with designers from 5 different countries: Nigeria, Taiwan, South Africa, Brasil, and Australia!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19788
#boardgames #spielessen
We have 23 different games to demo with designers from 5 different countries: Nigeria, Taiwan, South Africa, Brasil, and Australia!
thespielfoundation.com?p=19788
#boardgames #spielessen
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Cyber Pet Quest!
Humans have become techno-zombies, infected by a virus in their gadgets. Can your ragtag team of sentient cyber pets save the day?
Congrats @deadalivegames.bsky.social!
www.majorfun.com/cyber-pet-qu...
#Boardgames #majorfunaward
Humans have become techno-zombies, infected by a virus in their gadgets. Can your ragtag team of sentient cyber pets save the day?
Congrats @deadalivegames.bsky.social!
www.majorfun.com/cyber-pet-qu...
#Boardgames #majorfunaward
September 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Cyber Pet Quest!
Humans have become techno-zombies, infected by a virus in their gadgets. Can your ragtag team of sentient cyber pets save the day?
Congrats @deadalivegames.bsky.social!
www.majorfun.com/cyber-pet-qu...
#Boardgames #majorfunaward
Humans have become techno-zombies, infected by a virus in their gadgets. Can your ragtag team of sentient cyber pets save the day?
Congrats @deadalivegames.bsky.social!
www.majorfun.com/cyber-pet-qu...
#Boardgames #majorfunaward
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is Lost for Words.
Explore how language shapes our feelings & our ability to connect with and share them. Sometimes it takes just the right word to not feel so lost.
Congrats @pinktigergames.com!
www.majorfun.com/lost-for-wor...
#boardgames #majorfunaward
Explore how language shapes our feelings & our ability to connect with and share them. Sometimes it takes just the right word to not feel so lost.
Congrats @pinktigergames.com!
www.majorfun.com/lost-for-wor...
#boardgames #majorfunaward
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is Lost for Words.
Explore how language shapes our feelings & our ability to connect with and share them. Sometimes it takes just the right word to not feel so lost.
Congrats @pinktigergames.com!
www.majorfun.com/lost-for-wor...
#boardgames #majorfunaward
Explore how language shapes our feelings & our ability to connect with and share them. Sometimes it takes just the right word to not feel so lost.
Congrats @pinktigergames.com!
www.majorfun.com/lost-for-wor...
#boardgames #majorfunaward
Episode 462 of The Spiel is now available!
Canadian Spielers Matt Robertson and Roger Leroux join us for a rousing chat across many topics, including the awe-inspiring story of Play with Your Food, a gaming charity in Regina, Saskatchewan.
thespiel.net/node/1383
#BoardGames #PlayMatters
Canadian Spielers Matt Robertson and Roger Leroux join us for a rousing chat across many topics, including the awe-inspiring story of Play with Your Food, a gaming charity in Regina, Saskatchewan.
thespiel.net/node/1383
#BoardGames #PlayMatters
Episode 462 - O Canada
Canadians Matt Robertson and Roger Leroux join us for a rousing chat across many topics, then Erwin and Gubbins join the fun for a recap of GenCon 2025
thespiel.net
August 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Episode 462 of The Spiel is now available!
Canadian Spielers Matt Robertson and Roger Leroux join us for a rousing chat across many topics, including the awe-inspiring story of Play with Your Food, a gaming charity in Regina, Saskatchewan.
thespiel.net/node/1383
#BoardGames #PlayMatters
Canadian Spielers Matt Robertson and Roger Leroux join us for a rousing chat across many topics, including the awe-inspiring story of Play with Your Food, a gaming charity in Regina, Saskatchewan.
thespiel.net/node/1383
#BoardGames #PlayMatters
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Combo!
Assembling fruit salad is a collective effort. Offer up fruit cards, hoping to be part of the best combo at the end.
Congrats to designer Ikhwan Kwon & @happycampergames.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/combo-is-maj...
#BoardGames #majorfunaward
Assembling fruit salad is a collective effort. Offer up fruit cards, hoping to be part of the best combo at the end.
Congrats to designer Ikhwan Kwon & @happycampergames.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/combo-is-maj...
#BoardGames #majorfunaward
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Combo!
Assembling fruit salad is a collective effort. Offer up fruit cards, hoping to be part of the best combo at the end.
Congrats to designer Ikhwan Kwon & @happycampergames.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/combo-is-maj...
#BoardGames #majorfunaward
Assembling fruit salad is a collective effort. Offer up fruit cards, hoping to be part of the best combo at the end.
Congrats to designer Ikhwan Kwon & @happycampergames.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/combo-is-maj...
#BoardGames #majorfunaward
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Hot Streak!
Four minor league mascots compete in a footrace that could net you cold hard cash.
Read on to discover why we love this absurdly awesome and hilarious game!
www.majorfun.com/hot-streak-i...
Four minor league mascots compete in a footrace that could net you cold hard cash.
Read on to discover why we love this absurdly awesome and hilarious game!
www.majorfun.com/hot-streak-i...
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Hot Streak!
Four minor league mascots compete in a footrace that could net you cold hard cash.
Read on to discover why we love this absurdly awesome and hilarious game!
www.majorfun.com/hot-streak-i...
Four minor league mascots compete in a footrace that could net you cold hard cash.
Read on to discover why we love this absurdly awesome and hilarious game!
www.majorfun.com/hot-streak-i...
Ready to punch games all day, prepping them for The Spiel Foundation’s bundle program! Woo!
August 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Ready to punch games all day, prepping them for The Spiel Foundation’s bundle program! Woo!
Come join us for an afternoon of tabletop craziness and raise money for a great cause.
Announcing the 2025 Spielathon!
When: Saturday, Aug 2 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: COhatch Circle Center 49 W Maryland St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (next to Ruth's Chris)
Cost $10
thespielfoundation.com?p=19737
Announcing the 2025 Spielathon!
When: Saturday, Aug 2 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: COhatch Circle Center 49 W Maryland St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (next to Ruth's Chris)
Cost $10
thespielfoundation.com?p=19737
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Come join us for an afternoon of tabletop craziness and raise money for a great cause.
Announcing the 2025 Spielathon!
When: Saturday, Aug 2 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: COhatch Circle Center 49 W Maryland St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (next to Ruth's Chris)
Cost $10
thespielfoundation.com?p=19737
Announcing the 2025 Spielathon!
When: Saturday, Aug 2 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: COhatch Circle Center 49 W Maryland St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (next to Ruth's Chris)
Cost $10
thespielfoundation.com?p=19737
I have some incredible news to share.
After six very long years searching, The Spiel Foundation has found a home, its very own building in Indianapolis!
The DeKoven Center for Play will be a hub for all our activities and good work.
More details (and pics!) here:
thespielfoundation.com?p=19719
After six very long years searching, The Spiel Foundation has found a home, its very own building in Indianapolis!
The DeKoven Center for Play will be a hub for all our activities and good work.
More details (and pics!) here:
thespielfoundation.com?p=19719
July 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I have some incredible news to share.
After six very long years searching, The Spiel Foundation has found a home, its very own building in Indianapolis!
The DeKoven Center for Play will be a hub for all our activities and good work.
More details (and pics!) here:
thespielfoundation.com?p=19719
After six very long years searching, The Spiel Foundation has found a home, its very own building in Indianapolis!
The DeKoven Center for Play will be a hub for all our activities and good work.
More details (and pics!) here:
thespielfoundation.com?p=19719
Episode 461 of The Spiel is now available!
A con report, a solo game about coming out, and big news brewing in the Spielaverse. T
Listen in for some great gaming conversations with Mike McMann and @pacogmsmagazine.bsky.social !
thespiel.net/node/1380
A con report, a solo game about coming out, and big news brewing in the Spielaverse. T
Listen in for some great gaming conversations with Mike McMann and @pacogmsmagazine.bsky.social !
thespiel.net/node/1380
June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Episode 461 of The Spiel is now available!
A con report, a solo game about coming out, and big news brewing in the Spielaverse. T
Listen in for some great gaming conversations with Mike McMann and @pacogmsmagazine.bsky.social !
thespiel.net/node/1380
A con report, a solo game about coming out, and big news brewing in the Spielaverse. T
Listen in for some great gaming conversations with Mike McMann and @pacogmsmagazine.bsky.social !
thespiel.net/node/1380
Thanks to this great crew of Spielers, we prepared over 2,000 books and games for The Spiel Foundation bundle program in a single day!!
Next punch party is July 19 11am-6pm. Mark your calendars and join the fun!
Next punch party is July 19 11am-6pm. Mark your calendars and join the fun!
June 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thanks to this great crew of Spielers, we prepared over 2,000 books and games for The Spiel Foundation bundle program in a single day!!
Next punch party is July 19 11am-6pm. Mark your calendars and join the fun!
Next punch party is July 19 11am-6pm. Mark your calendars and join the fun!
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... War Story: Occupied France.
Guided by choose-your-own-adventure style booklets, can you gather the intel, equipment & allies to stop Nazi forces?
Congrats to designers Davids Neale & Thompson and publisher Osprey Games!
thespiel.net/node/1379
Guided by choose-your-own-adventure style booklets, can you gather the intel, equipment & allies to stop Nazi forces?
Congrats to designers Davids Neale & Thompson and publisher Osprey Games!
thespiel.net/node/1379
War Story: Occupied France Wins the Spiel of Approval Award!
D: David Neale, David Thompson | P: Osprey Games | 1-6 pl | 90-120 min | ages 14+
thespiel.net
June 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... War Story: Occupied France.
Guided by choose-your-own-adventure style booklets, can you gather the intel, equipment & allies to stop Nazi forces?
Congrats to designers Davids Neale & Thompson and publisher Osprey Games!
thespiel.net/node/1379
Guided by choose-your-own-adventure style booklets, can you gather the intel, equipment & allies to stop Nazi forces?
Congrats to designers Davids Neale & Thompson and publisher Osprey Games!
thespiel.net/node/1379
My amazing friend Paco García Jaen has created a solo RPG called Closet.
It’s a gay awareness-raising game designed to build greater empathy and understanding.
Take on the role of a gay man trying to come out of the closet and live a full life.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gms...
It’s a gay awareness-raising game designed to build greater empathy and understanding.
Take on the role of a gay man trying to come out of the closet and live a full life.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gms...
Closet - Solo journaling TTRPG about coming out.
An awareness-raising game about the experience of gay men coming out of the closet.
www.kickstarter.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My amazing friend Paco García Jaen has created a solo RPG called Closet.
It’s a gay awareness-raising game designed to build greater empathy and understanding.
Take on the role of a gay man trying to come out of the closet and live a full life.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gms...
It’s a gay awareness-raising game designed to build greater empathy and understanding.
Take on the role of a gay man trying to come out of the closet and live a full life.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gms...
Episode 460 of The Spiel is now available!
Onion pie, killer aliens, and a car sold to fund a game convention.
Join the fun and listen in using the link below:
thespiel.net/node/1378
Onion pie, killer aliens, and a car sold to fund a game convention.
Join the fun and listen in using the link below:
thespiel.net/node/1378
May 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Episode 460 of The Spiel is now available!
Onion pie, killer aliens, and a car sold to fund a game convention.
Join the fun and listen in using the link below:
thespiel.net/node/1378
Onion pie, killer aliens, and a car sold to fund a game convention.
Join the fun and listen in using the link below:
thespiel.net/node/1378
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... Burn the Fort!
Attack relentless lines of wagons heading west to slow expansion and burn the colonizer’s fort to the ground.
Congratulations to designer Klee Benally and publisher Indigenous Action Media!
thespiel.net/node/1377
Attack relentless lines of wagons heading west to slow expansion and burn the colonizer’s fort to the ground.
Congratulations to designer Klee Benally and publisher Indigenous Action Media!
thespiel.net/node/1377
May 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... Burn the Fort!
Attack relentless lines of wagons heading west to slow expansion and burn the colonizer’s fort to the ground.
Congratulations to designer Klee Benally and publisher Indigenous Action Media!
thespiel.net/node/1377
Attack relentless lines of wagons heading west to slow expansion and burn the colonizer’s fort to the ground.
Congratulations to designer Klee Benally and publisher Indigenous Action Media!
thespiel.net/node/1377
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Diatoms!
Collect and arrange algae samples into colorful microscopic mosaics.
Congratulations to designer Sabrina Culyba, @ludoliminal.bsky.social & @25thcentury.games
www.majorfun.com/diatoms-is-m...
Collect and arrange algae samples into colorful microscopic mosaics.
Congratulations to designer Sabrina Culyba, @ludoliminal.bsky.social & @25thcentury.games
www.majorfun.com/diatoms-is-m...
May 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Diatoms!
Collect and arrange algae samples into colorful microscopic mosaics.
Congratulations to designer Sabrina Culyba, @ludoliminal.bsky.social & @25thcentury.games
www.majorfun.com/diatoms-is-m...
Collect and arrange algae samples into colorful microscopic mosaics.
Congratulations to designer Sabrina Culyba, @ludoliminal.bsky.social & @25thcentury.games
www.majorfun.com/diatoms-is-m...
The Spiel Foundation is incredibly grateful to be partnering with Cardboard Alchemy on their latest game - Flamecraft Duals!
Buy a copy and you will have the option to add another for only $10. The extra game will be donated to our game bundle program!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
Buy a copy and you will have the option to add another for only $10. The extra game will be donated to our game bundle program!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
May 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The Spiel Foundation is incredibly grateful to be partnering with Cardboard Alchemy on their latest game - Flamecraft Duals!
Buy a copy and you will have the option to add another for only $10. The extra game will be donated to our game bundle program!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
Buy a copy and you will have the option to add another for only $10. The extra game will be donated to our game bundle program!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...
Episode 459 of The Spiel is ready for action!
-- Iced Tea, Dog Rating & Smooth Jazz --
@bruceandsquirrel.bsky.social chats about ungamifiable games
Jason Hsieh tells us about his Favorite Game
Lucio Rodriguez shines the backshelf spotlight on Heroscape
thespiel.net/node/1375
-- Iced Tea, Dog Rating & Smooth Jazz --
@bruceandsquirrel.bsky.social chats about ungamifiable games
Jason Hsieh tells us about his Favorite Game
Lucio Rodriguez shines the backshelf spotlight on Heroscape
thespiel.net/node/1375
Episode 459 - Iced Tea, Dog Rating & Smooth Jazz
Gamifying the Ungameable with Bruce Voge, My Favorite Game with Jason Hsieh, and Back Shelf Spotlight with Lucio Rodriguez
thespiel.net
April 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Episode 459 of The Spiel is ready for action!
-- Iced Tea, Dog Rating & Smooth Jazz --
@bruceandsquirrel.bsky.social chats about ungamifiable games
Jason Hsieh tells us about his Favorite Game
Lucio Rodriguez shines the backshelf spotlight on Heroscape
thespiel.net/node/1375
-- Iced Tea, Dog Rating & Smooth Jazz --
@bruceandsquirrel.bsky.social chats about ungamifiable games
Jason Hsieh tells us about his Favorite Game
Lucio Rodriguez shines the backshelf spotlight on Heroscape
thespiel.net/node/1375
Happy Spielaversary!
19 years ago today we launched The Spiel and a year later The Spiel Foundation was born.
I never would have thought this crazy idea would become a major chapter of my life.
I am so grateful and lucky to connect w/ people around the world who share a passion for play!
19 years ago today we launched The Spiel and a year later The Spiel Foundation was born.
I never would have thought this crazy idea would become a major chapter of my life.
I am so grateful and lucky to connect w/ people around the world who share a passion for play!
April 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy Spielaversary!
19 years ago today we launched The Spiel and a year later The Spiel Foundation was born.
I never would have thought this crazy idea would become a major chapter of my life.
I am so grateful and lucky to connect w/ people around the world who share a passion for play!
19 years ago today we launched The Spiel and a year later The Spiel Foundation was born.
I never would have thought this crazy idea would become a major chapter of my life.
I am so grateful and lucky to connect w/ people around the world who share a passion for play!