Connie
@connievdc.bsky.social
Board game designer & designer of Apiary & Wyrmspan. General nerd. Partner of @hexstardragon.bsky.social. Panders to cats. She/Her. Avatar from: https://paavilaisentaide.carrd.co/
Check out this article! It talks about my feelings on the Trump administration (I don't hold back), and why I decided to take the plunge to full-time design & dev work, even in light of tariffs & the current economy.
Wyrmspan and Apiary designer Connie Vogelmann has taken the plunge into full-time board game design following the huge success of her first two creations - and the destruction she says is being caused by Donald Trump in her former career as a grants law attorney:
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November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out this article! It talks about my feelings on the Trump administration (I don't hold back), and why I decided to take the plunge to full-time design & dev work, even in light of tariffs & the current economy.
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This is an extremely powerful statement. I don't often jawdrop on stuff like this, but I need to find my jaw now, okay.
Thank you, Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Look I'm not particularly sentimental about history but this gives me (bad) chills. I get the sense that half the country doesn't even know this is happening.
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Look I'm not particularly sentimental about history but this gives me (bad) chills. I get the sense that half the country doesn't even know this is happening.
Lovely write up of the Apiary Expansion! Spot on! [And ahem, it's possible that we tried to decrease seed cards just a wee bit :-)]
I've got a little write-up of 'Apiary: Expanding the Hive' from @connievdc.bsky.social @kwanchai.bsky.social @stonemaiergames.com
It's the rare expansion that adds content without a lot more rules overhead.
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It's the rare expansion that adds content without a lot more rules overhead.
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'Apiary: Expanding the Hive'
The bees in space get a few upgrades!What Is Apiary: Expanding the Hive?Apiary: Expanding the Hive is an expansion for Apiary and requires the base game. (You can read the review of the base game here...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lovely write up of the Apiary Expansion! Spot on! [And ahem, it's possible that we tried to decrease seed cards just a wee bit :-)]
Poppy agrees. Put that phone down and give her some pats!
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Poppy agrees. Put that phone down and give her some pats!
This was a fun chat with Jamey! I recommend checking it out!
Though I apologize for speaking approximately 5,000 words a minute. If anyone has recs on how to slow down, I'd love to hear them!
Though I apologize for speaking approximately 5,000 words a minute. If anyone has recs on how to slow down, I'd love to hear them!
Jamey Stegmaier and @connievdc.bsky.social had a conversation about the 10 games from which they have learned the most:
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10 Amazing Games from Which We've Learned the Most
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September 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This was a fun chat with Jamey! I recommend checking it out!
Though I apologize for speaking approximately 5,000 words a minute. If anyone has recs on how to slow down, I'd love to hear them!
Though I apologize for speaking approximately 5,000 words a minute. If anyone has recs on how to slow down, I'd love to hear them!
First Wyrmspan expansion is coming out next week! I'm super excited about this expansion - it introduces a bunch of awesome new dragons (including teenaged dragons!) plus introduces a very cool pass-on-draft mechanism.
Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy - youtu.be/wEu5r8qDT2M
Dive into this new expansion from @connievdc.bsky.social! The world of Wyrmspan grows and we couldn't be more happier.
Dive into this new expansion from @connievdc.bsky.social! The world of Wyrmspan grows and we couldn't be more happier.
September 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
First Wyrmspan expansion is coming out next week! I'm super excited about this expansion - it introduces a bunch of awesome new dragons (including teenaged dragons!) plus introduces a very cool pass-on-draft mechanism.
Good, but sobering thread. Huge thanks to Elizabeth for continuing to raise awareness about JUST how male dominated game design is.
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 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Good, but sobering thread. Huge thanks to Elizabeth for continuing to raise awareness about JUST how male dominated game design is.
Each day feels harder to focus. To break down just one issue: the Trump takeover of DC is disquieting, from a lot of different perspectives. 1/
August 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Each day feels harder to focus. To break down just one issue: the Trump takeover of DC is disquieting, from a lot of different perspectives. 1/
Everything this administration is doing in DC is trying to provoke military-on-civilian violence in DC.
they desperately want footage of soldiers shooting americans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., to be armed
August 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Everything this administration is doing in DC is trying to provoke military-on-civilian violence in DC.
[Note to future Connie.] [On Repeat.] If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype...🎲✂️
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
[Note to future Connie.] [On Repeat.] If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype, the cards are too complicated to play. If the cards are too complicated to prototype...🎲✂️
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Player interaction: a deep conversation about different ways players can interact, and how designers can use those types of interactions in their game designs, via @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social @connievdc.bsky.social
Player Interaction w/ Connie Vogelmann
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July 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Player interaction: a deep conversation about different ways players can interact, and how designers can use those types of interactions in their game designs, via @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social @connievdc.bsky.social
Just walked out of my office for the last time. Bittersweet. I'll post more next week (once I'm formally off the Federal government payroll). Full time board games, here I come!
July 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just walked out of my office for the last time. Bittersweet. I'll post more next week (once I'm formally off the Federal government payroll). Full time board games, here I come!
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Vantage is live on the Stonemaier Games webstores! We're ready to ship this cooperative, open-world, non-campaign game to you over the next few weeks. stonemaiergames.com/games/vantage/
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Vantage is live on the Stonemaier Games webstores! We're ready to ship this cooperative, open-world, non-campaign game to you over the next few weeks. stonemaiergames.com/games/vantage/
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Sunday night Space Bees with #Apiary from @stonemaiergames.com and @connievdc.bsky.social #boardgames #tabletopgames
July 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Sunday night Space Bees with #Apiary from @stonemaiergames.com and @connievdc.bsky.social #boardgames #tabletopgames
Highly recommend Kpop Demon Hunters. Very well done, full of heart, and the music is 🔥
July 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Highly recommend Kpop Demon Hunters. Very well done, full of heart, and the music is 🔥
If you're free tonight at 9 pm EST, tune into Meeple Syrup & ask your most burning questions about player interaction!
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Player Interaction w/ Connie Vogelmann
YouTube video by Meeple Syrup Show
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July 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you're free tonight at 9 pm EST, tune into Meeple Syrup & ask your most burning questions about player interaction!
www.youtube.com/live/ouJNxXm...
www.youtube.com/live/ouJNxXm...
In the alternative, read Project Hail Mary first! Just don't watch the trailer. Such a great book!
There are two really great twists in this story and the trailer spoils both of them.
If you haven’t read the book, do not watch the Project Hail Mary trailer. Please. Just go watch it in theatres without any prior knowledge.
June 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the alternative, read Project Hail Mary first! Just don't watch the trailer. Such a great book!
Woohoo! Can't wait for details to be announced - this expansion is very cool, if I do say do myself
Happy Monday! In a few months I'll share details and answer questions, but for now here's a teaser photo of the Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy expansion. Production for it wraps next week!
June 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Woohoo! Can't wait for details to be announced - this expansion is very cool, if I do say do myself
Been watching and enjoying Matthew Dunston's YouTube channel lately - he's got great game design advise & insight. Mostly targeted toward newer designers, but a great resource for everyone! 🎲✂️
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June 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Been watching and enjoying Matthew Dunston's YouTube channel lately - he's got great game design advise & insight. Mostly targeted toward newer designers, but a great resource for everyone! 🎲✂️
youtube.com/@matthewduns...
youtube.com/@matthewduns...
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Today we've revealed the Vantage rulebook, along with other updates! Friday is the first day for reviews, playthroughs, and a rules video from @watchitplayed.tv. Huge thanks to @timchuon.bsky.social for these photos.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today we've revealed the Vantage rulebook, along with other updates! Friday is the first day for reviews, playthroughs, and a rules video from @watchitplayed.tv. Huge thanks to @timchuon.bsky.social for these photos.
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Do folks have a good recommendation for simple software to create player boards / player mats? I use nandeck for everything with a repeating template, but (still!) don't have anything I love for larger "one-off" components. Would love your recs! 🎲✂️
June 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Do folks have a good recommendation for simple software to create player boards / player mats? I use nandeck for everything with a repeating template, but (still!) don't have anything I love for larger "one-off" components. Would love your recs! 🎲✂️
Love these!
This weekend I revealed that we are making the oft-requested wooden hibernation tokens for Apiary! This optional accessory will be available starting in mid-July. The tokens are dual-coded (color plus unique shape printed in the center). What's the last gaming accessory you bought?
June 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Love these!
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June 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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I absolutely love how committed they are to the show-within-a-show that is Sanctuary Moon.
May 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I absolutely love how committed they are to the show-within-a-show that is Sanctuary Moon.