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Cloaked figures approached with burning torches. As they began to chant, they called forth the wisdom of ancient times. They were The Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea with art by Fred Gissubel.
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The Druids of Edora (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
Mist coiled between the ancient stones, whispering secrets of powers wielded by only a few. The forest waited, still and patient, as cloaked figures approached with burning torches. As they began to c...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Cloaked figures approached with burning torches. As they began to chant, they called forth the wisdom of ancient times. They were The Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea with art by Fred Gissubel.
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It's the second episode of But Why Vikings? the ludological agony aunt column for your ears. @ava.foxfort.net @timclare.bsky.social and I answer all sorts of questions on anything tabletop. Check it out, share, and rate!
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But Why Vikings?
Games Podcast · Updated fortnightly · Any unanswered questions at your gaming table? Ava Foxfort, Tim Clare, and Iain McAllister mull over tabletop conudrums: from etiquette at the table to recommenda...
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It's the second episode of But Why Vikings? the ludological agony aunt column for your ears. @ava.foxfort.net @timclare.bsky.social and I answer all sorts of questions on anything tabletop. Check it out, share, and rate!
But Why Vikings? - Podcast - Apple Podcasts share.google/ZdTRo4IBD3or...
But Why Vikings? - Podcast - Apple Podcasts share.google/ZdTRo4IBD3or...
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If you want to follow my game Heavenly Bodies, you can check out the BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...
For more info on Indie Games Night Market, where the game will be available for limited-time purchase, check it out here:
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
For more info on Indie Games Night Market, where the game will be available for limited-time purchase, check it out here:
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
Indie Games Night Market — New Mill Industries
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November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you want to follow my game Heavenly Bodies, you can check out the BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...
For more info on Indie Games Night Market, where the game will be available for limited-time purchase, check it out here:
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
For more info on Indie Games Night Market, where the game will be available for limited-time purchase, check it out here:
www.newmillindustries.com/ignm
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Here is why I think board game publishers should use professional translators and not rely on the community, friends or AI. While those are cheap, chances are they lead to issues that are more costly.
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The Importance of Professional Board Game Translations
When you open a board game box, the first thing you see is usually the artwork and the neatly packed components. They are what make you want to play the game.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Here is why I think board game publishers should use professional translators and not rely on the community, friends or AI. While those are cheap, chances are they lead to issues that are more costly.
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#boardgames #translations #German #English #translators
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#boardgames #translations #German #English #translators
It's lovely to be mentioned by a publisher in one of their blog articles. Here is @stonemaiergames.com talking about how "content creators" try to pay their bills: stonemaiergames.com/how-tabletop...
#blogs #boardgames #support
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How Tabletop Content Creators Pay the Bills (2025)
I consume a LOT of tabletop game-related content. YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, Instagram, etc–I love hearing a variety of perspectives about games. I learn from them as a designer, the…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's lovely to be mentioned by a publisher in one of their blog articles. Here is @stonemaiergames.com talking about how "content creators" try to pay their bills: stonemaiergames.com/how-tabletop...
#blogs #boardgames #support
#blogs #boardgames #support
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I've started doing a weekly newsletter and now I'm even -adding images- but not many people seem to care. What else could I do to persuade to part with $1 to get previews of what's on my table alongside personal commentary and writerly flourish? A better haircut? www.patreon.com/c/mattthr
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November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I've started doing a weekly newsletter and now I'm even -adding images- but not many people seem to care. What else could I do to persuade to part with $1 to get previews of what's on my table alongside personal commentary and writerly flourish? A better haircut? www.patreon.com/c/mattthr
The Grand Trunk Journey by Claude Sirois from @ulible.bsky.social with art by Harald Lieske is great fun, isn't it? I can't believe I haven't played it until now. 😃👍 #boardgames #TrainGames
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Grand Trunk Journey by Claude Sirois from @ulible.bsky.social with art by Harald Lieske is great fun, isn't it? I can't believe I haven't played it until now. 😃👍 #boardgames #TrainGames
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If you’ve ever discovered a new favourite game or perspective from my blog, please consider helping me keep it going. 🙂👍
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Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. So in this article, I want to share my demoing method, which can also be applied to teaching games in many ways.
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Demonstrative Board Gaming - my approach to demoing games (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. It all started back in 2019 at Essen Spiel, where I demoed Fog of Love to the German audience. More recently, I have be...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Over the years, I have demoed quite a lot of games at a few different locations. So in this article, I want to share my demoing method, which can also be applied to teaching games in many ways.
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#boardgames #thoughts #demoing #demonstrating #teaching
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I love it when publishers put paper belly bands around decks of cards, like here in Battalion: War of the Ancients by Paolo Mori and Francesco Sirocchi from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by the wonderful @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social. 🙂👍 #boardgames #sustainability
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I love it when publishers put paper belly bands around decks of cards, like here in Battalion: War of the Ancients by Paolo Mori and Francesco Sirocchi from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by the wonderful @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social. 🙂👍 #boardgames #sustainability
Ayar by @flopiano.bsky.social and @mandelafg.bsky.social from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social is a real point salad. You can’t do everything and need to keep two score tracks in balance all at the same time. I’m quite enjoying it. 🙂👍 #boardgames
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ayar by @flopiano.bsky.social and @mandelafg.bsky.social from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @ianotoole.bsky.social is a real point salad. You can’t do everything and need to keep two score tracks in balance all at the same time. I’m quite enjoying it. 🙂👍 #boardgames
Despite the looming end, laughter filled the air. What mattered most were the stories we created. That spirit lives in Doomlings: Legends of Enderas by Justus Meyer and Andrew Meyer from @doomlings.bsky.social with art by Justus Meyer.
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Doomlings: Legends of Enderas (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
The ground trembled as the horizon flickered with violet light. Tribes gathered in small clusters, clutching relics that glowed faintly or fizzed with a strange energy. Some hoarded scraps of parchmen...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Despite the looming end, laughter filled the air. What mattered most were the stories we created. That spirit lives in Doomlings: Legends of Enderas by Justus Meyer and Andrew Meyer from @doomlings.bsky.social with art by Justus Meyer.
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FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
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FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
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52 DUELS - A fight with playing cards for 1-2 players
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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
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@ava.foxfort.net and I are recording a new episode of But Why Vikings? tonight. We need your questions to keep making epsiodes so if you have any ludological enquiries please get in touch. You can listen to the kind of thing we are looking for on our first episode
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Deranged in my Promiscuity
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November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@ava.foxfort.net and I are recording a new episode of But Why Vikings? tonight. We need your questions to keep making epsiodes so if you have any ludological enquiries please get in touch. You can listen to the kind of thing we are looking for on our first episode
open.spotify.com/episode/0aRh...
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From personal reflections to critical reviews, I write because I love this hobby. If my words have added something to your gaming life, consider supporting me financially. 🙂👍
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November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
From personal reflections to critical reviews, I write because I love this hobby. If my words have added something to your gaming life, consider supporting me financially. 🙂👍
☕ Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/tabletopgame...
🅿️ Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/tabletopga...
#BoardGames #TabletopGames #BoardGameThoughts
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Some people enjoy books. Others love board games. In this article, I want to look at what unites book and board game collectors.
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(Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash)
#boardgames #collections #libraries #curators
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#boardgames #collections #libraries #curators
Shelves of Stories - how games and books reflect who we are (Topic Discussion) | Tabletop Games Blog
Some people enjoy running their fingers along a row of books, looking for one that catches their eye. Others love wandering past shelves filled with board games, drawn to the artwork or the imaginativ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some people enjoy books. Others love board games. In this article, I want to look at what unites book and board game collectors.
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(Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash)
#boardgames #collections #libraries #curators
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I talk about my finances each year (most recent is here: matthewdunstan.substack.com/p/finances-o...), and will hopefully soon do a video about 2025, and a separate video about my whole career.
Finances of a Game Designer, 2024 edition
Another year is in the books, which means its time again to review what my finances were like as a full time game designer for 2024!
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November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I talk about my finances each year (most recent is here: matthewdunstan.substack.com/p/finances-o...), and will hopefully soon do a video about 2025, and a separate video about my whole career.
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The latest Brainwaves is out now with me @tabletopgamesblog.com and @jamsandwich.bsky.social digging into the news from around the globe.
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Brainwaves Episode 170 - Precious Musk - The Giant Brain
The whole team is back in the studio to bring you the latest news from across the tabletop gaming globe in Brainwaves Episode 170
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November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The latest Brainwaves is out now with me @tabletopgamesblog.com and @jamsandwich.bsky.social digging into the news from around the globe.
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The Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea is a fun point salad of resource management and dice placement and various other mechanisms. Unfortunately, the English rulebook is awful. I had to revert to the German one to make sense of it all. 😕👍 #boardgame
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The Druids of Edora by Stefan Feld from Alea is a fun point salad of resource management and dice placement and various other mechanisms. Unfortunately, the English rulebook is awful. I had to revert to the German one to make sense of it all. 😕👍 #boardgame
The land was divided, its provinces fractured. It was a time when the samurai sent out their General Orders: Sengoku Jidai by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by Tanner Staheli.
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#boardgames #reviews #WarGames #Japan
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General Orders: Sengoku Jidai (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog
The land was divided, its provinces fractured by ambition and betrayal. Armies marched through rice fields, emissaries whispered in candlelit halls, and the people looked to their daimyo for guidance ...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The land was divided, its provinces fractured. It was a time when the samurai sent out their General Orders: Sengoku Jidai by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by Tanner Staheli.
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#boardgames #reviews #WarGames #Japan
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To my English board game bubble... The following question was raised by @brettministerium.bsky.social in my community:
Is there a curated feed of English-speaking board game blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels? Something like this site that we can use in Germany.
#Boardgame #Brettspiel
Is there a curated feed of English-speaking board game blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels? Something like this site that we can use in Germany.
#Boardgame #Brettspiel
zuspieler.de – Brettspiel-Portal – Beiträge, Meldungen, Rabatte und Links rund um Gesellschaftsspiele
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November 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
To my English board game bubble... The following question was raised by @brettministerium.bsky.social in my community:
Is there a curated feed of English-speaking board game blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels? Something like this site that we can use in Germany.
#Boardgame #Brettspiel
Is there a curated feed of English-speaking board game blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels? Something like this site that we can use in Germany.
#Boardgame #Brettspiel
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My new cast with @ava.foxfort.net and @timclare.bsky.social is now available on Apple Podcasts. I have submitted it to some other providers as well so should be more widely available over the weekend.
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But Why Vikings?
Games Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Any unanswered questions at your gaming table? Ava Foxfort, Tim Clare, and Iain McAllister mull over tabletop conudrums: from etiquette at the table to recommendatio...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My new cast with @ava.foxfort.net and @timclare.bsky.social is now available on Apple Podcasts. I have submitted it to some other providers as well so should be more widely available over the weekend.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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But Why Vikings? Episode 1 is now live! Check out @ava.foxfort.net, @timclare.bsky.social and I dig into our tabletop games agony aunt postbox and bring you the answers to questions on everything !
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Deranged in my Promiscuity
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October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
But Why Vikings? Episode 1 is now live! Check out @ava.foxfort.net, @timclare.bsky.social and I dig into our tabletop games agony aunt postbox and bring you the answers to questions on everything !
open.spotify.com/show/02ctAw2...
open.spotify.com/show/02ctAw2...
Can’t Stop by Sid Sackson is always fun, but the Sain-Am Peak edition from Platye makes the game extra special. Staying with the theme of mountain climbing, we decided to follow up with Tranquility: The Ascent by James Emmerson from @luckduckgames.bsky.social. 😃👍 #boardgames
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Can’t Stop by Sid Sackson is always fun, but the Sain-Am Peak edition from Platye makes the game extra special. Staying with the theme of mountain climbing, we decided to follow up with Tranquility: The Ascent by James Emmerson from @luckduckgames.bsky.social. 😃👍 #boardgames
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Last chance to enter the board game raffle in aid of Trussell, the UK food bank charity. Tickets are £1 and you need to correctly answer a question to be in the draw. Bundles are available. For more information and to enter, go here: raffall.com/393165/enter...
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Enter Raffle to Win Board Games and support UK Food Banks (September) hosted by Tabletop Games Blog
By entering this prize competition, you support The Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity and community of food banks in the UK, providing practical support to people who can't afford the essentials...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Last chance to enter the board game raffle in aid of Trussell, the UK food bank charity. Tickets are £1 and you need to correctly answer a question to be in the draw. Bundles are available. For more information and to enter, go here: raffall.com/393165/enter...
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