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
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
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!
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...
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!
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Odin!
Send cards from your hand to Valhalla by surpassing the value of your neighbor’s contribution. A modern twist on a classic climbing or “ladder-style” game.
Congrats to the designers & @helvetiq.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/odin-is-majo...
Send cards from your hand to Valhalla by surpassing the value of your neighbor’s contribution. A modern twist on a classic climbing or “ladder-style” game.
Congrats to the designers & @helvetiq.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/odin-is-majo...
April 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The latest winner of the Major Fun Award is... Odin!
Send cards from your hand to Valhalla by surpassing the value of your neighbor’s contribution. A modern twist on a classic climbing or “ladder-style” game.
Congrats to the designers & @helvetiq.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/odin-is-majo...
Send cards from your hand to Valhalla by surpassing the value of your neighbor’s contribution. A modern twist on a classic climbing or “ladder-style” game.
Congrats to the designers & @helvetiq.bsky.social
www.majorfun.com/odin-is-majo...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
March 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
I’ve been working on the 2024 meeple crown awards over the past month.
I think they turned out really nicely - a playful something for winners to display AND wear with pride!
Can’t wait to see the winners donning their colorful crowns. Long may they reign over their corner of the Spielaverse!
I think they turned out really nicely - a playful something for winners to display AND wear with pride!
Can’t wait to see the winners donning their colorful crowns. Long may they reign over their corner of the Spielaverse!
February 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’ve been working on the 2024 meeple crown awards over the past month.
I think they turned out really nicely - a playful something for winners to display AND wear with pride!
Can’t wait to see the winners donning their colorful crowns. Long may they reign over their corner of the Spielaverse!
I think they turned out really nicely - a playful something for winners to display AND wear with pride!
Can’t wait to see the winners donning their colorful crowns. Long may they reign over their corner of the Spielaverse!
We could all use more moments of Zen in our lives right about now. Here’s one from me.
January 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
We could all use more moments of Zen in our lives right about now. Here’s one from me.
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... Faraway!
Catalog a grand adventure by playing eight cards in a line from left to right and then scoring them from right to left.
Congrats to Johannes Goupy, Corentin Lebrat, Catch Up Games & @pandasaurus.bsky.social!
thespiel.net/node/1370
Catalog a grand adventure by playing eight cards in a line from left to right and then scoring them from right to left.
Congrats to Johannes Goupy, Corentin Lebrat, Catch Up Games & @pandasaurus.bsky.social!
thespiel.net/node/1370
December 22, 2024 at 7:12 AM
The latest winner of The Spiel of Approval Award is... Faraway!
Catalog a grand adventure by playing eight cards in a line from left to right and then scoring them from right to left.
Congrats to Johannes Goupy, Corentin Lebrat, Catch Up Games & @pandasaurus.bsky.social!
thespiel.net/node/1370
Catalog a grand adventure by playing eight cards in a line from left to right and then scoring them from right to left.
Congrats to Johannes Goupy, Corentin Lebrat, Catch Up Games & @pandasaurus.bsky.social!
thespiel.net/node/1370