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My baby girl turned 1 yesterday 🥹 It has been a wonderful and extremely busy year. I am hoping to focus 2026 on myself just a lil bit. A sprinkling of exercise 🥋 and a dash of board game design ♟️ and it should be an absolute b@nger!
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My baby girl turned 1 yesterday 🥹 It has been a wonderful and extremely busy year. I am hoping to focus 2026 on myself just a lil bit. A sprinkling of exercise 🥋 and a dash of board game design ♟️ and it should be an absolute b@nger!
🎲✂️ Raise your hand if you have never started to design a game about birds
August 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🎲✂️ Raise your hand if you have never started to design a game about birds
🎲✂️ Who says toddlers can't design board games!
I pray all these pieces survive 😆
I pray all these pieces survive 😆
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🎲✂️ Who says toddlers can't design board games!
I pray all these pieces survive 😆
I pray all these pieces survive 😆
Love the design doctor series idea! This will be really helpful and interesting to see what designers are getting stuck on. Look forward to watching it 👍
New video is out, discussing feedback I gave judging the Cardboard Edison award, and unveiling the Design Doctor series, where you can submit your design for feedback from me! Details in the video:
youtu.be/DIK8eSltwNU
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youtu.be/DIK8eSltwNU
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My feedback judging design competition entries + new Design Doctor series!
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Love the design doctor series idea! This will be really helpful and interesting to see what designers are getting stuck on. Look forward to watching it 👍
I'm working on branding and graphic design when I can here and there. And I needed a new mouse mat. So I thought it might be good to design one and get it printed. I think it's dope 👌
March 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm working on branding and graphic design when I can here and there. And I needed a new mouse mat. So I thought it might be good to design one and get it printed. I think it's dope 👌
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If you're within reach of Bristol (UK) please consider going to this! Helpfully set up by @mintynoodles.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @playtestuk.bsky.social
(I can't actually go this time but will likely be a regular in future!)
(I can't actually go this time but will likely be a regular in future!)
February 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you're within reach of Bristol (UK) please consider going to this! Helpfully set up by @mintynoodles.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @playtestuk.bsky.social
(I can't actually go this time but will likely be a regular in future!)
(I can't actually go this time but will likely be a regular in future!)
Reposted by Phil @ Tabletop Scrapbook 🧩
New GameTek: Future Past! What's coming into the public domain in 2025 through 2028 that might be interesting for game designers.
open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...
open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...
Future Past
Prepping for the Public Domain
open.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
New GameTek: Future Past! What's coming into the public domain in 2025 through 2028 that might be interesting for game designers.
open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...
open.substack.com/pub/gametek/...
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This is some of the best advice for starting out in board game design. Like I was mentioning yesterday, "Tools, not rules".
Thanks for putting this together, Matthew!
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Thanks for putting this together, Matthew!
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One of my challenges to myself for the new year was to start making Youtube videos about game design...and I'm happy to say my very first 'properly edited' video is now live on my channel, talking about some tips getting started designing a game in 2025.
youtu.be/31Urh-jDShY
youtu.be/31Urh-jDShY
3 tips to start designing a game in 2025
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is some of the best advice for starting out in board game design. Like I was mentioning yesterday, "Tools, not rules".
Thanks for putting this together, Matthew!
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Thanks for putting this together, Matthew!
🎲✂️
We welcomed a gorgeous new little meeps 🍼 into our family in November, and life has been wonderful and chaotic for the last couple of months. Thank you for being patient while I catch up with the Autumn Game Jam results ❤️❤️
December 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM
We welcomed a gorgeous new little meeps 🍼 into our family in November, and life has been wonderful and chaotic for the last couple of months. Thank you for being patient while I catch up with the Autumn Game Jam results ❤️❤️
🎲✂️ If you did want to submit a design for the game jam. Here is the link to the form, it closes tomorrow morning, be quick! forms.gle/SHgei3toVdZd...
I hope it inspired some creative ideas 💡😀
I hope it inspired some creative ideas 💡😀
October 7, 2024 at 6:24 PM
🎲✂️ If you did want to submit a design for the game jam. Here is the link to the form, it closes tomorrow morning, be quick! forms.gle/SHgei3toVdZd...
I hope it inspired some creative ideas 💡😀
I hope it inspired some creative ideas 💡😀
🎲✂️ How would this spice up a design of yours? Or even an existing game?
October 5, 2024 at 6:04 PM
🎲✂️ How would this spice up a design of yours? Or even an existing game?
Not at Essen this weekend? Then what better way to pass the time then taking part in the Autumn Game Jam!
It's fun, friendly, online, casual, aaand I'll send you a cookie in the post . maybe
Go to this link for more information and to submit your design ❤️
forms.gle/Lhmma6vLBuyG...
It's fun, friendly, online, casual, aaand I'll send you a cookie in the post . maybe
Go to this link for more information and to submit your design ❤️
forms.gle/Lhmma6vLBuyG...
October 5, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Not at Essen this weekend? Then what better way to pass the time then taking part in the Autumn Game Jam!
It's fun, friendly, online, casual, aaand I'll send you a cookie in the post . maybe
Go to this link for more information and to submit your design ❤️
forms.gle/Lhmma6vLBuyG...
It's fun, friendly, online, casual, aaand I'll send you a cookie in the post . maybe
Go to this link for more information and to submit your design ❤️
forms.gle/Lhmma6vLBuyG...
This is a good take. Plus it is simply so much effort to make a good idea into a great game, why bother doing it to some else's 🤔
“You should be worried if people *aren’t* stealing from [your design] because otherwise you don’t have anything worth stealing.”
This is why I advocate for open sharing of projects. Don’t be afraid that someone will steal your idea—because all it does is validate you as someone with good ideas
This is why I advocate for open sharing of projects. Don’t be afraid that someone will steal your idea—because all it does is validate you as someone with good ideas
October 4, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This is a good take. Plus it is simply so much effort to make a good idea into a great game, why bother doing it to some else's 🤔
I'm working on a concept for the game jam using Hedgeways tiles where players are placing tiles and moving their meeple along them. Players are trying to 'harvest' specific colours by leaving a block on them. It's quite abstract at the moment but it's looking fun 👌
October 4, 2024 at 11:42 AM
I'm working on a concept for the game jam using Hedgeways tiles where players are placing tiles and moving their meeple along them. Players are trying to 'harvest' specific colours by leaving a block on them. It's quite abstract at the moment but it's looking fun 👌
What ideas might you have?
October 3, 2024 at 7:18 PM
What ideas might you have?
🎲✂️ Hey wonderful tabletop designers, the TTSB Autumn Game Jam has started!
This season's theme is:
Rise and Fall 🪜🍂
And the twist is:
Each player has a secret objective 🤫
You have one week, so go have fun with it! 🙌
The form to submit your design can be found forms.gle/yJKybeNMbMsC...
This season's theme is:
Rise and Fall 🪜🍂
And the twist is:
Each player has a secret objective 🤫
You have one week, so go have fun with it! 🙌
The form to submit your design can be found forms.gle/yJKybeNMbMsC...
October 1, 2024 at 8:27 AM
🎲✂️ Hey wonderful tabletop designers, the TTSB Autumn Game Jam has started!
This season's theme is:
Rise and Fall 🪜🍂
And the twist is:
Each player has a secret objective 🤫
You have one week, so go have fun with it! 🙌
The form to submit your design can be found forms.gle/yJKybeNMbMsC...
This season's theme is:
Rise and Fall 🪜🍂
And the twist is:
Each player has a secret objective 🤫
You have one week, so go have fun with it! 🙌
The form to submit your design can be found forms.gle/yJKybeNMbMsC...
I think the kids call it a "Reel", or maybe it's a "Tiktok".. I don't know, but I made a short form video of the Game Jam rules 👍
#tabletop #boardgames #gamedesign #gamejam #tabletopgamedesign
www.instagram.com/reel/DAVcleT...
#tabletop #boardgames #gamedesign #gamejam #tabletopgamedesign
www.instagram.com/reel/DAVcleT...
September 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I think the kids call it a "Reel", or maybe it's a "Tiktok".. I don't know, but I made a short form video of the Game Jam rules 👍
#tabletop #boardgames #gamedesign #gamejam #tabletopgamedesign
www.instagram.com/reel/DAVcleT...
#tabletop #boardgames #gamedesign #gamejam #tabletopgamedesign
www.instagram.com/reel/DAVcleT...
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Not sure where to start on a game design?
Make up an arbitrary restriction. Focus yourself on one kind of component. How many can you use? Is it played with or without a board? Can it be played while standing in line?
Arbitrary restriction make my creative solutions-brain to explode with ideas 🎲✂️
Make up an arbitrary restriction. Focus yourself on one kind of component. How many can you use? Is it played with or without a board? Can it be played while standing in line?
Arbitrary restriction make my creative solutions-brain to explode with ideas 🎲✂️
September 11, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Not sure where to start on a game design?
Make up an arbitrary restriction. Focus yourself on one kind of component. How many can you use? Is it played with or without a board? Can it be played while standing in line?
Arbitrary restriction make my creative solutions-brain to explode with ideas 🎲✂️
Make up an arbitrary restriction. Focus yourself on one kind of component. How many can you use? Is it played with or without a board? Can it be played while standing in line?
Arbitrary restriction make my creative solutions-brain to explode with ideas 🎲✂️
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The Autumn Tabletop Game Jam is here!
On 1st October you will have one week to put together a tabletop game design with a defined theme and twist, these will be revealed on 1st October (9am BST).
The rules and more information will be dropped soon so make sure you follow to stay informed! ✌️
The Autumn Tabletop Game Jam is here!
On 1st October you will have one week to put together a tabletop game design with a defined theme and twist, these will be revealed on 1st October (9am BST).
The rules and more information will be dropped soon so make sure you follow to stay informed! ✌️
September 5, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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The Autumn Tabletop Game Jam is here!
On 1st October you will have one week to put together a tabletop game design with a defined theme and twist, these will be revealed on 1st October (9am BST).
The rules and more information will be dropped soon so make sure you follow to stay informed! ✌️
The Autumn Tabletop Game Jam is here!
On 1st October you will have one week to put together a tabletop game design with a defined theme and twist, these will be revealed on 1st October (9am BST).
The rules and more information will be dropped soon so make sure you follow to stay informed! ✌️
This is cute 😍
Have you heard about our new toolkit that helps you create your own game prototype? We sent some to game designer Pam Walls to get her thoughts on our new Panda Game Design Toolkit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvLf...
Unboxing the Game Design Toolkit from Panda Manufacturing (GIVEAWAY!)
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June 24, 2024 at 6:47 PM
This is cute 😍
I'm truly blessed..
June 11, 2024 at 7:36 AM
I'm truly blessed..
🎲✂️ It's day 4 of the game jam! There's already been some really interesting concepts developed, particularly around interpretations of a 'larger' deck. Not everybody has taken that as 'more cards'. Looking forward to seeing how these ideas grow 🌱 🧩
🎲✂️ The inaugural Summer Game Jam has now begun! You now have one week to imagine, scribble, craft, and design your board game. All the rules and restrictions are available on the free Patreon page. Enjoy yourselves 😀
www.patreon.com/TabletopScra...
www.patreon.com/TabletopScra...
Get more from Tabletop Scrapbook on Patreon
Fancy designing tabletop games?
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June 4, 2024 at 3:14 PM
🎲✂️ It's day 4 of the game jam! There's already been some really interesting concepts developed, particularly around interpretations of a 'larger' deck. Not everybody has taken that as 'more cards'. Looking forward to seeing how these ideas grow 🌱 🧩
The Game Crafter have just announced their game design competition with colouring as the core element. This is a restriction with a very wide scope it feels like.. Looking forward to trying to put something together!
We are excited to announce the Coloring Book Game Contest at The Game Crafter! Create a game that’s both engaging and interactive, with coloring as a core element. Full details at www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/col...
#GameDesign #BoardGameDesign #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesigner
#GameDesign #BoardGameDesign #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesigner
June 3, 2024 at 6:34 PM
The Game Crafter have just announced their game design competition with colouring as the core element. This is a restriction with a very wide scope it feels like.. Looking forward to trying to put something together!
UKGE was an absolute blast! Over the same weekend the Summer game jam began. Now that the chaos is out of the way, it's time for some serious Jammin
🎲✂️ The inaugural Summer Game Jam has now begun! You now have one week to imagine, scribble, craft, and design your board game. All the rules and restrictions are available on the free Patreon page. Enjoy yourselves 😀
www.patreon.com/TabletopScra...
www.patreon.com/TabletopScra...
Get more from Tabletop Scrapbook on Patreon
Fancy designing tabletop games?
www.patreon.com
June 3, 2024 at 6:20 PM
UKGE was an absolute blast! Over the same weekend the Summer game jam began. Now that the chaos is out of the way, it's time for some serious Jammin