Sam Francis (Samphire Games) @tzartzam.bsky.social Editor, father, feminist, writer, capoeira, boardgame designer (Samphire Games: Dwarf Union, Poll & Write) (he/him). I believe in letting people flourish. Bristol, UK. https://linktr.ee/samphiregames
Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social Comics by Reza Farazmand (official account!)
Puzzmo @puzzmo.com puzzles that love you back
a zach gage and orta therox joint
www.puzzmo.com
Liz Davidson @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social ๐ฒ Board Game Designer
๐ Historical Games
Creative Director at Leder Games
Come talk history, games, and culture with me:
YouTube.com/beyondsolitaire
Z @odddicegames.bsky.social I make tabletop games. I live in BC.
I post whatever I want to, Iโm sorry.
she/her
Andrew Jackson Lynch @whatsforlynch.bsky.social Composer, lyricist, and bookwright for musical theatre.
Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain.
The Sore Loser.
Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish
he/him
James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social Game designer (co-created SE!ZE with Charles Leclerc), publisher, teacher, critic, writer, player. FRSA.
For my games, books, podcast, journalism, game design workshops, lectures, trade bodies &c., check my linktree https://linktr.ee/james.wallis
Kareem the board game minimalist @gameminimalist.bsky.social British ๐ฌ๐ง Libyan ๐ฑ๐พ board gamer attempting and miserably failing to buy fewer board games.
๐ฅง suzanne ๐ฅง @425suzanne.bsky.social tabletop games + app games + pie + AsAm Adoptee + She/Her = ruining games one skeet at a time. as seen on History's The Toys That Built America. hates puns - but in a fun way. @saltandsass.bsky.social. i keep 3 things: secrets, promises, and grudges.
Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social ENNIE-winning designer of One Breath Left, Here We Used to Fly, Aurora Decree, and more. Founder of Leafy Dragon Games LLC. Narrative Lead at Button Shy Games.
http://leafydragongames.com
depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social hi i'm @annierau.bsky.social i love wikipedia! dm submissions if you want :-)
Taylor Shuss @drawnonward.bsky.social Tabletop Game Designer of ๐ณ๏ธโ๐Stonewall Uprising, ๐ซFold & Fly!, ๐ถ๐ด๐๐Walkable City, ๐ค๐ผ๐ฆCreature Control, and ๐๐ช Quantum Train. (he/him)
Lover of Gundams, handsome men & dexterity games.
Joe Pasini @joeadultman.bsky.social tabletop game designer, cryptic crossword constructor, and union steward
Crosswords: joeadultman.blogspot.com
Streams: twitch.tv/joeadultman
C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.
David Masnato @davidmasnato.com ๐ฒ Game Designer
๐จ Art/Graphic Design
๐ I try my best - He/Him
Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social Calvin Wong Tze Loon ้ปๅญๅซ ๐ฒ๐พ
https://modiphius.us/collections/mass-effect-the-board-game US / rest of world store
https://modiphius.net/collections/mass-effect-the-board-game
UK store
https://gear.bioware.com/ bioware gear store
These Games Are Not For Sale @notforsalegames.bsky.social A festival celebrating tabletop games with high artistic merit and no commercial intent
Coming soon to a PAX Unplugged near you
Thijs Zonneveld @thijszonneveld.bsky.social Journalist, columnist, duizenddingendoekje
Johnny Dale @johnnydale.com Executive Director of Leder Games. Saint Paul, MN.
Panda Game Manufacturing @pandagm.com Where the best games are made. With 30+ team members across 13 countries, dedicated support, 19+ years of experience, and more BGG Top 100 games than any other manufacturer, we help you make the best games possibleโand we want to play them, too!
Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social Writer & presenter for Quinns Quest & People Make Games. quinnsquest.quintinsdomain@gmail.com
KINROKU ๐ฒ Board Game Comic @kinroku.bsky.social Original tabletop comic about a dice wizard
Froggycino: A Magical Cozy Cafe Game
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinroku/froggycino
Art by @ziongg.bsky.social
Remember the LMAO @ass.golf I draw the webcomic QUESTIONABLE CONTENT which is about robots who want to smooch www.ass.golf
you can also find me on patreon: www.patreon.com/jephjacques
My dog's name is Ollie and he is a smooth collie
Placeholder Games @placeholder-games.com A group of friends and tabletop enthusiasts working together to share our unique tabletop experiences with you! Put Campfire on your shelf now, and save space for Crime Guys: The Crime Game is coming in spring!
https://placeholder-games.com/
Guild Wars @guildwars2.com The Guild Wars franchise redefined MMORPGs with tactical combat, rich worldbuilding, and a player-first philosophy. From classic campaigns to Guild Wars 2โs living world, it continues to evolve the genre while honoring what makes it great.
Greg Costikyan @costik.bsky.social
Spiel des Jahres @spiel-des-jahres.de Der Spiel des Jahres e.V. zeichnet seit 1979 die jeweils besten Titel eines Jahrgangs aus: Spiel des Jahres, Kinderspiel des Jahres und Kennerspiel des Jahres. https://spiel-des-jahres.de
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธCritical Kate Willรฆrt @katewillaert.bsky.social (Pronounced WILL-ert) | Investigating forgotten gaming history | Creator of the greatest Metroid video on Youtube | Asexual, autistic, artistic, ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ(she/her) | Linktree: https://katewillaert.com/link-tree
Martin Griffiths @qwertymartin.bsky.social Bristol-based lover of board games, music and books.
Jeroen Doumen @jeroendoumen.bsky.social
Sai Beppu @saibep.bsky.social Japanese Boardgames Artworker
https://linktr.ee/sai_bep?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e47e1f66-87d7-41fd-8d0f-47aef5d839
BRYANTHABOI @bryanthaboi.live ๐พ Boiโs Club Games
๐ https://boisclub.games
๐ฅ Game Dev YouTube
๐ https://youtube.com/@BOISCLUBGAMES
๐ฅ YouTube
๐ https://youtube.com/@bryanthaboi
Matthew M - BGG Community Manager @octavianbgg.bsky.social he/him | Listening | Learning | BoardGameGeek Community Manager | Bills Fan | Whack-a-Mole Champion of the Universe | Coffee Please |
Bas Geeraets @ateliergeeraets.bsky.social Kunstenaar uit Nijmegen. vorige tentoonstelling: Birds I/II www.museumnairac.
nl
contact: tmsgeeraets@gmail.com
Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social - Activist, artist, gamer โก
- please support my survival at
patreon.com/leftistgamermemes
- item shop: leftistgamermemes.square.site
- streams: twitch.tv/leftistgamermemes
Aurore Inara @auroreinara.bsky.social Writer. Game designer. Often at the same time.
Queer & trans. Indie games at Timeshapers.
J from 3 Minute board games @3mbg.bsky.social Pakeha, Martian, Reviewer, (He/Him) Aotearoa! Award winning game designer(Sorry Travis): //www.youtube.com/c/3MinuteBoardGames
Amanda Panda ๐ BGG Con, PaxU @panda8ngel.bsky.social Geeky Panda Lover, crafter, reader, watch TV/Movies, papercrafter, tabletop games, Pandominion :) She/Her ๐BLM "Push up Sports Bra for the Board Game Twitch community" per Alonechark LOL https://lnk.bio/Panda8ngel
Jeremy D Norton @jdnorton.bsky.social Documenting my Board Game design adventures...
Though there might be the odd Design Educator or Trade Unionist post too.
Hawk and Dove Games @hawkanddovegames.bsky.social Tabletop design, development, and publishing. Focused on historical and wargames.
https://www.hawkanddovegames.com/
Unpause @unpause.nl Unpause.nl schrijft over games, minstens 3x per week.
We maken onafhankelijke gamejournalistiek: geen grote eigenaar, geen advertenties. Word lid en steun ons; het kan al vanaf โฌ1 per maand ๐พ
Bastiaan Vroegop @vroeg.app Onderzoeksjournalist Leeuwarder Courant en Dagblad van het Noorden
Games bij Unpause, NRC Handelsblad en Kidsweek. Duikt soms nog op bij Bright. Eerder: Gamer, Power Unlimited
Nieuwsbrief: https://gamepraat.nl/
Podcast: https://spelkost.nl/
e e @a-cute-nausea.bsky.social rotten woman. dead 38 years but the soil still rejects her corpse. axl main. made a board game once.
Flatout Games @flatoutgames.bsky.social Board Game Design and Publishing Collaborative. #Calico #Cascadia #Verdant #FitToPrint #Nocturne #KnittingCircle #PointSalad #PointCity #PointGalaxy #Propolis. Molly, Robb and most posts by Shawn.
John Zinser @aegjohnz.bsky.social
John du Bois (He/Him) @johndubois.bsky.social Brain injured game designer who pays bills as an SLP.
Avatar of Cheese Masculinity.
Board games, sewing, LEGO, books.
This Machine Helps People Use Their Voice.
I'd like a hard boiled egg.
https://sites.google.com/view/johndubois/home?authuser=0
Always Awake Games (Connor) ๐ PaxU @connor.alwaysawake.games Board game designer, illustrator and indie publisher
Store: https://www.alwaysawake.games/
PnP Time @pnptime.bsky.social A platform dedicated to print-and-play games!
Peter McPherson โญ๏ธ PAX U @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social Board game designer: Tiny Towns, Wormholes, and Fit to Print. Rulebook writer.
He/him - Upstate NY
Upcoming releases:
Lodge
Antiquarians
Mortar & Hustle
petermcpherson.com
Discord playtest server: https://discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
Brooks Barber @rollplusfun.bsky.social Tabletop game designer - mostly historical but not always. Designer of Sykes-Picot from Hollandspiele. Forthcoming games Threed, Spindletop, and Painkillers. Co-founder of Hawk & Dove Games.
https://www.hawkanddovegames.com/
DVC Games ๐ PAXU @dvcgames.bsky.social games that come alive at dvc.games | queer fem + enby led game design collective & publisher | tabletop, rpg, digital, immersive, intersectional, accessible | account co-run by jono & sometimes ben and jess
W. Eric Martin @wericmartin.bsky.social Publisher and founder of Board Game Beat: independent board game news, reviews, essays, interviews, and more. Visit the site at https://www.wericmartin.com
W. Eric Martin | Board Game Beat @index.wericmartin.com.ap.brid.gy Board Game Beat post feed.
๐ bridged from โ https://www.wericmartin.com/, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Brent Visser @brentvisser.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at DCN
blog: measuredthinking.nl
Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social Game designer on UFO 50, Hot Streak, Air Land & Sea, Spots, Scape Goat, Time Barons. Comic author on Let Go. Website at jonperry.com
Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social Owner and President of Leder Games. Spouse and father of 2 adorable humans. He/Him
Buried Giant Studios @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social Beautiful, interactive board games with expressive systems, emergent gameplay, and player-centered storytelling. ๐ฒ Oath: New Foundations ๐ Arcs: Beyond the Reach ๐
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social An award-winning print magazine which celebrates the craft, creativity and community of board gaming. Published every quarter. senetmagazine.com
Georgios @georgiosp.bsky.social he/him
writing about board games
blathering on podcasts
www.spielbar.com - reviews and essays about Games, in German
www.lestmyopinions.com - reviews and essays about Games, in English
Tom Brewster @tombrewster.bsky.social ๐ SU&SD ๐ / kinda on hiatus
Nick Major-Bowden @nickmajorbowden.bsky.social Currently Designing: Look Into My Eyes ๐
.5 of The Nervous Department
Jay Vowles @etgoat.bsky.social Biotech scientist and game designer. Game Makers Guild Philadelphia. Eat Tasty Games. he/him
Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social I'm just some dude. A cardboard cowboy. I also write Space-Biff!, the world's first and only board game review site.
Nick Bentley Makes Games @nickbentley.bsky.social Posts about game design. Director of Game Design at Taco Cat Games (Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza), former President of Underdog Games Studio (The Trekking Trilogy), former Neuroscientist.
Kai W. @ziongg.bsky.social โ๏ธ Design board games and drink flat whites
๐ Draw comics for kinroku.bsky.social
Greef de Slagersjongen @greef.eurosky.social hard schreeuwende verticaal uitgedaagde :: he/him :: goonie :: kinkster :: nare woesteling :: gemiddelde oi-punk :: 161 :: Turbo Dude :: #jeugdbende :: #JBHC :: #gymrat :: โโโ ๐
Hilk @hilk.bsky.social Boardgame enthusiast. My not-too-active gaming blog is at https://lidude.net.
Brettspiel-Enthusiast. Mein nicht mehr sehr aktives Blog ist hier: https://lidude.net.
"Der Drude am Dienstag": https://www.instagram.com/toppspiele?igsh=cHZ0cnZ1Nm1tY3Vn
Greg Loring-Albright (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social gloringalbright.com
Game designer (Ahoy, 2022; Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, 2022 w/ T.L. Simons; Keep the Faith, 2026).
Asst.Prof. Game Studies & Game Design @HarrisburgU
The Hungry Meeple @thehungrymeeple.bsky.social The podcast about making connections with friends and family through food, drinks and games.
https://linktr.ee/thehungrymeeple
BoardGame Animal ๐ @boardgameanimal.bsky.social Board Game Reviews, Lists, Comedy, Discussions & more! Me & my animal pals talk all sorts of board, tabletop, & card games~
https://youtube.com/@BoardGameAnimal
1 More Time Games @1moretimegames.bsky.social Abroad - SPIEL25 Release
Challengers! - Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023 & As D'Or Initiรฉ 2023
Riftforce - Kennerspiel des Jahres recommended 2021
Mac McAnally @macaroobanzai.bsky.social Game designer and general maker of things.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/455308/this-is-not-a-game-about-a-pipe
Just Coasting @justcoasting.bsky.social
Brian Chandler @colorblindgames.bsky.social Colorblind Games โข colorblindgames.com
he/him
board games, video games โข editor, proofreader
games accessibility โข reviews, mods
Chris Prime @chrisinhm.bsky.social Board game lover and designer of Venusian Vegas The Card Game. Dad, husband, liberal.
Chris Backe @chrisbacke.bsky.social Making board games since 2016.
๐ฒ Game designer (https://entrogames.com)
๐ฅ๏ธ Game publisher (https://shinypigeongames.com/shiny-pigeon-printables/)
๐ฒ Playtester (https://virtualplaytesting.com)
๐ข Entrepreneur (https://tabletoppublishers.com)
Watch It Played @watchitplayed.bsky.social I make videos that help you discover, learn and play board games - find your next new favorite game here!
Bryan Bornmueller @bbornmueller.bsky.social Hello! I'm Bryan Bornmueller. You may remember me from such game companies as Office Dog, PSi, Asmodee, and FFG. Currently Innovation and Sourcing Director for Asmodee. Designer of The Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game.
Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social Game designer. Radical optimist.
Play is essential. he/him
Nomadotto @nomadotto.bsky.social Designer of Rex Regnat, Hench and other stuff too!
Portfolio - sites.google.com/view/damonicdesigns
Rex Regnat Print N Play - https://damonic-designs.itch.io/rex-regnat
Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social (he/him) Author, podcaster & tabletop games writer. Books: The Game Changers, Coward, The Honours & The Ice House.
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-changers-how-playing-games-changed-the-world-and-can-change-you-too-tim-clare/7687024
Matt Leacock @mattleacock.bsky.social Game Designer known for cooperative games including Pandemic, Forbidden Island, and Daybreak
Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social As long as we got a dollar left, we eat good in this house. Words about baseball, board games, food, and more. https://linktr.ee/keith_law
Peer Sylvester @peersylvester.bsky.social Boardgame designer, blogger, teacher etc. Blocks are not endorsements
Im in here.
www.spielbar.com
Wayward Nys @waywardnys.bsky.social queer & (board) games & cats || she/her || 30+ || anti-genAI
Streaming board&video games on twitch: https://twitch.tv/waywardnys. VODs on YouTube!
Cephalofair Games @cephalofairgames.bsky.social "Epic Strategy Awaits!"
Tabletop Publisher of:
Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Jaws of the Lion, and Buttons & Bugs
Learn more at cephalofair.com
GameHead Games @gameheadgames.bsky.social GameHead makes games
Creative Director - Paul Salomon
Marketing Manager - Ryan Schoon
Operations Manager - Mark Burke
https://linktr.ee/Game.Head
Hollandspiele @hollandspiele.bsky.social Dinosaurs everybody. Posts by Mary, who along with @amabel.bsky.social runs Hollandspiele, a publisher of weird games for weird people.
https://hollandspiele.com
https://youtube.com/@hollandspiele
Lookout Games @lookoutgames.bsky.social Forest Shuffle. Agricola. Patchwork. We bring the fun to your gaming tables.
Lookout Games is an Asmodee studio, based in Germany.
https://lookout-spiele.de/en/news.php
https://lookout-spiele.de/de/impressum.php
Wehrlegig Games @wehrlegig.games Publishing beautiful history board games.
Pax Pamir โง John Company โง Molly House
linktr.ee/wehrlegig
Osprey Games ๐ฒ @ospreygames.bsky.social Osprey Games is a publisher of board and card games, wargames, and roleplaying games based in Oxford, UK, and New York, USA.
http://linktr.ee/OspreyGames
Oink Games @oinkgames.bsky.social
Kenna Alexander @kennaalexander.bsky.social She/her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ, แฃแณแฉโญโช๏ธ๐ , game designer, writer, super far left, nerd, goth/punk, futurist, SFWA member. I work daily to find a better me and to put a little good into the world. Company: coyoteandcrow.net
Willem Hilhorst @whilhorst.bsky.social Games Preservation at Beeld & Geluid (Sound & Vision) | Associate Editor NWR | Games-Journalist | He/Him ๐ณ๐ฑ
https://linktr.ee/willemh
Pete @petewiss.bsky.social Midwesterner, teacher, gamer, and designer in St. Louis, MO.
Also a host on the Decision Space podcast!
Pegasus Spiele Official @pegasusspiele.bsky.social Spieleherausgeber
German Company for board games.
www.pegasus.de
www.pegasusna.com
Follow us:
Instagram ๐ฉ๐ช @pegasusspiele
Facebook ๐ฉ๐ช @pegasusspiele
YouTube ๐ฉ๐ช @pegasusspiele
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Instagram ๐ @pegasus.northamerica
Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Published Game Designer, Developer, Educator.
MFA graduate from NYU Game Center.
Designed High Tide ๐, Dino Racer ๐ฆ, Wildberries ๐ซ, and more!
https://www.marcelineleiman.com/
J. Rey Lee @jreylee.bsky.social Boardgamer, writer, teacher, girl dad, recovering academic.
Unsettling Catan: lookingglance.com/unsettling-catan/
The Looking Glance: lookingglance.com
Kevin Wilson @kevinwilson42.bsky.social Boardgame designer best known for Arkham Horror, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, A Gentle Rain, and the Kinfire series of games. Was Director of Game Design at Incredible Dream Studios, now returned to being a freelance game designer. He/him.