Bruno Faidutti @faidutti.com Boardgame designer, historian
Charlie Theel @charlietheel.bsky.social Board game critic. Bylines: Polygon, IGN, Ars Technica, Tabletop Gaming Magazine, Dicebreaker, Geek & Sundry, PC Gamer, Wargamer. Co-hosted the Ding & Dent podcast.
cdtheel@gmail.com
Most of my writing appears at my site, http://playerelimination.com
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
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.
GoMagic.org @gomagic.bsky.social A Modern Platform for Learning #GoGame
๐ https://go.gomagic.org/wobJzb
๐ฅ Interactive Courses
๐น Skill Tree
๐ฎ Game-based Learning
๐ Tools and Materials
#baduk #weiqi
Volko @volko.bsky.social Historical boardgame designer. โegan.
https://phalanx.co.uk/1943-race-to-rabaul-a-new-game-by-volko-ruhnke/
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drachen.aspx
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1102-coast-watchers.aspx
https://www.fortcircle.com/the-hunt-for-blackbeard/
Mark Herman @markherman54.bsky.social Professional Game Designer
Jason Matthews @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social History Nerd, political junky, Hill rat and historical board game designer. 
Matt Leacock @mattleacock.bsky.social Game Designer known for cooperative games including Pandemic, Forbidden Island, and Daybreak
Martin Griffiths @qwertymartin.bsky.social Bristol-based lover of board games, music and books. 
Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social The games critic you can be wrong with. A new bad opinion whenever you need it the most.
https://eriktwice.com
ยฟHablas espaรฑol? Sรญgueme en @eriktwicees.bsky.social
Ross ๐๐ฒ MoreGamesPlease @moregamesplease.com Works in #BoardGames #Tabletop | Marketing | Community | Photography
Next - Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game
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๐จ BG Artists Interviews -> https://linktr.ee/moregamesplease
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
Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan ๐ชถ, Tussie Mussie ๐, Mariposas ๐ฆ, The Fox Experiment ๐ฆ, Picky Pixie ๐งโโ๏ธ, Undergrove ๐, and Sanibel ๐).
https://www.elizhargrave.com/
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.
Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social Game designer. Radical optimist.
Play is essential. he/him
Kyle Ferrin ๐งโโ๏ธโ๏ธ @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social Illustrator, Game player, and friendly guy in general. he/him.
Eustace from OVER/UNDER
๐โจNot currently taking commissions, sorry!โจ๐ KyleFerrin.bigcartel.com
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com ๐จ๐ฆ Kidlit author & illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, ATmosphere, book blog etc: https://debbieohi.com/links/
๐ I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
๐จ I'M BUSY (w/ Michael Ian Black)
DebbieOhi.com
Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social She/her. "Widely considered one of todayโs most innovative game designers." - The New Yorker
Board games: https://hollandspiele.com
video essays: youtube.com/@hollandspiele
Patreon: patreon.com/amabelholland
sidekicking: youtube.com/@SBPlaysGames
Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social Owner and President of Leder Games. Spouse and father of 2 adorable humans. He/Him
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
Ami Baio โฅ๏ธ @pinktigergames.com I make games https://pinktigergames.com
Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social Boardgame enthusiast, podcaster, books: Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, Universe Explained with a Cookie games: Versailles 1919 and Super Skill Pinball. He/him
https://open.substack.com/pub/gametek
Heather *Dad* Vaughan - Illustrator @hvon.bsky.social She/her ๐๐ค๐ฉถ. Illustrator and comic artist from the 215. Slinging doodles for Disney | Hulu | The Eagles | Vault | Dark Horse | IDW | among others. Big fan of coffee and gods least favorite creature: the Phillies
www.hvonillustration.com
Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social I learn. I create. I teach. He/Him.
Game Designer / Developer / Writer
https://linktr.ee/senfoonglim
Co-host of the Meeple Syrup Show and the Ludology Podcast
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.
Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social I design and publish games (my own and others) via New Mill Industries (http://www.newmillindustries.com)
I've been going to the movies like it's my job (https://letterboxd.com/dnlnwmn/films/diary/)
PFP by @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social
No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com Proudly independent board game reviewers.
https://youtube.com/nopunincluded
Playing Bridge on the sidewalk
Anya Combs (she/her) @anyacombsherhair.bsky.social Games Freelancer - Musician - Crowdfunding Expert - Fitness Fanatic - Spooky Punk - She/Her - former Kickstarter, AddictingGames/Nickelodeon - Hapa
Annoyed by @mattbreuermusic.bsky.social
anya.combs@gmail.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!
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist.
https://geekdad.com/author/jonathanhliu/
https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhliu/
(he/him) Portland, Oregon
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
BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social The worldโs leading source of industry news and analysis for board game professionals. Got a story? An anonymous tip? DM or email Mike Didymus-True on mike@boardgamewire.com
Our Family Plays Games @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social We're an American family on a journey into the modern board game hobby. In addition, we highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion in this growing hobby!
https://linktr.ee/ourfamilyplaysgames
https://ourfamilyplaysgames.com
Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social Co-host of @omnigamers.bsky.social
Board games, video games and TTRPGs with a dash of amateur cooking. Ex-Australian and Ex-Archaeologist
Vancouver, BC
He/him
Gil Hova @gil.hova.net He/him. JC/NYC.
โข Tabletop games - now making games as Informal Ferret Games
โข Robot fight facilitator at NHRL
โข Fan of weird/noisy music
โข Ferret nut
โข Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency
All my links: https://gil.hova.net
Matt Thrower @mattthr.bsky.social Board game writer. Words on IGN, GamesRadar, Senet and many others. There will be puns.
Randy Flynn @rf-seattle.bsky.social Board Game Designer: Cascadia + Landmarks & Rolling & Alpine Lakes & Junior, Tabriz, Frenzy Falls, Malarkey!, Quiver & Quake, Wicked, and Mykonos.
he/him
T. Caires @theonetar.bsky.social Board gamer. Hiker. Camper. Run-away-to-the-Forest-and-never-come-back-er. Former Director Hachette Boardgames USA; CEO Cabin Games. Trans Non-binary (they/them)
Lysa Penrose (fae/faer) @lysapenrose.bsky.social likes: writing, games, watercolor painting, drawing, pottery, crafts โnโ diy, animals, birds, stationary, journaling, flowies โ โ โ ๐จ๐ณ๐บ๐ธ
๐seattle
Emma Larkins @emmalarkins.bsky.social Board game designer - Starry Night Sky, Abandon All Artichokes, Squabblin Goblins, Epilogue, and more! she/her. PNW. Not free until we're all free. http://emmalarkins.com
Hunter Shelburne @huntershelburne.bsky.social Third rate duelist with a fourth rate deck
twitch.tv/huntershelburne
Semi Co-op @semicoop.com A webcomic about board games since 2015! https://semicoop.com | Want to commission a comic? Send us a message! | Support us @ http://patreon.com/semicoop
Heauxmahrimus Prime @heauxmahri.blacksky.app High-key obsessed w/ games, music and sex. Low-key obsessed w/ literally everything else.
All my opinions are my own โ ๏ธ๐
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 |
แกฃ๐ญฉ Mandi แกฃ๐ญฉ @613mandi.bsky.social ๐ฒ ๐ฎ Gamer
๐น๐ธ Content Creator
๐ Teacher/Learning Advisor at GoC
๐ชก Sewist
๐ถ `โย ๐ย ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ธ๐๐
๐พ๐ธ๐ย ๐ย โ`
she/her
๐จ๐ฆ Great English/Le franรงais est passable.
๐ฎ ๐ฒ
www.twitch.tv/saltandsassgames
www.youtube.com/saltandsassgames
๐ง saltandsassgames@gmail.com
Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social Game designer focusing on strategy games with strong emergent narratives. Half of Wehrlegig Games. Formerly Creative Director at Leder Games. Now Creative Director at Buried Giant Studios. Voracious reader of just about anything I can get my hands on.
beth @bethsobel.bsky.social sometimes I draw stuff
anti fascism, protect trans lives, pro vaccine, pro choice, pro expanded gun control, pro universal healthcare, and I have never and will never use Gen AI on purpose.
she/her
Travis D. Hill, Ph.D. โ๏ธ @travisdhill.bsky.social Tabletop Game Design | Educational Psychologist | Equity & Justice through Education | Coffee, Zines, Cats | he/him
Games: presspot.games
Research: travisdhill.com
Theo โ๐ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐พ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโ๐ฝ @geekygaymerguy.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐Board Gaymer Content Creator๐ณ๏ธโ๐ geekygaymerguy@gmail.com๐ง #boardgames #LGBTQ #BLM #transrights He/Him
https://linktr.ee/geekygaymerguy
Jay Bell ๐ Gen Con @thejaybell.bsky.social Entertainer. Optimist. Creator. Leader.
Prepress Specialist ๐ผ by day, Boardgame Designer ๐ฒ by night. (He/Him) #BLM #LoveIsLove
Johnny OโNeal @johnnyoneal.bsky.social Brotherwise Games Co-Founder. Geeky dad. Game designer, art director, and chief Cosmere officer. Trying to make the world a more positive & joyful place through games.
Danni โ๏ธ @dannibelow.bsky.social 32 | she/her โจ Marketing Director @ Luma Imports ๐ฒ Co-host @UnboxedPod ๐ง Bi, cis, polyam ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Representation or bust ๐
Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com Board game design and tips for board game makers. cardboardedison.com
Brenna Noonan @brennanoonan.bsky.social tabletop game developer, producer & writer (Everdell, Dog Park, Roll Player Adventures, etc). errant composer. horse girl. cool mom.
Monique / Before You Play @beforeyouplay.bsky.social Youtube.com/BeforeYouPlay
Dilithium Crystal @crystaldax.bsky.social Board games, Star Trek, doggos, destroying the patriarchy. Podcast host of @boardgameblitz.bsky.social (est. 2016)
Jessica Fisher @miniktty.bsky.social Artist/ Writer
(Gameosity. Previously slashfilm, sartorialgeek, geekandsundry). A MENACE with Photoshop & a lover of games. She/Her
bio.site/jessicafisher
Sarah Reed @sarahreed.bsky.social Formerly known as EuroGamerGirl. 1/2 of Rolling With Two (YouTube). Hobbies: board games, video games and LEGO. Co-designer of Project Dreamscape & Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture. Creator of the 10x10 BG Challenge. DemiFluidFlux. She/Her.
Tom Brewster @tombrewster.bsky.social ๐ SU&SD ๐ / kinda on hiatus
Eric (What's Eric Playing?) @whatsericplaying.bsky.social I'm Eric! Board game reviewer, photographer, and American Tabletop Awards Committee Member.
New board game reviews every Monday at https://whatsericplaying.com!
Patreon: http://bit.ly/wep-p
(he / him)
Ilya and Tylor ๐ฅ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฒ @kovray.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Ilya(he/him) and Tylor(he/him) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Did somebody say board games? ๐ฒ Photography, videos, and more! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Patreon: https://patreon.com/kovray
Ian OโToole @ianotoole.bsky.social Board game graphic designer and illustrator. Lisboa, The Gallerist, On Mars, Galactic Cruise, Nemoโs War, Voidfall, Carnegie and more. www.ianotoole.com for prints. He/Him.
Mike Berg, We ๐งก Games @weheart.games A multi-contest-winning board game designer in rural Manitoba. I designed Tides (Button Shy), #ExoBase, and #Crownfell which you can buy here:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crownfell
More links:
https://weheartgames.kit.com/
Beneeta Kaur @beneetakaur.bsky.social Punjabi โจ
Streamer: http://twitch.tv/beneeta_k
Board Game Content: https://www.instagram.com/beneeta_k/
She/Her
https://beacons.ai/beneeta_k
Brain in a Jar @braininajar.bsky.social Iโm Kasey (She/Her) a Mexican-American Neuroscientist ๐ง that loves board games! Iโm a Postdoc in the Bruchas Lab at the University of Washington and I make short form board game content in my free time! #latinxgamer #womeninstem
Fertessa @fertessa.bsky.social (She/Her) Board Game Designer, Dog-lover, Trekkie.
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
Druid City Games @druidcitygames.bsky.social Board Game & RPG Publisher of Tidal Blades, Wonderland's War, Grimm Forest, Sorcerer City, and many more to come! 
Joe #bIm @ Home @phantommeeple.bsky.social Gamer, US Marine Veteran, game show enthusiast, lover of pop culture. Part of GeekGirlCon, former streamer on Twitch and FFXIV player! (Sylvan Rose/Aether/Jenova) ND, Polyam, He/him ๐ต๐ท
Twitch: twitch.tv/phantommeeple
All Social Media: @phantommeeple
Neilan Naicker @neilan.bsky.social โข Principal Dynamics Technical Artist at Naughty Dog
โข Board Game Barrage Podcast Host (boardgamebarrage.bsky.social)
โข Ex-Capetonian
โข he/him
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
Andromeda Pendragon (they/them) @gamefreakgeek.bsky.social Board games, puns, Lego, karaoke.
Give yourself grace, and grow it for others. Build healthy communities. Mr Rogers believed in you. Peewee wanted you to love it here.
Bez Bonnie-Beth ๐น๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ง @stuffbybez.bsky.social Loves games, dancing, people. Makes games. Improvises music. Tries to be a decent human. Sometimes refers to herself in the 3rd person. https://linktr.ee/stuffByBez
Designer, developer, illustrator, rules writer/editor. Available for hire.
Learning Thai.
David Thompson @djackthompson.bsky.social Mental health awareness advocate. Down syndrome advocate. Game designer.
Peer Sylvester @peersylvester.bsky.social Boardgame designer, blogger, teacher etc. Blocks are not endorsements
Im in here.
www.spielbar.com
Jonathan Gilmour-Long (he/him) @jongilmour.bsky.social Board game and RPG designer and developer. I helped do Dead of Winter, Dinosaur Island, Kids on Bikes and others! 
Scott Almes @scottalmes.bsky.social Board game designer! Titles include the Tiny Epic series, Beer & Bread, Chicken, Warpโs Edge, Martian Dice, and many more!
Kimberly she/her @kjrevia.bsky.social I co-found/ run board game conventions in New England.
Butthusiast who burns wood for fun.
I read a LOT.
Yes, I do want to see photos of your pet.
100% here so I can say I'm skeeting.
Jillian Schumacher @jillianschumacher.bsky.social Ex fashion designer turned nerd | MBA Candidate | Marketing Manager for โชBrotherwise Games | Contact me at jillian@brotherwisegames.com | Opinions are my own
Carla. Weird Giraffe Games. ๐ @weirdgiraffegames.com game designer, developer, and publisher. I make weird games and thatโs ok, as weโre all a bit weird sometimes.
JOIN ME ON DISCORD: http://weirdgiraffegames.com/discord
We're Not Wizards Board Game Podcast @werenotwizards.com Tabletop Entertainers. Podcaster. Blogger. Reviewer.
Guest and Review Coverage Questions?
Email magic@werenotwizards.com
https://linktr.ee/werenotwizards
Its our tenth year doing this..
Iain McAllister ๐ Tabletop Scotland @giantbrain.co.uk Game writer, freelance critic, and podcaster.
Writer for Tabletop Gaming Magzine.
Host of Cult of the Old and But Why Vikings?
Find all my work here https://linktr.ee/thegiantbrain
Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social Podcast featuring board game reviews and cozy interviews with people from the industry produced biweekly. Hosted by Arwen Kathke ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ. (she/her)
Anchor.fm/cardboardtime
Isaac Childres @cephalofair.bsky.social Designer of board games. Father of the coolest toddler in the world. He/Him
Meeple Lady @meeplelady.bsky.social Phoenix-based game writer. Rulebook editor. Podcasting on @fivebygames.bsky.social.
โค๏ธs euros, historical games, giant tweezers & all things adorable. http://instagram.com/meeplelady/. She/her ๐ต๐ญ ๐ต ๐๐ฝ
https://www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/
Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social Graphic designer making games. One half of @postmarkgames.bsky.social. 52 Realms, Voyages, Waypoints, Skora. He/him.
rorymuldoon.com
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/
Ambie Valdรฉs @ambierona.bsky.social Board games - song parodies, podcast, videos (@boardgameblitz.bsky.social). Mom of twins. Board game childrenโs book & songs. Jigsaw puzzles. Puzzle games on twitch. http://portaly.cc/ambievaldes (she/her)
Olivia Lothary @olloplays.bsky.social 37 | My words are my own ๐โจ | ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | she/her
Plumpy Thimble @plumpythimble.bsky.social Board Games, Movies, Video Games, Writing. Future 10-time winner of CBS Survivor. Find me on youtube and Tiktok. http://Ko-fi.com/plumpythimble
Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social Architecture for pay, board gaming for play. Professional PAX-er. Tall Tales dude. Bostonian by choice.
Justice and equity for all.
He/Him
charlotte @alonechark.bsky.social (she/her) chark like shark. community manager for banzainator, self-appointed stand-in for paula deming, flatout games enthusiast. mostly just gives people cookies and snacks because friendship. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
๐ฒ๐Marcus Ross โก๏ธ๐ @marcusross.bsky.social Tabletop Game Designer / EV Enthusiast / Software Dev
Play to Z Games investor
My newest design, Jingle ๐ Bell ๐ Roll ๐
is available right now!
Estefania Rodriguez @estefaniar88.bsky.social Graphic Designer at Weirdco.
Game designer and graphic designer of PopCats Fighter! Obsessed with Pusheen, and fruit things. Opinions are my own. she/her
Formerly at Keymaster Games, Funko Games.
@raybird.bsky.social @raybird.bsky.social Digital Content Specialist | Board Games | Opinions are my own | (she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://raybird.squarespace.com/
Jess Cassady @boardgamegirl.bsky.social International Marketing consultant for APE Games / Ion Game Design / Looney Labs Host: Dino Stampede, Game Dev, Rules Writer, https://linktr.ee/boardgamegirl