David Masnato ๐ PAX West @davidmasnato.com ๐ฒ Game Designer
๐จ Art/Graphic Design
๐ I try my best - He/Him
Jeff Grisenthwaite @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social Board game designer
๐ฎ๐น Positano
๐ฎ Soothsayers
๐ฆ Outfox the Fox
๐ Monkey Mayhem
Good Goblet Games @goodgoblet.com Artful tabletop games from Portland, OR.
Made by @calvinrosscarl.com, @wordblanket.com, and friends.
goodgoblet.com/witches
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
Eric Dietel @dietel.bsky.social Who else?
Tory Brown (she/her) @downtowntbrown.bsky.social ๐baltimore, md
๐ชpublic education
๐ฒโ๏ธ www.votesforwomen.com
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.
CMYK @cmyk.games The game studio behind Wavelength, Monikers, Hot Streak, Magical Athlete, and more!
Find us at cmyk.games
Alex Hague @alex.cmyk.games Making games at cmyk.games
Phase ๐ Game @phasemoongame.bsky.social Phase: a celestial strategy game of pairs and sequences. Indie game designed by ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ, 90% manufactured by a small local business.
Alex Grant @fallenowl.bsky.social Freelance photographer. Husband, dad. I like to talk about boardgames and pick the banjo, make pie and go hiking.
BGG @fallenowl
Clarence Simpson ๐ ??? @stoichamster.bsky.social Almost award-winning tabletop game designer/developer, musician, photographer, father of two, possible descendant of pirates
FOBoardGame @foboardgame.bsky.social Board Games with Kids / Families โข Public Libraries โข Literacy โข Snacks โขBoba โข Thrifting โข Views my own
Luis M. Salas @esto-es-un-poema.bsky.social Game designer
Zenobia Award II Second Place Winner! ๐๐
Brian Chandler @colorblindgames.bsky.social Colorblind Games โข colorblindgames.com
he/him
board games, video games โข editor, proofreader
games accessibility โข reviews, mods
Shelf Stable Podcast @shelfstablecast.bsky.social We're an award AWARD nominated NOMINATED podcast celebrating board games that have stood the test of time (5 years old minimum). Join us in the cult of the old!
https://linktr.ee/shelfstablecast
Posts by Kenny. Except the lame ones. Lame posts by Tom.
Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com Stonemaier Games is a tabletop game publisher based in St. Louis and distributed worldwide. Stonemaier Gamesโ top brands include Viticulture, Scythe, Charterstone, Wingspan, and Apiary.
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
Alderac Entertainment Group @alderaceg.bsky.social Publishing board games for over 30 years. We Make Fun!
25th Century Games @25thcentury.games 25th Century Games is a tabletop publishing studio that makes out of this world games and puzzles. Posts by Chad Elkins and Tricia Victor.
Salt & Pepper Games @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social Editorial de juegos de mesa modernos.- P Jeremiah Brammer, Epoch Kit @play-thru-games.bsky.social Christian, Founder of Epoch Kit (Releasing soon! ๐ฌ), Board Game Designer.
What about you?
Lockettopia @tylermileslockett.bsky.social Enter my world of myth and magic. I handcraft illustrations that transform ancient tales into modern magic. ๐ค๐๏ธโค๏ธ
SOCIALS:
https://linktr.ee/tylermileslockett
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
Eerie Idol Games @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social Back the second printing of The Old King's Crown + Songs of Home expansion on Gamefound now!
linktr.ee/Oldkingscrown
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
Stop, Drop & Roll @sdrgames.bsky.social Designer & producer of...
๐ฑ Earth Rising - Climate BG about saving the world in 20 years!
โ Why We Fight - TTRPG about Eco-punks fighting the fash and building a solarpunk future!
Learn more & visit our store here โก๏ธ https://www.sdrgames.studio
@drgnrave.bsky.social @drgnrave.bsky.social - C Candice Harris @candidrum.bsky.social
Ross ๐๐ฒ MoreGamesPlease @moregamesplease.com Works in #BoardGames #Tabletop | Marketing | Community | Photography
Last Chance -> The Ghost in the Shell TTRPG
More Info: https://ghostintheshellgame.com
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๐จ BG Artists Interviews -> https://linktr.ee/moregamesplease
Calvin Ross Carl @calvinrosscarl.com Creative Director โ Parliament
Board Games โ @goodgoblet.com
Artist โ SEASON
Ex-Gallerist โ Carl & Sloan
Ex-Art Director โ Invision
PDX ๐
https://linktr.ee/calvinrosscarl
Matt Montgomery @matthew-montgomery.com Writing about board games and soccer. Building atproto-powered apps for fun.
https://www.donteatthemeeples.com
https://www.wasatch.soccer
https://www.mattmontgomery.dev
https://www.dailygame.space
https://www.dailyreads.space
noted hermit @notedhermit.bsky.social i am bw, I weave and bake bread and used to make pots. I drink a lot of tea and play a lot of board games solo. agender, they is better than he but really just bw. in tx for awhile.
Hans @hwittern.bsky.social New to Board Game Design ๐ฒโ๏ธ: Rolling Dice in Tokyo
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
M. Ward @aveknots.bsky.social Making games if able.
https://linktr.ee/aveknots
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.
Arjan van Houwelingen @arjanvanh.bsky.social Tabletop game designer, psychologist, lecturer and more at Hanze Applied University. Founder of the Dutch Game Design Guild (Spellenmaakgilde.nl). Publisher of GRUNN and FRYSK, with collectible free museum expansions. arjanvanhouwelingen.com
Robert Hovakimyan @robhovak.bsky.social Armenian Board Game Designer.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/157655/robert-hovakimyan
Michael OโConnell - Finspan Guy @anarchytabletop.bsky.social Anarchy Game Studio is a Seattle-based father-son team that makes tabletop boardgames that spark conversation and inspire creativity:
anarchygamestudio.com
I am Michael. Co-designer of Finspan. Once wrote and published comics. Adoptee. Neurodivergent.
Ronen @ronengoldstein.bsky.social Board & Video Game Designer, Artist, Musician, VJ
Creative development on Chicago โ68, Nights of Kings Ludd, and also Iโm not Garfield
jo kelly @miasmacorp.bsky.social or Joy if you're fancy
maker of music and games
morris dancer
they/them
Iain // Unpopular Mechanics @unmech.bsky.social He/ him ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Board games & sustainability mostly!
Bots: @netrunner-card-gen.bsky.social
Adam Kramer @akramer16.bsky.social Board Game hobbyist.
He/Him
Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher @kalebwf.bsky.social Game Designer / Musician / Filmmaker
Designer of Power Vacuum
Kalebwf.com
Cobaltplasma @cobaltplasma.bsky.social โข Illustrator, designer, nap-taker
โข LOTUS, a board game in a booster pack: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/lotus-tcg-18-card-booster
Josh Wood @sirjoshwood.bsky.social Board game designer (Cat Lady, Santa Monica), game developer (Tiny Towns, Guild of Merchant Explorers), & Bluesky account holder.
Trevor Benjamin @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social Game designer / inventor.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/90410/trevor-benjamin
David Thompson @djackthompson.bsky.social Mental health awareness advocate. Down syndrome advocate. Game designer.
Luis Aguasvivas @aguaspoints.bsky.social Game Critic - NPR Contributor
Debug Mag Columnist
Member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle - DiGRA
Words: Unwinnable, Gamers with Glasses, PopMatters, Game Informer, Ars Technica & other places
aguaspoints.com
Tony Tran ๐ Home @tonytran.bsky.social I play and design tabletop games, perform improv comedy, and watch Starcraft. He/Him. TN, USA
You can find my self published games at chitragames.com and at https://chitragames.itch.io/
Postmark Games @postmarkgames.bsky.social Award winning board games playable straight from your printer. Voyages, Waypoints, 52 Realms: Adventures and others #printfun
www.postmarkgames.com
Bitewing Games @bitewinggames.bsky.social Order Azure and Moytura today! Rolling Deep & Eureka launch on Kickstarter on June 23!
David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist.
Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc.
I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek.
Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player.
Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com
linktr.ee/david_leavitt
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.
Always Awake Games (Connor) ๐ Pax West @connor.alwaysawake.games Board game designer, illustrator and indie publisher
Store: https://www.alwaysawake.games/
Gametrodon @gametrodon.bsky.social Hi. I'm Fritz. I write about indie games, TCG's, and board/video game weirdness on https://gametrodon.com/
I also play a lot of MTG, and other card games.
Co-Designer of Card City Critters.
Scott Courlander @scorelandergames.bsky.social Indie Board Game publisher!
Hinokodo @hinokodo.com "high-no-koh-doh" | Fermentation Wizard | Creator of MIRU | Cofounder of Mimic Publishing: mimicpublishing.com | Link in bio: Hinokodo.com
David Spalinski @vawcer.bsky.social I like to make games!
Jestin @jestinbrooks.bsky.social Parent, board game designer, farmer, cyclist and bike advocate
He/Him
Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Lead Game Designer of Ordinary Magic โจ
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/
Pete @petewiss.bsky.social Midwesterner, teacher, gamer, and designer in St. Louis, MO.
Also a host on the Decision Space podcast!
Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social Graphic designer making games. One half of @postmarkgames.bsky.social. 52 Realms, Voyages, Waypoints, Skora. He/him.
rorymuldoon.com
Tom Brewster @tombrewster.bsky.social ๐ SU&SD ๐ / kinda on hiatus
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
Deceiver @dmitrydeceiver.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/deceiver_pixelart
https://t.me/deceiverpixelart
PixelArtist
Russia
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Game Faery @gamefaery.bsky.social Board games, crochet, and thrifting. Teacher. My working conditions are your childโs learning conditions. She/her
Iain McAllister @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
Chris Baugh @chrisbaugh.bsky.social Mostly boardgame moments from IRL group...I'm here to follow posts from other boardgame hobbyist and creators.
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/
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
shafer brown @shaferbrown.com flat fantasy and rpg illustration by some queer in the hills of western NC
commissions open - shaferbrownillus@gmail.com
shaferbrown.com
patreon.com/shaferbrown
Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com weekly board game reviews and thought pieces | German/English-English/German translations at makemygametravel.com
Blog: tabletopgamesblog.com/
Cast: tabletopgamesblog.com/podcast
Support: tabletopgamesblog.com/support
they/them
Leder Games ๐ PAX West @leder.games We are a spunky indie board game publisher with asymmetric tendencies. Saint Paul, MN | Our games: Vast, Root, Fort, and Ahoy! www.ledergames.com
Brigette Indelicato @brigetteidesign.bsky.social (She/her) Graphic designer & art director in the #boardgame industry. Lover of outer space, the color teal, & getting to know people. www.brigetteidesign.com
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
Fort Circle @fortcircle.bsky.social Publisher of historical board games.
Dan Bullock @danbullock.bsky.social Analog game maker (1979, In the Shadows, Bowie, Penitent & more) Game Design Deep Dive pod. Fmr Scarring Party bandleader. he/him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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
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/
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
Ruel Gaviola ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ๐๐ฒ @ruelgaviola.com Board gamer, host, producer for Good Time Society, Rahdo Runs Through, and more. Taelor ambassador. Play to Z co-owner. Dodgers fan. Pug papa. He/Him. https://linktr.ee/ruelgaviola
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
Asmadi Games (Chris) @asmadigames.bsky.social We make cool games! One Deck Dungeon + Galaxy, We Didn't Playtest This, Innovation, and more. Playing games is fun, and we want everyone to be able to have fun.
Account managed by Chris.
Patrick Leder @patrickleder.bsky.social Owner and President of Leder Games. Spouse and father of 2 adorable humans. He/Him
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
No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com Proudly independent board game reviewers.
https://youtube.com/nopunincluded
Playing Bridge on the sidewalk
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
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
Restoration Games @restorationgames.bsky.social We take out-of-print games from the '60s through the '00s, fix them up, and bring them back for the modern gamer. Posts by Justin aka the Board Game Necromancer unless otherwise noted.
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.
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/
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
Smeesh ๐ฟ Illustrator for hire @asmeesh.bsky.social Canadian freelance artist โ Board Games // Currency // Prints
No A/I or NFT
Prints and other socials here: https://linkpop.com/smeesh
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.
Shelf Stories - Jason @shelfstoriesgbl.bsky.social Humanist. Adversity is xp.
Shreesh @shreesh.bsky.social Game designer.
Pronouns: They/their.
A fan of partnership games.
I love simple to learn & interactive games.
vyntoo on BGG & Discord.
Sai Beppu @saibep.bsky.social Japanese Boardgames Artworker
https://linktr.ee/sai_bep?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e47e1f66-87d7-41fd-8d0f-47aef5d839