Paul โ๐ป Dean @paullicino.bsky.social Nebula-nominated writer/games designer in Vancouver, BC - Pacific Drive, Paranoia, Magical Kitties, Zafir, Feng Shui, Maia etc. Did acres of crit/journalism. NDP volunteer.
He/him.๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐I don't regularly check notifs, email in Linktree!
linktr.ee/paullicino
Dorothy @catandgirl.bsky.social Cartoons, whatever.
catandgirl.com
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
Monster Wasteland @monsterwasteland.bsky.social A 1-4 player cooperative board game about rebuilding civilization in a post-apocalyptic monster wasteland! Game by SevenManaCleric, art by ROLLINKUNZ!, layout/design by Umut รomak
Now on Kickstarter pre-launch!
https://bit.ly/4wuRXgL
Chip Roush @chiproush.bsky.social Minister, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Church. Board-game-playing Deadhead, living into Postdoom climate understanding. BLM. they/he.
Soucy Games @soucy.games Board game studio based in New Hampshire, USA
Publishing alter ego of @msoucy.gay
Heavy Cardboard @heavycardboard.bsky.social The podcast & YouTube channel dedicated to the discussion & enjoyment of medium & heavy strategy board games, wargames, & 18XX! Made possible by The Herd.
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
The French Republican Calendar @handle.invalid A celebration of the French Republican Calendar.
Posts daily at midnight, Parisian time.
Website is https://frenchrepublican.info
Ping @folkwizard.online if I'm broken
Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social When the world is a monster
Bad to swallow you whole
Kick the clay that holds the teeth in
Throw your trolls out the door
Adam Eschborn @adameschborn.com ๐Western New York
๐HS math teacher
๐NYS Master Teacher
๐ฎEsports coach
๐ฒโ๏ธBoard game designer
โ๏ธBoard gamer
๐Sabres fan
๐Bills fan
๐โโ๏ธhe/him
Prototyping Games @prototyping.games Visit https://prototyping.games and find the next event that will help bring your board game idea to life!
Jamie Sabriel | Triple Rainbow Games @jamiesabriel.bsky.social Chief Ludomancer of Triple Rainbow Games and Seahorse & Hummingbird!
SilverSpook @silverspookguy.bsky.social Creator of Neofeud http://bit.ly/2haV9hM Native Hawaiian, social worker, teacher. Kia'i. Cyberpunk. AKA Chris Miller. Non-Binary/Mahu. Married to @allergictoblu
Sharon ๐ชณ๐น @sharonk.bsky.social political theologian at the ministry for the future (anglican - classical social democrat)
interests: classics, history, philosophy, conflict + IR, economics/economic history, foreign policy, climate change, E. Asia
DCM @heyitsdcm.bsky.social Product Manager @fellowtraveller.games. Mostly here to post puns and share gratitude.
jorbs @jorbs.bsky.social he/him | i bought a house from people paying to watch me play videogames how cool is that | author: before we go live | twitch/yt partner
Dr. Wictz @drwictz.bsky.social Boardgame Designer of Littoral Commander: Space Force, Robotech: Reconstruction, and You Fool
Design blog: dr.wictz.com
Cirthador1453 @cirthador1453.bsky.social Aspiring historian and board game designer with leftist politics and a strong penchant for various nerdy things (fantasy books, history books, sci-fi shows, etc). (he/him, pan)
Free Palestine! Slava Ukraini! Trans Rights! BLM! No AI! Workers Unite! ACAB!- A @akarsb.bsky.social @akarsb.bsky.social
Pete @petewiss.bsky.social Midwesterner, teacher, gamer, and designer in St. Louis, MO.
Also a host on the Decision Space podcast!
Connor Hansen @conhans.bsky.social Georgetown SSP, 2024. Security Studies, Counter-Terrorism, Middle East Studies, Military History. Arabic & Latin. Simulations, Board Games, and Miniature Wargaming. BA History BSC, '20. MLitt (Distinction) CSTPV '21-22.
@mintoregano.bsky.social @mintoregano.bsky.social 
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/
Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com Historian of storytellers.
18th century to today & beyond.
J.W.Liles Prof of English
Words: Polygon (RIP), LARB, etc
Next book: THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF ACTUAL PLAY (MIT)
(#TTRPG digital storytelling performance)
(free) patreon.com/ecfriedman
Luke Williams @luke6080.bsky.social Ohana means family and family means youโll never take me alive
he/him
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/
Rik Eberhardt @rikaru2000.bsky.social Making and playing games about complex systems. Helping students do likewise.
Games โฆ history ... post punk โฆ hip-hop โฆ comix โฆ birds ... cats ... bicycles
So Very Wrong About Games @sowronggames.bsky.social A board gaming podcast about board games. Hosted by Michael Walker and Mark Bigney. Gibbon owned and operated. Golden Geek Award-ineligible. New releases every Tuesday morning!
Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social SFF author, triple Hugo award winner (and three times Locus award too), over a million books sold.
Mostly on Mastodon: @cstross@wandering.shop
Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substackโฌ๏ธ
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot. Never again a country without consequences.
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
Dave Chalker @davethegame.bsky.social Game Designer:
๐๏ธ Thunder Road: Vendetta
๐ฆ Get Bit!
๐ Talisman: Alliances
๐ Betrayal at House on the Hill 3e
๐ Thief's Market
๐ Sentinels Comics RPG
๐ฅ Heat
๐ฒ and more.
๐@qthecocker.bsky.social
VP of @unpub.org
he/him
Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net economist, ๐จ๐ณ, policy research. this is for display purposes only. ๐งธ contact: robertmarchini1993 at gmail. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ they/them. new jersey resident. https://skymarchini.net/
Chris | Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social I make ttrpg's, often with friends, as Junk Food Games. Based in Maryland.
All of my games are human made.
(he/him)
junkfoodgames.itch.io
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.
Steven Vesci @vescis.bsky.social Cishet white male card and board game designer. I'm sorry.
Proprietor of necessarydiversiongames.com
(he/him)
Black lives matter.
Trans rights are human rights.
Gizmo Widget @gizmowidget.bsky.social Social media presence, TTRPG aspect. He/Him/His.
Trans rights are human rights. Black lives matter.
The following things suck: Blockchain, so-called AI, Capitalism.
https://gizmowidget.uk
Gear icon by Lorc https://game-icons.net/1x1/lorc/gears.html
Equaton @equaton.eu ๐ฒ I nerd out a lot about #Boardgames
๐ #TTRPGs - #DeltaGreen - #TravelllerRPG
โจ #Astrophotography
๐ค Opinions and Views are of my own space entity inhabiting the core of my being and pushing commands during my sleep
๐ฆ Red pandas
๐ Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
David Sellers @dasmrh.bsky.social Board game designer trying to make the world more fun.
He/They
Trionfi Games @trionfigames.bsky.social Talon: A Tarot Card Game, a modern tarot trick taking game, is back online!
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/talon:-a-tarot-card-game
Jay Vowles @etgoat.bsky.social Biotech scientist and game designer. Game Makers Guild Philadelphia. Eat Tasty Games. he/him
WJPC-Playing Card Manufacturers @yanlan3127.bsky.social Custom Playing Card & Game Card Manufacturer | OEM & ODM for Global Brands | High-End Playing Cards, TCG, Board Games, Flash Cards, Oracle Cards & Tarot Cards | 20+ Years Experience | wjplayingcard.com
Hawk and Dove Games @hawkanddovegames.bsky.social Tabletop design, development, and publishing. Focused on historical and wargames.
https://www.hawkanddovegames.com/
Serene @serenedragon3.bsky.social An opinionated Scottish dragon. She/her. I stream video games on twitch with my husband @Vicas3. You can support us on Twitch/Patreon. I also have an Etsy store and sell custom cross stitch art!
Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social Cartoonist and skiffy writer. 2022 Inkpot winner. Narbonic, Skin Horse, Willowweep Manor, Steam. Repped by Brent Taylor.
https://www.patreon.com/c/Shaenon
JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social Associate professor of economics, John Jay College-CUNY; senior fellow, Groundwork Collaborative. Writing at jwmason.org. Study economics with me: https://johnjayeconomics.org. Anti-war Keynesian, liberal socialist, Brooklyn dad. From the river to the sea.
Leigh Graner ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ (she/they) @leighgraner.com ๐ Return to Monkey Island ๐ Shaq, Netflix, Amazon, Google, Universal, Disney ๐น Mostly Walking ๐ Offbeat humor with heart โจ Game Developer of 16 years, Creative Coach, Twitch Streamer, and Comedian. โพ๏ธ AuDHD creative.
Asinus Pervicax @knownagitator.lol Still fighting to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient ills.
Micah @rincewind.run Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own.
Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Postersโ Guild
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ rights are human rights
Jorge Zhang @mojorge.bsky.social Star Wars Unlimited Game designer. Formerly Z-Man Games. Designer of the board game Chroma Mix. Onions are my own.
Nicola @iosononicola.bsky.social 
Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social an intensifier, to convey his extreme dismay
SDHistCon @sdhistcon.bsky.social The San Diego Historical Games Convention. Check out everything on our in-person and online conventions, our Conflicts of Interest Online articles, and our annual Summit Award at www.sdhist.com.
Robert Wood @octopodig.bsky.social My various thoughts and brain-farts, including ongoing promotion of a game I made I'm calling #Titanomachina, currently available on the Steam Workshop at: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2091149334
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
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
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.
Ryan North @ryannorth.ca You know, the @qwantz.com guy! The How To [Invent Everything | Take Over The World] guy? The Fantastic Four / Flash / Squirrel Girl guy? The non-linear Shakespeare guy? The "stuck in a hole with his dog" guy?
Look... I'm a lot of guys
๐ ryannorth.ca
False Knees @falseknees.bsky.social Prints available here: https://store.falseknees.com/
Quantian @quantian.bsky.social Locked in and posting regularly on here now
Craig6968 @craig6968.bsky.social History buff. Love boardgames (primarily historical, political and military based), but also enjoy some euros and anything strategic and thematic.
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
Ricky Centofanti @dankasaurusrekt.bsky.social Game Dev | Game Master | Coffee Nerd
Amuri Studio @amuristudio.bsky.social https://facebook.com/Amuristudio
A board game retailer and small publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Currently, we offer a catalogue of over 600 board games, and have published 5 of our own little games! ไธๅฎๆใชใผใใณใใพใ๏ผ
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. ๐บ๐ธEN/๐ฉ๐ชDE โ
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Tabletalk Games @tabletalkgames.bsky.social A new and small board game company making our first ever game, We Must Unite Them!
Ian Zang @ianzang.bsky.social Parrot Dad, Board Game Designer/Professor
Rob Zacny @robzacny.bsky.social A river to my people.
Erika Chappell ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Stop Asking For STLs @opensketchbook.bsky.social Magical Girl. RPG designer & author. Milhist nerd. Buckling spring keyboard shill. Made Flying Circus that one time. Now working on Torchship.
https://opensketch.itch.io/
Ben Brin @enzyshade.bsky.social Board Game Designer from upstate New York. Designer of Pacts.
He / Him
Adam Blinkinsop (he/they) @blinks.itch.io Game designer, musician, software engineer.
https://blinks.github.io/
Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social Ex- lots of things.
Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
William Angus @beardedcosplayer.bsky.social he/him, challenged with ADHD, published board game designer, cosplayer for 15 years, big time nerd, enemy of fasciam, ally to LGBT, cat and dog owner, lover of puns and dad jokes
Any Austin @anyaustin.bsky.social itโs me
channel: youtube.com/@any_austin
merch: merch.unremarkableandodd.com
Macadrawn @macadrawn.bsky.social 
lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social D. Vincent Baker, longtime indie ttrpg creator. Co-creator of Apocalypse World, Under Hollow Hills, and many more. Disarm, defund, abolish. He/him. https://lumpley.games
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
WeRateDAGs @weratedags.com We rate DAGs.
(If you were hoping for dogs, try here: @weratedogs.com)
The Cysquatch @thecysquatch.bsky.social Prog rock/metal nerd, music teacher, classical guitarist, amateur music historian. Music reviews, news, memes, and more.
https://linktr.ee/thecysquatch
yoshimi red @yoshimired.bsky.social there's no discharge in the war. author of short fiction, articles and MANCHUKUO 1987, a novel. links to all of that below. not actually a japanese girl
ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026! @protocon-bc.bsky.social ProtoCON BC is an in-person prototype playtesting event for board game designers and playtesters that will take place Nov 6th-8th 2026, in Burnaby, BC!
Learn More - https://www.protoconbc.ca/
Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social Theoretical Physicist.
(She/her/hers)
From Eastern KY.
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social Writer & presenter for Quinns Quest & People Make Games. quinnsquest.quintinsdomain@gmail.com
52 Pickup Studios ๐ฒ๐โ๏ธ @52pickupstudios.com duo creating new original tabletop games every month from New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
Our games use stuff you already own!
40+ original games on Patreon part of the 52 Pickup zine series patreon.52pickupstudios.com
jvstin @cozykaiju.bsky.social books, games, food
Reggie โก๏ธ Origins! @rollingreggie.bsky.social Described by a close friend as a "simp for nature". Boarder-Birder. Find me on YouTube/Instagram!
๐ฒBoard Game Recommender
๐www.patreon.com/rollingreggie
๐ฒPortland, OR
๐ฆBirdwatcher
Email: rollingregg@gmail.com
Chris Prime @chrisinhm.bsky.social Board game lover and designer of Venusian Vegas The Card Game. Dad, husband, liberal.
Brian Kibler @bmkibler.bsky.social Professional gamer turned game designer turned broadcaster.
Host of Commander at Home on YouTube
@zintismay.bsky.social @zintismay.bsky.social Programmer, game designer, teacher. Or at least trying!
@grandadmiralpat.bsky.social @grandadmiralpat.bsky.social 
shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids
https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids
https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube
jane beswick-wright @martiancrossbow.itch.io RPG designer | naarm/melbourne
she/they | โฟ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ | not on here very often
Check out my blog: https://martiancrossbow.substack.com/
Contact Email: hello @ martiancrossbow.com
Reyes Makes Games @reyesraine.itch.io (It/They/Him)
Game and Graphic Designer based in Australia.
Reviewing Solo TTRPGs on wobblerocket.com
I make tabletop games.
Games: https://reyesraine.itch.io/
Reviews: https://www.wobblerocket.com/author/reyes/
SungWon Cho @prozdishere.bsky.social voice actor | represented by CAA | prozdkp@gmail.com
Richard Perez @skinnyships.bsky.social โ Colors & Shapes
โ Design & Illustration
โ Portland, OR
๐ผ๏ธ skinnyships.com
Bart de Jong @bartgamedesign.bsky.social Father. Primary school teacher. Game designer. Designer of Bable (2024) and L'Oaf (2025).
Andy โvoice of Brakโ Merrill. ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ @amerrill2.bsky.social I do voices and stuff. I also do marketing for things. I write and produce crap and occasionally get on stage and make people laugh. Iโm open for work and comic conventions.