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
John Axon - have sadly left BitSummit @johnaxon.bsky.social Chief Outer Wilds Enjoyer
BUCK Games @play-buck-games.bsky.social Games powered by BUCK — makers of Let’s! Revolution! and purveyors of fine ladders 🪜 Wishlist LADDER LAD!
https://beacons.ai/play_buck_games
Amanda Panda 🔜 BGG Con, PaxU @panda8ngel.bsky.social Geeky Panda Lover, crafter, reader, watch TV/Movies, papercrafter, tabletop games, Pandominion :) She/Her 🌈BLM "Push up Sports Bra for the Board Game Twitch community" per Alonechark LOL https://lnk.bio/Panda8ngel- K @kamhi.bsky.social @kamhi.bsky.social
Lucas Hedgren @boomtron.bsky.social 
Gil Durán @gilduran.com California writer. Ida Tarbell stan.
Author: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Edmundo Ruiz Ghanem @edmundito.com Edmundo Ruiz Ghanem (He/him.) Part-time independent game developer (@clickpulp.com) and interactive media adjunct faculty. Full-time product engineer specialized in UX. Habla español.
👤 https://edmundito.com/about
🔗 https://edmundito.com/follow
Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social he/him NO A/I GARBAGE
🪱 Artist / illustrator / writer obsessed with ghosts ‘n ghouls
🪱 Wrote Scarewaves / Scarewaves: Beyond The Grave
🪱 Creature concepts for Tarot (2024) + others
Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social Combat veteran (Marines + Army). Friend of the working Mainer, foe of the oligarchy. Husband. Candidate for U.S. Senate.
www.grahamforsenate.com
Greg Costikyan @costik.bsky.social 
Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet writer • narrative designer • lesbian • nyc
repped @ HMLA by @ninarichner.bsky.social
Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social Hank of Decline
Website - hausofdecline.ca
Patreon - http://patreon.com/hausofdecline
Store - https://hausofdecline.bigcartel.com/
Samurai GUNN 2 @samuraigunn.bsky.social ⚔️ FREE EDITION AVAILABLE NOW: https://dub.sh/gunn
‼️ Press Kit: https://presskit.scrambler.media/samurai-gunn-2
💌 Contact: adam@scrambler.media
David Thompson @djackthompson.bsky.social Mental health awareness advocate. Down syndrome advocate. Game designer.
Erik AS 🔜 Spiel Essen @eanderssonsunden.bsky.social Works as a Board Game Designer (Whirling Witchcraft, Hungry Monkey, The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville, and Where is That?) and an Applied Nuclear Physicist.
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
D.C. Stuelpner | Drawer of Drawings @drawerofdrawings.bsky.social Drawer of dumb comics and occasional body horror.
https://linktr.ee/drawerofdrawings
Eddie S. Glaude @esglaude.bsky.social http://prh.com/AmericaUSA | https://www.anativeson.org
George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social Droppin' mics then bringin' them to be fixed 'cause I'm nice and whatnot. Look for "Clean Slate" on Prime Video February 6th.
Bitewing Games @bitewinggames.bsky.social Order Azure and Moytura today! Rolling Deep & Eureka launch on Kickstarter on June 23!
Greg Pak @gregpak.net Rhymes with "rock." Comics writer, filmmaker, photojournalist. SUPERNATURAL, PLANET HULK. He/him. @comixaction.com Call your reps (reps.fyi). Stop posting on X.
All my links: gregpak.fyi
(@gregpak.com for work only)
Buy my stuff at gregpakshop.com!
WhiteHat94 @whitehat94.bsky.social Frisbee and/or speedruns. He/Him.
Jake Theis @jaketheis.bsky.social Dad. Ravensburger Games team 💙 KGLW🦋 Green Bay Packers co-owner 🧀 All thoughts my own
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social Official account of United Wizards of the Coast, for more information unitedwizardsofthecoast.com
Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | Twitch Ambassador | #AMDAmbassador | Future Class 2020 | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net
stevesaylor.net/links
Scorpion Masqué @scorpionmasque.bsky.social 
John Ricciardi @johntv.bsky.social ハチノヨンとスパデラのジョンです。Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder. EGM alum. 集まり屋。(He/Him) くわしいことは本をみて下さい。
The American Tabletop Awards @theattas.bsky.social The American Tabletop Awards is a yearly juried award celebrating the best board games has to offer. Usually announced in April.
Play great games!
Colin/CoMoo - Sociable Turtle Games @sociable-turtle.bsky.social (he/him) TTRPG designer, music obsessive, tragically a sports fan.
Check out my stuff - https://sociable-turtle-games.carrd.co/
Break My Game @breakmygame.com https://breakmygame.com
https://discord.gg/breakmygame
We host online and in-person playtesting events all over the world! Come on by and play some games with us.
Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social Even a crooked regime wants an honest accountant.
Leyla Johnson @leylacj.bsky.social CEO & Creative Director at MohawkGames | Ambassador at WomenInGames | NIX Juror | Old World Grammy Nominee | Board Member at HoodedHorse
Hunter Johnson @hejhog7.bsky.social Herald of silly things
Board game designer
Ice cream appreciator extraordinaire
Lover of little guys and knickknacks
Team Horse in all movies
Unpub board of directors
(he/him)
Stonemaier Games @stonemaiergames.com Stonemaier Games is a tabletop game publisher based in St. Louis and distributed worldwide. Stonemaier Games’ top brands include Viticulture, Scythe, Charterstone, Wingspan, and Apiary.
Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com Perfect Tides - http://tinyurl.com/vbf9wzab
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - OUT NOW! https://tinyurl.com/34f4m9jy
Comics @ http://www.octopuspie.com
Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social 
Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social Media artist, game designer, electronic musician, and Associate Professor at UC Davis. Wrote Metagaming w/ @chouxsalad. http://linktr.ee/patricklemieux
christine mi @cmi.bsky.social game designer & cartoonist 👾🌱 in the new yorker, vox, and others.
currently making @morningaftergame.bsky.social
cxmi.itch.io
cxmi.cargo.site
AP Thomson @apthomson.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
Knifecrow @knife-crow.bsky.social Solo game developer \\\ https://knifecrow.itch.io
Nick Lives @slicknicklives.bsky.social Spooky Game Dev. Creative Director of @nightsignalentertainment.com. (Home Safety Hotline, Forbidden Solitaire, Night Signal + More)
He/him/Bi
Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Soren Johnson @sorenjohnson.bsky.social Founder of MohawkGames. Designer of Civ 3, Civ 4, Dragon Age Legends, Offworld Trading Company, and Old World. Still a Mouth Breather.
Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io Game designer at Innersloth on Among Us Story: On Guard.
Previously at Exploding Kittens. Also made HELLCOUCH, With You, We should talk, & more.
🎮 carolmertz.itch.io
🃏 bit.ly/carolsBGG
🌱 PlayWithYourOwnJunk.com
st. louis, mo | http://carolmertz.com
Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social Reporter for Drop Site News, co-host of Counter Points
Lunarpunk Games @lunarpunk.games the night is for everyone
We endeavor to create beautiful, memorable tabletop games with a focus on goals and outcomes that match the complexity and curiosity of real life.
https://lunarpunk.games
https://discord.gg/RUKkAUEQ6g
Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social Historian of play | AHRC funded PhD on board games & play c.1860-1939 | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (no, not that kind of AI) at King's College London. I make things that make things. I also livecode, design games and wrote https://linktr.ee/next_level
http://www.possibilityspace.org | they/he/any
Douglas @dmgregory.ca Game design professor, math and science geek.
Did spreadsheety stuff for Splinter Cell Blacklist, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Far Cry 6. Moderator on gamedev.stackexchange.com
Formerly @D_M_Gregory on Twitter (he/him/his)
Patrick Traynor @cwpat.me Puzzle game developer and programmer
Patrick's Parabox, Linelith, I Wanna Maker, and others!
Puzzle design on Thekla's game Order of the Sinking Star
https://cwpat.me/about
Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social "Our capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but our inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
https://buymeacoffee.com/justjack1
Stephen Conway - The Spiel Foundation @thespiel.bsky.social writer, filmmaker, director of The Spiel Foundation, host of The Spiel, also Major Fun!
https://thespielfoundation.com
Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social Eisner nominated comic artist from Manchester, UK 😽 Comics about ADHD and autism! Author of SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum ♾️ and Lavender Clouds
☁️ She/her
☁️ Rep'd by @mmmlysaght
https://lavendercloudscomic.carrd.co/
www.schnumn.com
head @barbuta.bsky.social 🗯️ pollfeoil.net
Jeff Grisenthwaite @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social Board game designer
🇮🇹 Positano
🔮 Soothsayers
🦊 Outfox the Fox
🍌 Monkey Mayhem
neotl @ctrlcreep.bsky.social get me out of this shape
Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social economics and computer science professor at Northwestern
bengolub.net
social and economic networks
originally from Ukraine
Chris Hecker @checker.bsky.social chrishecker.com
Kevin Simmons @puzzletheory.bsky.social Designer/producer/business guy at Asymmetric (we make the Loathing series of games). I also write puzzles, take photos, and climb rocks.
@borkat.bsky.social @borkat.bsky.social 
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
Ojiro Fumoto @moppin.bsky.social Game designer / POINPY / Downwell / UFO50
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Lucas Immanuel - Game Out! @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social - Director/Designer/Writer/Artist The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
- Museum & Curation Lead @ The Made
- Spoke @ GDC
- New Game SoonTM
Formerly:
- Co-Pres @ GDAC @ UCD
- Intern @ Magihack Games
- Writer/Artist Deitrus
Christian!
Chris Mooney @chriskmooney.bsky.social they/them, non-binary, #wotcstaff Principal Game Designer, Great Designer Search 3
Lead for Avatar, SNC cmdr, LCI cmdr, Ponies the Galloping, and more
All opinions my own.
DVC Games 🔜 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
Gabe @cwgabriel.bsky.social I draw Penny Arcade, founded the PAX gaming expo and the Child’s Play charity.
v buckenham @v21.bsky.social hello again
made (and continuing to make) downpour.games, a game-making app that anyone can use
also i have a website: v21.io
Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social Makes games at Hollow Ponds. FLOCK / I am Dead / the Wilmot games / Loot Rascals / Hohokum / Frobisher / Super Exploding Zoo / Tenya Wanya Teens / Wiiild Rumpus! Reluctant grasper of nettles. He/him
Icon by Richard Hogg, header image from Flock
vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
Interesting MTG Art @interestingmtg.bsky.social I like Magic, I like art, it's what it says on the tin.
Email: interestingmtgart at gmail dot com
Moxfield: https://moxfield.com/users/interesting_mtg
Personal acct: @sensememory.blog
Pfp by @byjacobparis.bsky.social
Banner by @gremlin.world
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
issa 🍉 @issaissa.bsky.social board games and leftist bs
fuck the world that failed palestine
(i block a lot and it’s not personal)
(profile pic by pepperjackets)
Matt Wolfe @mattwolfe.bsky.social Board game designer. I’m not the AI guy.
Eric Michael Summerer @ericsummerer.bsky.social Audiobook Narrator, Boardgame Podcaster, Taxi Service for Teenagers, Certified Goofball
Ron Halliday @ronhallidaygames.bsky.social Professional cartographer; semi-professional board game designer. My latest game is Hits & Outs『ヒット&アウト』released by itten at Tokyo Game Market 2025.
Podcast About List @podcastaboutlist.bsky.social swagpoop.com
Nat Mesnard @natmesnard.bsky.social Game designer, writer, teacher in NYC. Co-founder Scryptid Games & Unquiet Games. They/them 🤖 natmesnard.com
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Adam Dolin @adamdolin.bsky.social GameDevDolin.com
Community For Change Montgomery County PA @cfcmontcopa.bsky.social Together we strive to inspire change, foster collaboration, and amplify the voices working to build a more just and equitable Montgomery County, PA!
https://linktr.ee/communityforchangemontcopa
Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com Game Designer (Consentacle +37 others)
Chair / Director, NYU Game Center ( https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/ )
Founding Collective, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Formerly: Gamelab, LEGO, strap-on.org etc.
https://metasynthie.itch.io/
Opinions are only my own!
Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social I draw weird little guys
Email: thoughtographic@gmail.com- G gabe cuzzillo @gcuzzillo.bsky.social game dev, baby steps, ape out, foiled
gabecuzzillo.com
Kenny Sun @kennysun.com Indie game developer
kennysun.com
Pete @petewiss.bsky.social Midwesterner, teacher, gamer, and designer in St. Louis, MO.
Also a host on the Decision Space podcast!
Shelf Stable Podcast 🔜 Spiel Essen, PaxU @shelfstablecast.bsky.social We're a 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 bad ones. Bad posts by Tom.
A Magnificent Wreckage @magwreck.bsky.social Neuromorphic Computing researcher and Neuroscientist. Defense industry. Like rock climbing, Philadelphia Football, the Palm Desert Music scene and pre-Nirvana Grunge, camping, hiking and cats.
Ken Cheng @kenchengceo.bsky.social CEO, the biggest brain on LinkedIn
Contestant on ITV's #GeniusGame
https://linktr.ee/kencheng
Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social Subscribe:
disruptionist.com
youtube.com/mattbinder
Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social Inequality Economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.
https://linktr.ee/garysecon
Small Press Expo @smallpressexpo.bsky.social Small Press Expo/SPX is the pre-eminent indie comics festival and home of the Ignatz Awards. Every September we host over 500 creators for the ultimate in mini-comics, riso comix and graphic novels.
www.smallpressexpo.com
David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social dumbingofage.com
patreon.com/dumbingofage
A PILLAR OF THE WEBCOMICS COMMUNITY probably. Pornlord. TFWiki. Taco Bell. Batman.
he/they
Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social On a break from designing boardgames to pursue other creative ambitions such as writing books and making indie videogames.
Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social I design & write stories about online society, virtual embodiment and the technocapitalist future. game dev, presenter, consultant et al
Everything is narrative design
mean lesbian 🏳️🌈 she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
James Youngman @jyoungman.bsky.social He/him Game Designer, composer, writer
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/ten-lessons-over-ten-years
http://jamesyoungman.bandcamp.com
https://jyoungman.itch.io
Senior Tech Designer at Elsewhere. All opinions my own.
#gamedev | #gamedesign
Matt Hughson (NES & GB Dev) @mhughson.bsky.social Game developer making new games for old systems, such as the NES and Game Boy! #nesdev #gbdev
• From Below (NES | 2020)
• Witch n' Wiz (NES | 2021)
• From Below Pocket (GB | 2023)
• Super Sunny World (NES | TBD)
MORE: https://linktr.ee/matthughson
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)