James Lowder @jameslowder.bsky.social Freelance writer, editor, tabletop game designer, and publishing consultant. (Knight of the Black Rose, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, Curse of the Full Moon, the Corpse, Pulp Cthulhu, Books of Flesh, and more.) [he/him]
Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social Game designer @adastragames.com, writer, monkey servant of Theoden Cat, discusser of certain varieties of politics.
Heather O’Neill @heatheroneill23.bsky.social 🎲9th Level Games CEO
✂️UNPUB Board Member
⚠️Backerkit Campaign Strategist
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@capstone-games.com @capstone-games.com
Rodney Smith @rodneysmith.bsky.social “Come on, just let’s go”
Carla. Weird Giraffe Games. 🌈 @weirdgiraffegames.com game designer, developer, and publisher. I make weird games and that’s ok, as we’re all a bit weird sometimes.
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BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social The world’s 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
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist.
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(he/him) Portland, Oregon
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.
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
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Larian Studios @larianstudios.com The independent award-winning studio behind Baldur's Gate 3 and games in the Divinity universe. Learn more about our upcoming RPG @divinity.com
Xander Jeanneret @xanderrific.bsky.social Roleplayer | Actor | Gaymer 🏳️🌈 | 日本語 | He/They
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Chris Pramas @chrispramas.bsky.social Writer, game designer, publisher, history nerd, punk, and anti-fascist. Founder & President of Green Ronin Publishing. My last name rhymes with famous.
https://ko-fi.com/chrispramas
Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social Independent publisher of tabletop games created and operated by Rodney Thompson. Publisher of Dusk City Outlaws, Spectaculars, and Neon City Outlaws.
scratchpadpublishing.com
Tim Eisner @weirdcitygames.bsky.social Game designer. Rivers, magic, dancing , trees, travel, friends, games, art.
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social Professionally curious about music. 🎶 for Journey, Sword of the Seam Eternal Strands, Stray Gods, Pathless, Abzu, LEGO Fornite, Aliens Fireteam Elite, AC Syndicate etc
1/2 of BrushesAndKeys
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
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!
Our Family Plays Games @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social We're a family on a journey in the world of modern board games! In addition, we highlight the importance of diversity, inclusion, and family fun in this growing hobby!
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No Pun Included @nopunincluded.com Proudly independent board game reviewers.
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Playing Bridge on the sidewalk
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.
Antoine Bauza @toinito.bsky.social 🎲I design boardgames (7 Wonders 🏛 Hanabi🎉Tokaido🗾Takenoko🐼Ghost Stories👻...) & publish some occasionally (@playpunk.bsky.social)✒️Sometime, I write stuff ⚔️Ttrpg enthusiast🥎Need to play padel more often… Also :🎮☕️🥋🌈🐱🐱
The Onion @theonion.com America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
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Matt Leacock @mattleacock.bsky.social Game Designer known for cooperative games including Pandemic, Forbidden Island, and Daybreak
Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social board game videos and podcasts with heart!
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Sonja Lang tokipona.org @tokipona.org tokipona.org founder, art producer, book publisher, polyglot, screenwriter, weirdo
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Ryan S. Dancey @ryandancey.com Respect other's life choices; defend free speech; protect democracy; yield to the rule of law; apologize when wrong; pay your taxes; debate honestly; celebrate diversity; and do unto others as you would have done unto you
Brenna Noonan @brennanoonan.bsky.social tabletop game developer, producer & writer (Everdell, Dog Park, Roll Player Adventures, etc). errant composer. horse girl. cool mom.
Dann May @dannmay.bsky.social Tabletop game creator. Artist and Game Developer (Everdell, Dog Park, Polyhero Dice, Black Orchestra). Of Quillsilver Studio @quillsilver.bsky.social- M @meredithgerber.com @meredithgerber.com
Sen-Foong Lim @senfoonglim.bsky.social I learn. I create. I teach. He/Him.
Game Designer / Developer / Writer
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Co-host of the Meeple Syrup Show and the Ludology Podcast
Cardboard Edison @cardboardedison.com Board game design and tips for board game makers. cardboardedison.com
@mikeathey.bsky.social @mikeathey.bsky.social Artist, coder, writer, nerd. Fuck AI, fuck corporations, stop hurting people and make things.
Doug Daulton @dougdaulton.bsky.social Husband, Dad, Storyteller | Producer: @BokehMovie | Principal: @VergePictures | https://mas.to/@dougdaulton | https://vero.co/dougdaulton
Natasha @natasiaembroidery.bsky.social Artist, Gamer, mother, Designer, Entrepreneur, and all around CRINGE. I emoji often 🤪
Good Time Society @goodtimesociety.com Video Production Company around all things tabletop and gaming. Business Inquiries: info@goodtimesociety.com
Will Sobel @wlsobel.bsky.social he/they | game designer (astro knights, betrayal 3E) | atomic number 83 | SFFH writer | unprofessional cook https://linktr.ee/wlsobel
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Jeff Grubb @jeffgrubb.bsky.social Writer, Game Designer, Narrative Guy, Elder Gaming God. Not the Giant Bomb Guy. Mostly harmless
Ross Thompson @itsrossthompson.bsky.social Often found playing games, painting miniatures, travelling to conventions and hitting friends with sticks | he/him
John Brieger @johnbrieger.bsky.social Studio Head & Board Game Developer at Brieger Creative. BizDev at Solis Games Studio.
https://briegercreative.com
GeoRockStar @rachaelchannael.bsky.social Always traveling. Cruise pics, Disney stuff, and games. I play merge games so you don’t have to. Disney Feb 3, Cruising May 15
Green Ronin Publishing @greenroninpub.bsky.social We are an independant TTRPG publisher with over 25 years of experience telling great stories through tabletop roleplaying games. Check out our community hub at https://atomicthinktank.com/!
Andrew Vogel @vogelap.bsky.social Runs with knives.
Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social For the past half-century, our award-winning roleplaying games, board games, and fiction are praised as being some of the most engaging and innovative of all time.
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
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Gerry Chris Klug @ledaye.bsky.social Teacher, writer, photographer
Andy VZ @andyvz.bsky.social Tabletop game dev/project manager for over a decade, currently with Trick or Treat Studios. Opinions my own.
Fantasy, sci-fi, comic, & video game enthusiast. He/him.
Alex Flagg @alexflagg.bsky.social Game designer/developer/partner, Crafty Games. Words and opinions my own.
Angus Abranson @angusabranson.bsky.social Gamer, Writer, Me.
TTRPG Multi-ENNIES and Origins Award Winning Publisher.- L Lou Prosperi @louprosperi.bsky.social Imagineering Evangelist
Steven Marsh @stevenmarsh.bsky.social Writer, editor, gamer, optimist. Unexpect the expected. Posts and opinions are my own. — he/him/his
Deanna G @deannag.bsky.social Meteorologist, temporarily retired game designer, Long COVID sufferer, historical costuming fan (favorite era: Victorian)
Pronouns: she/her
Games worked on: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Firefly RPG, Torg Eternity
@pawsplay.bsky.social @pawsplay.bsky.social Equal parts progressive politics, explicit nerdity, and reckless shitposting.
Mike Leader @doctorfuzion.bsky.social I'm that guy in the background helping others succeed, and feeling successful in the same process. Whovian, TTRPG/LARPer, Sales Trainer/Manager, Jack of Many Trades...
“Bruce Lees of the Jet Skiis”
Board Game Quest @boardgamequest.bsky.social A site dedicated to board game reviews, news and more. Everything you need to find the next great game to play on your tabletop. All posts made by Tony.
Tom Rafalski @carnivorous-tofu.bsky.social Voice Over Actor, Writer, Graphic Designer, Game Designer
Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social 15 years in video games, 37 in TTRPGs. 15 Ennie awards. 3 Origins awards. Creator of (or for): Delta Green, The Black Company RPG, GODLIKE. Magic: The Gathering. PROTOTYPE. 🇨🇦 Stop assuming I live in your shit-hole. Thanks.
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Toren Atkinson @torenatkinson.bsky.social Yes I have a patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/torenatkinson Storyboard artist, illustrator, A Darkest of the Hillside Thicket, writer, livestreamer, podcaster, cinephile, snackophile
Vince Caso @vincecaso.com Actor, VO, writer, odd duck.
Bladezz on #TheGuild, Greg on #LAByNight, DM on #FailedSave & #Banesbreak
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Lucien Soulban @luciensoulban.bsky.social Narrative Director, scriptwriter, TTRPG designer, novelist, professional geek
Christopher Golden @cgolden.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of Road of Bones, The House of Last Resort, Ararat, and many others. Writes a lot of comics with Mike Mignola. Screenwriter. Anti-fascist. New novel CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE out 7/21/26.
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
Joie Foster @joiefoster.com ✏️Storyboard artist and illustrator
📺Current: Assistant Director on "American Dad!"
✨️Prev: DisneyTVA, Snapchat, Aspen Comics, Boom! Studios
🥐Parle aussi français
💖www.joiefoster.com
Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social Bespoke cartoonist. Currently working on games (mostly for Steve Jackson games) and books (fiction, non-fiction, kidlit…the usual).
Francesco Biglia -> Finally Home! @ilfolletto.bsky.social Leprechaun Traveler, board game lover and chocolate collector!
BG Agent for MoB Vanguard!
Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com Award-winning Gen X Tabletop RPG Designer—Rusty Sellsword Design Ltd. He/him. Tangata Tiriti. 💜🩶🤍 Opinions mine.
🔺Now for Wrath! 🔺Now for Ruin!
🔺And the Red Dawn!
https://linktr.ee/rustysellsword
Crafty Games @craftygames.bsky.social Makers of authentic, high-quality Euro board games and other fine hobby products
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!
Violet Arrows @violetarrows.blacksky.app She/her. Birding. Video games with easy/story modes. Cooking things I shouldn't be eating. Writing Fantasy Horror. Ranting. Mostly ranting.
Calvin Ross Carl @calvinrosscarl.com Creative Director — Parliament
Board Games — @goodgoblet.com
Artist — SEASON
Ex-Gallerist — Carl & Sloan
Ex-Art Director — Invision
PDX 🌈
https://linktr.ee/calvinrosscarl
Arc Dream Publishing @arcdreampublishing.bsky.social Games and fiction. Delta Green, Godlike, Wild Talents, Wrestlenomicon, Monsters and Other Childish Things, The Black Company RPG, and much more.
Charlie Etheridge-Nunn @skyshark.itch.io I write comics and RPGs, I review RPGs for Who Dares Rolls and talk about Star Trek in the Casual Trek podcast. I like sharks and the X-Men, especially Cyclops. AI is for dickheads. He/Him #CasualTrek #StarTrek #DailyXMen
Jeff Grisenthwaite @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social Board game designer
🇮🇹 Positano
🔮 Soothsayers
🦊 Outfox the Fox
🍌 Monkey Mayhem
Amanda L. Rivera @arivamonsta.bsky.social (She/Her) Director @TabletopGaymers 🏳️🌈
Chronic brainstormer, creator, and storyteller that enjoys games, comics, art, and stuff.
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Greg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social Metafictive anti-realist, apparently. 1/3 of LUDONARRATIVE DISSIDENTS. You can get a ton of free fiction I got paid to write from www.gregstolze.com.
Surely I — the smartest frog in the pond! — can carry this scorpion without getting stung.
Jillian Schumacher @jillianschumacher.bsky.social Ex fashion designer turned nerd | MBA Candidate | Marketing Manager for Brotherwise Games | Contact me at jillian@brotherwisegames.com | Opinions are my own
Googly Doc @googlydoc.bsky.social Co-chair of Keycon 42, RPG and board game writer/designer, voice actor, budding novelist, humourist, and definitely not a supervillain.
Ilya and Tylor 🎥🏳️🌈🎲 @kovray.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Ilya(he/him) and Tylor(he/him) 🏳️🌈 Did somebody say board games? 🎲 Photography, videos, and more! ❤️❤️❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/kovray
Paco GMS Magazine @pacogmsmagazine.bsky.social (He/His) Queer 🏳️🌈, neurodiverse. Roma. One of the longest running queer-led #RPG and #boardgame podcasts since 2011. Mostly Asian board games and Indie TTRPGs. Licensing agent for MoB: Vanguard. eLearning developer and graphic artist.
Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer. He/him. Current projects: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure, and Shotguns & Sorcery 5E.
Ree Lears @learsxfool.bsky.social 7v8^ Author of novels, CCGs, RPGs, LARPs and interactive experiences, dreamer, fighter, worldbuilder, narrative designer, Shakesperean scholar, literary nerd, and Lear's Fool. 🍁🏳️🌈 Meidas Mighty ♡ Fight on, Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com (he/him) tabletop roleplaying gamer, game designer, superhero fan, anti-fascist, geek, witch, polyamorous, and queer 🏳️🌈 partners with @christopherpenczak.bsky.social and @adamsartwell.bsky.social 💖 stevekenson.com • patreon.com/stevekenson • 🚫AI ever
🎃 Monica Valentinelli is fighting a chaos goblin. Oh well. 🐈⬛ @booksofm.com Award-winning narrative designer, author, artist, and teacher. Find me at GameHole Con 2026. CV on https://BooksOfM.com. Support: https://ko-fi.com/A527F5H All links! https://linktr.ee/booksofm
Opinions are my own. She/her.
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
Nikchick @nikchick.bsky.social COO and co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Lifelong book lover, 10+ year Seattle Arts and Lectures volunteer. ❤️ TTRPGs, food, music, travel, and solitude. Anti-racist, neurospicy, intolerant of bigots and bullies.
Jolly Blackburn @jollyblackburn.bsky.social Editor Knights of the Dinner Table. Cartoonist, Game Designer, Oddball
Eric Lang @ericlang.bsky.social Game designer. Radical optimist.
Play is essential. he/him