We’re appalled that Eric M. Lang (Eric Lang (@ericlang .bsky.social))—the famed tabletop designer and a prominent voice in the push for greater diversity in the industry—has had his account suspended following a brigading by a known bad actor in this space. Please reverse this Twitter @TwitterSafety!

In today's guest article by AnnaMaria Phelps, she shares her personal departure from (and subsequent return to) digital gaming. tabletopia.com/news/there-and… Thanks to The Manifold for letting us republish this piece!

In the newest issue of The Manifold: When the pandemic forced Ruel Gaviola to keep his friends and family away from his table, he invited the entire world into his game room. Read it here: mailchi.mp/5693bade8a6c/b…

The Manifold Ruel Gaviola Ruel & family's daily streams are fantastic. They are energetic & entertaining, and the community of viewers who tune in is also top notch. Ruel has quickly become one of my favorite streamers.

"We're all responsible for the direction of tabletop gaming. It’s time to seriously consider the wide range of games that are possible and the people best equipped to make them." Akil Omari on the need for new voices in tabletop design, for Dicebreaker: dicebreaker.com/categories/boa…

Results from round one of Chris - The Board Game Workshop's 2020 Design Contest are out, and it features an incredible slate of new games. Congratulations to the designers, and to Chris Anderson and his team for putting such an incredible amount of effort into the contest. theboardgameworkshop.com/design-contest…

The Manifold Chris Anderson Thanks for sharing. We can always use more judges for round two if people want to sign up. Link is on the site.

Matthew Baldwin—whose blog Defective Yeti was the first exposure many of us had to modern games—is looking for “well-written rulebooks, thoughts about best practices, and common pitfalls” for an intriguing presentation on game rules as technical writing. Send to @defectiveyeti:

Redditor u/vim_vs_emacs was “tired of seeing Chess/Go everywhere in research, instead of modern games” and has begun compiling research papers in board game research on his GitHub. (There are lots of great additional resources in the comments as well.) reddit.com/r/boardgames/c…