1/7 The Zenobia Award 2021 was a grand experiment and a huge success in promoting and encouraging game design by people from marginalized groups. Increased diversity of designers and players will drive increased diversity of topics in historical gaming. zenobiaaward.org

This is the new Twitter account for Postmark Games (run by Matthew Dunstan and @wookiebait) - we had some issues with the previous account and so have had to set up this one. If you could give us a follow that would be much appreciated - we have a lot of news coming up soon!

We're pleased to announce Waypoints, the next title from Postmark Games. Hike your own trail when Waypoints comes to Kickstarter in summer 2023.

Our third game, Waypoints, will be coming to Kickstarter in June. Its prelaunch page is now live, so sign up to be notified when the campaign starts! 🥾🌲🥾🐻🥾⛰️🥾 kickstarter.com/projects/postm…

ICYMI: What publishers want from designers: a discussion about prototype quality, graphic design, communication, pitching multiple publishers, sell sheets, doing your research, and more (video) youtube.com/watch?v=BlEpMN… via Meeple Syrup

This year’s #CardboardEdisonAward winner is DIATOMS by Sabrina Culyba! 🦋 @ludoliminal In Diatoms, players become Victorian naturalists practicing the obscure but real hobby of creating microscopic mosaics out of single-cell algae! Learn more at cardboardedison.com/award

Last week I shared all of the games I've worked on this year, as a kind of year in review. This week I'm following it up with the post on everything else that I did. Check it out! It was a lot of playtesting😅 pinkhawkgames.com/post/a-year-in…

ICYMI: One of this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees offers tips for designing board games that will appeal to mass-market players youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Jq7… via Launch Tabletop Eris Alar Matthew Dunstan

Welcome back to Sarah Reed as a guest author to Colorblind Games! As a long-time proponent of visual accessibility, Sarah provides a great list of considerations when buying games with colorblind and low-vision gamers in mind! colorblindgames.com/2023/06/05/a-b…

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The Battle Card campaign is launching on the 19th September. Hit that notify button on the pre-launch page and be the first to back it. kickstarter.com/projects/postm…

5-10 minutes, print at home, solitaire, wargames. Battle Card Series 1 is launching this time tomorrow (2pm BST) kickstarter.com/projects/postm…

I am excited to announce an initiative with Elizabeth Hargrave and Sen-Foong Lim : The Tabletop Game Designers Association. TTGDA is a professional organization for designers that is advocates for the rights of designers and prof. development. ttgda.org

Today I've been writing about how to make the most out of playtesting sessions. I've come up with 21 tips. Link in comments...

I'm an expert in rejection. I have about a 97.5% board game rejection rate. So today I've been writing about Dealing with Rejection. Link in comments.

I thought it was finally some time for some news on Pax Penning! As much as I would have liked a 2023 release, the game has been pushed to February 2024 with a price tag of €80.

Now in the public domain: Steamboat Willie Tigger Peter Pan (stage version) Threepenny Opera All Quiet on the Western Front Lady Chatterly's Lover Yes, We Have No Bananas

Happy New Year, game designers! Submissions for the 2024 Cardboard Edison Award are open now through January 31! cardboardedison.com/award