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by Ellie Dix The ThemeMy granny made a medallion patter green and pink bargello cushion in the 1980s. She had it in her granny flat, where I often escaped to during my childhood. A few years ago, I realised I was spending too much time on my computer ...

by Justin Bell "Daddy, can we play Thunder Road: Vendetta?"One of the rules we have here at Casa de Bell is absolute: if the kids want to play a game from the adult game closet, I always say yes. (There's only one game off-limits around here:

by Rosco Schock The design that became The Golden Blade was the first game I ever designed, and the first iteration of it was way back in the autumn of 2017. I should also be clear that I didn't set out to design a card game version of Diplomacy;

by Sandro Blasich I've been designing board games for more than 10 years but it all started from fun. I had an opportunity to go to SPIEL Essen and I went and I felt like a kid entering the chocolate factory. I was completely blown away. I was there ...

by Steph Hodge This is the time for 2-player games! I have noticed a bunch of 2-player games hitting the scene in the past several years. I know I play a lot of 2-player games and am always on the lookout. Here are just a few more of those releases ...

by Justin Bell Yep, I get it--two new interview series across back-to-back weeks! (Don't worry, I'll be back to sharing random musings with next week's column.)I love the work that our team here at BGG puts into Designer Diaries, much of which is ...

by Michael Feldkoetter 23 Years EarlierIn 2003, I designed a card game that had few rules but required tricky decisions: COCO-NUT. Each player gets 14 palm tree cards and seven special cards. You play a total of seven rounds, for which you choose ...

by Antonio Guillamó INITIAL IDEA: SALT&PEPPER CONTEST (2024)High Moon first came to life in a contest that consisted in creating a game with 20 cards or less. I'm not sure why, but I ended up using the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time medallions as ...

by Steph Hodge A bit of Industry news in today's post- Exciting news for UK and Europe as Spiral Galaxy Games and Crafty Games (Sardegna, Tabriz) join forces in distributing the hit game Ostia: Mariner Edition. This game will be released in Q3 2026.

by Jacquie Carroll GET 9 is the first game I designed and published, and I am excited to share that story and provide a peek behind the scenes with you. Let's start at the beginning.[heading]Falling in Love with the Number 9[/heading]I was introduced ...