W. Eric Martin is leaving BoardGameGeek and starting his own board game news site in early 2026. Time is a loop – BGG News was born from Boardgame News, which Martin took over from Rick Thornquist in 2006. Now it's time for independence again, it seems.

Some things I really like about this new project:

"* The site is privacy-respecting by design (No ad networks, trackers, or pixels)
* There will be minimal, direct-sold ads instead of a wall of programmatic banners
* Eric will have a Fediverse-first social presence (Mastodon, etc....no FB, Instagram, Twitter, and so on.)"

Also, it's hosted on Ghost and not Substack, which is also awesome. Some good values here!

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1phodlj/w_eric_martin_is_leaving_bgg_starting_an/

#boardgames

W. Eric Martin is leaving BoardGameGeek and starting his own board game news site in early 2026. Time is a loop – BGG News was born from Boardgame News, which Martin took over from Rick Thornquist in 2006. Now it's time for independence again, it seems.

Some things I really like about this new project:

"* The site is privacy-respecting by design (No ad networks, trackers, or pixels)
* There will be minimal, direct-sold ads instead of a wall of programmatic banners
* Eric will have a Fediverse-first social presence (Mastodon, etc....no FB, Instagram, Twitter, and so on.)"

Also, it's hosted on Ghost and not Substack, which is also awesome. Some good values here!

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1phodlj/w_eric_martin_is_leaving_bgg_starting_an/

#boardgames

I am looking for suggestions for some indie sci-fi skirmish wargames that are rules light and require very few miniatures. No campaign, just skirmishing.

Rules light enough, and quick enough, that I could play it with an 8 year old.

I know Space Weirdos, what else is there?

Boost to appropriate people who might know such things.

#wargaming #ttrpg #boardgames

I put my presents down for A MINUTE #BoardGames #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon

I am looking for suggestions for some indie sci-fi skirmish wargames that are rules light and require very few miniatures. No campaign, just skirmishing.

Rules light enough, and quick enough, that I could play it with an 8 year old.

I know Space Weirdos, what else is there?

Boost to appropriate people who might know such things.

#wargaming #ttrpg #boardgames

I put my presents down for A MINUTE #BoardGames #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon

What is YOUR new game recommendation for anybody that wants to get (or give) a game?

Our favourite new game (up till now) this year is Sanctuary (Artengarten). Gives the same vibe as Ark Nova, but with a completely different puzzle.

#bgstats #boardgames #brettspiel #brettspiele #j2s #feuerland

I just happened to see a popular website published their '100 Must-Read Books of 2025' and it reminded me that December is swiftly approaching and that's prime time for end-of-year listicles.

Which publications do you trust to give you a good breakdown of books / movies / music / games / etc. across the year?

#Books #Movies #Music #Film #Games #Gaming #VideoGames #Boardgames #Listicle #Listicles #AskFedi #AskMastodon

Today at the #montrealgamesmeetup -- https://meetu.ps/e/P3ZmQ/7Z3x4/i -- I'm playing Millenia: Tracks of Time.

Others are trying Moon Colony Bloodbath.

#boardgames in #montreal at #maisonothe on Décarie

Today at the #montrealgamesmeetup -- https://meetu.ps/e/P3ZmQ/7Z3x4/i -- I'm playing Millenia: Tracks of Time.

Others are trying Moon Colony Bloodbath.

#boardgames in #montreal at #maisonothe on Décarie

Pegma, the free and open-source version of the classic Peg solitaire

https://pegma.vercel.app

#HackerNews #PegSolitaire #OpenSource #Gaming #FreeGames #BoardGames

There's a new release for bgg-client!

I've added validation, and have done a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure data integrity, more consistent typing, and better type-safety.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/bgg-client

#webdev #javascript #typescript #NPMPackages #boardgames

There's a new release for bgg-client!

I've added validation, and have done a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure data integrity, more consistent typing, and better type-safety.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/bgg-client

#webdev #javascript #typescript #NPMPackages #boardgames

Aside from playing with friends, what are people's favourite ways to prototype/playtest physical board and card games? I've been sitting on a pretty fun prototype for a long time now and need ideas of what to do with it!

#ttrpg #boardgames #cardgames #indiegame

Aside from playing with friends, what are people's favourite ways to prototype/playtest physical board and card games? I've been sitting on a pretty fun prototype for a long time now and need ideas of what to do with it!

#ttrpg #boardgames #cardgames #indiegame

Gamepad.Club is a Mastodon server with a video games focus, but we’re open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU but everyone is welcome!

https://gamepad.club

You can find out more at https://gamepad.club/about or contact the admin account @Gazimoff

#FeaturedServer #VideoGames #Gaming #TTRPG #CCG #BoardGames #CardGames #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Gamepad.Club is a Mastodon server with a video games focus, but we’re open to all forms of gaming from tabletop RPGs to trading card games. Hosted in the UK and EU but everyone is welcome!

https://gamepad.club

You can find out more at https://gamepad.club/about or contact the admin account @Gazimoff

#FeaturedServer #VideoGames #Gaming #TTRPG #CCG #BoardGames #CardGames #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Not sure about this new version of Buckaroo #BoardGames #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon