There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl) Choose from Astro ROVE, Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper, or grab them all for one low price. We also have a few featured reprints!

Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Heavenly Bodies signed by Playte — Releasing at UKGE and TGM 2026 retitled as “Nebular Colors”! | Nebular Colors Playte is rereleasing my Indie Games Night Market 2025 release Heavenly Bodies, now newly titled “Nebular Colors”! If you will be in attendance of either UK Games Expo or Tokyo Game Market Spring 202...

Reminder for all attendees of UK Games Expo and/or Tokyo Game Market Spring!🌸

My latest release “Nebular Colors” 🌌 is coming out from the Korean publisher Playte!!

This post on bgg details how you can preorder—and how, if you’re a reviewer, you can request a copy! 🎲✂️

Dino Racer A wild racing card game of prehistoric proportions.

Any game reviewers interested in checking out a copy of Dino Racer? 🦖

We’re looking for a reviewer interested in getting a written or video review out by Gen Con!

Currently prioritizing those doing video content (within reason—I have only 1 copy to send around this time!) but feel free to holler!

With so few reviews overall, their troll reviews carry a lot of weight on the rating

Don’t worry—they’re still coming

Wow!!! I’m not surprised—BUT WOWWWWIE!!!!! ✨

Congratulations!!!

I am floored to say that The Time We Have has been nominated for 5 categories in the indie groundbreakers!

Best Graphic Design
Best Art
Best Rules
Most Innovative
Game of the Year

Check out all the nominees! Honored to be among so many sick games

It’s happening in New York too. Nowhere is *absolutely safe* for trans folks.

Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

"It just felt like the floor had fallen out. Like all the support that I thought we had was gone. Maybe this is naive, but I didn't think that would happen in Massachusetts."

there is functionally a conspiracy to gaslight you into believing that, so it's understandable
www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...

Omg love it!! My partner and I have brought it out camping as well. So glad others are bringing it out to the great outdoors too!

as the author notes its so tiresome that we're still talking about this -- but nevertheless im saving this link for when someone inevitably tries to argue for why it's actually ok to watch the show, it's no big deal, don't get mad brah, etc etc

High Tide by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social hits the table at Camping for Gamers. As expected - big hit.

If you want to be an ally, WE’RE the people you need to appeal to.

Not some platonic ideal of a liberal person.

If a trans person thinks you’re not an ally—surprise, surprise you’re not an ally.

You don’t get to think of yourself as better than “those other types of people” if you choose to live your life in their shadow.

“Frankly, I wouldn’t even be all that annoyed if so many of the people insisting that they cannot be held accountable for the decisions they are making were not also demanding that we pat them on the head and pretend they are good little allies for it.”

I’m crying knowing the people this applies to

It’s absurd that anyone argues that they support trans people only up to the line where they enjoy the Wizard show and books with their kids.

There’s no way to end that conversation without leaving me in disbelief of someone’s ally status.

I and others will mark you as unsafe and won’t think twice

Too many arguments (often made in good faith) begin and end with invoking “death of the artist” by people who don’t have a background in art or media studies.

“What Barthes *argues* in the essay is that the meaning of the text is contained in the text itself, and rather than searching for “the author’s intent,” we should hew towards what is actually done within the work on the formal level.”

jfc thank you for saying the quiet part out loud

I’ve gotten to playtest this one!

It’s sick—go check it out!! 📺

A shelf at Barnes and Noble containing High Tide

Spotted in the wild! @marcelineleiman.bsky.social 's High Tide is at the Mall of America Barnes and Noble!

Ahhh I love it!!! 🥰 Thank you for sharing this with me!!

Dino Racer A wild racing card game of prehistoric proportions.

Any game reviewers interested in checking out a copy of Dino Racer? 🦖

We’re looking for a reviewer interested in getting a written or video review out by Gen Con!

Currently prioritizing those doing video content (within reason—I have only 1 copy to send around this time!) but feel free to holler!

It’s true; having haters is a sign of success. People know me well enough to love/hate me

Fortunately it’s mostly love! It’s just gross that people hate someone enough to actively try and bully

I was told you need to accept cookies on the website?

I don’t mind living rent-free in despicable people’s heads. They’re miserable—yet choose to still think about me.

Is this… a crush? 😻

Their routine hate is a strong signal that I’m doing the right things.

Wisdom has shared that you never want everyone’s love—just shows you aren’t pushing yourself enough.

Just like my game design; I’d rather make a game that’s perfect for some than one that’s average for everyone.

Well it was inevitable—but trolls who follow me have decided to review bomb the B&N listing for High Tide.

My haters are (of course) related to my trans identity and the human rights I openly fight for.

Please support me by reporting the trolls posts and putting a positive review of your own!

Have you played High Tide?

Would you do me a huge huge favor and post a review for the game on Barnes & Noble’s website? 🙏

Positive customer reviews help B&N recommend products more and more people! Please consider leaving a review if you can!! ✨

Understanding the trick-taking renaissance Looking at the rise of trick-taking games from a data-driven perspective

I went on a real deep dive this week with Don't Eat the Meeples as I tried to understand the realities of the "trick-taking renaissance," what might be a temporary boost in interest, and what might be a return to something that went away in the 2000s.

www.donteatthemeeples.com/understandin...