Designer Diary: Monsters Menace the World
by Marcus E Burchers Monsters Menace the World was an interesting challenge to bring to life. The prior version of the game, published in 2005 as Monsters Menace America, was something of a cult classic — not well-known, but with…
Matt: Conversation with John Borthwick
I’m often on the other side, but it’s such a delight to be an interviewer, I really enjoy it and put a lot of work into coming up with questions and shaping a conversation I think will draw out something…
Introducing WPChat: Your Live Chat Assistant for WordPress That Converts
Have you ever lost a customer because they couldn’t find an answer fast enough? Maybe they had one simple question before checkout… but couldn’t reach anyone for help. That lost sale probably went straight to your competitor. Now, imagine if…
Flip Runes in Carnuta, Go All In with Predictions, and Visit a Spooky Tower
by W. Eric Martin At SPIEL Essen 25, I got to spend a bit of time in the asmodee business area checking out upcoming games from studios within that company. ▪️ I’ve already written fondly of Alexi Piovesan and Julien…
Matt: Post-talk Recs
I just got off stage from the great dev/ai/nyc event with John Borthwick, we had a wide-ranging discussion that we’ll post online soon. We had hundreds of people in the room and hundreds on the waitlist… the energy in NYC…
Ask Ms. Meeple: Explaining Mansplaining
by Greyfax “Now that’s called a ‘unicorn’, see?”As I didn’t get any questions this time, I’ll be discussing “mansplaining” and how to avoid doing it and what to do when it has been done to you. Mansplaining is called that…
High price complaints, sluggish start sees Steamforged slash Terra Mystica special edition all-in price by over $100 within hours of Gamefound launch
Steamforged Games has slashed the all-in price for its deluxe special edition of eurogame Terra Mystica just three hours after launching the crowdfunding campaign, after a flurry of early complaints from potential backers about the high amount being charged. Steamforged…
#192 – Joshua Bryant on How Dow Jones Is Supercharging WordPress Editorial Workflows
Transcription [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress, the people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in…
Botanicus scores Italian game of the year award win, Castle Combo creator Grégory Grard named 2025 designer of the year
Botanical garden-building game Botanicus has scooped its second game of the year award in less than a month by triumphing in this year’s Italian Gioco dell’Anno prize. The win for Botanicus – the debut title from designers Samuele Tabellini Ferrari and…
I Turned My WordPress Site into a Mobile App — Here’s What I Learned
If you’ve ever tried building an online community on your WordPress site, you know how hard it is to keep people engaged. At first, some members sign up and post a few updates, but before long, activity drops off and…
