Fifteen Years, Six Thousand Posts, and One Goodbye
by W. Eric Martin On January 27, 2011, I published my first posts on BGG News, including a welcome message that laid out what I intended to publish in this space: “game announcements, industry news, previews of upcoming games, game…
CMON exploring more IP sales after heavy losses, as it pushes to get $14m of undelivered crowdfunding campaigns to backers
Board game crowdfunding major CMON says it is exploring further IP sales and licensing opportunities in its ongoing push to fulfil over $14m of undelivered campaigns, as it continues its attempt to recover from massive losses racked up over the…
Best Donor Management Software: I Tested 10, Recommend 6
Running a nonprofit is hard enough without having to spend hours managing donor data. When I first started helping nonprofits build their websites, I quickly realized that many organizations were drowning in disorganized data. They’d have donor information scattered across…
Designer Diary: Behind the Trees of Wispwood
by Reed Ambrose Wispwood is a magical forest filled with lights luring the most curious of cats. With each light—wisps from the old tales — and tree tiles, you grow your forest, placing individual tiles together as “tetris” shapes. Your…
Designer Diary: Village Pillage
by Peter Hayward I had a dream. In 2015, I had a dream. Actually, I probably had a dream every night, but this one was significant: I dreamt the mechanisms for a card game: Each person has a hand full…
Gutenberg Times: AI Experiments, WordPress 7.0, Gutenberg 22.3 and 22.4, Playground for theme builders — Weekend Edition 354
Hi there! Yes, it’s been a while. Did you miss me? I hope you and yours had a great start to the new year, and I wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026. I am infinitely grateful you are…
The BoardGameGeek Hall of Fame 2026 – Day 5 Inductee
by Scott Alden The BoardGameGeek Hall of Fame honors games that have made meaningful contributions to the board game hobby in the areas of innovation, artistry, and impact. By curating this distinguished list, BoardGameGeek seeks to preserve the history and…
Tabletop Game Designers Association urges Legendary series publisher Upper Deck not to make a Harry Potter board game after company celebrates licensing deal
Upper Deck, the publisher of the Legendary series of deck-building board games, has been urged not to create a Harry Potter-based tabletop title amid ongoing anti-trans campaigning from the character’s creator, JK Rowling. Professional organisation The Tabletop Game Designers Association…
Open Channels FM: It’s Okay to Let Go
Being a creator also means there are many times where it’s tough to let go of ideas or even businesses. You need to figure out that sweet spot for yourself. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0…
How I Set Up Guest Checkout in WooCommerce in Just 5 Minutes
I once tried to buy a pair of headphones I really wanted. But when I got to the checkout page, the store asked me to sign in. Since it was just a one-time purchase, I didn’t want to create an…
