People Moves: Risa Petrone named marketing manager at AEG; David Bock joins NorthStar as marketing director
Two more significant hires in the board game industry across the marketing side of the hobby. If you have news of a new role, hire or job change within the hobby that you’d like mentioned on BoardGameWire, please send an…
Matt: Gone (Almost) Phishin’
This is a little embarrassing to share, but I’d rather someone else be able to spot a dangerous scam before they fall for it. So, here goes. One evening last month, my Apple Watch, iPhone, and Mac all lit up…
How I Enabled Search by Blog Post Author in WordPress (in 3 Easy Steps)
When I started running a multi-author WordPress blog, I learned something important: readers develop favorite writers. But when they type an author’s name into your WordPress search box, nothing shows up, even if that author has published many posts. This…
The Maybe Pile
by Justin Bell Most people in The Hobby are familiar with the term “the shelf of shame”, a funny name for the games on your shelf that you bought weeks, months, maybe even years ago and still haven’t bothered to…
Gutenberg Times: PHP-only blocks, WordCamp Asia, Dev Notes for WordPress 7.0 — Weekend Edition #360
Hi there, I held my first walk-through of WordPress 7.0 with friends at the Santa Clarita WordPress Meetup. The group was really excited about all the big new features and the small quality-of-life (QoL) improvements. Jessica Lyschik and I also…
Matt: Declaration of the Independence
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome…
Designer Diary: Fossilium
by Julia Thiemann It all started, as so many great ideas do, while walking our dog in the park during the summer of 2018. We were chatting about game mechanics (because, obviously, that’s what normal people talk about on dog…
US board game stores seal another clean sweep in latest GAMA Power Retail Awards
US-based board game stores have sealed another clean sweep of trade association GAMA‘s annual Power Retail Awards, which aim to recognise outstanding excellence in tabletop game retailing around the globe. Arizona-based Silver Dragon Games scooped Retailer of the Year at…
How to Turn a Blog Into a Book (Publish-Ready in No Time)
If you’ve been blogging for a while, you probably have dozens (or even hundreds) of posts sitting on your site. You may not realize that all the content you’ve already created could become a book that demonstrates your expertise and…
Open Channels FM: Open Channels FM v7.1 Release
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