Bomb Captain Flip, Shatter Leviathan Wilds, Proliferate Confluences, and Shimmer in Heat
by W. Eric Martin I post expansion round-ups every so often, and these posts feel like expansions on what I normally do, that is, largely of interest only to those who have seen the original posts. I guess that’s just…
Matt: Winter Fun
The colors here have now gone blue for winter, and snow has started, thanks to the excellent Snow Fall plugin. I also wanted to congratulate Wealthfront on their IPO. Many on their team have been friends or advisors over the…
Donncha: Make Photo Competitions Simple
Running a photography club competition used to mean juggling spreadsheets, chasing emails, and manually tallying votes. I built Photo Competition Manager to change that. This free WordPress plugin handles everything your club needs: member management, secure uploads, flexible voting, and…
Mastermind Marketing, Take Taken, and December Dejarik
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ On Dec. 8, 2025, McSweeney’s published Robert Rooney’s story “The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?” An excerpt: MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice President): Okay. Gary’s got a new cover comp. Gary,…
Root, Arcs publisher Leder Games scraps impending Take Kickstarter after game’s designer abruptly leaves studio
Leder Games has axed its next Kickstarter campaign just a few weeks before its expected launch, after the game’s creator abruptly left the publisher and took his design with him. The surprise cancellation comes four months after the Root and…
I Tried 7 Best GoFundMe Alternatives (Raise More, Pay Less)
You shouldn’t have to lose control of your donor data and rely on a third-party platform just to create a fundraising campaign. But that’s exactly what happens when you hit ‘launch’ on GoFundMe. Thankfully, there are plenty of GoFundMe alternatives…
Designer Diary: Soothsayers
by Jeff Grisenthwaite The Magnetism of Tarot I never truly believed. My logical brain never accepted that tarot cards could actually divine the future, but I was instantly captivated by the haunting illustrations by Pamela Colman Smith in the classic…
Matt: Aldeas
Tonight was a lot of threads connecting for me. At Automattic’s Noho Space we hosted an event for Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about Pope Francis, called Aldeas. There was a point in my life when I wanted to become a…
Open Channels FM: WordPress 6.9: From Streamlined Content Creation to Powerful Developer Tools
In this episode, contributors Akshaya Rane, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Krupa Nanda discuss the collaborative process behind WordPress 6.9, highlighting features, performance upgrades, and emphasizing community involvement and testing. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0…
Control The Great Sea, and Defend the Towers of Sifnos with Garphill Games
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ New Zealand publisher Garphill Games has already crowdfunded one 2026 release — Secret Societies, a S J Macdonald design in which 2-5 players view for control of territories on Earth — but that’s only the…
