Hues and Cues designer launches platform to help outstanding board games stuck in publisher release bottleneck
The designer of hit mass-market board game Hues and Cues has launched a new publishing initiative to tackle one of the tabletop industry’s growing challenges: promising games sitting unpublished because publisher release schedules are already full. Scott Brady believes many…
Open Channels FM: We are Welcoming Automattic as our Newest Sponsor
Automattic is now a sponsor of Open Channels FM Podcast Network, supporting creators with tools for WordPress, WooCommerce, and more, promoting freedom online. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us how can…
SPIEL Essen 26 Preview list Is Live
by Beth Heile The Preview lists for SPIEL Essen 2026 is live! Haven’t heard of a Preview list yet? Don’t worry! There are so many features on BGG it’s hard to keep track of them all. A Preview serves as…
Gutenberg Times: How WordPress decides a theme is a “block theme”
The term “block theme” is used a lot in WordPress but it was never really clear to me what that meant exactly from a code point of view. While researching The post editor is going full iframe: what block developers…
“The Magic flywheel is firing on all cylinders”: veteran TCG tops $500m quarterly revenue for first time
Magic: The Gathering‘s record-breaking growth continues despite a surge of high-profile competitors, with the TCG soaring past $500m in quarterly revenues for the first time in its 33-year history. The veteran card game has been on a tear over the…
Open Channels FM: The Growth of Domain Names and the Future of AI in Internet Identity
This episode looks at the evolving online landscape, focusing on domain names, digital identity, and AI’s influence. Key insights include rising domain registrations, AI in managing abuse, and the importance of open source. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote…
Open Channels FM: Open Source and the Open Source Initiative
People think Open Source is just about having access to the source code. Actually, there’s a much longer history behind it. Open Source existed before the term Open Source was even coined, back in the late 60s. Universities started giving…
WordCamp Central: WordCamp Rajshahi 2026: Celebrating Community, Learning, and Open Source
WordCamp Rajshahi 2026, held on July 2nd-3rd, 2026, at the Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) Auditorium, brought together WordPress enthusiasts, developers, designers, business owners, students, and open-source contributors from across Bangladesh and beyond. As a non-profit, community-driven conference,…
Small Cards, Big Hands
by Justin Bell Like many others this weekend, I stopped by my local theater to catch The Odyssey, the latest big-budget blockbuster film from writer/director Christopher Nolan. I’m not a scholar of the original works by Homer…no, I just like…
Evenglow Designer Diary: Never Tell Me The Odds
by Jason Katzwinkel I realize that it’s twee and condescending to repeat popular cliches like “Fortune favors the bold” or “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” but it’s important to internalize the metaphors. This is a story…
