Matt: Classical Accordian
So my new obsession is a Ukrainian-born musician, Alexander Hrustevich, who plays a type of chromatic Russian accordion called a Bayan. He plays incredible transcriptions of classical pieces, replicating the parts of an entire orchestra with just two hands. If…
Matt: Mad Ones
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing,…
Prepare for Conflict in Brawlhalla, Fallout, and The Malice of Light
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ The Malice of Light Adventures will be the debut title of new publisher Twin Tale Studios, which is owned and run by twin designers Adam and Brady J. Sadler. The setting for the game comes…
8 Best WhatsApp Plugins for WordPress (I Tested Them All)
A few months ago, I needed to add WhatsApp chat to my WordPress site. It sounded simple at first, but once I started looking, things got messy quickly. There were dozens of plugins that looked similar, vague feature lists, and…
Designer Diary: Bayou Boss, or Getting Swamped with Ideas
by Simon As with many games, it is astonishing to look back at the origins of Bayou Boss and realize that I started with a completely different idea! Bayou Boss is a trick-taking game with three twists, which I’ll come…
Matt: Small Hit
The NY Times has a profile of John Ternus as a possible successor to Tim Cook that has a number of ridiculous lines; it’s quite bad, but this is one of my favorites: Apple has had many small hits under…
Collect Your Crew and Grab Your Gang for New Adventures in 2026
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ U.S. publisher Thames & Kosmos has announced two new releases that will debut at Gen Con 2026, with the headliner being The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth, a standalone sequel to Thomas…
Open Channels FM: Eight Years and 1.53 Million Seconds Later
With enough words spoken to fill the Harry Potter series three times over, BobWP shares some fun numbers on this 8th year of the podcast. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us…
Toss Clowns, Snag Cat Toys, Make Colorful Teddy Bears, and Forgo Thoughts and Prayers
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ Daniel Newman of New Mill Industries says that after releasing sixteen titles in 2025 — both original games and new editions of older titles — he’s scaling back, with only two titles coming out in…
Matt: Beeper & Day One
Pankil Shah writes I replaced WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger with this one app. (It’s Beeper.) And Wirecutter picks the 3 best journaling apps of 2026. (It’s Day One.) Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0…
