Welcome2Boardom

Are you going to GAMA? I'll have my prototypes for Shiver of Sharks & Raft of Otters. I'll also be passing out Lollipop Sharks. If interested in a demo please let me know!

#GAMA #boardgames #tabletopgames

I want in on a game! You play mine, I’ll play yours!

@designthinkinggame.bsky.social here are some pictures for reference!

Great question!
A white box sample is a blank sample. Imagine a game box, boards, and cards were completely blank. No art, just the components themselves.

Most manufacturers provide this to anyone interested. It’s typically used for measurements, comparison/quality checks, & some small play testing

Since late 2024, I’ve been thinking of a horror board game. I’ve steadily been working on the lore and mechanics of the game. Last month, I got my White Box Sample and I’m excited to try to playtest it at USA trade shows (and maybe Essen SPIEL). Looking forward to a good year personally.

Reinstate our teammates now! Kickstarter is retaliating against our union members for our legally-protected strike action in October 2025. Four union members have been laid off or forced to leave our union by leadership, despite clear business needs for these members' roles. Email Kickstarter's CEO and tell him this is illegal and unacceptable! e@kickstarter.com

Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE

Prefer my country like my drinks - without ICE.

Note: there are a ton of amazing and well mannered designers and publishers in the board game space, but not every egg is a good one.

Note: there are a ton of amazing and well mannered designers and publishers in the board game space, but not every egg is a good one.

Some days, I wish there was an ounce of professionalism from some publishers/designers…

I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.

Shark fact of the day #sharks #sharkweek

When Paizo unionized, I got a raise amounting to thousands of dollars. I also get a higher cost of living salary increase every year in addition to my seniority salary increase. I have incredible job security. I have advocates if I have grievances. Unionizing is hard and scary but so worth it.

A friendly reminder to anyone attending GenCon.
Don’t let Stone Cold Steve Austin be disappointed in you!

Me finalizing my schedule for GenCon.

I ask to a publisher:
“By the way, will you be at GenCon? I’d love to meet with you!”

Their response:
“Yeah, I’m tooootally good at scheduling convention meetings.”

Cool but you didn’t answer the question….

Dear people planning to attend GenCon, i will be selling deodorant and soap. Please be considerate of other people’s noses. Thank you.

YouTube video by Welcome2Boardom INSIDE LOOK: Paul Salomon Previews 6 NEW GameHead Games! | Origins Game Fair Interview

I do interviews a board game, conventions with board game, designers and publishers!

Here’s my interview with @paulsalomon27.bsky.social about some of the new games from @gameheadgames.bsky.social !

Check it out!

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The GenCon prep stress is really hitting me this week!

Here is my monthly reminder: I hate Gen Con. Nothing shall ever change my mind on it.

YouTube video by Welcome2Boardom How to play Vines and Flowers by Whales Entertainment

New how to play video for Whales Entertainment! Check it out!

youtu.be/UE5femoyo1c

I understand. Using a 3rd party to contact content creators to promote your tabletop game is easy. They got a list of people to contact. So I get it.

But I’m going to say no every time.

Please invest time into talking with content creators and building relationships with them.

Go through their bank account for the past month. See what they purchased and where it was made. That’d change their mind.

It is a blanket notion of…
“Manufacturers from China encourage child labor and have worst quality.”

It’s laughable how delusional they are…

I’ve spent too much time today arguing on Facebook about how the board game manufacturing industry doesn’t have child labor and companies actually pay their employees livable wages. Even after I said that I have been to China and experienced it myself firsthand. They are truly brainwashed.

Not that I despise my how-to-plays or unboxings; but the amount of time is significantly shorter and less stressful than trends or the silly-fun videos.

The never ending cycle of the Welcome2Boardom content…

-follower “you should do more content specifically talking about your board games”.

-puts more effort into how-to-plays, etc.

-posts content, gets less than 100 views, AND follower doesn’t see it

-I go back to posting what I post…

-repeat

I always feel bad for asking favors from friends.

Like…hey your friendship is more valuable to me than anything in the world. Please don’t think that I’m exploiting you in any sort of way. I just need your help at the moment. I’m sorry for bothering you…just know I appreciate you…

The tariffs are a heavy blow to Solis Game Studio. In order to survive, we are running a sale to offset the sudden thousands in additional costs we need to bear for our current inbound shipment... Tariff Impact Sale: store.solisgamestudio.com/c...

54% tariff.

Me trying to not crash out:

Business related reasons. Not too many personal reasons. Personally: too many people for my comfort.

Business? I have a long, long list.