Ron Halliday

"There was that time that the recipe called for butter, and I used margarine instead..."

Snapshot of the top portion of three of Cardboard Edison's reports on board game publishing contracts.

HEY BOARD GAME DESIGNERS! We're updating our reports on publishing contracts! If you've signed a game with a publisher in the past 5 years, let us know (our Gmail is our name) and we'll send you the anonymous survey. See our past reports here: cardboardedison.com/reports And please spread the word!

Is the 2016 thing here? Anyway, that was the year that my first game hit stores, and the first time I was invited to participate at a convention. Still at it a decade later!

Your company logos are terrific! When I saw this one, I thought that the teeth looked a bit like a railroad, so I tried this -- I hope you don't mind! I always like it when companies hide Easter eggs in their logos!

Hits & Outs reached a nice milestone today! It reached the top 50% of rated games on BoardGameGeek (14571 of 29885). 🥳

I'm pleased to see that it's also climbed well in several of its key Categories, Mechanisms, and Families:

45% Sports
47% Bluffing
49% Two-Player Only
50% Baseball
51% Deduction

Thanks to everyone who has played my games over the last decade! I always wanted to try my hand at one of these "race graphs", and I figured out how to make one with the monthly game logs on BoardGameGeek!

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I saw it at Essen and thought that it looked fun, pleased to hear that it is!

Very happy to see that Hits & Outs made a channel's Top 10 list! In this case, it's the Top 10 new releases in Japan in 2025. Neat to see the mix of brand new Japanese games and older international titles that were just released there.

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What's next on the list? The Guardian Legend is a game I was lucky enough to play back in the day; it's probably tied with The Legend of Zelda as my favourite non-JRPG on the NES.

I was wondering why having an _accident_ wouldn't make you unqualified for your job until I scrolled back up and realized my mistake.

"And let's watch that movie with Arnold Cumbersome after, Dr. Oz on the Multi-sectional of Sadness."

a mascot for the phillies is sitting on a black pipe ALT: a mascot for the phillies is sitting on a black pipe

I think someone was tipping their pitches!!!

Having four Dragon Warrior/Quest games on the NES is impressive as well. It'd be interesting to know how long it takes to speed run the six MM games in comparison to the four DW games. I think Dragon Warrior I is the only game from that series that I completed in one sitting.

It's a humble brag, but Hits & Outs is the ONLY board game that these three amazing publishers have in common!

(Also, I spent way too much time on this graphic to not share it.)

RA the Dice Game, Rheinlander, The Six of VIII & New Imports Updated versions of 2 classic Reiner Knizia games with artwork from Ian O'Toole. Plus The Six of VIII and 7 new Import Titles for 2026.

A good marketing person would've included a link to the campaign! 😅

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If you need an excuse to include Hits & Outs in your Kickstarter pledge, just say that @stuteacher.bsky.social recommended it! I think it may be his top game from the Spring Tokyo Game Market. 🥰

Me: I design board games.
Them: Haven't all the games already been made?
Me: I'm also a professional cartographer.
Them: Haven't all the maps already been made?

And a digital counter as well. That way you can award a plaque to the plaque when it passes 100,000 flushes.

RA the Dice Game, Rheinlander, The Six of VIII & New Imports Updated versions of 2 classic Reiner Knizia games with artwork from Ian O'Toole. Plus The Six of VIII and 7 new Import Titles for 2026.

It's time to back Hits & Outs! It's going to retail for $20, but you can get it now for just $15!

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There's something special about having a game with your favourite publisher. 😊

Since Taiwan and Finland do not have formal diplomatic relations, he is referred to as Representative rather than Ambassador, although he is the highest-ranking official at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (their de facto embassies and consulates). Still a great ambassador!

Canine Capers and Feline Felonies being made

Having a big restock of all my mint tin games as you can now get all 3 of my mint tin games in the Merry Mint Tin Bundle for just £25 on m Backerkit holiday market campaign, I'll be sending them out in the first two weeks of December, don't forget to get yours 😊
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Just me posting a photo of a Japanese boy band because Hits & Outs is mentioned in this week's issue of anan magazine!

I may never receive a greater compliment for one of my games.
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Toddles-Bobbles Give silly names to charming characters, but be sure to remember them!

It's a memory game for kids, but it's not originally Japanese!
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I like it.

I don't know if this is exactly the same as BoardGameGeek's "Hotness" list, but it looks like Hits & Outs「ヒット＆アウト」has been doing well on Bodoge Hoobby recently! 🥳

It's just after midnight right now in Tokyo and I'm just about to go to bed, but Indie Games Night Market will be happening when I wake up in the morning, so this is my call-to-action for folks at PAX Unplugged to check it out tonight at 7pm in the Queue Hall!

You know the publisher of your board game "gets" you when they gift you an amazing 50-year-old handheld baseball game along with the key chains their illustrator designed for the tournament of your game they held at the Spring Tokyo Game Market. Do you recognize the inspiration for the five teams?

I was hoping to find the Scottish UFO researcher with whom I share a name, but this will do.