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Théo Rivière

@theosacha.bsky.social

Game lover, game designer & cocreator of Team Kaedama. Podcasteur sur 63-88. Twitch Partner (http://twitch.tv/theo_sacha). Co-fondateur de Spiral Éditions.

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20.02.2026 16:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Head and shoulders image of a white haired man with a white goatee looking off into the distance to the right. Some buildings and a bit of water are visible behind him. Ryan Dancey, former COO of Alderac Entertainment Group.

Head and shoulders image of a white haired man with a white goatee looking off into the distance to the right. Some buildings and a bit of water are visible behind him. Ryan Dancey, former COO of Alderac Entertainment Group.

Text from a LinkedIn post which says:

Ryan Dancey Author
Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group

I have zero reason to believe that an AI couldn't "come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos". I can prompt any of several AIs RIGHT NOW and get ideas for games as good as those. The gaming industry doesn't exist because humans create otherwise unobtainable ideas. It exists because many many previous games exist, feed into the minds of designers, who produce new variants on those themes. People then apply risk capital against those ideas to see if there's a product market fit. Sometimes there is, and sometimes there is not. (In fact, much more often than not).

Extremely occasionally (twice in my lifetime: D&D and Magic: the Gathering) a human has produced an all new form of gaming entertainment. Those moments are so rare and incandescent that they echo across decades.

Game publishing isn't an industry of unique special ideas. It's an industry about execution, marketing, and attention to detail. All things AIs are great at.

Text from a LinkedIn post which says: Ryan Dancey Author Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group I have zero reason to believe that an AI couldn't "come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos". I can prompt any of several AIs RIGHT NOW and get ideas for games as good as those. The gaming industry doesn't exist because humans create otherwise unobtainable ideas. It exists because many many previous games exist, feed into the minds of designers, who produce new variants on those themes. People then apply risk capital against those ideas to see if there's a product market fit. Sometimes there is, and sometimes there is not. (In fact, much more often than not). Extremely occasionally (twice in my lifetime: D&D and Magic: the Gathering) a human has produced an all new form of gaming entertainment. Those moments are so rare and incandescent that they echo across decades. Game publishing isn't an industry of unique special ideas. It's an industry about execution, marketing, and attention to detail. All things AIs are great at.

Ryan Dancey, a more than 30-year veteran of the tabletop gaming industry, has lost his COO job at publisher AEG a day after saying AI could generate game ideas as good as his company’s titles Tiny Towns and Cubitos:

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19.02.2026 12:30 — 👍 304    🔁 69    💬 28    📌 56
Mise en place du jeu High Tide. Les tuiles colorées représentent des coquillages et étoile de mer.

Mise en place du jeu High Tide. Les tuiles colorées représentent des coquillages et étoile de mer.

@marcelineleiman.bsky.social at last!
(Love it, it’s so clever)

15.02.2026 09:31 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Trop hâte !

13.02.2026 10:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Annonce de stream.

Annonce de stream.

Coucou, c'est moi, le streamer le plus erratique du format. On se retrouve dans 5 minutes pour papoter par ici : www.twitch.tv/theo_sacha

13.02.2026 08:36 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Message bien reçu et bravo à elleux parce que c’est hyper difficile !

12.02.2026 09:33 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 — 👍 33622    🔁 6995    💬 220    📌 183
soirée Oh My Socks! à La tanière (Grenoble)

soirée Oh My Socks! à La tanière (Grenoble)

Ce soir, je serai à Grenoble et plus particulièrement à La Tanière avec @theosacha.bsky.social et Camille Chaussy pour une rencontre et un tournoi de Oh My Socks!

06.02.2026 10:54 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

“Unbiased” board game reviews are the last ones to be trusted. Everyone has biases. Far more trustworthy are reviews that acknowledge their influence and bias. It indicates a level of awareness, honesty, and ability to contextualize that hints at more thoughtful and meaningful analysis and review.

01.02.2026 06:31 — 👍 231    🔁 24    💬 13    📌 10
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Encyclopedia of Monsters I Game reveal The Encyclopedia of Monsters reveal. A game by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Théo Rivière, illustrated by Maud Chalmel.

Enclyclopedia of Monsters reveal video -> boardgamegeek.com/video/595089... cc @akashinai.bsky.social @theosacha.bsky.social #boardgames

29.01.2026 17:45 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ordered! Looking forward to receiving my copy 🫶

27.01.2026 06:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Logo of the children boardgame : Encyclopedia of Monsters, designed by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Théo Rivière. Illustrated by Maud Chalmel.

Logo of the children boardgame : Encyclopedia of Monsters, designed by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Théo Rivière. Illustrated by Maud Chalmel.

First peek at "Encyclopedia of Monsters" ! Coming soon...

25.01.2026 08:35 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 2
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Et z'est parti pour un live Twitch avec Maxime Rambourg, mon invité mystère (plus très mystère) : www.twitch.tv/theo_sacha

23.01.2026 08:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Bien joué !

17.01.2026 21:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Après 81 parties enfin une victoire avec les 4 sirènes ! !

Heureusement qu'il y avait la règle de l'extension qui dit qu'elles ne rapportent pas de point (donc la joueuse en face de moi m'en a laissé 2)

#j2s @theosacha.bsky.social @brunocathala.bsky.social

17.01.2026 17:42 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0
Annonce de live.

Annonce de live.

Et z'est parti pour le premier live Twitch de l'année. On fait le bilan sur 2025 et on se projette un peu sur 2026. Par ici : www.twitch.tv/theo_sacha

16.01.2026 08:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Je suis super premier degré en plus. Je discutais hier de l’évolution des coops et de la difficulté de proposer des jeux « durs » sans que les joueureuses abandonnent (d’où les jeux en campagne ou évolutifs qui gère la difficulté en courbe) donc je suis ravi de votre persévérance 🫶

14.01.2026 11:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Deuxième victoire à loop.

Je me dit que @theosacha.bsky.social peut être fier de nous. 🥹

(Ou pas, ça fait des années qu'on a le jeu, et qu'il nous tabasse, ça doit être notre 3 ème victoire...)

Va t'on enfin explorer les autres modes de jeu.

En tous cas, nous sommes persévérants!

11.01.2026 16:46 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

J’suis hyper fier de vous.

14.01.2026 09:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just remembered I can draw whatever I want

11.01.2026 03:13 — 👍 15128    🔁 2665    💬 157    📌 76
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Board Game Beat LLC | W. Eric Martin Tabletop and board game journalism with deep-dive news, reviews, interviews, videos, and essays, plus rulebook writing and editing services.

We're working hard on Board Game Beat and are grateful that even before launch, we have lots of support from advertisers and members (both free and paid).

Want a sneak peek?

It's www.wericmartin.com, passcode 9763. (The text is placeholder and the RSS isn't live, but everything else is there.)

02.01.2026 17:59 — 👍 59    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
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LudoVox - Amanite : À la ceuillette aux champignons. Retrouvez-ici des présentations et retours critiques de jeux de société après les premières parties. Nous parlons ici de Amanite

Just Played | Amanite : On vous emmène avec nous à la cueillette aux champignons : ludovox.fr/amanite-a-la...

09.01.2026 11:26 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Oh my god indeed. Can’t wait.

05.01.2026 22:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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PACK JEU + CHAT PAIRE'LIPOPETTE • Chaussettes fantaisie • Josette & Découvrez les chaussettes fantaisie PACK JEU + CHAT PAIRE'LIPOPETTE en coton bio, dessinées à Saint Malo et fabriquées au Portugal.

Ici : josette-tic.com/products/pac...

29.12.2025 22:47 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Chaque année je demande au papa noël des chaussettes rigolotes et le chéri philo est très très fier de son cadeau #j2s troll

@toinito.bsky.social @theosacha.bsky.social est-ce que les chaussettes du jeu existent en vrai (pour les demander aussi au papa noël) ?

29.12.2025 21:00 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Merci au #BlagueFriday pour ce cadeau.
Pressé de tester ce #MicroHeroHercule 😁
@theosacha.bsky.social

22.12.2025 11:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Will be a pleasure and an honor to take a look at your pitches with my publishing company @spiraleditions.bsky.social! Send me a DM if you want :)

21.12.2025 06:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Four photos - several of early Abandon All Artichokes board game prototype, vegetables with cartoon eyes. One of person with pink hair holding the published copy of Abandon All Artichokes in front of shelves of board games.

Four photos - several of early Abandon All Artichokes board game prototype, vegetables with cartoon eyes. One of person with pink hair holding the published copy of Abandon All Artichokes in front of shelves of board games.

💼 I’m looking for work as a board game designer.
🌎 I’m open to in-person, hybrid or remote work.
⭐ I’ve previously worked at the Uzzle and made Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, and other board games.

17.12.2025 23:27 — 👍 106    🔁 48    💬 2    📌 4

Allez, bravo !

19.12.2025 21:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0