Bryan Bornmueller

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Frodo lays next to the black tower as he considers trading in the ring for a nice retirement package.

Syn looks down on sauron, at least she has two eyes she thinks.

And that's a wrap on the Two Towers trick taking game by @bbornmueller.bsky.social ! So many emotional waves from a little card game! How cool! Will our heroes make it out?? Gollum! The beautiful art by @elaineryanart.bsky.social !! 10/10 what a fantastic journey. Better than reading a book.

TLOTRTTTTTG box sits between two towers of boxes on my living room table. It's majestic.

Just knocked out 2 chapters solo. 2 more chapters to go and then... I have to wait at least a year to find out what happens next???? 😭😭😭😭
@bbornmueller.bsky.social y'all killing me over here. #tlotrtttttg fantastic challenges this one. Tougher! I've lost more this time than fellowship. 💍🗼🗼

Yes!

YouTube video by Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game! (Cooperatively save Middle Earth!)

Sunday’s Two Towers review:

youtu.be/i1KXTo27zfo?...

Yum!

YouTube video by BoardGameGeek Top 10 Hottest Board Games: February 2026 - The Best of BGG

Two Towers was the 2nd hottest game of the month!

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Japanese Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking

Spring in Japan 🌸

The Fellowship Breaks, the Tricks Escalate: The Two Towers Trick Taking Game Review | The Meeple Digest

Today’s Two Towers review:

boardgamegeek.com/blog/13333/b...

Can’t wait to play with the fam!

Have you tried not being a robot?

Trick-Taking Games
Heavy Euros
Any too similar to an Asmodee best-seller
Escape Room Games
Traitor / Hidden Role Games
NSFW / Adult Games

I generally am not interested in (though I’d love to be proven wrong about any of these):
Collectible Card Games
Miniature Games
Role Playing Game
Kids Games
Word / Spelling Games
Real Time Games
Dexterity Games
...

It’s something simple enough that you could teach your parents how to play, even if they would not really want to learn on their own.  It’s the sort of game that as soon as players finish, they want to play again as soon as possible, if not immediately.

The perfect Asmodee title is 75% familiar and 25% totally original, plays in about an hour or less, and as a board game can retail for less than $50 or as a card game (with a little extra) that retails for $25 or less.

Secrets of the Tabletop Games Industry | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming The tabletop games industry is fragmented, confusing, and full of some the most exciting ideas in all of game design. In this talk Bryan Bornmueller will share advise from my multiple decades of exper...

Also come to my talk at 10:30 on Tuesday!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/secr...

Game Designers!

I will be in San Francisco soon for GDC March 10th and 11th.

I will be taking pitches for original board games and card games designed with the hobby game market in mind for some of the tabletop studios at Asmodee.

Please send me an e-mail (bbornmueller@asmodee.com)

YouTube video by Geekach Games Дві вежі Карткова гра - огляд та правила настільної гри / The Two Towers Trick Taking Game

The YouTube auto-translate called “tricks” bribes and it make the game sound very different!
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Explore The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game Adventure Discover the adventure of The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game, a cooperative card game that brings Tolkien's world to life. Play alone or with friends!

Another Two Towers review (it is still thrilling to see my game reviewed on sites I’ve read for decades!):

If you don’t hear back from Asmodee Italy in the next few weeks, let me know!

The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game Review - IGN The Two Towers: The Trick Taking Game delivers a wonderful cooperative experience for fans of both the Lord of the Rings and the trick taking genre – whether you've played the first game or not.

Nice Two Towers review:

www.ign.com/articles/the...

Send me an email and we can find some time! bbornmueller@asmodee.com

That looks great!

Amazing!

Can I Venmo you for a copy?

Are you doing a talk this year?

I hope so!

Secrets of the Tabletop Games Industry | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming The tabletop games industry is fragmented, confusing, and full of some the most exciting ideas in all of game design. In this talk Bryan Bornmueller will share advise from my multiple decades of exper...

I will be at GDC this year!

I have a talk at 10:30 AM on Tuesday March 10th, Room 3016, West Hall. (link below)

I will also be demoing my Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Games on Wednesday night. (more details to come)

If you have a board game to pitch or want to meetup, let me know!

BGG best seller list showing two towers as #1, flip 7 as number 2

Second week in a row with The Two Towers Trick-Taking Game as the #1 best seller on BoardGameGeek! (Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game is #10.)
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Quick reminder on this Groundhog Day that Ned Ryerson is responsible for the band Radiohead.