John Brieger

really excited to be working together!

there are lots of problems with GAMA, but this is a genuinely good program they are running, and strong interest and applicants will allow them to continue to fund and expand it!

GAMA: THE GAME MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is the non-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the hobby games industry.

Hey indie publisher friends: this is your reminder that GAMA fellowship applications close JULY 31 for the 2026 Horizons fellowship www.gama.org/page/Horizons

It comes with travel & lodging for GAMA trade show, $1000 grant, and more!

Beige, brown, and yellow title card with the text: Developer Roundtable w/ Mondo Davis and John Brieger on Wednesday July 23 at 9 PM EDT with accompanying links: facebook.com/MeepleSyrup and youtube.com/MeepleSyrup. There are yellow and brown pill-shaped graphic elements in the top left and bottom right corners. The centre has the pancake shaped logo for the Meeple Syrup Show surrounded by hexagonally framed pictures of the 2 hosts and their guests.

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Tonight at 9PM EDT (UTC -5), @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @drayerink.bsky.social talk to @gamesbymondo.bsky.social and @johnbrieger.bsky.social in a Developer Round Table, looking at freelance and in house roles!

Join us live in the chat at facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!

Stock up on salt just in case…

@joetalkscomics.bsky.social Wanted to reach out to send you a media copy of our new card game based on Image Comic Radiant Black. If you're interested, DM me and I can email you the info?

hey, if you're interested, I wanted to send y'all a media copy of the new card game we're working on based on Image Comic Radiant Black – DM me and I can send you an email?

hey - was trying to find a good email for y'all to reach out about our new Radiant Black game. DM me?

New York Based Game Designers:

You have a week left to apply for a $60,000 artist grant with the NYS artist fellowship. At least one of these grants would be great for a TTRPG

The Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game Starter Pack. Shows a paper booster pack with two superheroes on it, Premier and Radiant Black, next to a 3D render of a cardboard box holding dozens of the packs. The front of the packaging reads "Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game - Starter Pack - 2 Complete Decks"

a fan of game cards showing the supervillain Premier from the Image comics series Radiant Black. Cards shown have the names Catalyst, The Final Trial, Inevitable, and Assessment Finalized.

Board Game Media friends – @solisgamestudio.bsky.social is getting ready to send out some copies of our summer release: a complete 2 player game in a booster pack! Super-powered duels in just 5 minutes. If you're interested, fill this out: forms.gle/eDoJ9L9nJc8g...

If you're looking to get into a new RPG show, can't recommend Chaos Protocol enough. Tonight is a great time to jump into it!

Just got a copy of cascade at 12x16 that I'm very excited for, but I'd love something larger too!

Do any of your prints scale up well? I'd definitely pay for a larger size for either of these if you enable it on the store. www.inprnt.com/gallery/litt...
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I am dreading my return to GenCon this year. it's been since 2019. I do genuinely look forward to PAX U though.

what IS the deal with board games? What a wonder it is that anyone makes a game at all.

The food is medium, but Peri peri sauce is the real deal and should be on more things.

I’m at KublaCon this weekend, splitting time between the @solisgamestudio.bsky.social booth and the Protospiel room. Come say hi!

Aktuelle Preisträger 2025 Nominiert für die Wahl zum Spiel des Jahres 2025 Bomb Busters von Hisashi Hayashi Pegasus Spiele Illustration: Dominique Ferland Kooperatives Bombenentschärfen mit Köpfchen für 2 bis 5 Personen ab 10 ...

Just saw @fertessa.bsky.social and @rf-seattle.bsky.social were nominated for a KinderSpiel des Jahres! Congratulations! www.spiel-des-jahres.de/aktuelle-pre...

Deep in the con preparation hole this week but feeling really productive! Trying to clear my backlog, export some fresh prototypes, and go into KublaCon with a fresh slate of things to try

I make the burrito and I pass it to the customer, they pass me money. Pass-ive income.

I described his face as a "pufferfish of hot dogs" 🤮🤮🤮

Perceptive Podcast Sign up Form For anyone in game dev who is interested in coming on my podcast series on youtube.com/c/game-wisdom to talk about their works or game design in general. These casts can be done live or recorded. I wi...

it's time for another reminder that if you're working on a game, want to talk about the process of game dev, or teaching game design, I'm always looking for guests for my podcast series, as we can spend hours talking about design forms.gle/59Ji39m9Md8u... #indiegamedev

Pigment You are Master Painters of the Renaissance! ...Or you would be, if you had some paints! Send your two Apprentices to gather and trade Pigments in the crowded and ever-evolving Bazaar for your works. ...

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Pigment from Copper Frog?

and the uncertainty the administration has introduced can't be understated. All this chaos and volatility is self-inflicted.

Planning, cost windows, and stability are gone. Making and importing physical products is always challenging, but the unnecessary nature of this crisis is infuriating.

30% is still a huge tax on Americans – this is not a time to celebrate (though a sigh of small relief is appropriate). Companies can survive 30%, but it's a drastic impact that will ripple through to lower quality and less choices for players and game makers across the US.

I'm seriously concerned shipping costs will skyrocket, similar to how they did during the pandemic. For our cheaper games, where shipping is typically about ~30% of landed cost, if shipping costs go up 2x, which isn't out of the realm of possibility, our costs are still increasing 69% over January.

Tariffs on China are temporarily lowered to 30% for 90 days, which is still a huge increase from our previous costs, though not an existential threat in the same way. It's still a devastating blow to the board game industry. I worry about the effect this pause in supply chains will have on shipping.

A terrifying monstrosity cardboard cutout standup, made of collaged animated depictions of snack food. His face is a pufferfish of hot dogs, leering with a chocolate chip cookie smile, and he reaches for you with one cinnamon roll hand, grasping with his hot dog fingers.

Please meet “Bong Sedlus”, our new road trip mascot, most known for his catchphrase “outside bad”

Have You Been Priced Out of a Hobby? | KQED We talk about what we lose when we can no longer afford our hobbies.

Segment is up here: board games talk at 37:45 www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Today at 10am pacific, I’ll be joining @kqedforum.bsky.social to discuss the impact of tariffs on hobbies in America. My board game publishing business @solisgamestudio.bsky.social has 8500 games on the water, due to the port of LA May 15th. We’re expecting a devastating 145% tariff bill.