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David Spalinski

@vawcer.bsky.social

I like to make games!

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New Mill Industries

Oh hey! New games are up for preorder at www.newmillindustries.com!

The Fluffy Rite is an oddball trick taker in which there are no ranks on the cards - you play two suited cards together to form teddy bears (illustrated by my 16 year old son) and you're aiming to win the second-most tricks.

01.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Episode 86: Daniel Newman - Indie Game Markets, Trick Takers that stood out to us and connecting with the younger generation | The BoardGameGeek Podcast

"The Six of VIII" is discussed on Episode 86 of The BGG Podcast with Daniel Newman and Amanda Panda.

One of the few games to get a reprint within New Mill, and now it is getting a new edition from @25thcentury.games

boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/b...

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16.01.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the character variety makes this game pop for sure.

16.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Top 25 Board Games of 2025
YouTube video by Board Game Animal The Top 25 Board Games of 2025

A Sentimental Saturday Night Special: The Top 25 Games of 2025

youtu.be/bacmZ1L0t0E?...

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04.01.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Cheers! I hope you enjoyed it.

26.12.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woo! I hope you enjoy!!

21.12.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how he manages to play so many games and then write such engaging reviews about them all, but I thank @danthurot.bsky.social for spending a slice of that time with my first little indie game Venusian Vegas and for all his support of the Indie Games Night Market this year! ❀️

17.12.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 WINNERS FOR THE GOLDEN TRICKSTER AND GOLDEN CLIMBER | The Trick-Taking Guild Hey Y'all!!! Well, that was quite the nail-biter!! 2 of the awards had a 1 vote margin, and 1 of the awards had a 3 vote margin!!! But, without further ado, let's give out these awards!!! We have t...

boardgamegeek.com/thread/36280...

This was a big surprise! Torchlit was voted Most Innovative in the 2025 Golden Trickster!

Cheers to everyone and big congrats to @bbornmueller.bsky.social, @seandavidross.bsky.social, and @tricktaking.bsky.social for their amazing work on Fellowship and Bacon!

15.12.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

"I can't believe you've done this to me" could definitely be an alternate name for this one.

07.12.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoping you had a good session and enjoyed the game!

07.12.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad you enjoyed it! 😊

07.12.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a nice surprise to see both Chasing Shadows and Torchlit on Kovray today! Very happy to hear both games went down well.

04.12.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch me get thankful, recap Pax, & talk games from…

youtu.be/-h5u2Ghv8tY?...

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03.12.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Thanks a bunch! I'm really glad you liked it!

03.12.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Work in progress box cover for the card game called Trifle. Designed by Sean Ross. Art by Sai Beppu. Published by Sai Beppu.

Work in progress box cover for the card game called Trifle. Designed by Sean Ross. Art by Sai Beppu. Published by Sai Beppu.

WIP box cover art for "Trifle", for a TGM Spring 2026 release.

Designed by me. Art by @saibep.bsky.social.

This will be a limited release, available in Japan via BOOTH (more details when they become available).

27.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

I love the art in this game!

27.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover image to High Tide

The cover image to High Tide

HUGE news update for me!!!!!!

High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…

✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨

This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!

25.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 261    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 5
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This Is Not a Review of a Pipe All I play anymore is trick-takers. And while some of them are challenging, others risk disappearing down their own pipe-hole in a semantic puff of tobacco smoke. That isn’t a bad thing. This…

In Mac McAnally's This Is Not a Game About a Pipe, players must craft studiously sensical statements about their cards. This one is a strange but enjoyable trick-taker. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/11/25/t...

25.11.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks, that's great to hear. Once everyone is used to the game, I like it when the table starts talking and pointing out who wants or doesn't specific cards, encouraging attempts to stick certain people with tricks or block them outright.

23.11.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a nice haul! Thanks for picking up Chasing Shadows. I hope you enjoy it!

23.11.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks a bunch! I hope you all had fun!

23.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

PAX has Origin Story for sale and demo stations, so yeah… pretty swanky round here.

22.11.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! I snagged a copy at PAX first thing this morning. It was a long queue, but met some nice people, so it was a fun wait.

22.11.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Woo! Nice!!!! Congratulations! πŸŽ‰

22.11.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Threw together a quick poster / flyer for the event this Saturday. Come check out some cool indie games!
#paxunplugged #pax #indiegamesnightmarket

19.11.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Ooh, I'll give this a listen on the way to PAX this weekend. Looking forward to it.

Popular for a reason, RA is my pick. While the auctions are dead simple, everything around it impacting the decisions to bid or call an auction is so interesting.

19.11.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀩 Wow, these all look so good! Amazing work! γŠγ€γ‹γ‚Œγ•γΎγ§γ™οΌ

19.11.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lovely review of Folia Folio! Thanks Wade!

17.11.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks great!

16.11.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to share our Special Presentation; Indie Games Night Market Preview!
It was a privilege to be part of this & share these games with you all~

youtu.be/HA_u8oxU0kc?...

See the games that will be at the IGNM in exactly 1 week at #PAXunplugged!

#boardgames #ignm
#cardgames #indiegames

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