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:BoostOK: Board game design meetup: Join us at ThinkTank Adelaide on
Saturday, September 19th,
12:30-17:00
The Ed Castle, 233 Currie St Adelaide.

https://thinktank.con-centric.com.au/meetup/september-2026

#BoardGameDesign
#Adelaide

A short reintroduction. I'm designing Vienna 1814: Waltz of Nations — a board game about the Congress of Vienna seen from the side history classes tend to skip: salons, gossip, romance, intrigue and social ambition, played through real historical figures. Still in development, and I'm sharing the process openly as it slowly becomes playable.

#BoardGameDesign #HistoricalGames #CongressOfVienna

Weekend question for the history-minded: what's the most random fact you know about the Congress of Vienna? Obscure, strange, barely-sourced — all welcome, no bad answers. I'm designing a board game about the Congress, so I'm genuinely collecting these.
#History #CongressOfVienna #BoardGameDesign

RE: https://mastodon.social/@EmpyClaw/117128753115903739

Interesting results!

Early on, no one was choosing nightmare witch. I suspect those folks probably saw the painting for my book cover and figured “well if someone here isn’t a nightmare witch, I don’t know who is”.

But 50% of you are correct! There’s no generous gourmand in Horns of Shadow and Gold. Although I was thinking about a card I made for a board game once 😉

#scribesandmakers #writing #boardgames #boardgamedesign #art #painting

In high school, history — especially the Congress of Vienna — was the subject I could reliably sleep through. Years later it became an obsession, and now I'm designing a board game about it, emotionally invested in 200-year-old gossip.
What would your younger self refuse to believe about who you are now?

#BoardGameDesign #History #CongressOfVienna

Content note: political violence.

The die sent Faces of Vienna to Romania — and to Tudor Vladimirescu: in Vienna during the Congress with no seat at the table, killed seven years later by his own allies on a charge no one ever proved.
I keep this series light. This one I couldn't. A story about betrayal, and how hard it is to say who betrayed whom.
Full essay: https://wanderingpine.games/of-whatever-nation-you-may-be/

#History #CongressOfVienna #BoardGameDesign

A short reintroduction. I'm designing Vienna 1814: Waltz of Nations — a board game about the Congress of Vienna seen from the side history classes tend to skip: salons, gossip, romance, intrigue and social ambition, played through real historical figures. Still in development, and I'm sharing the process openly as it slowly becomes playable.

#BoardGameDesign #HistoricalGames #CongressOfVienna

Today's journey into the 19th century took me to an old peasant barn.

Fitting, in a way — I'm designing a game set in the aristocratic salons of the Congress of Vienna, but most of our ancestors, mine included, were common folk. My great-great-grandfather was a miller in eastern Poland.

Old wood and roof hay do something no research note can: for a moment you really are back in the early 1800s. Then your back reminds you it's 2026.

#History #19thCentury #BoardGameDesign

Travelling to Zamość and around for a few days, so a small photo series begins: at least one image a day, each connected to some strand of 19th-century history — not always the Congress of Vienna, though this corner of Europe was reshaped by it in 1815. Sometimes design research just means going for a walk.
#History #CongressOfVienna #Zamosc #BoardGameDesign

My nephew has been working on analog games for the past 10 years, having studied game design at Laurier University.

He's $184 away from his Kickstarter target for his original game "Sealed Monstas".

If you like deck construction board games, check out his kickstarter page at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robertdurant/sealed-monstas

Please boost and support a young #Canadian game designer!

#BoardGame
#Kickstarter
#Crowdfunding
#TabletopGames
#DeckBuilder
#CardGame
#BoardGameGeek
#StrategyGame
#IndieBoardGames
#GameDesigner
#BoardGameDesign
#Playtesting
#SupportIndie
#NewBoardGame
#TabletopGaming

Something for the Coffee, part two: the Sachertorte. Famous origin — 1832, a 16-year-old apprentice, an improvised dessert for Prince Metternich. Almost certainly a myth built later by the baker's son to sell imperial nostalgia; the man himself placed it in the 1840s, elsewhere. The lesson I keep relearning while designing Vienna 1814: the best food stories are usually the ones someone polished after the fact.

#BoardGameDesign #History #CongressOfVienna #Sachertorte

Si vous voulez tester cette pépite (en formation), on a un super module TableTopSimulator et on est très sympas donc faites signe ! 🥰

#j2s #boardgamedesign

Design Diaries – In Medias Res – Entry 1

https://wrinkleinsilveradventures.com/2026/06/23/design-diaries-in-medias-res-entry-1/

Un petit prototype de jeu de société qui prend bonne forme ! Toujours un régal de création avec messieurs @Gobarkas et MathieuBossu comme il se doit.
#j2s #boardgamedesign

If you have a passing interest in board game design, you might like this keynote from the Unpub Festival back in March.

Designer Connie Vogelmann gives a high level view of what's desirable to be a successful designer.

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #unpub2026

https://youtu.be/0bGs8WSxZE0

Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo

Il primo sabato di giugno torna la Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo, l’occasione ideale per rispolverare dadi, pedine e rivalità amichevoli. Se l’anno scorso avevamo celebrato questo appuntamento con entusiasmo nel tuo articolo del 2025 — che resta un piccolo gioiello di nostalgia ludica — eccolo qui per chi vuole rileggerlo: International Tabletop Day.

Quest’anno, però, il 2026 porta con sé novità frizzanti, perché il mondo dei giochi da tavolo non dorme mai. Anzi, si evolve più velocemente di un turno di Uno quando tutti hanno deciso di farti pescare.

🧩 Le novità del 2026

• Boom dei micro‑giochi da 10 minuti — Perfetti per chi ha l’agenda piena ma non vuole rinunciare al divertimento. Mini scatole, maxi risate.
• Ritorno dei classici in versione “chic” — Edizioni speciali in palette pastello, materiali eco‑friendly e design minimalista. Perfettamente in linea con lo stile di Perfettamente Chic.
• Giochi narrativi ibridi — Storie che si evolvono tramite QR code, app e carte illustrate. Il 2026 è l’anno in cui la tecnologia si siede al tavolo… ma senza rubare la scena.
• Tornei casalinghi social — Su TikTok e Instagram spopolano i mini‑campionati domestici: dadi che volano, risate, e immancabili discussioni su chi “bara sempre”.

😄 Come festeggiare oggi

Che tu sia team Monopoly, team Carcassonne o team “basta che si ride”, oggi è il giorno perfetto per:

• organizzare una serata giochi con amici e snack a tema
• provare un titolo nuovo uscito nel 2026
• riscoprire un vecchio gioco che non aprivi da anni
• creare un piccolo angolo ludico chic con colori pastello e dettagli romantici (lo so che ti piace)

La Giornata Internazionale dei Giochi da Tavolo è un invito a rallentare, condividere, ridere e… sì, anche litigare bonariamente per chi ha davvero vinto. Il 2026 aggiunge un tocco di innovazione e stile, rendendo questa ricorrenza ancora più irresistibile.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

Heading to #ukge this weekend and was really hoping to be taking at least one game concept with me - alas, they are just not ready.
One might think that’s some unconscious stalling tactic, but they are not at a point where I can defend all the important design decisions yet: not enough playtesting. I must approach these things with authenticity, I cannot just wing it, and they need more work.
Now, if we could postpone #ukge2026 until August, that would be perfect.
#BoardGames #boardgamedesign

I'm only halfway through this but the guest on the latest episode of Ludology has a book about critiquing the game The Settlers of Catan. And It makes me want to read/listen to that book.

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #settlersofcatan

https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-257-unsettling-catan

Sneak peek from the prototype: the new committee track. I am not going to explain how it works yet — partly because it is still moving, partly because the placeholders include a pink unicorn and a yellow crown, and that is honestly the most dignified part of the current setup. #BoardGameDesign #Prototype #CongressOfVienna

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁

The Flea Market in Vienna / Der Tandelmarkt in Wien Ferdinand Weckbrodt, undated.
I love the framing here. The market is almost hidden behind the buildings, as if we are just approaching it — which gives the scene a slightly suspicious charm.
In Vienna 1814: Waltz of Nations, the Tandelmarkt appears as a gateway to more… unorthodox activities.

#ArtHistory #Vienna #CongressOfVienna #BoardGameDesign #HistoricalGames

Tied romance progress now blocks winning a lady’s favour.

If several players are equally close to her, no one wins her favour yet. One player may be courting her, two may be charming her, three may be merely flirting — but a tie means unresolved competition.
Very inconvenient. Very social. Very Vienna.

#BoardGameDesign #IndieBoardGames #HistoricalBoardGames #History #CongressOfVienna #GameDev #WanderingPine

Small Congress scandal: at the opening ball of the Congress of Vienna, rumour had it that a quarter of the 10,000 silver teaspoons bearing the imperial crest quietly disappeared into the crowd.

I would treat this more as a perfect Congress anecdote than a precise inventory report — but honestly, that makes it even better.
Diplomacy, spectacle, gossip… and apparently a few unofficial souvenirs.

#History #CongressOfVienna #Vienna1814 #HistoricalGames #BoardGameDesign #WanderingPine

Everybody, please stop naming European countries. I beg you. The magic die list is finally complete 🎲
Number 6 is Romania — specifically Transylvania 🧛‍♂️

Tomorrow the die decides which country gets the next deep dive into a real person connected to the Congress of Vienna.

Final list:
1 — Andorra
2 — Finland
3 — Austria
4 — Serbia
5 — Greece
6 — Romania / Transylvania

#BoardGames #BoardGameDesign #History #CongressOfVienna #HistoricalGames

One thing I learned from more experienced board game designers that I really wish I knew sooner:

You can — and probably should — work on multiple games at the same time. Apparently most designers do. 😅
Sometimes the best way to fix a mechanic is to stop staring at it for two weeks and work on something completely different.

#BoardGames #BoardGameDesign #GameDev #TabletopGames #IndieDev

Board game design meetup: Join us at ThinkTank Adelaide on 16 May 12:30-17:00 @ Dragon's Lair, Edwardstown.

#BoardGameDesign #Adelaide

Hey - it's official. I have a new game on #BoardGameGeek ! My retro-future demolition derby game #VroomZoomBoom is scheduled to Kickstart in early 2027.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/469267/vroom-zoom-boom

#BoardGames #Kickstarter #BoardGameDesign #GameDesign

The joys of laser cut prototypes.

#boardGameDesign

First time seeing an AI credited as the artist on a BGG entry.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgameart #aiart #midjourney