The Misplay
@themisplay.com
A podcast about making a company making a board game.
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All set up and ready for playtesting in the Kublacon Protospiel room!
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
All set up and ready for playtesting in the Kublacon Protospiel room!
Big thanks to Greg and the Golden Gate Gamemakers for hosting tonight’s playtest. Turns out I still can’t see 180 degrees ahead—good grief! Great game, Greg. @haoleboygames.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Big thanks to Greg and the Golden Gate Gamemakers for hosting tonight’s playtest. Turns out I still can’t see 180 degrees ahead—good grief! Great game, Greg. @haoleboygames.com
Nothing like getting schooled at your own game by a playtester who’s only a few plays in. I appreciated Zach and his kind words immensely! #ProtospielOnline
August 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Nothing like getting schooled at your own game by a playtester who’s only a few plays in. I appreciated Zach and his kind words immensely! #ProtospielOnline
Huge thanks to Jeremy and Heather for being the first to playtest Currents at Protospiel Online. Great insights! Can you spot the winning pattern? @protospielo.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Huge thanks to Jeremy and Heather for being the first to playtest Currents at Protospiel Online. Great insights! Can you spot the winning pattern? @protospielo.bsky.social
A beautiful day! Received a copy of Bones & Banners to playtest—all the way from Sweden. @torviktorsson.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A beautiful day! Received a copy of Bones & Banners to playtest—all the way from Sweden. @torviktorsson.bsky.social
Scott gave our Currents playtest room a facelift! Stop by, try the game, and share your feedback.
playingcards.io/tvsqr6
playingcards.io/tvsqr6
August 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Scott gave our Currents playtest room a facelift! Stop by, try the game, and share your feedback.
playingcards.io/tvsqr6
playingcards.io/tvsqr6
On the eve of Gen Con at last! Everything’s packed—components, rules, player aids, and more. See you in the FEPH tomorrow. A year’s work all coming together. 🎲✂️ #GenCon
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
On the eve of Gen Con at last! Everything’s packed—components, rules, player aids, and more. See you in the FEPH tomorrow. A year’s work all coming together. 🎲✂️ #GenCon
We haven’t shared a PlayingCards.io screenshot in a while—here’s a draw from v12, on the eve of Gen Con.
July 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We haven’t shared a PlayingCards.io screenshot in a while—here’s a draw from v12, on the eve of Gen Con.
At Dogpatch Games playtesting “in the wild” with Golden Gate Gamemakers! 🎲✂️
June 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
At Dogpatch Games playtesting “in the wild” with Golden Gate Gamemakers! 🎲✂️
At a kids’ indoor play place when my son says, “They have your game on the wall!” So yeah, feeling super original right now. 🎲✂️
June 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
At a kids’ indoor play place when my son says, “They have your game on the wall!” So yeah, feeling super original right now. 🎲✂️
We took notes during gameplay—to support iteration, aid memory, and more.
June 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
We took notes during gameplay—to support iteration, aid memory, and more.
Abstract game has made it to a table!
June 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Abstract game has made it to a table!
Early prototypes are taking shape.
June 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Early prototypes are taking shape.
Today's playtest with our @unpub.bsky.social mentor, Fernando of Factor Estudios, marked a fantastic start to the Unpub Mentorship Program.
May 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Today's playtest with our @unpub.bsky.social mentor, Fernando of Factor Estudios, marked a fantastic start to the Unpub Mentorship Program.
Mark already has ideas—he’s playtesting.
May 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Mark already has ideas—he’s playtesting.
Maybe a thing, maybe not. That’s us.
May 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Maybe a thing, maybe not. That’s us.
We're just beginning to explore our art options—and of course, we had to start with hippos! This fantastic mockup was created by Keira Renna.
March 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're just beginning to explore our art options—and of course, we had to start with hippos! This fantastic mockup was created by Keira Renna.
We attended Game Market West at the Guildhouse in San Jose. We were most excited to see a “trick-taking dating game”, no really.
March 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We attended Game Market West at the Guildhouse in San Jose. We were most excited to see a “trick-taking dating game”, no really.
Funny you ask. But, yes. Random word generator was stuck and we went with it.
March 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Funny you ask. But, yes. Random word generator was stuck and we went with it.
Game designer @randyogames.bsky.social joins us tomorrow to share his playtesting experience and offer advice on where we’re at!
March 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Game designer @randyogames.bsky.social joins us tomorrow to share his playtesting experience and offer advice on where we’re at!
Tomorrow's show will transport you to a parallel universe within our board game Animal Kingdom.
March 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Tomorrow's show will transport you to a parallel universe within our board game Animal Kingdom.
Have you listened yet? We talked with @citysquarestudios.bsky.social to learn about their journey and discuss the importance of community.
themisplay.com/podcast/s2e4/
themisplay.com/podcast/s2e4/
February 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Have you listened yet? We talked with @citysquarestudios.bsky.social to learn about their journey and discuss the importance of community.
themisplay.com/podcast/s2e4/
themisplay.com/podcast/s2e4/