Then, I'll be at PAX-U from Nov 21-23. I'll be testing a couple of games in the Unpub room. I wasn't able to get anything on the schedule, but if you want to try one of my Sector games, give me a shout.
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Should we get one of those cash tunnels for Unpub and fill it with bits for people to grab?
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I am experimentally adapting my unpub #FrankMatsura novel into a play. It isn't very good, but it's helping me to see spots in the novel that need improvement. So, a useful exercise! #writesky #amquerying
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Feed: "Latest News - Unpub: The Unpublished Games Network"
By: Info Unpub on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
By: Info Unpub on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Don’t Be Scared of Not Enough Playtesting with Unpub
PAX Unplugged is coming up soon!
www.unpub.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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#royal #OTD "25th October 1952: Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, inaugurates the new reservoir on the river Claerwen in Elan valley, Radnorshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6200 - The Queen Inaugurates Claerwen Reservoir - unpub.
October 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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...I'm excited about how we put simple party game mechanics into a storytelling framework to make improv / role-playing experiences accessible to people who don't want to do funny voices or make up plot twists under pressure.
Play it in the Unpub space, next to First Look!
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Play it in the Unpub space, next to First Look!
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October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Yes, I'm still designing new things!
If you're coming to PAX Unplugged, come try out Dumpster Heist, a low-stakes, card-based, 3+raccoons-in-a-trenchcoat storytelling game that @mistergross.bsky.social and I have been working on for the better part of a year...
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If you're coming to PAX Unplugged, come try out Dumpster Heist, a low-stakes, card-based, 3+raccoons-in-a-trenchcoat storytelling game that @mistergross.bsky.social and I have been working on for the better part of a year...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Wait, AllPlay's Networks is at Essen? That's great!
Yes, PAXU is a go! I'll be in the Unpub room a ton. Let's meet up!
Yes, PAXU is a go! I'll be in the Unpub room a ton. Let's meet up!
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Thanks to Gary Simes' unpub. sexwords dict. GDoS has examples of ‘goon’ in 2009, and ‘edge’ in 2010.
October 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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do you have a physical prototype? pretty sure our space is full for Unplugged, but you should sign up to demo it at Unpub Festival in Baltimore in March: www.unpub.org/upcoming-eve...
(I'm a volunteer)
(I'm a volunteer)
Unpub Festival 2026 — Unpub: The Unpublished Games Network
Unpub Festival 2026 will be held March 12-15, 2026 at the BWI Airport Marriott in Linthicum, MD. Badge Sales Badge sales are open now.
www.unpub.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I won't have a table. Just going to play games and visit everyone else's tables! So I might be hard to find. We can DM as it gets closer and figure something out.
(I do have a playtesting table at Unpub Baltimore.)
(I do have a playtesting table at Unpub Baltimore.)
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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I'll be at Unpub most of the weekend so I'll scout your table (I think I read you have one). I have two slots as well.
I will be there mid Thursday and leaving Sunday so its a solid 2.5 days.
I will be there mid Thursday and leaving Sunday so its a solid 2.5 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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If you don't have an Unpub slot, come by after hours. I often see people offer playtests in the open play area though that's a dice roll of whether you get any takers
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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* Who should be on this list? Anyone in the DMV area who identifies as a game designer. As Elizabeth Hargrave put it when she keynoted Unpub 2022: "If you've ever made a game, you're a game designer."
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October 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Want some tips for your own playtesting events?
10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid.
Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/playtestin...
10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid.
Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/playtestin...
Don't ask these playtesting questions!
10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid. Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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The second article I wrote after Unpub 2025: 10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid. Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/playtestin...
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/playtestin...
Don't ask these playtesting questions!
10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid. Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I wrote two articles at Skeleton Code Machine about my Unpub experiences in 2025.
The first: 10 things you can do to improve your game pitch whether it is for a publisher, retailer, customer, or player. Lessons learned from Feedback Frenzy at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/how-to-pit...
The first: 10 things you can do to improve your game pitch whether it is for a publisher, retailer, customer, or player. Lessons learned from Feedback Frenzy at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/how-to-pit...
How to pitch your game at Unpub
10 things you can do to improve your game pitch whether it is for a publisher, retailer, customer, or player. Lessons learned from Feedback Frenzy at Unpub 2025.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I'll be at Unpub Festival 2026 in Baltimore, MD again this year. Had a fantastic first time there last year and learned a lot.
This year I signed up to playtest/demo a card/board game I've been working on. Nervous/excited about that!
If you are going, let me know!
www.unpub.org/upcoming-eve...
This year I signed up to playtest/demo a card/board game I've been working on. Nervous/excited about that!
If you are going, let me know!
www.unpub.org/upcoming-eve...
Unpub Festival 2026 — Unpub: The Unpublished Games Network
Unpub Festival 2026 will be held March 12-15, 2026 at the BWI Airport Marriott in Linthicum, MD. Badge Sales Badge sales are open now.
www.unpub.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Yesssss. I'll be in the Unpub room when I'm not demoing but otherwise let's play some games!
October 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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I mean, I hope so! Other than Indie Game Market and an Unpub panel on Saturday night I'm free and clear! 🙌
October 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Like most years, I expect most of my time will be wandering around to try new things and to play games with as many people as I can. I'll try to spend even more time in Unpub too.
Maybe I'll bring an RPG to run again? It's been years since I tried that.
Maybe I'll bring an RPG to run again? It's been years since I tried that.
October 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Thanks for sharings!
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
VanRes (1974-2024)
vanres1974.blogspot.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Thanks for sharings!
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
VanRes (1974-2024)
vanres1974.blogspot.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Thanks for sharings!
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
reunion after departures @vanres74 579e15nov24 #unpub [27fev25 thu 09:00] {26fev25 wed 14:30}
12 sisters
and 11 brothers
who became adults
at my mother's family
borned and burned
between 1923 and 1957
plus,,,
continue:
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2025/02/579e...
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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If you're at Congress of Gamers tomorrow, you've got to check out Period Party by ThunderDay Games. The team has been polishing the heck out of this "period positive trick-taking game" for some time now (I playtested it almost a year ago at PAX Unpub):
www.instagram.com/p/DPoM5DqDmpi/
www.instagram.com/p/DPoM5DqDmpi/
playperiodparty on Instagram: "Try Period Party in Rockville, MD this Saturday (Oct 11, 10–4:30 PM)! 🎉We’re so excited to kick off our third round of blind playt…"
Try Period Party in Rockville, MD this Saturday (Oct 11, 10–4:30 PM)! 🎉We’re so excited to kick off our third round of blind playtesting at Congress of Gamers! Come find us in the Unpublished Games section and help us shape the final version of our chaotic, period-positive trick-taking game ❤️🩸#playperiodparty #congressofgamers #playtest #rockville #maryland #boardgame #boardgameaddict #menstruation #periodactionday #periodpositive #tricktaking #periodparty #endperiodstigma #cardgame #boardgamedesigners #kickstarterView all comments
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October 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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