Analog game maker (1979, In the Shadows, Bowie, Penitent & more) Game Design Deep Dive pod. Fmr Scarring Party bandleader. he/him 🏳️🌈
Dan Bullock
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Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
Iranian designer’s Persian folklore game about exorcising demons wins 2026 Cardboard Edison Award, which celebrates the best in unpublished designs:
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Congrats to all the @cardboardedison.com finalists this year, some super intriguing designs and themes, as ever!
REMINDER!!! The deadline for Night Market submissions for SD HistCon is May 25. This is a great opportunity to get a small run of your bespoke historical design in front of attendees at one of the best cons in our hobby.
NEW EPISODE! I chatted with Akar Bharadvaj about his excellent Iran-Iraq War design Chalice of Poison. We discussed why it’s an underserved topic in games, his award-winning Tyranny of Blood, and diversity of topics in the historical corner of the hobby. www.buzzsprout.com/1993070/epis...
Making politically relevant games is impossible without publishing your own work. The alternative is often making baubles or adolescent power fantasies for man-children.
New episode! I chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social about his new publishing endeavor, Buried Giant, game expansions, and calibrating design scope open.spotify.com/episode/4R1d...
Penitent by @danbullock.bsky.social was a standout experience - thought-provoking, challenging, and greatly educational. I’m still thinking about this game. Highly recommend if you want a game that makes you think as much as you play. Don’t judge my prison design. It’s already been judged 😩.
"Prisons, constructed as such, have a sinister, but often, also, a nervous, makeshift air about them." - John Berger
My first play of Penitent by @danbullock.bsky.social sees my nervous, makeshift prison collapse into ignominy on round 2.
#boardgames #abolishthecarceralstate
“Of all art forms that I partake in, I feel like zines are the ones that make the least amount of sense to use AI for. They’re supposed to be handmade and scrappy.”
We have exciting news of two new planned events for SDHistCon Summit 2026 (Nov. 6-9 in San Diego). We're planning a Night Market for designers to create/bring/sell limited-print-run, self-published games, as well as a new Skunkworks event to showcase prototypes. Details: sdhist.com/sdhistcon-su...
Akar Bharadvaj is designer of the upcoming game Chalice of Poison about the Iran-Iraq War from GMT and the Zenobia Award-Winning Tyranny of Blood. We chat about both designs, the future of the Zenobia...
We have exciting news of two new planned events for SDHistCon Summit 2026 (Nov. 6-9 in San Diego). We're planning a Night Market for designers to create/bring/sell limited-print-run, self-published games, as well as a new Skunkworks event to showcase prototypes. Details: sdhist.com/sdhistcon-su...
How has being a publisher impacted my creative process?
(warning: video contains adorable pups)
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