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- From Washington to Indiana: Washington Exhibitors at GenCon 2025
GenCon 2025 is HERE! “For over 55 years Gen Con has been the largest and longest-running gaming convention in North America. Founded in 1967 by Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, Gen Con now attracts tens of thousands of attendees from around the world to Indianapolis for The Best Four Days in Gaming™.” If you… Read more: From Washington to Indiana: Washington Exhibitors at GenCon 2025 - From Washington to Tokyo: A Recap of the 2024 Tokyo Trade Mission
In April 2024, six Washington State board game and TTRPG companies along with the Office of the Secretary of Washington State (OSOS) teamed up for a week-long trade mission to Tokyo that culminated at the Tokyo Game Market. I joined as a representative of the Tabletop Game Alliance (TGA), bringing my experience as a community… Read more: From Washington to Tokyo: A Recap of the 2024 Tokyo Trade Mission - Taking on Tariffs: The Power of Community Advocacy in the Game Industry
In 2021, my company, TinkerHouse, Inc., encountered what felt like a perfect storm of economic disruptions, all triggered by harmful government policies that disproportionately impacted small businesses—especially those of us within the tabletop gaming community. The trade war instigated during Donald Trump’s first administration didn’t just complicate international commerce; it unleashed a cascading series of… Read more: Taking on Tariffs: The Power of Community Advocacy in the Game Industry - Featured New Game Designer: Goblin
A new Tabletop Game Alliance newsletter/blog feature is an effort to shine the TGA spotlight on new and upcoming game designers, developers, publishers and retailers across Washington state. For June’s spotlight, we are pleased to introduce you to Goblin. Goblin (she/her), a multi-talented trans author, game designer and lore enthusiast, moved to Olympia in 2020.… Read more: Featured New Game Designer: Goblin - Get Ready for Go Play Northwest! July 18-20, 2025
Go Play NW is a small TTRPG and board game convention focused on creating a welcoming atmosphere for playing fun games and making new friends in the Pacific Northwest. Come with your favorite game, your new playtest, or just yourself! We love the weird, wacky, new and old, especially if that’s you! Learn more about… Read more: Get Ready for Go Play Northwest! July 18-20, 2025