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- Andi Licht – Artist in Residence at Heart of the Deernicorn
Olympia based game publisher and distributor, Heart of the Deernicorn, hosted award-winning game designer, artist, and social media marketer, Andi Licht for a 10-day artist-in-residence in early August 2025. Andi has proven herself tobe a true polymath by taking on the design, illustration, and marketing work for her two self-published tabletop roleplaying games, Between Clouds… Read more: Andi Licht – Artist in Residence at Heart of the Deernicorn - The Zine Zone! at Go Play Northwest 2025
Go Play NW is a small TTRPG and board game convention based in Seattle, Washington focused on creating a welcoming atmosphere for playing fun games and making new friends in the Pacific Northwest. This year, Go Play NW was held at the Centilia Cultural Center from July 18-20. Go Play NW events feature a mix… Read more: The Zine Zone! at Go Play Northwest 2025 - 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