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Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 4d

Anyone need to catch their breath for a moment? We ran hard through the month of July and are only sitting down now to record everything! Take a breather today to read our July recap newsletter and get excited with us for future events and projects! mailchi.mp/4c1103462c06... #cmichpress

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 5d

Sometimes you just need big space for big games...so we'll be running some of our large player-count, history-themed games in a large, historic place. Join us at beautiful Marquette Park on Mackinac Island on August 15th from 6-8 PM to play CMich Press games and enjoy the space!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 6d

Those of you who stopped by our booth at Gen Con might've caught a glimpse of the manufacturer prototype copy (MPC) of Dog Eat Dog last week -- and now we have the Princess with a Cursed Sword MPC as well! Check out our Discord server for more pictures of both! discord.gg/CyhV7kk6wG

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 7d

Check this out! One of our Co-Directors, Dr. Jonathan Truitt, consulted on Imperium: Horizons by @ospreygames.bsky.social by playtesting the Maya deck for historical accuracy. Read more here: boardgamegeek.com/blog/17242/b...

Bright golden background. At the top of the image, a skinny maroon rectangle spans the width of the graphic. On it, golden words say Blog Post Shout Out! Below the rectangle header is a screenshot from the website Board Game Geek. It shows a blog post titled Making Imperium part 2, historical and cultural consulting.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 8d

At Gen Con, we loved running into friends, CMU alumni, and even editorial board members at our booth. We also met lots of new folks interested in our games and Press! Thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social, Good Games Indianapolis, and the amazing staff of Gen Con for a fantastic 2026 convention!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 10d

A special shoutout to @uofmpress.bsky.social for helping us get to Gen Con this year by co-funding our booth! We have a few of their awesome books on games on display at our booth...come check them out tomorrow! #GenCon #universityofmichiganpress #cmichpress

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 10d

Still here until tomorrow! Booth 2758 with the games, free pins, and cutest social media dragon!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 12d

Recap from our first Gen Con booth day and second demo day at Good Games! (Thanks for hosting us this week!) We love that we have been talking pretty much nonstop at our booth about all the awesome games from CMich Press. Come see us at Booth 2758! #gencon #cmichpress #goodgamesindianapolis

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 13d

Hello from Trade Day 2026! #GenCon #cmichpress #cmichpresstakesongencon #tradedaygencon

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 14d

Sneak peek! Booth #2758, open Thursday...but tomorrow we'll be at Trade Day selling games and doing other cool things!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 14d

Keep an eye out for a mockup of Dog Eat Dog at booth 2758 during Gen Con! If you're lucky enough to be in one of the sessions of Dog Eat Dog that we're running, your GM on Thursday is Evan Devenney, a CMU alum and avid lover of TTRPGS and history!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 15d

You know the feeling...We're excited to run games at Gen Con 2026! Come find us at Trade Day, game events, or at Booth 2758! #gencon #cmichpress #freepins #freeribbons

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 15d

Meet the cutest game mascot at Gen Con: Quill, the cover figure from our upcoming cozy poetry-writing game, Line By Line! Quill will be hanging out with us at Booth 2758 from Thursday - Sunday at the con. Stop by to get a free pin when you follow our prelaunch page!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 15d

See you at Gen Con 2026! We are booth 2758 -- and we will have an opportunity for you to pick up free ribbons and a free pin if you follow the prelaunch page for Line By Line, our October crowdfunding project. So excited! #gencon #freepins #freeribbons #cmichpress

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 15d

Lien Tran is a game designer and associate professor, chair of the game design program, and director of the Matters at Play lab at the DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. She will be running Dwell, a tabletop situational poverty simulation, at FEPH at Gen Con!

Header reads Gen Con Events in maroon text highlighted in gold. Below it in red text are the words First Exposure Playtest Hall. Below that is a blue box with black header text Dwell. Beneath the header is smaller maroon text which reads Thursday: 8-10 AM, Friday: 8-10 AM and 4-6 PM, and Saturday: 12-2 PM. Next to the blue box is a circular photograph of a person with shoulder-length black hair and fair skin wearing a navy polo. Beneath the photo is a small header of maroon text highlighted in gold. It reads With designer Lien Tran. The background of the graphic is a lightened version of the Dwell board, which features a city-plan-like graphic with lines and dots connecting different cartoon building images.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 17d

Recently, we sent a copy of Hydrologic Cycle to the National Marine Educators Association convention, where it was played by educators and included in the silent auction! Thanks for sending the photos of more folks enjoying our games! #cmichpress #nationalmarineeducatorsassociation

A group of three people sit around a circular table with a black tablecloth. The components for Hydrologic Cycle are spread out in the middle.

A person writes on a sheet of paper, cataloging a copy of Hydrologic Cycle on the table in front of them. The game box is mostly blue with an illustration of clouds swirling around the center of the box and its title.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 18d

Prepping for Gen Con? Here's something you want to know: CMich Press games are on BoardGameGeek.com and RolePlayingGameGeek.com! Leave a review for your favorite game and help more people find us! Check out the Gen Con preview list -- we're there! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

Graphic of an internet browser window. The outline is simplistic and colored maroon. Three circular buttons in the top left are red, gold, and light blue. In the center of the graphic is a white space with black letters. It reads, Find CMich Press Games on BGG and RPGG! Update your lists and leave a review!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 18d

You'll be able to find us in the halls of Gen Con during the day next week...then, from 6-11 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, join us at Good Games Indianapolis for demo nights! Thanks for inviting us to run Witch Hunt: 1649, The Blue Way, The New Way, Keep the Faith, and Line By Line!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 19d

Did someone say FREE PINS? We have the cutest pin for CMich Press's upcoming game Line By Line by Tilak Vyas featuring the art of @washeee.bsky.social with the game's mascot, Quill! Visit our Gen Con booth (2758), show us that you have followed the prelaunch page on BackerKit, and a pin is yours!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 20d

Here we come! In just over ONE WEEK, the CMich Press team will be back in the exhibit hall for Gen Con. Stop by Booth 2758 to say hello and check out our amazing new games for sale and preorder (and maybe get a FREE PIN while you're at it)! #GenCon2026 #cmichpress #cmichpresstakesongencon

A map of the Gen Con Exhibit Hall with a maroon overlay forms the background of the graphic. Maroon text highlighted in gold reads Find CMich Press at Booth 2758, and a maroon arrow points towards one section of the map grid. Images of the game boxes for Making History, Witch Hunt 1649, Keep the Faith, and game books for Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch surround the words.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 20d

Our Keep the Faith events at Gen Con are SOLD OUT! Veronica (the person writing these posts) is the Coordinator of Outreach for the CLGS and loves running storytelling games! Look out for more news about CMich Press at Gen Con this year!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 21d

We are excited to welcome Celeste Bloodreign to run The Mountain Witch at Gen Con this year! Celeste is the creator of @dddice.bsky.social - an online custom dice rolling platform - and lead streamer on dddice_app where she runs Mountain Witch live plays. Both of her sessions are sold out! Thanks!

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 22d

Listen to one of our Co-Directors, Dr. Jonathan Truitt, chat with G3 Boardroom about Central Michigan University Press and game-based learning on their podcast! Check it out at youtu.be/BzhcjyGbH0k

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 23d

Thank you to everyone who helped us cross the finish line (nearly twice over) for The Blue Way crowdfunding campaign! We are so excited to publish the enhanced version of the core game and a score of bonus features unlocked through stretch goals! Stay tuned for updates! Map art by Tak Moran!

A drawn map with green moors, a light blue river, a small village, a cave, and a castle is the background for this image. At the forefront are a couple of lines of white text which reads Thank you for supporting The Blue Way.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 25d

Thank you so much to Mackinac Connect for giving us a space to play games on Wednesday! Neither rain, nor sleet, nor smoke can stop us from taking CMich Press games on the road, and we are so happy to have met folks who enjoy playing them with us! #hydrologiccyclegame #cmichpress #mackinacconnect

Photograph of game components on a table. The board and cards for the game Hydrologic Cycle are laid out in the center of the image. The board shows various water repositories and arrows connecting them to each other. Cards with names for the transport processes marked by the arrows and names for the repositories dot the board. Around this game are markers and other games like Making History, Monumental Consequence, and Five Hundred Year Old Vampire.

Photograph of a white banner with green text. It reads Mackinac Connect: Here You Belong. Connecting Mackinac Island workers with community and resources. Next to the banner is a magenta bag with a stuffed golden dragon sitting on top.

Photograph of a light-skinned, dark-haired person with hair in a ponytail and a mask on their face. The person stands next to a teal bike with a full yellow saddle bag on the back. The person holds a magenta bag on their shoulder.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 26d

Thank you so much to the Mackinac Island Public Library for hosting us for another game night! We had a lovely time playing Hydrologic Cycle last night with a view of Lake Huron. (If you are a library, reach out and say hello at cmichpress@cmich.edu! We offer a retailer-grade discount!)

The game Hydrologic Cycle is laid out on a long wooden table in a bright airy room with lots of windows and teal walls.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 27d

With your help, we have now UNLOCKED ALL THREE STRETCH GOALS for The Blue Way! Only 5 hours until the campaign closes today -- hop on now to secure your pledge! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #thebluewaygame #jasonmorningstar #samuelaraya #cmichpress

Blue background. Big white text at the top of the graphic reads Unlocked in capital letters. Below the word are the card backs for the two new decks for The Blue Way. The card deck on the left features a portrait of a humanoid with long hair and a single blue eye. A crown made of little blue squares lines the top of its head and blue paint drips down its face. The card deck on the right features a human skull with a big blue square in the middle of its forehead and decorative rectangles made of smaller squares on opposite sides of the image.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 27d

One day left to pledge for The Blue Way on BackerKit! If you also make a pledge for the game Chancers, created by Jaunty Goblin Games, you can get some awesome whorl dice and a set of card sleeves with art by @arayaart.bsky.social. Check it out and back now! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

White text reads 1 day left! The background of the graphic is blue. An illustration of a skull with a blue square on its forehead is positioned on the left side of the graphic. On the right side is a cluster of translucent rainbow dice with magenta numbers.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 28d

LAST CHANCE to pledge for The Blue Way before our campaign closes tomorrow! We smashed our second stretch goal, and a third has just been announced! Check out the menu of mods that have been added to The Blue Way's core components for play: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

Blue background. In the upper left, a cover for the game The New Way is visible. It is mostly black with a light red outline of a compass and the words The New Way A game by Allen White in a light maroon. Next to the cover is a cluster of white text which reads Stretch Goal 2: Unlocked! A maroon and gold arrow points from the words to the cover. Below this cluster of items, a new card back for The Blue Way is visible in the lower right corner. It is a portrait of a human figure with a dripping blue crown. Their only facial feature is a single blue eye. There is a cluster of white text to the left which reads, Stretch Goal 3: Revealed! with a maroon and gold arrow pointing towards the card back.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress· 28d

Reserve your copy of the new, enhanced version of The Blue Way by @jmstar.bsky.social with art by @arayaart.bsky.social! We're hoping to smash that second stretch goal to produce physical versions of an alternate deck AND a new game, The New Way! Go to www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...