This Week In Weird Giraffe Games

6-1-2026 This Week in Weird Giraffe Games is a weekly (sometimes) look into the life of an independent board game publisher. This week we’re coming to you from our Weird Giraffe Games retreat at our friend Corey’s house a.k.a. board gamer’s heaven. We were joined by Brad, Anthony, Rob, and Ananda for a week of playtesting upcoming WGG games and unplugging from the rest of publishing life. Get a sn...

🦒✨ This Week in Weird Giraffe Games — PAX Unplugged Recap, Designer Signings, New Prototypes & 2026 Plans! Hi friends! I’m Nick, and welcome to This Week in Weird Giraffe Games — a behind-the-scenes look at the life of running a tabletop publishing company. I’m joined by Carla (founder of WGG for ~10 years!) and Justin, our General Manager, booth runner, demo master, and all-around joy-creat...

This week we’re back from the Pacific Northwest! We share how we revamped our playtesting notes and game deck system, visited Seattle and Portland for meetups with amazing designers, and discovered some exciting upcoming games. From industry nights and train rides to playtesting contests and tax battles, it’s been a busy couple of weeks. Plus, updates on Amazon listings, scheduling future projects...

September 15th, 2025 This week in Weird Giraffe Games: Nick puts on the CFO hat to wrestle with taxes, Carla recovers from surgery while playtesting our new mythical birdwatching deduction game (working title: Logic & Larks), and we fight through Amazon listings to get Dragon Meeples and playmats online. We also share productivity hacks, talk communication struggles, and play Root, Maracaibo,...

September 9th, 2025 Join Carla and Nick as they share the real ups and downs of running an indie board game publisher. From playtesting a Logic & Lore sequel and prepping Reef & Ruins to navigating taxes, tariffs, and warehouses, this episode dives into both the fun and the not-so-fun sides of making games. We talk about avoiding burnout, reorganizing years of prototypes, and making time f...