It’s heartwarming to see press about my work, and I’m always honored to speak on panels. Thank you for all the opportunities!
Appearances
• Making Monsters publisher Joe Welsh featured on Good Morning America here.
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• Guest on Ludology Pros & Cons interview here.
• GAMA Expo 2026 (Growing An Evergreen) with Jean-François Gagné, Helaina Cappel & Gavan Brown•
• Tantrum Con 2026 State of the Industry Panel with Pat Marino, Zev Schlesinger, Ted Alspach & Proto Tank with Jonathan Gilmour-Long, Joe Wiggins, Zev Schlesinger, & Dallers
• PAX Unplugged 2025 (Growing An Evergreen) with Jean-François Gagné, Helaina Cappel & Gavan Brown
• Gumbo Industry Panel 2026 with Dougal Grimes, Danielle Reynolds, Gwen Ruelle, Jade Shames
• Guest on Player Lair podcast here
• Guest appearance on Submarine Podcast here.
• Guest on Good Morning Society interview & play through here.
• Guest on Random Pinoy Geek podcast here.
• Goest appearance on Danielle Reynolds’ Game Design Unboxed podcast here.
• Candice Hill interview of TAM and me on BGG’s Cardboard Creations here.
• Guest appearance on Jamey Stegmaier’s livestream here.
• Mike Dunn interviews Ammon, TAM, and me on Guest on Gaming Trend here.
• Metatopia 2025 (Pitch Perfect) with Geoff Engelstein
• Gen Con 2025 (Span Span Span!) with Elizabeth Hargrave & Michael O’Connell
• All aBOARD EXPO Philippines 2025 Workshop with Yohan Goh & TAM
• Unpub 2025 (Span Span Span!) with Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann, & Michael O’Connell
• Unpub 2025 (topic: industry legal issues) with Eric Perrott
• Unpub 2025 Pro-Am Game Jam as a Pro
• GAMA Expo 2025 (topic: pitching) with Kelli Schmitz, Alex Yeager, & TAM
• Metatopia 2024 (topic: pitching) with Geoffrey Engelstein, Carla Kopp, Curt Covert, & TAM
• GAMA Expo 2024 (topic: pitching to publishers) with Molly Zeff & TAM
• Metatopia 2023 (topic: design goals) with Sydney Engelstein & Zintis May-Krunins
• Unpub 2023 (topic: co-designing) with Chris Chan & TAM
• Nonepub 2023 (topic: co-designing) with Jonathan Gilmour & TAM
Press
“This game is just delightful! … Floristry is great!” -Matt Lees, Shut Up & Sit Down
“Monkey Palace moves elegantly at the interface between games and toys… The charm of Lego building is there, but poured into a very playful set of rules.” -Maren Hoffmann, Spiel Des Jahres
“Do not sleep on this… I’m predicting [Floristry] will be my game of the year when it releases!” -Paula Deming
“I’ve played Monkey Palace a LOT, and it has been a hit with every age group I’ve played it with!” -Grant Lyon
“The fast-paced structure makes [Finspan] highly accessible to a wide audience, ensuring that it will be a frequent pick on game nights.” -Angela Chuang & Orlando Schwery, Nature Magazine
“great news—… I’m happy to say that [Finspan] is a gorgeous, enjoyable experience that seems likely to reveal hidden depths the more we explore.” -Dan Kois, Slate Magazine
“Birds are cool but it’s time to play with fish now.” -Ana Diaz, Polygon
Floristry
• Matt Lees from Shut Up & Sit Down review here!
• Paula Deming’s 2025 #7 Game of the Year here!
• Paula Deming’s Gen Con Top 10 (Floristry #3!) here.
• Dani Standring review here.
• Dice tower review here.
• Board Game Bite ranked Floristry #1 2025 Two Player Game of the Year here.
• Diced Onion ranked Floristry #2 and #3 2025 Two Player Game of the Year here.
• Board Game Animal review here.
• Lincoln Hoppe’s review of Floristry here.
• Jaysen Headley’s review of Floristry here.
• Paula & Matthew Jude’s picks of the month and review of Floristry here.
• Kovray review of Floristry here.
• Going Analog + Corey Thompson Great 2-player Games here.
• Going Analog 2025 Gen Con Games of the Show here.
• Going Analog Gen Con Wrap-Up with Ruel here.
• Ryan and Bethany review Floristry here.
• Family Gamers review of Floristry here.
• Thinker Themer review of Floristry here.
• Thinker Themer’s Top 10 Anticipated 2025 (Finspan #8 AND Floristry #7!) here.
• Candice Hill of BGG’s preview of Floristry here.
• Decision Space podcast discussion of Floristry 11 minutes in here.
• Board Game Bruh review of Floristry here.
• Board Game Bite review of Floristry here.
• Dice Punk review of Floristry here.
• Boards Alive podcast review of Floristry here.
• BGG GAMA Expo 2025 highlights here.
• Legendary Tactics interview with Paula Deming on Floristry here.
Push Push Penguin
• Neverboard review here.
• Grant Lyon top 5 games of March 2025 here.
Monkey Palace
• Leah & Phillip humorous video of Monkey Palace here.
• Grant Lyon’s review of Monkey Palace here.
• Jamey Stegmaier features Monkey Palace in his Favorite Mechanism video here.
• Dice Tower top games list (Monkey Palace #8!) here.
• Shining review of Monkey Palace here.
• Danny from Board Game Sanctuary’s review of Monkey Palace here.
• Rodney Smith’s Watch It Played for Monkey Palace here.
• BGG Game Night! Monkey Palace here.
• Andrew Brassleay article on Monkey Palace here.
• H Lee review of Monkey Palace here.
• Dicebreaker on the release of Monkey Palace here.
Finspan
• Nature Magazine review here.
• Dice Tower #82 in Top 100 Games of ALL Time here.
• Dice Tower #100 in Top 100 Games of ALL Time here.
• Slate review of Finspan here.
• Rolling With The Beard’s Top 10 Games of 2025 (Finspan #9, #4, AND #2! Pinched! #9 and Making Monsters mentioned) here.
• Dyslexic Gamer Top 10 Games of 2025 (#6!) here.
• Ready2Roll Top 10 Games of 2025 (#7!) here.
• Thinker Themer’s Top 10 Anticipated 2025 (Finspan #8 AND Floristry #7!) here.
• Dice Tower Review of Finspan here.
• Ilya Ushakov review of Finspan here.
• Space-Biff review of Finspan here.
• Finspan ranked in Top 10 2025 Game of the Year by BGG People’s Choice, Kovray, Tantrum House, Zilla Blitz, Around The Board, Board Games With Rob, Board Gaming Doctor, Tabletop Tolson, Meeple Town, and others
• Board Game Rundown review of Finspan here.
• Ameeple review of Finspan here.
• MarcoOmnigamer review of Finspan here.
• One Stop Co-op Shop review of Finspan here.
• Brothers Murph BGG Hottest Games Feb 2025 here.
• Nacho Average Tabletop review of Finspan here.
• Board Game Animal interview here.
• Board Game Wire coverage here.
• Jamey plays 4 turns of Finspan here.
• Board Game Animal Most Anticipated 2025 (Finspan #3!) here.
• Rodney Smith’s Watch It Played for Finspan here.
Crafting The Cosmos
• Dice Tower #1 production of 2025 here!
• Paula Deming’s 2025 #6 Game of the Year here.
• Dice Tower #6 2025 Game that did something different here.
• Dice Tower #10 2025 Most Overlooked Games here.
• Grant Lyon Top 10 Strategy Games of 2025 here.
• Beer City Board Games #5 Game of 2025 here.
• Foster The Meeple Top 10 2025 Games of the Year here.
• Grant Lyon top 5 games of March 2025 here.
• Meeple University favorite new games (Crafting The Cosmos #4!) here.
• Grant Lyon’s Top 10 Anticipated 2025 (Crafting The Cosmos #2!) here.
• Dice Tower Seal of Excellence here.
• BGG’s Candice Hill’s review of Crafting The Cosmos here.
• Never Bored review of Crafting The Cosmos here.
• This Game Gets Dicey & The Brothers Murph playthrough here.
• Meeple University’s How To Play Crafting The Cosmos here.
Making Monsters
• Making Monsters publisher Joe Welsh featured on Good Morning America here.
• Slosh Gamerefresher ranked Making Monsters 2026 #1 Most Anticipated Game of the Year here.
• Grant Lyon ranked Making Monsters 2026 #3 Most Anticipated Game of the Year here.
• Interview with publisher Joe Welsh here.
• Dice Tower Preview of Making Monsters here.
• Rolling with the Bear review here.
Push Push Penguin
• All The Games With Steph review of Push Push Penguins here.
• Jaysen Headley review of Push Push Penguin here.
• Tabletop Express review of Push Push Penguin here.
• de Board Game Familie review of Push Push Penguin here.
Pinched!
• Kovray Holiday Gift Guide Pinched, Finspan, & Floristry here.
• MOJO interview here.
• Tabletop Turtle ranked Pinched! in Top Games of 2025 here.
• Paula Deming’s This Game Gets Dicey play through here.
• Dani Standring previews Pinched! here.
• All the games with Steph play through and reveiw (at 45:10) of Pinched! here.
• Dice Tower review of Pinched! here.
Scurry Up!
• Kovray Most Anticipated Games of 2026 here.
• Kovray Hottest New Games from GAMA Expo 2025: Scurry Up! here.
• Board’s Eye View review of Scurry Up! here.
• Brien Bourgeois review of Scurry Up! here.
• Jayson Headley loves Scurry Up! here.
• Kovray raves about Scurry Up! in Gen Con recap here.
Personal
• Review of two of my games at a convention here.
• Blog post about my games by Phil Amylon here.