Josh Wood
@sirjoshwood.bsky.social
Board game designer (Cat Lady, Santa Monica), game developer (Tiny Towns, Guild of Merchant Explorers), & Bluesky account holder.
At the US Premiere for #diggermovie
September 29, 2026 at 2:11 AM
At the US Premiere for #diggermovie
New episodes of Conan Must Go AND a new Weezer album in the same day!!! Yes please!
August 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
New episodes of Conan Must Go AND a new Weezer album in the same day!!! Yes please!
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Let's Go! To France campaign ends soon! Excellent new game in the Let's Go! series, where you build your travel agenda via card drafting & tableau building @alderaceg.bsky.social @sirjoshwood.bsky.social
My solo play through:
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o?...
Campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
My solo play through:
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o?...
Campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Plan your best trip in Let's Go! To France | Solo Teach & Play (live!)
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
youtu.be
June 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Let's Go! To France campaign ends soon! Excellent new game in the Let's Go! series, where you build your travel agenda via card drafting & tableau building @alderaceg.bsky.social @sirjoshwood.bsky.social
My solo play through:
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o?...
Campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
My solo play through:
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o?...
Campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Come join me Friday!
Let's Go To France, the stand alone sequel to Let's Go to Japan from @alderaceg.bsky.social is currently on KS. If you had any questions for the designer or wanted to see how it plays, come check out the stream tomorrow!
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May 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Come join me Friday!
Reposted by Josh Wood
Get inspiration for your next trip with Let's Go! To France, the sequel to Let's Go! To Japan
COVID canceled his Japan vacation — so he turned the lost trip into a board game
Get inspiration for your next trip with Let's Go! To France, the sequel to Let's Go! To Japan
www.polygon.com
May 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Get inspiration for your next trip with Let's Go! To France, the sequel to Let's Go! To Japan
Reposted by Josh Wood
Let's Go! To France from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social @alderaceg.bsky.social is a followup to the hit Let's Go! to Japan—same familiar feel, but with some fun new twists.
geekdad.com/2026/05/kick...
geekdad.com/2026/05/kick...
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Let's Go! To France'
Plan your dream vacation in France! See the sights of Paris and make a side trip to a unique region.
geekdad.com
May 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Let's Go! To France from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social @alderaceg.bsky.social is a followup to the hit Let's Go! to Japan—same familiar feel, but with some fun new twists.
geekdad.com/2026/05/kick...
geekdad.com/2026/05/kick...
Reposted by Josh Wood
Plan your best trip in Let's Go! To France, a card-drafting and tableau-building game now on Kickstarter from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social and AEG! #boardgames #kickstarter
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o
Plan your best trip in Let's Go! To France | Solo Teach & Play (live!)
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
youtu.be
May 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Plan your best trip in Let's Go! To France, a card-drafting and tableau-building game now on Kickstarter from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social and AEG! #boardgames #kickstarter
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o
youtu.be/hOWAeuxlX4o
Let’s Go! To France is now live!
Enjoy this new wave video I made. Jean-Luc Godard is probably jump cutting around in his grave right now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Enjoy this new wave video I made. Jean-Luc Godard is probably jump cutting around in his grave right now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
May 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Let’s Go! To France is now live!
Enjoy this new wave video I made. Jean-Luc Godard is probably jump cutting around in his grave right now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Enjoy this new wave video I made. Jean-Luc Godard is probably jump cutting around in his grave right now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Reposted by Josh Wood
LIVE NOW: Let's Go! To France from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social and AEG. On Kickstarter tomorrow! #boardgames
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Campaigh: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Campaigh: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
May 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
LIVE NOW: Let's Go! To France from @sirjoshwood.bsky.social and AEG. On Kickstarter tomorrow! #boardgames
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Campaigh: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
Watch on YouTube and Twitch!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ruelgaviola
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Campaigh: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...
I had a great time recording on the @goinganalogshow.bsky.social
and talking about some of my wild opinions.
and talking about some of my wild opinions.
Guest @sirjoshwood.bsky.social (Let's Go! To Japan/France) gave us the perfect headline/title/topic for this week's episode of the Going Analog Show.
Just what is "Big deck energy"? 👂👀 Listen/watch to find out.... www.goinganalogshow.com/article/324/... #boardgames @alderaceg.bsky.social
Just what is "Big deck energy"? 👂👀 Listen/watch to find out.... www.goinganalogshow.com/article/324/... #boardgames @alderaceg.bsky.social
May 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I had a great time recording on the @goinganalogshow.bsky.social
and talking about some of my wild opinions.
and talking about some of my wild opinions.
Wether you like to read about my design process or you like to see weird vacation photos, my designer diary has you covered! boardgamegeek.com/thread/37070...
Let's Go! To France Designer Diary Part 1 | Let's Go! To France
I would like to start off by thanking everyone for the outpouring of support for Let’s Go! To Japan. It feels surreal that six years ago my work on the game first commenced and I feel honored to be ab...
boardgamegeek.com
May 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Wether you like to read about my design process or you like to see weird vacation photos, my designer diary has you covered! boardgamegeek.com/thread/37070...
I had a fantastic conversation with Keith about traveling, France, and the next Let’s Go! game. Read about it here.
We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games. www.avclub.com/lets-go-to-f...
Let's Go! board game designer Josh Wood wants you to tell your own travel story
We hit the road with board game designer Josh Wood to talk about Let's Go! To France, the sequel to one of 2024's best games.
www.avclub.com
April 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I had a fantastic conversation with Keith about traveling, France, and the next Let’s Go! game. Read about it here.
It’s always a treat to read reviews from the delightful @danthurot.bsky.social
and this one was no different.
and this one was no different.
The forthcoming Let's Go! To France is an improvement on its predecessor, Let's Go! To Japan, in nearly every way, proving that Josh Wood is a master tableau-builder and that Paris is well worth seeing for oneself. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/04/16/l...
Hey! A Place I’ve Actually Been!
At this point, it doesn’t seem far-fetched to crown Josh Wood the king of tableau-builders. Yes, yes, like a trampler of horse glue I’m invoking Santa Monica yet again, but the more rel…
spacebiff.com
April 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It’s always a treat to read reviews from the delightful @danthurot.bsky.social
and this one was no different.
and this one was no different.
Over the next several weeks we will be playing Let's Go! To France on @boardgamegeek.com through a series of polls. I expect this to get weird. Come join us! boardgamegeek.com/thread/36795...
Let's Play! Let's Go! | Let's Go! To France
We are about 2 months away from the Let's Go! To France Kickstarter and I thought a fun way to talk about the new mechanisms and preview cards would be us playing the game together!!
I am going to pla...
boardgamegeek.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Over the next several weeks we will be playing Let's Go! To France on @boardgamegeek.com through a series of polls. I expect this to get weird. Come join us! boardgamegeek.com/thread/36795...
Do you keep records or a journal of the games you play? What sort of data do you enjoy looking back at? What do you track
January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Do you keep records or a journal of the games you play? What sort of data do you enjoy looking back at? What do you track
Let's Go! To France made Rahdo's top anticipated games for 2026 list. Let the hype train begin! youtu.be/0Gr8a-a3UBc?...
The 26 Most Anticipated Games of 2026!
YouTube video by Rahdo Runs Through
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Let's Go! To France made Rahdo's top anticipated games for 2026 list. Let the hype train begin! youtu.be/0Gr8a-a3UBc?...
I will be at PAXU next weekend with a copy of Let’s Go! To France. Make sure you reach out to me if you want to meet up and learn more!
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I will be at PAXU next weekend with a copy of Let’s Go! To France. Make sure you reach out to me if you want to meet up and learn more!
I always enjoy watching Jamey’s videos. But this morning I was overjoyed to see Jamey highlight Let’s Go! To Japan. I hope to talk to him one day about his trips to Japan.
This week I shared my current top 10 favorite games, along with something about publishing and product design I learned from each of them. Which of these games do you like the most? stonemaiergames.com/publishing-t...
Publishing Takeaways from Each of My Current Top 10 Favorite Games
My video showcasing my top 10 favorite tabletop games is now available on YouTube. In the video I focus on what I love about how these games play, so in today’s post I’ll focus instead …
stonemaiergames.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I always enjoy watching Jamey’s videos. But this morning I was overjoyed to see Jamey highlight Let’s Go! To Japan. I hope to talk to him one day about his trips to Japan.
I may not have won, but at least I got to embarrass myself 🙂
Thank you to everyone at the @thedicetower.bsky.social for the nomination, and thank you @jackiefox.bsky.social for letting me feel like a rockstar for a night.
Thank you to everyone at the @thedicetower.bsky.social for the nomination, and thank you @jackiefox.bsky.social for letting me feel like a rockstar for a night.
The Dice Tower Awards ceremony from last week's Gen Con is up now. I guess @sirjoshwood.bsky.social won't be looking after my cats next time I go to a con. :-( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skpl...
The 18th Annual Dice Tower Awards
YouTube video by The Dice Tower
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August 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I may not have won, but at least I got to embarrass myself 🙂
Thank you to everyone at the @thedicetower.bsky.social for the nomination, and thank you @jackiefox.bsky.social for letting me feel like a rockstar for a night.
Thank you to everyone at the @thedicetower.bsky.social for the nomination, and thank you @jackiefox.bsky.social for letting me feel like a rockstar for a night.
Happy Bastille Day! I am happy to announce the next Let’s Go game will be Let’s Go! To France 🇫🇷🥐
July 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy Bastille Day! I am happy to announce the next Let’s Go game will be Let’s Go! To France 🇫🇷🥐
I can’t wait to read another issue of Senet!
Issue 19 is out now! Featuring a guide to the theme of holidays by @timclare.bsky.social, w. Jeff Chin (Globetrotting), @sirjoshwood.bsky.social (Let’s Go! To Japan), @toinito.bsky.social (Tokaido) and Wolfgang Kramer (Expedition). Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy. #boardgamesarebeautiful
June 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I can’t wait to read another issue of Senet!
Thank you @theattas.bsky.social for the award! It is truly an honor. I also want to thank all of the people who helped me create this game and everyone who has enjoyed this game. Let's Go!
Strategy Games is our third category, and we're pleased to name Let's Go! To Japan this year's winner! Designed by Josh Wood and published by @alderaceg.bsky.social.
April 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you @theattas.bsky.social for the award! It is truly an honor. I also want to thank all of the people who helped me create this game and everyone who has enjoyed this game. Let's Go!
It's Misfit Heroes launch day! It was such a pleasure to work on this game with @philwh.bsky.social . Check it out!! kck.st/43R3LPS
Misfit Heroes designed by Phil Walker-Harding from AEG
Card craft amazing heroes and take control of the lands of Absurdia. A new game from the designer of Sushi Go!, Gizmos and Imhotep.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's Misfit Heroes launch day! It was such a pleasure to work on this game with @philwh.bsky.social . Check it out!! kck.st/43R3LPS
My friend @jeremywins.bsky.social is featured in the newest issue of Senet. It features Santa Monica and Inner Compass, our two collabs so far.
Issue 18 is out now! Featuring the amazing board-game art of New Yorker cartoonist Jeremy Nguyen @jeremywins.bsky.social. Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe. #boardgamesarebeautiful
March 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My friend @jeremywins.bsky.social is featured in the newest issue of Senet. It features Santa Monica and Inner Compass, our two collabs so far.
Finally! Someone understood that I did not intend Let's Go! To Japan to be a game that you play, but instead a game you experience. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OVGW...
Let's Go To Japan!
YouTube video by Above Board TV
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February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Finally! Someone understood that I did not intend Let's Go! To Japan to be a game that you play, but instead a game you experience. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OVGW...