I participated in a mid autumn festival event on Sat 19 Sep 2026. This was not a boardgame specific event, but several Malaysian game designers and retailers were invited to showcase and sell their games. The event was in Pandamaran, Klang, which is an hour drive west of Kuala Lumpur. The event was 5pm to 10pm, and we were asked to come set up booth by 3pm. I had something else on that day which
The results of the Design & Play Game Design Competition 2026 have been
announced on Malaysia Day, 16 Sep 2026. Congratulations to Muhammad Aiman
Haqiemi Mohd Shaipul (Jalan Jem), Anas Maghfur (Unlawful)
and Andrew Tan Kui An (Malaysia's Last Tigers). I am one of the six
judges for the competition. We had our judging day on 12 Sep 2026 at Lalaport.
It was one full
This is the second year the Design & Play game design competition is held.
I am one of the judges, together with five other local game designers and
publishers. Our goal in doing this is to encourage others to try their hands
at game design, to develop Malaysian game design, and to bring more good
Malaysian games to the world. This year we had 113 registrations. By the time
Choon Ean and I were at Kinokuniya bookstore (Pavilion Damansara Heights) demoing our games over the weekend of 30-31 May 2026. This time our tables were occupied more, compared to two weeks earlier when I was there by myself. There were people who stayed to play for quite long. It feels great to see people enjoy my games and want to play again and again. That weekend I think I sold out all