David Gordon (I)

sold worldwide. Abridged List of Released Games: LEGO Monkey Palace (2024 Asmodee Dotted Games) Finspan (2025 Stonemaier) Floristry (2025 UP Games) Making Monsters (2025 Sky Lion) Pinched! (2025 Mighty Boards) Crafting the Cosmos (2025 Asmodee Office Dog) Push Push Penguin (2025 Wacky Wizard) Scurry Up! (2026 UP Games) Dev / Thanks: Coloroo (2026 Lioness) (Dev) Finspan Sharks & Reefs (2026 Stonemaier) (Dev) Wingspan Pocket (2026 Stonemaier) (Special Thanks) Queue: 2026: Fall: Clash Royale: The Grand Arena (Maestro Media) - co-design with TAM 2026: Fall: FluentSea (Lioness Games) - co-design with Jonathan Gilmour-Long & Travis Magrum 2027: Spring: The Shining (Maestro Media) - co-design with TAM 2027: Spring: Pressure (UP Games) - co-design with UP Games team 2027: Spring: Coyote Cowboys (TBA) - co-design with Ryan Rodriguez 2027: Spring: Greedy Little Goblins (Fireside) - co-design with Whitney Lorraine 2027: Summer: Inle (Play To Z Games) - co-design with TAM 2027: Fall: Catnip Chaos (TBA) - co-design with Ammon Anderson & TAM 2027: Fall: Codename Cactus (TBA) - co-design with TAM 2027: Fall: Codename Fish (KTBG) - co-design with Jonathan Gilmour-Long 2027: Fall: Ghost Party (UP Games) - co-design with UP team 2028: Fall: Codename Fish 2.0 (KTBG) - co-design with Jonathan Gilmour-Long 2028: Fall: Codename Night (TBA) - co-design with TBA 2028: Fall: Codename Burger (TBA) Honors + Awards (you can find links to all of these on the Media and Honors tabs of my website - link below): • Special Guest at 2026 Grand Con • Special Guest at 2026 Tantrum Con • Special Guest at 2025 CuseCon • Visiting Critic at RISD in 2025 • Spoke and led game night at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2025 World Ocean Day • Guest of Honor at the 2025 All aBOARD EXPO in the Philippines • Nominated for the Play Creators 2025 Game Designer of the Year (IP product) for Monkey Palace • Named to the 2025 Mojo 100 as a Rising Star • Finspan won the 2025 Astra Play Award for Geek Games • Floristry selected as Barnes & Noble Game of the Month for May 2025 • Monkey Palace won the 2025 Polish Family Game of the Year • Monkey Palace won the 2025 Golden Dice Family Game of the Year • Monkey Palace won the 2024 Belgian Games Federation Strategy Game Of The Year • Monkey Palace won 2024 Top Christmas Must Have Gift of the Year • Monkey Palace earned Mensa Recommended Play • Monkey Palace Finalist 2024 Games & Puzzles Gift of the Year UK • Monkey Palace nominated for the 2025 American Tabletop Awards • Monkey Palace nominated for the 2024 BGG Golden Geek Award for Innovative Game Of The Year • Monkey Palace nominated for the 2024 Danish Golden Pawn Award for Family Game of the Year • Monkey Palace nominated for the 2024 Best Visuals in Board Game Revolution Community Awards So thrilled and honored to have had my games ranked in influencer Top 10 Games lists over 20 times! Press Highlights: “This game is just delightful! … Floristry is great!” -Matt Lees, Shut Up & Sit Down “[Finspan's] fast-paced structure makes it 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 "Do not sleep on this... I'm predicting [Floristry] will be my game of the year when it releases!" -Paula Deming “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 "I've played Monkey Palace a LOT, and it has been a hit with every age group I've played it with!" -Grant Lyon