Board Game exec Ryan Dancey lost his job for his AI claims - but what does he really think?

On February 19, Ryan Dancey parted ways with board game firm AEG, after ten years, most recently as its Chief Operating Officer. It was a sudden and unplanned departure. The split came a day after Dancey claimed that "I have zero reason to believe that an AI couldn't 'come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos'" on social media, centering him and the company in a storm of controversy. He's since said that those remarks were taken out of context. Having interviewed him, I can say one thing - his views on AI are far too big to summarize in a single quote. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:A bizarre Pokémon board game you've never heard of is back from the deadBoard game YouTuber Game Night Picks fires back at "misinformed" fraud allegations by Watch It PlayedWe ask top designers how to make board games about the worst parts of human history

Mar 7, 2026 - 00:12
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Board Game exec Ryan Dancey lost his job for his AI claims - but what does he really think?
On February 19, Ryan Dancey parted ways with board game firm AEG, after ten years, most recently as its Chief Operating Officer. It was a sudden and unplanned departure. The split came a day after Dancey claimed that "I have zero reason to believe that an AI couldn't 'come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos'" on social media, centering him and the company in a storm of controversy. He's since said that those remarks were taken out of context. Having interviewed him, I can say one thing - his views on AI are far too big to summarize in a single quote.

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A bizarre Pokémon board game you've never heard of is back from the dead
Board game YouTuber Game Night Picks fires back at "misinformed" fraud allegations by Watch It Played
We ask top designers how to make board games about the worst parts of human history

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