Happy new year,
Pizza People!
Pizza People!We hope you have had a great holiday season with family and friends, and are excited about the new year. It’s been a while but, we have lots of fun activities coming up, and the most exciting is a new game!
In this newsletter:
- New Year, New Game!
- Midwinter Fun
- Local Game Night
- Shout outs


New Year, New Game!
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We are celebrating the new year with a new game! Our brand new prototype will be unveiled this week at Midwinter Gaming Convention.
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Do you like to win, or do you think everyone is a winner? Are you all about the points, or do you just enjoy playing the game? Either way, Honorable Mentions is for you!
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InΒ Honorable Mentions,Β you answer questions to compete for the popularΒ vote, but youΒ also earn Honorable Mentions in secret categoriesΒ that you don’t know until after you answer the questions.Β In this game there is one winner, but everyone gets a prize.Β The only way to lose is not to play!
Midwinter Fun:
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Midwinter Gaming Convention returns to the Ingleside Hotel this week and Grant, Heather, and David will be there all four days. Come visit us in the Indie/Small Press Room, sign up to play our games, or sign up for one of these special events!
- On Thursday at the Playtest Party we will be playtesting our brand new party game, Honorable Mentions!
- On Saturday, sign up for our first ever Float Your Boat tournament. Play all three levels of this fun memory game to win prizes from Pizza With a Fork!
- Visit Mana Oasis for a chance to win Haunted Inheritance and Float Your Boat!
If you haven’t already signed up, check out https://tabletop.events/ conventions/midwinter-gaming- convention-2026 where you can pre-purchase passes and sign up for games.
Local Game Night:
Every other month, Heather and David host a game night for the community at High Point Church on Old Sauk Rd in Madison, WI.. We play everything from kids games, card games, strategy games, party games, and role playing games. Bring your friends and have a game night!
Here’s the link to find out more! Our next game night is coming up on Friday, January 16. Doors open at 6:30. Bring a game safe snack, a game to play (or play one of ours), a friend and get ready to have a great time!
We also post the game nights on our website. Check us out at www.pizzawithaforkgames.com!
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Β Shout outs!Β 
- Thank you to Cindy, Logan, Erin, Jeff, and Chris for visiting us at Small Press Sunday at the Bavarian Brewhaus! It was so nice to see you and to spend a little time with you outside of the conventions. You made our day!
- A special shout out to Cameria, who has an amazing memory and is really good at matching up animals. Thank you for helping us get all of our animals loaded onto Noah’s Ark!
- We were excited to have a first-time visit from Kurt and Sue. Thank you for your friendship and support!
- Continued thanks to Anne for all of your support for small press game designers and crafters. We love and appreciate you and the rest of the Midwinter staff!
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Wishing you a year of many blessings and lots of good gaming!







~David and Heather
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David & Heather Drenk
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