Have I mentioned today yet that I have a campaign going on Backerkit right now? Two great 18-card games! Play as Warden vs Prisoner in an attempted jailbreak in Cellblock 18, or face off as dueling fencers in Riposte! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

If you are attending Geekway this weekend, make sure to check out the work of my buddy Josh of Salamander Games.

Not funded yet, but we are getting there.

While the campaign for Cellblock 18 and Riposte! is happening, I've started working on a new 18-card game, which I'm currently calling "Cabinets of curiosities". Players draft cards to build their collection of the odd and macabre.

We got the video of the Cellblock 18 playthrough up on YouTube, so it's easier to share. I'm really proud of this one. Asymmetric play and language-independent cards. Plus, the art came out great. youtu.be/GXsCkujYfNE?...

My new game, Cellblock 18, along with Riposte! by my partner @willmthompson.bsky.social, have launched on Backerkit. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

This video shows how fast a game of Cellblock 18 goes. I was playing the Warden, and I probably could have won if I'd switched my Guard to block instead of making a guess on what escape method he was going for.

This is my design. The Warden has 5 cards, while the prisoner has 10 (though only plays with 8 per game). Prisoner chooses 1 of 3 action cards each game, giving them a one-time way to mitigate the Warden's defenses and adding some variability to this super quick game's play style between games.

Forgotten Labyrinth, the local game shop where I played last weekend, posted a video of me explaining my aerial combat 18-card game. It is only on Facebook, unfortunately. www.facebook.com/reel/1521656...

Watched my stepson try to play the original Resident Evil last night on a PS1 classic he picked up. Tank controls stymied him hardcore. Poor kid couldn't make it past the first zombie encounter. He went in so confident, because he's beaten the remaster of the remake. And now I feel very old.

Chaka Khan was not happy to be woken from her nap so I could move and make lunch.

Tested this 18-card aerial combat game yesterday. double-ended cards, pick one each turn with simultaneous reveal. Damage is taken if in range and opponents firing arc, with an initiative system to handle if both players get to shoot. Its working pretty well.

While the Mirror Agents campaign wasn't a success, we keep going. I have three prototypes ready to take to a Playtesting event today. An 18-card aerial dog-fighting game. A Gin-based war game, and a dexterity-based dice game. I'll post pictures of each in action later.

Sadly, this happens sometimes. We obviously didn't do a good enough job showing people why the game is fun and why they should back, plus we know money is tight for a lot of folks right now. So we will just have to figure out how to connect people with the game and try again in the future.

Our new game Mirror Agents, is now live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/941...

Just 24 hours until my game launches on Kickstarter. To say I am excited is an understatement. Two-player dual hidden-movement, in a world of art deco and noir, as rival spy masters hunt each other and try to stop each other from reaching their secret objectives. www.kickstarter.com/projects/941...

This GIF moves a little fast, but it shows one reason we want to work with real artists rather then AI slop. From the rough sketch to line render, to the finished colors, little details shift and improve. And the final product is so much better for it.

We are one week out from the launch of the Kickstarter for my next game, Mirror Agents. Building the page behind the scenes has been so cool, but also stressful. Its looking great, and I can't wait for this thing to go live. www.kickstarter.com/projects/941...

So very close to launching Mirror Agents on Kickstarter. I started the design journey on this one in 2017, and its gone thorugh alot of changes and had periods of sitting in the closet while i worked on other things, but it was worth it for whats shaping up to be a beautiful release.

Recovering from TokenCon, was a great Con as always. I ran the Game Jam on Saturday night and saw some really cool ideas from folks. Also got in more playtests of the Mirror Agents rulebook as I fine-tune that before our Kickstarter launch in two weeks.

Spent yesterday working my booth, the evening doing playtesting of Mirror Agents. Then I came up with a new idea for a crazy 18-card game I'm calling "Feline Wrestling Federation". Created the first ugly prototype last night before bed, hope to test it today. The inspiration now demands attention.

Prepping for my TokenCon, my local convention. Over the last few years, I've convinced them to give me control of an entire section of the convention with 10 tables for local designers to showcase their new releases and/or playtest their current designs. It's one of my favorite times of the year.

I got back into casual Magic through Commander about two years ago. Going through my current decks, I realized these three are my favorites, and that many of my decks are based around Landfall, Token generation, or both.

I posted a perhaps more coherent and put-together blog form of some of the stuff I've been saying about Mirror Agents Gameplay lately. www.absurdistproductions.com/mirror-agent...

Super exciting to hear Winter Rabbit is up for an Origins Award. I helped develop it, but at its core it was a passion project for @willmthompson.bsky.social. Digging into his culture and trying to design a boardgame that portrayed it authentically.

The actual turn-to-turn gameplay is pretty simple. Each turn, you choose two of your 8 Asset cards to play and then resolve their actions. These cards are how you move your Agent, manipulate and generate Intel, and complete missions and your Secret Objective.

Let's talk about the mechanics for my upcoming game, Mirror Agents. At its core, Mirror Agents is a combination of Hidden Movement and Pick-up and Deliver. Each turn, you are moving around the board trying to collect Intel so you can then deliver it to locations to complete missions.

I have no idea what sparked this trend of the #antiquesroadshow hashtag, but it's hilarious to watch how it's being used. This is the peak use of social media, to create shared memes.

Had to do some cleaning, Chaka Khan has claimed this as her new throne from which to watch her servants clean her kingdom.

Super excited that the "Notify for Launch" page for my game, Mirror Agents, has hit 400! We will be launching in early April, and I can't wait for the campaign to get started. www.kickstarter.com/projects/941...

I got interviewed last month by Stephen from IndieRift about Churrascaria and the other games I'm working on. Always fun to talk game design. youtu.be/JZkNHcDzdEA?...

Got some playtesting of Mirror Agents during a local Con a while back. And gearing up to bring it to PAXU to start showing off to the media and demo it. It always feels amazing to see a game evolve from a random idea to a beautiful, finished product.

Just a few weeks till I hit the road and head to PAX Unplugged with my company @absurdistprod.bsky.social. Looking forward to showing off the prototype of Mirror Agents, along with demos of our games.

Got some board gaming in with the fiancee this weekend. What did you play this weekend?

Had this little gremlin watching me the whole time I was playing last night. Well, other then when she was trying to sit in the game box or swat at the titles.

Spent some time last night learning Diatoms by @ludoliminal.bsky.social. Played through the first couple of commissions in the solo mode. It's a really fun puzzly little game, and I look forward to getting it to the table with friends.

Really love how this one came out. Really gets that sort of 30s/40s fatale vibe. And love how our Illustrator Aster put a sort of spotlight on her and gave the gown a shimmer.

Stumbled on this article yesterday, and love getting a glimpse into what different publishers are looking for in the games they design and publish. entrogames.substack.com/p/how-do-pub...

I have a new design buddy. She's really good at moving meeples around the board, but not so much at making strategic decisions. Meet Chaka Khan!

Just found out about #solosept and I happened to have co-designed and written a couple of solo horror #ttrpgs. You can find Transformation and Seven Murders Til Midnight from my company, @absurdistprod.bsky.social

We are working on assembling the first full art prototype of Mirror Agents for playtesting. Have to make sure the UX all works as expected and going to start formally blind testing the rules to make sure they are truely ready to go. The game is looking gorgeous.

We've been getting more of the Graphic Design and some of the art in for Mirror Agents. It's all still WIP, but it's looking so good. Loving the Art Deco-inspired direction we've gone in.

I was asked to do a workshop on narrative writing/creation in games for a local bookstore. I've written the story and dialogue for a few video games, and written two solo Journaling RPGs. So, I'm not inexperienced in the area, but it still feels weird to be asked to act like an expert.

Along with designing games, and co-running @absurdistprod.bsky.social. I also help run a local board game design group here in OKC. Scheduling playtesting events at shops around the city every month and doing my best to get other designers connected with playtesters.

An excellent early birthday gift from my fiancee. Been a little burnt our on creative endeavors lately do to all the chaos here in the US. So sitting down for a night a clicking bricks together was a nice was to relax. Also, its a fricken Sherlock Holmes book nook.

I sometimes forget that I had more hair then.

Big Props to Cole and Joe for the success of Molly House and for now releasing the PNP as CC 4.0.

This character is known as The Transporter, and playing this card is how you move your agent around the board. When your opponent plays, ii you know they've moved, but you have to keep an eye outfort what other card they play and how they impact the board to decipher where.

We've gotten the first card from Mirror Agents essentially done. Meet The Cleaner. An asset card that allows a player to clear all the Intel on a location and keep one.

With the craziness of tariffs, I've started shifting my design focus to card games. looking at old ideas and stripping them down to their most basic concepts and themes to see what I can do with them and a deck of cards. First up, a trick taking/group tableu builder I'm calling Chaos Garden.