I need some print & play testers for a new card game! I can't say too much publicly, but basics: * 2 players * 15 min * Requires printing ~63 cards * Non-violent theme * Has drafting * Has a weird/ambitious hook Email [email protected] Thanks!

Today, the first #boardgame by The Seahorse & The Hummingbird is born. No more tweaking. No more editing. No more testing. No more feedback. Pyrotechnics *is*. 🎆 To celebrate, I'll share the Pyrotechnics design diary by @backwardscapgames.bsky.social. It's a good read. Have a look. #gamedesign 🎲✂️

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Okay! This is it. This is *it*! One Pyrotechnics ruleset. If you have the bandwidth, I'm looking for extra eyes on to hunt for typos. I'm not worried about comprehension or grammar, just typos. Let me know if you find any. Thanks! #boardgames 🎲✂️

It begins. It begins very small, but it begins. #boardgames #gamepublishing

“We felt like we’d made a profit. But we hadn’t. Not really”: Chroma Arcana creator Mo Shawwa on the financial wrinkles behind even a target-smashing crowdfund, and what tariffs mean for his next project Smallfolk: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @rocnestgames.bsky.social

A wonderful transcription of the Pyrotechnics segment of The Breakup Gaming Society's (@natewarren.bsky.social) 100th episode posted to Board Game Geek. Give it a read! #boardgames

I had a delightful time with a quick game of Drawing Dungeon by @msoucy.gay. Recommended! I probably should have explored more to get a Heroic Victory of 25 points, but I felt ready to take down the boss and I was eager. Get your own copy via the link in the comments. #boardgames #pnp

Episode 100 features: • Review of the brisk and charming Fireworks 2p card game from @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social • Interview with @liberludorum.com about two wild #indie #ttrpgs from @sandroad.moe: Burnout Reaper and Digital Angel Hear it all with link in comments 👇

Listen to the whole thing for a great time, but pay special attention to the 11:20 mark for some Pyrotechnics love. #boardgames

Hello! I am pleased to announce the fourth product in the catalog of The Seahorse & The Hummingbird, Enemy Lines by @palanion.bsky.social! I'm booked up to capacity now, so expect to see a version of enemy lines somewhere around Q4 '26 or Q1 '27. #boardgames #gamepublishing 🧵 1 of 2

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You have to look very closely, but... @beziergames.bsky.social, how did you know? The game's not even out yet. I'm flattered, I tell you. Flattered. #boardgames #notActuallyRealOrTrue

First opportunity to buy a copy of my first game! Come support Indy game design!

Tell me about a game design that you have been a part of and that you are proud of! And please tell me why! And where I can read more. ❤️ 🎲✂️

More and more, it is becoming. #boardgames

Loved it! A lot of cool decisions and emergent strategies from a small pool of rules and icons. Gonna look forward to the final PnP to add it on my collection (If you have any questions or want more feedback, feel free to DM!)

It just dawned on me that one of the beauties of Rune Rite is that after it’s been played, it’s mostly packed up and ready to go back in the box. #boardgames 🎲✂️

I've finished building out the 3D assets for Rune Rite. The scene is a little messy on the uneven rocky surface, and the lighting needs some work. Lots of tweaks to tweak. But I think this is going to make a bangin' animation. #wip #boardgames #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

If *you* were making a media kit for #boardgames or for a board game company, what would you include that I missed? #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

Pyrotechnics from @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social leads off a small-creator parade of things I'm going to play this fall, also including work from @bullypulpithq.bsky.social @postmarkgames.bsky.social @bogfolk.com and @partymeeple.bsky.social down in Perth. Peep the preview. Link in comments. 👇

👀 Look! The very first media coverage of Pyrotechnics! If you'd like some Radiolab-crossed-with-Hunter-S-Thompson-style coverage of #boardgames, booze and hip hop with an autobiographical, comedic and melancholic bent, check out The Breakup Gaming Society podcast (@natewarren.bsky.social)!

It's here, it's here! The first proper prototype of Pyrotechnics, from Launch Tabletop. Seeing it in the shrink wrap is magical. I don't even want to open it. (Sign up for launch notifications here! www.seahorseandhummingbird.com/shop/pyrotec...) #boardgames #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

I'm celebrating the fact that I can finally post videos to the official The Seahorse & The Hummingbird YouTube account by reminding everybody that his video exists! 🎉 If you haven't seen it, give the two-minute video a watch and find out what's great about Pyrotechnics. #boardgames

I've created a Banzainator Newsletter for publishers in the board gaming industry! This will be an easy way to stay in the loop with events I'll be at, rate changes/updates, what I offer as a freelancer, and monthly recaps. Sign up here: banzainator.myflodesk.com/vbke9zyafy

Let’s get some testing done! #boardgames #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

What a great resource for anyone interested in prototyping or producing small batches of board games! #boardgamedesign

Slightly diminish a #boardgame: Epidemic

I’m a CNC machine! Cuttin’ ‘n’ Clippin’. I’m grateful to have gathered so many unguided playtesters for Pyrotechnics, but now I gotta deliver the goods. You should see my one forearm. #boardgames #gamedesign 🎲✂️ #gamepublishing

Join us as we chat with @vickilanger.dev all about designing games that break conventions in ways that help players learn. We'll also dig into what working on unranked games has taught them. Tune in right on our Discord tomorrow (August 12th) at 3pm EST: discord.gg/RUKkAUEQ6g See you there! ✨

Should I get a Glowforge?

I’m really getting excited about placing a major order for Pyrotechnics, but I wish I knew what was going on with these #tariffs. I’m nervous to make a move. #boardgames #gamepublishing

If *you* would like to lend a hand while having fun, you can be an unguided playtester of Pyrotechnics, too! Just send me a DM and I'll send you a prototype. If you've got two players and ten minutes... baby, you've got a stew goin'! #boardgames #gamedesign #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

It is *thrilling* to see photos of Pyrotechnics out in the world, being played unguided, being enjoyed. For the most part, people seem to be having the experience we set out to provide. I'm really over the moon about this small handful of photos and stories. #boardgames #gamepublishing

Dear Everybody, We've been working on these rules for *weeks*. I think it's in a really good place, but I can't trust my bleeding eyeballs anymore. If you have the spoons, I would love opinions and/or consultations. Are there points of confusion within? #help Thanks! #boardgames #gamedesign 🎲✂️

I share all the work I'm doing on The Seahorse & The Hummingbird on my personal social media platforms because the follower counts are bigger there. That's just about the most backward way of thinking that I could possibly manage. #boardgames #gamepublishing

If you wanna follow along and check out a cool boutique game market when it goes live, be sure to follow along at: www.lunarpunk.games/midnight-mar...

I was able to charm my way into a bigger, cheaper, ground-level space by complaining like a proper gentleman. Welcome to The Seahorse & The Hummingbird's Board Game Emporium! Where all* your dreams come true. *all of your dreams pertaining to these particular #boardgames, while supplies last

Next step: Storage Space. I rented some space via their website and I'm glad I went empty-handed to scope it out. I didn't expect it to be four feet off the ground. 😅

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

Very pleased to be working with this new publisher (and less new friend) on one of my first designs! This game has gone through a lot of iterations, and I'm happy with how it landed. Couldn't be more excited to get it into people's hands next year! 🎲✂️

I am pleased, excited and tripping over myself to announce that The Cardboard Edison Award finalist Triptych by @rollplusfun.bsky.social has found a home with The Seahorse & The Hummingbird! Look for its release around Q2 of 2026. #boardgames #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

That's right! Champagne! 🍾

Makes me feel like a real 🎲 ✂️ to hang a poster in my office with the cover art for my first published game.

Pyrotechnics! It has been a long time and a lot of work. Lots of details for the fussing. But the game gets ever-closer to ready! This last round of edits has me feeling really good about the state of the game. Soon, everybody. Soon! #boardgames #gamedesign #gamepublishing 🎲✂️

Had a great chat about alternatives you could do besides crowdfund your game!

Each of my points seems obvious in retrospect. Obvious or not, however, they've not been ideas that I've specifically considered in previous designs. I want to start actively and consciously working toward these considerations. #boardgames #gamedesign 🎲✂️

I got an exciting package in the mail this weekend! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkN7...

"Make fun games and make making fun games fun." "Make fun games and make making fun games fun." "Make fun games and make making fun games fun." "Make fun games and ... " 🎲✂️ #boardgames #gamedesign #gamepublishing