One of our Arab League of Misfits ultimate cards Tozz, triggers a massive deck mill, so playing it carries severe risks. Our opponent dropped Tozz to destroy our deck, but they rapidly burned their own health to zero through fatigue damage. Their insult handed us an instant victory.

Look at the evolution of our card designs over the past year. We started with rough sketches and placeholders on paper, and now @theahmedraafat.bsky.social brings his distinct art style to the table. The final polished cards will capture the exact Arab chaotic energy we need. #indiegame #ALoM

Help us find a publisher... Maybe with enough luck, someone will take the risk they claim to want to do 🫣

Updating MeetToMatch as a solo founder feels incredible, especially seeing my own company logo listed alongside massive industry brands . On top of the many panels I'm on, we are actively seeking a publisher for The Arab League of Misfits. Let us connect at Expo Gamers Croatia from May 28 to 30.

🇯🇴 Coloring tests are officially underway for the temporary key art for the game starting with Captain Mansaf. They are a superhero parody representing the true might of the Jordanian national dish. Beware their tactical yogurt ladle, as one swing delivers severe dairy-based damage.

🇵🇸 Coloring is fully finished for Umm Al-'Ataba. Palestine enters the tournament through this fearsome auntie who weaponizes traditional ataba folk songs to crush opponents mid-match. You will need to be crafty to survive the Mother of Dirge and her vocal attacks.

This week, we're showcasing the actual Misfits behind the game. Meet the creator of the chaos. Nazih Fares is a Lebanese-Spanish dev based in France. They worked on over 90 titles including Hearthstone. Now they are leading this game, empowered by their weaponized slippers and family trauma.

Small piece of news for our project. The Arab League of Misfits finally has a dedicated headquarters on Bluesky, so follow @arabmisfits.bsky.social and help us out. We promise unfiltered behind the scenes content, project updates, and loud opinions, and probably too many jokes and memes.

Al salam aleykoum people of Bluesky. Welcome to the official headquarters of terrible life choices. Our team is building The Arab League of Misfits, a narrative deck builder game where you guide a cast of walking disasters through absolute chaos in the Arabic world.

We think it is

Freshly sketched Overflowing Table comic panel. Arab hospitality is legendary, to a point of guests at the table being stuck there for hours. And so I had the nut idea to "weaponize" this cultural staple in a playstyle for the Arab League of Misfits. Please fund our wit? #ALoM #indiegames

2 more to go... Today it's Sindbad the Merchant, an ultimate card for our [redacted] type in The Arab League of Misfits. @zein.games gave us the wild idea of turning the high stakes of Arabic haggling into a game mechanic. #ALoM #indiegames

Hey #TeaseYaGame, Our current project is The Arab League of Misfits! 🃏 A satirical 1v1 card duel game 🌍 travel 16 countries dueling regional leaders 🩴 Make use of over 140 cards full of Arab memes and flying slippers. 📚 Learn Arabic wit and cultural jabs through gameplay #indiegame #ALoM

Star of the Orient. A sketch for one of our ultimate cards in The Arab League of Misfits, honoring the iconic Egyptian diva. #ALoM #indiegame

From handmade sketch to digital draft, with some good ressources courtesy of the one and only @kenney.nl #ALoM #indiegame

Another one done today. This one is in honor of Palestinian sumoud. #ALoM #indiegame

Respecting people's time is one of the core things behind building The Arab League of Misfits. It will never be a live service game, nor a predatory grind. Just a good solid fun game you can jump in for 10-15 minutes during your day, without any sense of FOMO.

Today is a hard day, so I took my venting out on a piece of paper as I started sketching more ideas for The Arab League of Misfits. #indiegame #ALoM

This is what peak game design looks like #ALoM #indiegame

Excited to be finally able to show some of the prototype gameplay we've been working on behind the curtain. I'm having a blast with this project! 😍✨

And so the pitch season commence as we wrap up our final Arab League of Misfits prototype build today! May the gaming deities bless us with funding for our game. #ALoM #indiegame

Made this طز VFX for @nazihfares.com's Arab League of Misfits today! Was going for that "Toz" vibes

Kiddo is doing some QA sessions on The Arabic League of Misfits prototype. He already plays Pokemon TCG Pocket and Lorcana with me, so figured I could get his feel of it. He randomly shouted over the sound of the headset "is that your voice in this game?" #ALoM

This Arab League of Misfits prototype is a lot of fun... Also figured we claim the #ALoM hashtag since a good game should have its own social media shenanigans?

ngl I'm having a bit too much fun with this project !

It's so nice to see it all come together. It's really fun to work on and with so many talented people 💜

It's a lot of doom and gloom these couple of first days of the year, yet seeing the Arab League of Misfits prototype getting close to the finish line with draft music, voiceover and effects gave me so much hope. I'm so thankful for the people behind our project.

We were playtesting the demo build yesterday and I genuinely caught myself not wanting to refresh my hand to find the problem card that needed testing because I was too invested in the match. Always a good sign when even a test has you unable to put the game down!

We heard you like actual placeholder assets designed by hoomans... Here's Tozz!

Things have been quiet on purpose, but The Arab League of Misfits is in "reconstruction" mode at the studio with mechanics tightened, cards rebuilt and jokes sharpened. The lid stays on for now, but we can give you a glimpse at the finalized game logo, courtesy of the talented Ibrahim Hamdi.

Absolutely hyped to be part of this amazing team!! 💜

Misfits assembled 🛠️ Here’s our current roster of Arab-origin creators building The Arab League of Misfits: Nazih, Sara, Zein, Rafif, Omar, Jack and Walid. Satire, folklore, and a healthy dose of trouble, so if you’re an Arabic dev and want in, don't hesitate to knock.

Looking for our Arab Avengers: #gamedevs, artists, sound wizards, meme dealers, and "manayek" fluent in dialects and local sarcasm. Freelance gigs, diverse crew, zero haram jokes spared so if you're intrigued, please check the full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

From qahweh sketches to Steam dev access. Let the chaos commence ✊

What a wild week it's been! Days of back and forth with the French government, and plenty of formalities, but hey le Cabinet du @savoirludique.com is now an official registered company, we found our Art Director, and we are one step closer to make this game happen... Once we have the funds 😉

Good morning we’re making a very Arab card game.

Let's test this @bsky.app! Here's a shameful The Arab League of Misfits plug while we're at it.

What a beautiful way to wake up and get a message from the lovely @saraalfageeh.bsky.social about The Arab League of Misfits. We're going to be the Arab Avengers at this point

Pitched my game to the first publisher and let me tell you it's strange being on the other side of the industry after all these years. But I'm confident, and hope that funds and publishers will see the value in funding the first culturally grounded Arab card game.

Still a WIP, and maybe I should've not start building The Arab League of Misfit's Godot prototype in a weekend lol Anyway, good practice eventually, or else Abu El Abed's hummus artillery won't be ready for the Wishlister invasion. #gamedev #indiedev

Logo work-in-progress for The Arab League of Misfits. Final lettering still in the man'ousheh oven, but the slipper’s already locked in. More soon and logo wip courtesy of Egyptian artist Ibrahim Hamdi www.behance.net/IBROHamdi?lo... #ArabGames #IndieDev #ArabLeagueOfMisfits #GameDev

👀 Nazih's card game about Arab pettiness, regional "halal" beef, and legendary slippers is looking spicy. The prototype is getting alive and mockups are chaotic. Plus we got glossary entries that go harder than half the dev blogs out there. We can't wait to beg for wishlist

back in 2013, our founder helped launch Fanta Masters: one of the first branded esports leagues in the Arab world... And those roots still guide our consultancy strategy across MENA. 🔗 nazihfares.com/works/fanta-masters 📅 booking.nazihfares.com/services/free-consultation-introduction

before launching Cabinet du Savoir Ludique, our founder worked on Eggy Party’s chaos—live ops & community joy 🐣 now we help games & brands design better play. 🎮 nazihfares.com/works/cracking-the-code-to-joy-the-eggy-party-journey 📅 booking.nazihfares.com/services/free-consultation-introduction

Bad fonts ruin good games — especially in Arabic. We fixed that in WW3 with a custom typeface. You can too: nazihfares.com/works/behind... 🎯 Book a game localization audit: booking.nazihfares.com/services/gam... #LocalizationMatters

As I start getting ready to unleash my consultancy business for game devs and publishers, I figured I'd start a dedicated Bluesky list including some friendly faces you might know. Ping me to get added and do repost this if you can go.bsky.app/MAZEBwd

Say bonjour to the new drip of Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares — where game strategy meets haute esthétique to give it a a pinch of savoir-faire. Maybe we should make a tote like the ones kids rave about?

Thrilled to flash my futuristic @savoirludique.com one-card setup at events like it’s a holographic Pokémon and I'm 11 again trading in the playground... Except mine has a QR code, NFC contact share and a slick design

Cabinet du Savoir Ludique now offers 1:1 support for indie & solo devs from the Global South—run by Nazih Fares, a fellow dev from the SWANA region. If funds are tight, don’t worry. The mission is more important than the price. ✊Let’s rise together. 🔗 booking.nazihfares.com/services/ind...

Want to make your game or story globally resonant without falling into cultural pitfalls? We now offer Cultural Representation Consultancy—authentic insights, no clichés. Book here: booking.nazihfares.com/services/cul...