Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...

Black Friday is TOMORROW! Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked. This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!

Converge from @buttonshy.bsky.social is a masterful spot of 2 player #boardgame design. It plays fast and evokes plenty of agonising sounds from its players, as they navigate the deceptively simple, yet agonising, decision space. More thoughts on the blog. boardgamegeek.com/blog/12040/b...

Banned Books - our 2018 solo game about literary characters taking down the powers-that-be and unbanning their books - has been unlocked in our Gamefound reprint campaign. If you've been looking for this one (plus the 5 others we're reprinting, come on by: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Want a copy of my 18 card worker placement game, Cortiça? You're in luck! ✂️🎲

Now that we’re up and running we’re starting to ask which game is next to reprint. The first poll of many is here. You can only pick one! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Crystal’s fav two-player trick takers are being reprinted (Why I Otter and An Otter Won) AND there’s an-otter Otter game in the series now—Otter Chaos! @buttonshy.bsky.social

Otterly ridiculous.

We're bringing back some old favorites (and something all new as well!) at Gamefound in the Button Shy 2025 Reprint Campaign. Join us if you've been looking for some of these long lost games. (I know you all missed out on Cortiça's small initial print run) gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Battlecrest is back on Kickstarter with a monster campaign featuring Overlord (an all new co-op boss mode by @bluedevilduke.bsky.social), Deadrock (new map and heroes), and so much more for both new and longtime players. It might be our biggest campaign yet. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

What I love about Phantasmic is how it’s a knockout AND a king of the hill game. The king is in both a seat of power and of vulnerability. Tension is abundant, as you can find yourself as close to winning as you are to losing!

It's official. 🦦♥️🔥 The third and final* game in the 2 player trick-taking OTTERVERSE series: Otter Chaos has been announced! Along with reprints of the long sold-out Why I Otter and An Otter Won. @buttonshy.bsky.social Follow the campaign to get notified at launch: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

BATTLECREST returns on Tuesday with an all-new boss fight co-op mode, Overlord. Follow along for notifications (and maybe pre-launch updates?) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Just in time for Halloween is our new game, Cuckoo Shuffle: Frankensteins & Draculas. (race to order your masked cuckoos and grab the trophy before your opponents) It's limited to 250 copies and we have about 70 left in stock. buttonshygames.com/products/cuc...

Shallow Regrets by @tettix.bsky.social is the Game of the Week! Published by @buttonshy.bsky.social , fish for the biggest, flashiest, or creepiest creatures in the sea. Don't get stuck with the most foul catches, or else lose your mind (and nose)!

Two new reviews up on @meeplemountain.com today. The first is Embers, from @buttonshy.bsky.social, which is on crowdfunding now. As I mentioned yesterday and mention in this review, Embers is a good game and a great design, showing how much 18 cards can evoke. www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/embe...

My review of this will go up tomorrow, but I can tell you that anyone interested in the evocative possibilities of small card games should take a look at Embers. It's a good game, I really enjoyed it as a player, but it's something everyone interested in design should take a look at.

Our newest wallet game Embers is live on Kickstarter! Designed by Steven Aramini with art by Steven De Waele, it's a solo-only game of survival. Use your heroes to defend against waves of encroaching monsters and keep your campfire lit. Check it out at www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Phantasmic is coming to our wallet line on Black Friday! A 2-3 player magical bluffing / dueling game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, with illustrations by Federico McNeil. It’s our first time working with both and the whole experience has been extremely charming.

Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators @squidcor.bsky.social, @jwaaaap.com, @terriv.bsky.social. buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...

Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators Robbie Fraser, Jan Willem Nijman (@jwaaaap.com), and Terri Vellmann. buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...

As of today all 12 Mysticana games are available on PNP Arcade. There's a bit of everything in there for all player counts and play styles. Oracle's Sight the most unique of them all - a tool for guided mindfulness, using the Mysticana deck to provide insight into personal questions and experiences.

At Gen Con, I was lucky to snag a prototype of Lands of Amazement from @buttonshy.bsky.social. I enjoy this kind of spatial puzzle and I really like the layers this @scottalmes.bsky.social design adds in terms of how you carry over cards, gain bonuses, and target the final park. #SoloGaming

New video up on the channel! This week I took a preview look at Lands of Amazement, the newest game in the Simply Solo line from @scottalmes.bsky.social and @buttonshy.bsky.social , on Kickstarter now! youtu.be/OCCNeDLrvss?...

Our newest Simply Solo game by @scottalmes.bsky.social is live on Kickstarter! Lands of Amazement has you designing a series of polyomino style amusement parks, building your way up to the grandest one yet. Plus two brand new Hyperstar Run expansions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Didn’t realize that Button Shy would have a presence at #gencon2025, but here they are at the Weird Giraffe Games booth. (Wednesday is my “what did I miss” stage of the show.) BGG publisher page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepub... —WEM

Our first Gen Con as a vendor, thanks to Weird Giraffe Games for bringing us into their space. Looking forward to hanging together for the next 4 days! 🙌

The van is packed and we’re off to Gen Con! This is our first time exhibiting, so please make sure you come by. Booth 2609. We have 25 different games for sale, including Casinopolis, a bunch of Scott Almes simply solos, a bunch of great 2P games, and a Gen Con exclusive version of Cuckoo Shuffle.

Today we launched 5 new wallets and 3 expansions at... NOT KICKSTARTER! Leaping Lions, more Converge, and Cuckoo Shuffle: Sharks & Frogs are all available at our site for 2 weeks in somewhat limited numbers, but at seriously reduced prices. buttonshygames.com/collections/...

Coming out of the fiery ashes of the board game tariffs is Button Shy Direct - our crowdfunding but not really crowdfunding program at our site. We’re launching 8 new titles tomorrow, and they’ll be here and ready to ship to you in August. (1/5) #boardgames #microgames #walletgames #buttonshy

Any friends at Gen Con looking for a half day of paid work? We have some 4 hour slots to fill for sales / support. Our space is tiny (a single 4 foot table), so we only need a little extra help. Let me know!

Gotta get em while they're young @buttonshy.bsky.social @elizhargrave.bsky.social

Here's our first big post: Kickstarter trajectory on tabletop games and a specific issue we are facing. Really curious if this is something others are seeing, or if it is uniquely Button Shy. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Any board game peeps on Substack? substack.com/@buttonshyga...

The Simply Solo line of micro #boardgames is under the blogging microscope today, as I look at each one in turn and give some (hopefully) helpful advice if you’re thinking of diving into this excellent series from @scottalmes.bsky.social @buttonshy.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/blog/12040/b...

Shallow Regrets is live on Kickstarter! It's a pocket-sized game of Deep Regrets. Design/art by Judson Cowan (@tettix.bsky.social), with a pretty familiar sense of gothic horror from under the sea. Only $12 with free solo expansion! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

If anyone was thinking about joining our Patreon, we are locking it to new members tonight. Tariffs are going to cause some delays & we don’t want anyone’s first experience to be delayed packages. It’ll eventually kick back in 🤞 but as you know, things right now are 💩. www.patreon.com/c/buttonshy

The joy of getting a delivery from @buttonshy.bsky.social 😍 A few of these I ordered to be a part of my daughter's birthday present. The rest is my reward for being a great dad. #boardgames #soloboardgames

Deep Regrets is making a big splash across the board game world, but did you know about Shallow Regrets? We teamed up with designer/artist Judson Cowan to bring everything you love about Deep Regrets to our line of wallet games... it's just WAY smaller. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

LIVE NOW! It's Teach & Play time ... let's learn games! #boardgames @buttonshy.bsky.social Watch: www.twitch.tv/ruelgaviola

It’s pretty cool having the #2 game on The Hotness and being the #1 company. Never gets old. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

This is wild.

Adventurous is live on Kickstarter! This is our (lost count) game by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic (ROVE, Battlecrest, Skulls of Sedlec, Numbsters). If you like small co-op, tile laying games with amazing art, it doesn't get much better than this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Sleep well tonight. We're setting sail in the morning. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

We get lost in just 4 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

As we get closer to the launch of Adventurous, here’s a look at some of the cards in the game! These include ship cards and map/marvel cards. What marvels lie beyond the horizon?

5 days or better yet... 5 nights until Adventurous. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

We don't often do previews, but @buttonshy.bsky.social games just hit a little different. Affordable, small in footprint, but big in impact, we're always curious what they're up to. Today is our preview of Adventurous, Kickstarting on April 1st! #boardgames www.spritesanddice.com/features/adv...

The adventure starts in 6 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Ha ha! Vengeance is mine! A perfect, 16-point game of GLASS GARDENS by @buttonshy.bsky.social with the Snail as the Critter. I think I got lucky this game, but there are a lot of meaningful choices about how to shift plants around, and which to move with the special abilities.