BE A #PIRATE at 10:00am - Terrace Ballroom Freeplay Unpub First Look. Drop by. We stay as long as tables stay active. We also brought: • Azteca preview • Shore Leave 1pager RPG • Duel, our very early two player fighting game TCG Come play, browse prototypes, or just say hi. #paxunplugged

Didn’t realize there was an hour+ line for will Call at GenCon. Got some nice cooling rain keeping us company! #gencon #tabletopgames #redtides

Let’s do it! Bringing Red Tides out into the wild for the first time after funding! And my god it’s hot out! #gencon #redtides #tabletopgames #boardgames

15 hours left - $125k - The culmination of 12 years of loving labor and a PIRATE dream! Special thanks to @probablyben.bsky.social @banzainator.bsky.social @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social If you want to support, there’s still room in New Caribbea! #pirates #tabletopsgames #boardgames #kickstarter

Our community was split on what topics they wanted us to cover so we'll cover them all in a live stream in our final 72 hours. We're over 700% at over $105k! Thank you all so much for your support! THIS THING IS GETTING MADE! #boardgames #crowdfunding #pirates www.youtube.com/live/mij5739...

Asked @banzainator.bsky.social for a quote after she played REd Tides and she left me rolling with this one... "ARRGH!! Beige you say?? Bring it on and I'll add a splash of crimson upon my enemies!! Red Tides is my middle name!" -Banzinator (We told her it wasn't a TTRPG and she didn't care...)

We're making the rounds of the various facets of the game - art previously, now lore! Some of y'all have seen some early version of a Salt Stained Journal and I wanted to point at the new home for all things world and lore related. www.tortugasgames.com/world-and-lore #pirates #lore #boardgames

Fair winds and following seas! We're 460% funded, and almost 7 stretch goals unlocked! THANK YOU! I know many of you had an interest in the art so we published how we found the Art Style for the game. boardgamegeek.com/thread/35367... #pirates #boardgames #strategygames #adventure

Whew - I'm absolutely beat. Funded in 118 minutes 3 Stretch goals in 2 days 300% funded in 2.5 days 2 Backer Suggested Upgrades Added Our community is WILD! They are taking the support to the next level with their pledges and ideas! Look at everything they added! #pirates #tabletopgames #bgg

Paula and Banz! Y'all were so close to beating 🏴‍☠️ Pirate King! And you went way over to keep playing -incredible! Apparently Banz hates co-op but had a good time! Broken OBS, sticker parties, raids galore. Forget the game, the stream was gold! @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @banzainator.bsky.social

We are LIVE NOW! After 10 years of development and insane work, my co-op pirate board game is in the WILD! Thanks to everyone who encouraged me along the way! #pirates #boardgames #tabletopgames www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Today on stream we are getting a little bit dicey! @banzainator.bsky.social is joining me to check out Red Tides: Tales of New Carribea in this special Monday Board Game stream! twitch.tv/paulademing

Friends! If you missed Micah and I playing the game, come watch a professional who is actually funny play! Paula Demming from Things get Dicey is streaming Red Tides with Banzainator at 6:30pm Eastern over at twitch.tv/paulademing #boardgames #pirates #streaming

When you are expecting a package from China for GenCon. Best with sound for the SHANTIES! Get.tortugasgames.com #pirates #boardgames #bgg #boardgamegeek #gencon #tabletopGaming #backthisgame #crowdfundingGames #indieboardgames #shanty

Red Tides community is the best! Shark Island Grog Cocktail Recipe 1.5 ounces Aged Rum, such as El Dorado 8 0.5 ounce White Rum, such as Plantation 3 Stars 0.25 ounce Allspice Dram 1.0 ounce Fresh Lime Juice 0.5 ounce Demerara Syrup 2 dashes Angostura Bitters #boardgames #boardgamegeek #pirates

10 years of work. Art, design, systems, manufacturing, marketing, playtesting, copy/editing, world building... I couldn't be more proud of the grit, creativity, and discipline we showed to get this far. get.tortugasgames.com . . #kickstarter #tabletopgames #boardgames #onepiece #pirates #bgg

Hopefully getting better at showing this game off! Appreciate all the support!!! . . . . . . #bgg #pirates #boardgames #tabletop #dice #onepiece #kickstarter #launchboom #backerkit

Can I explain Hunt The High Seas in 90 seconds?! #pirates #bgg #boardgames #TabletopGaming #CoopBoardGames #RedTidesGame #BoardGameDesign #kickstarter

Wowowowow! Christmas in April. @teamcovenant.com is Santa Claus and I’m my own parent! First Aidelon and now @sorcerytcg.bsky.social PRE-CONS! Cardgame-mania!

My Aidalon (@earthbornegames.bsky.social) preview decks arrived from @teamcovenant.com! Pumped to try this out. Amazing that Earthborn partnered with Covenant to make these available for shipping only!

Trying some new ad pictures that Micah slapped together. Any of these stand out? #pirates #bgg #ttrpg #boardgame #boardgames #RedTidesGame #NewCaribbea #PirateAdventure #TabletopGaming #BoardGameNight #DiceGame #HighSeasBattle #PirateLife

ALSO…. This is so far up my alley it’s in the super’s living room. 7 people have superpowers sufficient to destroy all humans and they are trying how to figure out how NOT to fight because it would mean the end. #image #comics #ethics

The last piece has arrived! Frankly, I’m not the biggest fan of d20 based systems but I couldn’t pass up these alt covers! #dnd #dnd50 #rpg #penandpaper #ttrpg

Micah, artist and designer, and I want the physical components themselves to tell players how powerful they are. Here’s few dice and tokens for size comparison to the John Davies (our big bad) cards. Big enough? #tabletopgame #boardgame #kickstarter #boardgamers #boardgamephotos #pirates #bgg

I just need to add some chainsaws on top of these and my childhood dream of running a Battlebot arena will be complete.

Got a tip from @probablyben.bsky.social, who played it at Pax, that this is THE THING to show. Ship building and customization in Red Tides works. ⚓3 Tiers of Ships 💣Up to 10 Cannons ️🛠️4 Specializations 🏴‍☠️11 Swashbucklers Do you go FAST or HEARTY? #pirates #boardgames #kickstarter #paxunplugged

There's over 100 dice in the game... ...we always use a DICE TRAY when we play. Should there be one in the game? Or as an Add On? #tabletopgame #boardgame #kickstarter #tabletopgames #boardgamegeek #boardgamers #boardgamephotos #rpg #boardgames #nerd #dice #dnd #onepiece #pirates #bgg

I’ve been looking for increasing ways to support local businesses for a while now. Ebooks have been a clear challenge. Just learned today that @bookshop-org.bsky.social is launching ebooks and my local, Terrace Books, can sell them! #books #ebooks #shoplocal #bookstores

GOOD GRAVY! I've been deep in the mines swinging a pickax. Doing work with @launchboom.bsky.social and we've gone into overdrive on RED TIDES (Hyperbole: The Ultimate Pirate Board Game) get.tortugasgames.com?ref=bsky LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! #seaofthieves #pirates #boardgames #bgg #dice #rpg

Tortugas Games is partnering with @LaunchBoom to launch Red Tides: A Tale of New Caribbea. One of the biggest lessons I've learned launching this company is "Having a good product isn't enough." They are the partner we need to reach the folks we know will love the game. Tortugasgames.com

People gosh-darn liked rolling gobs of dice and building their pirate ship! #boardgames #boardgamegeek #warhammer #piratesofthecaribbean #bgg #boardgametok #tabletopgames #dice

A fan unexpectedly returned to play the game 7 years after they first played it. #boardgames #pirates #paxunplugged #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames #boardgame #bgg #dedicated

@tedrants.bsky.social Hey Ted! Saw on LinkedIn you made the jump!

Yes for sure! We'd be fine with that. We were singing the praises of Red Tides to some folks we met at the airport as well. Doing that demo with you guys was definitely one of the highlights of the weekend.

Pax Unplugged was LEGIT. Met some incredible folks, got some awesome feedback, and so much encouragement/inspiration. If you're making a game or thinking about making one you have to go and be with your people at a a convention. #paxunplugged #boardgames #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames

You meet incredible people at #paxunplugged - I had no intentions of get my roughest prototype “Duel” into a table. This crew took time out of their Con to try the Street Fighter meets Hearthstone card battler after hearing my offhand pitch while showing #redtides.

This is Daniel. He played our game in 2016 (pic 1) at #paxunplugged at #unpub and found us the next year and brought friends. Daniel found us again 7 years later (pic 2), after sleuthing our location from an instagram post, and brought friends again. I’m blown away!

@bengineering.bsky.social Hey! Two of your listeners just played our demo at #paxunplugged and said we should connect. Are you available for a demo on Saturday or Sunday?

Me and Micah (artist and co-designer of Red Tides) at Human Robot (thanks to our own McHill) having some phenomenal Czech beers before #paxunplugged Preparing our souls for the Red Tides preview events. Excited for everyone who signed up. A few spots left! calendly.com/nick-tortuga...

Searched for Iain M. Banks here and found some wonderful recommendations of the the late-Scotsman's work. Banks' exploration of what it means to be human in The Culture is what helped me define (and more difficultly, COMMUNICATE) what I love about science fiction. #sciencefiction #scifi #books

🏴‍☠️ Become a PIRATE @ #paxunplugged🏴‍☠️ SIGN UP here: bit.ly/3CPq2lR We’ve opened up a few exclusive preview events for Red Tides: A Tale of New Caribbea. Pirate co-op adventure with ship building, boss battles, plunder, and MEGA dice. linktr.ee/tortugasgames #boardgames #bgg #pirates

We’ve opened up a few exclusive preview events for Red Tides: A Tale of New Caribbea at #paxunplugged Sign up for guided playthrough of Act I. Red Tides is a 1-4 player pirate co-op adventure with ship building, boss battles, plunder, and ALOT of dice. Sign Up: bit.ly/3CPq2lR Tortugasgames.com

You better hide your cutlery if you bring this guy aboard. I was playtesting today in prep for Pax Unplugged and noticed he’s a tad too expensive so I took this pic to remind myself later. It reminded me how much I love this illustration from Micah Tyson. #boardgames #pirates #paxunplugged

Love me some Animals As Leaders!

Micah, artist and co-founder of Tortugas Games posted this elsewhere… #boardgame #boardgames #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames #bgg #paxunplugged

Weekend sealed Sorcery (Arthurian Legends) tournament with friends down in ol’ York Pa. The Mester Stoor Worm is an absolute beast (pun intended) in this format. Not sure how to stop it TBH!

I want to propose a national blackout night once a year so my kids can see the stars in Brooklyn.

So, can you just shout into the void and get responses?