I’ve got the first session of my pizza delivery TTRPG scheduled! I’m super excited. #ttrpg #tabletop

I call this guy a laser belcher. It’s a monster from a TTRPG I’m working on about delivering pizzas. I’m pretty proud of how he turned out. #ttrpg #tabletop

I made a thing: boxinsertdesigner.com It lets you design #foamcore box inserts for your #boardgames and spits out a cutting list. I'm looking for feedback, bugs, feature ideas etc #foamcore #boardgame #storage

String Theory by Tessellation Games was my favorite game from Protospiel Madison this weekend. A light ish game about connecting conspiracies with string to get podcast followers. Just a bit of story telling too #boardgames www.tessellationgames.com

My board at the end of Chocolate Platter playtesting tonight. Needs some point adjustment but I was happy with the play test. It does need a better name…

This past week had the most visitors to ephemeralpath.com since it launched over two years ago. I’ve got no idea why but I’m glad the game is getting some more attention.

Lots of cutting for my latest chocolate themed prototype! #boardgames

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It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!

I don’t think how many times I play a game matter but rather how much value I get out of the game I have this system that I hold myself too of tracking how much value I get from a game I buy. To track value, I use $3/person/hour of game time. If I play a 2 hour game with 4 ppl it gets $24 of value

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Had a chance to show Ephemeral Path at Grand Con gaming convention this weekend! #tapletopgaming #wargaming #miniatures

Played Bomb Busters for the first time today. Wow, that’s a great one

I’d love to see a new CCG the size of Dice Masters. One of the things I like most about dice masters is that is was a CCG that felt manageable. Sets were small, teams I created were small, and singles were reasonably priced. And it’s a great game.

GenCon has always been a good reminder of the privileges in being able to regularly attend such conventions. But it's doubly so now when so many aren't safe traveling to the US. I'd love to see more publishers and communities finding ways to extend opportunities for networking and accessing info.

Accomplishment of the week: I can now solve a Rubik’s cube mini.

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Packing up Kyoto No Neko. Game has awesome presentation and is a good family weight game. A few of the rules are a bit clunky and sometimes the amount of stuff to remember clashes with the light weight mechanisms. Still fun with a couple house rules.

Not enough games at origins this year (for completely understandable reasons im sure)

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I’ve been independently designing games for 12 years and have been fortunate enough to have signed some of my designs (although none were printed). Right now seems harder than ever even to get games in front of publishers, let alone have them sign it. It’s rough out there, crowded for sure.

I’m hoping to play some Ephemeral Path at Origins this week. It’s been a while since I made a team and I forgot how much strategy there is in it. This is a design I’m really proud of. Www.ephmeralpath.com #tabletopgames #wargaming

If you’re at Origins Game Fair next week, check out the Recycled Realms booth 2032. Awesome hand made war gaming and RPG terrain made from recycled materials. I’ll be working the booth a lot of the week. #origins #tabletopgaming #ttrpg #wargaming

Here is a map from a solo print and play I’m working on. Working title is Paiku’s Tilted Tale. #boardgames #gamedesign #tabletopgames

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In just one night I’ve seen a Legend of Dragoon post and a Legend of Legia post. Two of my top PS1 games. Dragoon is still one of my all time favs.

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My web traffic has been down lately so here is some self promotion! Ephemeral Path is an awesome miniatures skirmish game I designed a couple years back Mini agnostic ✅ Quick/30min ✅ print n play components ✅ Free✅ PACKED with strategy✅ www.ephemeralpath.com #tabletopgames #boardgames #wargames

Greater than Games is the largest publisher to ever play and consider publishing one of my designs. They didn’t go for it in the end but the experience gave me a huge confidence boost several years ago

Losing Greater Than Games is a huge loss. My heart goes out to the employees that have been impacted.

Later today I finally get to announce my first big box strategy board game since Ankh like 5 years ago! (It’s not for CMON and it’s not a mythic area control)

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I can’t imaging the decisions board game publishers in the US are having to make right now.

Is it too early to send out pitch meeting requests for Origins Game Fair in mid June? Does anyone have a sense of when publishers start to schedule pitch times? #boardgames #tabletopgaming #gamedesign

I just learned that Protospiel Milwaukee is ending. It’s a shame, an April Protospiel was always great for me.

Agreed, this is awesome packaging and we should see more of it.

Thank you for confirming. I’ve suspected they were useless for a while but I still make them

Anyone know when Protospiel Milwaukee will be this year? Typically it’s March or April but I can’t find any info this year. #boardgames #protospiel

We’re in a timeline where I agree with Mike Pence 🤯

I pulled out a prototype just now to jot down some new ideas and saw that the last notes were “So Cool! 2/24/24” Hadn’t realized it had been that long since I’ve touched it but I’m super excited about it again. It’s a solo game, would be my first solo only game design. #boardgames

I’ve book- banners running for my local library board, and I live in a fairly progressive area. The bad part is, if they organize well enough to get all 4 of them elected, they will have the board majority. Local elections can be decided by very few votes so make sure to vote in local elections!

Am I missing something or has @wired.com stepped into the breach to do some of the best reporting on what is actually happening in this tech bro coup

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I love TIME Stories and it’s been years since I’ve been able to get it to the table. But tomorrow night it’s Lumen Fidei and I’m super excited. #boardgames #tabletopgaming

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I’ve now got more followers here on Bluesky than on Threads.

I’ve officially started pitching Modern Chocolate and it’s pretty exciting! #boardgames #gamedesign #tabletopgaming

I always find staging a video in my house really difficult and no matter what I decide, or how long I take, the top of my head is always cut off, no matter what…

There is a lot of good stuff in here. Especially the parts about “you” the designer play testing and crafting the vision of fun you want. What some play testers find “fun” may not be the type of fun/experience the designer envisions. Fun isn’t a universal term

I took my some to a Pokémon TCGevent at our local library this weekend. I ended up talking the ear off of the poor library employee running it about how great #Keyforge it. I’m a little embarrassed in retrospect…