I did a little write-up of a playtest we had a few weeks ago of @thehintguy.bsky.social's current project - Pottery Shards! This one is getting close to being done! Now I just need to figure out what the best archaeology themed emojis are...
Game notecards. Frogs are squishy. Frogs are cute. something something frogs are dogs.
Pffff tidying up the table I picked up the In This World papers from a game @thehintguy.bsky.social played with his friends yesterday wtf this is so great lol. @lamemage.com Look what your games make people do 😂
Thanks @al-lukehart.bsky.social, @lamemage.com and @thehintguy.bsky.social for such quotes as: “Boats should be seen and not heard”, “I saw a community who didn’t respect the arts once. The next year we went back? Ruins”, and "Get in loser, we’re going raiding!" ❤️
Anyway, if you want to actually have a holly-jolly Christmas game, may I recommend @thehintguy.bsky.social's Save Christmas quest!
You know what tells you a lot about a society? Our LAWS.
What do we punish? Do we enforce them fairly? Do we think our laws are just?
So of course I made world-building game about that…
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Bleh I’m so bad at social media.
Listen to me talk on this wonderful podcast! Oh and listen to the first few episodes with the gameplay too—the hosts are charming and played a great game! #ttrpg #gmless
I perhaps should have mentioned that! Although at this point it’s probably safe for anyone who knows me and my work to assume GMless unless explicitly stated otherwise 🤷
Work continues on my current project, a versatile archaeology world-building game currently titled “More to Explore”. Got an awesome session in at Go Play NW and now it’s back to the workbench for tinkering! 🔧 ⚙️ #trrpg #gamedesign
Really excellent time at @goplaynw.bsky.social last weekend (July 19-20)! Every game I played was great and the event organization was so smooth and streamlined. Shoutout to excellent donut host @seannittner.bsky.social (and others!) I look forward to Go Play every year and can’t wait to go again! 💚
I had such a lovely @goplaynw.bsky.social this weekend! Huge thanks to the organizers for cultivating a welcoming space and for all the behind-the-scenes work that lets us enjoy the magic of playing games with friends, old and new ❤️
I represented Groundtable (GMless) all the way: Follow, The Final Girl, In This World, Kingdom, and my newest project More To Explore.
#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio.
Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !
I mean I wanted to but I also failed that roll so nothing happened
Someone asked me if D&D is a good game, but it wasn’t my turn so I had to wait. Then I failed my roll so I couldn’t answer.
Someone asked me if Polaris is a good game. I said they were asking far too much.
Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.
What can I say? I have a one track mind.
All aboard motherf***ers 🚂
Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)
An 80s Night today is the equivalent of a Sock Hop in the 90s
This has been my quarterly post, see you in August
Have fun! Share your map after the game if you can! ✨
This also means he’s entering his Stranger Things / kids on bikes era and I’m here for it
My son learned how to ride a bike about a week ago and has wanted to ride every day since. Even in the pouring rain. It’s really uplifting to see how much joy it brings him 🚲 💕
Favs
Mars Colony, Microscope, Downfall, Follow, Kingdom, In This World, My Daughter the Queen of France, Fedora Noir, Shock, Polaris, GxG, Monsterhearts, The Quiet Year, Penny for My Thoughts, Remember Tomorrow, Shooting the Moon, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The House, Epitaph, No Boundaries
1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5 (GMless: Inspectres)
2. First you ever ran? - Fiasco
3. Played the most? - Kingdom
4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco
5. Favorite? - List below
6. Most recently played? my current game project
7. Most recently run? my current project
Working on game design today. My latest project is about archaeology, and after several successful playtests l’ve… started a fresh draft. All part of the iterative process! ✍️😮💨
I think it’s very telling that bald eagles actually make squeaky, chirpy little noises, but Americans feel compelled to substitute in another bird’s cry in all our media.
Ground Table 🥳
"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value."
Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style
Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm…
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Incineroar. https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Incineroar_%28Pokémon%29#/media/File%3A0727Incineroar.png
Purugly is the obvious choice, but don’t sleep on our favorite beefy boy: Incineroar.
