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David Masnato 🔜 PAX West

@davidmasnato.com

🎲 Game Designer 🎨 Art/Graphic Design 💛 I try my best - He/Him

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David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · yesterday

I take my final sips of morning coffee and let out a deep exhausted sigh. It's another Tuesday in the life of a community manager. The sign beckons. And it demands to be tapped once again.

David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 2y ago

Community management is inspiring and rewarding work. I love doing it. But sometimes it's "Why don't you do this thing I want? How hard could it be to..." Buddy, I'm going to stop you right there because if your idea was 1. Easy to execute 2. A good idea We would have done it already.

David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 2w ago

It's been a weird week and it's that time of year where I get in my head about whether or not any of the stuff I make is cool. But my mom played Pax Playground and she liked it so much she asked to play it a second time. So that was really nice!

David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 3w ago

I shelved Tiers of Joy over a year ago because I felt like I hit a dead end on the design. Last night, inspiration struck out of nowhere and I think I maybe found a path to fix it? At the very least, this game is fun to work on again. Lil cakes are back on the menu!

A photo of the prototype of Tiers of Joy set up for a three player game. Multiple colorful tokens are laid out on a wooden table in a setup that resembles tiny layer cakes being assembled on plates.
David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · last mo.

Went to a wedding today where I witnessed a child no older than 5 seamlessly transition from a death drop into break dancing. Maybe it's naive, but I'm clinging on to that moment as a sign that a glorious, hopeful future is coming.

David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · last mo.

Pax Playground is currently in BGG listing limbo. In the meantime, here's a lil landing page featuring a link to the latest rulebook and the Screentop mod. Enjoy! www.davidmasnato.com/pax-playground

Pax Playground - David Masnato

Pax Playground Making friends is hard. It’s especially hard when you’re the new kid in town and you’re not sure how to fit in. The neighborhood playground is bustling today. This is your big opportuni...

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David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 2mo ago

I loudly and proudly don't use generative AI platforms or give oxygen to slop made using them. I'm not immune to getting duped, but if you slide into my replies or quote post me with claims that something I shared (that is obviously real) was made by AI, I will block you so fast.

Elizabeth Hargrave@elizhargrave.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tonight I played BeTween by @stickydoodler.bsky.social and it involved, among other things, drawing a tree full of fireflies, telling a true story of my dad embarrassing me (by wearing a button-up shirt tucked into bike shorts), and making up a story about my grandpa and a telescope. 1/

Sticky Doodler 🔜 vacation@stickydoodler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

... I hope to release BeTween: Summer & Everything After at IGNM if selected: this is a very personal game to me (it's a biography of my daughter) and has low commercial potential (it's a biography of my daughter). I'm glad that a venue like IGNM exists to offer these experiences to the public.

Submission form for the Indie Game Night Market: Game Name: BeTween Summer & Everything After Game Description/Summary: In this heartfelt storytelling game, play one of five character traits of the same 11-year-old child. (Think: Pixar's "Inside-Out" meets the card game "Once Upon a Time"). Play your hand of picture cards to answer story prompts. Create small scenes with big feelings. This is a biography game offering players a space to remix their childhood memories with my daughter's actual last summer before middle school. Will be hand-assembled of both handmade and small-batch-printed components. Production method: Hand-made
David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 3mo ago

Over the last few days, it's possible you've seen a new tabletop playtesting platform show up called Dustin's Designer Den. I would strongly advise against using it. Generative AI software was heavily used in its development and the writing of a promotional Substack article. 🎲✂️

David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 3mo ago

Congratulations to EVERYONE who submitted a game this year, but especially to Yasaman Farazan and her game, Astrolabe! Here's a little 🧵 about why Astrolabe was my personal favorite of the games I judged and why publishers should be fighting over who gets to make it. Let's begin with a story...

Cardboard Edison@cardboardedison.com · 3mo ago

And.... The WINNER of the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award is: ASTROLABE by Yasaman Farazan! 2nd Place: Limelight by Cameron Fleming 3rd Place: Braggin' Wranglers by Luke Wolyncewicz 4th Place: Hatchlings by Alan Leduc Congrats to all the designers! Find out more at cardboardedison.com/award

2026 Cardboard Edison Award winner Astrolabe
David Masnato 🔜 PAX West@davidmasnato.com · 3mo ago

Late last night I had an idea for an edit I want to try on one of my games. I initially thought "No need to write this down. I'll remember it in the morning" but decided to make a note just in case. Dear reader, I'm so glad I did because I absolutely did not remember my idea in the morning. 🎲✂️