Phil Gross
@mistergross.bsky.social
Game design, rulebook editing. Publisher @ www.feralneighbor.com Past lives: improv, writing Husband & father He/him
Some day I will play the advanced mode of @amanpossessed.bsky.social excellent puzzly tile layer Even Glow
Had a great time testing with Ithaca, Rochester, and Syracuse guilds in Canandaigua today (at Wegmans, naturally). Rock on, upstate!!
If you like puzzly, this is your jam! Super solid lil game www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Rune Rite Flip-and-Write Game
Sharpen your quill and unstopper your inkwell! In this flip-and-write game for 1-5 players, you'll conjure your own polyominoes to win.
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If you are at all improv/Codenames minded, you will want to check this out. Thieves Cant, due to release next year. A pair of thieves have a secret code the guards try to deduce. Thrilling, hilarious.
DVC Games 🔜 PAXU@dvcgames.bsky.social · 3w agoEventually the prototypes do get prettier and prettier.
Make it accessible & Don’t worry if it’s a ‘game’ Wisdom drops from my design partner and friend @stickydoodler.bsky.social
Liz Davidson@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 3w agoI had a blast podcasting with @stickydoodler.bsky.social this week! Check out our discussion of game design, components you can destroy, and his upcoming PAXU event about unpublishable games! youtu.be/v2XRqXOOpEs?...
The steps get higher every year. The view from the top remains beautiful.
I needed a periodic break from designing, so I wrote a 3k word essay about dramatic irony in MJ Lenderman’s ‘Wristwatch’ and board games. Will post later.
Would you adopt this dog? Y/N What would you name them? (Herbert/Frosty/other?)
These two are very special in totally different ways. Y’all are in for a treat.
DVC Games 🔜 PAXU@dvcgames.bsky.social · last mo.Looks like we just wrapped up dev on two insane games. I’d like to at least ruminate on both a little, as a treat.
Another great CuseCon almost over. Spent 90% of the time playtesting. Two riotous games of Billionaire Dog Party. Feeling good making unconventional art for the sake of creativity and community.
I need this game in my life right now. Give me playful, creative, chill and yet challenging.
Lunarpunk Games@lunarpunk.games · last mo.It's almost time to Color Jam! This cozy, puzzle-y coloring game by @stickydoodler.bsky.social and Joe Kell launches on September 22nd. Trying to get your favorite colors in the right spots is harder than it looks! We can't wait to see your cool art. 🎨 www.kickstarter.com/projects/lun...
It’s over! Thank you to everyone who backed The Monolith. Would love to play with y’all some day
Love this pic. When you kill a dude, you literally knock it over. Later, your shaman can cremate the casualty for Anger. My attempt to model a cycle of violence
Plaid Hat Games@plaidhatgames.bsky.social · last mo.
A likely final 🎲✂️ diary for The Monolith, on @plaidhatgames.bsky.social many wise developmental changes. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37684...
DESIGNER DIARY #8 - MAKING AN OMELETTE | The Monolith
This is the eighth designer diary for The Monolith, which is in its final days of [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plaidhatgames/the-monolith?]crowdfunding on Kickstarter for Plaid Hat Games[...
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Really solid lil puzzley game, innovative, too
A Man Possessed is Unverified. 🔵@amanpossessed.bsky.social · 2mo agoOver four years in the making. That's a bit of a dramatic intro; I wasn't working on it every day for four years. I was figuring out *games* for four years. But it's finally here. 💎 Rune Rite is coming to crowdfunding on October 13th. Follow this prelaunch page for a notification then. #boardgames
Protospiel Rochester! One good test of Dumpster Heist in. Helped some high schoolers with their design, felt nice.
@dvcgames.bsky.social check out the Diet Coke pic 😂 Thanks for the review, Mollie!
Mollie Russell@spookysyntax.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Playthings' unusual rules capture a moment perfectly. That moment is childhood, and the awesome, terrifying freedom that defines it." My last review before a week of rest - enjoy: www.wargamer.com/playthings/b...
I probably wrote too many designer diaries for this game. Almost the last one! 🎲✂️ boardgamegeek.com/thread/37664...
DESIGN DIARY #7 - BARRACKS, REGENERATORS, MAUSOLEUMS | The Monolith
This is the seventh designer diary for The Monolith, which is currently [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plaidhatgames/the-monolith]crowdfunding on Kickstarter for Plaid Hat Games[/url]. To...
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Let’s play some BILLIONAIRE DOG PARTY! You adopt this dog. What do you name it?
I had a real nice time hanging out with the boys from Vancouver! Thanks again for having me And now RE 2-4 are coming to Switch 2 ❤️
The Omnigamers' Club Podcast@omnigamers.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis week we’re joined by board game designer @mistergross.bsky.social to discuss his game of heavy metal massacre, The Monolith. We then exhume the monolithic video game series Resident Evil, to discuss how it’s mutated over the years and how its most recent offering Requiem keeps the scares fresh
Like maps? New Monolith diary is up. Hat tip to @exeunt.press for inspiring me to recreate my point to point version. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37648...
DESIGN DIARY #6 - MAPS | The Monolith
This is the sixth designer diary for The Monolith, which is currently [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plaidhatgames/the-monolith]crowdfunding on Kickstarter for Plaid Hat Games[/url]. I’m ...
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Wingspan Pocket by @elizhargrave.bsky.social is all solid crunch. Real proud of my aspiring ornithologist 12yo for learning this hefty game. And after playing, we continue to ‘ooo look at this birb!’ 😁
This gross weirdo is named after my dear friend and design partner @gabegodoi.bsky.social Love you, Gabe.
Plaid Hat Games@plaidhatgames.bsky.social · 2mo agoGab-Rakal, original art by Thomas Elliott for The Monolith. Here Gab-Rakal can be seen offering a human heart as if to say, "Share and enjoy!"
