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Michael O’Connell - Finspan Guy
@anarchytabletop.bsky.social
Anarchy Game Studio is a Seattle-based father-son team that makes tabletop boardgames that spark conversation and inspire creativity: anarchygamestudio.com I am Michael. Co-designer of Finspan. Once wrote and published comics. Adoptee. Neurodivergent.
First play of the Sharks & Reefs expansion for Finspan. Thought I was killing it only to lose in a tiebreaker 😂 Loved the extra crunch it added, especially breaking up schools! @stonemaiergames.com
Finspan with Sharks & Reefs Expansion Solo Playthrough (Level 2 Difficulty) youtu.be/sFpVw-8elAI This is such a fintastic game! The Nautoma is simple to manage allowing you to be focused on your gameplay and decisions. Join me at the table and let’s play! @stonemaiergames.com
Finspan with Sharks & Reefs Expansion Solo Playthrough (Level 2 Difficulty)
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Ik heb mijn shoptegoed ingewisseld voor Finspan en heb ondertussen het spel gespeeld. Is het spel het aankopen waard? denagames.nl/analoog/fins...
Finspan review - maak er sushi van - Digitaal & Analoog
Ik heb mijn shoptegoed ingewisseld voor Finspan en heb ondertussen het spel gespeeld. Is het spel het aankopen waard?
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cw: slight dubcon reference maybe?? I saw this shark-focused expansion for the Wingspan spin-off Finspan and knew what I had to do. I imagine this is how everyone reacts to me wanting them to learn a new board game to play with me too. #radiostatic #radiosilence #voxal
🎙️ Ep. CIII is live! We’re back on track! We chat a couple of special crowdfunding projects, new video‑game obsessions, board games, and wrap with a “Rules We Always Forget” Game Pie! 💻 youtu.be/WFyYQfyDuZ0 🎧 saltandsass.riverside.com 🌟 Clip: Suzanne talks about a rule she often forgets. 😵💫
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The dumb thing I worked on and wanted to show is here!! 😆 MediaOCD gift card designs!
AnimEigo@animeigo.com · 2w agoThe MediaOCD store now has gift cards! If you don't know what to get someone, get them the gift of choosing the Blu-rays they want! With a selection of unique card designs that will speak to their soul. Or confuse them a bit. Either one is good. mediaocd.com/product/gift...
Just ordered this! I’ve known Pia and Ian since I wrote and published comics back in the ‘90s. I’m sure it’s amazing.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s a great book, Ian, I couldn’t put it down!
In better news, I Finspan'ed recently. Like this a lot solo if I want something breezier.
Finspan #boardgame Designed by David Gordon and Michael O'Connell, published by @stonemaiergames.com More games and session reports here: homeofmark.com/more-tableto... More pictures of this session here: www.instagram.com/p/DcB1wRVD7U...
This week on the pod, I had a blast talking about solo game design with Morten Monrad Pedersen, the man behind the Automa Factory. Check it out! youtu.be/87ka6TZRTww
Beyond Solitaire Podcast Ep. 243: Morten Monrad Pedersen on Solo Design
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My review of the Finspan expansion (Sharks and Reefs) by @stonemaiergames.com is up! therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
I'm Going To Eat You Little Fishy: A Finspan Sharks and Reefs Expansion Board Game Review
Finspan is often described as the simplest of the big 3 'Span releases. It also happens to be the one that I enjoy the most. Some starting fish being printed on the board, the top to bottom activation...
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Did you check out our latest episode with Deco-stop on deep-sea-inspired #boardgames? @anarchytabletop.bsky.social, the co-designer of #Finspan, shares how the game developed such a #deepsea focus. Listen to the whole episode here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/dec...
J beat me with the tie-goes-to-the-attacker rule in our first game of Duel of Meloch. I did manage to win one game of Wingspan Pocket, though. (We played a few.) #stonemaiergames #duelofmeloch #wingspanpocket
We have a game in here. Hope to see you there!
Always Awake Games (Connor) 🔜 PaxU@connor.alwaysawake.games · 3mo agoExcited to announce the games for the PNW Tabletop Game Market at PaxWest! There’s a lot of really exciting stuff this year. The market opens at 7pm on 9/5. Hope to see you there! www.alwaysawake.games/pnw-tabletop...
The promo video for this looks super cool. store.steampowered.com/app/3339080/...
Wyrmspan on Steam
Wyrmspan is an engine-building, card-driven strategy game for 1 to 5 players. Play as an amateur dracologist discovering a world of dragons. Excavate caves and explore your sanctuary. Entice dragons a...
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I’m finally going to have a game at an indie night market. My son, Jason, and I designed Red Spiral, and we’re printing a few dozen copies of it to sell at PAX West. www.alwaysawake.games/pnw-tabletop...
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!
Wingspan Pocket! This smaller, swifter, and streamlined version of Wingspan gives each player a single row of cards to create and activate every turn. There’s also a new type of power, green (ongoing) benefits. Join me at 10:00 Central on YouTube to chat about it: www.youtube.com/live/6JCCSCG...
Yendor ONLY teaches solo rules. He won’t let you play multiplayer.
Going live in less than 10 minutes!
Our Family Plays Games@ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social · 3mo agoTo the great region of the Pacific Northwest! Today we're talking to Randy Flynn (@rf-seattle.bsky.social), designer of the games Cascadia, Tabriz, Frenzy Falls, and more! With questions from us and those in the chat, we're gonna get a behind the scenes take! WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=93hS...
www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n... NOAA information has been invaluable in the development of Finspan.
Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
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Finspan: Sharks & Reefs Brings Coral Reefs and Sharks #BoardGames #Finspan #Wingspan #Stonemaier #BackseatGamer
Finspan: Sharks & Reefs Brings Coral Reefs and Sharks
Finspan, the underwater spin-off from the Wingspan team, gets its first expansion: Sharks & Reefs adds coral habitats, fearsome sharks and 75 new fish cards.
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Sharks and Reefs expands upon Finspan's simple, approachable gameplay – Big Boss Battle (B3)
Finspan: Sharks and Reefs is a “no bloat” expansion that feels pretty clear in what it wants to offer: a richer, more varied version of the base game built around a single new mechanism that integrat...
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Finspan: Sharks & Reefs Board Game Expansion Review
Finspan: Sharks & ReefsWBG Score: 9Player Count: 1-5You’ll like this if you like: Wingspan, Everdell, FinspanPublished by: Stonemaier GamesDesigned by: Michael O'Connell (II)This is a review copy. See...
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This touches on some of the problems with AI that I find most troubling. Similar problems exist in how we anthropomorphize corporations and social media platforms. Decades of pretending that aggregate representations of thought ARE thought have conditioned us to believe nonsense.
Elizabeth Hargrave@elizhargrave.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is so good. Please read.