Big Walk was a day 1 purchase for me, I love it. Panic and House House both have a good sense for innovative fun.
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My store links are broken! Sorry if you've been trying to place an order and have been met with friction. Right now my store is a link farm to places like draft2digital for books, itch.io for some print and plays, or my Square online store for some items. I'm moving everything to Square. 🧵
Thought Complex: Design Journal Two This week, I received the copies of Thought Complex that I'll be selling at the PAX West Indie Night Market. Check out all the games available for purchase at the market using this link: PNW Tableetop Game Market 2026 Everything turned out looking fantastic! The…
Thought Complex: Design Journal Two
This week, I received the copies of Thought Complex that I'll be selling at the PAX West Indie Night Market. Check out all the games available for purchase at the market using this link: PNW Tableetop Game Market 2026 Everything turned out looking fantastic! The game feels nice and compact but the tarot-sized cards and art provide a good sense of robustness and set the tone of the game well.
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Thought Complex: Design Journal One Development of this game felt like a fever dream. It came and went, start to finish, in two months. But I cannibalized elements for this from other games that I had been working on for several months. It was both a lengthy and brief process. Let's talk about it.…
Thought Complex: Design Journal One
Development of this game felt like a fever dream. It came and went, start to finish, in two months. But I cannibalized elements for this from other games that I had been working on for several months. It was both a lengthy and brief process. Let's talk about it. This is my first narrative-ish game I've been wanting to get into more narrative and role play style games for a while, and this is my first step into onto the fields of storytellin' games.
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Just finished Night in the Woods. Loved the game but I'll stand by my opinion: please stop sneaking in mandatory beat/music timing mini-games into your otherwise flawless video game experience. It's so boring and annoying when that's unexpectedly shoved into a video game!
Received copies of Thought Complex to sell at the PAX West Indie Night Market this Sept. It looks so great! The game was manufactured by Launch Tabletop. I've got a couple of design journals I'll be publishing tomorrow and Thurs that cover the design and manufacturing experience. To PAX! #boardgames
What's your favorite depiction of pizza in cartoons? The 1987 TMNT cartoon had a mid depiction of this fine ambrosia. Like, what kind of pizza is this? Cheese on the edges pizza? Pour the sauce in the middle of the pizza, pizza?
The Quarterly Crust: Summertime Sunshine Edition DISCLAIMER: I don't copyedit most of my posts, including the Quarterly Crust. Become frustrated by my tyops at your own risk. (See what I did there?) Hello Hot Days & Sun Rays; The weather: Sweltering. The days: Long. The sky: Blue. I have spent…
The Quarterly Crust: Summertime Sunshine Edition
DISCLAIMER: I don't copyedit most of my posts, including the Quarterly Crust. Become frustrated by my tyops at your own risk. (See what I did there?) Hello Hot Days & Sun Rays; The weather: Sweltering. The days: Long. The sky: Blue. I have spent most of my time this season with my nose to the grindstone, working on board games galore (a smorgasbord of gamesboard?
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Are there any cool writers communities and feeds on this butterfly app that aren’t just bots spamming mostly AI generated content? I write mostly scifi, weird fiction, and dark comedy satire. Help me find my people!
Heck Yeah! "Cloudy" OMG stop, okay? You're a big ball of light, we get it. #webcomics #comics
Heck Yeah! “Cloudy”
OMG stop, you're a ball of light, we get it, okay?
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Heck Yeah! "Cloudy" OMG stop, okay? You're a big ball of light, we get it. #webcomics #comics
Heck Yeah! “Cloudy”
OMG stop, you're a ball of light, we get it, okay?
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In the rush to complete Thought Complex and have it ready in time for #PAXWest to sell, I got into this nasty habit of shoving prototypes in any available nook and cranny of my desk. Since the game's off to print and I am at the mercy of the gods of time, I decided to keep myself busy. #boardgames
50 First Rejections: Author Journal Three 2026 Rejection Count: 2 I've received my second official rejection this year! My first rejection was a short story I submitted to a reputable publication. They have a great turnaround time for responses and I was able to witness their lightning fast 'we…
50 First Rejections: Author Journal Three
2026 Rejection Count: 2 I've received my second official rejection this year! My first rejection was a short story I submitted to a reputable publication. They have a great turnaround time for responses and I was able to witness their lightning fast 'we don't want it' form response first hand. This new rejection was from a contest where writers submitted the first 5000 words of a full novel manuscript.
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In case you haven't seen it, this was my vision for a cover for the Ear Candy expansion to Rock Hard: 1977. I love the look of '70s album covers.
Yesterday, Our Seattle held a rally outside of City Hall to demand that Mayor Katie Wilson remove the over 20 cameras that were installed in the Stadium District ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Gray Trammel, TtS intern, is writing an article. Subscribe to our free newsletter at ThroughtheStatic.org!
Thought Complex is off to the magic elves for printing. Here's a peek at some of the cards. For those looking to have deep conversations with themselves and others, I'll be selling this at PAX West! #boardgames #PAXWest
As I finish up copyediting and proofreading for Thought Complex, I realize now that this is a departure in design from my normal games. I've wanted to get into more narrative, conversation, storytelling games. This is my first effort on that front. My rules feel more like guidelines. #boardgames
Settled on this for the final art direction, the background will be different based on the suit. Now tomorrow I can do this 21 more times, finalize the rules and box art, and send this baby off to print. #boardgames
Trying to finalize art as fast as I can for Thought Complex, just look at the iterations! Which one speaks to you? #boardgames
I can always count on you, Garlic Joe.
Playtested a 3-player game of Thought Complex last night, developed a great conversation with acquaintances (fellow game designers). Began a conversation about Decay (a negative topic) and we built on that, relating positive and sometimes negative topics from other cards to Decay. 1/
Announcing Thought Complex, a conversational game for 1-5 players. Have a discussion by answering questions on topics like decay, joy, dishonesty, and more. Amplify and relate facets of the topic to new ideas. I'll be selling this at PAXWest! #boardgames
Early art test for a card game I'm working on, titled Intrusive Thoughts. Players will work together to deal with an intrusive thought, answering questions on cards. This is a game for folks looking to have deep conversations. More on this later in a design journal entry. #boardgames
Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.
Seattle is not a safe or welcoming city for Queer people! Yeah, the rainbow crosswalks and proclamations are cute. But God forbid you actually need to push past niceties and stick up for yourself or others - then you are met with racism and homophobia, and targeted attacks!
