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Cogs in Motion
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A handful of early Telltale developers, now the owners and caretakers of the episodic Sam & Max adventure games! For video games: http://skunkapegames.com For support: http://support.skunkapegames.com
Every Skunkape game is on sale in the Steam Summer Sale! store.steampowered.com/curator/3957... 🃏 Poker Night: 10% off! 🐕 The Sam & Max Trilogy: 45% off! 🐇 Or get your Sam & Max individually: 🥊 Save the World: 50% off! 🛸 Beyond Time and Space: 50% off! ✨ The Devil’s Playhouse: 35% off!
Steam Curator: Skunkape Games
We're a handful of early Telltale developers, now the owners and caretakers of the episodic Sam & Max adventure games!
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Our Poker Night at the Dispatch trivia contest with @adhocstudio.com is over, with 1,863 entries and 8,200 correct answers! From this pool, we drew 5 winners: Dioxid3Chlorine, Tyler, Justin_Le1, @blax03.bsky.social & Haliburd7. Congrats! 🎉 How many questions did you get right? Find out below. 🧵👇
Our Poker Night at the Dispatch trivia contest ends TOMORROW! Get your answers in for a chance to win one of five SDN mugs from our pals at @adhocstudio.com. Plus, Poker Night at the Inventory & Dispatch are both on sale on Steam and PlayStation right now. Don't miss out!
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 2mo agoAnswer these trivia questions and you could win one of five real-life SDN mugs from the AdHoc Studio store: forms.gle/q7riKLmnNSjQ... Entries are due by June 7 at 11:59pm PDT. Each correct answer gives you a chance to win!
Our old friend Graham has got some new merch featuring everyone’s old friend, Nelson Tethers. Put him on your backpack and maybe you’ll meet other puzzle agents out in the world!
Graham Annable@grickle.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'm pleased to announce that gricklemart.com now has NEW Puzzle Agent Patches and Stickers available! The perfect affordable item for the Nelson Tethers fans in your life! #grickledoodle #puzzleagent #patch #sticker #cartoon #games #art #funny #horror #humor
🚨🚨HEY KIDS, IT’S CONTEST TIME!!🚨🚨 Eagle-eyed players have spotted a bunch of new Easter eggs in our Poker Night at the Inventory remaster, including this unassuming mug with an SDN logo on it. (Max isn’t holding it in the game — you’ll have to find it yourself!) 🧵👇
When Poker Night at the Inventory first shipped in late 2010, we never shared much concept art from the game's production, because there just wasn't much! It was a tiny game made by a tiny team, even by Telltale standards, so there's never been much concept art to share, but here's a little bit! 🧵
“Cruelly shape each orphan into a ball.”
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 4mo agoOrder Up! was an opportunity for us to share some of our favorite family recipes in the voice of a game character. Lord Rumplebottom's Thoroughly English Muffins were contributed by Ian Dallas, who was a writing intern on the Sam & Max team at the time.
![ORDER UP!
This month: Lord Rumplebottom's Thoroughly English Muffins
[picture of Bosco in his English disguise from Sam & Max Save the World, saying “I just call them 'muffins'!”]
Yields 6 perfectly charming muffins
2 1/4 cups unbleached bread flour
1/2 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon yeast
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup buttermilk
1. Be so kind as to marry the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a mixing bowl. Add butter and milk and stir until the awful mess forms a proper ball.
2. Step lightly and sprinkle the counter with flour. Drop the dough on the counter and knead for 10 minutes. Oil a large bowl, stuff the dough inside and cover with some of that delightful plastic wrap.
3. Take a brisk stroll across the moor for 90 minutes or so, until the dough positively doubles in volume.
4. Separate the dough into 6 pieces like so many helpless orphans. Cruelly shape each orphan into a ball. Grease a baking sheet and arrange the balls on it, 3 inches apart. Cover everything you see with plastic wrap. Everything!
5. Consider founding an overseas colony and levying a repressive tax on tea for 90 minutes or so, until the balls have doubled.
6. Kindly heat a skillet to medium and warm the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. Brush the skillet with a spot of vegetable oil. Slide a few balls onto the skillet, making sure to leave at least 1 inch between them. Cook 5-8 minutes or until their little bottoms are a rich golden brown.
8. Flip them over and cook for another 5-8 minutes. Toss them in the oven for 5 minutes to ensure the center is baked properly.
9. Now hands off! It's vital to king and country that these muffins cool for 30 minutes before serving.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tprqo6yhkdd6kobab44hq45e/bafkreienxrokomqswa3mk2sgnjh6y7tp7vi4v7lp5qands2qpfja2x4c5a)
Back in the day, some of our team worked on the Telltale Interloper, an email newsletter fashioned after a tabloid. In addition to news from around the studio, the Interloper had some regular features including the Order Up! cooking column and everybody’s favorite advice column, Dear Max. 🧵👇
![A screengrab of the top of a Telltale Interloper email newsletter, which looks like a tabloid newspaper.
THE TELLTALE INTERLOPER
IMPORTANT NEWS FACTS
Published monthly [with a strikethrough through "monthly"] from the offices of Telltale Games in beautiful California. Visit us at www. telltalegames.com!
Vol III, #1 Aug, 2007
[tabloid-style pictures of Telltale employees hiding their work from the camera and a blurry Max pouncing, with the subtitle More Games On The Way?]
RENEWAL SCANDAL!
Sam & Max Get Second Season, Fans Invade Streets
We've known for months now that there would be a second season of Sam & Max, and right before Comic-Con in July we officially announced it, so you may have known, too. (Of course, we realize we neglected to send out a newsletter at the time, so maybe you didn't know. Our bad.) Today's an even more exciting day, because the first big Season Two video has been released, and if we do say so ourselves, it's awesome.
Click here to watch the Season Two Cinematic Trailer! Come on, click it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tprqo6yhkdd6kobab44hq45e/bafkreidsj3whe6xhy4sv54nqrcgnibfo2s6r7ytydobdjd4kgw7kw3iemq)
We’ve released another small update for Poker Night that will let you choose to keep the game running in the background, and auto-deal new hands, so you can play it in a window while doing other things. Also some bug fixes and a little restored content! store.steampowered.com/news/app/389...
Poker Night at the Inventory - Poker Night at the Inventory 1.4.0 Update - Steam News
Run the game in the background, auto-deal next hand, some teeny tiny bits of restored content, and more.
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We gave Poker Night a small update today, to add a few requested features and fix some bugs that you let us know about. Read all about it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/389...
Poker Night at the Inventory - Poker Night at the Inventory 1.3.0 Update - Steam News
Many bugs squashed, some features added, a few mysteries revealed.
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Poker Night at the Inventory has been brought back for a new generation by the team @skunkapegames.com. I spoke with Dan Connors from Skunkape, who was also CEO at Telltale games, about the history of the game dating back over 16 years. This is a unique dev journey! #gamedev youtu.be/OGWSCkS7Cxo
The ORIGIN Story of Telltale's Poker Night at the Inventory | Dev Dive
YouTube video by Dev Dive
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You have just one and a half more days to get a free Reissued Dealer's Visor with your Poker Night at the Inventory purchase on Steam! Don't say we didn't warn you! store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/...
🚨 There's just ONE WEEK LEFT to get the TF2 Reissued Dealer's Visor, and then it's going back in the vault. 🚨 Buy Poker Night at the Inventory on Steam by March 19 and this exclusive hat will be yours: store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/... (Also, do not try and bluff Sasha.)
We're psyched to have Sam & Max in the Curious Odyssey Steam sale with a ton of other great adventure games! If you love games with good stories & have money that needs spending, this sale has your name all over it (esp. if your name is Curious O'Dyssey). store.steampowered.com/curator/4589...
Curious Odyssey
Celebrating story rich, narrative-driven games with puzzle elements and a focus on contemplative gameplay.
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The response to our Poker Night arts & crafts contest was over the top, both in the sheer number of entries (more than 300!) and in the creativity on display. We’ve spent the last few weeks oohing and ahhing over the entries & the last few days feverishly deliberating over which we liked best. 🧵 👇
[poker-loving caveman voice] Poker Night back
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 5mo agoThe Inventory has reopened! Poker Night back and looking better than ever. Play poker with four video game icons, hear their banter, win their stuff. ♠️Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/... ♦️PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... ♣️Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Hey! I little bit of a self-serving plug for my good friends at Skunk Ape Games! They've remastered Poker Night at the Inventory! You could unlock the Grickle Deck! A complete card deck designed by me! It's now AVAILABLE on PlayStation, Switch, and PC via Steam! #grickledoodle #cards #poker
The Inventory has reopened! Poker Night back and looking better than ever. Play poker with four video game icons, hear their banter, win their stuff. ♠️Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/... ♦️PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... ♣️Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Everyone waiting to see who won the contest: We're deliberating now and hope to reveal winners today, but we're also doing last-minute stuff for tomorrow's Poker Night launch so we might run out of time. Thanks for your patience! We'll announce the winners as soon as we can!
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 6mo ago🚨 Now that the dust has settled from this morning’s big announcement, we have another big announcement! 🚨 Our 2025 arts & crafts contest, which was bumped from Halloween to the holidays and then bumped again, is now officially… whatever the opposite is of bumped. steamcommunity.com/games/389780...
Five years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club will reopen on March 5! Poker Night at the Inventory is a high-stakes battle of cards, bets & trash talk coming to Steam, PlayStation & Nintendo Switch. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/...
We got an opportunity to speak with @skunkapegames.com about their remake of Poker Night at the Inventory (which comes out tomorrow!). We also go deep into the history of the original game's development and Telltale as a whole. Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/0XXu...
Poker Night mention in yesterday's Penny Arcade strip 👀 www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/0... If you're one of the people who totally knows who Tycho is, don't forget you have a chance to win his portrait in our arts & crafts contest. You have one more week to get your entries in.
Royally Flushed - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 6mo ago🚨 Now that the dust has settled from this morning’s big announcement, we have another big announcement! 🚨 Our 2025 arts & crafts contest, which was bumped from Halloween to the holidays and then bumped again, is now officially… whatever the opposite is of bumped. steamcommunity.com/games/389780...
Time is running out to get our Sam & Max at a big 45% off, and support type 1 diabetes research at the same time! Also, catch BeardedLegendGaming from the @play.breakthrought1d.org community streaming Sam & Max today starting at 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 5pm PST: twitch.tv/beardedlegendgaming
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 6mo agoSam & Max: The Complete Trilogy is in @play.breakthrought1d.org's Steam sale! Through Feb 19, save 45% on all 3 remasters — or complete the set if you've been meaning to. After the sale we'll make a donation to help find cures for type 1 diabetes. 💙 Shop the sale: bit.ly/got1d-sale26
Sam & Max: The Complete Trilogy is in @play.breakthrought1d.org's Steam sale! Through Feb 19, save 45% on all 3 remasters — or complete the set if you've been meaning to. After the sale we'll make a donation to help find cures for type 1 diabetes. 💙 Shop the sale: bit.ly/got1d-sale26
[does basic arithmetic] Oh god it’s been seven years.
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 6mo agoFive years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club will reopen on March 5! Poker Night at the Inventory is a high-stakes battle of cards, bets & trash talk coming to Steam, PlayStation & Nintendo Switch. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/...
Psst sorry @strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social, Emily forgot to tag you.
Skunkape@skunkapegames.com · 6mo agoOne grand prize winner will get a Poker Night game key plus four cool collectibles, one from each of Poker Night’s franchises: 🐰 Max slippers from @uncute.bsky.social 🥊 Strong Bad talking plush 🎨 Tycho painting by Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik 🎮 Team Fortress 2 poster signed by Valve employees
