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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇

@absurdistprod.bsky.social
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We are a small independent game development studio out of Oklahoma City, consisting of two guys with a dream and an eye for the absurd. www.absurdistproductions.com

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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our Origin Award trophy finally arrived! It looks great next to Winter Rabbit. We've also ordered some stickers to slap on all the copies we sell from our website and at Cons.
Photo of a copy of Winter Rabbit from Absurdist Productions. With its Origins Award statue in front of it.
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David Thomas @tentagil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
9 years ago today, I was spreading the word about Churrascaria, gearing up with the Kickstarter that would essentially start my company, @absurdistprod.bsky.social. It's been a wild 9 years. Also, I miss having all that hair.
Photo of David Thomas at a game shop called Loot & XP in 2017, showing off Churrascaria on a live stream for the shop. David can be seen holding a copy of Churrascaria above a copy of the game Bonk and a copy of Star Wars - Destiny.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Does anyone else plan their Con booth layouts by setting up their furniture in the driveway? Neighbors look at us funny, but we have a new layout plan for PAXU this year.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Transformation sends players through a horror story that can lean fantasy or sci-fi depending on the type of world they craft. In either case, this is a story of becoming a monster, and there is no happy ending. absurdistproductions.com/products/tra... #SoloSeptember #solorpg #journaling
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Transformation – Solo Journaling RPG
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's #SoloSeptember, so we thought we'd remind people of ours. In Seven Murders Til Midnight, you're hunting a killer. Create your world, then draw cards and consider writing prompts to create a noir thriller. absurdistproductions.com/products/sev... #journaling #solorpg
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Seven Murders Til Midnight – Solo Journaling RPG
A serial killer is out there. Seven days. Seven murders. Can you get inside their head before they get inside yours? A solo journaling RPG played with a deck of cards. Available in print + PDF or PDF ...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Winter Rabbit is an honorable mention, and our fellow Zenobia Award finalist, Molly House from @miasmacorp.bsky.social, is a finalist for the Summit Award. Very exciting. sdhist.com/2026-summit-...
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San Diego Historical Games Convention announces 2026 Summit Award finalists – SDHist
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We recently moved our website to Shopify, and as part of that, we have started slowly revising and updating our old blog posts. And writing some new ones. If there are any topics you'd like to read about, please let us know. absurdistproductions.com/blogs/game-d...
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Blogs
Game design, crowdfunding, community things, and other musings from the Absurdist Productions team.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@willmthompson.bsky.social is running a playtest of a new card and dice game at MiracleCon. No name for this one yet, but folks seem to like it so far.
Will Thompson running a playtest of a new prototype game at MiracleCon.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
We are at MiracleCon 2026 with a bunch of other local Oklahoma boardgame companies in support of the Children's Miracle Network.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Gearing up this week to attend MiracleCon this weekend. A local Con benefittings the Children's Miracle Network. Always look forward to this one as a way to give back to the local community. miraclecon.com
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Miraclecon
MiracleCon is a one day gaming convention on August 29-30th, 2026. All proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, and help support research and care for children in Oklahoma. Board games, ...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Chrokee Phoenix newspaper interviewed Will about Winter Rabbit and its Origins win. You can read the article at the link. www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/wint...
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‘Winter Rabbit’ wins Light Strategy Game of the Year award
Cherokee-based board game “Winter Rabbit” won the Light Strategy Game of the Year award during the 49th annual Origins Awards in early June.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our friends at @mintybeans.bsky.social launched their Kickstarter. We've watched this one develop for years. Play as rival Hollywood producers buying scripts, recruiting stars, and fighting in the tabloids as you try to create award-winning films. www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...
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Executive Producer: Filmmaking Fun for 2-5 Players 12 and Up
Drive your studio's success in Executive Producer, where 2-5 movie moguls build hits, manage chaos, rule the box office and win awards!
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We fully support the TTGDA push to have all publishers, media, etc., give credit where it's due by listing game designers. We also believe the artists should always be listed. irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/fil...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We are looking forward to this game designed by a former fellow Oklahoman. Helped playtest this a ton before the moved to the West Coast, and looking forward to some fun film making craziness. www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...
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Coming soon: Executive Producer: Where Box Office and Buzz Collide!
Drive your studio's success in Executive Producer, where 2-5 movie moguls build hits, manage chaos, rule the box office and win awards!
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We mentioned that WIll was playtesting 1000 Generations this past Sunday. We are still likely about a year out from launching the campaign for it, but we've got the pre-launch page up for those who want to follow along on this journey. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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Get Ready for 1000 Generations - Role Playing In a Time Before Empires
From Absurdist Productions - Get Ready for 1000 Generations - Role Playing In a Time Before Empires
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We are going live on the twitch stream in 5 minutes. Come watch David talk about and play some of our game with our friend DCBueller. m.twitch.tv/dcbueller
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DCBueller - Twitch
Please join DC and David of Absurdist Productions in highlighting their Origins Award Winning Game, Winter Rabbit, and others!
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
David will be livestreaming with our friend DCBueller today at 1:30 pm CST. They'll discuss and play several of our games, including the Origins Award-winning Winter Rabbit, the recently funded Cellblock 18, and Riposte! Hope to see some of you in the stream chat. www.twitch.tv/dcbueller
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DCBueller - Twitch
An asexual-demi wandering dreamer with a love of gaming across too many platforms, with a hyper active imagination. Look forward to Long Play experiences, co-op sessions with DC Senior, ramblings abou...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Playing some Diatoms from @ludoliminal.bsky.social night. They were another game up for the Light Strategy Origin Award that Winter Rabbit won. This is such a great game.
Photo of a winning board for Diatoms from Ludoliminal.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If you are in the OKC area, Will is going to be doing a playtest of our in development RPG, 1000 Generations, tomorrow. He'll be at Everyday Adventures, a great local game shop. They still have some open seats.
Image of a flier from Oklahoma board game shop Everyday Adventures advertising a playtest for the RPG 1000 Generations from Absurdist Productions.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Played some Winter Rabbit and Magical Athlete last night at one of FLGS. Magical Athletes was a blast. What games are you playing this weekend?
A group playing Winter Rabbit from Absurdist Productions.A group playing Magical Athlete from CMYK Games.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Got a bunch of playtesting done last week on multiple different games. Sadly, I didn't get pictures from all the tests.
Folks playtesting Cellblock 18, coming soon from Absurdist Productions. Testers were testing the rulebook.Folks playtesting Riposte!, coming soon from Absurdist Productions. Testers were testing the rulebook.Playtesting and early prototype for Cabinets of Curiosity designed by David Thomas.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We got stickers for Riposte! and Cellblock 18 in. These are for folks who backed as part of collaborations with other campaigns during Poketopia, or those who bought the stickers as an add-on. Though we should have some left to sell with the games at Cons next year as well.
Photo of two sticker sheets including art from the games Riposte! and Cellblock 18. Each sticker sheet has 5 stickers on it.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We have been spending the weekend at a local con in a shared booth with four other Oklahoma board game companies, selling each other's games. When we started nine years ago, this was one of our goals: to help raise up other designers so we could play their games. This is amazing.
Photo of a booth at a local Oklahoma City convention called SoonerCon. The booth depicts 20 games from five Oklahoma board game publishers.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
If you are interested in picking up the Orign Award winning game Winter Rabbit. We highliy encourage you to ask your local game shop tfor it, or order it directly from our webstore. Either way we are still so amazed and happy that it won yesterday. www.absurdistproductions.com/product/wint...
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Winter Rabbit | Absurdist Productions
Winter Rabbit is a semi-cooperative, hidden worker placement game set in the world of Cherokee animal stories. Winter Rabbit is available for pre-order now.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We won...we are still trying to process this, but Winter Rabbit won the Origins Light Strategy Game of the Year. This is amazing.
Photo from the presentation of the Origins Award showing that Winter Rabbit has won the Light Strategy Game of the Year.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This weekend they will be announcing the Origin Award winners. Winter Rabbit was nominated in the light strategy game category. We are up against some stiff competition, but crossing our fingers.
Photo of the cover for Winter Rabbit from Absurdist Productions.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We are gearing up to attend a local con called SoonerCon. We are teaming up with a bunch of other local designers/publishers who are members of the Oklahoma Tabletop Game Designers (OTGD), We will have 21 games from 5 publishers to show off and sell. It's gonna be a blast.
The logo for the OTGD, or Oklahoma Tabletop Game Designers.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
With Riposte! And Cellblock 18 moving towards production, let's talk about our next games. David has been working on a 2+ player game. Each player has 8 double ended Path cards and a character card. Currently it's loosely WW2 aerial combat, but what other themes would you folks find interesting?
Photo of a prototype for a 2 player card game involving programmed path building and aerial combat. Two paths of cards converge as the players plane cards try to shoot each other down.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Been busy the last week or so, finalizing files and talking to our manufacturer, Longpack in China, about getting the games on the schedule. Crazy how even with games this small, it's still cheaper to print and ship from China than to manufacture in the US.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The At The Table with The Dice Tower Podcast spent some time discussing Winter Rabbit in the latest episode at the 45-minute mark. Julie seems to have enjoyed it. dicetower.com/podcast/dice...
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At The Table with The Dice Tower - Play The Book! | The Dice Tower
Tom is out, so Eric and Julie discuss books that have become games: from public domain classics to the latest multi-million dollar bestseller tie-in. Plus, we approach our latest collection of Roses, ...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you missed out on the Riposte! and Cellblock 18 campaign, we are taking late pledges/preorders on the campaign page. We have the files nearly locked and should send them to our manufacturer by next week to get things going. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Getting in some Arcs form @colewehrle.bsky.social and @leder.games tonight. I chose violence.
A photo of a game of Arcs from Leader Games in progress.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We are in the last 30ish hours for the Riposte! and Cellblock 18 backerkit campaign. Really looking forward to putting in the other to get the games manufactured. If you want to be one of the first to have them, please head over and pledge. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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The Baron's Game Room @thebaronsgameroom.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
THERE'S ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO BACK THE CURE! We're just about $600 away from reaching our goal. We need your help! Don't wait to buy it later, back it now! #healthcare #crowdfunding #familygames #boardgames #backerkit The Cure - BackerKit share.google/uTAg46A4hyon...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Shout out to @asmeesh.bsky.social whose amazing graphic design is what makes Riposte! and Cellblock 18 look so amazing. From the cards to the packaging, she knocked them both out of the park.
Render of the packaging for Cellblock 18, an 18-card game from Absurdist Productions designed by David Thomas. The packaging graphic design was done by A. Giroux.  It features contrasting teal and yellow boxes filled with icons depicting imagery related to an old prison. Keys and a lock, tally marks, tools, and a guard with a truncheon.Render of the packaging for Riposte!, an 18-card game from Absurdist Productions designed by Will Thompson. The packaging graphic design was done by A. Giroux. It features contrasting blue, orange, and white squares, each filled with abstract images of fencing swords and fencers.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We backed this interesting game of Gnome combat on Backerkit. Players are choosing gnomes to form a combat squad, with their power and placement on the line being important as they compare them to their opponents' force. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
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Gnome Squad
A pocket sized squad battle game. Draft the strongest team of Gnomes from a random draw, balancing unique abilities & color synergies, then pit them against your opponent's squad one by one until all ...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Another cool campaign on Backerkit's Pocketopia event that Will backed and we are watching is Aetas Draconis. A deck of really cool-looking dragon-themed playing cards. They are getting really close to funding. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g...
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Aetas Draconis
Limited edition luxury cartomancy oracle + playing card deck inspired by Dragons and the four elements.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Another game on the Pockettopia event we find interesting and would love to see fund is Pipes from @wotangames.bsky.social. An interesting take on path building with a cool Victorian aesthetic. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...
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Pipes - When Water means War
A London-based board game publisher focused on gateway games that are quick to learn, easy to teach, and highly replayable. He creates friendly, approachable games (with a dash of British humour)
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We have funded, which is super exciting. So now let's look at some other cool campaigns that haven't and we really want to see get made. Starting with, The Cure, by our friends from @thebaronsgameroom.bsky.social www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
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The Cure
Create The Cure! The cure to what? Well, that's up to Marketing. However, rumor has it that a rival lab has sent someone to sabotage your efforts... Work together, if you can trust each other...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We are only a handful of backers away from funding our Backerkit campaign for Riposte! and Cellblock 18. So excited, and thank you to everyone who has backed already! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We are doing some photography and videography for the games tonight.
Photo of Will taking photos and video of Cellblock 18.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
While we are of course tring to get Riposte! and Cellblock 18 funded, there are also a number of other really cool games up as part of Poketopia, and specifcally the Card Games Banner we are under. www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
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Card Games - BackerKit
Back projects you want to see in the world.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We have made it to $4500, and just need $1500 more to fund on the Riposte! and Cellblock 18 Backerkit campaign. if you like tight 2-player 18-card games, you should check them out. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our friend Salamander Games will be at Geekway this weekend. You should check them out.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We are on day 5 of our Backerkit for Cellblock 18 and Riposte!, and while we haven't funded yet, we are doing well. But things are slowing down. If you are interested in the games, please give us a pledge. We really want to make these happen. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there.
An image of a Brachiosaurus and its baby standing on a beach in front of a setting sun. The image originates from the game PaleoVet from Absurdist Productions. Above the two dinosaurs the message Happy Mother's Day appears in the sky.
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Last night we did a livestream on Youtube, playing through our games Riposte! and Cellblock 18. We also played The Cure, by our friends from The Baron's Game Room. www.youtube.com/live/WM56Fcw...
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Cell Block 18, Riposte!, and The Cure
YouTube video by Absurdist Productions
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Have you seen the playthrough video for Cellblock 18? Well you should watch it now. youtu.be/GXsCkujYfNE?...
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Cell Block 18 Playthrough
YouTube video by Absurdist Productions
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We are live on Backerkit with Cellblock 18 and Riposte! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games
Riposte! and Cell Block 18 are two-player, 18-card strategy games that fit in your pocket. Try to anticipate your opponent's next fencing move in Riposte! or escape from prison in the asymmetrical Cel...
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Absurdist Productions ➡️ 🎆 SkasdiCon 🎇 @absurdistprod.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We go live on BackerKit with Cellblock 18 and Riposte! tomorrow morning. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
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Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games Launch Party
Get excited about Riposte! and Cell Block 18 - Micro Card Games on BackerKit - come join!
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