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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 28/09/2026

I'm designing a game. Thematically, you're a wizard, thirsty for an all powerful wish, only 4 orbs of power can grant. Mechanically, 1-4 players are flipping tiles, programming actions, managing domino magic and energy to fight those who stand in your way. Coming to Kickstarter mid October.

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Coming soon: PONDUS: An Analog Wizard Game

You're a wandering wizard on the hunt for the orbs of power in this tile-flipping battle royale adventure game.

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Emily | Odds & Ents @oddsandents.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last day for Galactic Dawn on Kickstarter! This project's layout is something I'm super proud of, the game is a fun collaborative/competitive mix and great for worldbuilders! If we get to our next stretch goal I get to put more original art in the game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pan...

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Galactic Dawn: A Collaborative Worldbuilding TTRPG

Build the pillars of galactic civilization. Vie for a place amongst the stars.

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Graftbound Press 🔜 PeopleCon III @graftbound.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We’re excited about this game. It’s kind of a precursor to our game Werewolf + Android as Lucas and I always played it with them as the investigators. Seriously excited!

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

we played the ashcan of this on @friends-table.bsky.social and it was a great time

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 28/09/2026

it's gonna be a good one

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Emily | Odds & Ents @oddsandents.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is one of the first games I’ve been excited to play with my mom. I think it’s a great crossover for those who haven’t played many RPGs and will be natural to those familiar with golden age murder mysteries

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Eric @mokkograd.net · 06/09/2026

"Eswahr Eternal" is a fantasy role-playing game about becoming a King. You will travel an empty land, slay Giants, sacrifice your principles for power and then you will rule. For Eternity. Go and wishlist it on Steam, or else: store.steampowered.com/app/5198420/...

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Eswahr Eternal on Steam

Eswahr Eternal wants you to become a King. You will wander across an eternal Kingdom. You will slay the four Giants of the Land. You will sacrifice your Principles for Power. You will take the Throne....

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Caleb Zane Huett @calebzane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

yesssss i've been looking forward to this one for a while! adam is doing such clever design with the physicality of his games. and they all create totally unique experiences! back this!!!!

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 23/09/2026

Save the date: The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game is coming to kickstarter on October 20th! Follow along so you don't miss it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamebell/the-locked-room-murder-mystery-game

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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check, check, check. Time for that run and to log off. Please go support NOVA 2 while I try to keep my chill!

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 21/09/2026

I'll be trying to parse this all day

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 15/09/2026

why would i ever make a box? it's easy to price a zine

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 15/09/2026

brain continually doing laps around what I can only assume is the business 101 slalom track

too expensive fewer sales smaller print run lower margins
too cheap more sales larger print run higher margins

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 15/09/2026

pricing discourse is even more fun when it's happening in your own head and you're trying to pick a price for something you've been working on for years

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Eric @mokkograd.net · 13/09/2026

It's been a week since I published the Steam page for Eswahr Eternal. I can't see the game's numbers, so I just assume that it is, as the people might say: "trending". Have you visited said steam page? You should go there and do what needs to be done: store.steampowered.com/app/5198420/...

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 09/09/2026

I noticed the watermelon on the shelf had a flat tire and that set off a series of events that led to the breakage of one of my favorite bowls. rip eat your fruit and do your dishes and this won't happen to you

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 08/09/2026

i'm excited about it, plus i feel like it will help people enjoy a playthrough who might not like not knowing what's going on throughout the whole mystery

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 08/09/2026

instead of the game determining the culprit of the murder at the end, you'll decide who did it up front and play out the story of cat and mouse as the game goes on. The big reveal at the end will be which clue the detective uses to get their guy

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 08/09/2026

writing out the inverted detective story/howcatchem/columbo mini-expansion for the Locked Room today. There will be an add-on extra pack of 4 case files with the kickstarter, which will also come with Columbo Mode www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

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Coming soon: The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game

A storytelling board game where you generate a murder mystery from scratch.

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 07/09/2026

we seem to be split on this

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 07/09/2026

is forty-five dollars $40 or $50

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 04/09/2026

posting this made me realize I didn't have 10 Cloverfield Lane on the itch page for Into A Warm Sun (it's on the first page of the game, at least). I've corrected my hideous hypocrisy and added brief inspo notes to each of the three Endtimes itch pages (shout out to László Krasznahorkai's books)

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 04/09/2026

it would maybe be acceptable if the short story was Pierre Menard

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 04/09/2026

this post is inspired by a game I saw at my local store the other day whose name is taken from a Borges short story, and how i moved from the top left to top right because i couldn't find the name Borges anywhere in my flipthrough i want to be on the left side of the chart when reading your game!

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 04/09/2026

here is a useful punnet square on how people will react to your work's relationship to its inspirations, especially if you take the name right from the thing that inspires you

audience aware of inspiration, cited inspirations: i like the same thing as the author, i'll definitely give this a shot!

audience aware of inspiration, uncited inspirations: this is clearly inspired by the thing i like, but it's not mentioned anywhere. what a ripoff! weird!

audience unaware of inspiration, cited inspirations: this thing is cool, i'll have to check out the thing that inspired it!

audience unaware of inspiration, uncited inspirations: this thing is cool,

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 27/08/2026

I played a very early version of Locked Room Murder Mystery and it was fascinating. Wrote about it at Skeleton Code Machine: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/emergent-n... Link to the KS for the new version below!

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Solving an emergent murder mystery

Exploring emergent narratives with The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 27/08/2026

do not worry I made the words better and fixed it

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 27/08/2026

typesetting tragedy occurring in the locked room rulebook

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kill ghost @willjobst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

follow the Locked Room Murder Mystery Game! a best in class distillation of the genre into an easy-to-learn game and always-exciting-to-discover mysteries!

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satahshanks the kale gay cat 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 26/08/2026

after listening to the friends at the table AP ive been semi-deliriously talking abt this game at every opportunity bc some of the genrey mechanical stuff is so clever i had moments of fully pausing the pod & standing perfectly still in my kitchen to excitedly think it thru so 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 27/08/2026

meanwhile all I can think about from that playthrough is three two cousins, basically any time I think about cousins

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 26/08/2026

follow the kickstarter, which will be coming soon (tm). I'm hoping to finish all of the files, order a proof, and then get started preparing to run the campaign in October www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

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Coming soon: The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game

A storytelling board game where you generate a murder mystery from scratch.

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 26/08/2026

working on what I think is the final page of writing for The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game - guidance on campaign play

Playing a Campaign
Poirot wasn't built in a day.

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 24/08/2026

when the world seems to be coming to a close it's important that we seek even further alienation underground

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 21/08/2026

Table for Two's playthrough of Quy Serra Serra was a ton of fun, so I'm excited and/or frightened to hear why and how the mayor from that game has a doomsday bunker

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Nick @deepdark.games · 18/08/2026

Leylines, my one-page map-making + relic-hunting TTRPG, is out now! Want to see what inspired it? Read on below. (and please grab your own free copy at drawleylines.com!)

The title cover for Leylines. It includes 5 illustrated relics at the top (a mask, a knife, a doll, a key, and a ring), with the title "Leylines" below, and the subtitle "a relic hunting game" at the bottom. Behind it all is a subtle map outline with three leylines running through it.

The first page layout of Leylines. It includes sections on How to Play (with a flow chart), Important Terms, Always do This, and Building with Aspects. It is designed in a beige/olive/brown color palette in a soft-retro/hand-drawn style.

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 18/08/2026

you should mail me a bunch of hard drives

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 07/08/2026

Very cool, I can't wait to check it out!

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 07/08/2026

internet got so unusable i'm reading more books than ever in my life

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 01/08/2026

shout out to everyone at Gen Con who is masking, you are the champs and deserve all the ennies

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 01/08/2026

right? would love to just shrug and be over it and not have to beat this drum every time. but the drum persists

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 01/08/2026

In the lead up to convention season I start thinking I miss going to them, and then the pictures roll in with nary a mask in sight and I remember why I'm sitting on my ass at home not seeing any friends or selling any games

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 31/07/2026

hello genconnaires, you can get yourself a copy of Uneasy Lies the Head & Hungry Out of Habit at the IPR booth! You can also get dozens of other great games - the booth has enough games that it could be its own convention

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Adam Bell @adambell.games · 29/07/2026

in the next month I'm gonna start ramping up for the Locked Room Murder Mystery Game kickstarter, currently scheduled to run in September. I'm historically terrible at reaching out to podcasts and such, so if you have one or have any advice, pls reach out www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

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Coming soon: The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game

A storytelling board game where you generate a murder mystery from scratch.

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