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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sink pirates. Found colonies. Bank the plunder. Then read the charter you signed. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Works on a plane. Works in a tunnel. Works with the phone in airplane mode for a week. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

The opening state: one frigate, one settlement, open sea.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fifteen Republic hulls. Thirteen classes of pirate. Five named flagships. One kraken. One of you. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Describe the last five minutes of the wedding to someone who left early.” Now say it using only these: we, vaulted, mom, crispy, tragically, because. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever yo… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Describe the last five minutes of the wedding to someone who left early.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ten minutes at a time. You come back to check on the pools, plant the next ridge, and see what the signal brought. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The continue screen: the grown planet behind the words Pale Blue Pebble.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Governor's Mansion, one per empire, if you ever afford it. Nobody has yet. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Persuade the librarian that the alpaca is a service animal.” Now say it using only these: our, crashed, man, trending, in, 67. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read out lo… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Persuade the librarian that the alpaca is a service animal.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The launch pad takes ten loads of fuel, an ice and a fish each. Then it offers one button. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The launch pad lit by four lamps, the cat beside it and the goose looking on.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Islands generate fresh every term. The map you learned last time is gone. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Explain why the birthday candles set off the sprinklers.” Now say it using only these: this, did, gazebo, cursed, before, hey. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read out lo… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Explain why the birthday candles set off the sprinklers.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Built on licensed art we picked by hand, rendered in our own engine. No ads, no purchases, no accounts, nothing collected. That is how we build everything. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

Placing a shed beside the lander, the button reading PLACE.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Colony ships carry settlers. Settlers want granaries. Granaries want walls. Walls want a fleet. It never stops asking. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Justify the goat to the landlord who said no pets.” Now say it using only these: he, forgave, baptism, romantic, beside, although. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read ou… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Justify the goat to the landlord who said no pets.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There is no finish line and no score. Only a world that is larger than it was, and a little greener than you left it. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The rover parked by a dome habitat, the cat beside it.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A patrol in the right place is worth a hundred taps later. Idle ships engage whatever comes near. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Sell the neighbours on your plan for the fog machine.” Now say it using only these: her, vaulted, curtain, flirty, all, huh. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read out loud. apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Sell the neighbours on your plan for the fog machine.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The grooming parlour repaints the cat. Tabby is free. Tuxedo, snowcat, marmalade, ash, orchid, fern and ember are bought with dye and kept forever. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The grooming parlour panel with a preview of the cat and a grid of colour schemes.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The whole game is about 3 MB. Every ship, island and building is drawn in code on your device, and so is the shanty. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

The settlement panel, every icon drawn in code.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Explain the trombone dent to whoever lent it to you.” Now say it using only these: it, grunted, casserole, sleeveless, barely, forgive. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you re… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Explain the trombone dent to whoever lent it to you.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Twenty-two things to wear or carry. A parka against the cap's cold. Ice skates. A surf raft, because cats do not swim. Cats surf. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The sewing den panel: boots, parka, mittens, sun hat and more.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No ads. No purchases. No accounts. Nothing collected. One price, the whole game. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Recount the camping trip without using the word bear.” Now say it using only these: bro, whispered, networking, melodramatic, again, nope. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Recount the camping trip without using the word bear.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nineteen kinds of living thing besides the cat, and none of them is decorative. Every one drops something, guards something, or eats something. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Your term ends. The only question is how much you banked first. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

The end-of-term summary: The Republic Mourns, 21 pirates sunk.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Explain to the delivery driver why the address is a boat.” Now say it using only these: they, summoned, airport, normal, somewhat, hey. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you re… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Explain to the delivery driver why the address is a boat.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fourteen plants. Which one you get is decided by the season and the height of the ground under your paws. You never choose. You find out. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thirteen classes of pirate, escalating wave by wave. The first ones are practice. The later ones are not. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

A patrol cutter holding position off a port.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Convince the ferret this is not a good time to be seen.” Now say it using only these: ze, sniffed, dentist, ornery, mysteriously, review. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Convince the ferret this is not a good time to be seen.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A rover, for a planet that has outgrown paws. Built from scrap. Runs on memories. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The cat driving a scrap-built rover across green ground.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Plunder drifts. Sail through the wreckage and pick it up before the sea does. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Defend the karaoke song choice to the people who had to hear it.” Now say it using only these: they, yodeled, choir, motivational, again, yikes. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you bui… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Defend the karaoke song choice to the people who had to hear it.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Twenty-seven buildings, every one a cat object. The beacon is a collar bell on a post. The lighthouse is a scratching post. The aviary is Cat TV. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

A dome habitat on green ground at night.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The budget has to reach zero before the Republic will sign. Every run is a different bargain, and every one is your fault. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

A drafted charter with the budget at zero and Charter ready.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Explain to the dry cleaner what the stain used to be.” Now say it using only these: the, summoned, pajamas, rebellious, in, explain. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Explain to the dry cleaner what the stain used to be.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Later signals bring cats. Pickle plants stray pods and wants a fish a day. Mop carries ice and hates the goose. Birch mends chewed trees. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

Four portraits: the goose in a suit, and three cats in tabby, grey and white.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Veteran Crews and Long Guns cost points. Wanted Posters, Crown Tariffs and Restless Settlers pay for them. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

The Letters of Marque screen, boons and burdens in a two-column grid.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“Pitch the raccoon as this year's school mascot.” Now say it using only these: this, yoinked, pirate, suspicious, awkwardly, nothing. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Pitch the raccoon as this year's school mascot.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ice caps form at the poles and things start living on them. Penguins, hares, seals, a fox. Auroras hang over the caps so you always know which way is north. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

Autumn trees under a green and pink aurora, the cat and the goose on the slope.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Out in deep water there is a kraken. It hunts pirate and Republic alike. Deep water is where the bounties are. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

Deep water between the islands of a generated archipelago.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Talk the plumber through what went down the drain, in order.” Now say it using only these: your, did, election, panicked, gently, oh. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Talk the plumber through what went down the drain, in order.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From orbit it would be blue now. Nobody is in orbit. That can change. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The planet from a distance, green and blue.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Whydah. The Royal Fortune. Queen Anne's Revenge. The Adventure Galley. The Fancy. Five flagships out of the history books. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

Republic ships gathered around a grown settlement.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Explain why the family group chat is now called that.” Now say it using only these: they, cried, porcelain, motivational, furiously, although. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Explain why the family group chat is now called that.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Winter settles from the peaks down until every pool freezes over. Then you skate on them. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

The cat on white ground under falling snow.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fortifications grow into a real wall if you keep paying for them. Pirates test it wave by wave. Governor: Free Republic. Real-time naval strategy for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

A settlement's walls with the threat gauge climbing.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Persuade the pigeon to give the sandwich back.” Now say it using only these: it, burned, stall, fancy, above, please. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you read out loud. apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Persuade the pigeon to give the sandwich back.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Half of all autumns bring a storm. Ten seconds of rain, then the flood, then a rainbow for exactly as long as it takes to look at it. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

Winter on the planet, snow falling, a frozen pool.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Granaries on fertile ground, sawmills in the forest, ranches on pasture, masonry at the quarry. The island decides. Governor: Free Republic. Out now for iPhone and iPad. apps.apple.com/app/id6803666380 #IndieGame #StrategyGame #IndieDev

A built-out settlement: granaries, sawmill, ranch and masonry on one island.

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Describe the office microwave to a health inspector.” Now say it using only these: this, spilled, briefcase, educational, again, please. That's YapOff. You get 20 words and 30 seconds, and whatever you build you r… apps.apple.com/app/id6803661002 #IndieGame #PartyGame #WordGame #IndieDev

A YapOff prompt card. “Describe the office microwave to a health inspector.”

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Barnisan @barnisan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Twenty minutes to a year. Spring blossom, summer palms, autumn oaks, winter pines. Each season breaks something different. Pale Blue Pebble. In development at Barnisan, for iPhone and iPad. barnisan.com/palebluepebble #IndieGame #CozyGame #IndieDev #WIP

Eight trees: oak, maple, pine, palm, blossom, birch, evergreen, broadleaf.

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