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BKGameDesign

@bkgamedesign.bsky.social
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Freelance game designer and architect. Mainly posting about game design and anime. (He/Him)

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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 14h
It's October! That means its time to release my yearly Spooky Songs playlist... This year's picks are themed around my upcoming game, The Ritual (launching soon on @kickstarter.com).
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Spooky Songs 2026
My yearly spooky playlist is live! This year's picks are themed around my upcoming game, The Ritual (launching soon on Kickstarter): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weti...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'll do it too... Seeing that dates on these games turned me into a skeleton.
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 25/09/2026
The artists are still dead. Their art is still free.
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Public domain art resources
Using public domain art in tabletop game design
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ad Exec: What could make the Guardian statue built out of stone go harder? Teen intern: Give it a sword? Ad Exec: Give that f***ing statue a sword!
A picture of the Cleveland Guardian statue wearing armor and holding a sword. 
The text reads: Postseason, Clinched. Stand guard.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had a great chat with Matthew Orr of @wetinkgames.bsky.social about our upcoming game, The Ritual! We get into the magic circle, pitching games, and the journey of bringing The Ritual to life. If you’re into game design, publishing, or just want to hang out while we talk shop, give it a listen!
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Wet Ink Wednesday - Benjamin Kanelos
YouTube video by Wet Ink Games
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My and who?
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ohhhhh boy... #SovereignTower is scratching that Yes Your Grace and Suzerain itch *real* good... I like the rewind mechanic, don't trust it, but have used it a bunch. I hope it's not overlong given it seems ripe for re-playing.
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Alex Speidel - Apply for PNW Mole! @alexspeidel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Applications are now open for season 2 of the Pacific Northwest Mole! Come join us May 14-16 for a weekend of social deduction, puzzles, cooperation and a whole lot of fun! This event is my passion project and my baby, I'm so excited to be doing it a second time! pnwmole.com
A ferry at sunset with the PNW Mole logo laid over it.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh no! I think I've hit the point where I don't want any more Jimothy content?
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My Touched by Darkness #megagame has been popping up all over lately. There's one happening October 17th in Rochester, NY. Tickets available now!
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EventForge — Events Calendar for Tabletop Game Stores
The all-in-one events calendar, ticketing, and player CRM built for tabletop game stores.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
One of the Courting Trouble players at a L.A. LARP Con put together a lovely AAR (After Action Report). This is the first AAR I've seen for Courting Trouble and it warms my heart... 🥲
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💬 1  🔁 0  ❤️ 4 · Strategicon Report #2: Courting Trouble · The rumor board, which drove much of the game's intrigue The first megagame we put on was a massive success! This AAR is my best recollec…
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My Co-designer on Snacksquatch has another game hitting Kickstarter: Spelling Beach. If you like word games, check it out!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Met some lovely people through @vescis.bsky.social playing TI4 on BGA. They are all currently plotting my demise on a shared Discord chat...
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Kyle Tam is Climbing Mt Moriah @percypropa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People who crowdfund for small prints - you’re real and valid and legit I am not in a physical location in the world where I can use crowdfund myself. If I was, I would likely do small batches/limited physical. You have to find the printers and then print and then pack and then ship - it’s work!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My next megagame is happening Noon-5pm on Saturday, October 3rd at the Richland Heights Library (Cleveland's east side). Enrollment is open (and free) for a megagame that mixes high school drama with alien adolescence. This is a rules-light roleplay heavy experience where *everyone* is an alien.
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Starlight High: the Megagame
A sci-fi high school roleplaying megagame where you're an alien in your senior year. Dive in solo or bring some friends!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Given the poor state of my recall, I need ads to stop promoting 'unforgettable' experiences. I can't remember graduating college... your Taco Tuesday doesn't stand a chance.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My first ace!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I hit my first #discgolf ace today and some guy just happened to be filming the hole for his own ace-a-palooza video. Incredibly lucky to have that moment recorded... I keep watching it.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@vescis.bsky.social... New cryptid just dropped.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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Maggie @maggiejean-2.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don't understand the hate towards Taco Bell. They don't grow the lettuce, they just buy it. Bitch about Taylor Farms.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Jimothy is the internet content I *need* right now...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Watched ep 8 of Botan Kamiina Fully Blossums When Drunk *yesterday* on @crunchyroll.com and today the whole show is gone!? It stopped airing a couple weeks ago, and now I can't finish it? Does anyone have any information about what happened?
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Didn't see anyone talking about this one, but I enjoyed it. Glad to see it'll continue to get adapted.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#Origins is in the rearview mirror, and now attention turns to #GenCon. Most #Megagame Coalition events are sold out, but there are still spaces available for the two events I am running:
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Me and who?
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
@vescis.bsky.social ... Looks like we missed a bunch. 😉
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Next game's components just arrived... A new high school #megagame is in the works...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
My co-design is getting demoed at Origins! Check it out, whydontcha.
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Donn Stroud @donnstroud.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A day left on OSE Month and the Demonic Grimoire *and* Abattoir Hymnal. If you want some of this gory fun pledge now!
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Abattoir Hymnal
This Demonic Adventure for the Old School Essentials system takes a party into a small pocket dimension of the hells. (A little Hellraiser and a bit of Silent Hill thrown into the Slaughterhouse sausa...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I thought this was an Onion post for a second...
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Steven Vesci @vescis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
After 10 years of game design, I have a box with my name on it on my game shelf. It's a first draft box that needs significant improvement, and I had to pay for it myself, and you can't buy it yet, but still. Mailing list at necessarydiversiongames.com to know when we launch!
Draft demo box of Snacksquatch on a Kallax. Skyteam, Sanibel, and Septima are behind it
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Steven Vesci @vescis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Art by @samiligia.bsky.social (Check her stuff out!) Codesign by @bkgamedesign.bsky.social Amateur layout by me alone. Set traps with sugary snacks to catch kid monsters! But too much sugar and they'll knock you away!
Werewolf card from game  happy wolf in shirt basking in the moonlightTrap Card from game. Kid ready to freeze easy the Loveland Frog when it grabs the donut
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Donn Stroud @donnstroud.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
40ish backers is all we need to fund. Come help me and @tigerwizard.bsky.social get this across the line!
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Donn Stroud @donnstroud.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Well, this is live. But more importantly the Demonic Grimoire, the Reason for this Season, the horrible and hellish, your last stop for demonic goodness is cruising along. It’s a great looking book. And there are a ton of amazing looking projects involved. Check them all out.
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Abattoir Hymnal
This Demonic Adventure for the Old School Essentials system takes a party into a small pocket dimension of the hells. (A little Hellraiser and a bit of Silent Hill thrown into the Slaughterhouse sausa...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@monstershockey.bsky.social Win! They advance to round 2! Incredible game!
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Very excited for this chonky gurl. Just like in nature, frequently the female of the species is larger than the male.
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Kyle Tam is Climbing Mt Moriah @percypropa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The first draw of the blade. The last sing of blood on the altar. After 5 years, MORIAH is finally funding for its print debut, courtesy of @plusoneexp.bsky.social. Follow the campaign here: ttrpg.link/moriah
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Get Ready for MORIAH: Final Cut
From Plus One Exp & Friends - Get Ready for MORIAH: Final Cut
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I was a guest on The Great Game Podcast to discuss social deduction #megagames. Great discussion about the do's and don'ts of implementing traitor mechanics in a megagame.
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The Great Game - 56: Social Deduction with Justin and Ben
Listen to The Great Game - 56: Social Deduction with Justin and Ben by Patrick Doyle on Podcast Addict. Keep in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/greatgamepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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Donn Stroud @donnstroud.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Just got this and it’s sooo good.
Donn in flannel holding the FatherFog physical zine
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Crowned in Starlight is now available through @thegamecrafter.bsky.social! Bring mega-boardgame energy to your game night with this real-time, team based, sci-fi 4x inspired by Twilight Imperium. 3-12 players ~3 hours An unforgettable gaming experience www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crowne...
Four alien factions on a banner that reads 'Crowned in Starlight'.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I... do not like the new photo system on this app. I'd rather see multiple photos smaller than have to scroll them. Please revert.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Monarch was meant to rise from the dead, instead their progenitor did along with a legion of undead... I couldn't resist putting zombies in my sci-fi 4x. 😉 This faction lets you infect your opponents' units and rise from the grave to fight again! Art by: @turbotorbo.bsky.social
A figure with bleached white skin that sloughs off revealing a skull beneath is draped in golden finery and holding a scepter. Their clothes are tattered and stitched clumsily together. A pattern of bloodspots sits in the background.
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Steven Vesci @vescis.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Unpub needs more tabletop game mentors! Unpub needs you! Mentor applications deadline extended
unpub.fillout.com
Unpub Tabletop Mentorship Program - 2026 Mentor Application
Made with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Had a wonderful run of the 'final' version of Crowned in Starlight at CabinCon... Told myself to take a break, work on something else... But already I'm designing content for an expansion...
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two men in cowboy hats are hugging each other in a forest .
ALT: two men in cowboy hats are hugging each other in a forest .
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GeraldAWO @geraldawo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Just a reminder, possibly the last time you'll get to see Speed Racer in IMAX, one night only, today. Arguably one of the greatest movies ever made, and yes I stand by that. www.imax.com/movie/speed-...
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Speed Racer (2026) (2026) Movie Tickets & Showtimes Near You
Experience SPEED RACER in IMAX, for one night only on April 20, 2026. In the high-octane racing adventure, Speed uncovers a race-fixing conspiracy and enters a deadly cross-country race to expose the ...
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Watched Digital Circus. Wasn't sure what I was getting into, but the meta narrative got its hooks into me. Excited to learn the series finale is hitting in June. If you're interested, now is the time to watch. You can catch up quickly and ride the hype train to the finish w/o a years long wait.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Played the game and *really* wondered what they'd do with an anime adaptation... happy to report that it's stylish, pointed, and not a rehash of the game's plot. Excited to see where it goes.
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BKGameDesign @bkgamedesign.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Not all factions in Crowned in Starlight are a team! The Mawborne Horde is so dangerous they are not welcome on the diplomacy table... Leaving their commander to go it alone. Sometimes it's hard to be an interplanar monster driven to devour the entire galaxy. Art by: @turbotorbo.bsky.social
A purple mass of tentacles and teeth festooned with orange alien eyes.
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