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@buttonshy.bsky.social
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Small board game publisher (Sprawlopolis, Tussie Mussie, Skulls of Sedlec, Food Chain Island and 100+ other wallet games). www.buttonshygames.com

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Calvin Ross Carl @calvinrosscarl.com · 24/08/2026
I'm a sucker for a small modular game system like this. Excited to see what really wacky ideas @buttonshy.bsky.social gets into after a few books into the series www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Out Of Print - A bookish modular solo game by Button Shy
Lock the pages in place to escape classic books before it's too late. Starts at $10. (Ships to the US only. PNPs available worldwide.)
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In today's blog, I talk about getting moving on the secret game, fixing our database, 6 months of Friday Sales, semi-exclusive games, ancient Kickstarter comments, slow DIE Ball players, and pushing the limits on what people like in games. buttonshygames.substack.com/p/august-25-...
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August 24, 2026 - A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher
Secret games becoming less secret by the moment
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In today's blog I talk about leaving PNP Arcade, "acts" and "actions" being confusing terms in Out Of Print, testing the almighty Cyclopes in DIE Ball, and FINALLY receiving our adorable box samples. buttonshygames.substack.com/p/august-20-...
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August 20, 2026 - A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher
Forget everything else... our box samples have arrived!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In this one I talk about not sleeping, a game about swordcrafting, the Witch Queen's Cup results, really cool character illustrations, Out Of Print wave two game ideas, DHL woes, and more. buttonshygames.substack.com/p/august-19-...
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August 19, 2026 - A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher
The day where I only got a little sleep but did a lot of work.
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Britton Peele @brittonpeele.com · 18/08/2026
My new favorite card game publisher @buttonshy.bsky.social has hit a lot of painful bumps in their upcoming transition to boxed games, but they just launched the Kickstarter for a new modular solo game that I think sounds cool. It’s about books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Out Of Print - A bookish modular solo game by Button Shy
Lock the pages in place to escape classic books before it's too late. Starts at $10. (Ships to the US only. PNPs available worldwide.)
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Peaugh @peaugh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Want to try a fun new solo experience from @buttonshy.bsky.social? Out of Print is live on Kickstarter now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Out Of Print - A bookish modular solo game by Button Shy
Lock the pages in place to escape classic books before it's too late. Starts at $10. (Ships to the US only. PNPs available worldwide.)
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Tyler Lance - Comic Book Yeti @tlance8.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Got my review copies from @buttonshy.bsky.social games today and I'm so damn impressed as im simply learning The Daily Weather. Great design by Ian Tarter and I haven't even started playing it yet hah
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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
After the last Button Shy design challenge, I offered feedback to willing entrants in exchange for a small charitable donation. That meant watching and rewatching a lot of pitch videos, and there’s one big piece of feedback that I found myself repeating: SHOW US WHAT MAKES YOUR GAME EXCITING. 1/8
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not sure if anyone here has seen it, but we’ve been posting *nearly* daily blogs called A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher. There are so many good nuggets in each one of them. buttonshygames.substack.com/p/august-11-...
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August 11, 2026 - A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher
Out There has a name. Out Of Print is getting promos. And after today I'm out.
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Watch It Played @watchitplayed.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Gen Con has not been a show I typically play many games at, but this year I was going to make more opportunities to. Before the halls opened on the first day, Adam (from Rolling Solo) and I kicked the gaming off with Circle The Wagons by @buttonshy.bsky.social - a friggin clever game. I lost.
Adam from Rolling Solo playing Circle The Wagons
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
DIE Ball is our first modular game here at Button Shy. It's a weird departure from our wallets. You get all of this for $10 shipped. Well except the dice and cubes, you need to provide your own. Check it out at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Erica Pinto @psyham.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
What? @buttonshy.bsky.social is evolving! Congratulations! Your WALLETS evolved into BOXES! (but you can still get wallets 🥰) Excited to see the new KS campaign, look at that gorgeous box art for amazing games! Check it out and support small game publishers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Read all about one of our most challenging days and how we are breaking all of our own rules. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Working Out Some Games: A Challenging Day That Ends With Us Breaking All Of Our Rules
Testing… can you hear me?
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl)
Choose from Astro ROVE, Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper, or grab them all for one low price. We also have a few featured reprints!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Button Shy Game of the Week is Forest Sky! Available at our Etsy store for just $9 this week (40% off retail price). We also added Naturopolis to the Etsy store if you've been looking for it! www.etsy.com/listing/4469...
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Dev'n Music 🎶 @shadowobsessed.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Solo wallet card games will fix me! @imamagnet.bsky.social and I finally got to visit the @buttonshy.bsky.social store and had a lovely time! We've been collecting Button Shy games for years now :)
The three games I picked up: Unsurmountable, Lands of Amazement, and River WildThe Button Shy storefront! Ignore my camera glare lolThe wallet games display!Some of the special edition displays!
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BoardGame Animal 🐕 @boardgameanimal.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Time to report on…. The Daily Weather! From @buttonshy.bsky.social !! If you were curious on this one, check out our thoughts! youtu.be/DBxShqzIaV4?...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We're bringing back the Game Of The Week! Super Slopes is on sale for $9 (save $6!) at Etsy this week. It's 1-3 players, a different style of tile laying, and has a super cool draft. www.etsy.com/listing/4455...
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Peaugh @peaugh.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A six-point win today in @buttonshy.bsky.social’s The Daily Weather! You can back it now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New post: Let's talk about the weather - A deeper look at what's so cool about The Daily Weather. open.substack.com/pub/buttonsh...
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Let's talk about the weather
Hello everyone!
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Britton Peele @brittonpeele.com · 03/02/2026
I’ve been slightly obsessed with @buttonshy.bsky.social’s stuff lately. I played an early print-and-play version of The Daily Weather digitally and have had a lot of fun with it. I’m eager to get a final, physical copy in my hands and work it into my routine of spending more time with analog games.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Daily Weather is live on Kickstarter! A tiny little puzzle game that you play every day, with setup and scoring goals based on the day/month/season, etc. It's super fast, and everyone compares it to their Wordle-like morning routine. Save $5 at Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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The Daily Weather
Challenge yourself daily to create the perfect forecast using each day’s unique conditions in this pocket-sized game. Only $10!
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Cardboard Time @cardboardtime.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
One play in of The Daily Weather by @buttonshy.bsky.social and I can already tell this may be a daily play for me (even though my first score was lousy). An extremely quick, delightful puzzle that changes based on the day and time of year you're playing it. Looking forward to more tomorrow!
The Daily Weather completed for Feb 1st
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Purple Moose Plays @purplemooseplays.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New video up on the channel! Today I took a preview look at the upcoming solo only spatial puzzler from @buttonshy.bsky.social , The Daily Weather, that offers up a unique puzzle every day! youtu.be/Op2nQNbYroQ?...
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Purple Moose Plays...The Daily Weather - Kickstarter preview
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Gary Hawkins @garyhawkins.net · 31/01/2026
Yay @buttonshy.bsky.social it's game time! First impressions: Beautiful artwork, instantly accessible, brilliantly balanced and unique mechanics. Rove is a proper little brain twister 👌 It's astonishing how much you can pack into a small pack of cards 👏
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Looking for some harder to find wallet games? Saturday, January 31 @ 10:00 AM Eastern is our Button Shy / Etsy Kickoff Sale The site is live, but we'll kick things off tomorrow morning with a selection of older / harder to find games as a one time sale. (1/4) LINK: www.etsy.com/shop/ButtonS...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Love Letter is so fitting too as it inspired this entire line of wallet games. Anyone else have this issue? 😂
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
With this incoming storm, we have a FREE game to keep you busy! The Daily Weather is a little solo game about aligning the weather with a new puzzle each day. We released the PNP / PCIO files at our Kickstarter preview page and the response has been wild. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Coming soon: The Daily Weather
Challenge yourself to create the perfect forecast using each day’s unique conditions. Play every day!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This boardgamegeek poll about Button Shy Games is really fascinating to watch. There aren't a ton of submissions yet, so we wanted to spread the word so we can continue to follow along with the results. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36401...
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Another Scientific* Ranking of the Button Shy Solo Wallet Games | 1 Player guild
In 2021 I created a thread to OBJECTIVELY* and SCIENTIFICALLY* rate all the Button Shy solo games. Well, if you hadn't noticed, time has passed, and it is - in fact - no longer 2021. Time for an updat...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A Dragon's Gift is live on Kickstarter! Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in our 10th Simply Solo wallet game by @scottalmes.bsky.social. With amazing art by @manonmergnat.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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A Dragon's Gift
Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Our biggest announcement of every year is live! Check it out at the link below. 12 new games, 9 new additional wallets and a little new line of games, all announced here, with lots of images and descriptions too. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
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Erica Pinto @psyham.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Black Friday is TOMORROW! Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked. This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!
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GrahamS Games @grahamsgames.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Converge from @buttonshy.bsky.social is a masterful spot of 2 player #boardgame design. It plays fast and evokes plenty of agonising sounds from its players, as they navigate the deceptively simple, yet agonising, decision space. More thoughts on the blog. boardgamegeek.com/blog/12040/b...
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A Converging Conversation. | GrahamS Games
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Banned Books - our 2018 solo game about literary characters taking down the powers-that-be and unbanning their books - has been unlocked in our Gamefound reprint campaign. If you've been looking for this one (plus the 5 others we're reprinting, come on by: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Manuel Correia @gamesbymanuel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Want a copy of my 18 card worker placement game, Cortiça? You're in luck! ✂️🎲
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Now that we’re up and running we’re starting to ask which game is next to reprint. The first poll of many is here. You can only pick one! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Board Game Blitz @boardgameblitz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Crystal’s fav two-player trick takers are being reprinted (Why I Otter and An Otter Won) AND there’s an-otter Otter game in the series now—Otter Chaos! @buttonshy.bsky.social
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Otterly ridiculous.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We're bringing back some old favorites (and something all new as well!) at Gamefound in the Button Shy 2025 Reprint Campaign. Join us if you've been looking for some of these long lost games. (I know you all missed out on Cortiça's small initial print run) gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Button Shy Reprint Campaign - Late 2025 by Button Shy Games - Gamefound
Reprinting some out of print games and bringing back old favorites. Additional games added via backer votes.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Battlecrest is back on Kickstarter with a monster campaign featuring Overlord (an all new co-op boss mode by @bluedevilduke.bsky.social), Deadrock (new map and heroes), and so much more for both new and longtime players. It might be our biggest campaign yet. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Battlecrest: Overlord (New Co-Op Game) & Deadrock Base Game
Introducing an all new co-op boss battle against the overlord Eterna, new heroes and the harsh wastelands of Deadrock. 1-4 players.
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Marceline Leiman is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
What I love about Phantasmic is how it’s a knockout AND a king of the hill game. The king is in both a seat of power and of vulnerability. Tension is abundant, as you can find yourself as close to winning as you are to losing!
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Internets Magic @internetsmagic.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
It's official. 🦦♥️🔥 The third and final* game in the 2 player trick-taking OTTERVERSE series: Otter Chaos has been announced! Along with reprints of the long sold-out Why I Otter and An Otter Won. @buttonshy.bsky.social Follow the campaign to get notified at launch: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Otter Chaos , a new 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy GamesAn Otter Won , an 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy GamesWhy I Otter , an 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy Games
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
BATTLECREST returns on Tuesday with an all-new boss fight co-op mode, Overlord. Follow along for notifications (and maybe pre-launch updates?) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Coming soon: Battlecrest: Year Three plus the all new Overlord co-op game
Fight to survive both the rigors of combat and the harsh wasteland of Deadrock. 1-4 players.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Just in time for Halloween is our new game, Cuckoo Shuffle: Frankensteins & Draculas. (race to order your masked cuckoos and grab the trophy before your opponents) It's limited to 250 copies and we have about 70 left in stock. buttonshygames.com/products/cuc...
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Rob Cramer @robcramer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Shallow Regrets by @tettix.bsky.social is the Game of the Week! Published by @buttonshy.bsky.social , fish for the biggest, flashiest, or creepiest creatures in the sea. Don't get stuck with the most foul catches, or else lose your mind (and nose)!
A collage of images of the game Shallow Regrets, designed and illustrated by Judson Cowan: a doodle on a purple sticky note showing the title and a sneaky fish tail; two cards showing a giant octopus and a sailfish; the Kraken card, a closeup on a giant eye surrounded by tentacles; shoals with shadows showing the size of what might be lurking below; the green vinyl wallet; a Frod card from the solo expansion that shows a "man" named Frod; a Kelpie card showing a creature that looks like a sea horse with tons of eyeballs.
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Andrew Jackson Lynch @whatsforlynch.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Two new reviews up on @meeplemountain.com today. The first is Embers, from @buttonshy.bsky.social, which is on crowdfunding now. As I mentioned yesterday and mention in this review, Embers is a good game and a great design, showing how much 18 cards can evoke. www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/embe...
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Embers Game Review – Meeple Mountain
Just when Andrew had counted Button Shy out, they dragged him back in. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review of Embers.
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Andrew Jackson Lynch @whatsforlynch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
My review of this will go up tomorrow, but I can tell you that anyone interested in the evocative possibilities of small card games should take a look at Embers. It's a good game, I really enjoyed it as a player, but it's something everyone interested in design should take a look at.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Our newest wallet game Embers is live on Kickstarter! Designed by Steven Aramini with art by Steven De Waele, it's a solo-only game of survival. Use your heroes to defend against waves of encroaching monsters and keep your campfire lit. Check it out at www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Embers by Steven Aramini and Button Shy Games
Defend your dwindling campfire against vicious monsters encroaching from the shadows. Solo only. $12 with free expansion.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Phantasmic is coming to our wallet line on Black Friday! A 2-3 player magical bluffing / dueling game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, with illustrations by Federico McNeil. It’s our first time working with both and the whole experience has been extremely charming.
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