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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

We still have a very small amount hanging around. They’ll pop up on our Etsy Friday sales from time to time. Always happy to see it get out there.

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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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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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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We sadly couldn't make it this year, but happy to see some action still!

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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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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Oh no, sorry. This is a weird side project. I updated the post now. You weren't the only one that it seemed to be unclear for.

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thanks, I just updated it. Hopefully clearer now :)

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hi, is it clear that the 4 rules breaking items at the bottom of the post are not for our current line of games, and something completely different on the side that we are working on? It's a small side project that is intended to be quite different from what we normally do.

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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 Wild

The Button Shy storefront! Ignore my camera glare lol

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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!

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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

Yeah the shipping from US for small games is really high. If you buy a few, it starts to balance down a bit but it’s still very high. We should have some games at the IPA game shop in EU soon though. 🤞

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Out of this list, just Twin Stars: Adventure Series I.

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Some of these are quite rare and at the end, or nearing the end of our stock. Our standard wallet games will be $15 each, with free shipping at $35. The older harder to find games will be $10 as part of this kickoff. Fingers crossed this goes off without any issues! 🤣 (4/4)

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Included are: Avignon: A Clash of Popes Avignon: Pilgrimage Anthelion: Conclave of Power Blank White 18 card challenge Cow Tiger Santa Claus Cuckoo Shuffle: Eagles and Groundhogs Cunning Folk Guesswork Liberation Pod-X Shycon Seattle 2025 The Family Dinner Twin Stars: Adventure Series I (3/4)

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

These usually go quickly when we do this at our website, so we don't know what to expect at Etsy, but here's a list of what's going to be available. They aren't there yet, but we're launching them at 10:00AM Eastern tomorrow. (2/4)

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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 · 13/01/2026

Oh yes! I love to see this alive and still going after so long. - Jason

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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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