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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Congratulations on launching into early access! This version of the game is a huge improvement over the past demos! Keep it up 🔥🔥🔥

Hexagod victory screen with analytic data

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Struggling on gold stake painted deck in #balatro until this came along! Hanging Chad + Photograph+ Madness (x3.5) + Triboulet Seed included below 🌱

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Some coworkers and I played my #boardgame after work today and had a great time! They picked up the rules by their 3rd turn and started to see the decision space. The best thing I heard from them; "can we play again?" 🥲. We had to cut the game short, but I am so pleased!

Screenshot of the board game Space Debris, played on Screentop.gg. The screenshot shows players about 2/3rds of the way through the game, and have the space debris under control!

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

🎲✂️Finally have my board game prototype in a digital format. I have a much better appreciation for all the work that goes into making a game on Screen Top. One step closer to submitting my co-op #boardgame to @cardboardedison.com . I want to make sure my rule book has visual examples first!

Hero banner image for Space Debris, a cooperative board game I am designing

This is a screenshot of my game Space Debris, set up for a 4 player game.

The main game board in the center shows satellites, pawns, and debris in orbit around Earth. To the left of the game board, we have player spaceship cards with HP, debris capacity, & resource cards. On the right, we have the satellites that must be repaired to win the game.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

New Year Eve's eve beach walk.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

🎲✂️ Playtest ~13 (losing count lol). Feeling pretty good about my #boardgame prototype. So thankful for my family's feedback over the holiday. Stress testing it at 2/3/4 player counts and refining the rulebook are my next steps. My goal is to submit this to Cardboard Edison in January 2025. 🙂‍↕️

Photo of a prototype board game with many cubes, cards, and tokens

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

🦆 Alchemist expansion. Looking forward to trying all of the different patients. The replayability of this game is off the charts! #boardgames Happy holidays 🥳

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Christmas #boardgame night with the family while baby sleeps. 12 Drummers Drumming is a surprise delight!

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Digital mock up of a #boardgame I am designing. Players collaborate to capture space debris around Earth, recycle it, & repair defunct satellites. Fully repairing a satellite grants a team wide bonus. The challenge is to repair all satellites before Earth is surrounded by space junk! #gamedesign

Digital mock up of board game "Space Debris Clean Up Crew" in active development

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🎲✂️ Space Debris Cleanup Crew Playtest 5 - end game is not balanced, total explosion of debris cubes. I think the solution is to prolong the mid game to give players more time before the #boardgame climaxes. On the plus side, this iteration is leaps and bounds more fun than iteration 1.

Prototype space debris cleanup crew board game. Pictures here is a 3 player game where all players have had 5 turns. The board is covered in an overwhelming amount of debris cubes. Players are close to completing the main objective of repairing all 4 satellites, but cannot stem the tide of orbital debris

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

🎲✂️ Working on a co-op #boardgame using what I've learned so far. Players work together to capture space debris around Earth, recycle it, then use it to repair broken space stations. This iteration uses a bunch of components from other games. I've identifying what was fun and what wasn't 🧵

Photo of a prototype board game, before starting the first player turn.

Photo of a prototype board game, after nearly 3 player turns.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Oooh, that's nice. It appears minimal at first glance, but I see it controls part of the larger game board. Thank you!! 🙇 🕵️‍♂️

Photo of the search for planet x board game. Photo shows the main game board with some tokens on it. In the center is a rotating game piece

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Thank you for the suggestion! That thing looks neat. Going to look up a review to see how integral it is to gameplay. 🕵️‍♂️

Photo of the board game planet unknown. In front of the board game is The lazy Susan component containing game pieces

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Holy moly that is cool. Thank you for the suggestion!

Photo of the board game Tzolk'in. Showing a game board and gears

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

🎲✂️ Hey #boardgames, I am doing some research. What are some games that include rotating game boards? I know that #Seti has planets orbiting the Sun. Are there any others that come to mind?

Photo of the board game Seti, showing the main game board, & game pieces.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

My 3 year old niece is visiting. We went through #UnstableUnicorns and chose our favorite unicorn cards. She loves the rainbow unicorn and we're letting her bring it home with her ☺️ 🌈🦄 #boardgames

A baby unicorn card from the board game Unstable Unicorns

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

New #Balatro joker!? Name: Mardi gras Effect: Alternating suits in played hand grants x1.5 mult Open other effect proposals!

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A casual game of #scout & #huesandcues with the family! Love the quality time 🙂 #boardgames

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🎲✂️ #boargame #gamedesign analysis: Honey Buzz by @paulsalomon27.bsky.social . This game has gotten to my table more frequently than others recently. We're really enjoying the action cascade after completing 1 (or more) empty cells in our hive. Players can have explosive turns with proper planning! 🧵

Cover art of Honey Buzz by Elf Creek Games

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

🎲✂️ I've made #boardgame #gamedesign diagrams, but never explicitly shared the components. Here is a brief rundown: Square: Rule / procedure. ie, draw a card Circle: End state. ie, victory, defeat, end turn Diamond: Conditional, typically phrased as a question. ie, does the player have X points? 1/2

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

1. Catan. Fine game, there are other games I just enjoy more. 2. Bang! Fun, but I don't enjoy games where players can be eliminated for longer than 10+ minutes. 3. Root. Great complexity and asymmetry 4. Scout. There is so much to love about this tiny box!!! #boardgames #tabletop

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

🎲✂️ #boardgame design analysis: TRIO. A simple to teach, easy to learn, card game about collecting sets of cards. There is more depth to this game than meets the eye, as you can request the highest/lowest card from a player (or yourself) multiple times in a row. Beautiful art as well! #gamedesign

Player turn diagram of the board game TRIO. Victory condition reflects the 'simple' rule set.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🎲 ✂️ Congratulations on launching Mythic Menu @radishgames.com ! I created a round & player turn diagram based on your how to play YouTube video! #gamedesign #boardgames www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOPX...

Round and player turn diagram for the board game Mythic Menu

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🎲✂️Boardgame design analysis: MANTIS. This is a small, simple, and engaging guessing game. A great choice for young kids and/or short games with non-board gamers over the holidays. Simple rules, and small decision space makes this game easy to teach.

Mantis player turn diagram in a 2 player game

Mantis player turn diagram in a 3-6 player game

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I had plans to diagram out a player's turn in the board game Spirit Island. I think this one deserves to be played first hand, that rule book is a beast! This video was helpful, but I have a feeling I wouldn't do it justice without a game or two under my belt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsk...

Damn got hands meme, but for Spirit Island

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I like this version of the game better than the last demo. Keep it up!

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

🎲✂️Boardgame design analysis: Pandemic. This is the 2nd co-op board game I've analyzed so far. 50% of player actions are variations on movement, giving players a lot of options, especially on a large player board. The cyclical outbreak mechanic is a fantastic theme fit. #gamedesign #boardgames

Player turn diagram of the board game Pandemic (2008). Outlines user actions as well as victory and loss conditions.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🎲✂️Boardgame design analysis: Forbidden island. This cooperative board game is the first I've diagrammed that includes multiple actions per turn and a separate action stream for all players at the table. The rule book does a great job describing the win/loss conditions. #gamedesign #boardgames

Box Cover art of the board game Forbidden Island. Published by Gamewright

Comprehensive diagram outlining a player's turn in the board game Forbidden Island.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

🎲✂️ 1st iteration of a cooperative space station board game I'm working on. Players work together to launch space ships into orbit, and return ships back to Earth. While I'm satisfied with the theme, the moment to moment gameplay is lacking right now. 1/3 #gamedesign #boardgame

Mock up of a board game. The background is space themed with the main board emulating a space station in orbit around Earth.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Friendly reminder to shop at the local board game store this holiday season! They have the best selection!

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

By @armahillo.bsky.social request, here is a design diagram of a 2-5 player Camel Up game. This is my first time making a diagram on a game I haven't played. Let me know what y'all think! My goal is to do this exercise for 10 board games. Any recommendations? 🙋 🎲✂️ #boardgame #gamedesign

Board game cover art of "Camel Up" by Eggert Spiele

Diagram outlining a player's turn in the game Camel Up. This uses the 2.0 rules from BGG here: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/176062/camel-up-second-edition-en-rules?rnd=0y5nm

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hey friends, in my ongoing quest to understand game design at a deeper level, I created a diagram depicting a player's turn during a round of Scout. For more on Scout, check out this amazing review by @shutupshow.bsky.social: youtu.be/bFZIr5feAPE 🎲 ✂️ #boardgame #gamedesign

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Huge thanks to @r3yal3.bsky.social & @armahillo.bsky.social for their feedback and suggestions on my Splendor player action diagram! I've updated the flow to more accurately reflect a player's turn. I plan to do this exercise with a few more board games. 🕵️ 🎲✂️ #boardgame #gamedesign

Diagram outlining a player's turn in the board game Splendor. Dotted lines on the left indicate an action players may take. Solid lines indicate game flow after a user chooses an action.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

As a fledgling gamedev, breaking down someone else's work is a good mental exercise. I created a diagram based on what players can do in Splendor. It omits some conditional checks before a user chooses their action. Overall I am happy with how it turned out. 🎲✂️ #boardgame #gamedesign

Diagram of a player's turn in Splendor. Including the actions the player can take, victory conditions, and when the turn is passed to the next player.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Repost your top 4 gen 1 Pokemon.

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#BooksAndBoardgames Root and Redwall is a good combo for those who want to experience conflict and politics with fictional woodland critters! Root's asymmetrical gameplay is something I could see teens and parents enjoying together. Check out this review for more details: youtu.be/Gup6lTgGdjI?...

Board game cover of the game Root by Leder Games

Cover of the book Redwall by Brian Jacques

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DevPhoenix @devphoenix.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Introduce yourself with four -> VGM <- albums. #VGM #gamemusic

Dragon warrior monsters for the game boy color

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