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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our booth at LugCon. Dare I say we’re… dying to see you??? 💀 #fusg #gamingcons #tabletopgames

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our first published game!! Creatures of Darkness has arrived

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Not final yet, but here’s our most recent sell sheet for Creatures of Darkness. This is the game we are playtesting this Wednesday

Promotional sell sheet for the card game "Creatures of Darkness" by Falling Up Stairs Games LLC. Features a textured grey parchment background with red title text and hand-drawn artwork of a gaunt, zombie-like figure surrounded by a reddish glow.

Text includes:
• When darkness falls, the Creatures of Darkness rise
• Resist as the living: Fight to retain humanity
• Ascend as the Undead: Sustain unnatural life
• Persist as spirits: Eternally affect the living
• Asymmetric play: Each character has unique strengths and vulnerabilities
• 55 Hand Drawn Illustrations: Unique artwork on every card

Game specs: 3-6 Players, Ages 8+, 15-25 Minutes. Includes social handles (@FallingUpStairsGames, @FUSGames), linktree URL, hashtag #FUSG, contact email info@FallingUpStairsGames.com, artwork credit to Phil Plonski, and company copyright.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Got to have some pool time AND play cards on vacation recently! This was a ton of fun and I love how the video came out #CardGames #VacationFun

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Could have an announcement creeping out of the shadows in the next couple of weeks… 👀 #GameDev #TableTopGames 🎲✂️

Sell sheet for a card game titled "Creatures of Darkness". The sheet features a dark, misty background with a central red and blue hexagonal emblem containing the game's title in a stylized, bloody font. Text below reads: "Survive the Night. Become the Hunter; or the Hunted," followed by a paragraph describing an 18th-century mountain village filled with vampires, necromancers, and werewolves.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Received the PURRfect gift, Cat Spotting, kinda Where’s Waldo but with cats. Very fun, quick, light game, charming art, & adorable kitties. Very fun Which cat card most matches your current vibe? I’m probably Mr Oops #BoardGames #FamilyGames

A close-up of the box for "Cat Spotting: A Card Game About Finding Cats!" The cover features a dense, collage-style pattern of various cartoon cats illustrated in a black-and-white comic style

A top-down view of a white ceramic mug filled with coffee sitting on a marble countertop. Next to the mug is an open game box and a staggered row of individual cartoon cat cards with names like Marcus Aurelius, Gunner, and Tommy Tears.

A tabletop card game setup on a light marble countertop. A grid of white cards featuring individual black-and-white cartoon cats is laid out next to three larger "crowd" cards with cat illustrations. A small deck of cards sits nearby

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Me, my dad, my son, & Forg after a game of Cards Against Humanity Family Edition. Forg was filling the role of Rando Cardrissian Note: Forg won #CardsAgainstHumanity #FamilyTime

A card game setup for "Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition" laid out on a polished wooden coffee table. The game components include white answer cards with black text reading "Family Edition," black prompt cards, and the game's black-and-white patterned box sitting next to a yellow card holder. To the far left, a large, green geometric 3d printed frog wearing a thin metal chain sits on the table.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

You vote! The Favorite Game Ever Tournament is live! Round 1, Match 1: Go Fish vs Herd Mentality Which of these contenders moves on in this animal-themed first match? #BoardGames #FallingUpTournament

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

New personal best! Incredible game of Earth by Inside Up Games at game night What’s your Earth strategy? Push hard early for the fauna objectives? Pick an action or two to go for then spam it? Something else? #InsideUpGames #BoardGames

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Today is my birthday! I’m very excited to play Catan Starfarers, which was an EXCEPTIONAL gift I was given. I love Catan and I love space, so it’s kind of perfect What’s a gift you were given that was just perfect for you? #catan #birthday #boardgame

The box art for the board game "Catan: Starfarers" by Klaus Teuber. The artwork features a dramatic sci-fi space scene, showcasing a large space station orbiting a green and blue planet, with a smaller spaceship flying forward in the foreground. A brilliant sun rises over the planet's horizon against a backdrop of a colorful nebula galaxy and deep space. The top center features the game title "CATAN STARFARERS" in bold gold lettering, and the bottom edge displays the tagline "EXPLORE TRADE DISCOVER.”

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We’re launching a 128 game single-elimination tournament to crown the community’s Favorite Game Ever. Your votes choose the winner Currently have 104 entrants, with 24 open slots What games am I missing? Let me know what you want to see included! #BoardGames

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our group’s artist working on game art for his game Creatures of Darkness #BoardGames #IndieDev

A close-up, top-down view of a hand wearing a dark ring, using a fine-tip pen to carefully ink a stylized creature design in a spiral-bound sketchbook.

A top-down view of a sketchbook page containing two rough pencil concept sketches of a ghostly, long-haired entity with sharp claws. A Derwent Graphic pencil and a small piece of black kneaded eraser rest on the page alongside the drawings.

A top-down view of the finalized illustrations in the sketchbook, now completely filled in with colored pencils. The top figure is a floating wraith-like character with long dark hair, green eyes, and a flowing blue tattered robe. The bottom figure is the same creature in a crouching position and wearing purple-and-black garments. Both illustrations are signed at the bottom.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Anatomy of a game night Telestrations beautiful disaster. From da Vinci to a Mushroom Kingdom True Crime Intermediate steps in the comments. Where do you think it went most wrong? @theop.games #Telestrations #boardgames

Handwriting on a dry-erase card from the board game Telestrations that reads "DaVinci's helicopter design" inside an oval, with the name "Kyle" written at the bottom.

A detailed dry-erase drawing from the board game Telestrations showing the character Toad from Mario with an exclamation mark over his head, raising his hands as a hooded stick figure holds him up for a sack of money.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Fountains from @theop.games has rapidly earned a spot in our board game night rotation. Really neat mechanics, very pretty, and most importantly super fun to play. I like that there are multiple viable strategies, & even when far behind you can come back to win. 5/5, do recommend #BoardGames

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here is some game art from one of our upcoming games, Expedition to Dinosaur Island: 1900 Let me know what you think, I relay all feedback on artwork to our resident artist #BoardGames 🎲✂️

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I love taking an idea from my mind to the screen to a real object in my hand. Prototypes are starting to get real. A bonus is the snappy pop of peeling 3D supports. #BoardGameDesign #3DPrinting

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We need your eyes, fellow players and creators Here’s art for the REVENANT card in Creatures of Darkness, we’re between these two compositions Which do you think has a better vibe for “spiritual creature that possesses corpses”? We value your critical design opinions

Side-by-side comparison of two design versions for a tabletop game card from Falling Up Stairs Games. The card is titled "REVENANT" with a large number 4 icon in the top left. The flavor text reads: "A spirit who reanimates a corpse, seeking to kill the living."

The card gameplay text reads:
"Action: Take any Corporeal or Undead Card from the Graveyard AND perform their Action."
"IF Survived: Place in the Survivor Deck, Kill the Taken Card AND Draw 2 from the Draw Deck."

The two versions feature different illustrations of the same green-eyed, dark-haired creature:

Left Version: The creature is in a low, predatory crouch, glaring intensely forward with claws planted on the ground.

Right Version: The creature is more upright, viewed from the waist up, raising one long-clawed hand high in the air while reaching forward with the other.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I suddenly feel as if the Jedi are traitors to the Republic… #StarWarsMemes

A screen capture from the home page of Bluesky user at FUSGames, short for Falling Up Stairs Games. 66 Posts is circled in blue, referencing Order 66 from Star Wars. Spoiler Alert for Star Wars. Chancellor Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, uses Order 66 to turn the Clone Troopers against the Jedi using genetic programming.

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Feedback in action! Beefing up the diameter & adding a tactile raised edge to my hot pot game currency Next up: Making them 2-sided I have some ideas cooking, but you tell me: What would you like to see on the flip side of these coins? What other tweaks would you make? Let me know! #GameDesign

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That’s giving real Boss Nass energy lol

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Bluesky has an incredible tabletop community, but it can be tough to find everyone. Here’s a Starter Pack of some inspiring indie makers! go.bsky.app/2ofaQn3 @designthinkinggame.bsky.social @bartgamedesign.bsky.social @stuteacher.bsky.social @ziongg.bsky.social @anicacihla.com @garykac.bsky.social

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Our logo is very much a work in progress. Which of these directions do you prefer, and what suggestions do you have to enhance or refine them? #IndieGameDev

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Germany’s weird naval strategy has me confused. Also torn on whether to reinforce India or make an aggressive play on Manchuria? Strategy gamers: what would your play be? #StrategyGames

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Board game design question time! This is in-game currency for my hot pot game. Think I need to make the coins bigger, 2-sided, & add detail, but overall I’m liking these. What details would you add, & how big should they be? Also, one color for all denominations? Or 3 different? #BoardGameDesign

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Design decision for our hot pot board game We’re looking for a component shape to represent victory points. The torus fits the theme better, but I feel like the pyramid would be more satisfying to stack Team Torus or Team Pyramid? Or something else? #BoardGames #GameDev

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Looking for input after playtest of a new party game. Facing a crossroads Do we: A) go with Player-Provided Paper (allows essentially infinite players) B) include Custom Tokens (a little nicer, but caps player count) Drop your thoughts below - we’re actively listening to feedback #boardgamedesign

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Here’s a sneak peak at (very rough) prototype playtest components for one of the games we’re working on The premise of this game is serving a hot pot meal to a group of friends What projects are everyone else working on right now? #BoardGames #IndieDev

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Falling Up Stairs Games @fusgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

First Bluesky post! I’m launching an indie board game studio, Falling Up Stairs Games. Lots of tabletop game design, mechanics, prototyping, & playtesting Here’s our draft logo! If you're into indie dev, tabletop gaming, or 3d printing, let's connect! What's everyone working on? #BoardGames

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