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MacGuffin & Co.

@macguffinandco.bsky.social
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Smart games for cool weirdos! TTRPG designers and publishers behind 2-player fantasy game Pitcrawler, the award-winning Odd Jobs, Upriver Downriver, KER-SPLAT! and much more. Check out our stuff at macguffinandcompany.com

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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our backer survey deadline draws near! Please ensure you have completed it to guarantee your name is included in the print version of The Bad Year. Full update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Bad Year Backer Surveys! Thank you for your patience - Backer Surveys are finally out with a short deadline of September 29th to guarantee your name is included in the print version. Full update here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have an huge catalogue of content available on our Patreon. You can instantly access additions for current games, our 12-part masterclass and more, including last months drop of 6 NPCS who are dogs! Check it out at www.patreon.com/macguffinand... (Post featuring the lovely Arwen!)
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
THE BAD YEAR UPDATE We've received our amazing map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social Check the Kickstarter Update tab for a better look! For backers, The backer survey is facing a technical issue. All info is available at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... but we are working to resolve this. -M
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Bad Year Kickstarter wrapped up… WHAT NOW? Jonny & Sasha got a new puppy (Say hello to Arwen, who will feature in posts, don't worry), I (social media manager) took a break… Oh, the project? Right! ⇣
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Sasha Sienna @sashasienna.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We made our final stretch goal with 2 hours to go! We get to give everyone working on The Bad Year a £1000 bonus. Thank you so, so much to everyone who's backed, shared, or otherwise supported the project! Yay!!!
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Just hit the £30,000 stretch goal - bonuses for all!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
THE BAD YEAR - LAST CHANCE TO PLEDGE! 53 horror investigation adventures. System Compatible, including: - Call of Cthulu - The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game - The Cthulu Hack - Monster of the Week - Delta Green Full info at kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year !
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I am backing this because, like many of you, I have just had too many Good Years recently and thirst for variety.
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Sasha Sienna @sashasienna.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
6 hours to go!
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It was a hot day to talk about a cool project!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
12 HOURS LEFT TO PLEDGE! The Bad Year Kickstarter concludes at 9pm BST tonight www.kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year/
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
@jonnysims.bsky.social & @sashasienna.bsky.social ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BAD YEAR! Still curious, or maybe the algorithm dropped you off here for the first time? Head to the Kickstarter and get ALL the info you’ll ever need about The Bad Year! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We're in the final stretch for The Bad Year and it's all very exciting!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
LET’S TALK TIERS?! 1/3 As we almost hit our final 48 hours, here’s a breakdown of the pledge tiers (still) available. As always, head to www.kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year while you still can! #ttrpg #ukttrpg #rpg #tabletop #kickstarter
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Only 72 Hours remain to pledge to The Bad Year on Kickstarter... Check it out at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... !
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
There are 4 days remaining to pledge to The Bad Year on Kickstarter! Don’t miss out! Check it out here www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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The Bad Year
53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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Conor Mahood @conorvoice.com · 21/06/2026
This is such a cool concept! "...a system agnostic book of 53 horror investigations, one for every week of the year." www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
THE FINAL WEEK! Only 7 days remain to pledge to The Bad Year on Kickstarter… www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... #ttrpg #ukttrpg #rpg #tabletop #kickstarter
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It's been a great project to work on! Check it out at kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year
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The Bad Year
53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
THE TEAM BEHIND THE BAD YEAR! 🧵 Let’s take a look at the creatives behind The Bad Year -MacGuffin and Co’s Kickstarter spanning 53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign. #ttrpg #ukttrpg #rpg #tabletop
Cover art for The Bad Year containing many assorted papers with red lines between, connecting them. Text in center reading "The Team Behind The Bad Year".  Images are overlaid of each of the 5 team members.
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Ludonauts Podcast @ludonauts.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our summer special is out now! Two of the galaxy's most incompetent criminals are on the run in Zero Void! Written by @macguffinandco.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/64Aj...
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Summer Special- Zero Void
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
QUESTION TIME FOR THE BAD YEAR! We’re collecting any questions you may have about The Bad Year to answer in an upcoming post! Please feel free to leave them as comments, replies or message us and we’ll pick them up!
Features The Bad Year's cover text and additional text reading "Let Us Answer YOUR Questions!"
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today marks 2 weeks since we launched the Kickstarter for The Bad Year! To see what’s been achieved so far, take a look at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... ! And to see what’s coming… stay posted!
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Tabletop Sentinel @tabletopsentinel.com · 08/06/2026
The truth is out there, and @macguffinandco.bsky.social have filed it under Hallowcroft, Massachusetts. The Bad Year packs 53 system-neutral horror investigations across a single haunted year, each a double-spread mystery with a clue map. Set in 1999 #Kickstarter #CrowdfundQuest l.d20.ninja/D8awah
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Crowdfund Quest is a new column that takes us on daily expedition into tabletop crowdfunding with a look at a current project in the tabletop gaming world. <
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Jeff McAleer from The Gaming Gang @thegaminggang.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I'll discuss the first major key when starting out #Worldbuilding for a #TTRPG. Plus fresh #TTRPGNews from @paizo.com @froggodgames.bsky.social @macguffinandco.bsky.social #Acheron and more on tonight's The Gaming Gang Dispatch. Streaming live at 8pmET/7pmCT/5pmPT. youtube.com/watch?v=O1xq...
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A week into the Kickstarter for our year of weekly horror investigations THE BAD YEAR and we're more excited than ever. The most common response we got when pitching it at UKGE? "Ooh, what a good idea!" What's so good about it? Find out at kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year
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The Bad Year
53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Jonny will be heading off shortly to partake in the Magnus Archives RPG liveplay at UK Games Expo. Sasha will continue to hold down the fort at 3A-165! #ukge #ukgamesexpo #ukge2026
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
🎶On the last day of expo, Macguffin sent to me... 🎶 🎵 A physical preview co-py!🎵
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The last day of UKGE is upon us! Swing by the booth at 3A-165 to check out The Bad Year in person! If you don’t know what that is yet… have a look here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... #ukge #ukgamesexpo #ukge2026
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UK Tabletop Industry Network (UK TIN) @UKGE: 3-510 @uktin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
We're excited to learn more about The Bad Year, the latest Kickstarter from @macguffinandco.bsky.social (3A-165)! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#UKGE we are ready for you! Come get your cooooooool indie RPGs at stand 3A-165! #UKGamesExpo
Jonny Sims standing in front of a stall packed with RPG books. The banner behind says "MacGuffin and Company".
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
All ready to go at UKGE 3A-165 this weekend! #ukge #ukgamesexpo
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Studio 2 Publishing @studio2publishing.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Now on Kickstarter from our friends at MacGuffin & Co., The Bad Year! Check out this collection of 53 system agnostic investigation adventures today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... @macguffinandco.bsky.social #studio2friends #kickstarter #crowdfunding #ttrpg
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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Amber Devereux | Tin Can Audio @tincanaudio.co.uk · 28/05/2026
We are dangerously close to a doom jazz soundtrack for The Bad Year!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Been a bit hectic getting ready for UK Games Expo this weekend, but awoke to the lovely sight of having blown past our second stretch goal - four double-page spreads by the ever-fantastic @kingcael.bsky.social Onto the next one: a soundtrack! kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year
The stretch goal list with the first two unlocked: 8000 for a map and 12000 for more art. The next one is 16000 for a soundtrack.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Wow. 10k in 24 hours is fantastic and we're kind of blown away. Thank you so much everyone! To celebrate, we're adding another 20 slots to our Hallowcroft Residency tier as they were ALREADY sold out! Move into your doomed home at www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
The Bad Year page showing £10,125!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We're at UK Games Expo this weekend, Booth 3A165! We're excited to show The Bad Year at our booth in addition to our current games! Map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social (who'll also be making one For The Bad Year as the Kickstarter Stretch Goal was hit!) Other graphics by @kingcael.bsky.social #ukge
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
First stretch goal unlocked! The Bad Year will now come with a map of Hallowcroft drawn by the brilliant @jogbrogzin.bsky.social! Backers at the Works and Hallowcroft Residency tiers will also get an additional artwork print of the map, as a treat.
Stretch Goals. £8,000 - Map of Hallowcroft (Unlocked), a map of the city, drawn by the amazing Jog Brogzin, to be used as endpapers in the book and an art print for the Works and Hallowcroft Residency tiers. £12000 - more art, four beautifully nightmarish double-page art spreads by the always sensational Cael Lyons, one for each sinister season. £16,000 - soundtrack, would it be a real MacGuffin and Co. game without an awesome soundtrack by Tin Can Audio's Amber Devereux? This one will have noir doom-jazz vibes. £20,000 - foil cover, the conspiracy board art cover will get some shiny crimson foil strings as you fall deeper into your eldritch obsession. £30,000 - bonuses! Everyone who has worked on The BAd Year will all get a £1000 bonus. Cheers!
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Bad Year has been live for less than 24 hours and we're already so close to our first stretch goal! If we hit it, we'll get to add a gorgeous map of Hallowcroft from the wonderful @jogbrogzin.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
And we. Have. FUNDED! Kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year
The Kickstarter image for THE BAD YEAR with a "Funded in 3 hours" banner on it.
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Sasha Sienna @sashasienna.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It's here! The Bad Year is here! (on Kickstarter). It's really good and I really like it.
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☃️YamiKakyuu🖤🤍💜No Prize To Perfection @yamikakyuu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I just backed The Bad Year on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac... @macguffinandco.bsky.social
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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Amber Devereux | Tin Can Audio @tincanaudio.co.uk · 26/05/2026
the fantastic team over at @macguffinandco.bsky.social are crowdfunding for a new game, and there's a stretch goal for another soundtrack from me!
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
THE BAD YEAR - LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER! Only a small group of die-hard investigators stand between the city and certain doom... Learn more & back now at www.kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year !
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Jonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
IT'S LIVE! The Bad Year, @macguffinandco.bsky.social's collection of 53 weekly one-sheet Horror TTRPG investigations is now live and, honestly, it's fucking phenomenal. kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/the-bad-year And sorry in advance for spending the next month screaming about it!
The book mock-up for THE BAD YEAR: 53 WEEKS OF HORROR ADVENTURES
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🐦‍🔥 Phoenix 🐦‍🔥 @phoenixphire24.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I just backed The Bad Year. Looking forward to a year of cases from @macguffinandco.bsky.social! #ttrpg
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53 horror investigation adventures for any RPG system, playable as one-shot mysteries, concise arcs or a year-long interwoven campaign.
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MacGuffin & Co. @macguffinandco.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The Bad Year Kickstarter goes live at 6pm BST tomorrow... Head to the following page and sign up to be notified! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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UK Tabletop Industry Network (UK TIN) @UKGE: 3-510 @uktin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Check out MacGuffin & Co.'s new supernatural horror investigation campaign THE BAD YEAR now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mac...
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UK Tabletop Industry Network (UK TIN) @UKGE: 3-510 @uktin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Quest for the magical MacGuffins of @macguffinandco.bsky.social (3-1148) during Stamp Quest, from the award-winning TTRPG design duo of Sasha Sienna & Jonathan Sims. Their games run the gamut from nautical tarot to wizard-infested fantasy to post-reality steam trains: macguffinandcompany.com
The words MacGuffin & Company in purple on a white background with a gem to the right.
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