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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 22/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came by to our booth at Play Sorbonne 2026 ! Tense games of Sept Solines where played 👀

Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 17/09/2026

We’ll be at the Play Sorbonne Festival this weekend 🎲🎲🎲 I’ll be presenting the games : Sept Solines, Les déblais noirs, Dunkelflaute, and Les adresses jaunes. This Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 5th arrondissement

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 23/06/2026

Thanks to everyone that passed by at 15 Beautreillis gallery, despite the heat outside ! Glad to have seen the game so thoroughly played and enjoyed.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 16/06/2026

I’ll be showcasing the two games I made with artist Joanna Wong at the 15 Beautreillis Gallery (Paris) this Thursday. I hope to see you there ! Thank you Quinnie for the invitation.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 14/06/2026

Thrilled to have been part of this little game jam at nonétoile est last week-end. I only had few hours to make a project but still managed to made something fun. Will share soon.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 12/05/2026

Huge thanks to Kadist and everyone who came out last night ! 🎲Sept Solines: A game about how media covers protests for more responsible farming. 🎲 Les adresses jaunes: A co-op game on how food plays a role in HK’s fight for democracy. #GameDesign #BoardGames #Activism #FoodForThought #Community

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 28/04/2026

🎲 We'll be playing the two games I made with #JoannaWong tomorrow at #KADIST Foundation (Paris) The event is already full (sorry!) — but I’ll share more about the games very soon 👀 kadist.org/program/de-l...

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 14/04/2026

🎲 We will be showing the last game I did with Joanna Wong at CAC La Traverse (Alfortville), on 22 of April. It looks at the Sainte-Soline protests and what happens to images once they start circulating beyond the event. Come take a look 👀

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 08/04/2026

March has been filled with trains

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 20/03/2026

A little look back, in french, at our weekend at Villette Makerz Big thanks as well to Jefferson (Focus association) for the photos and editing 👏 #boardgames #indiegames #playtesting #gamedev

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 10/02/2026

I’m feeling very grateful to everyone who stopped by and played with us this weekend. Really loved the conversations we had 💚

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 05/02/2026

Our games are getting a brand new visual identity, created in collaboration with Corpus studio. ✨ Come and meet them a Parc de la Villette this weekend !

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 02/02/2026

I'm doing an event this weekend in Paris at Parc de la Villette. I'll be presenting the many games we've created with the collective. Please come by if you're in the area !

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 05/01/2026

Loved my december gaming. Age of Steam with the Sweden Recycling map was very exiting, I wish I could play AOS more often. Owner's Choice was also a great surprise. Railway Boom is not as unique as I hoped, but I still enjoyed it.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 03/12/2025

I did manage to squeeze some plays this month. Loved Colorado Midland, Confucius was an interesting discovery.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 21/11/2025

Simone Weil in @le1hebdo.bsky.social "If we search with genuine attention for the solution to a geometry problem and if, after an hour, we are no further along than when we started, we have nevertheless advanced, during every minute of that hour, into another, more mysterious dimension. [...] " 👇

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 01/11/2025

Game highlights of the month. Really loved Age of Rails, and Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars by @mropla.bsky.social

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 13/10/2025

This one is quite tricky, took me a few tries. Seed : 80309067

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 10/10/2025

Glimps into a current project ⛅

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 02/10/2025

Got a lot of interesting games played this month. Iberian Gauge by @amabel.bsky.social might be my favorite.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 29/09/2025

Trains, tracks, and tactics 💚 Play now: martiansparlor.itch.io/balkan-bounds

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 29/09/2025

🚂 Balkan Bounds is out! A free browser-based strategy game about trains, networks, and lovely colors 💚 Play it now: martiansparlor.itch.io/balkan-bounds

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 09/05/2025

I did a game dev workshop last week in Paris with @kaplayjs.com. It was a great weekend thanks to the genius kids that came by. I was also blessed by sunshine ☀️ and by the invaluable help I got from the civic service team 💪 !

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 05/05/2025

I've updated my docs for @kaplayjs.com [in french], with a new, more flexible template which is easier to read and transform. Thanks to @achtaitaipai.com for his contributions. Feel free to try it out : martiansparlor.com/ateliers/kap...

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 04/05/2025

Had a blast this weekend playing train games with some veterans of the genre in Saint-Malo. A rich and inspiring experience ! Thanks to Alain and Xavier for hosting the event.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 28/04/2025

Very happy with my first workshop session about procedural generation. The participants were very into it and got a real grip on their protocols. Looking forward for the next session this week.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 23/04/2025

Currently updating my documentation on @kaplayjs.com. Doing my best to offer the most accessible experience, while remaining coherent and open to creative ideas.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 11/04/2025

Prototype for a procedural generation workshop. I tried different protocols today with interesting results. The bingo chips and spinner are very handy. Drawing colored chips to define colors works well, but is a little more laborious. Rolling dice turns out to be a bit too tedious.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 11/04/2025

First draft looking great 🌴🐠🌸

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 31/03/2025

First stamp prototypes are looking great 🌴☀️

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 27/03/2025

Today I created images for stamps that I'll be using in my procedural generation workshop. Was heavily inspired by all the Bitsy gems out there on @itch.io

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 24/03/2025

@kaplayjs.com is a wonderful library that I use a lot in my workshops. Over the years I put out a documentation page to help me implement game ideas quickly with the participants. The whole thing can be found here : martiansparlor.com/ateliers/kap...

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 23/02/2025

First draft for a workshop about procedural generation. The aim is to get children to imagine drawing protocols using a wide range of random inputs, and then see how it goes by manually executing it on paper with stamps.

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Colin Thil @martiansparlor.itch.io · 21/02/2025

Currently working on a little train game with AI opponents. Updates coming soon !

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