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Scott - Minerva 🦉

@minervatabletop.co.uk
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Board game designer and publisher from London, UK: 🥪 Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game 🎨 Swatch: The Abstract Game of Art 📝 Organiser of Playfest London and Playtest UK (South London) 🦉 linktr.ee/minervatabletop

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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/10/2026
This year’s games raffle was the largest so far, but easily the most impressive part was that almost all of the games were designed/published by members of Playtest UK! It’s a testament to the quality of games coming out of our scene. @playtestuk.bsky.social #BoardGameDesign
A photo of the games raffle at Playfest, featuring 30 indie games.A photo of the raffle winners and their prizes.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Two staples of Playfest are our guest speaker and the games raffle. This year we were treated to a fantastic talk from @jameswallis.bsky.social about designing SE!ZE with Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc and attending its glamorous launch in Milan, setting the standard for board game releases 😂 🎲✂️
A photo of James Wallis introducing himself during his talk at PlayfestJames talking about the surreal moment of F1 stars Leclerc and Sainz playing his prototype on a private jet.James talking about SE!ZE being played by Leclerc and Chess #2 Hikaru Nakamura at its launch event.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 30/09/2026
Playfest London Gallery 2 One of the things I love about Playfest is the variety of the prototypes on show that reflects the diversity of design. From party games to heavy eurogames and everything in between, you’ll always find something to match your tastes. @playtestuk.bsky.social 🎲✂️
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Playfest London Gallery 1 Every year our event grows, but it wouldn’t be the same without some familiar faces! It’s a joy to see designers return with new or developed games, and I appreciate their support over the years ❤️ @playtestuk.bsky.social #BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Also 20–year old me was very grateful for the personalised merch 😂
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 18/09/2026
I’ve made best friends, met incredible people, been shown so much support, and am constantly inspired by the creativity on show. I’m just trying to give back. As I said at Playfest, each one of you are artists in a world trying to take it away from us. Keep making weird and wonderful games ❤️
A photo of me and guest speaker Matteo Menapace from Playfest London 2025.A group photo of the organisers of the first Playfest in 2022; James Naylor, Greg Szulgit, Me, and Lucy Bursford.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 18/09/2026
I came to London barely knowing anyone, so I built a community. 7 years of playtesting events later, we’ve helped hundreds of designers develop their games, join the network that welcomed me, and seen 30 games tested at our events go on to be published. It’s such an incredibly rewarding feeling.
A photo of me introducing guest speaker James Wallis at this year’s Playfest. A selfie of me and all the playtesters at Playfest London 2025.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 18/09/2026
This year was our 5th Playfest and if you’ll allow me some self-indulgence, I’d like to reflect. I honestly think that when I look back on my time in the games industry, that my work with Playfest and Playtest UK will be the thing I’m most proud of. 🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign
A photo of me (Scott) from the back at our first Playfest in 2022.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 16/09/2026
A recent diagnosis in the family has brought this to the front of our thoughts and so we chose to donate to their fundraising efforts. Congratulations to Todd, Jake, and Elle for their incredible achievement! If you’d like to support the fundraiser you can do here www.justgiving.com/page/lowes-m...
A photo of Todd, Jake, and Elle with their finishers medals with the MNDA logo and the caption ‘£1,922 fundraising total’.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Playfest London donates the profits of each years’ events to a different charity, but this year’s choice is a personal one. Whilst we at Playfest were sat comfortably enjoying a day of gaming, members of my family were long-distance running to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Association.
A photo of the raffle winners from Playfest London with the logos of Playfest London ‘26 and Motor Neurone Disease Association and a graphic reading ‘£400 raised’.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 16/09/2026
The Childcatcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour, citing reputational concerns of being associated with Robert Kraft.
A still from the film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, showing the Child Catcher enticing children into his wagon (in reality a disguised cage).
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 15/09/2026
On Sunday 100 board game designers and players converged for a day of playtests, talks, and prizes at Playfest London. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this year's event so special. We saw our highest attendance, held our largest giveaway, and raised a record amount for charity! 🎲✂️
A photo of a large group of people sat around tables playtesting prototype games with text saying 'THANK YOU. Our Biggest Ever Event!'.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 11/09/2026
Playtesters are the most important part of any playtesting event. I run weekly playtesting sessions which are almost exclusively attended by designers, so Playfest London is a fantastic opportunity for games to be tested by members of the public. But how do we encourage it? We make everything free.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 28/08/2026
We're expanding! Playfest London sold out, but we've managed to add another room which means we have more designer sessions and playtester tickets! This new room will have a quieter atmosphere to host our longer and more complex games. Tickets are available now at: minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest
A photo of a room with a number of tables full of game designers and players, with the text. 'Playfest London is growing... Second room added! More tickets available!'
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 23/08/2026
An edit of a meme featuring a gang of youths with the text edited to read ‘FUCK FROG BOOK. ALL MY HOMIES HATE FROG BOOK’.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 19/08/2026
“I wasn’t built for the whiplash” 🤘🏻 I live a life of two halves; one crammed into poorly lit rooms surrounded by sweaty people…and the other going to metal gigs 😉
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 16/08/2026
My neighbor told me coyotes keep eating his outdoor cats so I asked how many cats he has and he said he just goes to the shelter and gets a new cat afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding shelter cats to coyotes and then his daughter started crying.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 10/08/2026
The words every designer loves to hear 😁 You make a mosaic by placing/overlapping cards, all the cards have tiles of different colours and layouts that you can use to make shapes and patterns! Here’s an example picture:
A photo of the cards of Tesserae laid out to make a number of patterns made up of lots of triangles.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 10/08/2026
My favourite part of the most recent playtest for Tesserae, my Roman mosaic card game, was that the players kept playing with the cards after the game, seeing what shapes and patterns they could create! I intend to design the goal cards to encourage this creativity as much as possible. 🎲✂️
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 04/08/2026
I'm running another Playfest London event on the 13th September in South London! An all-day @playtestuk.bsky.social convention with prototype games to play, a free games raffle for all who take part, and a special guest designer. More info and tickets here: www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest 🎲✂️
A cartoon of a brick wall on a red background with graffiti-style lettering saying 'Playfest London '26' on it.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/08/2026
As you can imagine, I’ve played a lot of games of Crumbs! by now, so I decided to step it up a notch. I wanted to see if I could complete the game without the bonus restock action you get each time you serve a customer. Was I successful? No 😅 But that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying!
A photo of a game of Crumbs! being played on a train table.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 15/07/2026
Events like this really highlight how important it is for light/party games to get people playing quickly with few upfront rules, and I’ve learned that a lot of people know more modern board games than they realise!
Two photos of my work colleagues playing Chicken vs Hotdog and Deep Sea Adventure
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 15/07/2026
I’ve started running a monthly games night at my work! So far we’ve played: 🎲 Strike 🤿 Deep Sea Adventure 🐟 Sea Salt & Paper 🌭 Chicken vs Hotdog 1️⃣ Just One
Two photos of myself and work colleagues playing Deep Sea Adventure and Strike!
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/07/2026
This is Tesserae, a solo card-laying microgame where you build a Roman mosaic. Each card is made up of coloured triangles that can overlapped to create larger shapes and patterns, scoring more points the more complex they are…
A photo of a game of Tesserae in progress. Cards are being layered on top of each others to create coloured patterns.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/07/2026
It’s good to be back playtesting! After a busy month following UKGE, I caught up with everyone at The Ludoquist to test some games. Shawn from @alliesorenemies.bsky.social brought a number of card games in development and I even had something new…👇🏻
A photo of a group of game designers at The Ludoquist board game cafe.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 17/06/2026
I got the first prototype of a card-laying Roman mosaic game I’m designing to the table yesterday, it was very satisfying creating those patterns!
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 03/06/2026
• Catching up with fellow creatives and old friends, including @timclare.bsky.social • Our annual group dinner and staying up too late gaming • Playing top Crumbs! playtester @grahamsgames.bsky.social prototype If I got to spend any time with you this weekend, thank you for making it so special! ❤️
Two group photos from our annual dinner and our evening gaming. Two photos of games I played, Container and Snooker Club.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 03/06/2026
My personal UKGE moments! I may have been working hard as Minerva but that doesn’t mean I don’t get to play hard too 😁 Highlights include: • Driving with Lucy who tolerated my music taste 🤘🏻 • Having to shotgun a can during setup to prevent all my games being covered in Fanta 😂 1/2
Two photos of me (Scott) on the first day of UK Games Expo, one of me holding my exhibitor passes and the other of me shotgunning a can of Fanta. A collection of selfies of me with UKGE attendees.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/06/2026
By supporting each other we were able to achieve far more than we would have individually. Thank you to both for making it such an enjoyable time and it was a pleasure to share in your successes. It feels like this is just the beginning of something bigger! #UKGamesExpo
A photo of our stand during the show, with demos of Sakana Stack, Crumbs!, and One For Sorrow in full swing.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/06/2026
Team work makes the dream work! It was an incredible experience to share this year’s @ukge.bsky.social with @huffnomore.bsky.social and @kevmakesgames.bsky.social. As independent publishers with small teams and budgets, it’s a huge undertaking to exhibit at shows like this…1/2
A photo of Joss and Mike of Huff No More, Scott of Minerva Tabletop Games, and Kev of Kev Makes Games, in front of their stand for the UK Games Expo. Everyone’s smiling but don’t be fooled, this was taken at the end of four days so we’re exhausted 😴
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 27/05/2026
I’m so excited to team up with @huffnomore.bsky.social and @kevmakesgames.bsky.social this weekend at UK Games Expo! This is a great chance to support a bunch of indie publishers and save money doing so 😁 Mix & Match between: Sakana Stack Flower Cards Crumbs! Swatch One For Sorrow #UKGamesExpo
SMALL BOX, BIG PLAY

UKGE STAND 31618

Buy 2 OR MORE GAMES AND GET £1 OFF EACH

MIX & MATCH

SAKANA STACK
FLOWER CARDS
CRUMBS!
SWATCH
ONE FOR SORROW

SUPPORT INDIE PUBLISHERS
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 20/05/2026
Life imitating art.
A screenshot from a scene of ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’, where Dennis Reynolds attempts to sell a car that he has driven into a river. 

Dialogue: “Are you talking about the car in the river?”
Dennis: “Yeah. Well, it’s an amphibious exploring vehicle.”
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 30/04/2026
Last month I attended @rocnestgames.bsky.social @playtestuk.bsky.social meetup at Otter Chaos in Brixton. First up was @kevmakesgames.bsky.social Creature Cleaner, a hilarious game that fits in a cassette case where you mime cleaning an animal with a small selection of props. 🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 28/04/2026
Did you know you can now use Crumbs! characters as your Avatar in the @bgstatsapp.bsky.social app? Simply Edit your Player and Change Image to choose from a range of customer portraits illustrated by @rorymuldoon.bsky.social!
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 21/04/2026
I’m hugely excited to announce that @huffnomore.bsky.social and @kevmakesgames.bsky.social will be joining me on the Minerva Tabletop Games stand at @ukge.bsky.social this year, bringing a catalogue of small but powerful card games together in one place! 1/2
A graphic showing that Crumbs! by Minerva Tabletop Games will be exhibiting at UK Games Expo on Stand 3-618A graphic showing that Roller Disco by Huff No More will be exhibiting at UK Games Expo on Stand 3-618A graphic showing that One For Sorrow by Kev Makes Games will be exhibiting at UK Games Expo on Stand 3-618
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 14/02/2026
Nothing strengthens a relationship on Valentine's Day like playing a co-operative game of Crumbs! 😉
A Valentine's message showing a customer character from Crumbs! saying 'I can't get you out of my bread'.A Valentine's message showing a customer character from Crumbs! saying 'I never thought I'd catch fillings for you'.A Valentine's message showing a customer character from Crumbs! saying 'You butter believe that I loaf you'.A Valentine's message showing a customer character from Crumbs! saying 'Be like cheese and go straight to my thighs'.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 14/02/2026
Still one of my all-time favourite albums. Theatrical angsty metalcore at its finest.
The album cover for Alesana’s ‘The Emptiness’.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 30/01/2026
Practicing self care with Dorfromantik and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
A photo of a table with a game of Dorfromantik: Light Luggage in progress, with a TV in the background playing the Studio Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 10/01/2026
Ahahaha as if Crumbs! got a shoutout on Radio 1 today! 🤯 Does that mean I can use ‘As featured on BBC Radio 1’ in my marketing now? 😅
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 02/01/2026
Despite not painting any minis in the second half of the year, I finished some pretty cool minis for the Fallout miniature games. Lucy and The Ghoul from the TV show were a highlight! My photography got a serious upgrade thanks to the backdrops from @handiworkgames.bsky.social.
A collection of photos of Fallout miniatures and terrain painted by me. A collection of photos of Fallout miniatures and terrain painted by me.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/01/2026
But that’s not all! We’ve got eight more games already funded or announced due for release this year so far. Coming in 2026:
Crown Of Ash: Monuments (Card Noir) 
Infinity Rogue: Space Dungeon (Juegorama)
Interstellar Adventures (Minty Noodle Games)
Last Days Of Summer (Allies Or Enemies)
Roller Disco (Huff No More)
Smallfolk (Roc Nest Games)
Snowdonia: Grand Tour (Naylor Games)
Trouble On The Tempus (Minor Disaster Games)
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 01/01/2026
Playtesting successes in 2025! Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London 🤯 Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to? #BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️
Published in 2025:
21x (Naylor Games)
Chroma Arcana (Roc Nest Games)
Crumbs! (Minerva Tabletop Games)
Divide & Conker (No Drinks On The Table)
Grab Bag: Jungle (Rob Harper & Mike Harrison-Wood)
One For Sorrow (Kevin Newman)
Pandora Celeste (Guntower Games)
Sakana Stack (Huff No More)
Tricky Landing (Huff No More)
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 31/12/2025
Gigs - Electric Callboy/Bury Tomorrow/Wargasm - Bad Omens/Bilmuri/The Ghost Inside - Alexisonfire - Elliot Minor/Call Me Amour
A 2x2 grid of photos of my favourite gigs I went to: Electric Callboy, Bad Omens, Alexisonfire, and Elliot Minor.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 31/12/2025
Films/TV - Andor S2 - Fallout S2 - 28 Years Later - It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia S17 Albums - The Sky The Earth & Everything Inbetween (Architects) - Even In Arcadia (Sleep Token) - Flowers (The Devil Wears Prada) - Gallows (Blessthefall) 2/3
A 2x2 grid of my favourite new films/shows I watched: Andor S2, Fallout S2, 28 Years Later, and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia S17A 2x2 grid of my favourite new albums I listened to: Architects, Sleep Token, The Devil Wears Prada, and Blessthefall.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 31/12/2025
SCOTT’S TOP 4 OF EVERYTHING 2025 has been fun! A lot of great experiences, so here’s a roundup of some of my favourite things this year. Do we have any in common? Games - Fallout: Factions - Gibberers - Blood On The Clocktower - The Lord of the Rings: Duel For Middle-Earth 1/3
A 2x2 grid of my favourite new games played in 2025: Fallout: Factions, Gibberers, Blood On The Clocktower, and Duel For Middle-Earth.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 28/12/2025
It’s exciting to see the first videos for Crumbs! coming out now the game is released, @danicha.bsky.social has just uploaded an excellent video covering the setup and first few rounds of play. Check it out! youtu.be/vdWXUdLux50?...
A screenshot of the YouTube video Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game How To Play Overview by DaniCha
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 04/12/2025
Saturday at Dragonmeet was a joy, catching up with friendly faces and having some great conversations as well as meeting and playing with lots of new people. It was lovely to see @sdrgames.bsky.social and take a look at their fantastic Why We Fight and to chat with the @playtestuk.bsky.social crew.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 28/11/2025
Current booth plan for Dragonmeet:
An edit of the 'Psychiatric Help (5 cents)' booth from Charlie Brown, with the words 'Game Design' replacing the 'Psychiatric'.
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 28/11/2025
An edit of the 'Fuck 'X', all my homies hate 'X'' meme, showing a photo of six young black men posing with ridiculously low jeans reading; 'Fuck Ever Gifted, all my homies hate container ship Ever Gifted.'
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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 25/11/2025
Copies of Crumbs! are beginning to arrive around the world, and now the most exciting part begins; sharing our game with everyone! Let me know when you get yours, send me your pictures and tag me in your posts! 🥪
A graphic showing two customer portraits of the publisher and designer of Crumbs!, Scott and Jon, with a speech bubble saying; 'Order Up! Crumbs! is fulfilling to backers.'
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