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Justin Antezana

@oceans4ransom.bsky.social
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Jesus Lover, Girl Dad, Capitals fan, LOTR fan, Button Shy Games fan, Board Game Designer Always “keepin’ it secret, keepin’ it safe.” - Gandalf (probably)

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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In this one I talk about not sleeping, a game about swordcrafting, the Witch Queen's Cup results, really cool character illustrations, Out Of Print wave two game ideas, DHL woes, and more. buttonshygames.substack.com/p/august-19-...
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August 19, 2026 - A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher
The day where I only got a little sleep but did a lot of work.
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This one’s for the gamers and readers! My HEART was HOOKED with these two modules to start with Out Of Print - A bookish modular solo game by Button Shy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/239... #buttonshygames
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Out Of Print - A bookish modular solo game by Button Shy
Lock the pages in place to escape classic books before it's too late. Starts at $10. (Ships to the US only. PNPs available worldwide.)
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
DIE Ball is our first modular game here at Button Shy. It's a weird departure from our wallets. You get all of this for $10 shipped. Well except the dice and cubes, you need to provide your own. Check it out at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl)
Choose from Astro ROVE, Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper, or grab them all for one low price. We also have a few featured reprints!
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Don’t miss this @buttonshy.bsky.social blockbuster Kickstarter sale for Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Micro Games: Spring 2026 (Astro ROVE, Jarl)
Choose from Astro ROVE, Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper, or grab them all for one low price. We also have a few featured reprints!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We're bringing back the Game Of The Week! Super Slopes is on sale for $9 (save $6!) at Etsy this week. It's 1-3 players, a different style of tile laying, and has a super cool draft. www.etsy.com/listing/4455...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New post: Let's talk about the weather - A deeper look at what's so cool about The Daily Weather. open.substack.com/pub/buttonsh...
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Let's talk about the weather
Hello everyone!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Daily Weather is live on Kickstarter! A tiny little puzzle game that you play every day, with setup and scoring goals based on the day/month/season, etc. It's super fast, and everyone compares it to their Wordle-like morning routine. Save $5 at Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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The Daily Weather
Challenge yourself daily to create the perfect forecast using each day’s unique conditions in this pocket-sized game. Only $10!
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The Daily Weather @thedailyweather.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Daily Weather is @buttonshy.bsky.social newest puzzle game, with a little twist. Play every day with unique scoring goals for that day! The Kickstarter campaign is next week, but for now the files are free at the preview page. Check it out and play along! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
With this incoming storm, we have a FREE game to keep you busy! The Daily Weather is a little solo game about aligning the weather with a new puzzle each day. We released the PNP / PCIO files at our Kickstarter preview page and the response has been wild. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Coming soon: The Daily Weather
Challenge yourself to create the perfect forecast using each day’s unique conditions. Play every day!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This boardgamegeek poll about Button Shy Games is really fascinating to watch. There aren't a ton of submissions yet, so we wanted to spread the word so we can continue to follow along with the results. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36401...
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Another Scientific* Ranking of the Button Shy Solo Wallet Games | 1 Player guild
In 2021 I created a thread to OBJECTIVELY* and SCIENTIFICALLY* rate all the Button Shy solo games. Well, if you hadn't noticed, time has passed, and it is - in fact - no longer 2021. Time for an updat...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A Dragon's Gift is live on Kickstarter! Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in our 10th Simply Solo wallet game by @scottalmes.bsky.social. With amazing art by @manonmergnat.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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A Dragon's Gift
Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Our biggest announcement of every year is live! Check it out at the link below. 12 new games, 9 new additional wallets and a little new line of games, all announced here, with lots of images and descriptions too. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Battlecrest is back on Kickstarter with a monster campaign featuring Overlord (an all new co-op boss mode by @bluedevilduke.bsky.social), Deadrock (new map and heroes), and so much more for both new and longtime players. It might be our biggest campaign yet. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Battlecrest: Overlord (New Co-Op Game) & Deadrock Base Game
Introducing an all new co-op boss battle against the overlord Eterna, new heroes and the harsh wastelands of Deadrock. 1-4 players.
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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 03/10/2025
The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion. This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities. Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
The Crownfell base game box, standing beside the playmat, with some cards on the mat, mid-game.
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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games · 01/09/2025
New design challenge from @buttonshy.bsky.social …! Make an 18-card cozy game! Join us, all you 🎲✂️ folks:
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The 18-Card Challenge: Cozy Games
We play games for many reasons: to challenge our brains, to entertain ourselves, or to socialize with loved ones. One of the biggest reasons, of course, is to relax. Amid the chaos of our busy day-to-...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🎲✂️ Making MAJOR progress with #MushPuppies and have been trying to get in touch with an Alaskan Native or at least someone experienced with the world of sled dogs for some cultural advising for this gamedesign. *Willing to compensate fairly and credit them for their time and knowledge for sure.*
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Today we launched 5 new wallets and 3 expansions at... NOT KICKSTARTER! Leaping Lions, more Converge, and Cuckoo Shuffle: Sharks & Frogs are all available at our site for 2 weeks in somewhat limited numbers, but at seriously reduced prices. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
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Button Shy Direct games
What are Button Shy Direct games? These are games released without Kickstarter or Gamefound. These games will be available at a discounted price on our site for 14 days or until we run out of copies. ...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Look at these mush puppies!
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🎲✂️ Love seeing all the entries trickling into this year’s Two Player PNP #GameDesign Contest on BGG. Can’t wait to see how everyone’s projects grow from here. Check these out y’all: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/359...
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2025 Two Player PnP Game Design Contest Entries
This is a list of games entered in the 2025 Two Player Print and Play Game Design Contest. Entrants should enter a link to their WIP thread, and include a short description and optionally one mediu...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🎲✂️ Excited to enter #MushPuppies into this year’s @boardgamegeek.com 2 player PnP contest to get more feedback and some proper cultural advising to help mush this one across the finish line as the best version it can be. Thanks in advance everyone! boardgamegeek.com/thread/35325...
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[WIP] Mush Puppies -- 2025 Two Player Print and Play Design Contest -- (Components ready) | BGG
Mush Puppies {1-2 players | 8+ ages | 15 minutes | 18 cards} Celebrate the Iditarod Trail in honor of the 1925 Serum Run as you mush your sled dog puppy-ominoes on trail mail treks. Current Gam...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
One of my top 10 games is finally getting the love it deserves! So exciting!!! boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
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Designer Diary: Spirits of the Wild: Awakening, or How a Cozy Two-Player Game Got a Second Chance | BoardGameGeek News
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🎲✂️ Had an extremely resourceful test last week on #MushPuppies. Everything’s mushing along with this one. Hope to get a few more tests in with new changes to get things really dialed in. Will share more when things get working a bit better. Here’s the link to test it out: playingcards.io/f7qvjz
Mush Puppies card game set up for 2 players on an outdoor table.
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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Today's video is about 10 common ways to improve your game design, things I find myself giving as playtesting feedback again and again :) youtu.be/px1sdjwL-z4 🎲✂️
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Do these 10 things to improve your games
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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
My design diary for High Tide 🌊🐚 is now up on bgg news!!!! Go check it out! 🎲✂️
A webpage of boardgamegeek with High Tide and my design diary on the front page!
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Jeff Grisenthwaite @jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Examples of GOOD sell sheets! 11 of my sell sheets that got positive responses from publishers. Commonalities: 1. Big images 2. Concise text 3. Prominent hooks 4. Fonts and colors convey the vibe Post your own as good examples or ask for feedback! drive.google.com/file/d/1hvbB...
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Sell Sheets - Jeff Grisenthwaite.pdf
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Putting together a fun achievement guide video playlist for the brand new HYPERSTAR RUN from @buttonshy.bsky.social designed by @scottalmes.bsky.social Always loved #achievements and 100%’ing games back in the day so this is absolutely a blast. youtube.com/playlist?lis... #boardgames
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Hyperstar Run (Achievement Guide) - YouTube
Welcome to the unofficial Hyperstar Run Achievement Guide! Achievements are listed in order of release and difficulty. Game: Hyperstar Run Publisher: Button ...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Y’all gotta reel in Shallow Regrets on KS now. The freshest (or foulest) catch from @buttonshy.bsky.social designed in tides of Deep Regrets by @tettix.bsky.social Every turn drips with satisfyingly dreadful tension as you reel in catches of despair or desire!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Shallow Regrets - A pocket sized game of Deep Regrets
Haul in otherworldly fish and monstrous creatures to maximize your profit. 2-3 players with free solo expansion. Only $12!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Shallow Regrets is live on Kickstarter! It's a pocket-sized game of Deep Regrets. Design/art by Judson Cowan (@tettix.bsky.social), with a pretty familiar sense of gothic horror from under the sea. Only $12 with free solo expansion! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Shallow Regrets - A pocket sized game of Deep Regrets
Haul in otherworldly fish and monstrous creatures to maximize your profit. 2-3 players with free solo expansion. Only $12!
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Deep Regrets is making a big splash across the board game world, but did you know about Shallow Regrets? We teamed up with designer/artist Judson Cowan to bring everything you love about Deep Regrets to our line of wallet games... it's just WAY smaller. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Coming soon: Shallow Regrets - A pocket sized game of Deep Regrets
Haul in otherworldly fish and monstrous creatures to maximize your profit. 2-4 players with free solo expansion. Only $12!
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Marc Larivière @marclariviere.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
It's your turn to play! You’ve got a choice: play the optimal move or play the most exciting one. Which would you choose? My first designer diary is out on BGG :) #verybadlands 🎲✂️
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Designer Diary: Very Bad Lands | BoardGameGeek News
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The full podcast, Button Shy Deep Dive: SpaceShipped, is available on major podcast platforms. Here's a link: buttonshygames.com/pages/button...
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Button Shy Deep Dive
Button Shy founder Jason Tagmire and Narrative Lead Ian Howard, Button Shy Deep Dive guides the audience through the world of 18-card games without losing sight of what’s important: the human connecti...
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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I’m thinking of making a new type of video where I look at a sell sheet or video of a designer’s prototype and give my feedback. I would love to know if: a) you would be happy to submit your game for such a video; or b) you would be interested in watching such a video. Let me know! 🎲✂️
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Looking ADVENTUROUS!
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
PLAYTEST/FEEDBACK NEEDED: If you like puppies, polyominoes or playing 18 card games, then I would love your feedback for the newest version of Mush Puppies. It plays 1p-3p in about 15 minutes for ages 8+. Rules: tinyurl.com/MP-Rules PNP: tinyurl.com/MP-PNP PCIO: playingcards.io/76qw53
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PlayingCards.io Virtual Tabletop
Play any tabletop game online with friends. PlayingCards.io Multiplayer Virtual Card Table
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Hit some strong momentum with a new game design 🎲✂️. Would LOVE to hear your feedback on rules or PnP/pcio playtesting. This is “Mush Puppies”, an 18 card game about trekking an arctic course with your sled dog team of puppy-ominoes. Thanks! playingcards.io/76qw53 drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Mush Puppies 18 card game sample layout on a snowy day.
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
DIONYSIA (1-2 players) All of Athens has turned out for the Dionysia, a grand theatrical festival to honor the god Dionysus. Win the playwriting competition as well as the favor of the gods! PNP Link: www.pnparcade.com/products/dio... Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
ADVENTUROUS (1-4 players) Shrouded in myth and untold dangers, the vast ocean calls to those brave enough to explore its secrets. What marvels lie beyond the horizon? Preview PNP link: www.pnparcade.com/products/adv... Kickstarter notifications link: buttonshygames.com/pages/advent...
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Button Shy Games @buttonshy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Want to check out some upcoming Button Shy games? Here are preview PNPs and links for Adventurous (Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic) and Dionysia (Franco De Joya & Joebyn Sewell). Read on for more!
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Glad to see y’all finally had a chance to make it on here! Excited to see those top 12 challenge submissions very soon! @buttonshy.bsky.social
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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
One of my challenges to myself for the new year was to start making Youtube videos about game design...and I'm happy to say my very first 'properly edited' video is now live on my channel, talking about some tips getting started designing a game in 2025. youtu.be/31Urh-jDShY
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3 tips to start designing a game in 2025
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Fight in a Box @fightinabox.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Today's 15s Board Game Design Tip 🎲 for the Day continues our UX discussion with "The Principle of Least Effort": youtube.com/shorts/5vl9I... #boardgame #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #gamedesign #lgbtq #gamepublisher
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Board Game Design Tip 🎲 for the Day: UX-25, Principle of Least Effort #boardgamedesign #boardgame
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Erica Pinto @psyham.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Most of my work has to do with video games, but I'm super excited to announce that one of my side hobbies is getting a bit of a boost... Button Shy Games is going to publish a card game I'm designing, called Downtown Las Palmas! Looking forward to working with the team!
A hand holding the Downtown Las Palmas prototype wallet design
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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
See the full announcement of Phantasmic and all the other amazing games releasing next year on their patreon!! www.patreon.com/posts/2025-b...
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The 2025 Button Shy preview is here! | Button Shy
Get more from Button Shy on Patreon
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
There’s some awesome games coming in hot next year from Button Shy! #buttonshy I have tested about half of these and they are fantastic. Check these out!!! www.patreon.com/posts/2025-b...
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The 2025 Button Shy preview is here! | Button Shy
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Marceline is Racing Dinos @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
SO EXCITED to announce Button Shy is publishing one of my games!!! ✨ Phantasmic is a 2-3 player bluffing game where you will take turns dueling opponents until one of you reigns victorious (or pushes their luck too far!)
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Meeple Syrup Show @meeplesyrupshow.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
🎲✂️ Wednesday night, Dec 11, at 9PM ET, @drayerink.bsky.social and @senfoonglim.bsky.social welcome Jason Tagmire from Button Shy Games to talk about the 18-card game form factor and the importance of contests for newer designers. Join us live on facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or youtube.com/MeepleSyrup!
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Join in the fun celebrating your fave top 3 2024 games from #ButtonShy www.reddit.com/r/ButtonShyG...
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Justin Antezana @oceans4ransom.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Absolutely fantastic weekend at PAXU hanging out with all of you at the Button Shy booth. Be safe and have fun y’all! Much love!!
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