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Phantom Horizon

@phantomhorizon.com
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Phantom Horizon is focused on publishing science fiction themed tabletop games exclusively. Designs in development include Phantom Division, Solarion, and Empyre. We don't use AI artwork. Instagram: instagram.com/phantomhorizongames

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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'll be at the Troy Book Fest October 24, signing copies of Do Not Seek This Treasure, and I'll be on a fantasy panel as well. I've got less than a month to figure out what I'm saying on this panel.
Troy Book Fest in Troy, Ohio. October 24.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 22/09/2026
Plug for our upcoming dexterity game, Phantom Division, that really pushes the limits of sophistication in a dexterity game. It attempts to replicate a mission based, first person shooter. I have to mention the Catacombs dungeon crawler from Elzra too.
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Want to see the mass production sample for Phantom Division? Of course you do! There is no sound in the video but you can see everything. And it looks great! #boardgames www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8O-...
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Phantom Division Mass Production Sample
YouTube video by Phantom Horizon Games
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 26/08/2026
I respectfully disagree. Greylune is one of the best games of 2026. Be sure to check it out.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 17/08/2026
And yet we as an industry continue to promote the same cadre of designers over and over again... I do my best to promote new designers, but then it is heart breaking to see their designs swept aside. The "this new game is shit, move on" review. Usually, the designer's name isn't even mentioned...
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Some PRODUCTION photos of Phantom Division! I wonder how many people will be thrilled vs. terrified when they look at the component list on the back of the box. This game is packed. I'm glad the cards are clear and crisp. Everything looks great. #boardgames
Back of the box for Phantom Division, showing a long list of components.Two decks of cards from Phantom DivisionThe secret envelopes in Phantom DivisionTwo pages from the rule book of Phantom Division
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 14/07/2026
Got my physical copy on Saturday. Congratulations, Mark!
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 09/07/2026
Just ordered.
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My book is available in paperback now! If you've ever wanted a fantasy version of Rainbow Six, you are in luck. Do Not Seek This Treasure - www.amazon.com/dp/B0H885XR44 #booksky
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Phantom Division is in mass production! Here's the latest KS update with a link to the final manual, and some pictures of the coolest map in the game, the Nightclub. #boardgames www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
3 different views of the Nightclub map from Phantom Division
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Kits" are double items in Phantom Division that often use "charges", so you get to choose what you want to take into battle and have to be careful with your resources. This is one of my favorite kits in the game. The Goph Data Slate was inspired by the magazines in Metal Gear Solid. #boardgames
A card from Phantom Division showing a Kit, a special double item.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 04/05/2026
Ends today - Solarion 4X deck builder and area control. Unlocking stretch goals. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Solarion 4X - back it now on Kickstarter
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Board Game Quest @boardgamequest.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A game that has players vying for galactic dominance through area control and deck building. Check out Jason's preview of Solarion: Foundation of Empires, now in funding on Kickstarter: www.boardgamequest.com/solarion-fou... #boardgames
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Solarion: Foundation of Empires Preview
Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. As the new year starts, I thought I’d impart a fact about space.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 10/04/2026
New Archspire released today. Something to inspire you for when you are ready to get behind your drum kit again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKlx...
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ARCHSPIRE - 'Too Fast to Die' (Full Album Stream) 2026
YouTube video by Archspiremetal
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Some *rough* statistics on the wild amount of variability contained within Phantom Division: # of unique Player Builds: 5,666,169,600 # of unique Mission Setups: 5,211,167,270,400 Based on a Phantom equipping 4 Augments, a Melee, Secondary, Primary, and 2 pieces of equipment and only one map!
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 24/03/2026
Stealth and noise mechanisms in Seal Team Flix! Exploring how Seal Team Flix (a flicking game) implements a particularly challenging mechanism — stealth in tabletop games with no hidden information. It creates an interesting puzzle to solve: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/stealth-ga... #boardgames
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Stealth and noise mechanisms in Seal Team Flix
Exploring how Seal Team Flix (a flicking game) implements a particularly challenging mechanism — stealth in tabletop games with no hidden information. It creates an interesting puzzle to solve.
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Wade Monnig @wademonnig.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My interview with the minds behind Phantom Division by @phantomhorizon.com is up! Late pledges still available! #boardgames #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamesky #theonlygamethatmatters therewillbe.games/articles-int...
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From Flix to Phantom: An Interview with Mark Thomas and Peter C Ruth II
I recently reached out to Seal Team Flix and Phantom Division Designers Mark Thomas and Peter C Ruth II to answer some questions in regards to the upcoming release of Phantom Division and the journey ...
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I want to talk about one of my favorite features of Phantom Division, reaction fire. SEAL Team Flix also had reaction fire, but in PD, the results are more varied. Phantoms can take a lot of damage, or get stunned, but the most interesting outcome is that they have to draw a card from the Reaction
Reaction Fire dice description from the Phantom Division rulebook.Example of a Reaction card. Red Barrel - the nearest cover block to a Phantom explodes...
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 11/02/2026
chaos in the old world
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
New draft of the Phantom Division rulebook found here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha... and you can see a pre-production sample (white only) of a door, walls and connectors. #boardgames
Pre-production sample of a door, walls and wall connectors for the board game Phantom Division
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 25/01/2026
"Where are the people who want player interaction?" - I wish I knew.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 23/01/2026
Solarion, a 4x deck builder, coming soon to Kickstarter. Follow now. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Solarion - Foundations of Empire coming to Kickstarter - Follow Now
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
There is still time to comment on the latest rules draft for Phantom Division. #boardgames www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
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Update 8: Phantom Division Latest Rule Book Draft · Phantom Division
To review, the rule book is the last major component we are working on for Phantom Division. Everything else is ready to go for proofing and mass production. Here is the latest draft of the rule book ...
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 16/01/2026
Dark Conspiracy RPG
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Finished another round of proofreading the Phantom Division rulebook. I can't wait for people to play this game! #boardgames
An image from the Phantom Division rulebook, showing a Phantom's movement restrictions.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 12/01/2026
Has the air quality improved? I had a perpetual sore throat the last time I visited.
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Andrew Boell @aboell.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I played Catacombs the other night with some new friends! A very fun, very different kind of dungeon crawler and the party won in the final room which was a nail-biter! #boardgames
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New version of the rules for Phantom Division, with a fix suggested by @wademonnig.bsky.social , thanks Wade! #boardgames www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/snfrz...
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 21/11/2025
Play Solarion - Foundation of Empires with the designer at BGG Con 2025. Crowdfunding campaign coming next year. #bggcon #bggcon2025 #tabletopgames #boardgames @BoardGameGeek kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
The latest prototype of the Solarion board game presented by the designer at BGG Con 2025 in Dallas, Texas, USA
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Phantom Division rule book is looking good, there are a ton of diagrams. A draft should be released soon, hopefully.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 20/10/2025
I think we can safely assume that Archon are going to milk every video game IP they can.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 30/09/2025
Mark's games are a lot of fun!
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Wade Monnig @wademonnig.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I've only ever played one game to completion solo and that was #sealteamflix The spiritual sequel #phantomdivision can still be late pledged. #boardgame www.hiveinteractive.net/projects/pha...
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Phantom Division
Phantom Division is a fully co-operative tactical combat game that supports solo play and features several mini games.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 18/09/2025
That's the industry today *sigh*. I like to remind people that in 2025 your game is a movie ticket. You're lucky if people play it once and if they do, they will base their opinion on that one play.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 07/09/2025
Definitely industrial - no question.
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The pledge manager for Phantom Division is now open, and you can add on a new secret envelope that was created to help offset tariff costs. While nothing tariff-related is ideal, at least this is a totally optional way to help manage it. #boardgames www.hiveinteractive.net/projects/pha...
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Phantom Division
Phantom Division is a fully co-operative tactical combat game that supports solo play and features several mini games.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 19/08/2025
Thanks Eric. I'm five years in on my "thing"...
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 18/08/2025
Thank you! We're hard at work on Phantom Division.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 14/08/2025
I love Kwanchai's cover for Flip Ships.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 14/08/2025
Seal Team Flix, Catacombs Third Edition, Catacombs & Castles Second Edition, Flick 'Em Up, and Ascending Empires Zenith Edition. Also, I'm working on Phantom Division that re-implements Seal Team.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 14/08/2025
Check out: Catacombs 3E, Catacombs & Castles 2E, Ascending Empires, and Seal Team Flix. I've been working for five years on an updated version of STF called Phantom Division.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 31/07/2025
I will be at Gen Con with the Phantom Division prototype. Happy to try to meet if you're interested in seeing it. #gencon #gencon2025
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Late pledges for Phantom Division are now available. #boardgames www.hiveinteractive.net/projects/pha...
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Phantom Division
Phantom Division is a fully co-operative tactical combat game that supports solo play and features several mini games.
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 24/07/2025
Golden Axe is one of my favourites too.
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Streaming my game on my birthday? What a present!
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So Very Wrong About Games @sowronggames.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Come join us Thursday July 17th at 2:00pm EST LIVE on Twitch for Phantom Division www.twitch.tv/soverywrongaboutgames #tabletopgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #boardgamegeek #boardgamestiktok #stream #live #streaming #twitch #twitchstreamer #everyone #fyp @phantomhorizon.com
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So Very Wrong About Games @sowronggames.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
New episode! We take an early look at SEAL Team Flix's redevelopment Phantom Division, as well as take a long look at 7 Empires! Does it live up to Mac Gerdts' other games, especially Imperial? redcircle.com/shows/c715c6...
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#366: 7 Empires
Listen to So Very Wrong About Games on RedCircle
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 28/06/2025
Catacombs Third Edition or Flick Em Up
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Phantom Horizon @phantomhorizon.com · 26/06/2025
#4 Is very common. During the live campaign, it's "play money". No credit cards are charged until the end of the campaign. So backers jump on a live campaign, look around, cancel, then decide to return again.
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Mark Thomas @hotseatgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
8 hours left for the Phantom Division Kickstarter. I'm looking forward to not looking at KS all day. #boardgames www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
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Phantom Division
Phantom Division is a fully co-operative tactical combat game that supports solo play and features several mini games.
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