iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

BE A #PIRATE at 10:00am - Terrace Ballroom Freeplay Unpub First Look. Drop by. We stay as long as tables stay active. We also brought: • Azteca preview • Shore Leave 1pager RPG • Duel, our very early two player fighting game TCG Come play, browse prototypes, or just say hi. #paxunplugged

000

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Didn’t realize there was an hour+ line for will Call at GenCon. Got some nice cooling rain keeping us company! #gencon #tabletopgames #redtides

140

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Let’s do it! Bringing Red Tides out into the wild for the first time after funding! And my god it’s hot out! #gencon #redtides #tabletopgames #boardgames

130

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Whew - I'm absolutely beat. Funded in 118 minutes 3 Stretch goals in 2 days 300% funded in 2.5 days 2 Backer Suggested Upgrades Added Our community is WILD! They are taking the support to the next level with their pledges and ideas! Look at everything they added! #pirates #tabletopgames #bgg

120

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Paula and Banz! Y'all were so close to beating 🏴‍☠️ Pirate King! And you went way over to keep playing -incredible! Apparently Banz hates co-op but had a good time! Broken OBS, sticker parties, raids galore. Forget the game, the stream was gold! @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social @banzainator.bsky.social

130

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

When you are expecting a package from China for GenCon. Best with sound for the SHANTIES! Get.tortugasgames.com #pirates #boardgames #bgg #boardgamegeek #gencon #tabletopGaming #backthisgame #crowdfundingGames #indieboardgames #shanty

120

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Red Tides community is the best! Shark Island Grog Cocktail Recipe 1.5 ounces Aged Rum, such as El Dorado 8 0.5 ounce White Rum, such as Plantation 3 Stars 0.25 ounce Allspice Dram 1.0 ounce Fresh Lime Juice 0.5 ounce Demerara Syrup 2 dashes Angostura Bitters #boardgames #boardgamegeek #pirates

110

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

10 years of work. Art, design, systems, manufacturing, marketing, playtesting, copy/editing, world building... I couldn't be more proud of the grit, creativity, and discipline we showed to get this far. get.tortugasgames.com . . #kickstarter #tabletopgames #boardgames #onepiece #pirates #bgg

040

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Hopefully getting better at showing this game off! Appreciate all the support!!! . . . . . . #bgg #pirates #boardgames #tabletop #dice #onepiece #kickstarter #launchboom #backerkit

061

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Wowowowow! Christmas in April. @teamcovenant.com is Santa Claus and I’m my own parent! First Aidelon and now @sorcerytcg.bsky.social PRE-CONS! Cardgame-mania!

140

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

My Aidalon (@earthbornegames.bsky.social) preview decks arrived from @teamcovenant.com! Pumped to try this out. Amazing that Earthborn partnered with Covenant to make these available for shipping only!

061

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

ALSO…. This is so far up my alley it’s in the super’s living room. 7 people have superpowers sufficient to destroy all humans and they are trying how to figure out how NOT to fight because it would mean the end. #image #comics #ethics

210

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The last piece has arrived! Frankly, I’m not the biggest fan of d20 based systems but I couldn’t pass up these alt covers! #dnd #dnd50 #rpg #penandpaper #ttrpg

020

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Micah, artist and designer, and I want the physical components themselves to tell players how powerful they are. Here’s few dice and tokens for size comparison to the John Davies (our big bad) cards. Big enough? #tabletopgame #boardgame #kickstarter #boardgamers #boardgamephotos #pirates #bgg

070

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I just need to add some chainsaws on top of these and my childhood dream of running a Battlebot arena will be complete.

010

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Got a tip from @probablyben.bsky.social, who played it at Pax, that this is THE THING to show. Ship building and customization in Red Tides works. ⚓3 Tiers of Ships 💣Up to 10 Cannons ️🛠️4 Specializations 🏴‍☠️11 Swashbucklers Do you go FAST or HEARTY? #pirates #boardgames #kickstarter #paxunplugged

030

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

There's over 100 dice in the game... ...we always use a DICE TRAY when we play. Should there be one in the game? Or as an Add On? #tabletopgame #boardgame #kickstarter #tabletopgames #boardgamegeek #boardgamers #boardgamephotos #rpg #boardgames #nerd #dice #dnd #onepiece #pirates #bgg

110

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

A fan unexpectedly returned to play the game 7 years after they first played it. #boardgames #pirates #paxunplugged #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames #boardgame #bgg #dedicated

040

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Pax Unplugged was LEGIT. Met some incredible folks, got some awesome feedback, and so much encouragement/inspiration. If you're making a game or thinking about making one you have to go and be with your people at a a convention. #paxunplugged #boardgames #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames

020

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

You meet incredible people at #paxunplugged - I had no intentions of get my roughest prototype “Duel” into a table. This crew took time out of their Con to try the Street Fighter meets Hearthstone card battler after hearing my offhand pitch while showing #redtides.

010

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This is Daniel. He played our game in 2016 (pic 1) at #paxunplugged at #unpub and found us the next year and brought friends. Daniel found us again 7 years later (pic 2), after sleuthing our location from an instagram post, and brought friends again. I’m blown away!

010

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

4th level free play area - near the entrance, you can meet this guy.

100

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Me and Micah (artist and co-designer of Red Tides) at Human Robot (thanks to our own McHill) having some phenomenal Czech beers before #paxunplugged Preparing our souls for the Red Tides preview events. Excited for everyone who signed up. A few spots left! calendly.com/nick-tortuga...

010

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🏴‍☠️ Become a PIRATE @ #paxunplugged🏴‍☠️ SIGN UP here: bit.ly/3CPq2lR We’ve opened up a few exclusive preview events for Red Tides: A Tale of New Caribbea. Pirate co-op adventure with ship building, boss battles, plunder, and MEGA dice. linktr.ee/tortugasgames #boardgames #bgg #pirates

010

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

You better hide your cutlery if you bring this guy aboard. I was playtesting today in prep for Pax Unplugged and noticed he’s a tad too expensive so I took this pic to remind myself later. It reminded me how much I love this illustration from Micah Tyson. #boardgames #pirates #paxunplugged

020

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Love me some Animals As Leaders!

000

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Micah, artist and co-founder of Tortugas Games posted this elsewhere… #boardgame #boardgames #boardgamegeek #tabletopgames #bgg #paxunplugged

070

Tortugas Nick @rangermankin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Weekend sealed Sorcery (Arthurian Legends) tournament with friends down in ol’ York Pa. The Mester Stoor Worm is an absolute beast (pun intended) in this format. Not sure how to stop it TBH!

A Sorcery TCG card showing a large sea worm blasting a small ship with poison breath. Various text indicating how the card works.

120