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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Not sure. Cards are played to the various tiles based on time cost. Tiles move down one, to the right, with the right most tile that was off the board slotted into the far left back on the board. Only cards pushed off the board become accessible.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The first game of Dice Tower West was me teaching Echoes of Time by Cranio Creations. This is a really fun and exciting engine-building, combo-creating game with a unique conveyor belt mechanic for getting cards into play. Very easy to teach & learn, and players feel smart while playing.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Hit up our store and use this code for 25% off some great games you can bring to the family this holiday! thing-12-games.square.site

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A creative friend of mine at Crazy Viking Studios created this album. If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool! daywalkyr.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...

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Between Love and Death, by DayWalkyr

7 track album

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Great review. You’re 100% right about the burn cards. I know some groups that will never play with them, and some that will never play *without* them. That’s why we made them optional, so people could have the kind of experience that they find most enjoyable. :)

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

We are at Aki-ban Con, in Lake Stevens! Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well! aki-ban.org

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Many of Hollandspiele’s games are like that. Unique themes, twisty mechanics, and decisions which make one think. Check out Meltwater, This Guilty Land, and this: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31...

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The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America

The battle over voting rights in the United States.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I am unreasonably (reasonably?) excited for this! That podcast is outstanding and your games are always something unique, fun, and mind-bendy. I have high hopes about this one as well!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Hah! So it is! Yeah, that game is wonderfully brain warpy!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Perhaps this? Where you have to gift tiles to your opponent, trying to gauge which one is LESS helpful. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...

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The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Out-do your opponent while presenting them with gifts.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

While not a phone, one of my all time favorite weird 80s gadgets was my chicken alarm clock that sang an oddly catchy song. Well, I thought it was catchy. Everyone else thought it was annoying AF. 😂 youtube.com/shorts/YzwM1...

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Vintage 1980's Rhythm Rock n' Roll Chicken alarm clock

YouTube video by Sathandra D

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Agreed. These 4 were phones that I or friends had throughout the 80s. Gotta love the funky designs. 😍

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I actually kind of like the scoring track. Being able to peel away previous scoring so it doesn’t get in the way visually is rather helpful and cuts down on mental clutter. It’s a little clunky, sure…but I really like what it ultimately succeeds in.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We also played Above & Below: Haunted by Red Raven Games. This is essentially Above & Below 2.0, with a few new elements added in. The changes are excellent, fixing some issues the group had with the original. Highly recommended.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We then played The Others: 7 Sins by CMON. I *really* love this game & theme. A top 10 for sure. I played the sin of Gluttony, gaining bonuses each time the players did. It was a very close game, but I ultimately stopped the Faith players, crushing their attempts at victory. 😈

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Some games played at PAX West. Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store. It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out. Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I would enjoy that (math nerd) but yeah…that’s a SUPER niche audience game. Cool idea though!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

They put out an expansion not too long ago as well.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

My day job is working at Zulus Board Games, so I get to see all the new stuff coming through. 😉

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Hey @613mandi.bsky.social New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”. Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I don’t blame you at all. Anyone considering travel to the US would need to question their ability to leave without being imprisoned first. I certainly miss ya…but when one lives in a totalitarian fascist hellscape, one is oft to not get visitors. 😿

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

No embarrassment. It just means we have excellent taste. ;) Glad I could bring up some new ones. :)

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

My most recent. Eleventh Beast has you hunting monsters in 1746 England. The World We Left Behind has you exploring and learning about the flora, fauna, & citizens of a dead world. Menagerie of the Void has you as the zookeeper of an alien zoo, whose creators have long since died off.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Godspark has players adventuring through a “graveyard of gods”. Six Crowns In Hell has you trying to slay the demons of hell to take up reign as lord of hell yourself. Rosethorn Keep has a cool 90s computer graphics & text adventure games visual style.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Carved By The Garden captured me by name and it being a unique horror-theme. In Reap you’re a necromancer reaping the souls of hellish monsters. Home is a Mech v Kaiju map making game…and who doesn’t love Kaiju? ;)

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Be Like A Crow is a follow up to Be Like a Cat (which I don’t have). The creator also made d666 a “solo hell-building game”. Notorious is a sci-fi game where you play a bounty hunter. Playable as one-off sessions or a series.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Both of these caught my eye, because of the themes and styles. Necronmancer Heretic and Fox Curio’s Floating Bookshop.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Okay…in coming! This is what started it off for me. Thousands Year Old Vampire. A very interesting journaling game (pic isn’t mine).

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I’ve been picking up a LOT of solo RPGs recently. I’ll have to post them here for any you might be interested in.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The Five By is awesome! Glad to hear you’ll be a part of it!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

It would be absolutely *terrible* if someone used these to make and spread fake nudes of a certain 🍊 POTUS. Definitely do not do that. Definitely don’t spread that kind of thing around to everyone you know and encourage them to do likewise.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Also a good greeting nickname. “Hey! What’s up, Chuckleberry?”

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Seattle-ite here. We *routinely* start to eat dinner around 7:30-9p. I also recognize we’re a bit crazy for that.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

New KS delivery! Arkham Asylum the deck-building game by @cryptozoic.bsky.social along with Dark Nights Rising and Hush. I’ve always like the ease of play this game has, which lets you focus on your strategic options each turn. And being the baddies is *always* fun. 😈

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I’ve also loved Tangerine’s music as well, so I’m sure I’m a bit biased. Having watched both, it’s one of the few times I felt like the studio got it right.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

To me, the Tangerine Dream score fits so perfectly with the movie. The song here is light and airy, but there’s also a hint of darkness. A soupçon of malevolence. The song mirrors the scene, lulling us with fancy while corruption is behind it.

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I think the director’s cut changes the dress dance scene and removes the Tangerine Dream song? One of the versions does, anyways. Which is a *travesty*. That song is SO hauntingly good for the scene. youtu.be/bWuToQn9VH4?...

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Legend - Dancing dress scene - Tangerine Dream score with Director's Cut video footage

YouTube video by Michael Delving

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

We recently played Emberleaf by @cityofgameshq.bsky.social It’s incredibly easy to play. Play a card or slide all the cards in your tableau. The DEPTH of what you choose to do, however, is significantly deep. It’s a game that rewards clever play & strategic planning. Very excellent & fun time!

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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con @thing12games.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Yeaaaah. We were all too engrossed in all the captivating side missions. ;)

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