iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 19/09/2026

This Sharon Show is on a game that needed a quick visual lift. A Mörk Borg hack that had a mission to Borg up the Borg with some Borg as the entree. Some Borging spreads for you to Borg:

A spread for Goth Borg, with 3 different locations (the Silver Obelisks, the Sunless Chapel, and the Clocktower).

A spread for Goth Borg for 2 creatures (Animated Armor and a clown named Dotty)

A spread for Goth Borg, the new Blood Control class.

A spread for Goth Borg, a boss named Ludmille the Vampyr Queen.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 18/09/2026

I was told that If YOU see this, you should post your green art. 🧑‍🎤🎸

A bard floating on their song while leaning back playing the lute.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 17/09/2026

- This one will eat everything. • Anything? - EVERYTHING.

A mimic purse. Got little teeth where a zipper should be, and a spiky decorative exterior.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 17/09/2026

A sticker book of POISON?? But you get to color it.

A sticker book with skull stickers that magically poison anything they stick to. A WIP.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 16/09/2026

What about this guy? What’s his deal?

A one eyed sad fish, in a bottle much too small for him. Also how did he get in there? And is that a mustache and soul patch?

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 16/09/2026

Boom, magic thing! A hat that makes people think you’re a wizard. (And you can rudimentary magic)

A drawing of a trucker hat with a patch of a wizard hat (that kinda looks like a pizza).

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 06/09/2026

My new favorite sticker that screams “I live in the Midwest”

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 21/08/2026

T’was a nice night for da beach. 🦀🏰

Crab with a castle on his head made out of sand

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 19/08/2026

One of the Extra things you can get on your newsstand is magical sweets 🍬🧙‍♂️🍭 Soooo many tables!

News Cart with a variety of papers, sweets, magazines and hanging classifieds. Some headlines include “Dog Delightful!” And “Boastful Cult-Leader Lies to Public As a Goof”

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 14/08/2026

Some headlines for a background made with Extra! Extra! (my newsstand side quest generator) Finishing up layout this week! SO brave.

A few headlines on drawn newspapers including Handsome Fisherman Gets Married for Vengeance! and Tree Stump Triumphant!, also MAN SO BRAVE!

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 12/08/2026

This weirdo is maaaagiiccc. And I’m going to turn them into a coloring sheet. Who wants to color a bunch of magic things?

A wizard? If sorts with noodle arms and an insane smile.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 02/08/2026

I had to earn that special gift. Thanks for chatting with me and being so nice!

Hate Pit being a little scamp. Juggling a bloody crown and skull using swords. Reads “Death to the Wizard Kings!” And there is a flower under his booty.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 30/07/2026

This is the best thing I’ve seen at GenCon. Bigfoot gets it.

Bigfoot dressed as a lumberjack saying “protect trans kids” 🏳️‍⚧️

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 30/07/2026

It’s my birthday SO, IF you are at GenCon, come say hi to me!

A homemade badge that reads: It’s my birthday, but a game!

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 10/07/2026

Chop 👏 up 👏 old 👏 art 👏! This was a blast to work on.

Intro spread to Dreadnauts: Maiden Voyage. Images of a sailor holding on to the mast of a ship in a storm. There are images of dice and a skull on the spread as well.

A Skills page spread of Dreadnauts. There is a list of skills used in the game and an image of a sailor being overtaken by a wave. There are skeletons of sailors laying in the floor on the boat.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 27/05/2026

Some more, 'cause Charlie's art is rad:

REAP Spread pg 27-28. Scary skeleton guys coming down from the top of the page.

REAP Pg 37-38. An inquisitive cultist looking a bones.

REAP Pg 35-36. A funny little rascal holing a necklace of bones in the middle of the page.

REAP Spread Pg 45-46. A cult leader summoning something, and a spine separating the pages down the middle.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 27/05/2026

Working on REAP by @gilarpgs.bsky.social was truly a love letter to the artist @feralcharlie.bsky.social after he gave permission to bend and break the spot art.

REAP Spread pg 3-4. Necromancer sucking out a soul.

REAP Spread pg 41-42. A guy in a tall hat with a skeleton by a rope

REAP Spread pg 21-22. COMBAT page with a sample grid on how the game is played.

REAP Spread pg 47-48. A bunch of spooky hands reaching down frpm the top of the page.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 28/04/2026

In other exciting news, my son and I found a ziplock bag of wet Pokémon cards in the park! Now we get to add them to the collection.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 28/04/2026

Said fun spreads with pixel art:

Core Rules book layout spread, containing a pixel art scene with a sword.

Tomb of Time section layout spread, containing a pixel art scene with a dragon over a pyramid.

The Oasis layout spread, containing a pixel art scene with a full desert Oasis town/hub.

The Boss layout spread, containing a pixel art scene with a sphinx and boss stats.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 22/04/2026

I only posted a silly post a few days ago, BUT I'm super stoked and honored to be included in this amazing group of folks! Also, Alex (@mixuppixels.bsky.social) is such an amazing person to work with and know! First year doing game design full time, and I'm excited to cook more!

A screenshot of the Indie Groundbreakers Awards website that reads:

Best Graphic Design

Chain x Link — By Ethan Yen (Game Design), Tony Tran (Art), Andrew Beauman (Layout and additional Art)

What Should We Have Tomorrow — By Aaron Lim (Game design, writing), Ella Lim (Layout), Thar Chandran (Cover and interior art), Mandy "4threset" Chan (Interior art)

Little Wolves — Cover art by Jaen Butler Editing by Tyler Crumrine Game & world design by Julie-Anne Muñoz and Nevyn Holmes Cultural, Accessibility, and Sensitivity consultation (and writing) by Basil Wright Layout & artwork by Julie-Anne Muñoz Art by Grendel Menz, Damien Jairus Maps by Fernando Salvaterra

The Time We Have — By Elliot Davis - Writer, Ripley Ash - Illustrator, Samantha Leigh - Editor

Fight or Fright — By Game Designer: Alex Marinkovich-Josey. Layout and Cover Artist: Mike Rieman. Interior Art: Grace Elzenheimer

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 14/04/2026

Sometimes you look back at game idea notes and you really want to know the train of thought…

An image of my notes app that reads “Wild Thornberry’s in the havoc system”

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 13/04/2026

A wizard byrd skull for your Monday lunch break.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 11/04/2026

Turns out with the right tools, 4 year olds can make maps! Stamps by @thecreepingmoon.bsky.social Maps by Miles

Maps made with paper, stamps, and markers. On a coffee table

A little kid making maps with paper, stamps, and markers. On a coffee table.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 10/04/2026

Said heart: (content warning: it is barf, but just kibble)

Dog barf kibble in the shape of a heart.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 04/04/2026

Follow only if you want to see the occasional process video of a giraffe eating ice cream. 🍨🦒 …oh and TTRPG layout stuff.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 03/04/2026

It’s fun looking back at process videos and remembering “no, that doesn’t work”, “nope, not this either”, and “whelp, time to start over”.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 02/04/2026

This work morning coffee held in part by this adorable map mug, from @tabletopbookshelf.com’s shop. Design for the mug by @thecreepingmoon.bsky.social (Yes, I bought your stamps too!)

A messy desk with the following:
A cute little mug with a map on it.
A robot toy
A set of polyhedral cheese dice

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 31/03/2026

It’s so very fun when looking for fonts on unrelated websites to see work you recognize! Shout out @200proofgames.bsky.social & @dinoberrypress.bsky.social

The webpage “Fonts In Use” showing the typeface Respira Black and the second example on the list is Dragon Reactor.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 25/03/2026

It’s Goblin Day?? I tried looking it up, maybe @residentbard.bsky.social knows when the official day is… …here’s a preetttyyy one 👑👗

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 23/03/2026

Well now I reaaaaally want to make a Mr. Wuffles type game… is that too niche? (Played around with watercolors!) Does David Weisner have a BlueSky?

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 21/03/2026

I need to post more process videos. ANYWHO, here's a cover I did for @gilarpgs.bsky.social's THORN. 🌱

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 19/03/2026

I've been writing for it, so I only JUST got around to showing some layout, but here's some! Show's how the mad-lib style of headline generating works. ONLY 2 days to go! And yes, @oddsandents.bsky.social's mockup files are great, especially for a quick showcase.

Sample layout for Extra! Extra! - Varieties & Types of Headlines.

Sample layout for Extra! Extra! - Adjective table of 100.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 15/03/2026

Inspired by @salvaterra.bsky.social, started a map based on my son’s suggestion of “dog”. Posting it because I’m not sure when I’ll have time to finish it!

An island that looks like a dog head… sorta

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 12/03/2026

Extra! Extra! was, will be, and is live on Kickstarter! Generate side-quest headlines by way of a newsstand! Have those side quests dive deeper than anticipated with interconnected headline tables! www.kickstarter.com/projects/two... The irony of this being digital is not lost on me.

A newspaper with a headline that reads "PRINT WILL NEVER DIE" SCREAMS MAN WRITING SUPPLEMENT - Extra! Extra! Now on Kickstarter.

author note: The irony of this being digital is not lost on me.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 27/02/2026

This was a fun minimalist design challenge as the only art used was the image on the cover.

A spread of 2 pages from Midnight in a Perfect World. Specifically the 30 minutes to midnight section.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 21/02/2026

I like finding old sketch books where I started an idea for a logo. Makes me want to steal from myself for other work. Here’s Thorn by @gilarpgs.bsky.social

Sketches of variations of the word Thorn

A book cover with vines entangling the word Thorn from the top and bottom. Spencer Campbell’s name is at the bottom for book author credit.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 11/02/2026

You reminded me of a thing I found at a mini golf gift shop.

A plushie book that say “I Like My Books With Extra Monster Smut”

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 06/02/2026

A new solo game by @carrion-comfort.com and @plusoneexp.bsky.social, 86. Had a bunch of prompts that was fun to find hand drawn looking images for the card backs:

A card back for the game 86. #9, Diamond suit with a drawing of a skull in a crown in the center.

Fuck ICE.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 11/12/2025

This guy ain’t scared of nuthin’ www.kickstarter.com/projects/two...

A badger (The Stump) fighting a Jack in the box.

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Mike 🥞 Rieman @twopancakes.com · 09/12/2025

The Sneak. He gets you places you can’t normally get into. And he doesn’t make a squeak. www.kickstarter.com/projects/two...

A mouse hanging from twine with a paperclip in his hand, attempting to unlock a door. He also has an adorable little button on his head.

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