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I’m Shawn, maker of the story games and ttrpg available at Whistling Wombat Games (.com).

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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 12h
Wrapping up soon! Check out a solo journaling game where you are part of a weird little town. Interesting characters, story points where you decide the outcome, and cryptids! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 12h
Wrapping up soon! Check out a solo journaling game where you are part of a weird little town. Interesting characters, story points where you decide the outcome, and cryptids! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Come on over to ol’ Shadow River Park. Join the town council. Decide if the town’s independently built castle gets a permit for another tower. Make sure the UFO lobby gets their needs met. Keep those Bigfoot rumors under control. #ttrpg #solorpg www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 7: Print and Play Today - A Crown of Grass · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
The Prairie Dogs of Shadow River Park are not only sentient, but power hungry. A Crown of Grass is an epic strategy game of character bonds, tested loyalties, decisive victory, cunning subterfuge...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Saturday is a great day to download this game of spycraft, combat, and court politics to secure your house as rulers of the wards. Prairie dogs of Shadow River Park have wild stuff going on. Free for all, back the core game while you’re there too! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 7: Print and Play Today - A Crown of Grass · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
The Prairie Dogs of Shadow River Park are not only sentient, but power hungry. A Crown of Grass is an epic strategy game of character bonds, tested loyalties, decisive victory, cunning subterfuge...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looooong day, short pitch. You should back this game. It’s cryptids and weirdness centered on interesting characters and stories that you get to make! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s the final week! Lots of cool stuff available already and backer bonuses are all over the updates. #ttrpg #solorpg #thereareprairiedogs www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One week to go! My wife and I are out celebrating our anniversary this year (23 years of partnership and getting incredibly old together) It would be super cool to unlock pets by midnight. Check out the pen-and-paper #solorpg event of the Wednesday right here www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Employees of Shadow River Park often deal with unique situations at work. Now you can too! Shadow River Park: Shift Report is a #solorpg not intended to be played during working hours but if that happens, it happens. Get the freebie and back today right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 9: Shadow River Park: Shift Report (Light weight RPG You Should Not Play At Work (Wink Wink)) · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
Shadow River Park town employees have some unique problems to deal with during the work day. In this incredibly light-weight game (not (wink wink) intended to be played while tending to desk job ...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Employees of Shadow River Park often deal with unique situations at work. Now you can too! Shadow River Park: Shift Report is a #solorpg not intended to be played during working hours but if that happens, it happens. Get the freebie and back today right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 9: Shadow River Park: Shift Report (Light weight RPG You Should Not Play At Work (Wink Wink)) · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
Shadow River Park town employees have some unique problems to deal with during the work day. In this incredibly light-weight game (not (wink wink) intended to be played while tending to desk job ...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ten days left and this little town is getting bigger and bigger still! Check out this #solorpg today and get instant access to backer exclusive perks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday mornings are a great time to back and get instant access a Backer exclusive game now live in update 8! Take a trio of characters into the forest and uncover a mystery that will change summer forever or at least get Big Moth Foot some publicity. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We also have pyrokinetic tortoises unaware of their power and dogs that see the unseeable. Started as a d6 table, might just make it 12. Pets rule. Check out the campaign today and help @kristadb1.bsky.social ‘s telekinetic rat come to town!
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Shadow River Park map making is unlocked! Pets, Gazettes, Secrets, and 1985 still on tap with juuust under 2 weeks to go. New backer game coming this evening! That’ll be #2 for backer only content and there’s a whole prairie dog game ready for all to download. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Amateur Cryptid Hunter Remains Unconcerned About Extremely Positive Raccoon Following Tuesday’s Incident” Shadow River Park Gazette headline this evening. New stretch goal unlocks four tables to roll and find out what’s happening outside the council room. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hyper tail activated!
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
mothman is just looking out for you
Mothman holding a sign that says “Be careful ❤️, Mothman”
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come on over to ol’ Shadow River Park. Join the town council. Decide if the town’s independently built castle gets a permit for another tower. Make sure the UFO lobby gets their needs met. Keep those Bigfoot rumors under control. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come on over to ol’ Shadow River Park. Join the town council. Decide if the town’s independently built castle gets a permit for another tower. Make sure the UFO lobby gets their needs met. Keep those Bigfoot rumors under control. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
kickstarter.com
From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That next stretch goal is within reach! Mapping tools. Let’s see what sort of cartography skills Shadow River Park possess! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Shell @mmd11.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Come on guys, sign up! I want a pet telekinetic rat!
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You can hear them going “eeeeeehhhh, eeeehhhh, get it? Ah I love a good pun”
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 22/09/2026
Night of the Living Dead Chipmunks
Night of the Living Dead Chipmunks
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New stretch goal added: Pets! A series of roll tables to add a pop of flavor to the council member’s home life. Could have a spider with a third, third-eye. Maybe an adorable telekinetic rat. Or an outdoor cat! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With 17-ish days left, the campaign is going incredibly well! Jump in today! More backer freebies and some more stretch goals are on the way! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti... #solorpg #solottrpg #solojournaling
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Download the prairie dog game of your dreams today and back a weird town solo game while at you’re at it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 7: Print and Play Today - A Crown of Grass · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
The Prairie Dogs of Shadow River Park are not only sentient, but power hungry. A Crown of Grass is an epic strategy game of character bonds, tested loyalties, decisive victory, cunning subterfuge...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A word from Wonder: Support the Kickstarter and I get treats too! Click the link. A word from me: the dogs are getting treats regardless, but she’s supportive. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
A very good dog, Wonder. Smiles for treats and sells out to promote fun games.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Download the prairie dog game of your dreams today and back a weird town solo game while at you’re at it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 7: Print and Play Today - A Crown of Grass · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
The Prairie Dogs of Shadow River Park are not only sentient, but power hungry. A Crown of Grass is an epic strategy game of character bonds, tested loyalties, decisive victory, cunning subterfuge...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This weekend, the plots and ploys of the great houses of the colony come to their natural conclusions. Download the most epic prairie dog strategy game possibly ever created because that’s a weird collision of words today. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti... youtu.be/rXRAMd-99dw?...
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A Crown of Grass Promo
YouTube video by Shawn Cowling
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Also applies for Saturdays any time.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Prairie dogs. In the game. UFO monitoring budgets. In the game. Map mechanics that have you place the prairie dog colony in town? Put the cultist’s bakery in downtown? Place the winking statue near the park? That’s next. Every backer makes the game better! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you’re awake at this hour (it’s late here) you should come download a free card game and back a solo game while you’re at it. It makes sense. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 6: Any New Business? Yes! · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
50 backers means we're getting into some new business! Very exciting unlock and I am stoked that the game keeps getting deeper and deeper bringing Shadow River Park to life in more fun ways every...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Prairie dogs. In the game. UFO monitoring budgets. In the game. Map mechanics that have you place the prairie dog colony in town? Put the cultist’s bakery in downtown? Place the winking statue near the park? That’s next. Every backer makes the game better! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The next Kickstarter freebie is going to be hard to explain in a year, but oh so amazing.
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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 17/09/2026
This November we'll be running our first solo TTRPG game jam at @itch.io! All flavours of solo RPG welcome: tactical, journaling games, dungeon crawls, experimental, etc. A fun alternative to NaNoWriMo or as part of NaGaDeMon itch.io/jam/solovemb...
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Solovember 2026
A game jam from 2026-10-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Sero. We've all been waiting all year, and it's almost finally November. Just like SoloSeptember we have another month all about solo and…
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Michelle @catfi9ht.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
$10 for the base game and freebie games (2 already). $15 for the base game and the expansion. For the two freebies, all you need is a deck of cards! What's better than a solo game called "The Hunt for Bigfoot"? 😆
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One backer away from sentient prairie dogs and let me tell you, these prairie dogs have some real *stuff* happening in those tunnels. Check out a rules light #sologame right here www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There are many days left in the campaign and lots of fun stuff planned. Check out the latest update and back a nifty #solorpg today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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Update 5: Special Sessions Unlocked (Yeah!) and a Roadmap · From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
The town hit the 40-citizen mark, and we have special sessions in the game now! I am very excited about this one because it gives tons of depth to how the town looks and feels. The council will hear n...
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sentient prairie dogs unlocked today? Check out this #solojournaling game today and join Shadow River Park! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Spookiest Welsh Canadian (Glynn Stewart) @glynnstewart.com · 14/09/2026
Please? *puppy eyes*
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Brent Jans (he/they)💜🖤🤍 @dorklordcanada.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Do it for sentient prairie dogs everywhere, they deserve to be seen.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
42 backers this morning means stretch goal met! Special meetings and council only events are now part of the story. budget crisis due to UFO monitoring equipment expenditure included Next up: Sentient Prairie Dog considerations and other new business topics. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 13/09/2026
Desperate and on the run, your team takes a job deep in the Mariana Trench. But in the crushing dark, you find a crew with dangerous secrets and an unguarded trove of forbidden tech waiting to be unleashed. Dark Abyss is available! tinyurl.com/43m8c8bd #ttrpg #dnd #rpg
Dark Abyss
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Next backer unlocks procedural debate and budget discussion! In a fun way!
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First backer exclusive bonus game is now live in Update 4! A Year in Shadow River Park has players journaling each season and growing a town with a least one winking statue. Join the fun today and pick up the freebie! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti... #solojournaling #sologame #solorpg
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Stretch goal 2 met, meaning more citizens for the council to hear from! We’ll do a bigger update shortly with a backer bonus game. Huge thanks to all those joining the campaign! Check out this #solorpg #ttrpg #solojournaling game today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 11/09/2026
“My God! Vikings! And they mean business!”
“My God! Vikings! And they mean business!”
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
She was soooo annoyed with the picture taking process.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We’re two backers away from stretch goal 2, there’s a silly card game in update 3, gnome fest is unlocked! Check out this #solorpg on Kickstarter today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sti...
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From The Town Records of Shadow River Park - Solo Story Game
You are a councilmember of a small town full of weirdness, personalities, and maybe Bigfoot.
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Whistling Wombat Games @whistlingwombat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wouldn’t be Kickstarter time without cheesy card game freebies! Should be available with the next update! Get the deck of cards ready.
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Shell @mmd11.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I have never played anything like this, but this sounds amazing!
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