@deckhandgames.bsky.social
We make 18-card games that you add to any standard deck of playing cards to give you new and modern gameplay. Imprint of Mighty Acorn Games. Account ran by // @inquirymeeple.bsky.social
2026 Deck Hand Games Design Contest!
The Challenge: To make an 18-card game that works in conjunction with any standard play of playing cards.
Deadline: May 1st, 2026 (11:59 EST time)
The Prize for 1st place: $100
The Details: click link below docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Wave 1 and 2. Wave 3 announcing soon…
26.02.2026 22:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Only a couple of days left … don’t miss out on these 2 games!
02.12.2025 13:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Agents, we recently learn your upcoming mission to Toronto was a false flag, a trap from an enemy agency. We are scrubbing that mission and picking a new city to send a dead drop to. Our allies in the Kickstarter community will be helping with this mission. check out our KS
28.11.2025 16:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are live with the next 2 games in our series. Deck Hand Games are 18-card games that you add to any standard deck of playing cards to get a new game experince. Check us out at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dhg...
25.11.2025 16:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our newest KS hits next week. Only 10 days long so don’t miss it! You can sign up to be notified here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dhg...
17.11.2025 14:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Coming soon to KS. Pogo Possum Posse Poker was designed by Lisa & Michael Eskue (Trash Pandas, Titan Dice), and submitted to the 2025 Deck Hand Game Design Contest. It quickly became a favorite of the judges, who instantly knew it had to become part of the Deck Hand Games family!
03.11.2025 13:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spymaster One, is a 30-minute family card game for 2-4 players, designed by Kristen Mott (Prowl, Insectarium) that uses 18 special cards along with any standard deck of playing cards. Can you outwit your opponents and become the number one spymaster?
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
London. Berlin. Washington. Moscow. Step into the role of Director of Operations during turbulent times in Spymaster One. Dispatch agents across the globe, scoring points for infiltrating cities and having the right intel in front of you by the end of the game.
29.10.2025 16:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Today we like to announce we have signed a game with Kristen Mott.
Spymaster One is a tense lane battler where you deploy secret agents from your hand to various cities to complete missions.
FEESH! At Protospiel North this weekend. FEESH! Is a modern take on traditional fishing games like Scopa and Escoba, where players are otters trying to catch fish.
02.06.2025 13:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Daniel is at Protospiel North with Huff n Puff Construction. A possible future Deck Hand game. If you’re there check it out.
31.05.2025 23:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@timwkbrown.bsky.social
20.05.2025 15:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Magnifiers is a deck-builder that flows extremely well, was tight, and had tense moments as you count your hand to see if you have just enough points to buy a coveted Joker card. Here is Tim's pitch video if you'd like to learn more about the game: m.youtube.com/watch?v=9odZ...
20.05.2025 15:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The winner of our 2025 Design Contest is Magnifiers by Tim W.K. Brown. You may know Tim from his other game with Kid's Table BG, Wreck Raiders.
20.05.2025 15:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0All of the above
19.05.2025 22:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Finalist games were played this weekend and we are aiming to announce a winner this coming week! Here are Red Wire Black Wire and Sky Commanders being played, though they werent the only games played
19.05.2025 01:42 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Trying to play games in the design contest tonight. Either another designer payed Reggie to try to block us from playing other finalists in the contest or he wanted to play too. Either way, the cat was moved and the Sky Commanders was played.
17.05.2025 02:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you want to see a less compressed version of the video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Shi...
16.05.2025 16:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We got samples in! Dan took a video. Only 3 days left on the Kickstarter.
16.05.2025 16:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The finalists of the Spring 2025 Deck Hand Design Contest are:
♦️ Soccer 54: Premier by Greg Pool
♣️ Magnifiers by Tim W. K. Brown
♥️ Queen’s Regiment by Mike Berg
♠️ Red Wire Black Wire by Daniel Olivier
⭐ Sky Commanders by Scott Czysz
See all the pitch videos at: forms.gle/Fuek1Kjc1jfs...
You knocked it out of the park with this games illustrations
16.05.2025 04:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The winner of Round 4 and the last game advancing into the finals of the Spring 2025 Deck Hand Games Design Contest is Sky Commanders by Scott Czysz.
15.05.2025 16:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Soccer 54 premier
Magnifiers
Queen’s regiment
Played the first finalists of our design contests games tonight. Soccer 54 Premier by @haoleboygames.com, Magnifiers by @timwkbrown.bsky.social , and Queen’s Regiment by @weheart.games
15.05.2025 01:47 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Round 4 voting has begun. This time we have 5 games:
♦️ Snaaake by Daniel Olivier
♣️ Pile-Up by Nick Kashyap
♥️ Sky Commanders by Scott Czysz
♠️ Poker Salad by Nico Valdez
⭐ Anubis by AJ Brandon
Voting is for backers, and is until May 15, Noon EST
The Kickstarter can be found at www.kickstarter.com/projects/196...
13.05.2025 16:12 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Round 3 voting results are in for our design contest, and the winner is Red Wire Black Wire by Daniel Olivier bit will be moving on to the finals.
13.05.2025 16:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Our Kickstarter is running a pay-what-you-want (min $1 CAD) for BOTH games. Learn more about it and what comes with it at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/196...
12.05.2025 16:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Currently on Kickstarter, The Dig: Treasure Island is an 18-card game that you play with a deck of cards. In the game, players are trying to claim the most points worth of treasure over two rounds.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/196...
Printing winning entries from Round 1 and 2 of our design contest tonight. Voting for Round 3 happening now on our KS.
Soccer 54: Premier by @haoleboygames.com
Magnifiers by @timwkbrown.bsky.social
Queen’s Regiment by @weheart.games
