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Converge from @buttonshy.bsky.social is a masterful spot of 2 player #boardgame design. It plays fast and evokes plenty of agonising sounds from its players, as they navigate the deceptively simple, yet agonising, decision space. More thoughts on the blog.

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Banned Books - our 2018 solo game about literary characters taking down the powers-that-be and unbanning their books - has been unlocked in our Gamefound reprint campaign. If you've been looking for this one (plus the 5 others we're reprinting, come on by: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Want a copy of my 18 card worker placement game, Cortiça?
You're in luck!
✂️🎲

And we print big decks of multiple games (and small expansions in various card counts), so we’re constantly trying to fill multiples of 18 on the spreadsheet. We’ve even made games that use one or two cards repeating just to toss those cards at the end of orders that don’t hit the exact number.

Now that we’re up and running we’re starting to ask which game is next to reprint. The first poll of many is here. You can only pick one! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Crystal’s fav two-player trick takers are being reprinted (Why I Otter and An Otter Won) AND there’s an-otter Otter game in the series now—Otter Chaos! @buttonshy.bsky.social

Otterly ridiculous.

Button Shy Reprint Campaign - Late 2025 by Button Shy Games - Gamefound Reprinting some out of print games and bringing back old favorites. Additional games added via backer votes.

We're bringing back some old favorites (and something all new as well!) at Gamefound in the Button Shy 2025 Reprint Campaign. Join us if you've been looking for some of these long lost games. (I know you all missed out on Cortiça's small initial print run) gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Battlecrest: Overlord (New Co-Op Game) & Deadrock Base Game Introducing an all new co-op boss battle against the overlord Eterna, new heroes and the harsh wastelands of Deadrock. 1-4 players.

Battlecrest is back on Kickstarter with a monster campaign featuring Overlord (an all new co-op boss mode by @bluedevilduke.bsky.social), Deadrock (new map and heroes), and so much more for both new and longtime players. It might be our biggest campaign yet. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

What I love about Phantasmic is how it’s a knockout AND a king of the hill game. The king is in both a seat of power and of vulnerability.

Tension is abundant, as you can find yourself as close to winning as you are to losing!

Otter Chaos , a new 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy Games

An Otter Won , an 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy Games

Why I Otter , an 18 card 2p trick taker from Button Shy Games

It's official. 🦦♥️🔥 The third and final* game in the 2 player trick-taking OTTERVERSE series: Otter Chaos has been announced! Along with reprints of the long sold-out Why I Otter and An Otter Won. @buttonshy.bsky.social Follow the campaign to get notified at launch: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Coming soon: Battlecrest: Year Three plus the all new Overlord co-op game Fight to survive both the rigors of combat and the harsh wasteland of Deadrock. 1-4 players.

BATTLECREST returns on Tuesday with an all-new boss fight co-op mode, Overlord. Follow along for notifications (and maybe pre-launch updates?) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Just in time for Halloween is our new game, Cuckoo Shuffle: Frankensteins & Draculas. (race to order your masked cuckoos and grab the trophy before your opponents) It's limited to 250 copies and we have about 70 left in stock. buttonshygames.com/products/cuc...

A collage of images of the game Shallow Regrets, designed and illustrated by Judson Cowan: a doodle on a purple sticky note showing the title and a sneaky fish tail; two cards showing a giant octopus and a sailfish; the Kraken card, a closeup on a giant eye surrounded by tentacles; shoals with shadows showing the size of what might be lurking below; the green vinyl wallet; a Frod card from the solo expansion that shows a "man" named Frod; a Kelpie card showing a creature that looks like a sea horse with tons of eyeballs.

Shallow Regrets by @tettix.bsky.social is the Game of the Week! Published by @buttonshy.bsky.social , fish for the biggest, flashiest, or creepiest creatures in the sea. Don't get stuck with the most foul catches, or else lose your mind (and nose)!

Embers Game Review – Meeple Mountain Just when Andrew had counted Button Shy out, they dragged him back in. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review of Embers.

Two new reviews up on @meeplemountain.com today. The first is Embers, from @buttonshy.bsky.social, which is on crowdfunding now. As I mentioned yesterday and mention in this review, Embers is a good game and a great design, showing how much 18 cards can evoke.

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My review of this will go up tomorrow, but I can tell you that anyone interested in the evocative possibilities of small card games should take a look at Embers. It's a good game, I really enjoyed it as a player, but it's something everyone interested in design should take a look at.

Embers by Steven Aramini and Button Shy Games Defend your dwindling campfire against vicious monsters encroaching from the shadows. Solo only. $12 with free expansion.

Our newest wallet game Embers is live on Kickstarter! Designed by Steven Aramini with art by Steven De Waele, it's a solo-only game of survival. Use your heroes to defend against waves of encroaching monsters and keep your campfire lit. Check it out at www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

A few more favorite illustrations, the Fool’s Coin and the card back.

Phantasmic is coming to our wallet line on Black Friday! A 2-3 player magical bluffing / dueling game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, with illustrations by Federico McNeil. It’s our first time working with both and the whole experience has been extremely charming.

Same here!

Tricky, but made so much sense when we all started talking about it. Can’t wait to share it with everyone.

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Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators @squidcor.bsky.social, @jwaaaap.com, @terriv.bsky.social.

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Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators Robbie Fraser, Jan Willem Nijman (@jwaaaap.com), and Terri Vellmann.

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Wild Magic is the only one that shuffles in. You can PNP all of the others and play with a physical base game.

As of today all 12 Mysticana games are available on PNP Arcade. There's a bit of everything in there for all player counts and play styles. Oracle's Sight the most unique of them all - a tool for guided mindfulness, using the Mysticana deck to provide insight into personal questions and experiences.

phase 1 of lands of amazement. Cards on the left show the rounds and final structure layout. 3 stacks of cards show the target shape options and bonuses. 3 cards overlapping are in the center in play. they show small areas of icons in a grid - that when overlapped - they try to match the target design of one of the goal cards.

final stage of a play of lands of amazement. shows the "megapark drop" layout you're trying to match. cards are overlapped with icons trying ot match that design. some other cards are scattered around... they could be used too but i hadn't figured out how to make it work at the time of the photo.

At Gen Con, I was lucky to snag a prototype of Lands of Amazement from @buttonshy.bsky.social. I enjoy this kind of spatial puzzle and I really like the layers this @scottalmes.bsky.social design adds in terms of how you carry over cards, gain bonuses, and target the final park. #SoloGaming

YouTube video by Purple Moose Plays Purple Moose Plays...Lands of Amazement - Kickstarter Preview

New video up on the channel! This week I took a preview look at Lands of Amazement, the newest game in the Simply Solo line from @scottalmes.bsky.social and @buttonshy.bsky.social , on Kickstarter now!
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Lands Of Amazement - A Scott Almes Simply Solo Game Design a series of amusement parks, building your way up to the grandest one yet. Only $12 with free expansion!

Our newest Simply Solo game by @scottalmes.bsky.social is live on Kickstarter! Lands of Amazement has you designing a series of polyomino style amusement parks, building your way up to the grandest one yet. Plus two brand new Hyperstar Run expansions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

Didn’t realize that Button Shy would have a presence at #gencon2025, but here they are at the Weird Giraffe Games booth. (Wednesday is my “what did I miss” stage of the show.)

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