Matt Forbeck

High Tide cover

Oceans cover

Trekking the World 2e cover

Organism cover

Hello! Since I have a new job working as a Lead Designer at a new studio under Unstable Games—it’s time to make a new pinned post!

My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center.

You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!

The folks at Iron Crown used to call my cohort the Young Turks.

Thanks! It was a pleasure meeting you, and I hope the rest of the show was as wonderful as the start.

Happy bookday!

The book RIDE OR DIE is pictured against Delilah's bookshelf. It features a roller coaster on a broken track rolling into a skull cloud and was created by Matt Ryan Tobin. It's got 80s/90s vibes, and you should definitely pick it up today. p.s. There is a ghost crocodile. Don't you love ghost crocodiles? I think we all do.

Out today: my next MG Horror, Ride or Die! Set in an abandoned amusement park and featuring a main character who just wants to be cool for one day, it really hits a lot of my childhood fears. Available wherever books are sold or available to borrow! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703249...

High Tide A cozy stacking game for two players.

Finally got a production copy of High Tide by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and it’s beautiful and deep and one of the few games I think literally everyone should own.

Thanks, Mitch! So good too see you at the show!

Thanks, Abhinav!

Thanks!

Thanks, Paul!

Thanks, Doug!

Thanks, Emily!

Thanks!

Thanks, Alan!

Thanks, Justice! Great to see you at the show!

Thanks, Nathan!

Thanks, Elliot! Hope you had a great rest of the show.

Stan has a whole 'nother kind of magic!

Thanks, Pete!

Sorry I didn't see you at the show, but I'm glad you got to game with one of my kids!

Me in a blue polo.

Me at 57. (Well, three days before. My birthday is today.)

Photo by KP Upadhyayula, who's a wizard with the camera. The fact that I look this decent at this age in this photo taken on Gen Con Friday — on my fourth day at the show — can only be explained by magic.

Dragon Slayers TTRPG Heroic fantasy roleplaying using the award winning Slayers system. Time to slay a dragon.

Sitting at 95%, today feels like a good day to get Dragon Slayers funded.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, saying "It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage."

I LOVE GEN CON! I had the best time, playing so many games and seeing so many friends.

Also, me after Gen Con:

It’s 3 AM, and I am full of food and beer and games and friendship. Gen Con rocks. :)

I am glad for DAYBREAK's co win. AS @hampswitch.bsky.social can attest, it's a difficult game, but rewarding to play. And it is ironically *hopeful* that we can try and make positive change to climate change.

Long overdue in many ways, it’s been truly heartwarming to see Rose Estes receive the recognition she so richly deserves over the past couple years. Her legacy within the hobby is foundational, and her influence, guiding a generation of curious young readers into the world of RPGs, is undeniable. 🏆

I'm a big admirer of the DAYBREAK game (and supported its Kickstarter) so it's lovely to see an environmentally conscious boardgame (no plastic components etc) on a hugely important subject (addressing the climate emergency) getting this recognition.

BUT ...

Rose Estes: The creator of the Endless Quest books

Daybreak: An intriguingly designed co-op about saving the environment

Super worthy choices from @dianajonesaward.org

I had a fantastic time hosting the Diana Jones Award party tonight. Congrats to our Emerging Designer Program winners and to the winners of the award. We had s tie between Rose Estes snd DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace!

Thanks! I’ll pass that along.