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An award-winning design duo making independent games for thoughtful togetherness. That is, @ogreteeth.com and @nerdsomatics.bsky.social https://games.mothspire.com

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Weather looks great for our outdoor tabletop games fair on Saturday 10/18! β˜€οΈ Swing by from 12-4 to meet local designers and join us for a moderated discussion between three established gamer designers inside People's Book at 4pm!

17.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Gorgon’s Garden - MothSpire LLC A playful game about a serious topic. The Gorgons' Garden is a sanctuary for mortals or monsters who will imminently suffer the gods' attention. But it is getting full, and there are only three spaces...

In Minneapolis this week, visiting game shops, colleagues, and friends, telling them about Gorgon’s Garden!

www.mothspire.com/games/gorgon...

11.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Gorgon's Garden A cooperative social deception game. Help mortals defy their fates and escape the attentions of Zeus and Hera.

Pssstt, I'm doing art for this game www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...

15.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The Old Ways Must Go cover

The Old Ways Must Go cover

Do you see a trend for what sorts of games I like? Tarot-based games are so my jam so I'm excited to see what @ogreteeth.com and Samphire are cooking.

02.08.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Gorgon's Garden A cooperative social deception game. Help mortals defy their fates and escape the attentions of Zeus and Hera.

The next thing cooking is Gorgon’s Garden! Prelaunch teaser is here and more to come at this account. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...

03.08.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cursed Court: an outstanding game of gambling, and politics This game is really easy to teach, scales nicely, and is exquisitely replayable. Cursed Court is very satisfying and a worthy addition to my shelf.

New post up today! Part of a new "Games we Own" series.
www.mothspire.com/cursed-court/

01.08.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here's the list of 184 products from 108 of our member publishers we'll have in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025, including a link to download
a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

28.07.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 35
Cover thumbnail reading "The Old Ways Must Go" over a skull with flowers growing from around it.

Cover thumbnail reading "The Old Ways Must Go" over a skull with flowers growing from around it.

We aren't at GenCon this year, but The Old Ways Must Go is!

Look for it at the IPR booth this weekend, #449!

You can also find these other games while you're at it. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

28.07.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Gorgon's Garden A cooperative social deception game in which you'll describe inanimate things in sexy ways.

Just activated the prelaunch page for our next project: Gorgon’s Garden!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...

24.07.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We look forward to seeing you there!

17.07.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you're at #Origins, check out @ipr.bsky.social for Anamnesis and Death of the Author by @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, Moon Rings by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, The Old Ways Must Go by @games.mothspire.com, Dawn of the Orcs by @lymerpg.bsky.social...

21.06.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover graphic for the game "The Old Ways Must Go," includes flowers and a skull above the credits: "by Samphire Savage & Moth Rodriguez"

Cover graphic for the game "The Old Ways Must Go," includes flowers and a skull above the credits: "by Samphire Savage & Moth Rodriguez"

This weekend you can find our game The Old Ways Must Go at Origins booth #1203, courtesy of @ipr.bsky.social
For more in the Tarot for Transformation series of 'zines, visit www.mothspire.com/publishing/t...

17.06.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're the sort who likes to make a shopping list, here are the 121 products from 77 member-publishers we'll have in #Booth1203 at #Origins2025 June 19-22 in Columbus, OH

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...

Or just drop by and browse!

10.06.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 13
Event details from the post; "Meet local tabletop game designers and play our games!"; photos of panelists Angela Bell (What do you really know? the FBI card game), Elizabeth Hargrave (the Fox Experiment, Mariposas, Tussie Mussie, Undergrove, Wingspan), Josh Heath (High Level Games) and Samphire Savage (Tarot for Transformation series)

Event details from the post; "Meet local tabletop game designers and play our games!"; photos of panelists Angela Bell (What do you really know? the FBI card game), Elizabeth Hargrave (the Fox Experiment, Mariposas, Tussie Mussie, Undergrove, Wingspan), Josh Heath (High Level Games) and Samphire Savage (Tarot for Transformation series)

I'm organizing a "game talk" followed by actual play at the McGee Library in downtown Silver Spring, MD:

πŸ“… Sat May 31
πŸ•‘ 2-6pm

ft. local DMV πŸ”ΆπŸŽ² designers Angela Bell, @elizhargrave.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and @games.mothspire.com.

βœ… RSVP: mcpl.libnet.info/event/13543225

04.05.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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BALTIMORE - March 8 & 9th (2025) at Peabody Heights Brewery - FREE Vendors / Games / Social Media / Shirts / Sponsors /Β  Contact Β / Arcade Β / Archive MARCH 8 and 9, 2025 Baltimore's New AnnualΒ  Tabletop...

We’re at Gameface this weekend in Baltimore! Stop by if you’re in the area?

www.gamefacecon.com/2023/09/blog...

09.03.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Free journaling games workshop at 2pm TODAY!

01.03.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tabletop game designers: if you haven't hosted a game day at your local library, you don't know what you're missing. Today at Takoma Park Publi Library:
1. Break!! with @naldodrinan.bsky.social
2. The Old Ways Must Go by @games.mothspire.com
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24.02.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A pamphlet showing three games from MothSpire, and a stack of "Designed in the DMV" placards adjacent.

A pamphlet showing three games from MothSpire, and a stack of "Designed in the DMV" placards adjacent.

Designed in the DMV is back out with v2 of our catalog of locally-crafted games! We're using these catalogs to engage local businesses and their customers with our creations. While the main focus is on TTRPGs, we also have a page of locally-designed boardgames such as Wingspan and Fluxx!
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31.01.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

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