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Scott Almes

@scottalmes.bsky.social

Board game designer! Titles include the Tiny Epic series, Beer & Bread, Chicken, Warp’s Edge, Martian Dice, and many more!

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Tiny Epic Invincible™ From the world of Invincible, form a superpowered team and battle deadly villains in this cooperative board game for 1-4 heroes.

My newest game, Tiny Epic Invincible, is now LIVE on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tin...

29.01.2026 00:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨We are happy to announce a Conservas expansion that brings fresh challenges📈, new fishes🦈, new boats⛵️, new upgrades🥫 and new features like the locations 🏝️ more info 👉🏾 saltandpeppergames.es/en/blogs/blo...

21.01.2026 14:06 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Nuevos mercados 📈 , nuevos barcos ⛵️y nuevos peligros 🦈 cambian todo lo que conocías de Conservas. Es hora de expandir tu negocio y afrontar la marea. Nos alegra anunciar que este año publicaremos la expansión
CONSERVAS: EXOTIC TIDES 🫶🏽
+ info: saltandpeppergames.es/blogs/blog/n...

21.01.2026 07:32 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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A Dragon's Gift Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!

It’s the final 16 hours for my newest Simply Solo game, A Dragon's Gift, funding on @kickstarter.com now! Back it (and maybe pick up some others in the series) while you can! Check out this charming solo game packed into an 18 card wallet! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

16.01.2026 22:32 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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After Conservas, it’s time for something sweeter… PASTELES 🧁🍰👩🏽‍🍳
A brand-new game by @Scott_Almes, illustrated by @gatotonto 🫶🏽👉🏾 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...

15.01.2026 10:28 — 👍 19    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Pasteles & Conservas: Exotic Tides by SaltandPepper - Gamefound Pasteles is a standalone solo game (20–30 minutes) about reopening your family’s corner pastry shop. You must balance customer demands, limited money, aging equipment, and an evolving recipe book, ada...

Coming soon! A new cozy solo game, Pasteles, and the expansion to Conservas, called “Exotic Tides”. Sign up to get notified when we launch! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

15.01.2026 12:40 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes! Different gameplay, but similar vibes and feel.

14.01.2026 22:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Pasteles A cozy solo game about recipes, customers, and keeping a pastry shop alive.

Hm, another cozy solo game on the horizon...

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...

14.01.2026 20:53 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Whoa! Paula Deming just included both Neko Syndicate and Conservas in her top 10 games of 2025. Congratulations to our partners Combo Games and designer Dani Garcia for Neko as well as Salt & Pepper and designer Scott Almes for Conservas.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR4...

14.01.2026 02:20 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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A Dragon's Gift Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!

My new Simply Solo game, A Dragon's Gift, is live on Kickstarter! And ALL of the others in the series are available as add-ons if you need to fill out your Simply Solo collection! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

13.01.2026 13:29 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve grabbed a few of them - and they are all kinds of amazing. Simply joyful to put together and solve.

13.01.2026 01:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wine & Cheese Wine & Cheese - Cover of the English version

So if you liked my game Beer & Bread, I have some good news about a unique sequel coming soon…

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12.01.2026 17:16 — 👍 36    🔁 1    💬 8    📌 6
Ryan's Top 10 Games of 2025
YouTube video by One Board Family Ryan's Top 10 Games of 2025

Conservas with a top 10 of the year nod from @oneboardfamily.bsky.social. Congrats to our partner @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social and designer @scottalmes.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIe_...

07.01.2026 19:26 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A preview look at the upcoming wallet series game A Dragon’s Gift by @scottalmes.bsky.social and @buttonshy.bsky.social #buttonshygames #scottalmes #boardgames #cardgames #sologames

07.01.2026 03:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Another Scientific* Ranking of the Button Shy Solo Wallet Games | 1 Player guild In 2021 I created a thread to OBJECTIVELY* and SCIENTIFICALLY* rate all the Button Shy solo games. Well, if you hadn't noticed, time has passed, and it is - in fact - no longer 2021. Time for an updat...

This boardgamegeek poll about Button Shy Games is really fascinating to watch. There aren't a ton of submissions yet, so we wanted to spread the word so we can continue to follow along with the results. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36401...

06.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A Dragon's Gift Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!

A Dragon's Gift is live on Kickstarter! Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in our 10th Simply Solo wallet game by @scottalmes.bsky.social. With amazing art by @manonmergnat.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

06.01.2026 13:44 — 👍 15    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1
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A Dragon's Gift Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game. Pocket sized, only $12!

My new Simply Solo game, A Dragon’s Gift, is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Help organize a cozy village as they craft their way to a majestic gift for the dragon! And check out this art!!!

Please help spread the word and kick off this year with some fun solo gaming!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

06.01.2026 13:44 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Coming soon: A Dragon's Gift Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in this Scott Almes solo game.

My next Simply Solo game, A Dragon’s Gift, is going live next Tuesday! Sign up to get notified! It’s a little solo game of coordinating a small, mountainside village to craft a fantastic gift for the Dragon! For lovers of little solo games with cozy thinky vibes. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

02.01.2026 22:27 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The card game Lands of Amazement.

The card game Lands of Amazement.

First game of Lands of Amazement from @scottalmes.bsky.social and @buttonshy.bsky.social in the books. I can already tell this is probably going to be in my top tier of Button Shy games. I love a good spatial puzzle.

21.12.2025 06:14 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Just got holiday greetings email from @calliopegames.bsky.social Which reminds me: MARTIAN DICE!!! They reprinted it! It's @scottalmes.bsky.social 1st published game! They have other good stuff! (Like Tsuro!) If you're done Xmas shopping or don't do Xmas, then NEW YEAR'S EVE!! MARTIANS! #boardgames

18.12.2025 21:54 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Angel's Share - 4-player Teaching & Play-through by Heavy Cardboard YouTube video by Heavy Cardboard

If you're into market manipulation games like we are, we have a unique one for y'all tonight at 1900 EST:

Angel's Share from @scottalmes.bsky.social & @capstone-games.com

We create whisk(e)y & manipulate the valuation of the distilleries. YAY!

www.youtube.com/live/HUO29rm...

See y'all tonight!

05.12.2025 20:00 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

If you're considering Conservas for yourself or for others, I can vouch for its excellence. Fun to play, beautifully produced, and a reminder that profound statements can come in unpretentious packaging.

www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/cons...

26.11.2025 19:39 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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2025 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide The BoardGameGeek team has put their collective heads together to create one super-head...and (more importantly) a gift guide that covers your game-shopping needs this holiday season.

Two of my games landed on the BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide! Check out: “The Peak Team” for coop and “Conservas” for solo play. boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

26.11.2025 19:38 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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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!

Only 90 minutes (!?) left to back my latest Simply Solo game, Lands Of Amazement, on @kickstarter.com. Check out this hyper portable solo game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

16.08.2025 12:53 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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!

CHECK IT OUT!!! Less than 48 hours to back Lands Of Amazement, my latest Simply Solo Game published by @buttonshy.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com. Back it if you enjoy some solo game puzzly fun with fantastic art! Super proud of this one! www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

15.08.2025 01:27 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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.

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.

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

12.08.2025 16:50 — 👍 57    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0
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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!

Lands Of Amazement, my latest Simply Solo Game, is off to a GREAT start on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

08.08.2025 00:19 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
New cover art for Martian Dice, re-released by Calliope Games. It's a very small box game. Just a box of 13 dice and a rulebook.

New cover art for Martian Dice, re-released by Calliope Games. It's a very small box game. Just a box of 13 dice and a rulebook.

The new dice art for Martian Dice. The images are not just colored, but etched into the dice. Human (blue), chicken (yellow), cow (white), tanks (red) death rays (green). Since you're playing as Martians, death rays & earthlings are what you want. On the 6-sided dice there's 2 death rays (opposite sides of the dice) and 1 of everything else. 13 dice.

The new dice art for Martian Dice. The images are not just colored, but etched into the dice. Human (blue), chicken (yellow), cow (white), tanks (red) death rays (green). Since you're playing as Martians, death rays & earthlings are what you want. On the 6-sided dice there's 2 death rays (opposite sides of the dice) and 1 of everything else. 13 dice.

The Martians have landed!🎲🐮🐔🛸👽 @calliopegames.bsky.social has reprinted @scottalmes.bsky.social 1st game!🎉 Now you can have it on your table, not just on BGA! Available on publisher's website now! #boardgames

07.08.2025 21:58 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
Playthrough/Preview | Lands of Amazement
YouTube video by GameEnthus Playthrough/Preview | Lands of Amazement

My playthrough/preview of Lands of Amazement from @scottalmes.bsky.social and @buttonshy.bsky.social coming soon (8/5)to crowd funding.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...

youtu.be/pBK3XPAmxkQ

04.08.2025 11:50 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

05.08.2025 13:47 — 👍 20    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0