Marc Hobbs

I perhaps should have mentioned that! Although at this point it’s probably safe for anyone who knows me and my work to assume GMless unless explicitly stated otherwise 🤷

Work continues on my current project, a versatile archaeology world-building game currently titled “More to Explore”. Got an awesome session in at Go Play NW and now it’s back to the workbench for tinkering! 🔧 ⚙️ #trrpg #gamedesign

Really excellent time at @goplaynw.bsky.social last weekend (July 19-20)! Every game I played was great and the event organization was so smooth and streamlined. Shoutout to excellent donut host @seannittner.bsky.social (and others!) I look forward to Go Play every year and can’t wait to go again! 💚

I had such a lovely @goplaynw.bsky.social this weekend! Huge thanks to the organizers for cultivating a welcoming space and for all the behind-the-scenes work that lets us enjoy the magic of playing games with friends, old and new ❤️

I represented Groundtable (GMless) all the way: Follow, The Final Girl, In This World, Kingdom, and my newest project More To Explore.

#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio.
Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !

I mean I wanted to but I also failed that roll so nothing happened

Someone asked me if D&D is a good game, but it wasn’t my turn so I had to wait. Then I failed my roll so I couldn’t answer.

Someone asked me if Polaris is a good game. I said they were asking far too much.

Someone asked me if Epitaph is a good game. I said sure, if that's how you want to live your life.

What can I say? I have a one track mind.

All aboard motherf***ers 🚂

Had a rockin' game of In This World last night where we finally chose "trains" for our topic! (@thehintguy.bsky.social made his train dreams come true)

An 80s Night today is the equivalent of a Sock Hop in the 90s

This has been my quarterly post, see you in August

Have fun! Share your map after the game if you can! ✨

a white hawkins van is flying through the air ALT: a white hawkins van is flying through the air

This also means he’s entering his Stranger Things / kids on bikes era and I’m here for it

My son learned how to ride a bike about a week ago and has wanted to ride every day since. Even in the pouring rain. It’s really uplifting to see how much joy it brings him 🚲 💕

Favs
Mars Colony, Microscope, Downfall, Follow, Kingdom, In This World, My Daughter the Queen of France, Fedora Noir, Shock, Polaris, GxG, Monsterhearts, The Quiet Year, Penny for My Thoughts, Remember Tomorrow, Shooting the Moon, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The House, Epitaph, No Boundaries

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - D&D 3.5 (GMless: Inspectres)
2. First you ever ran? - Fiasco
3. Played the most? - Kingdom
4. Run the most? - not counting my games, Follow & Fiasco
5. Favorite? - List below
6. Most recently played? my current game project
7. Most recently run? my current project

Working on game design today. My latest project is about archaeology, and after several successful playtests l’ve… started a fresh draft. All part of the iterative process! ✍️😮‍💨

I think it’s very telling that bald eagles actually make squeaky, chirpy little noises, but Americans feel compelled to substitute in another bird’s cry in all our media.

Ground Table 🥳

Principles of Ground Table, A First Draft "Our ground is level and our table is round" What do we want out of role-playing games? What do we think they should do? What do we value? Our crew has been talking about this stuff for ages, in per...

"These are the kind of games we make (or want), what we think they should do, and what we value."

Stating our ideals, loud and clear, and putting them all together in one place. GMless, Story Games Seattle-style

Some are obvious. Some might make you go hmmmm…

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Incineroar. https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Incineroar_%28Pokémon%29#/media/File%3A0727Incineroar.png

Purugly is the obvious choice, but don’t sleep on our favorite beefy boy: Incineroar.

This is what I was talking about—GMless isn’t quite sufficient as a descriptor, and until we get these principles out there, we’ll continue to struggle to explain what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s looking real good!

One Missed Call by lessthanthreegames a story game for 2 about loved ones separated by space

If you want to celebrate Valentine's Day by playing a short 2-player game about making phone calls in a long-distance relationship: 1. That's very specific, and 2. You should check out One Missed Call by me and @thehintguy.bsky.social 💕

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I've had a ton of fun playing this with my 6yo board-gamey kid. It's a really great length and good level of complexity for both of us to genuinely have fun

Index cards with writing on them arranged on a table

Playtest complete! Lots of good intel and comments, but more importantly, the game works!

Another playtest of my latest game design is on the books for tomorrow. Feels good to have something cooking! 🧑‍🍳

I love my trans family and friends. The world is a better place with you in it ♥️