Erica Pinto

There are tons of awesome games in this lineup! I'm still amazed that I get to share the spotlight with some heavy hitters in the gaming industry. 2026 is gonna be a good year...

Thanks for getting this song stuck in my head 🤣

Thank you! It's been a wild ride, and I'm so happy to see it in people's hands 😁

Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁

I'm so excited for this I bought a copy even though I'm getting a copy in the club later haha. Congrats on the release!!

Black Friday 2025 BUTTON SHY BLACK FRIDAY IS NOW LIVE! Use coupon code toomuchturkey for 25% off your entire order (with exceptions listed below).

Be sure to check out all the other great Black Friday releases as well, like Phantasmic from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social and Dustbiters Pocket Edition!

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Downtown Las Palmas is now on sale at @buttonshy.bsky.social! To celebrate, here's a "how to play" video for everybody picking up their copies. Thank you everyone for your support! 🥰 🌴🏙️

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Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...

Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!

✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨

GO CHECK IT OUT!!

Black Friday is TOMORROW!

Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked.

This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!

2 days!

I've started seeing people posting about my game after picking up copies at PAX Unplugged. It's a cool feeling!

When I took this pic at City Hall I reflected on the journey I'd taken through town that day, and the journey I've started as a game designer. Where will the road take me next?

This is so cool! Get in on this 25% discount of a super cool, super portable chess-like with solo mode before the crowd sale is over!

Congrats Marceline! This is so awesome!!

#Crownfell Crowd Sale milestone! All three items are now up to a 25% discount! 🎉👑🍾

Less than four days left to get in on the action:

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3 days to Downtown Las Palmas!

The turquoise terracotta, the art deco style, and the grand 4-sided clock make the Eastern Columbia Building one of the most breathtaking structures in downtown LA!

Are you ready for @buttonshy.bsky.social's Black Friday sale?
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My first thought when making a solo mode for a chess-like game was "What's the point? How could you ever simulate a meaningful game of chess without simply doing chess puzzles?"

Then I had the idea to make it sort of like a top-down arcade shooter... no, stay with me... 😅

🎲✂️ 1/5

Black Friday 2025 Keep an eye here for the Black Friday new releases and promotions.  NEW RELEASESDustbiters: Pocket Edition Dustbiters: Pocket Edition - Reinforcements Downtown Las Palmas Phantasmic Phantasmic: Necrom...

Check out all the awesome Black Friday deals on the @buttonshy.bsky.social preview page here:

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4 more days to Downtown Las Palmas!

I wanted a building that fit the shape of a wide card without any sky in it, but wasn't a boring box either. The NHM is one of my favorite museums ever! It isn't a perfect rectangle but was simple to adapt to this shape.

#ButtonShyGames #NHMLA #cardgames

Two Button Shy wallet games: Downtown Las Palmas by Erica Pinto and Phantasmic by Marceline Leiman

Hey @psyham.bsky.social it’s our babies together!!!! @buttonshy.bsky.social

EEEEEE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH and I'm jealous I don't get to buy your game until Black Friday hahaha

1 WEEK to Downtown Las Palmas!!

If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, you can pick it up EARLY at @buttonshy.bsky.social's Booth 3442!

Check out the display station to get an overview of the game and build your own city🌴🏙️

Photo credit: Justin Antezana

#cardgames #ButtonShy #PAXUnplugged #PAX

8 days to Downtown Las Palmas! (for real now)

The dragons of the Gateway Monument welcome you to Chinatown!

I had a card with a section of sky between 2 smaller buildings and wanted to pull different features from various shops and gardens, with the dragons as a central setpiece to set it all off.

Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!!

Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!

There’s a game for everyone in this lot!

Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️

#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!

No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.

Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.

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I didn't know I needed a tiny horse on a mushroom today. Thank you

9 more days...? until Downtown Las Palmas! (I'll fix the countdown later)

I love learning about the rich diversity in LA and how it's represented in its architecture. I wanted to reflect some of that in my game as well. This mosque is one of the few in town that has a minaret!

#buttonshy #cardgame

10 days to Downtown Las Palmas!

This is home to the LA branch of Hawk Anamorphic: When I saw the ivy-covered building on the train ride I knew I wanted it in my deck.

It took a bit of work to figure out how to translate a leafy building into a useable card, but we settled on this textured look.

11 days to Downtown Las Palmas!

The vibrant colors of this historic street had to take a back seat for players to understand which parts could score points, but I had fun adding little details to these store fronts that celebrate Mexican culture.

#buttonshy #DTLA #cardgames

I suppose most of these aren't technically "board" games, but:

Beacon Patrol
Crossbows and Catapults
Tides
Saboteur
Ascension
Mastermind
Tripoley
Othello
Flamecraft
Pit

A playing card from the upcoming Downtown Las Palmas card game, being held in front of the Tower Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The design on the card is a building with similar features to the theatre behind it.

12 days to Downtown Las Palmas!

Today we have the Tower Theatre on Broadway. This card started out as a church when I first sketched it, but I had a 2nd church design so I looked for a building that would fit a similar silhouette. I liked this theatre's clock! Good for "The Times" bonus goal.