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I mostly post about board game design and parenting my 2 awesome kids. Co-founder of Grumpy Spider Games. www.grumpyspider.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grumpy-spider-games/pencil-book-quest Romans 5:7-8

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This is starting to look like Flick Fleet: 1800s

05.10.2025 03:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, much more nuanced strategy, and probably a lot more helpful in late stages. I like it!

02.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve done something similar before, where each player does some very algorithmic min/max type of strategy, just to see how they fair against a real player.

Can confirm itโ€™s really helpful!

02.10.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course our cereal is nutritiousโ€”we spray vitamins on it!

01.10.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bernie Sanders meme saying "I am once again asking that you at least look at my game before accusing it of being a heartless ripoff."

Bernie Sanders meme saying "I am once again asking that you at least look at my game before accusing it of being a heartless ripoff."

#boardgamedesign

30.09.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Paper Miniatures That Shoots - Papeon
YouTube video by Papeon Paper Miniatures That Shoots - Papeon

Vaguely related

m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmLj...

30.09.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘€

I love that I have no idea what the rules are, but I can /tell/ itโ€™s a puzzle.

25.09.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
23.09.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A two-person horse costume, but itโ€™s an AT-AT Walker

#Halloween #StarWars

23.09.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hey, I know that game! Itโ€™s live on Kickstarter now!

#boardgames

23.09.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Warehouse -> wear house -> closet

21.09.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent ALT: mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent
21.09.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Various schemes coming to fruition.

21.09.2025 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œSeveral schemes coming to fruitionโ€ is such a great phrase. I may just steal it.

21.09.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh good, I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, the 1's on the edges do help out a bit. :)

19.09.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not surprisingly, it's not the same answer I had, but it works! I do think with enough development, I could have plenty of puzzles with unique solutions too.

Hopefully I can get it worked out enough to put into a game I'm developing!

19.09.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like this one because, unlike others I've tried my hand at, this one can be more logically worked out as opposed to trial & error.

I'm kind of envisioning a circuit board that you're trying to repair, where electricity flows from one end to the other or something along those lines. Still vague.

19.09.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Came up with another kinda interesting #puzzle!

GOAL
Connect all boxes into a single group by drawing lines between them.

RULES
1. The number on each box shows how many lines connect to it.
2. Lines cannot go diagonal.

19.09.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My TOP 26 letters of the alphabet

(You won't believe #3! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ)

โฌ‡๏ธ

16.09.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perhaps....

16.09.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hand holding up a comically large ace of diamonds

Hand holding up a comically large ace of diamonds

I try to make mine fit on a single card as well.

12.09.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hate to say it because I hate writing rules down ๐Ÿซ 

12.09.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hate to say it, but writing your gameโ€™s rules out early (nothing pretty, just getting them down) really helps to show just how complicated the design is.

#boardgamedesign

12.09.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Right?! Thatโ€™s got to be why the new edition just shortened it to โ€˜Quacksโ€™.

11.09.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This looks so good! Meanwhile, Iโ€™m over here like:

10.09.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Am I the only one who always, ALWAYS, pronounces it Quindleburg?

I know it's wrong, but I can't help it!

10.09.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update 1: Day 1 and Fully Funded! ยท Pencil Book Quest Wow. Thank you all.I first set the funding goal at $1,000 because we already have the equipment needed and I thought, โ€œThatโ€™s a safe number. We can probably cross that in the first day or two.โ€ Instea...

Funded already?! Thank you!

#boardgames #kickstarter

10.09.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quote from board game reviewer, The Ginger Meeple: "When was the last time you blindly poked a monster with a pencil?"

Quote from board game reviewer, The Ginger Meeple: "When was the last time you blindly poked a monster with a pencil?"

They are at their readiest!

09.09.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pencil Book Quest Loot, level, and slay your way to glory in this travel-friendly dungeon crawler

And we're LIVE!

#boardgames #kickstarter

09.09.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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