Michael Sprague 🎲✂️

Paper, cards, a pen and miscellaneous game pieces for a new prototype

🎲✂️in preparation for tonights meet up at Jetpack in Rochester, NH I am actually hand making a new prototype. Excited for this one.

I think I sold that one better in the descriptions I wrote haha

🎲✂️ what sounds like more fun?

1. A spatial puzzle about placing campers at a seasonal campground based on their desired preferences

2. Engine building game with blind bidding that builds up your campground's reputation and attracts campers boss monster style

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Poster of the cover for upcoming game, Pyrotechnics hung in the office basement of the designer. Art shows fireworks in the games art style and the title is tilted left across the middle.

Makes me feel like a real 🎲 ✂️ to hang a poster in my office with the cover art for my first published game.

Instructional photo of where to thumbs up on BGG. Red arrow pointing to the thumb on the left.

Please consider helping my buddy @muse-and-mettle.bsky.social and do the thumbs up thing on BGG! Twisted Trumpets is debuting at Essen! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...

Board Game Night with Designers! @ Church on the Hill, Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Come play board games! We want to bring together board game enthusiasts with board game designers from the area! Bring your favorite board games whether they're old, new, o

🎲✂️ in the Boston area, the next Church on the Hill is taking place Tuesday the 24th. www.meetup.com/game-makers-... #boardgamedesign

A banner that reads, "GOING INTO BUSINESS SALE!" with a seahorse on the left and a hummingbird on the right.

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Donate to a good cause, celebrate the creativity of six amazing #boardgames designers and run my site through the paces all for a buck!

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All proceeds donated to The Network/La Red (www.tnlr.org).

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Every time I see something about my game coming to life, I get emotional. I'm not crying, you are! Seriously though I couldn't be more excited and I genuinely appreciate anyone who is interested in signing up or purchasing the game. Thank you for the support ❤️. 🎲 ✂️

I appreciate you saying that!

Thank you for the feedback

I like that!

What are your thoughts on this one? Thanks!

I am beyond excited for this project to be approaching public enjoyment. Been a long time coming. Thanks @thinkdeepplaylight.bsky.social for believing in it!

As a follow up, I am very excited for this new challenge and the time I will get to spend with my kids as a coach.

Coaching softball this spring will take me away from game design a bit more than I'd prefer over the next couple of weeks. So I need to do better at managing the time I do have and prioritize the projects that feel the most important. Wish me luck. I'm terrible at that. 🎲 ✂️

"In Boston" Board Game Night with GMG Designers! @ Church on the Hill, Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Come play board games! We want to bring together board game enthusiasts with board game designers! Bring your favorite board games whether they're old, new, or soon to be n

Calling all Boston area designers (or new game enthusiasts!) 🎲✂️ If anyone is looking to get their game tested in person, next Tuesday April 29th there will be another Church on the Hill event from 6:00pm-9:00ish! www.meetup.com/game-makers-...

Come hang out in Rochester, NH with me!

Going back to an old idea I had, with the knowledge and experience I have from about 3 years of being deep into 🎲 ✂️. It's great to see what you have learned and how old designs can become new again. More to come as I flesh out this lean, mean engine building machine. media.tenor.com/2j3qVa_KuSQA...

Thanks! It feels like it's in a good spot. Just have to keep on pitching!

Don't ask these playtesting questions! 10 of the best questions to ask after a board game or TTRPG playtest, and 3 questions you should avoid. Lessons learned from playtesting at Unpub 2025.

It's Tuesday, you know what that means? It's Skeleton Code Machine day! @exeunt.press open.substack.com/pub/skeleton...

I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I Playtest a lot of games and what the designer asks is really important in steering the conversation

@cardboardchris.bsky.social thinking about your feedback on the start tile for Beeline. What are your thoughts on this?
Prev: Baby Bee + Water OR Seed + Pollen

New: Baby Bee + Baby Bee + Seed

Pollen and Water are plentiful on tiles, simplifies it to one action, and grounds it within the VP. 🎲 ✂️

Very concerned for the industry as a whole in light of recent news. I will try to stay positive and take this time to refocus on design for the sake of creativity. I know I am privileged to be able to do that. I hope everyone can ride the tides and make it through. 🎲 ✂️

Not too far from where we are at!

I have told a ton of people about it.

This is Gavin by the way, do the follow thing! ➡️ @gamesalamode.bsky.social

I like them a ton, but I'm definitely not good lol our little group has tried our hand at a couple trick takers as well!

That would be awesome! @goosepoopgames.com is planning to host some playtesting in Portland as well. The scene is definitely growing. Looking forward to linking up this summer!

I was lucky enough to play @xopherchan.bsky.social 's game with @exeunt.press it was a cool experience!

A bit more south than Belfast lol. Sanford. Gavin is in South Berwick. Basically NH. We also meet up monthly in Rochester, NH as part of GMG's More North Division. We'd love to hangout and test games whenever you are up this way!

Finally, having multiple people with a variety of game ideas kept us from getting bored with the same game over and over again. It also allowed playtesters to make a choice as to what experience they wanted. I'm not sure that I would have wanted to do it any differently.