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The Dice Tower & Quests Over Coffee

I was just sent this video from the PnP crew at The Dice Tower! Wanted to share this with the folks here. Quests Over Coffee wouldn't be what it is today without support of game players like you. T...

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(PREVIEW) Stories Over Coffee

I’ve struggled with a storytelling game mechanic for a while. Journeys didn’t quite hit in either version. Here’s my 3rd attempt. This little drawing will be in the instruction booklet and ho...

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Wow, thank you!

I did not expect to sell out of the Monsters Over Pancakes dice sets within 20 mi...

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Monsters Over Pancakes Dice back in stock!

Howdy everyone! Monsters Over Pancakes dice sets are back in stock in the store. Just in time for the new Traps expansion dropping later this month. You can use the following coupon code to get 5% ...

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(EARLY RELEASE) Monsters Over Pancakes - Traps Expansion

Hello!

The newest Monsters Over Pancakes expansion, Traps, is out today (at least for Patreon members). You can download it here. It will be on the main 2024-05-15 16:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post

(THWAK!) Newest version now available!

Pretty big update from the last build. Still in very early stages, but there's quite a bit more to do and types of things to experience. Thanks for trying it out!

Link: ...

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Monsters Over Pancakes dice sets & more

Working on another few sets of Monsters Over Pancakes dice to put in the store for the next expansion releasing this month! 👹 🥞

The new expansion will be called “Traps” and will in...

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(EARLY RELEASE) Word 8

Word 8 is a simple word game/activity that helps you wipe away the fog of the morning. The game is extremely simple to pick up and can be played anywhere. It's also simple enough that you can c...

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(PREVIEW) Word 8

Small word puzzle/morning exercise just around the corner!

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(THWAK) now with game pad support

Gamepad support makes it feel even more like a “real game”. 🕹️ 🎮

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(RELEASE) Quests Over Coffee Mini-Expansion - May 2024

Three cards are included in this Patreon exclusive mini-expansion: 2 quests and 1 item. They are themed around "you can do it". I believe it you!

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April 2024 Monthly Newsletter

Quests Over Coffee Expansion!

It's been a while, but after the successful Quests Over Coffee campaign I wanted to go and tackle some of those again. It's always good to rem...

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(PRE-ALPHA) THWAK

Hello and happy Friday!

You are invited to come and play the pre-alpha of Thwak over on itch.io. I've been working on this game for a m...

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Now with silly sound effects.

I’m thinking I’ll release pre-alpha access this Friday? Why not? See you then!

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(EARLY RELEASE) Rally J

Happy Friday everyone! Rally J is now available to download. It is a quick solo racing game that has you rolling dice and deciding the risks you want to take to ensure not only a finish, but the be...

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Pim Pam Drawing

Hello hello! Please DM me when you get a chance. Congrats to the winner!

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(POLL) Access to WIP game "Thwak!"

Oh, hello. Would you be interested in early pre-alpha access to "Thwak!" to play in your browser? You can't save or anything, but you get to mess around with it as you wish.

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(RELEASE) Quests Over Coffee Mini Expansion - Mouse

Surprise!

I've been meaning to do a mouse themed (cough-steamboatwillie-cough) set of cards for a while. For this Patreon April exclusive you get 3 new cards. Enjoy!

Someone tell me: di...

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(GIVEAWAY) Pim Pam

GIVEAWAY LOCKED: just going to run the winner picker thing!

Oh, hello! I wanted to do an April giveaway and decided on this copy of "Pim Pam"! For those who are unfamili...

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(PREVIEW) Rally J

The new game for April will be a racing one. I've enjoyed testing and playing it. I know the style is very different from what you're maybe used to, but it's always good to explore new art styles!<...

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(EARLY RELEASE) Monsters Over Pancakes Expansion 01

Hello! Here's your first early release for the month: Monsters Over Pancakes Expansion 01! You'll get 9 cards in this one: 5 new Monsters and 3 new Items. I'm particularly fond of the Monster named...

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Thwak Update 20240405

A handful of things have been put in place:

  • A simple dialogue system

  • A pause screen / options menu

  • Tracking resources

  • Time sensitive backg...

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(FREE GAME) Honeycomb Cavern

Did you know that in 2018 I released a roll-and-write game on Kickstarter called Honeycomb Cavern? It certainly wasn't the first roll-and-write out there, but I remember most everyone I talked to a...

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March 2024 Newsletter

Are newsletters supposed to be for the month as a look back or for the month going forward? [shrug]

Games Released This Month

Monsters Over Pancakes - How to Play Video

Hello! I spent this fine Saturday morning putting together a "how to play" video for Monsters Over Pancakes. Hopefully this gives you a good idea of the mechanics and is something you can build/pla...

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Monsters Over Pancakes & Gem Day Dice Sets & Coupon!

Hello!

Trying something new with selling hand assembled things in my store. I know that crafting dice for print-and-play games is one of the more difficult/tedious/boring/impossible things to...

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(BTS) Thwak!

Look at this dumb thing I'm making. It'll be playable in your browser. You'll be able to 'thwak' other things besides trees. Why? Who knows.

Things I worked on:

Handmade Versions of the Games

Howdy! Is there any interest in purchasing handmade / handassembled versions of some of my games? For example let's say I create a "Monsters Over Pancakes" dice set (24 dice) by hand, is there inte...

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(Design Diary) Monsters Over Pancakes

Here are pages from my design diary when I was planning/designing Monsters Over Pancakes.

At one point it was going to be a battle to obtain the Infinite Chicken Bucket, a relic that produced...

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Monsters Over Pancakes Dice Cards

Hello!

If you don't want to or don't have access to creating your own custom dice, here is a set of 48 "Monsters Over Pancakes" dice cards. It has 2 sets of the 4 dice, so you can do a single...

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