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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 1d

It's time for another Break Our Games event! From 3-5 PM at the Park Library, you can playtest games in development with us, eat pizza, sign a minor in Game Design Thinking, and hear a special announcement from the CLGS about an opportunity to get involved with the CMich Press in a brand new way...

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 2d

An interview with Anna Anthropy about Princess with a Cursed Sword, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/A3oMrq4U4Ww

Anna Anthropy on Princess with a Cursed Sword

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 2d

An interview with Tim Kleinert about The Mountain Witch, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/-nVicypq-uI

Timothy Kleinert on The Mountain Witch

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 2d

Only 21 days left to pledge to our Art & System campaign to get your copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch! We are so excited to preserve these standout indie RPGs and bring them to new audiences. Back the campaign now at https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 3d

Our new Art & System series was featured in a newsletter for @wyrdscience.bsky.social! Read all about it here: https://bit.ly/4o1Nled

Our campaign runs until October 30th -- pledge now for your copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and/or The Mountain Witch! https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 3d

Our new Art & System series was featured in a newsletter for @wyrdscience.bsky.social! Read all about it here: https://bit.ly/4o1Nled

Our campaign runs until October 30th -- pledge now for your copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and/or The Mountain Witch! https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 4d

Stretch goals for Art & System are here! If we can get to $45,678 before the end of our crowdfunding campaign on October 30th, all of the covers for the RPGs in this series will be upgraded.
Go to https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn to pledge now!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 5d

Get ready for our Break Our Games event this Friday from 3-5 at Room 211 in the Park Library! This event will feature games to playtest, FREE pizza, the ability to sign a Game Design Thinking minor on the spot, and a special announcement about game convention opportunities!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this review of Five Hundred Year Old Vampire by @ttrpgkids.com! It's the perfect game for the start of the spooky season...

TTRPGkids ➡️ GameHole Con! @ttrpgkids.com · 5d

Today's review is for 500 Year Old Vampire, a pedagogical TTRPG by cmichpress.bsky.social.

Research hundreds of years of human history through the eyes of an unaging vampire in this game that truly hits the mark on being both fun and educational.

Find my full post here!

https://loom.ly/7yGVOOw

500 Year Old Vampire
at a glance

Audience: 13+ (will vary depending on group safety tool agreements)

Setting: hundreds of years across Earth

Characters: a collective of vampires

Mechanic: research, collecting, crafting, and dice for time passing

Time: 10 sessions, each ~1hr
the intention is to convene, share, then work on research, collecting, and crafting between sessions

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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield 🔥 @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 8d

Great looking art throughout, but I'm particularly excited to see the excellent work by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social on Princess with a Cursed Sword ⚔️

Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · Jun 10

New Game Series – Art & System: Games for Expanded Play

Cmich Press announces the launch of a new series, Art and System: Games for Expanded Play, debuting on October 1st. Led by Tim Hutchings, this series aims to preserve impactful indie games and showcase innovative works. Featured titles…

New Game Series – Art & System: Games for Expanded Play

Cmich Press announces the launch of a new series, Art and System: Games for Expanded Play, debuting on October 1st. Led by Tim Hutchings, this series aims to preserve impactful indie games and showcase innovative works. Featured titles include Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch.

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 8d

We have some AMAZING news! In less than 48 hours, YOU helped us meet our crowdfunding goal! Check in at our BackerKit page for a forthcoming announcement about stretch goals! https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

Most of all, THANK YOU so much for your support!

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 8d

yooooo

Art & System backerkit page woth $20,020 of $20,000 raised.

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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 8d

A trio of RPG crafted with love.
Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual.

If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️

Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 10d

LAUNCH! Our BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the Art & System series is LIVE! Go to https://bit.ly/4gMqNvA to pledge NOW!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 8d

To celebrate our sparkling crowdfunding campaign and the upcoming release of Taylor Swift's newest album tomorrow, here's our homage, featuring a new piece of art by the talented @evlynmoreau.bsky.social!
Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to you, Art & System is OVER 75 percent of the way towards making its crowdfunding goal! Keep up the amazing support!

Pledge today at https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs and help us break our internal record for fastest project crowdfunded! We can't wait to bring these games to your tabletops!

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 9d

it is crazy to me that we've over halfway funded this in twelve hours. thank you so much to everyone who's supported so far. what the fuck

Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 10d

LAUNCH! Our BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the Art & System series is LIVE! Go to https://bit.ly/4gMqNvA to pledge NOW!

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 10d

I am genuinely excited about this project and you should be, too.

Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · Jun 10

New Game Series – Art & System: Games for Expanded Play

Cmich Press announces the launch of a new series, Art and System: Games for Expanded Play, debuting on October 1st. Led by Tim Hutchings, this series aims to preserve impactful indie games and showcase innovative works. Featured titles…

New Game Series – Art & System: Games for Expanded Play

Cmich Press announces the launch of a new series, Art and System: Games for Expanded Play, debuting on October 1st. Led by Tim Hutchings, this series aims to preserve impactful indie games and showcase innovative works. Featured titles include Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch.

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 9d

We just premiered a teaser for the RPGs launching with Art & System: Dog Eat Dog by @thoughtfulemoji.bsky.social, Princess with a Cursed Sword by @cyborgurl.bsky.social, and The Mountain Witch by Timothy Kleinert. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/4K3wK7huBnI

Pledge here: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG

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Greg Loring-Albright, PhD (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social · 10d

Big day for @cmichpress.bsky.social! Check the Art & System crowdfunder, but then take a look at the proof copies of my game with them Keep the Faith!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

Keep the Faith Project Update: Production Copy and a very good price shift

Dear Faithful Backers, I am reaching out today for a few reasons. Number 1, our production copy of Keep the Faith arrived, and it looks awesome! We have already cleared it a...

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JK @miniver.bsky.social · 10d

These are all cool, and I am particularly excited to have a new edition of Dog Eat Dog coming — a tabletop story game directly addressing the cultural politics & politics politics of colonialism and its consequences

Art & System: Games for Expanded Play

A new indie game series from Central Michigan University Press launching with a lineup of three games: Princess with a Cursed Sword, Dog Eat Dog, and the Mountain Witch

www.backerkit.com

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 10d

i'm one of the contributing writers for Princess With A Cursed Sword! i'm so excited and lucky to be part of this collection

Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 10d

LAUNCH! Our BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the Art & System series is LIVE! Go to https://bit.ly/4gMqNvA to pledge NOW!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 10d

LAUNCH! Our BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the Art & System series is LIVE! Go to https://bit.ly/4gMqNvA to pledge NOW!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 10d

Don't miss the conclusion of @cyborgurl.bsky.social's actual play of Thaumaturge! https://bit.ly/48DFQ8Y

This new RPG will be available as part of Princess with a Cursed Sword (bound edition) which is crowdfunding TOMORROW! Prelaunch page: https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn

Art by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 11d

Tomorrow’s the day! Three visionary games — Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch — are coming together in our launch of the new series Art & System: Games for Expanded Play.

Join us on launch day at https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 11d

Our Associate Director, Andrew Devenney, talked about game-based learning at the University of Wisconsin -- Whitewater yesterday and snapped a photo with CMU alum Matthew Mccabe! Thanks, UW Whitewater Dept. of History and the College of Letters and Sciences!

Art & System: https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn

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