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Erica Bridges

@ericabridgesphd.bsky.social

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she/her | Classical Studies PhD | TTRPG Designer | Freelance Writer/Editor | Trans in Classics Check out HIT!, The Blackjack-Powered Space Heist TTRPG, out now on itch: https://honeycupgames.itch.io/hit email: [email protected]

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · 3d

I consulted on the Latin and Greek for this dope medieval horror game where death is fleeting and "Came Back Wrong" is an understatement. Check it out!!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 4d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

www.kickstarter.com

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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 4d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

www.kickstarter.com

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Went to the Printers Row Lit Fest today and my two big purchases were the Chicago Manual of Style and a super nice used Compact OED

You can take the girl outta the academy but you can’t take the academy outta the girl I guess!

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Had a blast making a bingo-based Arthurian questing game on Gamestorm with Chase!

Chase -> Gamehole Con @chkurk.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hey everyone! A couple days late but new episode of Gamestorm out tonight.

In this episode @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social and I dive deep into Bingo Boards as a core mechanic of #TTRPG! Lots of tangents about medieval folklore in this one, hope you enjoy.

gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...

A Game with a Bingo Board - Erica Bridges | Gamestorm

Join us again as we dive into building a game with bingo as a core mechanic. We'll explore medieval lore and games with freeform resolution mechanics! As always you can find the game that accompanies...

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MegueyB @megueyb.bsky.social · Aug 30

Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over

The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.

www.kickstarter.com

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WWW.UNBEATABLEGAMEWISHLIST.NOW @dcellgames.com · Aug 19

Final trailer.

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Wintry RPG 🔜PAXU! ❄️ @wintryrpg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Tonight! We'll be reading the TTRPG "Hit!" by @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social live on stream! We go live at 8:30P EST, see ya there!
youtube.com/live/HpFthIm...

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hi! Thanks for your interest; have sent a DM to follow-up!

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · Aug 14

im publishing prince of hounds with @plusoneexp.bsky.social in the fall!

Richard @ R. Rook @rrookstudio.bsky.social · Aug 14

New @plusoneexp.bsky.social games dropping at @flamecon.bsky.social at Table PR28.

First up, with @jdragsky.bsky.social, who'll be on site signing books on Saturday!

plusoneexp.com/products/pri...

#FlameCon

Prince of Hounds Quickstart

When the immortal Empress Zahhan united the Realms beneath her stars, she drafted 99 charters with 99 merchant-lords, granting them safe passage through her lands and freedom from all her Laws, as lon...

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · Aug 4

my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries

- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support

youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · Aug 4

Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Aug 2

Just had a blast running HIT! with Games on Demand at GenCon 😁 psyched to run it again tomorrow!!

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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Chase -> Gamehole Con @chkurk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Check out Diabolic Dialect now on Itch!

A game about weird, frail wizards and freeform spellcasting!
Take a look if you're into playing around with words and getting creative with our shared languages!

storygameschicago.itch.io/diabolic-dia...

Diabolic Dialect by Storygames Chicago

A game of frail wizards, over-reliant on their magic, twisting langauge to cast freeform spells.

storygameschicago.itch.io

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Would love to be added!! I’m a transfem TTRPG designer, historical consultant, and freelance writer/editor with a PhD in Classical Studies. I just released my latest game HIT! last week!

honeycupgames.itch.io

Honey Cup Games

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

I’m gonna be running sessions of HIT! at GenCon this weekend with Indie Games on Demand — plus generally hanging out and meeting peeps!

Excited for my first GenCon 😁

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 26

My 2024 game of the year. What an INCREDIBLE thing this game is.

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · Jul 26

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Commune with sisters to discover the forbidden truths of your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is 30% off on Steam for the first time.

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 26

Check out Hit!, available now at honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Illustration by @thelen0.bsky.social

HIT! The Blackjack-Powered Space Heist TTRPG by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 26

Occasionally, heists go according to plan. Most times, though, they end up a bit more like this.

In Hit!, you play as a bunch of idiot space criminals trying to pull a Job. Shuffle up a deck of cards, think up a heist, and play it from start to finish — all in one hour, no prep required!

An illustration by Helena Ramos for the TTRPG zine Hit!. The scene depicts two characters in a shootout in a sci-fi casino. Using an overturned roulette table as cover, an anthropomorphic bat clumsily tries to reload his revolver. To his left, a pink-haired woman dives into cover behind the roulette table and narrowly dodges a hail of bullets rippling across the casino floor, presumably from some security guards these would-be thieves have alerted.

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Cody Mejeur @cmejeur.bsky.social · Jul 25

Historiographies of Game Studies is now published open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social ! This massive collection examines why game studies is the way it is, and how it might change and grow in the future. Congrats to all contributors, and please share!

punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be – punctum books

punctumbooks.com

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THelen @thelen0.bsky.social · Jul 25

I participated in the art for this RPG! I reckon a lot of you play tabletops, so go give it a shot! It was lovely working on some original projects after so much time.

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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scene_four @scenefour.bsky.social · Jul 23

Oh this game is great, by the way! I had the pleasure of playtesting it and I loved the way the literal blackjack push-your-luck mechanic drives heist play forward; sometimes you know things are gonna go bad and you have to try anyway

Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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boocanan @boocanan.bsky.social · Jul 23

new work for Honey Cup Games:
HIT! The Blackjack-Powered Space Heist TTRPG
digital cover, illustration, & branding

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Featuring art by the incredibly talented Helena Ramos and cover and logo design by the likewise incredible Tavish Buchanan ‪(@boocanan.bsky.social‬)!!

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Erica Bridges @ericabridgesphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out now on itch: my blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG zine, "Hit!" Become idiot space criminals and carry out the greatest heist this system has ever seen.
honeycupgames.itch.io/hit

Hit! by Honey Cup Games

A blackjack-powered space heist TTRPG

honeycupgames.itch.io

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Caleb Zane Huett @calebzane.bsky.social · Jul 3

Most personally revelatory: this page on Tournamentality in games. Too much for alt text here, but my words in summary: treating your life like a series of matches in a big tournament, in or out of games, will cook your brain.

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