Kevin Sylves
@ksylves.bsky.social
*he/him*
Spacecraft Analyst 🚀
Double Bassist 🎻
Gay Dad 🏳️🌈👨👨👧
Game Designer 🃏
--The Queen's Interests: https://buttonshygames.com/products/mysticana-the-queens-interest-expansion-game
--ExoShip: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/exoship
Spacecraft Analyst 🚀
Double Bassist 🎻
Gay Dad 🏳️🌈👨👨👧
Game Designer 🃏
--The Queen's Interests: https://buttonshygames.com/products/mysticana-the-queens-interest-expansion-game
--ExoShip: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/exoship
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Kevin Sylves
@ksylves.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Hi! A quick thread to introduce myself on this platform 🧵
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The entirety of #Crownfell 's existence was triggered by a throwaway joke...
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
Crownfell Design Diary: No such thing as a bad idea - We Heart Games
What started as a joke post snowballed into my favourite game design yet. Here's how it happened.
weheart.games
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The entirety of #Crownfell 's existence was triggered by a throwaway joke...
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
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Downtown Las Palmas is now on sale at @buttonshy.bsky.social! To celebrate, here's a "how to play" video for everybody picking up their copies. Thank you everyone for your support! 🥰 🌴🏙️
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Downtown Las Palmas is now on sale at @buttonshy.bsky.social! To celebrate, here's a "how to play" video for everybody picking up their copies. Thank you everyone for your support! 🥰 🌴🏙️
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
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Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
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This is so cool! Get in on this 25% discount of a super cool, super portable chess-like with solo mode before the crowd sale is over!
#Crownfell Crowd Sale milestone! All three items are now up to a 25% discount! 🎉👑🍾
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Crownfell is ON SALE!
Recruit and command a unique squad of skirmishing warriors to seize the crown.
www.thegamecrafter.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is so cool! Get in on this 25% discount of a super cool, super portable chess-like with solo mode before the crowd sale is over!
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Four more days to get #Crownfell at a steep discount!
1-2 player asymmetric chess-like card game with 17 unique pieces and stunning artwork by @stregawolf.art (solo play with expansion)
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
1-2 player asymmetric chess-like card game with 17 unique pieces and stunning artwork by @stregawolf.art (solo play with expansion)
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Four more days to get #Crownfell at a steep discount!
1-2 player asymmetric chess-like card game with 17 unique pieces and stunning artwork by @stregawolf.art (solo play with expansion)
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
1-2 player asymmetric chess-like card game with 17 unique pieces and stunning artwork by @stregawolf.art (solo play with expansion)
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
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With a Crowd Sale, delivery of the game is guaranteed; there’s no risk or questionable funding goals.
And the discount is already up to 20% off, and climbing…!
And the discount is already up to 20% off, and climbing…!
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
With a Crowd Sale, delivery of the game is guaranteed; there’s no risk or questionable funding goals.
And the discount is already up to 20% off, and climbing…!
And the discount is already up to 20% off, and climbing…!
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50 copies! That means the discount is up to 19%!
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
50 copies! That means the discount is up to 19%!
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Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
Nebulae, Medusae… Crownae?
Yesterday on BlueSky, Marceline Leiman asked a great question. Using only one or two extremely vague words, how would I describe the titles on offer at this year’s Indie Games Night Market? N…
spacebiff.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
I've been watching from the peanut gallery as Mike has been designing and developing Crownfell. He has put so much work and iteration into this design and the final result looks *fantastic*! I can't wait to get my copy - the crowdsale is on now!
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I've been watching from the peanut gallery as Mike has been designing and developing Crownfell. He has put so much work and iteration into this design and the final result looks *fantastic*! I can't wait to get my copy - the crowdsale is on now!
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A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
Crownfell Game Review – Meeple Mountain
Crownfell, a tremendous two-player abstract game, is more than just a pretty face. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.
www.meeplemountain.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A new review up on @meeplemountain.com this morning, for the excellent Crownfell from @weheart.games. This is a sharp two-player abstract with some killer art.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/crow...
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Looking for a new #solottrpg? Take a moment to check out Infinite Paths, funding on Kickstarter now! Infinite Paths is a solo RPG system that's designed to be easy to pick up for both new and experienced #ttrpg players, and flexible enough to cover whatever genre or style you'd like!
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November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Looking for a new #solottrpg? Take a moment to check out Infinite Paths, funding on Kickstarter now! Infinite Paths is a solo RPG system that's designed to be easy to pick up for both new and experienced #ttrpg players, and flexible enough to cover whatever genre or style you'd like!
🧵1/2
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Reminder: I’ll be selling this game Crownfell and its upgrade neoprene mat *in person* at Pax Unplugged during the Indie Games Night Market in addition to my own games!!
Mike put a lot of effort to make this edition of metal cards special for the market—and I have no doubt it’ll sell out fast!
Mike put a lot of effort to make this edition of metal cards special for the market—and I have no doubt it’ll sell out fast!
Updated launch trailer for #Crownfell!
Includes a sneak peak at the solo expansion.
Launching next week...! Sign up to be notified here: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Includes a sneak peak at the solo expansion.
Launching next week...! Sign up to be notified here: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Crownfell Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Mike Berg
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reminder: I’ll be selling this game Crownfell and its upgrade neoprene mat *in person* at Pax Unplugged during the Indie Games Night Market in addition to my own games!!
Mike put a lot of effort to make this edition of metal cards special for the market—and I have no doubt it’ll sell out fast!
Mike put a lot of effort to make this edition of metal cards special for the market—and I have no doubt it’ll sell out fast!
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youtu.be/ciIa0usT7wM?...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
52 DUELS - A fight with playing cards for 1-2 players
YouTube video by Roll Them Bones
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
youtu.be/ciIa0usT7wM?...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
FIGHT WITH PLAYING CARDS. Introducing 52 Duels, a 1 or 2 player duelling game coming to kickstarter next month.
Sign up to get notified when we launch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
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The Kickstarter campaign for Infinite Paths is now live! Check out this sleek, fiction-first solo RPG system that can be adapted to whatever story YOU want to tell — or choose from one of the included settings if you need a little jumpstart!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Infinite Paths
A solo TTRPG system
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Kickstarter campaign for Infinite Paths is now live! Check out this sleek, fiction-first solo RPG system that can be adapted to whatever story YOU want to tell — or choose from one of the included settings if you need a little jumpstart!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
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I found a Reddit post about “common issues” with chess and if there were modern chess-like games without them... it got me thinking about #Crownfell and how it addresses them.
www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
Allow me a short thread… 🎲✂️
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www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
Allow me a short thread… 🎲✂️
1/
October 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I found a Reddit post about “common issues” with chess and if there were modern chess-like games without them... it got me thinking about #Crownfell and how it addresses them.
www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
Allow me a short thread… 🎲✂️
1/
www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
Allow me a short thread… 🎲✂️
1/
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5. It has been centuries since any one human could know everything that is known; understand everything that is understood.
This is a remarkable power of science. We delegate trust and authority to experts as internally established in ways that are remarkably resilient to mistakes and malfeasance.
This is a remarkable power of science. We delegate trust and authority to experts as internally established in ways that are remarkably resilient to mistakes and malfeasance.
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
5. It has been centuries since any one human could know everything that is known; understand everything that is understood.
This is a remarkable power of science. We delegate trust and authority to experts as internally established in ways that are remarkably resilient to mistakes and malfeasance.
This is a remarkable power of science. We delegate trust and authority to experts as internally established in ways that are remarkably resilient to mistakes and malfeasance.
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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I'm thrilled to finally announce Leafy Dragon Games' next project: Infinite Paths!
Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
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Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
1/3
Coming soon: Infinite Paths
A solo TTRPG system
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm thrilled to finally announce Leafy Dragon Games' next project: Infinite Paths!
Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
1/3
Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
1/3
Drawing Dungeon is a great dungeon crawler where you have some choice over the enemies you encounter and even the layout of the map. A really clever and fun roll-and-write, recommended!
It's a release!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!
Drawing Dungeon by Soucy Games
Sharpen your pencil and prepare to delve into the dungeon! Switch between exploring new rooms and defeating the monsters inside them to earn more items and treasure!
soucygames.itch.io
October 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Drawing Dungeon is a great dungeon crawler where you have some choice over the enemies you encounter and even the layout of the map. A really clever and fun roll-and-write, recommended!
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The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
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👻 Happy October! 🎃
Here’s a free, cozy, printable game you can play from the couch, with any number of players!
Here’s a free, cozy, printable game you can play from the couch, with any number of players!
Haunted Yard Builder: A spooky roll-n-write that's to die for by weheartgames
An all-new version of Yard Builder for the Halloween season.
weheartgames.itch.io
October 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
👻 Happy October! 🎃
Here’s a free, cozy, printable game you can play from the couch, with any number of players!
Here’s a free, cozy, printable game you can play from the couch, with any number of players!
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The preview/signup page for my upcoming bluffing game Phantasmic 🃏🔮 is up on the @buttonshy.bsky.social website!
If you want to be updated when the game goes live—go sign up to be notified!! ✨
If you want to be updated when the game goes live—go sign up to be notified!! ✨
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The preview/signup page for my upcoming bluffing game Phantasmic 🃏🔮 is up on the @buttonshy.bsky.social website!
If you want to be updated when the game goes live—go sign up to be notified!! ✨
If you want to be updated when the game goes live—go sign up to be notified!! ✨
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I dunno, looks like there's no problem here.
September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I dunno, looks like there's no problem here.
yes hi I just have one quick question about our cruise route? It's probably nothing but
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
yes hi I just have one quick question about our cruise route? It's probably nothing but
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It's a release!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!
Drawing Dungeon by Soucy Games
Sharpen your pencil and prepare to delve into the dungeon! Switch between exploring new rooms and defeating the monsters inside them to earn more items and treasure!
soucygames.itch.io
September 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It's a release!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!