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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 16h

Lots of people appreciate the writing in Hot Streak -- the hilarious mascot backstories & the wacky fortunes. I just want to call out the talented person behind all of that: Sophie Abromowitz. IMO, her work really elevates the game. (She also named all the dogs in Spots, btw)

sophie-abromowitz.com

abromowitz website

Writer/comedian Dan Abromowitz's portfolio page. Clickhole, Someecards, Gawker, the New Yorker, McSweeney's, CollegeHumor, Funny Or Die.

sophie-abromowitz.com

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for having me on the Decision Space podcast!
In this episode I got to expound a bit more on some of the concepts from my GDC talk.

Pete @petewiss.bsky.social · 1d

It was an absolute privilege to have @perryjon.bsky.social on @decisionspace.bsky.social to discuss tabletop game design. Check it out!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Chunky Decisions and Other Design Lessons with Jon Perry

Podcast Episode · Decision Space · 10/08/2025 · 1h 14m

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TwistBit @twistbit.cc · 6d

🛸 THE UFO 50 REMIXTaPE is here!!!

Check it out on Bandcamp: twistbitofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-uf...

Also available on YouTube (link in the replies)!

Thank you to @mossmouth.bsky.social, @strotchy.bsky.social, and everyone in the UFO 50 community. 🧡

#UFO50 #UFO50Remix #BandcampFriday

THE UFO 50 REMIXTaPE, by Eirik Suhrke, TwistBit

11 track album

twistbitofficial.bandcamp.com

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 8d

Fellow UFO 50 dev Paul Hubans has just released his new game in early access! Go check it out!

phubans @phubans.bsky.social · 8d

MADHOUSE has released into Early Access on Steam! Explore a haunted open world while chopping and blasting your way through foes in this retro horror-themed action RPG as you uncover the tragic stories behind its inhabitants.

💀 Special introductory price of only $4.99 💀

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Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design) @letibus.bsky.social · 12d

Hey, I'd love to be commissioned to work as a video games composer :) If you have a sort-of-serious project going on and would like some tunes, contact me.
Been working as a composer for the theatre and film for the past 15 years, also got the main Slovenian award for theatre music in 2021.

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, charts and dice are how I personally would solve the secret santa problem. Scape Goat originally used a tricky card shuffling technique, but charts and dice were faster and easier for players. You can theoretically memorize certain die rolls but no players ever do in my experience.

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 14d

Wow, I got a lot of responses! Probably going to break this up into a few different playtesting waves. Expect emails back form me soon.

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 15d

I need some print & play testers for a new card game! I can't say too much publicly, but basics:

* 2 players
* 15 min
* Requires printing ~63 cards
* Non-violent theme
* Has drafting
* Has a weird/ambitious hook

Email [email protected]

Thanks!

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phubans @phubans.bsky.social · 15d

Here's all of the new content that I managed to add since the demo released at the end of last May -- this is starting to feel like a real game! [Sound On] 🔊

MADHOUSE goes into Steam Early Access on 10/01 🎃

#indiegame #indiedev #solodev #horrorgame #rpg

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 16d

Well done, Mr. Q. Well done

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 16d

doubtless you have already heard, but Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch's new game is out today and it's really good. store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/...

Baby Steps on Steam

Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.

store.steampowered.com

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Eggplant Show @eggplantshow.bsky.social · 21d

- Starting this Friday 09/20, we'll be re-airing the entire Year of UFO 50, weekly, on its own standalone feed. A much more fun way to play along - just subscribe and let the episodes come to you!

Perfect for Switch/new players, tell your friends! And watch this space for a link...

and finally...

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 23d

There are only so many times you get to use the term "cult classic" with regards to board games but it's appropriate for Magical Athlete.

It's a lighter game, but the appeal here is similar to Cosmic Encounter -- just a pure celebration of modular rules bouncing around & colliding with each other.

CMYK @cmyk.games · 23d

Announcing MAGICAL ATHLETE, the only game where you can race a baby against a banana:

www.cmyk.games/products/mag...

Magical Athlete

Magical Athlete is a chaotic racing game where anything can happen. Recruit a team of absurd racers—Centaur, Egg, Rocket Scientist—then just roll your die and move that many spaces. Except each racer ...

www.cmyk.games

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Eggplant Show @eggplantshow.bsky.social · 24d

Reminder! We're doing a big LIVE finale show this week!
Guests! News! Exclamation marks!

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!

09/17 at 5:30pm PST @ twitch.tv/eggplantshow

Twitch

Twitch is the world

twitch.tv

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Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · 24d

UFO 50 for Nintendo Switch is set to release in New Zealand on September 25. Thanks for your patience!

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 27d

Did a short written interview, where I answered some questions about Hot Streak.

Andrew Brassleay @brass2000.bsky.social · 27d

This week's newsletter: We speak to @perryjon.bsky.social about his game Hot Streak.

Cheer anthropomorphised fish, bears and hot dogs to victory in @cmyk.games' tabletop mascot-race simulation.

thegenerationsgames.substack.com/p/jon-perry-...

Jon Perry on Hot Streak: 'You want to see crazy, unexpected stuff'

Cheer anthropomorphised fish, bears and hot dogs to victory in the UFO 50 co-creator's tabletop game mascot-race simulation

thegenerationsgames.substack.com

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks, Glove!

Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 29d

Glad you got something out of it! Compared to a talk, the chat format is a lot more of a crapshoot as to whether people find takeaways, so I love hearing this.

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 29d

Last Sunday, I chatted about design in UFO 50 at a preview event for @roguelike.club & here's the video:

tinyurl.com/3j7afb2c

Also, be sure to keep watching after for two *excellent* talks by @ezra-szanton.itch.io and @apepers.bsky.social on synergy in deckbuilding & systems suspense respectively

YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Totally, I do think that quote is approaching the same kind of concept, just from a different angle.

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Now that I have some distance from my GDC talk, I think if I were to boil down my game design advice into a single sentence, it might be something like:

Focus less on adding stuff to your game, and more on developing connections between the stuff you already have.

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Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our first update for UFO 50 on Switch is out now (v1.7.8.30)!

- Icon changed
- Optimizations to address slowdown (more planned)
- Pixel perfect scaling option added
- Button swapping added
- Addressed crash when copying Empty Profile
- Global language setting now saves properly

Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · Aug 8

🛸 Thank you so much for making the UFO 50 Switch release a great one! It was awesome to see all the excitement for it.

Some things:

- Thanks for the feedback about the icon. We'll change it to the below in a future update.

🧵(1/2)

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is today! My chat about game design in UFO 50 will be up first. See you there!

Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · Sep 3

The Roguelike Celebration Preview Event is this Sunday at 3PM PST, with special guests:

UFO50's @perryjon.bsky.social talking game design
@ezra-szanton.itch.io talking synergy in deckbuilders
@apepers.bsky.social talking design for suspense

And come explore our MUD's dazzling, delightful circus!

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Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · Sep 3

The Roguelike Celebration Preview Event is this Sunday at 3PM PST, with special guests:

UFO50's @perryjon.bsky.social talking game design
@ezra-szanton.itch.io talking synergy in deckbuilders
@apepers.bsky.social talking design for suspense

And come explore our MUD's dazzling, delightful circus!

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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · Sep 4

Then another game of Hot Streak. We now have a saying at the store: “Gobbler will break your heart.” @perryjon.bsky.social

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