Adam Stichter
@puzzlekindcreative.com
(He/him) Hey, I'm Adam, a worship tech director, escape room designer & board game designer.
bicycler 🚴🏻 & gardener 🍓
Trans rights = human rights
Puzzle creations and games for sale: https://ko-fi.com/ajstichter
🧩✂️ Puzzle & Escape Game Design
bicycler 🚴🏻 & gardener 🍓
Trans rights = human rights
Puzzle creations and games for sale: https://ko-fi.com/ajstichter
🧩✂️ Puzzle & Escape Game Design
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Adam Stichter
@puzzlekindcreative.com
· Nov 20
Thought it'd be good to do an introduction post - Hi! I'm Adam, an escape game, puzzle box, solo ttrpg, and board game designer.
The pictures are of my puzzleboxes, my solo/coop card game "My Small Garden", one of the rooms in my Air BnB game, and elements from my escape game builds.
The pictures are of my puzzleboxes, my solo/coop card game "My Small Garden", one of the rooms in my Air BnB game, and elements from my escape game builds.
It's a great puzzle game - pick it up!
Yesterday, my puzzle book Workworkwork won the Thinky Award for the Best Pen and Paper Puzzle ( @thinkygames.com )!
In celebration I added 100 free community copies of the digital (PDF) version:
letibus.itch.io/www
Check out more about the game / get the physical copy here:
blazgracar.com/www
In celebration I added 100 free community copies of the digital (PDF) version:
letibus.itch.io/www
Check out more about the game / get the physical copy here:
blazgracar.com/www
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It's a great puzzle game - pick it up!
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February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who
www.eff.org
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Had an awesome chat with a young designer this morning. Was good to (hopefully) encourage him in steps towards game design and networking! 🎲✂️ Gave me more excitement towards developing my own things more!
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Had an awesome chat with a young designer this morning. Was good to (hopefully) encourage him in steps towards game design and networking! 🎲✂️ Gave me more excitement towards developing my own things more!
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"We see the tremendous weight of grief, anger, and fear that so many are carrying right now. No one should have to live with constant fear. Everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and to be treated with dignity." Read more: stonemaiergames.com/we-stand-wit...
We Stand with Our Community
A few months ago, my coworker, Alex, moved from St. Louis to Minneapolis. This week I spent some time with him in person for the first time since the move, and we had a long chat about the horrifyi…
stonemaiergames.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"We see the tremendous weight of grief, anger, and fear that so many are carrying right now. No one should have to live with constant fear. Everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and to be treated with dignity." Read more: stonemaiergames.com/we-stand-wit...
Love that Society of Curiosities is encouraging people to get involved and call their reps (and giving people a couple free games to weather the cold). Check out their latest newsletter if you haven't already!🧩 #escapegames
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Love that Society of Curiosities is encouraging people to get involved and call their reps (and giving people a couple free games to weather the cold). Check out their latest newsletter if you haven't already!🧩 #escapegames
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If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
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Made this thing 10 days ago. Still think it’s quite a neat little puzzle zine, check it out :)
Nightwalk, the small puzzle booklet I made 2 days ago is now on Itch. The 1st puzzle is now a bit easier to understand and the 5th puzzle has been corrected because of a non-uniqueness issue. The 7th puzzle was provided by Human128. The solutions are provided.
letibus.itch.io/nightwalk
letibus.itch.io/nightwalk
Nightwalk by Letibus Design
A short walk
letibus.itch.io
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Made this thing 10 days ago. Still think it’s quite a neat little puzzle zine, check it out :)
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I am not posting it through the Leder Games website, instead going to my personal network to look for candidates I know. We are looking for 1 possibly 2 graphic designers as I build our team for growth. This is not a remote position.
Thanks!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Thanks!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Job Description - Graphic Designer
Leder Games is a medium-sized studio based in St. Paul, MN that designs and produces innovative board games. We aim to make your new favorite games, games that will require mastery over many plays. Le...
docs.google.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I am not posting it through the Leder Games website, instead going to my personal network to look for candidates I know. We are looking for 1 possibly 2 graphic designers as I build our team for growth. This is not a remote position.
Thanks!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Thanks!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This is one of the most interesting things that I've ever come across. For humans to all have the same effect (seeing little people) then it must be affecting some specific part of the brain to allow us to see these sorts of things - a very specific part that has to do with recognizing other humans.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This is one of the most interesting things that I've ever come across. For humans to all have the same effect (seeing little people) then it must be affecting some specific part of the brain to allow us to see these sorts of things - a very specific part that has to do with recognizing other humans.
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Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.
The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.
January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Upper Deck has announced that they have acquired the Harry Potter license for a series of trading cards. They have not yet said that they will be using this license for games, and we urge them to refrain from doing so, to help keep gaming a welcoming environment.
Call your reps. They tally what people say, so be one of that number. 5calls.org
Also, the best way to fight fatigue with what's going on is to do something and get involved, even if it's a phone call.
Also, the best way to fight fatigue with what's going on is to do something and get involved, even if it's a phone call.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Call your reps. They tally what people say, so be one of that number. 5calls.org
Also, the best way to fight fatigue with what's going on is to do something and get involved, even if it's a phone call.
Also, the best way to fight fatigue with what's going on is to do something and get involved, even if it's a phone call.
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We are calling for an immediate stop to all purchases from Upper Deck.
Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate.
No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games.
Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.
Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate.
No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games.
Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.
YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
UPPER DECK ANNOUNCES COVETED HARRY POTTER LICENSE, UPCOMING PRODUCT COLLECTION - Upper Deck
Carlsbad, CA (Jan. 7, 2026) – Upper Deck, the global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, is adding another iconic license to its extensive portfolio – announcing a deal to create collecti...
upperdeck.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
We are calling for an immediate stop to all purchases from Upper Deck.
Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate.
No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games.
Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.
Their total lack of communication is distressing—so we call upon everyone to help us escalate.
No purchases from Upper Deck. No media coverage or posts of their games.
Upper Deck will only respond when it hurts their wallets.
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What's the best way to deal with political fatigue? Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved.
January 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM
What's the best way to deal with political fatigue? Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved.
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Well, that was more exciting than I wanted it to be. Gooo sportsball!
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Well, that was more exciting than I wanted it to be. Gooo sportsball!
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YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
UPPER DECK ANNOUNCES COVETED HARRY POTTER LICENSE, UPCOMING PRODUCT COLLECTION - Upper Deck
Carlsbad, CA (Jan. 7, 2026) – Upper Deck, the global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, is adding another iconic license to its extensive portfolio – announcing a deal to create collecti...
upperdeck.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
This is a great book. I heartily endorse it to help learn about and think through mechanisms ✂️🎲
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design is down to $40 on Amazon! By far the lowest price I've seen.
www.amazon.com/Building-Blo...
www.amazon.com/Building-Blo...
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms
Amazon.com: Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms: 9781032015811: Engelstein, Geoffrey, Shalev, Isaac: Books
www.amazon.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
This is a great book. I heartily endorse it to help learn about and think through mechanisms ✂️🎲
Ok, Stats this year: I had a goal to get 50 rejections with Game Design. How did I do? ✂️🎲
Overall Asks: 48
Rejections or No Response: 37
Accepted: 2
Cancelled (by me): 3
Pending: 6
imo, not horrible. 13 off of my goal; I felt like I was missing 1/3 of the year because I took on a huge new...
Overall Asks: 48
Rejections or No Response: 37
Accepted: 2
Cancelled (by me): 3
Pending: 6
imo, not horrible. 13 off of my goal; I felt like I was missing 1/3 of the year because I took on a huge new...
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ok, Stats this year: I had a goal to get 50 rejections with Game Design. How did I do? ✂️🎲
Overall Asks: 48
Rejections or No Response: 37
Accepted: 2
Cancelled (by me): 3
Pending: 6
imo, not horrible. 13 off of my goal; I felt like I was missing 1/3 of the year because I took on a huge new...
Overall Asks: 48
Rejections or No Response: 37
Accepted: 2
Cancelled (by me): 3
Pending: 6
imo, not horrible. 13 off of my goal; I felt like I was missing 1/3 of the year because I took on a huge new...
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Just finished watching sonic 3 and I really need Key & Peele for Rough and Tumble in a future film.
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Just finished watching sonic 3 and I really need Key & Peele for Rough and Tumble in a future film.
Thinky Games has a ton of recent videos about game and puzzle design! check it out on @thinkygames.com thread or in the ✂️🧩 Puzzle Design feed bsky.app/profile/puzz...
Even adult puzzle game players don't want to count, read, or listen! So, Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin gave us some useful design tricks to help them out!
@dennis.videogameworkshop.com
@charlie.videogameworkshop.com
@dennis.videogameworkshop.com
@charlie.videogameworkshop.com
Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025)
Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin from @VideogameWorkshop join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Adults Can’t Count Either: Design Tricks We Used at PBS That Apply to All Games"
Talk description: We aren’t telling you to treat your players like children, but we ARE saying everyone has a har
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Thinky Games has a ton of recent videos about game and puzzle design! check it out on @thinkygames.com thread or in the ✂️🧩 Puzzle Design feed bsky.app/profile/puzz...
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Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?
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It's time for a 2025 Retrospective on my board game design journey! Read along for some insight (including some detailed numbers) into a semi-professional who makes money from design, but not quite enough to be a full-time job that supports a family. 🧵
a happy new year greeting card for 2025
ALT: a happy new year greeting card for 2025
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
It's time for a 2025 Retrospective on my board game design journey! Read along for some insight (including some detailed numbers) into a semi-professional who makes money from design, but not quite enough to be a full-time job that supports a family. 🧵
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As so many of us are… I’m furious and scared and exhausted. It may feel pointless… but call your reps. CALL. you can email too but the call is more important.
@5calls.org will get you the phone numbers AND and has an easy script on what to say.
5calls.org
@5calls.org will get you the phone numbers AND and has an easy script on what to say.
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
As so many of us are… I’m furious and scared and exhausted. It may feel pointless… but call your reps. CALL. you can email too but the call is more important.
@5calls.org will get you the phone numbers AND and has an easy script on what to say.
5calls.org
@5calls.org will get you the phone numbers AND and has an easy script on what to say.
5calls.org