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Rob Cramer
@robcramer.bsky.social
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Board game designer (The Grand Carnival, Turbo Drift, Zebra) in SLC, UT.
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Rob Cramer @robcramer.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hi! I'm a board game designer in SLC. I'm obsessed with polyominoes and spatial games. I also feature a different board game every week and make a little doodle about it!
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedes...
A pile of player sheets of the game Zebra, featuring polyominoes tiled with different line patterns on them. Cards from the game Turbo Drift, a real-space racing game. A car has tire marks behind it, heading straight towards a barrier. A game of The Grand Carnival in progress. Rides spread out across a field with visitors dropping off tickets as the stop by. A cork board filled with sticky notes, each with a different doodle about a board game.
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I woke up the dead man. It was very good.
a man wearing glasses is looking at something
Alt: Benoit Blanc from Wake Up Dead Man looking at something through a magnifying glass
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November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Dohdles is the Game of the Week! How's your sculpting? Trust me, it's good enough for Dohdles. If you're TOO good at rendering reality in clay, you're not gonna win.
A collage of images of the game Dohdles designed by Klaus Tauber: a doodle of a red lump in the style of the box art; a string of curled grey clay, with a lumpy inner end; an array of clay sculptures on the board; a question board; the box with a red sculpture and questions being lobbed at it; the central guessing mechanism where cubes are tossed in; a green and orange sculpture.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Sweater weather, baybeee.
A rusty brown poodle mix wearing a knit Dak green sweater and plaid bowtie collar stares off into the distance while sitting on a couch.
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Ordered a game and was very excited about it. While reading the rulebook, I found out AI was used to make the art. All of that excitement turned to disgust so quickly, it was wild. Cancelled my order, can't argue with that gut reaction!
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Gazebo is the Game of the Week! Reserve those pergolas in a bloody war across aviaries, butterfly gardens, or botanical paradises. You will relax or die trying.
A collage of images of the game Gazebo by Reiner Knizia, illustrated by Alisha Giroux, published by Bitewing Games: the box cover showing a gazebo surrounded by greenery and animals; a closeup of two cuddling peacocks on the edge of the aviary board; pink and blue gazebos dot the landscape; closeup of a heron chewing on its own neck on the aviary board; a sticky note doodle mimicking the title graphic and flairs.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Behold, my final score in Patchwork. AND I WON BY TWO POINTS.
Two blue button tokens from the board game Patchwork. A finished quilt board from the game Patchwork.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Picked this up thrifting today. I love that "Baby Elephant Walk" song. Reminds me of elephants.
The record album for Harari! Music from the Paramount Motion Picture score by Henry Mancini. On the bottom shows a black rhino ramming a safari vehicle with John Wayne on the hood.
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Second Chance
Zoo Vadis
No Thanks!
Quest for El Dorado
Coloretto
Strike
Skulls of Sedlec
Sprawlopolis
Camel Up
Las Vegas

This list can change at any time, but it was fun to think about.
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board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Skulls of Sedlec, Shark, and The Gang last night. Shark is so wild, lots of drama.
A completed stack of skulls in Skulls of Sedlec. A game of Shark in progress.
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"Papa, when will the snow come? I wish to bound through banks of white."

Hopefully soon, my boy.
A brown cavapoo sitting outside, staring longingly off to the side. He's wearing a plaid bowtie collar.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Lands of Amazement is the Game of the Week! Can cards be polyominos? Can Scott Almes erase the memory of Coaster Park from the collective consciousness? Big tasks! Let's find out!
A collage of images of Lands of Amazement, a game by Scott Almes and published by Button Shy: a doodle of a roller coaster on a mint green sticky note; a Megapark card showing a silhouette of a park called "Labyrinthine Park" with the subtitle "Get lost in the fun!; an array of cards featuring different amusement park rides; a completed Labyrinthine Park made from cards overlapping in different ways to add different icons, like food, rides, games, prizes, and music; the white vinyl wallet for the game with the text in gold print.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Wonderful game night with friends from high school. Hanging out with old friends is so so fun.
A tower from Menara that reaches 7 floors high. Kingfish cards from the game If Wishes Were Fishes. The fish are wearing royal clothing and crowns. There are two giant rubber worms above the cards.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Lands of Amazement is the latest Button Shy game to come into my collection. A very nice looking wallet, and I am a sucker for polyomino or theme park games. Looking forward to playing this more!
A completed final park consisting of a bunch of cards overlapping and contributing icons to the specific shape of the park. A card featuring a safari tour ride called "Wild Heart Eco-Tours". The card has some shapes at the bottom, a silhouette of an arrangement of icons at the top, and a special ability if that silhouette is met during the game. The vinyl wallet for Lands of Amazement, a Scott Almes solo game. The wallet is white with gold lettering.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Finally made my own chicken broth! Those Costco chickens are such a slammin' deal and this just makes them even more valuable.
4 tall deli containers filled with golden chicken stock.
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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We were really worried about George last night. He kept squatting after pooping with nothing coming out. Eventually he just sat down and wouldn't walk anymore.

Turns out he got some poop on his butt. Gave him a bath and he's back to normal. What a drama king.
A fluffy brown cavapoo stretched out on a bed with his front paws crossed out in front of him. He's wearing a plaid bowtie collar. He is extremely cute.
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Happy #GodzillaDay!
robcramer.bsky.social Rob Cramer @robcramer.bsky.social · Mar 25
I accidentally gave them Emmerich Godzilla Chin, but I'm still happy I drew Godzilla.
Black and white pen drawing of Shin Godzilla Same drawing but now with a red background and red highlights on teeth and skin
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Jaipur is the Game of the Week! Trade goods and exchange camels in a head-to-head race for gold. Camels are so goofy lookin', but in all the best ways.
A collage of images of the game Jaipur: a doodle of a camel on a pink sticky note; a silver card and a ruby card each depicting different treasures; a set of tokens you get for selling 3, 4, or 5 goods at a time; a set of cloth tokens and a 4-good bonus token; a pile of camel cards; the box for Jaipur.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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George does not have the Halloween spirit.
A brown cavapoo grumpily wearing a teddy bear hat.
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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My favorite costume of all time that came to me as revelation from on high.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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No thanks. Utah Jazz's jersey and overall graphic direction is just so bland. Sure, let's throw grey in there! Why not?
A collage of Utah Jazz players in the new City Edition jerseys that have a grey blocky gradient and baby blue outlines/I-15 silhouette. It is boring.
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Incredible game of Qwixx last night. Thought my red was gonna bring me the W, but boy howdy was I wrong...
Two player sheets from Qwixx showing endgame scores of 131 and 101. The top score sheet has every yellow box crossed out except for one.
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I don't make guac that much, but the world's tiniest red onion really cried out for it.
A cutting board and knife next to an extremely small red onion. The diameter is less than a US 50 cent piece. It's adorable. A bowl of completed guacamole with a chip stuck in it. A bag of lightly seasoned Don Julio tortilla chips. These are so inconsistent with their seasoning. Some chips are completely bald, tasting like the chip equivalent on a La Croix. Some are perfect, but not nearly as many as I want.
October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Hey, @lackriver.bsky.social is on here!
robcramer.bsky.social Rob Cramer @robcramer.bsky.social · 29d
The Draugr by Todd Sanders is the Game of the Week! As one of the entries in the short-lived BGG micro game line, The Draugr has you defend Stjørdal from the reanimated dead. This plague can spread across the citizensry, but is your supply of iron and holy water enough to stop the contagion?
A black and white collage of images of the game The Draugr by Todd Sanders: a sticky note showing some Nordic symbols and the title; a pile of corruption, iron, and holy water tokens; the Town Square card with some tokens on it; the Lady Belthane draugr card; an array of Draugr tokens; the Constable card with the player token on it; the game's envelope.
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
robcramer.bsky.social
The Draugr by Todd Sanders is the Game of the Week! As one of the entries in the short-lived BGG micro game line, The Draugr has you defend Stjørdal from the reanimated dead. This plague can spread across the citizensry, but is your supply of iron and holy water enough to stop the contagion?
A black and white collage of images of the game The Draugr by Todd Sanders: a sticky note showing some Nordic symbols and the title; a pile of corruption, iron, and holy water tokens; the Town Square card with some tokens on it; the Lady Belthane draugr card; an array of Draugr tokens; the Constable card with the player token on it; the game's envelope.
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Bohemians is very funny (with dark subjects like syphilis and homelessness), if a bit long. Gotta find time to meet with fellow radicals before finding love! My job as a journalist can wait!
An array of cards from the game Bohemians. The cards depict different activities in the life of an artist, like "Get in the mood for sculpting" and "Meet with fellow radicals". Above are hardships, like syphilis and insomnia, trials that need to be overcome.
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM