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Thing 12 Games at Orca Con
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Indie board game publisher of fun, easy to learn, interactive entertainment. And dad jokes. Lots of dad jokes.
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Hey gamers!

Hit Me is our first straight to publish game!

It’s a fun push-your-luck style card game with super powered types brawling it out. The game is played with a communal deck that grows and changes as people take damage.

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We are at Aki-ban Con, in Lake Stevens!

Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!

aki-ban.org
Many of Hollandspiele’s games are like that. Unique themes, twisty mechanics, and decisions which make one think.

Check out Meltwater, This Guilty Land, and this:

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The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America
The battle over voting rights in the United States.
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I am unreasonably (reasonably?) excited for this!

That podcast is outstanding and your games are always something unique, fun, and mind-bendy.

I have high hopes about this one as well!
Hah! So it is!

Yeah, that game is wonderfully brain warpy!
Titled: “Welcome to Enumclaw”.
While not a phone, one of my all time favorite weird 80s gadgets was my chicken alarm clock that sang an oddly catchy song.

Well, I thought it was catchy. Everyone else thought it was annoying AF. 😂

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Vintage 1980's Rhythm Rock n' Roll Chicken alarm clock
YouTube video by Sathandra D
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Agreed. These 4 were phones that I or friends had throughout the 80s.

Gotta love the funky designs. 😍
I actually kind of like the scoring track. Being able to peel away previous scoring so it doesn’t get in the way visually is rather helpful and cuts down on mental clutter.

It’s a little clunky, sure…but I really like what it ultimately succeeds in.
We also played Above & Below: Haunted by Red Raven Games.

This is essentially Above & Below 2.0, with a few new elements added in.

The changes are excellent, fixing some issues the group had with the original. Highly recommended.
We then played The Others: 7 Sins by CMON.

I *really* love this game & theme. A top 10 for sure.

I played the sin of Gluttony, gaining bonuses each time the players did.

It was a very close game, but I ultimately stopped the Faith players, crushing their attempts at victory. 😈
Some games played at PAX West.

Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.

It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.

Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!
I would enjoy that (math nerd) but yeah…that’s a SUPER niche audience game.

Cool idea though!
They put out an expansion not too long ago as well.
My day job is working at Zulus Board Games, so I get to see all the new stuff coming through. 😉
Hey @613mandi.bsky.social

New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.

Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉
I don’t blame you at all. Anyone considering travel to the US would need to question their ability to leave without being imprisoned first.

I certainly miss ya…but when one lives in a totalitarian fascist hellscape, one is oft to not get visitors. 😿
No embarrassment. It just means we have excellent taste. ;)

Glad I could bring up some new ones. :)