S. Rowan (Craggle Shattercap) 🏳️🌈 🔜PAXU
@echoinglaughter.bsky.social
tabletop gamesmith, running wild
formerly of M:CP, SW:SP, Heroscape
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formerly of M:CP, SW:SP, Heroscape
🏳️🌈
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Hello everyone! I've accrued some account-watchers somewhere along the way.
I haven't been a frequent poster in the past, but that doesn't mean I don't like to chat! If you're here for games, I'm always happy to receive an @ from someone who wants to talk, new or old.
See you around!
I haven't been a frequent poster in the past, but that doesn't mean I don't like to chat! If you're here for games, I'm always happy to receive an @ from someone who wants to talk, new or old.
See you around!
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How to fix soccer:
1. The field is too big, shrink it.
2. Too many players on the field. Limit it to two.
3. Paint the field in a black-and-white grid.
4. The ball is replaced by pure positional advantage.
5. Pawns everywhere.
1. The field is too big, shrink it.
2. Too many players on the field. Limit it to two.
3. Paint the field in a black-and-white grid.
4. The ball is replaced by pure positional advantage.
5. Pawns everywhere.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How to fix soccer:
1. The field is too big, shrink it.
2. Too many players on the field. Limit it to two.
3. Paint the field in a black-and-white grid.
4. The ball is replaced by pure positional advantage.
5. Pawns everywhere.
1. The field is too big, shrink it.
2. Too many players on the field. Limit it to two.
3. Paint the field in a black-and-white grid.
4. The ball is replaced by pure positional advantage.
5. Pawns everywhere.
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🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
This looks really clever and visually stylish. I'd expect nothing less from Postmark! Great job team, I'll see you in December
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 4:55 PM
This looks really clever and visually stylish. I'd expect nothing less from Postmark! Great job team, I'll see you in December
Happy Halloween!
a group of skeletons are standing next to each other in a cemetery .
Alt: a group of animated skeletons dancing by wiggling side to side
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Happy Halloween!
Jackson has been running these Wednesday posts for a long time. I hope to see the indie game crafter community flourish on bsky as it once did in The Old Place
It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Jackson has been running these Wednesday posts for a long time. I hope to see the indie game crafter community flourish on bsky as it once did in The Old Place
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It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!
O-Kay, I'll be trying again this year to hit up PAX Unplugged! I won't make it all three days so if you know me and want to see my face, let me know what days you'll be there.
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
O-Kay, I'll be trying again this year to hit up PAX Unplugged! I won't make it all three days so if you know me and want to see my face, let me know what days you'll be there.
I am always so curious when itch shows me unexpected activity on my old games. What are you up to, gamers....
October 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I am always so curious when itch shows me unexpected activity on my old games. What are you up to, gamers....
I'm happy to announce to anyone not already in the know that I'm striking out on my own once more! I'm a free agent of game design. I have some projects and contracts already in the works that I'm really excited about.
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm happy to announce to anyone not already in the know that I'm striking out on my own once more! I'm a free agent of game design. I have some projects and contracts already in the works that I'm really excited about.
Had to take a break but gettin back to it. Anyone have recs for indie spooky games on itch?
Every year around this time I log into itch and start playing the latest in indie horror game technology. Thought I'd give shout-outs to my favorites as I go along! ->
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Had to take a break but gettin back to it. Anyone have recs for indie spooky games on itch?
It is the second day of fall and Way Too Hot. If you are trying to escape incineration, I've put LAVA WURM on the steepest sale it's ever been on. Now is the time!
itch.io/s/160587/it-is-too-hot-sale
itch.io/s/160587/it-is-too-hot-sale
LAVA WURM | It Is Too Hot Sale by Sarah Rowan
A sale by Sarah Rowan, 70% off LAVA WURM
itch.io
September 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It is the second day of fall and Way Too Hot. If you are trying to escape incineration, I've put LAVA WURM on the steepest sale it's ever been on. Now is the time!
itch.io/s/160587/it-is-too-hot-sale
itch.io/s/160587/it-is-too-hot-sale
Every year around this time I log into itch and start playing the latest in indie horror game technology. Thought I'd give shout-outs to my favorites as I go along! ->
September 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Every year around this time I log into itch and start playing the latest in indie horror game technology. Thought I'd give shout-outs to my favorites as I go along! ->
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Cheat Sheet v.2
nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information
imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i
more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information
imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i
more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
July 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Cheat Sheet v.2
nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information
imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i
more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information
imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i
more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!
If you think what's happening to itch is no good, you can take a couple quick clicks to at least sign a petition about it:
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
July 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If you think what's happening to itch is no good, you can take a couple quick clicks to at least sign a petition about it:
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
I love when I come up with a game idea in a dream. The 'game' is always momentarily exciting and then, upon examination, a befuddling disaster. Fun mental exercise for me when I wake up.
July 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I love when I come up with a game idea in a dream. The 'game' is always momentarily exciting and then, upon examination, a befuddling disaster. Fun mental exercise for me when I wake up.
Do I have any comrades who are RenFest-ers or cosplayers? Looking for advice on where to get some pieces for a RenFest outfit I want to put together! I need:
* YELLOW FEST CLOTHES. Doesn't have to be custom work, just bright, bold yellow in a masculine or androgynous fest-appropriate cut
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* YELLOW FEST CLOTHES. Doesn't have to be custom work, just bright, bold yellow in a masculine or androgynous fest-appropriate cut
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July 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Do I have any comrades who are RenFest-ers or cosplayers? Looking for advice on where to get some pieces for a RenFest outfit I want to put together! I need:
* YELLOW FEST CLOTHES. Doesn't have to be custom work, just bright, bold yellow in a masculine or androgynous fest-appropriate cut
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* YELLOW FEST CLOTHES. Doesn't have to be custom work, just bright, bold yellow in a masculine or androgynous fest-appropriate cut
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It is HOT here today. In celebration of sweltering temperatures, I'd like to remind everyone that my game LAVA WURM can be played for ~free~ on screentop. If you dig it, you can also rate it on itch or BGG. But mostly you can play it for ~free~!
screentop.gg/@Cloaked-in-...
screentop.gg/@Cloaked-in-...
LAVA WURM | Cloaked in Games | Screentop.gg
Play LAVA WURM by Cloaked in Games on Screentop.
screentop.gg
July 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It is HOT here today. In celebration of sweltering temperatures, I'd like to remind everyone that my game LAVA WURM can be played for ~free~ on screentop. If you dig it, you can also rate it on itch or BGG. But mostly you can play it for ~free~!
screentop.gg/@Cloaked-in-...
screentop.gg/@Cloaked-in-...
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In today's video I talk about game design as a craft, and the consequences of how that shift in thinking can influence your own game design journey.
youtu.be/z5teC9KriYQ
🎲✂️
youtu.be/z5teC9KriYQ
🎲✂️
Game design is a craft. Treat it like one.
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
In today's video I talk about game design as a craft, and the consequences of how that shift in thinking can influence your own game design journey.
youtu.be/z5teC9KriYQ
🎲✂️
youtu.be/z5teC9KriYQ
🎲✂️
First EVO Japan, now C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER-- this is my first year watching fights live. I Get It Now. I feel the connection to the games. It's different live.
I have yearn to pick a game and go for a tourney next year. I'd be on Soul Calibur if anyone still ran it... perhaps Tekken 8 calls me
I have yearn to pick a game and go for a tourney next year. I'd be on Soul Calibur if anyone still ran it... perhaps Tekken 8 calls me
May 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
First EVO Japan, now C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER-- this is my first year watching fights live. I Get It Now. I feel the connection to the games. It's different live.
I have yearn to pick a game and go for a tourney next year. I'd be on Soul Calibur if anyone still ran it... perhaps Tekken 8 calls me
I have yearn to pick a game and go for a tourney next year. I'd be on Soul Calibur if anyone still ran it... perhaps Tekken 8 calls me
Grrrrr I want to be at the Tokyo Game Market... one day!
To everyone presenting, great work, the games look amazing !
To everyone presenting, great work, the games look amazing !
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Grrrrr I want to be at the Tokyo Game Market... one day!
To everyone presenting, great work, the games look amazing !
To everyone presenting, great work, the games look amazing !
Check it! My first-ever blueberries are coming in! I spent a long time cultivating this plot to be a good place for them to live; very glad to watch them thrive
April 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Check it! My first-ever blueberries are coming in! I spent a long time cultivating this plot to be a good place for them to live; very glad to watch them thrive
PRIME 4 NEWS, LET'S GO!!!
a robot with green eyes is holding a gun in a video game
ALT: a robot with green eyes is holding a gun in a video game
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
PRIME 4 NEWS, LET'S GO!!!
My package arrived from Japan! Trike is such a smooth game that even the abstract-haters in my family will play it with me. Thanks @kanare-abstract.bsky.social !
March 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My package arrived from Japan! Trike is such a smooth game that even the abstract-haters in my family will play it with me. Thanks @kanare-abstract.bsky.social !
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Free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for use in prototypes
PhyloPic
PhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses. Download silhouettes for use in educational materi...
www.phylopic.org
January 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for use in prototypes
"Pyramidian". Adjective. Used when describing a piece of game design that is of, relating to, or would go really good with the Looney Pyramids. Invented last night* while talking to my wife.
*this claim is unsubstantiated and has not been fact-checked at all
*this claim is unsubstantiated and has not been fact-checked at all
January 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Pyramidian". Adjective. Used when describing a piece of game design that is of, relating to, or would go really good with the Looney Pyramids. Invented last night* while talking to my wife.
*this claim is unsubstantiated and has not been fact-checked at all
*this claim is unsubstantiated and has not been fact-checked at all