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Ezra Szanton

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Makin' horror games - currently working on a horror rage platformer

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · Mar 14

Severance meets Inscryption in Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game!

👁️👁️👁️Play it now👁️👁️👁️

giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-h...

Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game by Giant Light Studios

Greed is Good.

giantlight.itch.io

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 10d

our new game, in brief! friend 1 gets a card with say ★★ on it, friend 2 pulls a ★★★★ card. then you draw a topic, maybe “animal,” and pick one (1) animal you think friend 1 would rate ★★ and friend 2 would rate ★★★★. guess right and win their card(s)! on KS soon: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 10d

This is so cool!

Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 10d

Really enjoyed the talk by @ezra-szanton.itch.io about "synergy networks" in roguelike games and decided to try implement one. Here's the network generated from the logs of my bot, currently playing Social Media Manager

Link to talk: www.youtube.com/live/Cirv4Uz...

#gamedev #indiegames

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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · Feb 25

I know what you're thinking: "But the magic of my enemies is weak, and their gods are hollow idols!" But what if I told you... that your enemies are thinking the same thing... about YOUR magic, and YOUR gods? And here's what's gonna make the difference: your enemies aren't in this seminar right now.

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · 11d

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 11d

General: (on radio) Your weapons are powered by the guilt you feel over your dead wife. By harnessing Silent Hill’s fog energy you can unlock new Guilt Battle Stances. I’m marking a deposit of Guiltonium on your minimap

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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 19d

Be careful what games you play. 👁️

Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 20d

Thank you!! It's been a blast to work on

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berserk du soleil @aetataureate.bsky.social · 20d

THIS IS DERANGED (COMPLIMENTARY)

Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · Mar 14

Severance meets Inscryption in Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game!

👁️👁️👁️Play it now👁️👁️👁️

giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-h...

Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game by Giant Light Studios

Greed is Good.

giantlight.itch.io

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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 27d

Diligently working on my Mancala Rogue like when life is not completely collapsing around us lol
#TurnbasedThursday #gamedev bsky.app/profile/perr...

Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 28d

LOOK A DISTRACTION !! #Indiedev #gamedev

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Giant Light Studios @giantlight.bsky.social · 21d

@ezra-szanton.itch.io and @shanedenhardt.bsky.social get up to some good looking shenanigans sometimes.

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 21d

Mostly Shane is to be commended for this one

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 21d

Help!🆘

Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 21d

I have a upcoming demo that I need help playtesting. If anyone can help out, lmk!

#indiegame #demo #roguelike

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GothicLordUK @gothiclorduk.bsky.social · 22d

If you enjoy logical deduction, big numbers, and spooky puppets, you must check out Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game!

Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 22d

I've been really enjoying @gothiclorduk.bsky.social's series on Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game! He's quickly becoming very good at the game www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Mr. Magpie's Harmless Cardgame - YouTube

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 22d

I've been really enjoying @gothiclorduk.bsky.social's series on Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game! He's quickly becoming very good at the game www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Mr. Magpie's Harmless Cardgame - YouTube

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 24d

Thanks Harry! I want to write an article on "the mountain and the playground" soon.

Harry Dean Hudson @hdh.me · 24d

Love this metaphor from @ezra-szanton.itch.io !

youtube.com/shorts/fx7GT...

Ezra Szanton Climbing the Mountain & Reaching the Playground #gamedesign #podcast #gamedev

YouTube video by Harry Dean Hudson

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 24d

"I'm in the future too"

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 26d

🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 26d

Mr Magpie once again on the front page of itch!

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Harry Dean Hudson @hdh.me · 27d

@ezra-szanton.itch.io on input and output randomness:

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 28d

Thanks for the shout-out! I've been really mulling over some of the topics you discussed in your chat. Specifically I'm feeling inspired to liberate Mr Magpie from some "round" numbers for the sake of balance (like you said about the 65 pop cap in party house)

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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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DavidCodeAndArt @davidcodeandart.bsky.social · 28d

Blood moon event in-game vs. Blood moon IRL
(UFO-tier image)
#gamedev #indiegame #bloodmoon #pixelart

On the left is an illustration of a shining moon in Heroes Against Time from the "Blood Moon" event, with stars and trees. On the right is a blurry picture of the blood moon I snapped with my phone

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Harry Dean Hudson @hdh.me · Sep 9

The second episode will go live next Tuesday. It's the first episode of a two-part banger with @pengonauts.com and @boxdragon.bsky.social (Star Vaders and As We Descend).

Info on the rest of the season/sign up for email (transcripts, other articles, etc) here: my.playful.work/new-podcast-...

New Podcast: Probably Designed

Conversations with designers and other interesting people about randomness and chance

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · Sep 9

Talking to Harry was an absolute delight!

Harry Dean Hudson @hdh.me · Sep 9

The first espisode of the new podcast is live! This is my conversation with @ezra-szanton.itch.io and randomness and game design in general.

The podcast and transcript are available here but you should also be able to find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.

Enjoy!

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Probably Designed: Ezra Szanton

For the first episode, I had a really nice conversation with Ezra Szanton, a game designer and developer who's recent work includes design on Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game. Ezra and I spoke at leng...

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Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's been 1 year since we released the Shroom and Gloom prototype!🎉

Created over 3 months, the prototype was created to asses the viability of turning Shroom and Gloom into a full game.

Here's how it turned out, alongside the OG jam game made in 10 days:

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · Sep 8

In case you missed it! youtu.be/Cirv4UzNTx8?... (timestamp to the excellent fireside chat with @perryjon.bsky.social, which my talk is after)