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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 13

I developed and released Cranky Cove! Happy to chat any time. play.date/g/cc

【Playdate】海辺の町の物語、ご機嫌いかが？【Cranky Cove】

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 8

Whoa, Japanese YouTube channel Yukkuri #Playdate Channel posted a video about Cranky Cove!

"You can really feel the love the creators have for the game."

☺️

youtu.be/rS3_bksfSSE

YouTube video by y.playdate.channel

【Playdate】海辺の町の物語、ご機嫌いかが？【Cranky Cove】

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 8

Whoa, Japanese YouTube channel Yukkuri #Playdate Channel posted a video about Cranky Cove!

"You can really feel the love the creators have for the game."

☺️

youtu.be/rS3_bksfSSE

YouTube video by y.playdate.channel

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 5

Went ahead and put some quotes praising Cranky Cove on its #Playdate Catalog page.

My favorite one is from @indievoice.bsky.social: “It's like a zen garden, if the zen garden demanded perfectly-aligned crab cakes.” 😁

play.date/games/cranky...

#Blacklist CGE | Codenames: Back to Hogwarts

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · Aug 4

We do! The term is "game night."

Reddit post: “Does the community have a term for when you have a game night and no one except the host is focused on the game?”

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 4

😭

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Greg Loring-Albright, PhD (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social · Aug 4

Back Marceline up if (when) the BGG trolls come out!

CGE made a mistake, and they can listen to trans leaders like Marceline about how to make it right. But until they do, #BlacklistCGE

Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · Aug 4

I created a thread where I share the link to the zine I made on bgg for the new codenames.

Surely there will be transphobes who come to attack me for it—so please help support me on there!

boardgamegeek.com/thread/35536...

Hey everyone! It’s the day after Gen Con and I’m planning to be in recovery for at least a week before I can really be active again—but I wanted to offer this resource to the community who wants it. ...

boardgamegeek.com

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Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.bsky.social · Aug 4

Played a Peak Kickstarter Euro game & it was like Stefon fr Saturday Night Live: "This game has EVERYTHING! Area control, deck building, multi-use cards, set collection, modular board, tech trees, auctions, worker placement, variable player powers, tile laying, expansions, Game Trayz, & solo mode!"

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Aug 4

Literally was about to reply with that 😂

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TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's Cranky Cove day (from @jonsimantov.bsky.social) on Playdate Unofficial, and if you like what you read it's ON SALE right now, too! www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/cranky-cove

Cranky Cove — Playdate: The Unofficial Website

Crank that, flip it, and reverse it

www.playdateunofficial.com

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Watch It Played @watchitplayed.tv · Jul 29

I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.

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Vriess @vriess.bsky.social · Jul 28

Buy this game if you have a playdate. It is the perfect example of what creativity the playdate can inspire.

No other game makes me want to hurl my device through a wall due to my own incompetence but also play “just one more round”

Also achievements!

Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Jul 26

Not only is my game Cranky Cove on sale right now at its lowest price ever, but there's also a free demo available! If you have a #Playdate handheld system, now you have no excuse not to try it. play.date/g/cc

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Jul 26

Not only is my game Cranky Cove on sale right now at its lowest price ever, but there's also a free demo available! If you have a #Playdate handheld system, now you have no excuse not to try it. play.date/g/cc

Cranky Cove (Free Demo) by Jon Simantov

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Jul 26

And here's a link to the Cranky Cove demo: jonsimantov.itch.io/cranky-cove #Playdate

Spin, craft, serve, and grow a thriving town! Only on Playdate.

jonsimantov.itch.io

Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Jul 26

Here's the Cranky Cove trailer once again: youtu.be/g9JLUL13vzk #Playdate

Cranky Cove trailer

YouTube video by Jon Simantov

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · Jul 26

Not only is my game Cranky Cove on sale right now at its lowest price ever, but there's also a free demo available! If you have a #Playdate handheld system, now you have no excuse not to try it. play.date/g/cc