Jordan Magnuson
@jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
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Vagabond game maker. TIGSource, Gametrekking, Loneliness, Game Poems, etc. https://jordanmagnuson.itch.io/
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draknek.bsky.social
Friendly Reminder: If you're planning to apply to the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant, you have until 23:59 PST TODAY to get your application in ⏰‼️

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jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
Straw Dogs is a thoughtful and thought-provoking microgame poem.

Check out this one and all the showcase games at gamepoems.org/showcase
wolfchirp.bsky.social
straw dogs is a microgame-poem i made about cycles, change, and coexistence: wolfchirp.itch.io/straw-dogs

"heaven and earth aren't humane. to them the ten thousand things are straw dogs." –lao tzu, tao te ching

straw dogs is included in this showcase of game poems: gamepoems.org/showcase
twelve pixelated canids
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
This is an open community event designed to highlight and celebrate the amazing breadth of work submitted to the first issue of Game Poems magazine. Includes many outstanding games that simply didn't fit into the first issue due to tight curatorial constraints--not for lack of artistic merrit.
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
Are you a fan of expressive short-form videogames? Check out the first Game Poems Community Showcase at gamepoems.org/showcase

Please play, share, and leave comments!
Submissions to Game Poems Community Showcase #1
gamepoems.org
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
Oh no! What were the main issue(s)?
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pantaloon.io
Hark, some news 📢

Pantaloon is broadening its mission of platforming bold & bizarre games by moving into the world of original publishing, as we seek to become a home for misfits.

Gonna thread some COOL BITS & PIECES

Shares hugely appreciated 🙏

#indiedev | #indiegames | #gamedev
Pantaloon; a home for misfits
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aaronareed.bsky.social
After a long journey (appropriate), 🚨 Downcrawl 2E #TTRPG & the Downcrawl Decks are now live for sale in print & digital!! 🚨

* Build a weird, wondrous underworld, alone or together
* Journey System for dangerous travels
* Optional rules for solo or GM-less play

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
The Downcrawl rulebook and Downcrawl Deck, with cover art showing weird wanderers overlooking a stalactite city suspended over lava. The Downcrawl Deck cards, which have color-coded combinatorial prompts making it easy to generate two-part table results. A page spread from the Downcrawl rulebook, showing the start of the chapter on Journeys.
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
On point. I mean kart. Who really needs a dryer anyway? Nintendo should go in with Samsung to offer washer/karting bundles instead.
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
Thanks for the encouraging comment, Jonah! Always wonderful to hear stories like that!
jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
Do you make weird, artsy, short-form videogames? Or know someone who does? Check out this new zine project I've been working on (intended to kind of bridge poetry/academia/art world/indie games) - and consider submitting a game for the first issue! www.gamepoems.org
Game Poems Magazine
Game Poems is an online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames. The videogame poem is a concept that challenges traditional boundaries betw...
www.gamepoems.org