Nick Culpin
nickculpin.bsky.social
Nick Culpin
@nickculpin.bsky.social
Software, Design, Game Dev.

nickculpin.com
A quick sketch.

Acrylic on paper.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
How do you find your quick wins?
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Those that self publish, how do you handle licensing & royalties between contributors? 🎲✂️
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Does anyone post WIP rulebooks in a collection? I know we all have them. 🎲✂️
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pity the nation whose people are sheep
And whose shepherds mislead them

Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield personifies resistance as a villainous creature that drains the life out of your motivation to start and finish work. It’s a must read for anyone who has ever struggled with it.
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Found a Stargate.
September 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Rough cut video on how to play Dwarven Dice, a game I made about 5-6 years ago. Prototype from the game crafter.

Dwarven Dice is a player versus player, set collection game for 3-5 players that plays in about 30min.

youtu.be/q9uL3kE_ibE?...

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How to play Dwarven Dice
YouTube video by Nick Culpin
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July 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
You have a new product and have verified market fit. Sign ups begin, a dozen a week, provide a credit card, add their team, use it a few days, and then crickets. Total drop off. You call them, no issues with service. What do you do?
July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Stop lights are apparently more like guidelines in Houston.
May 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Crazy how much of this is “not my problem”

youtu.be/JMYQmGfTltY?...
AI AGENTS EMERGENCY DEBATE: These Jobs Won't Exist In 24 Months! We Must Prepare For What's Coming!
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO
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May 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How The Tariffs Are Affecting My TTRPG Kickstarter!
YouTube video by JP Coovert
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May 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
important discussion at the intersection AI ethics and design happening now.

www.linkedin.com/events/theet...
The ethics of using AI as a designer | LinkedIn
I’ve avoided using AI for far longer than I should as a designer. As a former photographer, it felt wrong considering how AI companies train models. At the same time, it’s clear that experience with ...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you are currently fighting burn out or have been through it in the past, what helped you? looking for answers beyond the regular exercise, food, air, etc...
April 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Is the industry collapsing?

www.reddit.com/r/boardgames...
Final Frontier Games, CMON blamed
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April 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A Pattern Language is so good.
March 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Building blocks of tabletop game design by Engelstein and Shalev is a book I wish I had in school.
February 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Never trust anyone who would put spaces in file names.
January 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you find yourself in Healdsburg California, my good friend Tony is killing the bread game -> www.drycreekbreadco.com
The Dry Creek Bread Co.
Small cottage bakery located in the heart of Dry Creek Valley offering organic, hand crafted, artisan breads.
www.drycreekbreadco.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 PM
How does this app make money?
November 16, 2024 at 5:56 PM