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Rory Muldoon

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Graphic designer making games. One half of @postmarkgames.bsky.social. 52 Realms, Voyages, Waypoints, Skora. He/him. www.postmarkgames.com

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hi #portfolioday! 🙌

I’m Rory, a graphic designer and illustrator making analog games that you print at home.

🎲 postmarkgames.com

Map and folded cover for the game Waypoints

Map and penguin illustrations for the game Aquamarine

Map and playing cards for the game 52 Realms: Adventures

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Matthew Dunstan @matthewdunstan.bsky.social · 1d

Today's video was a hard one for me to make - I wanted to talk about my experiences going through burnout in the last year or so as a game designer, and aspects of the wider tabletop industry that contribute to that.

youtu.be/D2rC_8F10R8

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The reality of being a full time game designer

YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan

youtu.be

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · Jan 16

Hi all 👋 I’m Steve aka RobotWig. I'm a freelance creative & miniature photographer based in the UK.

I’m very passionate about my work. All my miniature photos are made using practical FX, real lighting, figures & miniature sets.

If you love movies give me a follow 🙏

#introduction #photography

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 2d

Some excellent games here. I particularly love The Solitaire Conspiracy which is probably the most beautiful and engaging version of solitaire you’ll ever play.

Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Steam Autumn Sale! 🍂

You deserve some new video games, and all of ours are discounted for the next 7 days (with a couple as low as £2.39). Go pick them up for yourself or gift them!

A line-up of Bithell Games' self-published titles, all of which are on sale for Steam's Autumn Sale. Each game's box art has its discount listed beneath it:

Thomas Was Alone - 50% off
Volume - 75% off
Subsurface Circular - 50% off
Quarantine Circular - 50% off
The Solitaire Conspiracy - 50% off
TRON: Catalyst - 66% off
The Banished Vault - 33% off

To the right of the background image sits a robotic Tek, the protagonist in Subsurface Circular.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

Ooof good luck next time! That’s a great game too

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

Eight years ago I was spending far too much time branding a fake NBA team in 2K17

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

I say campaign, we’re just working our way through the scenarios in ascending order. I haven’t looked at the actual campaign books yet but I’m enjoying the different scenarios a lot.

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

My partner is pasting me in our Battle of Hoth campaign. We’ve played six scenarios and I’ve won just one.

I thought I’d got victory in the last game, and even uttered the words ‘you’re still winning the campaign though’. That was the curse that felled my poor plastic troops.

Still a great game.

Groups of model infantry on a snowy hex map. Some of the spaces contain hexagon tiles representing different terrain.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks so much Suz!

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

That’s great to hear! Hope you enjoy the new map 🗺️

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

New Waypoints map!

Waypoints is maybe the game I’m most proud of. I genuinely believe it does something different in the roll & write space and love making new stuff for it.

If you like the sound of free form route planning then you should probably check it out.

Postmark Games @postmarkgames.bsky.social · 3d

Waypoints Map 5 is here, and we’re off to the North Alpine Foothills! Fill your whisky flask, venture into the great lochs, and grab your bike to make use of one of the many biking trails.

A graphic of an OS style map depicting icons, contour lines and geographical features. Text reads 'Waypoints' 'The North Alpine Foothills' 'Out Now'

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 3d

Eight years ago I was spending far too much time branding a fake NBA team in 2K17

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 5d

This reminds me I need to buy the expansion. I’ve heard great things.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 6d

Working for the bird instead of working for the man.

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 6d

Other than some necessary rest to recover from a cold, this week has all been Postmark Games work, and it’s been rad.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Well it was broken for a long time and I didn’t have the energy to fix it. I think it’s in a better shape now though so we’ll see if I’m more motivated to get it finished now 😅

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks!

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Ace, both of those things are the right vibe :)

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Should have read happy *to* spread the word. Blasted winter bug has my brain on slow mode.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Ace, happy spread the word :)

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

In my humble opinion Breakup Gaming Society is right up there with the best in tabletop media. If you dig this considered exploration of the excellent Resist!, great news, there’s a hundred other episodes to get stuck into. www.breakupgamingsociety.com/episodes/res...

@natewarren.bsky.social

Resist! First Play Caps a Summer of Battling David Thompson Solo Wargame Designs — Breakup Gaming Society

Welcome to World War 2's most poignant battlefields: Resist!, Pavlov's House and Battle Card overran my game table this summer.

www.breakupgamingsociety.com

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you 🙏

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

This looks super interesting. Very intrigued

Ben Nicholas ⚪️ Looking for work! @belgianboolean.bsky.social · 7d

Sonder-44 is my new project. Here's a big thread of art & info.

Part scrapbook, part narrative, part worldbuilding, Sonder-44 follows The Photographer, a photojournalist participating in the D-Day landings, finds himself suddenly transported to an alternate 1944 where time and space has broken.

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Calvin! Needs some work before I take it online but I’ll let you know when I do

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Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! Just a prototype for now but I’m enjoying developing the art with each version.

Rory Muldoon @rorymuldoon.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks Mike. I’m sure I will at some point, though the first version worked digitally and not very well in person, so I’ll probably focus on in person play tests until it’s further along.