Man. I love talking to folks about creativity.

And how art has co-opted the word, and how each of these elders are far more creative than school, society, or the world has led them to believe.

Can’t wait to see how they play with their newfound permission to get creatively messy. ☺️

For designers creating a board game about the senses, the Northern Lights are like a candy dish to us.

Like, it’s cool that the universe is gobsmackingly beautiful. But it’s even more amazing that we *experience* the concept of beauty in nature.

Part of why I wanted to make board games is so people can play with creativity before there are any stakes. The creative process is far messier than society allows.

#knitters: Purling gets easier, right?

When you create a board game, some rabbit holes lead you straight to ancient history.

Humanity needed to understand each other through play even before we had the wheel.

Dooo-oood.

Excited for Halloween to spark a whole new set of perspectives… I mean, this guy can’t wait! 💀

One of our goals is to create different versions: kids, travel, literary, Finland, etc.

And: a senior edition! We just playtested at a senior center, and they absolutely lit up while playing.

Making board games is the best job in the world. 🥰

boardgames #community

Board game names!

1. Perceptual
2. That Makes Sense
3. Subjective
4. Imagine That
5. Story Over Sense
6. Senseption
7. Pet the Bear
8. Six Layers
9. Lincoln Hates Beets
10. You As We Are

Which one do you most *want* to play?

#boardgames #naminghelp

I just learned that emus don't actually hide their heads in the sand. What?? #MindBlown ... Still, I really like "Emu hiding their head in the sand" as a perspective. Can we keep it? -JJ

Our game’s ‘Sense’ cards lists their category (taste, interoception, etc).

In playtests, people *love* declaring almost rebelliously: “Oh, I didn’t even LOOK at the sense!”

Q: Why is skipping the ‘hint’ so emotionally satisfying?

#cogsci #behavior #neuroscience #psych #boardgamedesign

🚨 Alert
🍋 Challenge
🌿 Calm
🧊 The blues

Creativity moves through all of ‘em.

Coming up with Sense cards for our board game (name *still* TBD) is the most fun thing e-var. 🤩♟️🎲
#boardgame #perception

Which of these evokes bigger feelings: a Concert, a Rock Concert or Outdoor Concert? As inspired by the Waxahatchee concert at the Zoo couple of days ago :)

Testing some weirder ‘You As’ Perspective cards. Any ‘oh totally!’ or ‘hell no’ first impressions?

* You on your deathbed
* You + bad life choices
* You on the Death Star
* Your liver, personified
* Your evil twin
* You, vomiting

#playtesting #boardgames #creativethinking

We started out as 'Lincoln Hates Beets.' The AI art still haunts me.

We've considered 'Words Over Whiskey', 'Slugs Over Slogans,' 'Siltaso,' and 'Pet the Bear.' Sigh. Naming is haaaa-aaaard! (Maybe we should check with Jennifer to see if she'd mind? 😂)

More playtesting! This time at Bundok Books in #Puyallup, WA with my OPALs creativity group. Pure. Joy. 😍 From Gem, an OPAL and the owner of Bundok:
"We can’t wait to carry this board game in stock and even have it on hand for customers to play on our Slow Sundays."

🥰

Gem describes our game perfectly. ☺️

If you’re near #puyallup this weekend, go check out Bundok Books’ grand opening. #indiebookstore #boardgames

Stinky cheese. The smell of gasoline. The first Martian colony. Cruises. Beets. Petting a bear. Getting your teeth cleaned. Banana slugs.

You know that thing you love (or hate) that everyone feels the opposite about? Here’s your chance to make your case. Coming Nov 2025. Name TBD.

#boardgames