Taylor Shuss 🔜 PAXU
@drawnonward.bsky.social
Tabletop Game Designer of 🏳️🌈Stonewall Uprising, 🛫Fold & Fly! and more to come. (he/him)
Lover of Gundams, handsome men & dexterity games.
Lover of Gundams, handsome men & dexterity games.
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One of the original playtests of the super fun game. At the AEG #Larkstone house Oct 2019
Got the final ingredients needed to really get production of Fold & Fly! into high gear before PAX Unplugged. 🌈🛫
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One of the original playtests of the super fun game. At the AEG #Larkstone house Oct 2019
Got the final ingredients needed to really get production of Fold & Fly! into high gear before PAX Unplugged. 🌈🛫
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Got the final ingredients needed to really get production of Fold & Fly! into high gear before PAX Unplugged. 🌈🛫
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
Now just gotta get printing & gluing!
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Coupon Clipper is going to be at PAXU!
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Coupon Clipper is going to be at PAXU!
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Day 3 of @sdhistcon.bsky.social is a wrap, and my final day at the con unfortunately. Had a lovely time as always and already excited to get back next year.
Played some superb games throughout the event with some of the best people around!
Played some superb games throughout the event with some of the best people around!
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Day 3 of @sdhistcon.bsky.social is a wrap, and my final day at the con unfortunately. Had a lovely time as always and already excited to get back next year.
Played some superb games throughout the event with some of the best people around!
Played some superb games throughout the event with some of the best people around!
Day 1 of @sdhistcon.bsky.social was great. Got to play some prototypes of mine with some very smart people and got some amazing feedback.
Excited for day 2!
Excited for day 2!
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Day 1 of @sdhistcon.bsky.social was great. Got to play some prototypes of mine with some very smart people and got some amazing feedback.
Excited for day 2!
Excited for day 2!
Ohhh yeah, that's the stuff. 🚆🌊
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ohhh yeah, that's the stuff. 🚆🌊
About to board my train down to @sdhistcon.bsky.social. Always a great convention. Will have my IGNM game on hand to show off there.
Speaking of, that was just added to PAX U's preview page. I'd absolutely love if people gave it a thumbs up ahead of the event! 🌈🛫
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
Speaking of, that was just added to PAX U's preview page. I'd absolutely love if people gave it a thumbs up ahead of the event! 🌈🛫
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
PAX Unplugged 2025 Preview
PAX Unplugged is a tabletop gaming-focused event that grew out of the video game-focused PAX events, and this preview highlights new games being demoed or sold.
boardgamegeek.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
About to board my train down to @sdhistcon.bsky.social. Always a great convention. Will have my IGNM game on hand to show off there.
Speaking of, that was just added to PAX U's preview page. I'd absolutely love if people gave it a thumbs up ahead of the event! 🌈🛫
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
Speaking of, that was just added to PAX U's preview page. I'd absolutely love if people gave it a thumbs up ahead of the event! 🌈🛫
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
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Headed out to SDHist this weekend. Very excited to be going this year, with a back full of prototypes as usual! I will also have a copy of Fold & Fly! on hand to demo for those curious.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Headed out to SDHist this weekend. Very excited to be going this year, with a back full of prototypes as usual! I will also have a copy of Fold & Fly! on hand to demo for those curious.
Headed out to SDHist this weekend. Very excited to be going this year, with a back full of prototypes as usual! I will also have a copy of Fold & Fly! on hand to demo for those curious.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Headed out to SDHist this weekend. Very excited to be going this year, with a back full of prototypes as usual! I will also have a copy of Fold & Fly! on hand to demo for those curious.
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Gamedesigners (and also editors/publishers)! Please show off your prototype workshops and tools.
I am especially interested in solutions for precise cutting a ton of cards, for cutting/punching round tokens and storing components.
Currently looking at rollcutters as my current solution is ...
🎲✂️
I am especially interested in solutions for precise cutting a ton of cards, for cutting/punching round tokens and storing components.
Currently looking at rollcutters as my current solution is ...
🎲✂️
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Gamedesigners (and also editors/publishers)! Please show off your prototype workshops and tools.
I am especially interested in solutions for precise cutting a ton of cards, for cutting/punching round tokens and storing components.
Currently looking at rollcutters as my current solution is ...
🎲✂️
I am especially interested in solutions for precise cutting a ton of cards, for cutting/punching round tokens and storing components.
Currently looking at rollcutters as my current solution is ...
🎲✂️
Spring Cleaning has been *the* card shedding game my group has gone back to over and over. Super excited it has a new version and hoping I love all the updates this has. 👻🐭
I designed a card game! This is Haunted Mouse and you can join me in this tutorial to see how it plays :)
youtu.be/jeYycf5aqZc
youtu.be/jeYycf5aqZc
Haunted Mouse - Learn While Playing
YouTube video by Getting Games
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Spring Cleaning has been *the* card shedding game my group has gone back to over and over. Super excited it has a new version and hoping I love all the updates this has. 👻🐭
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Just ordered lamination pouches to create a limited run of “deluxe” copies of Resilience — these will include laminated sheets, dry erase markers, and dice, all packaged in a poster tube, only for sale at Indie Games Night Market!
Got to try out @gregisonthego.bsky.social's IGNM release the other day, Resilience!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just ordered lamination pouches to create a limited run of “deluxe” copies of Resilience — these will include laminated sheets, dry erase markers, and dice, all packaged in a poster tube, only for sale at Indie Games Night Market!
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With Spooky Season in full swing, I highly recommend you check out both of these games from @connor.alwaysawake.games !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
Club Spooky & That's the Spirit
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls in Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in That's the Spirit
www.kickstarter.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
With Spooky Season in full swing, I highly recommend you check out both of these games from @connor.alwaysawake.games !
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
They are unique and an absolute blast to play, Tylor and I have really enjoyed them. Please share along if you have the capacity!
Got to try out @gregisonthego.bsky.social's IGNM release the other day, Resilience!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Got to try out @gregisonthego.bsky.social's IGNM release the other day, Resilience!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
Highly recommend giving this a look at PAX U when it releases. One thing I am enamored with about this game is the kind of dialogues it can start about community prep work.Great work Greg, thanks for sharing!
Pleasantly productive week. Got two new games to the table:
- A pickup & deliver trick taker
- a racing game that uses a component I have never seen in a board game before
Both went great! Way better than most first drafts. 🎉
Did you get any playtesting done this week? Tell me about your games!
- A pickup & deliver trick taker
- a racing game that uses a component I have never seen in a board game before
Both went great! Way better than most first drafts. 🎉
Did you get any playtesting done this week? Tell me about your games!
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pleasantly productive week. Got two new games to the table:
- A pickup & deliver trick taker
- a racing game that uses a component I have never seen in a board game before
Both went great! Way better than most first drafts. 🎉
Did you get any playtesting done this week? Tell me about your games!
- A pickup & deliver trick taker
- a racing game that uses a component I have never seen in a board game before
Both went great! Way better than most first drafts. 🎉
Did you get any playtesting done this week? Tell me about your games!
Protest & playtest
October 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Protest & playtest
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Over the past 6 months or so I've been using cheap, foldable pizza boxes for my prototypes. They are a bit flimsy but handy for organizing new games quickly, and stack flat very well.
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Over the past 6 months or so I've been using cheap, foldable pizza boxes for my prototypes. They are a bit flimsy but handy for organizing new games quickly, and stack flat very well.
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
Over the past 6 months or so I've been using cheap, foldable pizza boxes for my prototypes. They are a bit flimsy but handy for organizing new games quickly, and stack flat very well.
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Over the past 6 months or so I've been using cheap, foldable pizza boxes for my prototypes. They are a bit flimsy but handy for organizing new games quickly, and stack flat very well.
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
What kind of boxes do you use for your prototypes? Is there a cheap but more sturdy alternative I should look into?
Sometimes I reread playtesting feedback and my notes are amusing without context. Some highlights:
maybe no one wants to go home?
losing player decides truth?
i *think* i like books?
need to incentivize more cheating
maybe no one wants to go home?
losing player decides truth?
i *think* i like books?
need to incentivize more cheating
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sometimes I reread playtesting feedback and my notes are amusing without context. Some highlights:
maybe no one wants to go home?
losing player decides truth?
i *think* i like books?
need to incentivize more cheating
maybe no one wants to go home?
losing player decides truth?
i *think* i like books?
need to incentivize more cheating
How could I miss this one! The Flatout crew + the incredibly handsome @rf-seattle.bsky.social have been such a fantastic teamup. Original Cascadia is such a pleasant game, and I bet @flatoutgames.bsky.social were firing on all cylinders for a followup!
Check this one out!
Check this one out!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes!
I did development work for this one, and it's surprising how differently it plays from the original Cascadia.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
I did development work for this one, and it's surprising how differently it plays from the original Cascadia.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes
A standalone puzzly tile-layering follow-up to the award-winning game Cascadia, with beautiful artwork by Beth Sobel!
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How could I miss this one! The Flatout crew + the incredibly handsome @rf-seattle.bsky.social have been such a fantastic teamup. Original Cascadia is such a pleasant game, and I bet @flatoutgames.bsky.social were firing on all cylinders for a followup!
Check this one out!
Check this one out!
Some very cool games on crowdfunding launching today!
First up is @connor.alwaysawake.games's Club Spooky & That's the Spirit. Connor has a pleasant indie style that I absolutely love. Out of Sorts wowed a lot of people and I expect these to be great as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
First up is @connor.alwaysawake.games's Club Spooky & That's the Spirit. Connor has a pleasant indie style that I absolutely love. Out of Sorts wowed a lot of people and I expect these to be great as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Club Spooky & That's the Spirit
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls in Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in That's the Spirit
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Some very cool games on crowdfunding launching today!
First up is @connor.alwaysawake.games's Club Spooky & That's the Spirit. Connor has a pleasant indie style that I absolutely love. Out of Sorts wowed a lot of people and I expect these to be great as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
First up is @connor.alwaysawake.games's Club Spooky & That's the Spirit. Connor has a pleasant indie style that I absolutely love. Out of Sorts wowed a lot of people and I expect these to be great as well!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Are there any pick up & deliver trick takers?
Because I think I might be designing one 😅
Because I think I might be designing one 😅
October 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Are there any pick up & deliver trick takers?
Because I think I might be designing one 😅
Because I think I might be designing one 😅
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I've had a drop in attendance for a couple playtesting groups I run, and I've been trying to figure out if it's part of a larger trend or just a natural rhythm (maybe the holiday season started early?).
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I've had a drop in attendance for a couple playtesting groups I run, and I've been trying to figure out if it's part of a larger trend or just a natural rhythm (maybe the holiday season started early?).
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Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...