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games that come alive at dvc.games | queer fem + enby game design collective & publisher | tabletop, rpg, digital, immersive, intersectional, accessible | account co-run by jono & sometimes ben and jess
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Friday 11/14 6PM ESTour Indie Games Night Market Special Preview goes up~
I’ll be active on here & on YouTube so feel free to ask any questions; I’d love to engage & chat about it~
Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks who contributed to make this happen~
(tagged below)
@officialpax.bsky.social
I’ll be active on here & on YouTube so feel free to ask any questions; I’d love to engage & chat about it~
Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks who contributed to make this happen~
(tagged below)
@officialpax.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Friday 11/14 6PM ESTour Indie Games Night Market Special Preview goes up~
I’ll be active on here & on YouTube so feel free to ask any questions; I’d love to engage & chat about it~
Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks who contributed to make this happen~
(tagged below)
@officialpax.bsky.social
I’ll be active on here & on YouTube so feel free to ask any questions; I’d love to engage & chat about it~
Huge thanks to all of the lovely folks who contributed to make this happen~
(tagged below)
@officialpax.bsky.social
Proud of local designer and friend Ben Brin for bringing us Pacts. It has been a pleasure to beautify and build on.
Check out his words on creating the game here, particularly an uncertainty about making a small game as a big-game designer.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Check out his words on creating the game here, particularly an uncertainty about making a small game as a big-game designer.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Designer Diary: Pacts | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Proud of local designer and friend Ben Brin for bringing us Pacts. It has been a pleasure to beautify and build on.
Check out his words on creating the game here, particularly an uncertainty about making a small game as a big-game designer.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Check out his words on creating the game here, particularly an uncertainty about making a small game as a big-game designer.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Got some nice shots of Medusa’s Garden to toss around leading up to Indie Game Night Market. Built and tested in the Team Jasper game night kitchen, it is fun to have made some copies to share with the world.
Pictured: ‘Statues’ posed to hide Medusa from Perseus and his mirror
Pictured: ‘Statues’ posed to hide Medusa from Perseus and his mirror
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Got some nice shots of Medusa’s Garden to toss around leading up to Indie Game Night Market. Built and tested in the Team Jasper game night kitchen, it is fun to have made some copies to share with the world.
Pictured: ‘Statues’ posed to hide Medusa from Perseus and his mirror
Pictured: ‘Statues’ posed to hide Medusa from Perseus and his mirror
A conversational deduction game?
You can only talk one-on-one at a time, where you either show a card, give a card, or use a card each. Players are either good guys trying to kill Dracula before he turns them, or vampires trying to kill Van Helsing. It’s wild.
Does this click as cool for anyone?
You can only talk one-on-one at a time, where you either show a card, give a card, or use a card each. Players are either good guys trying to kill Dracula before he turns them, or vampires trying to kill Van Helsing. It’s wild.
Does this click as cool for anyone?
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A conversational deduction game?
You can only talk one-on-one at a time, where you either show a card, give a card, or use a card each. Players are either good guys trying to kill Dracula before he turns them, or vampires trying to kill Van Helsing. It’s wild.
Does this click as cool for anyone?
You can only talk one-on-one at a time, where you either show a card, give a card, or use a card each. Players are either good guys trying to kill Dracula before he turns them, or vampires trying to kill Van Helsing. It’s wild.
Does this click as cool for anyone?
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"I'm not a fan of gory movies."
- person who hasn't seen Psycho Goreman, probably
- person who hasn't seen Psycho Goreman, probably
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"I'm not a fan of gory movies."
- person who hasn't seen Psycho Goreman, probably
- person who hasn't seen Psycho Goreman, probably
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"Game designers will routinely fail at making something fun. When the game of making games is played right, it is always right outside the edge of what the designers know how to do."
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Game designers will routinely fail at making something fun. When the game of making games is played right, it is always right outside the edge of what the designers know how to do."
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Incredible quote from an amazing article. Something I'm only beginning to understand 10+ years in to designing.
Big day of testing mats and getting some new photos to throw around social media.
First up: Scream Park. Jerry and I had to break a tie of 68 points each.
First up: Scream Park. Jerry and I had to break a tie of 68 points each.
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Big day of testing mats and getting some new photos to throw around social media.
First up: Scream Park. Jerry and I had to break a tie of 68 points each.
First up: Scream Park. Jerry and I had to break a tie of 68 points each.
I rarely get a new phone. I try to run whatever I own into rags before thinking of getting a new one.
But this new phone auto-screens political spam texts. I wish I knew this sooner.
But this new phone auto-screens political spam texts. I wish I knew this sooner.
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I rarely get a new phone. I try to run whatever I own into rags before thinking of getting a new one.
But this new phone auto-screens political spam texts. I wish I knew this sooner.
But this new phone auto-screens political spam texts. I wish I knew this sooner.
I don’t have an MTG mat so I assembled one with what I have around.
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I don’t have an MTG mat so I assembled one with what I have around.
We are making new, awesomely better mats for all our games. Almost no creasing, and the fabric grips the components. Gonna have them available for a couple bucks as an upgrade, and switch out the material for all future game printings. Karnak’s mat, because it’s so impactful, will be free.
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are making new, awesomely better mats for all our games. Almost no creasing, and the fabric grips the components. Gonna have them available for a couple bucks as an upgrade, and switch out the material for all future game printings. Karnak’s mat, because it’s so impactful, will be free.
Nice musical cards!
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Nice musical cards!
Self-Diagnosed… Dracula???
It is hard being punk.
It is hard being punk.
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Self-Diagnosed… Dracula???
It is hard being punk.
It is hard being punk.
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I’m thrilled to share we have a special video going through *every* game at the 2025 Indie Games Night Market (at PaxU)!
We’re working with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, some awesome designers, playing some games, all to give you a thorough set of previews & reviews to see the games you won’t want to miss~
We’re working with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, some awesome designers, playing some games, all to give you a thorough set of previews & reviews to see the games you won’t want to miss~
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m thrilled to share we have a special video going through *every* game at the 2025 Indie Games Night Market (at PaxU)!
We’re working with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, some awesome designers, playing some games, all to give you a thorough set of previews & reviews to see the games you won’t want to miss~
We’re working with @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, some awesome designers, playing some games, all to give you a thorough set of previews & reviews to see the games you won’t want to miss~
Best use of my time? No. Fun use of my time? Yes.
I think all of these are identifiable with a little thinking.
I think all of these are identifiable with a little thinking.
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Best use of my time? No. Fun use of my time? Yes.
I think all of these are identifiable with a little thinking.
I think all of these are identifiable with a little thinking.
Playthings has players guess which token is theirs, but through touch and sound, as their eyes are closed as the tokens are placed by the Night Terror. However, they can instead ‘cheat’ and peek, if they can get away with it.
The push-and-pull of making this tension work has been tricky.
The push-and-pull of making this tension work has been tricky.
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Playthings has players guess which token is theirs, but through touch and sound, as their eyes are closed as the tokens are placed by the Night Terror. However, they can instead ‘cheat’ and peek, if they can get away with it.
The push-and-pull of making this tension work has been tricky.
The push-and-pull of making this tension work has been tricky.
Fun side activity of the day: Poking again at more graphics for this musical-writing game.
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Fun side activity of the day: Poking again at more graphics for this musical-writing game.
Our current plans, plots, and schemes. Anything stand out for you?
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our current plans, plots, and schemes. Anything stand out for you?
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Is it okay if I tell you about some horror themed board games real quick? 👻🎃
@trickortreatstudio.bsky.social
@worldchamp.bsky.social @dvcgames.bsky.social @pubgob.bsky.social @blacklettergames.bsky.social @hollowpress.bsky.social
@trickortreatstudio.bsky.social
@worldchamp.bsky.social @dvcgames.bsky.social @pubgob.bsky.social @blacklettergames.bsky.social @hollowpress.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Is it okay if I tell you about some horror themed board games real quick? 👻🎃
@trickortreatstudio.bsky.social
@worldchamp.bsky.social @dvcgames.bsky.social @pubgob.bsky.social @blacklettergames.bsky.social @hollowpress.bsky.social
@trickortreatstudio.bsky.social
@worldchamp.bsky.social @dvcgames.bsky.social @pubgob.bsky.social @blacklettergames.bsky.social @hollowpress.bsky.social
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Hoy hemos probado en casa Scream Park de @dvcgames.bsky.social en y ha sido todo un éxito.
Un juego de draft realmente bonito y cuidado.
Gracias @danthurot.bsky.social por el descubrimiento.
Un juego de draft realmente bonito y cuidado.
Gracias @danthurot.bsky.social por el descubrimiento.
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hoy hemos probado en casa Scream Park de @dvcgames.bsky.social en y ha sido todo un éxito.
Un juego de draft realmente bonito y cuidado.
Gracias @danthurot.bsky.social por el descubrimiento.
Un juego de draft realmente bonito y cuidado.
Gracias @danthurot.bsky.social por el descubrimiento.
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Tis the season for Scream Park and Underberg. @dvcgames.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Tis the season for Scream Park and Underberg. @dvcgames.bsky.social
We technically have a blog, because it is mainly useful for me to mark and post key information for SEO and other purposes. But also, it means taking a moment to summarize or discuss 'news' of what is going on. So here is the post today that 'announces' Playthings, our VERY peculiar parlor game.
Announcing: Playthings
We didn't think we would make a game quite like this, but here we go: Playthings is going to be a thing you can play! While the design idea is pretty old (the first seed of it coming from a game of Ma...
dvc.games
October 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We technically have a blog, because it is mainly useful for me to mark and post key information for SEO and other purposes. But also, it means taking a moment to summarize or discuss 'news' of what is going on. So here is the post today that 'announces' Playthings, our VERY peculiar parlor game.
Jerry and I (Jono) played a fast game of Pacts during a quick break between things yesterday. In case seeing the game played a bit may be of interest before it hits PAXU.
It continues my theme of doing these little office play videos and getting humbled.
It continues my theme of doing these little office play videos and getting humbled.
Jasper Plays: Pacts
YouTube video by Jasper Beatrix
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October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Jerry and I (Jono) played a fast game of Pacts during a quick break between things yesterday. In case seeing the game played a bit may be of interest before it hits PAXU.
It continues my theme of doing these little office play videos and getting humbled.
It continues my theme of doing these little office play videos and getting humbled.
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Unboxing Here Lies, a murder mystery game unlike any other by @dvcgames.bsky.social #herelies #murder #boardgames #dvcgames #unboxing
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Unboxing Here Lies, a murder mystery game unlike any other by @dvcgames.bsky.social #herelies #murder #boardgames #dvcgames #unboxing
IDK if it would appeal to anyone, but if you have a game that fits our vibe/box/style and are going to PAXU, be sure to reach out in some regard and I can schedule some time for us.
Although I do mean if it fits- we get game pitches that don't fit our deal, especially our box, and its a letdown.
Although I do mean if it fits- we get game pitches that don't fit our deal, especially our box, and its a letdown.
October 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
IDK if it would appeal to anyone, but if you have a game that fits our vibe/box/style and are going to PAXU, be sure to reach out in some regard and I can schedule some time for us.
Although I do mean if it fits- we get game pitches that don't fit our deal, especially our box, and its a letdown.
Although I do mean if it fits- we get game pitches that don't fit our deal, especially our box, and its a letdown.