Charlie / EX FIRST GAMES
@ex1st.bsky.social
Japan-based indie BOARD GAME designer/publisher offering Forever Free Print and Play games, Minimal TTRPGs, and Luxury Gaming Accessories: CoinSides 🪙🌪️ https://www.ex1st.com/games
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As a creator of games, zines, and other things l, I have no words to express how much I appreciate gifts like this. Thank you for this wonderful feedback.
January 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM
As a creator of games, zines, and other things l, I have no words to express how much I appreciate gifts like this. Thank you for this wonderful feedback.
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This makes me even more excited about Buried Giant than I was with the initial announcement. It will be interesting to see what new worlds/historical snapshots will enter the board game space.
#boardgamesky
#boardgames
#boardgamesky
#boardgames
Why board game designer Cole Wehrle left Leder, and what comes next
Cole Wehrle tells me that Buried Giant Studios is the key to producing bigger, better, faster board games, and he has PLENTY of ideas ready.
www.wargamer.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This makes me even more excited about Buried Giant than I was with the initial announcement. It will be interesting to see what new worlds/historical snapshots will enter the board game space.
#boardgamesky
#boardgames
#boardgamesky
#boardgames
we&we is a game set in our current world. Here and now. We are all playing it. It’s just that some of us don’t know it yet. Every person is a player. You choose who you will be. Death is permanent. Results are real. And the goal is simple.
Find out more in the comments.
Find out more in the comments.
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 AM
we&we is a game set in our current world. Here and now. We are all playing it. It’s just that some of us don’t know it yet. Every person is a player. You choose who you will be. Death is permanent. Results are real. And the goal is simple.
Find out more in the comments.
Find out more in the comments.
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Today's video is about approaching game design in a new way - trying to design a bad game from the start!
youtu.be/wj3IZtxw_PI
🎲✂️
youtu.be/wj3IZtxw_PI
🎲✂️
Stop trying to design good games
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Today's video is about approaching game design in a new way - trying to design a bad game from the start!
youtu.be/wj3IZtxw_PI
🎲✂️
youtu.be/wj3IZtxw_PI
🎲✂️
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Don't forget...
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Don't forget...
Weekend tour in Nagano and Maysushiro. Learning more about Sanada Nobuyuki, one of the lords in my 2 player game ROKUMON. Can’t wait to reprint this on in 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Weekend tour in Nagano and Maysushiro. Learning more about Sanada Nobuyuki, one of the lords in my 2 player game ROKUMON. Can’t wait to reprint this on in 2026.
Having the best breakfast: sweet red bean paste on toast (thanks Mizu San) and coffee, while watching a Brazilian video review of Sky Towers.
スカイ・タワーズのブラジリアン・ビデオ・レビューを見ながら、トーストに小倉あん（みずさんに感謝）とコーヒーという最高の朝食。
スカイ・タワーズのブラジリアン・ビデオ・レビューを見ながら、トーストに小倉あん（みずさんに感謝）とコーヒーという最高の朝食。
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Having the best breakfast: sweet red bean paste on toast (thanks Mizu San) and coffee, while watching a Brazilian video review of Sky Towers.
スカイ・タワーズのブラジリアン・ビデオ・レビューを見ながら、トーストに小倉あん（みずさんに感謝）とコーヒーという最高の朝食。
スカイ・タワーズのブラジリアン・ビデオ・レビューを見ながら、トーストに小倉あん（みずさんに感謝）とコーヒーという最高の朝食。
Today we are highlighting local retailers in Nagano, Japan that stock our #cardgames, #boardgames, or #dice.
January 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Today we are highlighting local retailers in Nagano, Japan that stock our #cardgames, #boardgames, or #dice.
Don't forget...
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Don't forget...
My copy of we&we has been doodled on and used daily. Today, I shared it with my lovely wife over coffee and jazz. I need to get this zine translated. #wellbeing #reallifegame #selfcaregame
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 AM
My copy of we&we has been doodled on and used daily. Today, I shared it with my lovely wife over coffee and jazz. I need to get this zine translated. #wellbeing #reallifegame #selfcaregame
I'm really happy to enter we&we into the itch.io/jam/mutual-a... Mutual Aid TTRPG Jam. Go check it out!
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I'm really happy to enter we&we into the itch.io/jam/mutual-a... Mutual Aid TTRPG Jam. Go check it out!
When you buy an album, a book, or a boardgame, it’s not just a gift for yourself/friends, it’s a gift for the artist, writer, or designer.
I bought my first CD is years on #bandcamp today. I don’t even have a CD player.
I bought my first CD is years on #bandcamp today. I don’t even have a CD player.
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
When you buy an album, a book, or a boardgame, it’s not just a gift for yourself/friends, it’s a gift for the artist, writer, or designer.
I bought my first CD is years on #bandcamp today. I don’t even have a CD player.
I bought my first CD is years on #bandcamp today. I don’t even have a CD player.
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I’m looking for kind…
/ ttrpg players /
/ zine creators /
/ regular gamers /
/ quest addicts /
/ game designers /
/ content creators /
…to comment on we&we.
I want to send you a copy in exchange for a free and honest review. we&we is here to change your life. Help me reach millions more 💪🔥
/ ttrpg players /
/ zine creators /
/ regular gamers /
/ quest addicts /
/ game designers /
/ content creators /
…to comment on we&we.
I want to send you a copy in exchange for a free and honest review. we&we is here to change your life. Help me reach millions more 💪🔥
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’m looking for kind…
/ ttrpg players /
/ zine creators /
/ regular gamers /
/ quest addicts /
/ game designers /
/ content creators /
…to comment on we&we.
I want to send you a copy in exchange for a free and honest review. we&we is here to change your life. Help me reach millions more 💪🔥
/ ttrpg players /
/ zine creators /
/ regular gamers /
/ quest addicts /
/ game designers /
/ content creators /
…to comment on we&we.
I want to send you a copy in exchange for a free and honest review. we&we is here to change your life. Help me reach millions more 💪🔥
Never underestimate the young ones, they can handle more than we think.
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Never underestimate the young ones, they can handle more than we think.
Hey Skysters!
I need a list of great, silly, and deep questions. What comes to mind?
This post is competing with Threads.
I need a list of great, silly, and deep questions. What comes to mind?
This post is competing with Threads.
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hey Skysters!
I need a list of great, silly, and deep questions. What comes to mind?
This post is competing with Threads.
I need a list of great, silly, and deep questions. What comes to mind?
This post is competing with Threads.
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Want to do something nice and cheap (read: free) for xmas? We need 35 more podcast downloads to reach 1k. You'd make me a very happy teller of tales =D pod.link/1772525120 #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #Horror
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Want to do something nice and cheap (read: free) for xmas? We need 35 more podcast downloads to reach 1k. You'd make me a very happy teller of tales =D pod.link/1772525120 #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #Horror
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
And as the big twist of the campaign, Stradh could be revealed to have become the castle itself (hence mecha-strahd)
After collecting the artifact, you can find him at the castle's heart, tied into the engine like Belos was to the heart of the titan in the finale of Owl's house.
After collecting the artifact, you can find him at the castle's heart, tied into the engine like Belos was to the heart of the titan in the finale of Owl's house.
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
#mörktober #art #украрт #nsfw
Ok. I have spent half a day on it. I'm pleased. Not for the easily impressed, below
Ok. I have spent half a day on it. I'm pleased. Not for the easily impressed, below
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
December 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Every day should be an #ArtShareDay
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