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"high-no-koh-doh" | Fermentation Wizard | Creator of MIRU | Cofounder of Mimic Publishing: mimicpublishing.com | Link in bio: Hinokodo.com
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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · Jan 8
Hey! If I have something new or you're discovering me for the first time, this is the link to check out: hinokodo.com Everything me in one convenient spot.
Hinokodo.com - H I N O K O D O
Designer of MIRU, PONDUS, and GLITCH TCG | A Fermentation Wizard | Facilitator of Simulations From Elsewhere at Mimic Publishing
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Day 24 recommendation is @shop.peregrinecoast.press Top notch selection of nerdy games from your favourite and soon-to-be-your-favourite game designers. Shop indie from indie shops! It's a win win win situation 😌 peregrinecoast.press
Peregrine Coast Press
Peregrine Coast Press imports to the UK and sells indie RPGs, accessories, and games from international creators.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Your annual reminder to not let folks know you're traveling for the holidays.
Better go ahead and set the flamethrower up and all those glass ornaments on the floor.
two men are looking at fish in front of a seafood box
ALT: two men are looking at fish in front of a seafood box
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December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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had some ideas i wanted to sketch out for the mimic site update at some point. really wanna hit some kind of IDE / pixelated / cyberpunk / brutalist thing with the site at some point. minimally altered pictures really messes with those vibes. (still gotta sell an accurate product) idk
the site reveals an image of the hex kit underneath some large pixels 3 small computer windows form an image of the hex kit together
December 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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This really does get the brain design juices flowing. Imagine a moving inventory system. When objects hit each other, maybe they become damaged, maybe they get bonuses? Maybe far left has higher speed, maybe they make noise.
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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www.affinity.studio/blog/fcr

Attention older affinity users. That free font collection is now available for you. (You can get it from the welcome screen in v2 apparently)
A special type of thank you for Affinity V1/V2 users
The new Affinity app is free for everyone to download, but we’re also gifting something else to our early supporters...
www.affinity.studio
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Pixel art pixel art how do you be.
Pixel art pixel art please pick me.
Pixel art pixel art what a great start.
Pixel art pixel art you have my heart.
Little pixel art sketch from last night
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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exeunt.press
I've been thinking about how to organize a silent/solo game meetup for a while. At a library? Somewhere else? I love the idea of playing solo ttrpg games together.

The idea is not unlike silentbook.club but the logistics, as with all things, can be complicated.

Any experiences to share?
pandiongames.com Andy | Pandion Games @pandiongames.com · 6d
Solo club?? I'd love more details! I was just thinking about organizing a "silent trrpg night" where everyone is playing solo ttrpgs and I'm milling around answering questions players may have.

Kind of a play on silent bookclubs.
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I'm going to try an experiment with commenting on my playthrough of @exeunt.press's Exclusion Zone Botanist solo RPG as I make my way along.

exeuntpress.itch.io/exclusion-zo...
Exclusion Zone Botanist - A Solo Drawing Game by Exeunt Press
A solo botanical sketching hex crawl game.
exeuntpress.itch.io
December 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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CD and MD order coming up. Analog gaming soundtracks. Interesting objects of time. The minidisc, the beautiful ancient future spell book of music and sounds. If you're quick, a device can be found to play them. But a day will come when their secrets will be heard one final time. An analog secret.
Minidisc template getting primed for purchase
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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nearly 48,000 words in Miru 3.
The next games I make are gonna have as few words as possible.
the word count for miru 3 is 47,889 miru 3 cover
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This is too wild not to comment on. The Trump admin has announced the Hunger Games in celebration of the America's 250th. What in the world. May the odds be ever in your favor I guess.
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Trump Announces ‘Patriot Games’ Sports Showdown With Teens From Each State | Seattle's BIN 850
A nationwide state fair on the National Mall and a youth athletic event calling for "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory" to compete against each other are among the marque...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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What a journey. The final chapter of MIRU goes to print tomorrow. The cover reflects the player's knowledge of the enemy they face. When you stare at the cover for MIRU 3, the eyes follow you. Should be out next month if the Hex Kits cross the border ok!🤞🚢

May Alora be with you.
the cover for MIRU I a skeletal figure is loosely drawn with four eyes (holes) the cover for MIRU II. a skeletal figure is more tightly drawn but is still missing a nose and has eyeballs now. It's looking off somewhere. The cover for MIRU 3. The skeletal figure is drawn with more precision, but is still quite glitchy. it now has 6 eyes and they look at the viewer.
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Had an idea in a dream last night. What if, as an advanced variant, there was an area majority element in Elseware Express, an 18xx-like game. End of each round, you check which company has the most presence in each region. Winning company's president gets 1 stock manipulation action. Monopoly rules
sample map that demonstrates the area majority idea. Each company counts all the their stations and tracks that connect to their stations in each region. majority wins 1 stock manipulation action. (they get to move their company stock token in any direction on the stock tracker)
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Have a project you're working on made with the blood, sweat, and tears of real people?

Shout it out with this suite of AI-Free logos. Free to use!

lonearchivist.itch.io/made-by-humans
Made By Humans Asset Pack by Lone Archivist
A logo asset pack for work made without AI-generated content.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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dasemu.bsky.social
I'm happy to share with you the cover image for #StateVector :) there will be adjustments before release of course, but I'm already quite pleased with how it looks!

Huge thanks to @lurnoise.bsky.social and @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social for their work on the illustration and logo design!
The cover page of the work-in-progress tabletop roleplaying game State Vector by Emanuel May. It shows a realistic spacecraft accelerating away from a blueish planet. The spacecraft is white with some blemishes, has a large protective shield in the front and a rotating habitat for the crew. Large containers for cargo and fuel are strapped to the main axis of the spacecraft, followed by the fusion reactor and the drive. Large glowing radiators are spreading out from the reactor. At the top of the cover you see part of a planet, covered mostly in water. The title logo states "State Vector - A hard science fiction rpg" in golden-orange letters. At the bottom of the page is the name of the author "Emanuel May" and a "Human Made - No AI" logo.
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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I wanna spread the word about the Elseware Express and Card & Coin Kickstarter in late Feb. Anybody here have experience with instagram ads? or general advice on getting the word out? I got really lucky with the first MIRU KS and I should probably learn how to advertise a little better.
current form of product cards for elseware express. You have to deliver products to the people! Or you can trade them in for side hustles and gain some reputation and special hook ups. map for elseware express. Players build tracks over the course of the game connecting company stations to cities in need. potential cover for elseware express vol 1. (vol 2 is an 18xx-like mancala game, but that's next year if things go ok)
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Really digging the hexagon rings.
Potential Elseware Express cover.
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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How do these make you feel?
What is this game about?
Right direction? Or am I going down a silly path?
Cover 1 (rings with code) Cover 2 (rings without code) Cover 3 (no grid or perspective)
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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In the 2040s, post y2k2, unrest occurs due to religious terrorists. Their claim of "only 1 heaven" was tested when an AI came along and offered eternity to those who chose it. Thousands of bodies stored in pods in giant buildings. After zealots bombed these buildings, Alora created security guards.
In the south, water in the terrain is more likely. A god that can traverse both was needed. Its fins helped it navigate the water and it's metal tail helped to kill its enemies. its powerful legs allowed it to jump with incredible speed. Time has worn it down. You had no chance to take this down in its prime. Now? May alora be with you.
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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New Yorkers! Weast Coast is popping up at the Art of Play store in Brooklyn today with games, gifts, and merch. We'll be there all day, come through!
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Some gods are formed in the sands of the desert. Taking directions you didn't want them to go. This one just wants to stare at the player. Sorry I didn't have much choice there. Save your luck up for this one. Tread ground carefully, this guy makes the land unstable.
based on the hex kit meeple, i wanted to change it's orientation, but the eye was compelling. base for the god begins to come together. silhouette guides the way its armor sticks to it. It's jaws needed some armor if it's gonna be digging around in the dirt and chewing humans up. vectorized. This god has been damaged by its environment, but once it locks eye with you, there's no escape.
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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How a god is formed. Every god begins as a blob of shapes. Then is draw by someone who doesn't understand perspective or shadows well at all. Reference to previous drawings for some consistency are needed. Then a lot of hope, time, strangling the pen and 40 redraws later and we end up here:
step 1. the god is an idea. a blob of shapes. he fits in his area. this part takes the longest. I redrew this guy like 30 times. I found a pose i thought was decent. Started drawing him with a vector brush for cleaner lines. Robot in the upper left is a previous drawing, trying to keep some consistency, at least with line weight and such. the rest of the god is drawn. about an hour later. This guy is older and his cracks are showing through. Still needs more work. I fixed the back leg, the perspective was off on it. He needs a little more weight and scale somehow. he's supposed to be the size of a building. where we ended up. the thing with being an artist is, even tho you think a work is never perfect/finished. you gotta call it quits at some point. he looks like he's staring at the player about to slam his leg down. scary! most of the mission accomplished.
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I love these covers! what a dynamic range of art
saibep.bsky.social Sai Beppu @saibep.bsky.social · 23d
I was in charge of the layout for the Japanese versions of these games🏗️🦕👨‍💼
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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All hail Alora! MIRU II is at Tabletop Bookshelf.

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tabletopbookshelf.com Tabletop Bookshelf @tabletopbookshelf.com · 15d
MIRU II (MIIRU) by @hinokodo.com is a solo-first mapmaking hex-crawler analog horror game where you run from a God through uncharted territory, survive dangerous situations, and deal with the consequences of your actions.

Read more at the link below:

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A graphic featuring a monochromatic green color palette. Bold black text at the top reads 'NEW ARRIVAL.' The center shows the cover art for 'MIIRU,' with the title written vertically in large white letters next to the subtitle 'AN ANALOG HORROR GAME.' The artwork features a distorted, glitchy line drawing of a face. At the bottom, text reads 'NOW @ TABLETOP BOOKSHELF' with the store name highlighted in yellow.
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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MIRU II (MIIRU) by @hinokodo.com is a solo-first mapmaking hex-crawler analog horror game where you run from a God through uncharted territory, survive dangerous situations, and deal with the consequences of your actions.

Read more at the link below:

tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/news/n...
A graphic featuring a monochromatic green color palette. Bold black text at the top reads 'NEW ARRIVAL.' The center shows the cover art for 'MIIRU,' with the title written vertically in large white letters next to the subtitle 'AN ANALOG HORROR GAME.' The artwork features a distorted, glitchy line drawing of a face. At the bottom, text reads 'NOW @ TABLETOP BOOKSHELF' with the store name highlighted in yellow.
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM