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Knave of Cups
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Online shop dedicated to supporting inclusion and creativity in the tabletop roleplaying community. We also have a TTRPG vending machine. Just 2 people trying to sell bits of paper that help you imagine.

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · Feb 28
Hello, we're Knave of Cups

We launched on April 1st 2022 (not a joke)

We're named after the Page of Cups, the tarot card meaning youthful, unexpected inspiration that springs from the unconscious mind

(that's the fish - that's who's whispering grand ideas)
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A brightly-colored spread of products arranged around a painted wooden sculpture of the Knave of Cups logo (a lavender fish springing out of a mystical lavender chalice). The products range from blue and pink dice to psychedelic playing cards to holographic tarot cards to TTRPG zines
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mirror-lock.bsky.social
I’ll be posting this again closer to PAX, but just so you know, I’ll be wearing these pins while I’m there! I don’t expect anyone to recognize my face on sight, especially behind a mask, so I figured I should try to look the way I do on the internet.
Two round pins resting on a table. One of them bears the white-and gold mask logo from Kaiya’s profile picture. The other is a portrait of Kaiya’s character Lilissen Winterstar, from Curse of Strahd: Twice Bitten.
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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exeunt.press
Using blackjack to raise the dead! ⚰️💀👑

Exploring Necromancer Heretic by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social and how traditional games can be modified and recontextualized as the basis for modern board games and TTRPGs: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/necro-here...

#ttrpg #solorpg #gamedesign #boardgames 🎲✂️
Using blackjack to raise the dead
Exploring Necromancer Heretic by Junk Food Games and how traditional games can be modified and recontextualized as the basis for modern board games and TTRPGs.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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New this month: Hamsters & Himbos by @pandiongames.com
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Giant hamsters plague Willowdale! Three hot, well-meaning dudes wanna help you find out why! Their brawn + your brains = a solved mystery. (And happy neighbors.) A surreal, charming Hints & Hijinx solo RPG from the creator of the system itself
The cover of Hamsters and Himbos, The small town mystery of Unmatched Thiccness. A horizontally-oriented periwinkle book with pastel stripes along the bottom and a variety of friendly-looking cartoon hamsters hanging out An interior example from Hamsters and Himbos. Book is horizontally-oriented and printed on a periwinkle/lavender colored paper. The lefthand page is titled Locations In Willowdale and includes information about what to do at a location as well as descriptions of The Library and The Mayor's Office. At the bottom of the page, a long-haired tri-color cartoon-style hamster is smiling. The righthand page continues the list/description of locations such as The Bakery, The Farm, The Water Tower, The High School, and The Cemetary
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
Pictures of a pink sea anemone sitting on top of a hermit crab shell.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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On the up-side, coming soon to the vending machine!

(Thank you for your folding 👏🏽)
perplexingruins.bsky.social Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 1d
My poor fingers , lol! Nothing like designing, printing, folding, and shipping one’s own game!
But yea, the time spent as a DIY maker 🤨
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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possibleworlds.bsky.social
Will edits nearly all of our books these days and is Very Good at it. I've already hired them for at least one 2026 project and so should you!
willjobst.bsky.social will jobst -> paxu @willjobst.bsky.social · 1d
planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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New this month: time-bridging, evil-fighting duet Tether by Adam Baffoni, with optional accompanying artifact/journal by @pandiongames.com
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Once a generation, an ageless entity wakes to terrorize your small town. The Tether transcends time. Write to one another, work together, collect information
The cover of Tether, a roleplaying came for two by Adam Baffoni. Image is an ink drawing-style open field with a treeline in the distance. In the foreground, a certainly evil-looking growth of tangled, thorny vines emerges from the earth. It has glowing, blank white eyes An example from the interior of Tether. The lefthand page is titled Worldbuilding and includes questions to help shape the setting and the town as well as a guide to Character Creation. The righthand page is titled How To Play and includes directions for Building The Deck of Providence and Using The Deck of Providence. Rural-looking/small town images are collaged around the edges of the pages - a little church, a little shack, a branch with sharp leaves The cover of The Tether Journal. A black background with gold embellishment framing the edges of the cover and gold title lettering. The shadows of leaves and branches are arranged along the top and bottom An interior example from The Tether Journal. A dual-page spread called The Connection, with places to write your world building/scene setting answers. Questions with blanks include "Where is the town?" and "Name one landmark in town that has remained" and "What are the major industries in town?"
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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annethegnome.bsky.social
I finally played The Librarian's Apprentice and I rate it 9/10 for fun and 3/10 for accuracy of what it's like working in a library.

The 3 was for the screeching patron who killed me. Which happens most days, honestly.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Happy drop weekend! New in the shop: Emissary by @playsamovar.bsky.social
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A GMless multiplayer storytelling RPG inspired by The Hainish Cycle, Ursula K Le Guin's stories of Hain-seeded human(ish) worlds. Guide an Emissary from Here (their world) to There (a fantastic and mysterious new world)
The cover of Emissary, A story game inspired by Ursula K Le Guin's Hainish Cycle. The cover is a colorful jungle-like environment with a single figure (taking the place of the "a" in "emissary") walking into the distance An interior example from Emissary. The lefthand page is titled Phase III: Worlds In Motion and gives directions for the Emissary's visit to a place called Here. There are guidelines for the First Scene. The righthand page continues the directions and includes guides for Subsequent Scenes
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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HAPPY DROP WEEKEND! New in the shop: Song of the Scryptwyrm by @almostbedtime.bsky.social
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A solo Librarian's Apprentice mystery built on the Hints & Hinjinx system! Travel the Library, interview suspects, get distracted by strange Library artifacts, gather clues, find the Scryptwyrm's stolen song
The cover of Song of the Scryptwyrm, A Librarian's Apprentice Mystery. Faux-weathered like a brown leather tome with gold leaf framing embellishment. A photorealistic blue and gold butterfly rests on the bottom right of the cover An interior example from The Song of the Scryptwyrm. The faux-worn off-white pages are framed by Victorian scrollwork and have photorealistic scraps of Library memorabilia "on" them, covering some page contents. The lefthand page might contain information about the Scryptwyrm but it's been covered by two items: an old-school circulation card with dates stamped on it and signed, typed note. The righthand page continues the Scrptwyrm's information (more readable) along with a scrap of whiter paper titled "Narrative Control 101: Presentation Transcript" that appears to be scotch taped to the bottom half of the page
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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oh! does this mean… i’m winning…
tumblr posts glass--beach the point of art is not to be great but to make it transparently obvious that there is something wrong with you naniiebimworks oh. this is a much better standard to live by. 87,617 notes
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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patrickwyman.bsky.social
You can't live your life based on hate - that way lies madness and bitterness - but allowing yourself to slip into hater mode from time to time is a lovely little treat, like a drunk cigarette or a decadent slice of cake
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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The “Come play with us” scene from The Shining, but it’s your friends trying to get you to play a German board game with a rule book thicker than a Brandon Sanderson novel.
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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IT'S A DROP WEEKEND! New stuff's in, like...
HUNT[ER/ED] a vicious (yet introspective) duet by @meghanlynnftw.bsky.social & @superdillin.bsky.social
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One monster, one hunter. Use a roll-race mechanic (or a hook-and-ring game) between story elements. Bonus solo rules by @moreblueberries.bsky.social
The cover of HUNT[ER/ED], a game by Dillin Apelyan and Meghan Cross. A hunter and monster locked in the final moments of a duel - the monster holds the hunter's head in its jaws, the hunter stabs the monster in the throat with their sword An interior example from Hunt(er/ed). The lefthand page is titled Setup and includes a list of What You Need To Play. The righthand page continues with setup instructions, including a diagram of the seven-circle game board and a note for safety while playing Solo
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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annethegnome.bsky.social Gnome Anne @annethegnome.bsky.social · 3d
I have a VISION of a 2-player journaling TTRPG where the artifact at the end is a complete architecture for a CYOA-style text game
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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YOOOOO WIZARDS CHEST!
(This shop is nearby Jen's day job, they have a 10/10 façade and sponsor the annual Halloween parade)
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Lol the next mini-painting night at @tpkbrewing.bsky.social will feature this character. If you paint them, don't forget to cross out their little heraldic symbol (as pictured). No kings, baby
A painted 3d mini of a green frog wearing a tunic and utility belt over a tabard. The logo on their chest is crossed out. They've got a protest sign slung over their shoulder that says "RESIST"
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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snapcube.gay
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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perplexingruins.bsky.social
Revamped this little game and got it printed on some fun paper! @knaveofcups.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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For our 🦇 PALS OF THE EVENING PERSUASION, today's a drop day! Fresh stuff in the shop!
knaveofcups.com Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 4d
THE NOVEMBER DROP IS HERE! Tiny board games galore 🎁 THE TIME WE HAVE and other dark duets 🎁 arcane solo games, curious visitors, +summer camp 🎁 HIS MAJESTY THE WORM 🎁 Hints & Hijinx mysteries for estate executors, surreal librarians, and small-town sleuths with himbo pals

Check it all out... 🧵
A smorgasbord image of some of the new items in the shop. Games like The Time We Have, Song of the Scryptwyrm, Sanctuary & Sentinel, Hunt(er/ed), O Patron Mine, Abomination, Emissary, Camp Snallygaster, and travel board game Risk: Strike. Scattered across the games are tarot-sized cards with illustrations of different doors on them, different worlds to choose from in The Time We Have
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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hinokodo.com
Life is just a blink. We get a handful of years and it's gone. Our time here is so fleeting on this floating speck in space. We must promise our limited corpses a few pleasures while we're conscious to enjoy them.
Get a slice of Baja Blast tropical lime pie. You're alive. You earned it.
They put sin in a pie for $20
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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unburntwitch.com
when you say “I did the thing”, you are engaging in a little bit of harmless millennialisms

when I say “I did The Thing”, it means I fucked a shapeshifting alien that represents paranoia and the ways it drives people into madness and self destruction

we are not the same
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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playsamovar.bsky.social
Omg the second coolest thing about being included in the @knaveofcups.com catalogue is getting to see your product against one of their impeccably selected backdrops 😍 🌌
knaveofcups.com Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 4d
Got a whole crew ready to play? We grabbed...
👻Camp Snallygaster by @pandiongames.com - a nostalgic 90s summer camp horror game built on quick roll over/under system Lasers & Feelings
🚀Emissary by @playsamovar.bsky.social - a collaborative storytelling game about a curious visitor to a new place
The cover of Camp Snallygaster, The monstrous summer of '93, A summer camp hack of Lasers & Feelings, by Pandion Games. The cover is vintage cream-colored with black ink trees and a mysterious-looking creature floating among them An interior example of Camp Snallygaster. On the lefthand page, a d12 table to determine plot points about the monster, for example (1) trying to be friends with everyone but keeps messing up and killing people instead and (5) cuddly and cute until night when it transforms into a monstrous creature and kills its victims and (11) trapped in an endless time loop. The righthand page is titled Running The Game, with subsections like Play to Find Out, Telegraph Dangers, and Build the Camp Together The cover of Emissary, A story game inspired by Ursula K Le Guin's Hainish Cycle. The cover is a colorful jungle-like environment with a single figure (taking the place of the "a" in "emissary") walking into the distance An interior example from Emissary. The lefthand page is titled Phase III: Worlds In Motion and gives directions for the Emissary's visit to a place called Here. There are guidelines for the First Scene. The righthand page continues the directions and includes guides for Subsequent Scenes
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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pandiongames.com
The November Drop from @knaveofcups.com has a ton of great games and includes ✨ 5 ✨ games related to Pandion!

Estate of Play by @glyphtide.games
Tether by Adam Baffoni
Song of the Scryptwyrm by @almostbedtime.bsky.social
Hamsters & Himbos and Camp Snallygaster by us!

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November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM