Nick Henning
@phoenicks.bsky.social
Phoenicks Gaming boardgame strategy
https://youtube.com/@phoenicksgaming?si=PfDclignyy0YCV3d
Business Game Designer
Ex-mobile game designer #gamedev
https://youtube.com/@phoenicksgaming?si=PfDclignyy0YCV3d
Business Game Designer
Ex-mobile game designer #gamedev
Won the ring in lost ruins of arnak at #wsbg, proceeded to lose in the grand semifinal for a 3rd time. Mostly exciting news but very mixed journey for me
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Won the ring in lost ruins of arnak at #wsbg, proceeded to lose in the grand semifinal for a 3rd time. Mostly exciting news but very mixed journey for me
I stopped applying to jobs a month ago. I'm still receiving rejections 3 times a week.
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I stopped applying to jobs a month ago. I'm still receiving rejections 3 times a week.
Excited to share that I started a new job as a business game designer, which means I'll be focusing on serious games in my professional career, and I guess silly games in my hobby time
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Excited to share that I started a new job as a business game designer, which means I'll be focusing on serious games in my professional career, and I guess silly games in my hobby time
Hired again!!! Thrilled to announce I'll be starting a career as a Business Game Designer soon
July 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hired again!!! Thrilled to announce I'll be starting a career as a Business Game Designer soon
I got my first publisher bite on Catacombs, which has just made my whole day
July 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I got my first publisher bite on Catacombs, which has just made my whole day
Pretty much finished with my gag game, Whale Baron, and I'll make a video about it someday
June 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pretty much finished with my gag game, Whale Baron, and I'll make a video about it someday
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Do folks have a good recommendation for simple software to create player boards / player mats? I use nandeck for everything with a repeating template, but (still!) don't have anything I love for larger "one-off" components. Would love your recs! 🎲✂️
June 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Do folks have a good recommendation for simple software to create player boards / player mats? I use nandeck for everything with a repeating template, but (still!) don't have anything I love for larger "one-off" components. Would love your recs! 🎲✂️
My latest live playthru on Lost Ruins of Arnak generated a ton of commentary even though I lost the game. I think the main reason is that it felt like one of those games where you couldn't just execute "the game plan" and the pivoting challenge was very real.
June 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My latest live playthru on Lost Ruins of Arnak generated a ton of commentary even though I lost the game. I think the main reason is that it felt like one of those games where you couldn't just execute "the game plan" and the pivoting challenge was very real.
Today's playtest was fun for the players and had great critical feedback, the holy grail of test sessions
June 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Today's playtest was fun for the players and had great critical feedback, the holy grail of test sessions
Had a blast at the first Rookscon on MT. Now back to regularly scheduled life for a bit.
May 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Had a blast at the first Rookscon on MT. Now back to regularly scheduled life for a bit.
Double playtest weekend and spent all my Sunday funday putting catacombs on TTS. Exhausting but fun
April 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Double playtest weekend and spent all my Sunday funday putting catacombs on TTS. Exhausting but fun
Yeesh, that last rejection hurt. Really thought I was going to get moved forward. It's a mess put here rn.
April 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yeesh, that last rejection hurt. Really thought I was going to get moved forward. It's a mess put here rn.
This is mostly meant to be a games account but....if you're American, what's happening with deportations rn is sickening and I hope you educate yourself about it. Ideally, call your reps, flood the phone lines.
April 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is mostly meant to be a games account but....if you're American, what's happening with deportations rn is sickening and I hope you educate yourself about it. Ideally, call your reps, flood the phone lines.
Played Catacombes de Paris 3 times this past week and folks continue to really dig it. I'm still grappling with the refill and ending but the core system is just so snappy and satisfying
April 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Played Catacombes de Paris 3 times this past week and folks continue to really dig it. I'm still grappling with the refill and ending but the core system is just so snappy and satisfying
Got Catacombs de Paris in front of my partner last night and she seemed to dig it! I'm so pumped about this game.
April 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Got Catacombs de Paris in front of my partner last night and she seemed to dig it! I'm so pumped about this game.
Recorded my first frosthaven video in over a year. Will go up tomorrow!
April 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Recorded my first frosthaven video in over a year. Will go up tomorrow!
I chat about table talking in this latest video series:
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Table Talk Series: Premise & Ethics
YouTube video by Phoenicks
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April 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I chat about table talking in this latest video series:
youtu.be/zVWbqvW1G5A?...
youtu.be/zVWbqvW1G5A?...
Invited to a design test with a boardgame publisher. Fingers crossed for this one!
April 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Invited to a design test with a boardgame publisher. Fingers crossed for this one!
Played the gaia project expansion tonight. Fun! Still very much the core game but includes some very relevant side boards that inflate the game economy without exploding it. Sadly no one played an expansion faction - oh well guess we'll have to try it again
April 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Played the gaia project expansion tonight. Fun! Still very much the core game but includes some very relevant side boards that inflate the game economy without exploding it. Sadly no one played an expansion faction - oh well guess we'll have to try it again
Finished Split Fiction. I enjoyed the whimsy and novelty of It Takes Two more, but I just love that there's a studio making co op platformers these days. More 2p games to play with my brother plz
April 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Finished Split Fiction. I enjoyed the whimsy and novelty of It Takes Two more, but I just love that there's a studio making co op platformers these days. More 2p games to play with my brother plz
Didn't get pictures on d2 but got in 4 (!) Games of catacombs of Paris with great feedback and some amazing enthusiasm. This game has some legs and I'm feeling really good about it
March 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Didn't get pictures on d2 but got in 4 (!) Games of catacombs of Paris with great feedback and some amazing enthusiasm. This game has some legs and I'm feeling really good about it
A little d1 of unpub. Starting d2 a little late today since I'll be there late tonight
March 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A little d1 of unpub. Starting d2 a little late today since I'll be there late tonight