Adam Stichter 🔜 Gen Con!
@puzzlekindcreative.com
(He/him) Hey, I'm Adam, a worship tech director, escape room designer & board game designer.
bicycler 🚴🏻 & gardener 🍓
Trans rights = human rights
Puzzle creations and games for sale: https://ko-fi.com/ajstichter
🧩✂️ Puzzle & Escape Game Design
bicycler 🚴🏻 & gardener 🍓
Trans rights = human rights
Puzzle creations and games for sale: https://ko-fi.com/ajstichter
🧩✂️ Puzzle & Escape Game Design
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Thought it'd be good to do an introduction post - Hi! I'm Adam, an escape game, puzzle box, solo ttrpg, and board game designer.
The pictures are of my puzzleboxes, my solo/coop card game "My Small Garden", one of the rooms in my Air BnB game, and elements from my escape game builds.
The pictures are of my puzzleboxes, my solo/coop card game "My Small Garden", one of the rooms in my Air BnB game, and elements from my escape game builds.
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Mass market games are more likely to be sold in "normal" stores instead of hobby stores/direct sales. Also less likely to have the designer credited (or framed as "a game by" x), more likely for games to be "owned" by the publisher.
It's a little like trying to separate a movie from an "art movie".
It's a little like trying to separate a movie from an "art movie".
Is there a generally understood definition of hobby board games vs. Mass Market board games? 🎲✂️
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mass market games are more likely to be sold in "normal" stores instead of hobby stores/direct sales. Also less likely to have the designer credited (or framed as "a game by" x), more likely for games to be "owned" by the publisher.
It's a little like trying to separate a movie from an "art movie".
It's a little like trying to separate a movie from an "art movie".
Is there a generally understood definition of hobby board games vs. Mass Market board games? 🎲✂️
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Is there a generally understood definition of hobby board games vs. Mass Market board games? 🎲✂️
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
It feels wrong to me to just chalk it up to the number sold, but I'm not sure why that is.
I have a game in this too!
You can pick up the book here! It contains:
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I have a game in this too!
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You can pick up the book here! It contains:
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You can pick up the book here! It contains:
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
“Games For a Rainy Day
54 micro-games, puzzles, and more by independent game designers and artists.”
www.txtbooks.us/product/game...
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AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
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My birthday is 31st of October (Halloween), so it's only appropriate for my games to be part of Itch's Halloween Sale :) Get Abdec and/or Workworkwork PDFs for 50% off (until Monday)
itch.io/s/164916/let...
itch.io/s/164916/let...
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My birthday is 31st of October (Halloween), so it's only appropriate for my games to be part of Itch's Halloween Sale :) Get Abdec and/or Workworkwork PDFs for 50% off (until Monday)
itch.io/s/164916/let...
itch.io/s/164916/let...
Down to inbox 10 and you know it's only because I'm procrastinating on work.
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Down to inbox 10 and you know it's only because I'm procrastinating on work.
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Howdy! @czamboni.bsky.social and I are looking to connect with TTRPG / LARP creators from outside of North America creating games that address oppression and resistance from a cultural perspective. We're putting together a list for potential guests for our podcast-in-progress!
#TTRPG #LARP
Howdy! @czamboni.bsky.social and I are looking to connect with TTRPG / LARP creators from outside of North America creating games that address oppression and resistance from a cultural perspective. We're putting together a list for potential guests for our podcast-in-progress!
#TTRPG #LARP
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Howdy! @czamboni.bsky.social and I are looking to connect with TTRPG / LARP creators from outside of North America creating games that address oppression and resistance from a cultural perspective. We're putting together a list for potential guests for our podcast-in-progress!
#TTRPG #LARP
Howdy! @czamboni.bsky.social and I are looking to connect with TTRPG / LARP creators from outside of North America creating games that address oppression and resistance from a cultural perspective. We're putting together a list for potential guests for our podcast-in-progress!
#TTRPG #LARP
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I realized the names are in alphabetical order. That helps significantly.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 16th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 16th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
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October 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I realized the names are in alphabetical order. That helps significantly.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 16th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 16th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 15th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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Really tried to not take a hint on this one.
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Really tried to not take a hint on this one.
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 15th 2025) in less than 8 minutes
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Really tried to not take a hint on this one.
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Really tried to not take a hint on this one.
I could have probably gotten this one without hints if I had taken more time. Fun! 🧩
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 14th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 14th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I could have probably gotten this one without hints if I had taken more time. Fun! 🧩
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 14th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 14th 2025) in less than 7 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 12th 2025) in less than 15 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 12th 2025) in less than 15 minutes
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Glad to see the Tabletop Games series at @uofmpress.bsky.social take off with @jreylee.bsky.social's book on Catan.
Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.
Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.
October 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Glad to see the Tabletop Games series at @uofmpress.bsky.social take off with @jreylee.bsky.social's book on Catan.
Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.
Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.
This one felt pretty good. No mistakes and one hint.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 11th 2025) in less than 14 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 11th 2025) in less than 14 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This one felt pretty good. No mistakes and one hint.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 11th 2025) in less than 14 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 11th 2025) in less than 14 minutes
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No AI is used in any of my games. You can find this Human Made icon on everything I make.
Really great icon pack by Hinokodo
Really great icon pack by Hinokodo
Caught up on the livecast from this week. Someone mentioned that other companies are starting to put 'no ai was used' kind of notes on their games and in rulebooks. I think y'all might be interested to know that there is a movement there and people look for that!
@stonemaiergames.com
@stonemaiergames.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No AI is used in any of my games. You can find this Human Made icon on everything I make.
Really great icon pack by Hinokodo
Really great icon pack by Hinokodo
Doing this first thing in the morning is maybe not what my brain is up for.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 10th 2025) in less than 22 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 10th 2025) in less than 22 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Doing this first thing in the morning is maybe not what my brain is up for.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 10th 2025) in less than 22 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Oct 10th 2025) in less than 22 minutes
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So when you’re planning for your pitch, think not just in terms of your fun, mechanical hooks—make sure everything is working towards fulfilling the appeal of your game’s promised experience.
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
So when you’re planning for your pitch, think not just in terms of your fun, mechanical hooks—make sure everything is working towards fulfilling the appeal of your game’s promised experience.
as a person who designs narrative-focused things, I think that staying true to the story is vitally important to escape game design - if your puzzles or mechanics aren't in service to the story pull players out of the immersion and they begin to realize themselves as frustrated players. ✂️🧩
In today's video I go over things I learnt from designing 3 different narrative game systems in my design career, and how other designers can think about approaching new narrative games!
Props to Dave Neale and @philwh.bsky.social for being awesome co-designers :)
youtu.be/YJmJ1IALfGc
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Props to Dave Neale and @philwh.bsky.social for being awesome co-designers :)
youtu.be/YJmJ1IALfGc
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What I learned from selling millions of narrative games
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
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October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
as a person who designs narrative-focused things, I think that staying true to the story is vitally important to escape game design - if your puzzles or mechanics aren't in service to the story pull players out of the immersion and they begin to realize themselves as frustrated players. ✂️🧩
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Good morning! It's Pizzamas, and that means I can finally tell people about THIS:
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
Pizzamas One Shot - Part II
Did you absolutely love the first adventure? Well we’ve got a new one cooked up for you! Now with some new pre-gen characters and packed with a whole lot of excitement! Are you a DM? If you purchase t...
pizzamas.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Good morning! It's Pizzamas, and that means I can finally tell people about THIS:
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
Reposted by Adam Stichter 🔜 Gen Con!
The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.
Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
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14,292 games released on Steam in 2025 alone.
1100 new board games at SPIEL.
The sheer number of games being released now, all over the world by all these different sizes of teams, really boggles the mind, but what *really* boggles the mind is still having to *defend game studies* despite all that.
1100 new board games at SPIEL.
The sheer number of games being released now, all over the world by all these different sizes of teams, really boggles the mind, but what *really* boggles the mind is still having to *defend game studies* despite all that.
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
14,292 games released on Steam in 2025 alone.
1100 new board games at SPIEL.
The sheer number of games being released now, all over the world by all these different sizes of teams, really boggles the mind, but what *really* boggles the mind is still having to *defend game studies* despite all that.
1100 new board games at SPIEL.
The sheer number of games being released now, all over the world by all these different sizes of teams, really boggles the mind, but what *really* boggles the mind is still having to *defend game studies* despite all that.
Hey look, you can spend money to let a corporation spy on you! 🤨
Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they’ve been in months
Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they’ve been in months
You can save $15.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hey look, you can spend money to let a corporation spy on you! 🤨