David
@s3rv4nt.bsky.social
Christian, foster/adoptive parent & board game designer
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David
@s3rv4nt.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Howdy folks 👋
I'm the designer of Nightfall, World-Z League and Unchained and intend to use this account primarily for interacting with the board game design community.
Currently I'm working on an abstract cooperative time-travel game, a micro dexterity game and a real-time card game.
🎲 ✂️
I'm the designer of Nightfall, World-Z League and Unchained and intend to use this account primarily for interacting with the board game design community.
Currently I'm working on an abstract cooperative time-travel game, a micro dexterity game and a real-time card game.
🎲 ✂️
So long, and thanks for all the fish 🐬
Bluesky was fun but its algorithms continue to frustrate the experience I'm after 😞
I'll remain on Mastodon for the foreseeable future 🐘
fosstodon.org/@s3rvant
Bluesky was fun but its algorithms continue to frustrate the experience I'm after 😞
I'll remain on Mastodon for the foreseeable future 🐘
fosstodon.org/@s3rvant
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So long, and thanks for all the fish 🐬
Bluesky was fun but its algorithms continue to frustrate the experience I'm after 😞
I'll remain on Mastodon for the foreseeable future 🐘
fosstodon.org/@s3rvant
Bluesky was fun but its algorithms continue to frustrate the experience I'm after 😞
I'll remain on Mastodon for the foreseeable future 🐘
fosstodon.org/@s3rvant
Orapa Mine is a puzzly little brain burner of a board game
We've played it several times already usually enough rounds each session so each player can have a turn designing the puzzle
#boardgames #gaming
We've played it several times already usually enough rounds each session so each player can have a turn designing the puzzle
#boardgames #gaming
January 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Orapa Mine is a puzzly little brain burner of a board game
We've played it several times already usually enough rounds each session so each player can have a turn designing the puzzle
#boardgames #gaming
We've played it several times already usually enough rounds each session so each player can have a turn designing the puzzle
#boardgames #gaming
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If you're arriving here after the #tiktokban, here's some help finding some lovely board game humans to follow.
Oh hello. I've created LISTS, packed with #boardgame humans. Find some new folks to follow!
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Press: bsky.app/profile/more...
bsky.app
January 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
If you're arriving here after the #tiktokban, here's some help finding some lovely board game humans to follow.
Daughter and son-in-law came over tonight which means... board games! She requested roll-n-writes and specifically another go at Orapa Mine with picks ending up as:
1 game of Welcome To (lost)
3 rounds of Orapa Mine (won x2)
1 game of Koala Rescue Club (won, 1st time playing)
#boardgames #gaming
1 game of Welcome To (lost)
3 rounds of Orapa Mine (won x2)
1 game of Koala Rescue Club (won, 1st time playing)
#boardgames #gaming
January 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Daughter and son-in-law came over tonight which means... board games! She requested roll-n-writes and specifically another go at Orapa Mine with picks ending up as:
1 game of Welcome To (lost)
3 rounds of Orapa Mine (won x2)
1 game of Koala Rescue Club (won, 1st time playing)
#boardgames #gaming
1 game of Welcome To (lost)
3 rounds of Orapa Mine (won x2)
1 game of Koala Rescue Club (won, 1st time playing)
#boardgames #gaming
Kiddos have been building better Pokemon decks so looked up some cheaper decks to tinker with and ended up building a budget Greninja EX deck based on a few others that I had found. Looking forward to seeing how it holds up.
pokemoncard.io/deck/budget-...
#pokemontcg #pokemon #gaming
pokemoncard.io/deck/budget-...
#pokemontcg #pokemon #gaming
Budget Greninja EX / Chien-Pao EX - PokemonCard
<p>Greninja is main attacker w - PokemonCard
pokemoncard.io
January 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Kiddos have been building better Pokemon decks so looked up some cheaper decks to tinker with and ended up building a budget Greninja EX deck based on a few others that I had found. Looking forward to seeing how it holds up.
pokemoncard.io/deck/budget-...
#pokemontcg #pokemon #gaming
pokemoncard.io/deck/budget-...
#pokemontcg #pokemon #gaming
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Peeps, the physical version of Everspark is just around the corner, which means you just have TWO MORE DAYS to get it at pre-sale price. 🥳🥳
Now is the time! 📣📣
Now is the time! 📣📣
January 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Peeps, the physical version of Everspark is just around the corner, which means you just have TWO MORE DAYS to get it at pre-sale price. 🥳🥳
Now is the time! 📣📣
Now is the time! 📣📣
Roller coaster of emotions over the arrival of Dragon Eclipse
🤩 at arriving a day early
😬 seeing 30-40 minute unboxing guide
😍 unpacking the gorgeous minis
😭 at the hour it actually took to unbox
☺️ looked through all the sorted bits
Now to schedule game day!
#DragonEclipse #boardgames #gaming
🤩 at arriving a day early
😬 seeing 30-40 minute unboxing guide
😍 unpacking the gorgeous minis
😭 at the hour it actually took to unbox
☺️ looked through all the sorted bits
Now to schedule game day!
#DragonEclipse #boardgames #gaming
January 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Roller coaster of emotions over the arrival of Dragon Eclipse
🤩 at arriving a day early
😬 seeing 30-40 minute unboxing guide
😍 unpacking the gorgeous minis
😭 at the hour it actually took to unbox
☺️ looked through all the sorted bits
Now to schedule game day!
#DragonEclipse #boardgames #gaming
🤩 at arriving a day early
😬 seeing 30-40 minute unboxing guide
😍 unpacking the gorgeous minis
😭 at the hour it actually took to unbox
☺️ looked through all the sorted bits
Now to schedule game day!
#DragonEclipse #boardgames #gaming
Game day with oldest kiddos including Beacon Patrol, Trailblazers, Welcome To and Quacks of Quedlinburg (not pictured)
Didn't win any of them; fun times regardless 😊
#boardgames #gaming
Didn't win any of them; fun times regardless 😊
#boardgames #gaming
January 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Game day with oldest kiddos including Beacon Patrol, Trailblazers, Welcome To and Quacks of Quedlinburg (not pictured)
Didn't win any of them; fun times regardless 😊
#boardgames #gaming
Didn't win any of them; fun times regardless 😊
#boardgames #gaming
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Hollywood High School will serve as an evacuation site for the Sunset fire in Hollywood, KTLA reported. The school is at 1521 Highland Ave. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Sunset fire in Hollywood Hills: Evacuations, shelter
An evacuation zone was established between the 101 Freeway and Laurel Canyon and between Mulholland Drive and Hollywood Boulevard.
www.latimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hollywood High School will serve as an evacuation site for the Sunset fire in Hollywood, KTLA reported. The school is at 1521 Highland Ave. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Protospiel Online is one of my favorite conventions as a game designer; both getting and giving feedback with other designers has lead to some of the most rapid design iteration of any other playtesting I've done
About 1.5 days left on early bird prices for Protospiel Online Jan 17-19 2025 -- you can still get the lowest price available for Jan through 11:59pm EST Mon Jan 6!
All Jan 2025 attendees get a digital swag bag, including 30% off a Screentop Pro account for 1 year! 🎲✂️
protospiel.online/badges
All Jan 2025 attendees get a digital swag bag, including 30% off a Screentop Pro account for 1 year! 🎲✂️
protospiel.online/badges
Badges - Protospiel Online
3 days of playtesting on Discord + virtual tabletop. 10% of total badge sales go to charities supporting human rights.
protospiel.online
January 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Protospiel Online is one of my favorite conventions as a game designer; both getting and giving feedback with other designers has lead to some of the most rapid design iteration of any other playtesting I've done
Reposted by David
🌟 Find the #boardgame community on Bluesky with these resources! 🌟
A feed dedicated to board games: bsky.app/profile/more...
📑 LISTS! 📑
Publishers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Designers & Developers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Artists:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Creators & Press:
bsky.app/profile/more...
A feed dedicated to board games: bsky.app/profile/more...
📑 LISTS! 📑
Publishers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Designers & Developers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Artists:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Creators & Press:
bsky.app/profile/more...
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🌟 Find the #boardgame community on Bluesky with these resources! 🌟
A feed dedicated to board games: bsky.app/profile/more...
📑 LISTS! 📑
Publishers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Designers & Developers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Artists:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Creators & Press:
bsky.app/profile/more...
A feed dedicated to board games: bsky.app/profile/more...
📑 LISTS! 📑
Publishers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Designers & Developers:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Artists:
bsky.app/profile/more...
Creators & Press:
bsky.app/profile/more...
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Couldn’t resist and added a map-making procedure to Everspark 😄
This one used hand gestures! Boy, the fun I have with those things 😅
This one used hand gestures! Boy, the fun I have with those things 😅
January 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Couldn’t resist and added a map-making procedure to Everspark 😄
This one used hand gestures! Boy, the fun I have with those things 😅
This one used hand gestures! Boy, the fun I have with those things 😅
Well deserved IMO
January 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Well deserved IMO
Reposted by David
Good news, peeps!
If you missed the Everspark campaign, now it is available as a pre-launch sale on itch! And you get immediate access to the updated beta version (nearly the final game) for a discounted price!
Share the news! 🌟
capacle.itch.io/everspark
If you missed the Everspark campaign, now it is available as a pre-launch sale on itch! And you get immediate access to the updated beta version (nearly the final game) for a discounted price!
Share the news! 🌟
capacle.itch.io/everspark
January 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Good news, peeps!
If you missed the Everspark campaign, now it is available as a pre-launch sale on itch! And you get immediate access to the updated beta version (nearly the final game) for a discounted price!
Share the news! 🌟
capacle.itch.io/everspark
If you missed the Everspark campaign, now it is available as a pre-launch sale on itch! And you get immediate access to the updated beta version (nearly the final game) for a discounted price!
Share the news! 🌟
capacle.itch.io/everspark
Also got in a game of #Faraway where the cards most certainly conspired against me... could NOT find the 2nd plant icon I needed so my entire lineup only scored 4 points... Fortunately my sanctuaries came through allowing a narrow victory
#boardgames #gaming
#boardgames #gaming
December 30, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Also got in a game of #Faraway where the cards most certainly conspired against me... could NOT find the 2nd plant icon I needed so my entire lineup only scored 4 points... Fortunately my sanctuaries came through allowing a narrow victory
#boardgames #gaming
#boardgames #gaming
Got in a game of #Flamecraft with youngest son while lady folks were out and about.
💙 gained a small lead in early game and then took off mid game as ❤️ hit a slump. Late game ❤️ started scoring several shop upgrades but 💙 had a couple big payoffs at the end that sealed their win
#boardgames #gaming
💙 gained a small lead in early game and then took off mid game as ❤️ hit a slump. Late game ❤️ started scoring several shop upgrades but 💙 had a couple big payoffs at the end that sealed their win
#boardgames #gaming
December 30, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Got in a game of #Flamecraft with youngest son while lady folks were out and about.
💙 gained a small lead in early game and then took off mid game as ❤️ hit a slump. Late game ❤️ started scoring several shop upgrades but 💙 had a couple big payoffs at the end that sealed their win
#boardgames #gaming
💙 gained a small lead in early game and then took off mid game as ❤️ hit a slump. Late game ❤️ started scoring several shop upgrades but 💙 had a couple big payoffs at the end that sealed their win
#boardgames #gaming
16 in the house this morning celebrating Christmas with family and friends ❤️
December 25, 2024 at 3:07 PM
16 in the house this morning celebrating Christmas with family and friends ❤️
Youngest are in bed.
Time to finish prep for our annual #Christmas scavenger hunt.
My efficiency over the next few hours will determine how much sleep I get.
Wish me luck.
Time to finish prep for our annual #Christmas scavenger hunt.
My efficiency over the next few hours will determine how much sleep I get.
Wish me luck.
December 25, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Youngest are in bed.
Time to finish prep for our annual #Christmas scavenger hunt.
My efficiency over the next few hours will determine how much sleep I get.
Wish me luck.
Time to finish prep for our annual #Christmas scavenger hunt.
My efficiency over the next few hours will determine how much sleep I get.
Wish me luck.
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First play of the new Lord of the Rings trick taking board game.
Work together in this card game loosely following the fellowship storyline over 3 chapters.
Each game, players are given different characters with unique requirements for victory. All need to be met to win.
So far it's good stuff!
Work together in this card game loosely following the fellowship storyline over 3 chapters.
Each game, players are given different characters with unique requirements for victory. All need to be met to win.
So far it's good stuff!
December 23, 2024 at 8:42 PM
First play of the new Lord of the Rings trick taking board game.
Work together in this card game loosely following the fellowship storyline over 3 chapters.
Each game, players are given different characters with unique requirements for victory. All need to be met to win.
So far it's good stuff!
Work together in this card game loosely following the fellowship storyline over 3 chapters.
Each game, players are given different characters with unique requirements for victory. All need to be met to win.
So far it's good stuff!
December 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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you guys.
i haven't been this excited about developing a game ever.
upg has finally achieved what i've been chasing since working on dailydungeon.net:
making #gamedev fun again
i haven't been this excited about developing a game ever.
upg has finally achieved what i've been chasing since working on dailydungeon.net:
making #gamedev fun again
Daily Dungeon
A randomized dungeon crawler with puzzles that changes every day.
dailydungeon.net
December 22, 2024 at 2:35 AM
you guys.
i haven't been this excited about developing a game ever.
upg has finally achieved what i've been chasing since working on dailydungeon.net:
making #gamedev fun again
i haven't been this excited about developing a game ever.
upg has finally achieved what i've been chasing since working on dailydungeon.net:
making #gamedev fun again
Our annual Christmas treasure hunt will be the biggest it's ever been this year with 11 participants each after tiny sticky notes with the numbers they need to figure out their final gifts.
ChatGPT has been a huge help as I simply do not have the brain space to create all the clues needed...
#ai
ChatGPT has been a huge help as I simply do not have the brain space to create all the clues needed...
#ai
December 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Our annual Christmas treasure hunt will be the biggest it's ever been this year with 11 participants each after tiny sticky notes with the numbers they need to figure out their final gifts.
ChatGPT has been a huge help as I simply do not have the brain space to create all the clues needed...
#ai
ChatGPT has been a huge help as I simply do not have the brain space to create all the clues needed...
#ai
Final 10 hours for Behold: Rome (Deluxe Edition) by Joe Klipfel currently crowdfunding on The Game Crafter:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/be...
I've played several of Joe's in-hand games and they are phenomenal; certainly excited to play this one as well.
#boardgames #gaming #crowdfunding
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/be...
I've played several of Joe's in-hand games and they are phenomenal; certainly excited to play this one as well.
#boardgames #gaming #crowdfunding
December 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Final 10 hours for Behold: Rome (Deluxe Edition) by Joe Klipfel currently crowdfunding on The Game Crafter:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/be...
I've played several of Joe's in-hand games and they are phenomenal; certainly excited to play this one as well.
#boardgames #gaming #crowdfunding
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/be...
I've played several of Joe's in-hand games and they are phenomenal; certainly excited to play this one as well.
#boardgames #gaming #crowdfunding
Anyone else having trouble logging in to bookwyrm.social today? I'm seeing a 503 error on the 2fa-check page.
#bookwyrm
#bookwyrm
December 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Anyone else having trouble logging in to bookwyrm.social today? I'm seeing a 503 error on the 2fa-check page.
#bookwyrm
#bookwyrm