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🎯 Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares
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🎮 Solo-run studio & consultancy by @nazihfares.com
🃏 Making The Arab League of Misfits: a satirical Arab dueling card game
🌍 Culturalization, localization, inclusion, credits & comms
📍 From Perpignan, with play... And no corporate overload
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🎯 Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares @savoirludique.com · Apr 24
🎮 Welcome to Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique — a solo consultancy for game devs who care, founded by industry veteran @nazihfares.com.

🌍 Culture, inclusion, credits & comms, backed by 15+ years of XP.
📍 From Perpignan, working worldwide.
✨ Book a free consult: savoirludique.com
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Excited to be finally able to show some of the prototype gameplay we've been working on behind the curtain. I'm having a blast with this project! 😍✨
savoirludique.com 🎯 Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares @savoirludique.com · 2d
And so the pitch season commence as we wrap up our final Arab League of Misfits prototype build today!

May the gaming deities bless us with funding for our game.

#ALoM #indiegame
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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And so the pitch season commence as we wrap up our final Arab League of Misfits prototype build today!

May the gaming deities bless us with funding for our game.

#ALoM #indiegame
January 28, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Made this طز VFX for @nazihfares.com's Arab League of Misfits today! Was going for that "Toz" vibes
nazihfares.com Nazih Fares | نزيه فارس @nazihfares.com · 5d
And now @jackgutmann.bsky.social is doing some voodoo VFX magic in our Godot build. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD AND NO YOU CANNOT HAVE ENOUGH TOZ
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Kiddo is doing some QA sessions on The Arabic League of Misfits prototype. He already plays Pokemon TCG Pocket and Lorcana with me, so figured I could get his feel of it.

He randomly shouted over the sound of the headset "is that your voice in this game?"

#ALoM
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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This Arab League of Misfits prototype is a lot of fun... Also figured we claim the #ALoM hashtag since a good game should have its own social media shenanigans?
An image of a vibrant collection of comic book sound effects and speech bubbles featuring Arabic text. These hand-drawn elements include various shapes such as fluffy clouds, jagged starbursts, and smooth speech bubbles. Each callout uses bold black outlines and bright colors including neon green, pink, orange, and purple. The Arabic text represents onomatopoeic sounds and short exclamations common in action sequences like "Boom," "Woosh," and "Take."
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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arcanewhiskers.bsky.social
ngl I'm having a bit too much fun with this project !
nazihfares.com Nazih Fares | نزيه فارس @nazihfares.com · 21d
It's a lot of doom and gloom these couple of first days of the year, yet seeing the Arab League of Misfits prototype getting close to the finish line with draft music, voiceover and effects gave me so much hope. I'm so thankful for the people behind our project.
The digital tabletop layout for the game Arab League of Misfits prototype rests on a brown surface with a decorative rug border. Various items decorate the board, including a cassette tape, a glass of tea, and two water glasses. The screen displays a large white notification reading TRIGGERED in the center. Active cards on the table include Desert Grit and a purple card titled Tozz which features a black and white caricature. The hand at the bottom contains cards with titles such as Nargileh Shuffle, Extra Toum, Unintelligible Dialect, and Your Mom's Allowance. Scores for two players are visible as the numbers 10 in orange and blue. Cards titled The Voice of Conscience and Banter Session appear in the right corners of the play area.
January 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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It's so nice to see it all come together. It's really fun to work on and with so many talented people 💜
nazihfares.com Nazih Fares | نزيه فارس @nazihfares.com · 21d
It's a lot of doom and gloom these couple of first days of the year, yet seeing the Arab League of Misfits prototype getting close to the finish line with draft music, voiceover and effects gave me so much hope. I'm so thankful for the people behind our project.
The digital tabletop layout for the game Arab League of Misfits prototype rests on a brown surface with a decorative rug border. Various items decorate the board, including a cassette tape, a glass of tea, and two water glasses. The screen displays a large white notification reading TRIGGERED in the center. Active cards on the table include Desert Grit and a purple card titled Tozz which features a black and white caricature. The hand at the bottom contains cards with titles such as Nargileh Shuffle, Extra Toum, Unintelligible Dialect, and Your Mom's Allowance. Scores for two players are visible as the numbers 10 in orange and blue. Cards titled The Voice of Conscience and Banter Session appear in the right corners of the play area.
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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It's a lot of doom and gloom these couple of first days of the year, yet seeing the Arab League of Misfits prototype getting close to the finish line with draft music, voiceover and effects gave me so much hope. I'm so thankful for the people behind our project.
The digital tabletop layout for the game Arab League of Misfits prototype rests on a brown surface with a decorative rug border. Various items decorate the board, including a cassette tape, a glass of tea, and two water glasses. The screen displays a large white notification reading TRIGGERED in the center. Active cards on the table include Desert Grit and a purple card titled Tozz which features a black and white caricature. The hand at the bottom contains cards with titles such as Nargileh Shuffle, Extra Toum, Unintelligible Dialect, and Your Mom's Allowance. Scores for two players are visible as the numbers 10 in orange and blue. Cards titled The Voice of Conscience and Banter Session appear in the right corners of the play area.
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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arcanewhiskers.bsky.social
We were playtesting the demo build yesterday and I genuinely caught myself not wanting to refresh my hand to find the problem card that needed testing because I was too invested in the match.
Always a good sign when even a test has you unable to put the game down!
savoirludique.com 🎯 Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares @savoirludique.com · Nov 13
Things have been quiet on purpose, but The Arab League of Misfits is in "reconstruction" mode at the studio with mechanics tightened, cards rebuilt and jokes sharpened.

The lid stays on for now, but we can give you a glimpse at the finalized game logo, courtesy of the talented Ibrahim Hamdi.
A vibrant neon-styled logo reading “The Arab League of Misfits.” The letters glow in green, teal, and purple, with playful sparkles and highlights. One of the I letters is shaped like a flip flop. The logo sits on a deep purple background with a faint Arabic textured pattern.
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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We heard you like actual placeholder assets designed by hoomans... Here's Tozz!
A black-and-white sketch of an angry, mustached man shouting “TOZZ!” with explosive scribbled symbols like #?! flying from his mouth. The illustration appears on a mock trading-card layout titled “Ultimate Insult | Shatara.” The effect text reads: “Discard x cards. Deal x damage.” The bottom flavor text says, “Tozz! The universal answer.” The card border features Mahjar Coalition and Vol. 1 identifiers.
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Things have been quiet on purpose, but The Arab League of Misfits is in "reconstruction" mode at the studio with mechanics tightened, cards rebuilt and jokes sharpened.

The lid stays on for now, but we can give you a glimpse at the finalized game logo, courtesy of the talented Ibrahim Hamdi.
A vibrant neon-styled logo reading “The Arab League of Misfits.” The letters glow in green, teal, and purple, with playful sparkles and highlights. One of the I letters is shaped like a flip flop. The logo sits on a deep purple background with a faint Arabic textured pattern.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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zein.games
Absolutely hyped to be part of this amazing team!! 💜
savoirludique.com 🎯 Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique de Nazih Fares @savoirludique.com · Sep 15
Misfits assembled 🛠️

Here’s our current roster of Arab-origin creators building The Arab League of Misfits: Nazih, Sara, Zein, Rafif, Omar, Jack and Walid.

Satire, folklore, and a healthy dose of trouble, so if you’re an Arabic dev and want in, don't hesitate to knock.
Slide titled “THE DEV TEAM & VISION” with logos for Cabinet du Savoir Ludique and The Arab League of Misfits. Grid of seven profile cards, each with a “PORTFOLIO” tag and a short bio: • Nazih Fares. Lebanese-Spanish dev in Perpignan; worked on 90+ titles including Hearthstone and Battlegrounds features. • Sara Alfageeh. Award-winning Jordanian American illustrator/creative director focused on Arab futurism and cultural storytelling; known for Squire and Marvel’s Ms. Marvel. • Zein Okko. Syrian-German award-winning game and narrative designer; project Lead Dev; strong accessibility focus; indie project Soulblaze. • Rafif Kalantan. Saudi narrative/game designer; two-time BAFTA Student Award winner; MCV/Develop 30 Under 30; London Games Festival Ensemble. • Omar Abdul Hadi. Palestinian award-nominated tabletop designer and 3D artist; developing TTRPG Tales From The Endless Void. • Jack Guttman. Syrian refugee in Austria; award-winning dev across art, real-time VFX, game design, and gameplay programming; known for Path Out relaunched by UNHCR. • Walid Raouda. Lebanese-American game designer and program director at Long Island University; works at the intersection of games and culture, specializing in tabletop. Right side callouts: “Over 130K followers across social media plus 20M+ TikTok views across our creative team.” Mission box: “To make the world’s first premium one-time purchase irreverent card game that is playable and relatable for Arabs, diaspora, and meme lovers everywhere.”
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Misfits assembled 🛠️

Here’s our current roster of Arab-origin creators building The Arab League of Misfits: Nazih, Sara, Zein, Rafif, Omar, Jack and Walid.

Satire, folklore, and a healthy dose of trouble, so if you’re an Arabic dev and want in, don't hesitate to knock.
Slide titled “THE DEV TEAM & VISION” with logos for Cabinet du Savoir Ludique and The Arab League of Misfits. Grid of seven profile cards, each with a “PORTFOLIO” tag and a short bio: • Nazih Fares. Lebanese-Spanish dev in Perpignan; worked on 90+ titles including Hearthstone and Battlegrounds features. • Sara Alfageeh. Award-winning Jordanian American illustrator/creative director focused on Arab futurism and cultural storytelling; known for Squire and Marvel’s Ms. Marvel. • Zein Okko. Syrian-German award-winning game and narrative designer; project Lead Dev; strong accessibility focus; indie project Soulblaze. • Rafif Kalantan. Saudi narrative/game designer; two-time BAFTA Student Award winner; MCV/Develop 30 Under 30; London Games Festival Ensemble. • Omar Abdul Hadi. Palestinian award-nominated tabletop designer and 3D artist; developing TTRPG Tales From The Endless Void. • Jack Guttman. Syrian refugee in Austria; award-winning dev across art, real-time VFX, game design, and gameplay programming; known for Path Out relaunched by UNHCR. • Walid Raouda. Lebanese-American game designer and program director at Long Island University; works at the intersection of games and culture, specializing in tabletop. Right side callouts: “Over 130K followers across social media plus 20M+ TikTok views across our creative team.” Mission box: “To make the world’s first premium one-time purchase irreverent card game that is playable and relatable for Arabs, diaspora, and meme lovers everywhere.”
September 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Looking for our Arab Avengers: #gamedevs, artists, sound wizards, meme dealers, and "manayek" fluent in dialects and local sarcasm. Freelance gigs, diverse crew, zero haram jokes spared so if you're intrigued, please check the full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In case you missed it, we’re building a satirical, narrative-rich Arab folklore card battler! | Nazih F.
In case you missed it, we’re building a satirical, narrative-rich Arab folklore card battler! Before funding locks in, we’re scouting our Arab Avengers. This isn’t a formal job ad (yet). We’re in the...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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From qahweh sketches to Steam dev access. Let the chaos commence ✊
nazihfares.com Nazih Fares | نزيه فارس @nazihfares.com · Aug 7
Steam says yes. Time to cause mischief professionally.

#gamedev
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August 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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What a wild week it's been!

Days of back and forth with the French government, and plenty of formalities, but hey le Cabinet du @savoirludique.com is now an official registered company, we found our Art Director, and we are one step closer to make this game happen... Once we have the funds 😉
a stuffed animal is sitting on a large rock .
Alt: An animation from the show Mandalorian where din grogu referred as baby Yoda is getting ready to rest on a boulder.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Good morning we’re making a very Arab card game.
nazihfares.com Nazih Fares | نزيه فارس @nazihfares.com · Jul 29
What a beautiful way to wake up and get a message from the lovely @saraalfageeh.bsky.social about The Arab League of Misfits. We're going to be the Arab Avengers at this point
A screenshot of a DM from Sara Alfageeh saying Nazih only have one thing to say after reading all the pitch documents, game overview, design doc, gtm plan, sketches and all. I'm in This is really, really special.
July 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Let's test this @bsky.app! Here's a shameful The Arab League of Misfits plug while we're at it.
July 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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What a beautiful way to wake up and get a message from the lovely @saraalfageeh.bsky.social about The Arab League of Misfits. We're going to be the Arab Avengers at this point
A screenshot of a DM from Sara Alfageeh saying Nazih only have one thing to say after reading all the pitch documents, game overview, design doc, gtm plan, sketches and all. I'm in This is really, really special.
July 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Pitched my game to the first publisher and let me tell you it's strange being on the other side of the industry after all these years. But I'm confident, and hope that funds and publishers will see the value in funding the first culturally grounded Arab card game.
A slide image for the satirical card game "The Arab League of Misfits," created by Cabinet du Savoir Ludique. The left side reads “FUND THIS GAME! Or nobody will, and that would be a shame.” Below that is a yellow box with a mock review: “Finally, a card game that lets you win Arabic family arguments for real” – My mother. On the right is a large black and white logo of the game with a stylized slipper replacing the “I” in “Misfits.” Behind the logo is a faded sketch of the game interface. A small caption under the logo reads: “Yes, that’s a slipper in our WIP logo.” A legal disclaimer at the bottom notes the game is protected under French intellectual property law
July 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Still a WIP, and maybe I should've not start building The Arab League of Misfit's Godot prototype in a weekend lol

Anyway, good practice eventually, or else Abu El Abed's hummus artillery won't be ready for the Wishlister invasion.

#gamedev #indiedev
Screenshot of a Godot 4.4.1 game project in development for The Arab League of Misfits. The scene shown is a test UI layout for a card named "Hummus Slingshot," categorized as an Attack card by "Abu El Abed." The effect reads: “Deal 3 damage. If opponent played Defense, they also lose 1 card.” The flavor text at the bottom is in Arabic: "مقلاع الحمص طاير لللّقمة". The card is displayed within a stylized tan and black frame, with a blue type label and visible rarity stars. The Godot editor interface shows the CardDisplay scene and script files in progress.
July 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Logo work-in-progress for The Arab League of Misfits. Final lettering still in the man'ousheh oven, but the slipper’s already locked in. More soon and logo wip courtesy of Egyptian artist Ibrahim Hamdi www.behance.net/IBROHamdi?lo...

#ArabGames #IndieDev #ArabLeagueOfMisfits #GameDev
Two versions of a monochrome logo design for the game The Arab League of Misfits, one on a white background and one on black. The words are stylized in playful, bold typography, with the letter "i" in "Misfits" replaced by a slipper which a nod to Arab cultural humor.
July 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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👀 Nazih's card game about Arab pettiness, regional "halal" beef, and legendary slippers is looking spicy.

The prototype is getting alive and mockups are chaotic. Plus we got glossary entries that go harder than half the dev blogs out there.

We can't wait to beg for wishlist
A digital notepad (reMarkable tablet) displaying sketch layouts and wireframes for a card game titled Arab League of Misfits. The screen shows hand-drawn thumbnails labeled "Key Art," "Iconography," "UI Elements," and "Glossary UI." A white stylus rests on the device.
July 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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back in 2013, our founder helped launch Fanta Masters: one of the first branded esports leagues in the Arab world... And those roots still guide our consultancy strategy across MENA.

🔗 nazihfares.com/works/fanta-masters
📅 booking.nazihfares.com/services/free-consultation-introduction
A picture of the Fanta Masters esports arena at Middle East Film & Comic Con 2024 in Dubai, UAE
June 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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before launching Cabinet du Savoir Ludique, our founder worked on Eggy Party’s chaos—live ops & community joy 🐣
now we help games & brands design better play.

🎮 nazihfares.com/works/cracking-the-code-to-joy-the-eggy-party-journey

📅 booking.nazihfares.com/services/free-consultation-introduction
A promotional artwork of the game Eggy Party from Netease
May 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM