Zerua Games
@zeruagames.bsky.social
Zerua (Zuh-roo-ah) Games ..... Animator/Artist/Mom designing games in my *free time* (she/her) 🏳️🌈
www.zeruagames.com
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More people should jump in on this campaign. These are amazing little games. Only 24hrs left!!
Just 24 hours to go and we only need 6 more backers to cross the finish line!
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
More people should jump in on this campaign. These are amazing little games. Only 24hrs left!!
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I really love playing this game, and now there's a Halloween version! (For free)
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....it was purely coincidence that my final score was 66 😬
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....it was purely coincidence that my final score was 66 😬
October 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I really love playing this game, and now there's a Halloween version! (For free)
www.zeruagames.com/product-page...
....it was purely coincidence that my final score was 66 😬
www.zeruagames.com/product-page...
....it was purely coincidence that my final score was 66 😬
When a game gets a huge uptick and you don't know why. If anyone streamed Horde of Presents, thanks!
a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face .
ALT: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face .
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October 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When a game gets a huge uptick and you don't know why. If anyone streamed Horde of Presents, thanks!
We're closing! Last chance to get our games. Thanks yall!
www.zeruagames.com/shop
www.zeruagames.com/shop
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We're closing! Last chance to get our games. Thanks yall!
www.zeruagames.com/shop
www.zeruagames.com/shop
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It's Solo Sunday! Here's a solo game I enjoyed recently: Hermit from @zeruagames.bsky.social! In this 18-card gem you're matching shell patterns to help a hermit crab catch a wave. I love that it doesn't take long to play, but offers a terrific puzzle! #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/sY8f6I0Xf8U?...
Watch: youtu.be/sY8f6I0Xf8U?...
Create shell patterns to help a hermit crab catch a wave in a solo game of Hermit!
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
youtu.be
July 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's Solo Sunday! Here's a solo game I enjoyed recently: Hermit from @zeruagames.bsky.social! In this 18-card gem you're matching shell patterns to help a hermit crab catch a wave. I love that it doesn't take long to play, but offers a terrific puzzle! #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/sY8f6I0Xf8U?...
Watch: youtu.be/sY8f6I0Xf8U?...
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Two reviews I am particularly proud of on @meeplemountain.com today, for two games that I think are particularly deserving of your time and consideration.
First up is Tack, from @zeruagames.bsky.social, a charming two-player game that taps into larger concerns.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/tack/
First up is Tack, from @zeruagames.bsky.social, a charming two-player game that taps into larger concerns.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/tack/
Tack Game Review – Meeple Mountain
Tack is a charming two-player game, and a great reminder of what tariffs threaten. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Two reviews I am particularly proud of on @meeplemountain.com today, for two games that I think are particularly deserving of your time and consideration.
First up is Tack, from @zeruagames.bsky.social, a charming two-player game that taps into larger concerns.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/tack/
First up is Tack, from @zeruagames.bsky.social, a charming two-player game that taps into larger concerns.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/tack/
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Let's go a Road Trip from @zeruagames.bsky.social! I bought this 18-card solo game at LFG Con recently and enjoyed its quick puzzle. I livestreamed back-to-back games, which you can watch below. :) #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/v02_Bhvj5YY?...
Watch: youtu.be/v02_Bhvj5YY?...
Road Trip: a fun solo card game adventure (I played twice!)
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
youtu.be
June 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Let's go a Road Trip from @zeruagames.bsky.social! I bought this 18-card solo game at LFG Con recently and enjoyed its quick puzzle. I livestreamed back-to-back games, which you can watch below. :) #boardgames
Watch: youtu.be/v02_Bhvj5YY?...
Watch: youtu.be/v02_Bhvj5YY?...
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The thing I love about Indie Game Night Market is how low the barrier to entry truly is 🎲✂️
You don’t even have to have more than a few sentences describing the game to submit! No rules, sellsheets, or anything!
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social has set up a straightforward system so *anyone* can submit a game.
You don’t even have to have more than a few sentences describing the game to submit! No rules, sellsheets, or anything!
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social has set up a straightforward system so *anyone* can submit a game.
Indie Games Night Market — New Mill Industries
www.newmillindustries.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The thing I love about Indie Game Night Market is how low the barrier to entry truly is 🎲✂️
You don’t even have to have more than a few sentences describing the game to submit! No rules, sellsheets, or anything!
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social has set up a straightforward system so *anyone* can submit a game.
You don’t even have to have more than a few sentences describing the game to submit! No rules, sellsheets, or anything!
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social has set up a straightforward system so *anyone* can submit a game.
Hasbro tour was amazing!! Met so many incredible women (in leadership positions no less)! I strongly encourage everyone to apply to the Women Innovators of Play contest in October.
June 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hasbro tour was amazing!! Met so many incredible women (in leadership positions no less)! I strongly encourage everyone to apply to the Women Innovators of Play contest in October.
Retailers! Are you interested in getting Tack on your shelf? Message us today!
Tack is a quick two player dice strategy game. Move dice to equal the wind and advance your boat. Block, disrupt, outwit your opponent to be the first sailboat to the lighthouse.
Currently rated 7.17 on BGG.
Tack is a quick two player dice strategy game. Move dice to equal the wind and advance your boat. Block, disrupt, outwit your opponent to be the first sailboat to the lighthouse.
Currently rated 7.17 on BGG.
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Retailers! Are you interested in getting Tack on your shelf? Message us today!
Tack is a quick two player dice strategy game. Move dice to equal the wind and advance your boat. Block, disrupt, outwit your opponent to be the first sailboat to the lighthouse.
Currently rated 7.17 on BGG.
Tack is a quick two player dice strategy game. Move dice to equal the wind and advance your boat. Block, disrupt, outwit your opponent to be the first sailboat to the lighthouse.
Currently rated 7.17 on BGG.
Rebel alliance project complete!
April 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Rebel alliance project complete!
☺️☺️ glad you enjoyed it, Ruel.
On a recent episode of Good Morning Society Becca and I had a blast playing Tack from @zeruagames.bsky.social. It's a wonderful puzzle of dice placement for two players and has a solo variant! #boardgames
Watch my solo play through: youtu.be/FQlLoQT9p_g352
Watch my solo play through: youtu.be/FQlLoQT9p_g352
Tack: Navigating the open sea to rescue a ship in distress! (official solo variant)
YouTube video by Ruel Gaviola
youtu.be
April 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
☺️☺️ glad you enjoyed it, Ruel.
Circus corgis review! www.meeplemountain.com/articles/qui...
Quick Peaks – Goa: A New Expedition, Touch It! Circus Corgis...
In Quick Peaks we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have Goa: A New Expedition, Touch It! Circus Corgis, Garden Rush, Ninjan
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April 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Circus corgis review! www.meeplemountain.com/articles/qui...
Tack is 5 ratings away from being official. Have you played Tack and have a BGG account? Rate it here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...
Tack
Captain a boat navigating the winds and waves in a race toward the lighthouse.
boardgamegeek.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tack is 5 ratings away from being official. Have you played Tack and have a BGG account? Rate it here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...
Really cool to see Invasion on the table! Look at all these amazing finalists! 👀👀
All the Cardboard Edison Award finalist games got to the table this past weekend, and wow, it's an especially strong batch this year! Pics in 🧵 below...
April 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Really cool to see Invasion on the table! Look at all these amazing finalists! 👀👀
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🔴Live now! Let's play some solo games! Finding Calm from Rabble Games and Road Trip & Tack from @zeruagames.bsky.social
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
March 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🔴Live now! Let's play some solo games! Finding Calm from Rabble Games and Road Trip & Tack from @zeruagames.bsky.social
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
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This week, I will be learning and playing a bunch of games solo. I am just getting back into the swing of things but you will join me in the chat. ❤️
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
@asmadigames.bsky.social @zeruagames.bsky.social @brotherwisegames.bsky.social
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
@asmadigames.bsky.social @zeruagames.bsky.social @brotherwisegames.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This week, I will be learning and playing a bunch of games solo. I am just getting back into the swing of things but you will join me in the chat. ❤️
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
@asmadigames.bsky.social @zeruagames.bsky.social @brotherwisegames.bsky.social
📺 www.twitch.tv/panda8ngel
📺 www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel
@asmadigames.bsky.social @zeruagames.bsky.social @brotherwisegames.bsky.social
Final prototype of Invasion (codesigned with @boardgameghee.bsky.social ) about to be sent off to the judges for the Cardboard Edison Contest. Thanks to everyone who playtested and reviewed the rules.
March 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Final prototype of Invasion (codesigned with @boardgameghee.bsky.social ) about to be sent off to the judges for the Cardboard Edison Contest. Thanks to everyone who playtested and reviewed the rules.
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I'll be doing photography at @unpub.bsky.social next week!
...100 likes and I'll dress as Todd Snap from the hit N64 game Pokémon Snap one day. Look, I even did it at Unpub already. #boardgames
...100 likes and I'll dress as Todd Snap from the hit N64 game Pokémon Snap one day. Look, I even did it at Unpub already. #boardgames
March 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'll be doing photography at @unpub.bsky.social next week!
...100 likes and I'll dress as Todd Snap from the hit N64 game Pokémon Snap one day. Look, I even did it at Unpub already. #boardgames
...100 likes and I'll dress as Todd Snap from the hit N64 game Pokémon Snap one day. Look, I even did it at Unpub already. #boardgames
Super talented designers to keep an eye on and follow:
March 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Super talented designers to keep an eye on and follow:
New episode of the podcast thingy!
This time we talk all about my experience with Dice Tower West! 🎲
youtu.be/Ugvih-NE3p8
This time we talk all about my experience with Dice Tower West! 🎲
youtu.be/Ugvih-NE3p8
HTT Vodcast - The Dice Tower West Experience - Ep 4
YouTube video by How to Teach
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March 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Good design is accessible design.
I’ve been wrestling with these feelings as well, being afraid that the work I’ve been signed for will pigeon-hole me for the work I do in the future.
Being “another female designer” making light games is a real risk. And as a fact people do silently judge that.
I’ve been wrestling with these feelings as well, being afraid that the work I’ve been signed for will pigeon-hole me for the work I do in the future.
Being “another female designer” making light games is a real risk. And as a fact people do silently judge that.
I was afraid to be proud of my game, so I pre-empted criticism by putting it down before anyone else could.
I was afraid to promote it because I felt I was pigeon-holing myself as "just another female designer of light, girly games" but like WHY IS THAT BAD ANYWAY
I was afraid to promote it because I felt I was pigeon-holing myself as "just another female designer of light, girly games" but like WHY IS THAT BAD ANYWAY
March 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good design is accessible design.
I’ve been wrestling with these feelings as well, being afraid that the work I’ve been signed for will pigeon-hole me for the work I do in the future.
Being “another female designer” making light games is a real risk. And as a fact people do silently judge that.
I’ve been wrestling with these feelings as well, being afraid that the work I’ve been signed for will pigeon-hole me for the work I do in the future.
Being “another female designer” making light games is a real risk. And as a fact people do silently judge that.
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This makes me so angry - because this translates to "I too would like to make a lot of money"
But let's be real. You would not have published Balatro.
You want a lightning strike- fund 20 games. Fund 30 games. Fund so many damn games that maybe you find the right field to be struck by lightning.
But let's be real. You would not have published Balatro.
You want a lightning strike- fund 20 games. Fund 30 games. Fund so many damn games that maybe you find the right field to be struck by lightning.
Publisher bizdev people at events like GDC and Dice trying to sign "the next balatro" should realize that, statistically, the developer of "the next Balatro" you need to be talking to isn't at GDC or Dice talking to bizdev guys seeking 2m+ in funding
March 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This makes me so angry - because this translates to "I too would like to make a lot of money"
But let's be real. You would not have published Balatro.
You want a lightning strike- fund 20 games. Fund 30 games. Fund so many damn games that maybe you find the right field to be struck by lightning.
But let's be real. You would not have published Balatro.
You want a lightning strike- fund 20 games. Fund 30 games. Fund so many damn games that maybe you find the right field to be struck by lightning.
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Hot take:
The rulesheet of a game, along with all the bits that help with teaching/onboarding/guiding the players, is waaaaaaaay more important than anything else.
Get people playing. Get people having fun.
That's the most important bit.
🎲✂️
The rulesheet of a game, along with all the bits that help with teaching/onboarding/guiding the players, is waaaaaaaay more important than anything else.
Get people playing. Get people having fun.
That's the most important bit.
🎲✂️
March 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Hot take:
The rulesheet of a game, along with all the bits that help with teaching/onboarding/guiding the players, is waaaaaaaay more important than anything else.
Get people playing. Get people having fun.
That's the most important bit.
🎲✂️
The rulesheet of a game, along with all the bits that help with teaching/onboarding/guiding the players, is waaaaaaaay more important than anything else.
Get people playing. Get people having fun.
That's the most important bit.
🎲✂️