Michael O’Connell ➡️ PAX Unplugged
@anarchytabletop.bsky.social
Anarchy Game Studio is a Seattle-based father-son team that makes tabletop boardgames that spark conversation and inspire creativity:
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I am Michael. Co-designer of Finspan. Once wrote and published comics. Adoptee. Neurodivergent.
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I am Michael. Co-designer of Finspan. Once wrote and published comics. Adoptee. Neurodivergent.
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So close! We played a quick game of Finspan tonight after dinner. I got my favorite fish! It's my favorite exhibit at the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social ! @stonemaiergames.com @anarchytabletop.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
So close! We played a quick game of Finspan tonight after dinner. I got my favorite fish! It's my favorite exhibit at the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social ! @stonemaiergames.com @anarchytabletop.bsky.social
After a long break, we finally got Arydia back to the table. Skellies had a bone to pick. The painted minis in this game are lights out.
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
After a long break, we finally got Arydia back to the table. Skellies had a bone to pick. The painted minis in this game are lights out.
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This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
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Whose land this is I do not know
The statue fell down long ago;
No one will mind me stopping here
To watch the sand o’er ruins blow.
My camel friend must think it queer
To rest with no oasis near
And precious little shade these days
Gives Ozymandias, I fear.
(1/2)
The statue fell down long ago;
No one will mind me stopping here
To watch the sand o’er ruins blow.
My camel friend must think it queer
To rest with no oasis near
And precious little shade these days
Gives Ozymandias, I fear.
(1/2)
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Whose land this is I do not know
The statue fell down long ago;
No one will mind me stopping here
To watch the sand o’er ruins blow.
My camel friend must think it queer
To rest with no oasis near
And precious little shade these days
Gives Ozymandias, I fear.
(1/2)
The statue fell down long ago;
No one will mind me stopping here
To watch the sand o’er ruins blow.
My camel friend must think it queer
To rest with no oasis near
And precious little shade these days
Gives Ozymandias, I fear.
(1/2)
I am not at Essen, but Flossenschlag (Finspan) is apparently being well received.
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I am not at Essen, but Flossenschlag (Finspan) is apparently being well received.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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You can submit questions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hc3...
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I’m at a new company. At the virtual all hands, they introduced me, and my interesting fact (these days) is that I design board game with my sons. It's funny how unknown the whole industry is to the average person.
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I’m at a new company. At the virtual all hands, they introduced me, and my interesting fact (these days) is that I design board game with my sons. It's funny how unknown the whole industry is to the average person.
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![Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib7rzofmrqb5cvnyccnb7ftj6qroxtp55i4dqqnbp2ozun6gaxbkm@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I went to Target to buy myself a present after doing a difficult thing & this was staring me in the face so I bought it. 25% off & a $15 gift card = 😁. I intent to play solo without the bot- just beat your own high score. I’m pretty sure there’s a way to do that just by removing some of the cards.
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I went to Target to buy myself a present after doing a difficult thing & this was staring me in the face so I bought it. 25% off & a $15 gift card = 😁. I intent to play solo without the bot- just beat your own high score. I’m pretty sure there’s a way to do that just by removing some of the cards.
Stonemaier Design Day. The game boards for my prototype of Primal Dawn are 20% broader in both dimensions than they should be - all so I could use D&D figures as the minis. I did not consider (until it was too late) how I would never be able to fit it on a reasonably sized table.
October 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Stonemaier Design Day. The game boards for my prototype of Primal Dawn are 20% broader in both dimensions than they should be - all so I could use D&D figures as the minis. I did not consider (until it was too late) how I would never be able to fit it on a reasonably sized table.
We took the lightrail to the airport, and it was packed to the gills with people going to the Ms game. When we hit St. Louis, there was one bar open in the airport, and people were standing around watching the game. It was the bottom of the 15th.
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We took the lightrail to the airport, and it was packed to the gills with people going to the Ms game. When we hit St. Louis, there was one bar open in the airport, and people were standing around watching the game. It was the bottom of the 15th.
I am heading to Stonemaier Design Day in St. Louis. Should be a lot of fun!
October 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I am heading to Stonemaier Design Day in St. Louis. Should be a lot of fun!
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Do you have a passion for games and thrive in a fast-paced remote-based work environment? We want to talk to you! Now accepting applications for a Project Manager, Account Manager, Prepress Specialist, & Marketing Specialist. Apply now! pandagm.bamboohr.com...
October 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Do you have a passion for games and thrive in a fast-paced remote-based work environment? We want to talk to you! Now accepting applications for a Project Manager, Account Manager, Prepress Specialist, & Marketing Specialist. Apply now! pandagm.bamboohr.com...
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So, with the Kickstarter employees on strike, we won't be getting any help in visibility from them. Please share the Kickstarter with your friends, online and off.
S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond
Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.
www.kickstarter.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
So, with the Kickstarter employees on strike, we won't be getting any help in visibility from them. Please share the Kickstarter with your friends, online and off.
I signed a copy of Finspan for a friend while out at lunch yesterday. I guess this is just a thing I do now.
October 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I signed a copy of Finspan for a friend while out at lunch yesterday. I guess this is just a thing I do now.
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it’s live people!!!!!!! do your worst!!!
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
it’s live people!!!!!!! do your worst!!!
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Oh. My. Goodness. You’re all so amazing. You deserve great stories and beautiful illustrations. You really do. Thank you for an incredible first day. Let’s keep that momentum!
S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond
Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Oh. My. Goodness. You’re all so amazing. You deserve great stories and beautiful illustrations. You really do. Thank you for an incredible first day. Let’s keep that momentum!
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91 years.
All of them Good.
All of them Good.
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
91 years.
All of them Good.
All of them Good.
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Check out S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond by the shark queen on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond
Volume 2 of S.E. Ransdell's illustrated erotic horror and dark tales from the other side- of the veil, of sanity, and of revenge.
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Check out S.E. Ransdell's Curiouser & Curiouser: Tales from Beyond by the shark queen on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Playing Vantage by @stonemaiergames.com with friends.
September 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Playing Vantage by @stonemaiergames.com with friends.
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The creator and her/their creation.
Click the link to follow my latest project!
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Click the link to follow my latest project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The creator and her/their creation.
Click the link to follow my latest project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Click the link to follow my latest project!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
7-player Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition. The little girl was kind of a shark. 🦈
September 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
7-player Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition. The little girl was kind of a shark. 🦈
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Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Aaron & @heccubus.bsky.social & play "Finspan" by @davidgordon23.bsky.social & @anarchytabletop.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com. Thanks to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! — Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ49...
Finspan - GameNight! Se13 Ep17 - How to Play & Playthrough
Thanks so much to Gamegenic - https://gamegenic.com - for the accessories and sponsoring this episode!
Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Aaron & Lincoln teach & play "Finspan" designed by David Gordon &…
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September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Aaron & @heccubus.bsky.social & play "Finspan" by @davidgordon23.bsky.social & @anarchytabletop.bsky.social and @stonemaiergames.com. Thanks to @gamegenic.com for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! — Lincoln www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ49...