Button Shy Games
@buttonshy.bsky.social
Small board game publisher (Sprawlopolis, Tussie Mussie, Skulls of Sedlec, Food Chain Island and 100+ other wallet games).
http://www.buttonshygames.com
http://www.buttonshygames.com
Our biggest announcement of every year is live! Check it out at the link below. 12 new games, 9 new additional wallets and a little new line of games, all announced here, with lots of images and descriptions too. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b...
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our biggest announcement of every year is live! Check it out at the link below. 12 new games, 9 new additional wallets and a little new line of games, all announced here, with lots of images and descriptions too. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b...
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
Banned Books - our 2018 solo game about literary characters taking down the powers-that-be and unbanning their books - has been unlocked in our Gamefound reprint campaign. If you've been looking for this one (plus the 5 others we're reprinting, come on by: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Banned Books - our 2018 solo game about literary characters taking down the powers-that-be and unbanning their books - has been unlocked in our Gamefound reprint campaign. If you've been looking for this one (plus the 5 others we're reprinting, come on by: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Now that we’re up and running we’re starting to ask which game is next to reprint. The first poll of many is here. You can only pick one! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Now that we’re up and running we’re starting to ask which game is next to reprint. The first poll of many is here. You can only pick one! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Just in time for Halloween is our new game, Cuckoo Shuffle: Frankensteins & Draculas. (race to order your masked cuckoos and grab the trophy before your opponents) It's limited to 250 copies and we have about 70 left in stock. buttonshygames.com/products/cuc...
September 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just in time for Halloween is our new game, Cuckoo Shuffle: Frankensteins & Draculas. (race to order your masked cuckoos and grab the trophy before your opponents) It's limited to 250 copies and we have about 70 left in stock. buttonshygames.com/products/cuc...
A few more favorite illustrations, the Fool’s Coin and the card back.
August 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A few more favorite illustrations, the Fool’s Coin and the card back.
Phantasmic is coming to our wallet line on Black Friday! A 2-3 player magical bluffing / dueling game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, with illustrations by Federico McNeil. It’s our first time working with both and the whole experience has been extremely charming.
August 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Phantasmic is coming to our wallet line on Black Friday! A 2-3 player magical bluffing / dueling game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, with illustrations by Federico McNeil. It’s our first time working with both and the whole experience has been extremely charming.
Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators @squidcor.bsky.social, @jwaaaap.com, @terriv.bsky.social.
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
August 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators @squidcor.bsky.social, @jwaaaap.com, @terriv.bsky.social.
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators Robbie Fraser, Jan Willem Nijman (@jwaaaap.com), and Terri Vellmann.
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
August 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dustbiters: Pocket Edition is coming to buttonshygames.com on Black Friday. A streamlined, 18-card wallet version of one of our favorite tiny games, in partnership with creators Robbie Fraser, Jan Willem Nijman (@jwaaaap.com), and Terri Vellmann.
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
buttonshygames.com/pages/dustbi...
The van is packed and we’re off to Gen Con! This is our first time exhibiting, so please make sure you come by. Booth 2609. We have 25 different games for sale, including Casinopolis, a bunch of Scott Almes simply solos, a bunch of great 2P games, and a Gen Con exclusive version of Cuckoo Shuffle.
July 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The van is packed and we’re off to Gen Con! This is our first time exhibiting, so please make sure you come by. Booth 2609. We have 25 different games for sale, including Casinopolis, a bunch of Scott Almes simply solos, a bunch of great 2P games, and a Gen Con exclusive version of Cuckoo Shuffle.
Coming out of the fiery ashes of the board game tariffs is Button Shy Direct - our crowdfunding but not really crowdfunding program at our site. We’re launching 8 new titles tomorrow, and they’ll be here and ready to ship to you in August. (1/5)
#boardgames #microgames #walletgames #buttonshy
#boardgames #microgames #walletgames #buttonshy
June 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Coming out of the fiery ashes of the board game tariffs is Button Shy Direct - our crowdfunding but not really crowdfunding program at our site. We’re launching 8 new titles tomorrow, and they’ll be here and ready to ship to you in August. (1/5)
#boardgames #microgames #walletgames #buttonshy
#boardgames #microgames #walletgames #buttonshy
It’s pretty cool having the #2 game on The Hotness and being the #1 company. Never gets old. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
April 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s pretty cool having the #2 game on The Hotness and being the #1 company. Never gets old. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Sleep well tonight. We're setting sail in the morning.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
March 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sleep well tonight. We're setting sail in the morning.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
We get lost in just 4 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
March 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We get lost in just 4 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
As we get closer to the launch of Adventurous, here’s a look at some of the cards in the game! These include ship cards and map/marvel cards.
What marvels lie beyond the horizon?
What marvels lie beyond the horizon?
March 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As we get closer to the launch of Adventurous, here’s a look at some of the cards in the game! These include ship cards and map/marvel cards.
What marvels lie beyond the horizon?
What marvels lie beyond the horizon?
5 days or better yet... 5 nights until Adventurous. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
March 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
5 days or better yet... 5 nights until Adventurous. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
The adventure starts in 6 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
March 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The adventure starts in 6 days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
As we prepare Adventurous for its campaign launch, we have been fine tuning the development based on playtester feedback. Here are some of our favorite moments in the testing group! 1/2 ⚓️
March 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As we prepare Adventurous for its campaign launch, we have been fine tuning the development based on playtester feedback. Here are some of our favorite moments in the testing group! 1/2 ⚓️
Sneak peek of illustrations by Fachri Maulana for our upcoming release of Adventurous! We’ve worked with Fachri a few times now with Death Valley, Battlecrest, and Wildtails. It’s always a delight.
March 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sneak peek of illustrations by Fachri Maulana for our upcoming release of Adventurous! We’ve worked with Fachri a few times now with Death Valley, Battlecrest, and Wildtails. It’s always a delight.
Sail the high seas on a daring voyage to discover marvels in this nautical adventure for 1-4 players. ⚓️
Adventurous by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic with art by Fachri Maulana is coming to Kickstarter on April 1, 2025!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Adventurous by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic with art by Fachri Maulana is coming to Kickstarter on April 1, 2025!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
March 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sail the high seas on a daring voyage to discover marvels in this nautical adventure for 1-4 players. ⚓️
Adventurous by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic with art by Fachri Maulana is coming to Kickstarter on April 1, 2025!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Adventurous by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic with art by Fachri Maulana is coming to Kickstarter on April 1, 2025!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/239...
Playing 18 Card Challenge finalists with @bluedevilduke.bsky.social.
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Playing 18 Card Challenge finalists with @bluedevilduke.bsky.social.
And a photo I took yesterday.
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
And a photo I took yesterday.
Let me share some more of the art. Look at this one.
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Let me share some more of the art. Look at this one.
Over the next 12 days we’ll be previewing the finalists in our 18 Card Challenge: Use 9 Cards per game. It was a doozy.
Let's make a thread.
Let's make a thread.
February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Over the next 12 days we’ll be previewing the finalists in our 18 Card Challenge: Use 9 Cards per game. It was a doozy.
Let's make a thread.
Let's make a thread.