CaptainKlutz
@captainklutz.bsky.social
Environmental Physicist, card and board game designer, karaoke enthusiast
Queer mixed-race chronically ill immigrant
Queer mixed-race chronically ill immigrant
Sometimes I wonder if I overspend on @dragonshield.bsky.social sleeves. But then I get to colour code cards from my prototypes like this and I realise it's definitely worth it (colours in alt text)
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I overspend on @dragonshield.bsky.social sleeves. But then I get to colour code cards from my prototypes like this and I realise it's definitely worth it (colours in alt text)
Mushroom game prototype in action! Has potential, need to rework some things for sure
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Mushroom game prototype in action! Has potential, need to rework some things for sure
1/20 is an estimate, I stopped keeping track of them after a while. The games with AI tended to be the first and only game of an independent publisher with a heavy focus on advertising. I'll attach some images of examples, some will be from websites because as I said I stopped documenting them all
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/20 is an estimate, I stopped keeping track of them after a while. The games with AI tended to be the first and only game of an independent publisher with a heavy focus on advertising. I'll attach some images of examples, some will be from websites because as I said I stopped documenting them all
#CraftWednesday working on a prototype of an area control game about mushrooms and trees growing alongside each other in a Bohemian forest. Aims to reflect real growing conditions. Thanks to @lookoutgames.bsky.social for the wooden components they were giving away at Essen, very useful stuff! 🎲✂️
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#CraftWednesday working on a prototype of an area control game about mushrooms and trees growing alongside each other in a Bohemian forest. Aims to reflect real growing conditions. Thanks to @lookoutgames.bsky.social for the wooden components they were giving away at Essen, very useful stuff! 🎲✂️
University of Lleida researchers found that the type of board game you play with children doesn't have a large effect on what they learn; instead, any game that sufficiently engages cognitive functions seems to improve overall performance
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
University of Lleida researchers found that the type of board game you play with children doesn't have a large effect on what they learn; instead, any game that sufficiently engages cognitive functions seems to improve overall performance
"It's about providing a low risk, high impact way for children to develop and improve"
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"It's about providing a low risk, high impact way for children to develop and improve"
trillion dollar industry
October 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
trillion dollar industry
It's called encoding and it should be an industry standard to double or triple encode important information! Tyler Lipchen gave an excellent talk at UKGE, of which a few slides were about encoding 🎲✂️
September 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's called encoding and it should be an industry standard to double or triple encode important information! Tyler Lipchen gave an excellent talk at UKGE, of which a few slides were about encoding 🎲✂️
Process pictures
August 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Process pictures
My carpet designing event entry from a Vintage Story server:
"We Have Always Been Beautiful"
3 wide x 5 high, interior 32x64 pixels
A carpet based on Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', except I have taken the artistic liberty of making the subject a trans woman.
"We Have Always Been Beautiful"
3 wide x 5 high, interior 32x64 pixels
A carpet based on Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', except I have taken the artistic liberty of making the subject a trans woman.
August 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My carpet designing event entry from a Vintage Story server:
"We Have Always Been Beautiful"
3 wide x 5 high, interior 32x64 pixels
A carpet based on Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', except I have taken the artistic liberty of making the subject a trans woman.
"We Have Always Been Beautiful"
3 wide x 5 high, interior 32x64 pixels
A carpet based on Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', except I have taken the artistic liberty of making the subject a trans woman.
Königssee, Germany. Shame about the haze today, otherwise an absolutely amazing view
August 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Königssee, Germany. Shame about the haze today, otherwise an absolutely amazing view
#CraftWednesday Instead of printing double sided or having to glue backs to cards, I've started using card sleeves of different colours to differentiate between different decks (e.g. roles and resources). Makes them last much longer and feel better to play with as well!
July 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#CraftWednesday Instead of printing double sided or having to glue backs to cards, I've started using card sleeves of different colours to differentiate between different decks (e.g. roles and resources). Makes them last much longer and feel better to play with as well!
Back on the south coast of England visiting family. Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social and others I now look at landslip forests in a completely fresh way. It's amazing to see what grows on a landslip in a decade while it's out of the reach of grazing animals and human intervention.
June 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Back on the south coast of England visiting family. Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social and others I now look at landslip forests in a completely fresh way. It's amazing to see what grows on a landslip in a decade while it's out of the reach of grazing animals and human intervention.
🎲✂️ I'm extremely grateful for free software such as LibreOffice and nanDECK that streamline the prototyping process to the point where I now can't imagine a world without them. What software do other game crafters use? Would people appreciate video tutorials on how to turn spreadsheets into games?
June 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🎲✂️ I'm extremely grateful for free software such as LibreOffice and nanDECK that streamline the prototyping process to the point where I now can't imagine a world without them. What software do other game crafters use? Would people appreciate video tutorials on how to turn spreadsheets into games?
🎲✂️ One of the fastest lessons I learned when making game prototypes is you shouldn't be afraid of piggybacking. If you're determined to use a fun word instead of Discard, make sure it's painfully obvious. Every little unfamiliarity that slows a new player down will affect their uptake of your game.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🎲✂️ One of the fastest lessons I learned when making game prototypes is you shouldn't be afraid of piggybacking. If you're determined to use a fun word instead of Discard, make sure it's painfully obvious. Every little unfamiliarity that slows a new player down will affect their uptake of your game.
#CraftWednesday trying to at least appear organised with my prototypes! @jacksonpope.bsky.social saw you at UKGE but your stall was so busy every time I walked past I didn't get a chance to play! Hope it went great for you
June 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#CraftWednesday trying to at least appear organised with my prototypes! @jacksonpope.bsky.social saw you at UKGE but your stall was so busy every time I walked past I didn't get a chance to play! Hope it went great for you
Arch Enemies is almost ready to go for the UK games expo! Time to schedule some meetings! #boardgames 🎲✂️
May 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Arch Enemies is almost ready to go for the UK games expo! Time to schedule some meetings! #boardgames 🎲✂️
There's nothing like the feeling of testing a new game prototype and having it work and actually be fun to play!
April 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
There's nothing like the feeling of testing a new game prototype and having it work and actually be fun to play!
One of my favourite photos I took in 2024: a view of a lake under Großglockner, Austria
March 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
One of my favourite photos I took in 2024: a view of a lake under Großglockner, Austria
went for a nice long walk to take in peak autumn
November 4, 2024 at 2:36 PM
went for a nice long walk to take in peak autumn
Foggy autumn afternoon just outside Mníšek pod Brdy
October 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Foggy autumn afternoon just outside Mníšek pod Brdy
also I have a very handsome dog, he's more popular than I am
October 23, 2024 at 12:55 PM
also I have a very handsome dog, he's more popular than I am
hi I make memes, videos and Minecraft maps for fun
October 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
hi I make memes, videos and Minecraft maps for fun