Chris Backe
@chrisbacke.bsky.social
Making board games since 2016.
🎲 Game designer (https://entrogames.com)
🖥️ Game publisher https://shinypigeongames.com/shiny-pigeon-printables/)
🏢 Entrepreneur (https://tabletoppublishers.com, https://puzzlerun.co.uk)
Hobbies:
🏃♂️ Running
💪 HYROX
🌍 Travel
🎲 Game designer (https://entrogames.com)
🖥️ Game publisher https://shinypigeongames.com/shiny-pigeon-printables/)
🏢 Entrepreneur (https://tabletoppublishers.com, https://puzzlerun.co.uk)
Hobbies:
🏃♂️ Running
💪 HYROX
🌍 Travel
I hear this a fair bit in my Accountability Coaching sessions. My usual prescription: carve out that time on the calendar like a doctor's appointment. Devices can be bricked (put in a shoebox / drawer, turned off). Kids can make good playtesters. There's always a way =)
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I hear this a fair bit in my Accountability Coaching sessions. My usual prescription: carve out that time on the calendar like a doctor's appointment. Devices can be bricked (put in a shoebox / drawer, turned off). Kids can make good playtesters. There's always a way =)
Fair. Do you feel like it's difficult keeping up the momentum on a project, getting into a routine, etc.?
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fair. Do you feel like it's difficult keeping up the momentum on a project, getting into a routine, etc.?
Worth noting: this is NOT a 'vibe-coded' project that's magically come together in a few prompts. It's been close to a year of working with a trio of flesh-and-blood humans, the lead of which used to work at Apple. It's well-tested, secure, and lightning fast.
Have a look: tabletoppublishers.com
Have a look: tabletoppublishers.com
Tabletop Publishers
Get access to a live list of over 570 game publishers that you can use to guide and speed up your game pitching process.
tabletoppublishers.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Worth noting: this is NOT a 'vibe-coded' project that's magically come together in a few prompts. It's been close to a year of working with a trio of flesh-and-blood humans, the lead of which used to work at Apple. It's well-tested, secure, and lightning fast.
Have a look: tabletoppublishers.com
Have a look: tabletoppublishers.com
My goal with Tabletop Publishers is a best-in-class tool to help designers organize and pitch their games effectively.
If you'd like to review the site in a blog post or video, please reach out (PM or chrisbacke@gmail.com) 😊
If you'd like to review the site in a blog post or video, please reach out (PM or chrisbacke@gmail.com) 😊
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My goal with Tabletop Publishers is a best-in-class tool to help designers organize and pitch their games effectively.
If you'd like to review the site in a blog post or video, please reach out (PM or chrisbacke@gmail.com) 😊
If you'd like to review the site in a blog post or video, please reach out (PM or chrisbacke@gmail.com) 😊
* My Leads: a shortlist of publishers you want to pitch - take private notes and refer to them anytime, anywhere
* My Pitches: track who you pitched, what games you pitched them
* My Follow-ups: visible on your Dashboard and color-coded to make it easier to follow-up.
* My Pitches: track who you pitched, what games you pitched them
* My Follow-ups: visible on your Dashboard and color-coded to make it easier to follow-up.
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
* My Leads: a shortlist of publishers you want to pitch - take private notes and refer to them anytime, anywhere
* My Pitches: track who you pitched, what games you pitched them
* My Follow-ups: visible on your Dashboard and color-coded to make it easier to follow-up.
* My Pitches: track who you pitched, what games you pitched them
* My Follow-ups: visible on your Dashboard and color-coded to make it easier to follow-up.
Along with a tech team, we've recently finished building four new features, all of which work in sync with each other:
* My Games: track your games and their status on a single dashboard you can see and update from anywhere
* My Games: track your games and their status on a single dashboard you can see and update from anywhere
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Along with a tech team, we've recently finished building four new features, all of which work in sync with each other:
* My Games: track your games and their status on a single dashboard you can see and update from anywhere
* My Games: track your games and their status on a single dashboard you can see and update from anywhere