David
ddavidd.bsky.social
David
@ddavidd.bsky.social
I mostly post about board game design and parenting my 2 awesome kids. Co-founder of Grumpy Spider Games.

www.grumpyspider.com
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grumpy-spider-games/pencil-book-quest

Romans 5:7-8
Why?
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I still think about your cosmic zoo game from a while back. It was definitely rough, but something about it just clicked with me.
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Everyone knows the original knockoffs were Snailiens!

(Each named after a different US president)
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Came up with another kinda interesting #puzzle!

GOAL
Connect all boxes into a single group by drawing lines between them.

RULES
1. The number on each box shows how many lines connect to it.
2. Lines cannot go diagonal.
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I try to make mine fit on a single card as well.
September 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This looks so good! Meanwhile, I’m over here like:
September 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
They are at their readiest!
September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
September 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I agree with both.
August 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Anyone fancy a quick proofread of these rules?

#boardgamedesign
August 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
August 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sending out review copies for Pencil Book Quest!
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We have a good egg!
June 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Rate my setup
June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My daughter found a robin’s egg in our back yard. It seems intact and she’s decided we’ll try to hatch it.

Will report back.
June 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Big boss energy?

#boardgamedesign
June 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Does mini boss look menacing enough???

#boardgamedesign #doodle
May 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I've just been informed that this is so much of a thing that it actually exists!
May 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BUILD-A-DIE

Draft chits that interlock to create the faces of dice that you use for... something or another.

What do you think? Is this a thing???

#boardgamedesign
May 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Does anyone know of a printer that has good consistency / very low printing shift?

Here’s my latest batch of Pocket Book Adventures and this is just ridiculous.

#indie #boardgames #publishing
April 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sorry you all have to suffer with me.

Here's a logo for a fake board game podcast: Chit Chat

I think that's it for now...
April 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A logo for a fake board game company: ALL IN Games.

Why? Because I'm certainly not at the brink of burnout, where motivation dwindles and creativity skyrockets. Surely that's not what's happening...

#boardgames
April 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM