Manda Shafer
@mandashafer.bsky.social
She/her. Boardgame Designer, Cat Fanatic, and Wannabe Recluse
Proud to be the 4th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Medieval Merchant, a unique buying and selling board game.! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
Medieval Merchant, a unique buying and selling board game.
In Medieval Merchant, players buy and sell their wares by moving in a fictitious realm. The game uses a unique demand and price system where players decide how to sell their merchandise. The winner is...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Proud to be the 4th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Medieval Merchant, a unique buying and selling board game.! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...
Okay I need y'all to stop what you are doing and vote for something for me: www.tfec.org/spark-landin...
And vote for these two:
Providing Access to Games and Recreation (This is to help raise money for more diverse game designers)
Managing Feral Cats Humanely and Effectively (For TNR) Please vote!
And vote for these two:
Providing Access to Games and Recreation (This is to help raise money for more diverse game designers)
Managing Feral Cats Humanely and Effectively (For TNR) Please vote!
SPARK! 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Okay I need y'all to stop what you are doing and vote for something for me: www.tfec.org/spark-landin...
And vote for these two:
Providing Access to Games and Recreation (This is to help raise money for more diverse game designers)
Managing Feral Cats Humanely and Effectively (For TNR) Please vote!
And vote for these two:
Providing Access to Games and Recreation (This is to help raise money for more diverse game designers)
Managing Feral Cats Humanely and Effectively (For TNR) Please vote!
My first attempt at making a box. The graphic is a little off center, but it'll work for Origins Unpub!
June 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My first attempt at making a box. The graphic is a little off center, but it'll work for Origins Unpub!
Any of my friends going to Origins free on Thursday at 10 am. I need a few more folks to fill a slot of The Establishment so it can go off. tabletop.events/conventions/...
The Establishment: Innerworkings of a Secret Cabal
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June 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Any of my friends going to Origins free on Thursday at 10 am. I need a few more folks to fill a slot of The Establishment so it can go off. tabletop.events/conventions/...
HBG Day has a really cool space you can rent if you want a private spot for your group. With 6 people, it'd be like $40 split. www.hbgalliance.org/store/p/over...
Overlord Suite at Harrisburg Board Game Day 2025 — Harrisburg Board Game Alliance
Looking to level up your Harrisburg Board Game Day experience? Reserve the Overlord Suite —a private, elevated space inside the ClockBox at Strawberry Square. For $250, you and your group can enjoy ...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
HBG Day has a really cool space you can rent if you want a private spot for your group. With 6 people, it'd be like $40 split. www.hbgalliance.org/store/p/over...
I'm a mean dragon. Roar.
June 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm a mean dragon. Roar.
Went a little overboard making components to play test Community Cats 😁
June 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Went a little overboard making components to play test Community Cats 😁
I can't stop buying plants. These are two new ones. A wandering dude and a Rex begonia
May 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I can't stop buying plants. These are two new ones. A wandering dude and a Rex begonia
Picked up a solar RPG from Exeunt Press this past weekend. Excited to crack it open and hunt monsters.
May 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Picked up a solar RPG from Exeunt Press this past weekend. Excited to crack it open and hunt monsters.
Our security camera AI has identified this morning dove as a pet. I guess we have a new pet now.
May 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our security camera AI has identified this morning dove as a pet. I guess we have a new pet now.
I'll be there! Join us at Lazarus games on Saturday.
Saturday! Join me and a bunch of cool games folks (including @exeunt.press) in Harrisburg, PA for playing, playtesting, and chill hangs.
May 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I'll be there! Join us at Lazarus games on Saturday.
Harrisburg Board Game Day is July 12th! This year we're selling a supporter ticket that will help us raise funds to hold the event. www.hbgalliance.org/events/harri...
Harrisburg Board Game Day — Harrisburg Board Game Alliance
Discover a new world of tabletop fun at Harrisburg Board Game Day on July 12, hosted by the Harrisburg Board Game Alliance at Strawberry Square in Harrisburg, PA. This free board game event (9 a.m. – ...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Harrisburg Board Game Day is July 12th! This year we're selling a supporter ticket that will help us raise funds to hold the event. www.hbgalliance.org/events/harri...
If you've played my game, please give it a rating or review on Board Game Geek boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36...
The Establishment: Inner Workings of a Secret Cabal
Faction leaders plot and scheme, ultimately deciding the future of humanity on Ceres.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you've played my game, please give it a rating or review on Board Game Geek boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36...
This Saturday at Lazarus Games in Harrisburg will be a local game designer day. 11-5. Come visit me!
May 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This Saturday at Lazarus Games in Harrisburg will be a local game designer day. 11-5. Come visit me!
Check out my funky plant hanger
May 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Check out my funky plant hanger
Saw Filter in Harrisburg this past weekend. They were awesome.
May 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Saw Filter in Harrisburg this past weekend. They were awesome.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
3 days left to vote for Better Offline and Weird Little Guys in the #Webby’s! 🗳️🗳️🗳️
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If anyone likes solo resource management board games, I have a game that I am currently playtesting called Community Cats. It's very early in development, so I know there's a lot of balancing I have to fix. But it's available online and there's a feedback form: screentop.gg/@mandabean/C...
Community Cats | Manda | Screentop.gg
Play Community Cats by Manda on Screentop.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If anyone likes solo resource management board games, I have a game that I am currently playtesting called Community Cats. It's very early in development, so I know there's a lot of balancing I have to fix. But it's available online and there's a feedback form: screentop.gg/@mandabean/C...
So I bought a used Blu-ray player. I'm excited to hit up the library tomorrow and see what series I can find. Looking to cancel some of our streaming services, so testing this out.
April 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So I bought a used Blu-ray player. I'm excited to hit up the library tomorrow and see what series I can find. Looking to cancel some of our streaming services, so testing this out.
Join me on Wednesday for Break My Games playtesting at the Adventurer's Guild: www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...
Break My Game Playtesting - Harrisburg, PA - The Adventurer's Guild
Come playtest board games designed by local independent game designers!
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April 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Join me on Wednesday for Break My Games playtesting at the Adventurer's Guild: www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-g...
Had an awesome time with Break My Games at Mepacon this weekend! Have so much work for my prototype now.
April 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Had an awesome time with Break My Games at Mepacon this weekend! Have so much work for my prototype now.
Break My Game at Mepacon this weekend. All this stuff is coming. Yes, even the cat food box.
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Break My Game at Mepacon this weekend. All this stuff is coming. Yes, even the cat food box.
We still have spots open for Harrisburg Board Game Day for game designers. We have two options. It's free! If you are in NY, NJ, MD, PA or otherwise close to Harrisburg, PA check us out. www.hbgalliance.org/events/harri...
Harrisburg Board Game Day — Harrisburg Board Game Alliance
Discover a new world of tabletop fun at Harrisburg Board Game Day on July 12, hosted by the Harrisburg Board Game Alliance at Strawberry Square in Harrisburg, PA. This free board game event (9 a.m. – ...
www.hbgalliance.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We still have spots open for Harrisburg Board Game Day for game designers. We have two options. It's free! If you are in NY, NJ, MD, PA or otherwise close to Harrisburg, PA check us out. www.hbgalliance.org/events/harri...
Got bored and started cutting out some print outs of cat icon samples..
March 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Got bored and started cutting out some print outs of cat icon samples..
Is it safe to remove the plastic from my windows or will we get hit with another winter? 🧐
March 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Is it safe to remove the plastic from my windows or will we get hit with another winter? 🧐