Marc Larivière
@marclariviere.bsky.social
(he-him) Board game designer of Very Bad Lands. That's it for now.
Attempting to have a career as a game designer sure brought a lot of weird and wonderful projects to my table last month :)
- A dexterity game we made for a youth theater festival
- A mural about a squirrel eating a muffin, made out of muffins
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- A dexterity game we made for a youth theater festival
- A mural about a squirrel eating a muffin, made out of muffins
🎲✂️
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Attempting to have a career as a game designer sure brought a lot of weird and wonderful projects to my table last month :)
- A dexterity game we made for a youth theater festival
- A mural about a squirrel eating a muffin, made out of muffins
🎲✂️
- A dexterity game we made for a youth theater festival
- A mural about a squirrel eating a muffin, made out of muffins
🎲✂️
Either I find the title of the game I'm working on immediately, or I never quite find it. 🎲✂️
This one is the latter, unfortunately.
This one is the latter, unfortunately.
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Either I find the title of the game I'm working on immediately, or I never quite find it. 🎲✂️
This one is the latter, unfortunately.
This one is the latter, unfortunately.
I'm working on a team-based game where you can create unfair matchups:
1v2 2v3 1v3 1v4!
In playtesting, the imbalance adds tension and drama, but will most players want to play against the odds?
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1v2 2v3 1v3 1v4!
In playtesting, the imbalance adds tension and drama, but will most players want to play against the odds?
🎲✂️
June 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm working on a team-based game where you can create unfair matchups:
1v2 2v3 1v3 1v4!
In playtesting, the imbalance adds tension and drama, but will most players want to play against the odds?
🎲✂️
1v2 2v3 1v3 1v4!
In playtesting, the imbalance adds tension and drama, but will most players want to play against the odds?
🎲✂️
🎲✂️I was taught that less is more. It's not always the rule in game design, but efficiency is fun for me so I stick with it!
I’ve made a game with so few components that if I sold it in a box, it might not look like it’s worth much. Would you add things to a game just to boost its perceived value?
I’ve made a game with so few components that if I sold it in a box, it might not look like it’s worth much. Would you add things to a game just to boost its perceived value?
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🎲✂️I was taught that less is more. It's not always the rule in game design, but efficiency is fun for me so I stick with it!
I’ve made a game with so few components that if I sold it in a box, it might not look like it’s worth much. Would you add things to a game just to boost its perceived value?
I’ve made a game with so few components that if I sold it in a box, it might not look like it’s worth much. Would you add things to a game just to boost its perceived value?
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At the end of May I'll no longer work for Underdog Games.
The owner is shrinking the company to almost nothing to give it the best chance of keeping the lights on during the tariff tsunami.
It won't need new games (I manage our design studio, and design myself), so I'm done.
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The owner is shrinking the company to almost nothing to give it the best chance of keeping the lights on during the tariff tsunami.
It won't need new games (I manage our design studio, and design myself), so I'm done.
🎲✂️(1/7)
April 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At the end of May I'll no longer work for Underdog Games.
The owner is shrinking the company to almost nothing to give it the best chance of keeping the lights on during the tariff tsunami.
It won't need new games (I manage our design studio, and design myself), so I'm done.
🎲✂️(1/7)
The owner is shrinking the company to almost nothing to give it the best chance of keeping the lights on during the tariff tsunami.
It won't need new games (I manage our design studio, and design myself), so I'm done.
🎲✂️(1/7)
It's your turn to play!
You’ve got a choice: play the optimal move or play the most exciting one. Which would you choose?
My first designer diary is out on BGG :)
#verybadlands 🎲✂️
You’ve got a choice: play the optimal move or play the most exciting one. Which would you choose?
My first designer diary is out on BGG :)
#verybadlands 🎲✂️
Designer Diary: Very Bad Lands | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's your turn to play!
You’ve got a choice: play the optimal move or play the most exciting one. Which would you choose?
My first designer diary is out on BGG :)
#verybadlands 🎲✂️
You’ve got a choice: play the optimal move or play the most exciting one. Which would you choose?
My first designer diary is out on BGG :)
#verybadlands 🎲✂️
Découvrez mon top5 sur la chaîne du Bureau du loisir. Et surtout, découvrez le bureau du loisir ♥️
#j2s
#j2s
Top 5 jeux de Marc Larivière! - Le designer de Very bad lands.
YouTube video by Le Bureau du Loisir
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March 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Découvrez mon top5 sur la chaîne du Bureau du loisir. Et surtout, découvrez le bureau du loisir ♥️
#j2s
#j2s
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I want more board games in my collection to feel creative, fun, and different.
Board game art can often feel familiar to the point it's genuinely hard to see the differences between games through the box cover alone. It sort of blends together.
Say what you want, Quacks definitely stands out.
Board game art can often feel familiar to the point it's genuinely hard to see the differences between games through the box cover alone. It sort of blends together.
Say what you want, Quacks definitely stands out.
March 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I want more board games in my collection to feel creative, fun, and different.
Board game art can often feel familiar to the point it's genuinely hard to see the differences between games through the box cover alone. It sort of blends together.
Say what you want, Quacks definitely stands out.
Board game art can often feel familiar to the point it's genuinely hard to see the differences between games through the box cover alone. It sort of blends together.
Say what you want, Quacks definitely stands out.
One of the things I love about being a game designer is that I can often step away from my computer to do arts and crafts!
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March 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One of the things I love about being a game designer is that I can often step away from my computer to do arts and crafts!
🎲✂️
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Coming back from Cannes, I am at the end of a design cycle. Which means, looking at my backlog of prototypes and seeing if one of them sparks joy!
This one is a fishing card game about discovering the strange aquatic life that lies beneath the surface of a subterranean lake.
🎲✂️
This one is a fishing card game about discovering the strange aquatic life that lies beneath the surface of a subterranean lake.
🎲✂️
March 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Coming back from Cannes, I am at the end of a design cycle. Which means, looking at my backlog of prototypes and seeing if one of them sparks joy!
This one is a fishing card game about discovering the strange aquatic life that lies beneath the surface of a subterranean lake.
🎲✂️
This one is a fishing card game about discovering the strange aquatic life that lies beneath the surface of a subterranean lake.
🎲✂️
Reposted by Marc Larivière
Just as we should let publishers know we do NOT want genAI "art" in our #BoardGames... we should let them know when we appreciate that they're NOT using genAI and support that financially when we can.
March 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just as we should let publishers know we do NOT want genAI "art" in our #BoardGames... we should let them know when we appreciate that they're NOT using genAI and support that financially when we can.
My little dinos are growing up! #fij25 #verybadlands
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
My little dinos are growing up! #fij25 #verybadlands
I’ll be at Festival International des Jeux de Cannes next week! Excited to dive back into live dinosaur drawing! Come find me if you’re there.
#boardgames #FIJ2025 #cannes
#boardgames #FIJ2025 #cannes
February 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’ll be at Festival International des Jeux de Cannes next week! Excited to dive back into live dinosaur drawing! Come find me if you’re there.
#boardgames #FIJ2025 #cannes
#boardgames #FIJ2025 #cannes
February 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The goal of Picture Perfect is simple and relatable: take the perfect picture of this family, but keep everyone's petty preferences in mind!
A great reminder that there's a lot of fun to be found around the actual mechanics of the game.
#boardgames #pictureperfect
A great reminder that there's a lot of fun to be found around the actual mechanics of the game.
#boardgames #pictureperfect
February 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The goal of Picture Perfect is simple and relatable: take the perfect picture of this family, but keep everyone's petty preferences in mind!
A great reminder that there's a lot of fun to be found around the actual mechanics of the game.
#boardgames #pictureperfect
A great reminder that there's a lot of fun to be found around the actual mechanics of the game.
#boardgames #pictureperfect
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New video out today - chatting about how I decide what ideas to work on for new games and why!
youtu.be/E54gkTqQv9Q
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youtu.be/E54gkTqQv9Q
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What makes a good idea for a game?
YouTube video by Matthew Dunstan
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New video out today - chatting about how I decide what ideas to work on for new games and why!
youtu.be/E54gkTqQv9Q
🎲✂️
youtu.be/E54gkTqQv9Q
🎲✂️
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Variant human character for my game Orbital Megastructure.
February 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Variant human character for my game Orbital Megastructure.
Reposted by Marc Larivière
Great art doesn't age. I loved the art of The Lost Expedition so much, Garen was one of the first people I reached out to for an interview on my board game art website back in 2017.
www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...
www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...
February 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great art doesn't age. I loved the art of The Lost Expedition so much, Garen was one of the first people I reached out to for an interview on my board game art website back in 2017.
www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...
www.moregamesplease.com/art-in-board...
Losing a race makes your dog hungry for more. Winning a race makes your dog cocky. Is that the right word cocky?
#boardgames #underdogs
#boardgames #underdogs
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Losing a race makes your dog hungry for more. Winning a race makes your dog cocky. Is that the right word cocky?
#boardgames #underdogs
#boardgames #underdogs
I feel like creating a strong sense of place for these levels really adds to the experience. Drawing your house on a beautiful spot is way more enjoyable than on a blank, featureless landscape. 🎲✂️
#boardgames #erreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
#boardgames #erreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
February 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I feel like creating a strong sense of place for these levels really adds to the experience. Drawing your house on a beautiful spot is way more enjoyable than on a blank, featureless landscape. 🎲✂️
#boardgames #erreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
#boardgames #erreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
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The store’s finally up and running, so Out of Sorts and Hedged In are ready for preorder! So if you missed them at the night market, now’s your chance! They should be shipping out by the end of January.
always-awake-games.square.site
always-awake-games.square.site
January 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The store’s finally up and running, so Out of Sorts and Hedged In are ready for preorder! So if you missed them at the night market, now’s your chance! They should be shipping out by the end of January.
always-awake-games.square.site
always-awake-games.square.site
What an ongoing illustration project looks like!
January 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What an ongoing illustration project looks like!
It doesn't look like it, but this is a roll and write 🤔 and it will hopefully get you to draw!
#boardgames
#boardgames
January 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It doesn't look like it, but this is a roll and write 🤔 and it will hopefully get you to draw!
#boardgames
#boardgames
Going through old drawings of the disaster cards in Very Bad Lands as I work on a new devlog.
#boardgames #verybadlands
#boardgames #verybadlands
January 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Going through old drawings of the disaster cards in Very Bad Lands as I work on a new devlog.
#boardgames #verybadlands
#boardgames #verybadlands