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
🎲✂️
- 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?
🎲✂️
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?
🎲✂️
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!
🎲✂️
🎲✂️
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!
🎲✂️
🎲✂️
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.
🎲✂️
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 Cannes International Games Festival this week demoing Very Bad Lands, my very first game!
February 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’ll be at Cannes International Games Festival this week demoing Very Bad Lands, my very first game!
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
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
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
January 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Obstacles are set! Now let’s build exciting dog parcours for them to perform on! 🎲✂️
#underdogs #boardgames
#underdogs #boardgames
January 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Obstacles are set! Now let’s build exciting dog parcours for them to perform on! 🎲✂️
#underdogs #boardgames
#underdogs #boardgames
When I'm not making games, you can find me drawing 🖍️
#portfolioday
#portfolioday
January 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When I'm not making games, you can find me drawing 🖍️
#portfolioday
#portfolioday
January 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In a competitive board game, would you ever choose to play as the underdog, knowing you have worst odds of winning, just for the fun of it? 🎲✂️
#boardgames #underdog
#boardgames #underdog
January 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In a competitive board game, would you ever choose to play as the underdog, knowing you have worst odds of winning, just for the fun of it? 🎲✂️
#boardgames #underdog
#boardgames #underdog
Terre Ferme solo is coming along nicely! It's shaping up to be a small sketchbook that you can carry around.
#terreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
#terreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
January 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Terre Ferme solo is coming along nicely! It's shaping up to be a small sketchbook that you can carry around.
#terreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
#terreferme #boardgames #soloboardgames #workerplacement
I'll be at PaxUnplugged this weekend, playing games and sketching as usual!
Find me at booth 2545 from 2 to 6 — I’ll make you a card! :)
#paxUnplugged #verybadlands
Find me at booth 2545 from 2 to 6 — I’ll make you a card! :)
#paxUnplugged #verybadlands
December 5, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I'll be at PaxUnplugged this weekend, playing games and sketching as usual!
Find me at booth 2545 from 2 to 6 — I’ll make you a card! :)
#paxUnplugged #verybadlands
Find me at booth 2545 from 2 to 6 — I’ll make you a card! :)
#paxUnplugged #verybadlands
July 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM