Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com
Startups & Game Design
http://leveragedplay.com (foresight games)
http://diegeticgames.com (consumer games)
http://storysynth.org (online games platform)
http://leveragedplay.com (foresight games)
http://diegeticgames.com (consumer games)
http://storysynth.org (online games platform)
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Some exciting news: this morning we launched a collaboration with @icrc.org: our Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict game. trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict
Navigate the challenging world of trust & safety amidst an unfolding armed conflict.
trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Some exciting news: this morning we launched a collaboration with @icrc.org: our Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict game. trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
Our latest game is out! In Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict, you'll explore the challenges of running a social media company during an international conflict.
Designed with Copia Gaming and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Play it now: trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
Designed with Copia Gaming and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Play it now: trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict
Navigate the challenging world of trust & safety amidst an unfolding armed conflict.
trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our latest game is out! In Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict, you'll explore the challenges of running a social media company during an international conflict.
Designed with Copia Gaming and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Play it now: trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
Designed with Copia Gaming and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Play it now: trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org
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For anyone who missed our Kickstarter for the very fun card game One Billion Users (or if you backed it and want extra copies) we just put up our remaining stock for sale. There are not that many, so this is your LAST CHANCE to get one. We also have a few discounted "damaged box" copies...
Missed The Kickstarter? You’ve Got One Last Chance! Limited Copies Of Our Social Media Card Game Are Now Available
Over the past few months, we've been fulfilling the orders for all the backers who helped us launch One Billion Users, the social media card game, on Kickstarter. Now that process is…
Over the past few months, we've been fulfilling the orders for all the backers who helped us launch One Billion Users, the social media card game, on Kickstarter. Now that process is…
Missed The Kickstarter? You’ve Got One Last Chance! Limited Copies Of Our Social Media Card Game Are Now Available
Over the past few months, we've been fulfilling the orders for all the backers who helped us launch One Billion Users, the social media card game, on Kickstarter. Now that process is almost complete (except for a few backers who haven't yet completed their orders and should do so as soon as possible) and we're left with a…
www.techdirt.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
For anyone who missed our Kickstarter for the very fun card game One Billion Users (or if you backed it and want extra copies) we just put up our remaining stock for sale. There are not that many, so this is your LAST CHANCE to get one. We also have a few discounted "damaged box" copies...
I'm excited to share a new game called "Posting Through It" that I co-designed with @sidneyicarus.bsky.social
The game explores how online discourse changes how we experience global disruption and it's played over a fake social media platform.
Check it out: randylubin.itch.io/posting-thro...
The game explores how online discourse changes how we experience global disruption and it's played over a fake social media platform.
Check it out: randylubin.itch.io/posting-thro...
Posting Through It by Randy Lubin, Sidney Icarus
Explore the consequences of a major disruption by playing organizations and influencers posting on social media
randylubin.itch.io
September 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm excited to share a new game called "Posting Through It" that I co-designed with @sidneyicarus.bsky.social
The game explores how online discourse changes how we experience global disruption and it's played over a fake social media platform.
Check it out: randylubin.itch.io/posting-thro...
The game explores how online discourse changes how we experience global disruption and it's played over a fake social media platform.
Check it out: randylubin.itch.io/posting-thro...
Hey - we covered this in Trust & Safety Tycoon!
Would you make a different decision? Play here: trustandsafety.fun
Would you make a different decision? Play here: trustandsafety.fun
August 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey - we covered this in Trust & Safety Tycoon!
Would you make a different decision? Play here: trustandsafety.fun
Would you make a different decision? Play here: trustandsafety.fun
Just got my copies from our One Billion Users Kickstarter. They look great!
August 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just got my copies from our One Billion Users Kickstarter. They look great!
I'm on this weeks Riskgaming podcast, discussing the challenges of exploring complex risks through game design
Danny and I had a great conversation and we shared the approaches and intuitions we bring to the design process
Podcast: pod.link/1615629580/e...
Transcript: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Danny and I had a great conversation and we shared the approaches and intuitions we bring to the design process
Podcast: pod.link/1615629580/e...
Transcript: substack.com/home/post/p-...
pod.link
August 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm on this weeks Riskgaming podcast, discussing the challenges of exploring complex risks through game design
Danny and I had a great conversation and we shared the approaches and intuitions we bring to the design process
Podcast: pod.link/1615629580/e...
Transcript: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Danny and I had a great conversation and we shared the approaches and intuitions we bring to the design process
Podcast: pod.link/1615629580/e...
Transcript: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Working the Case, my murder mystery storytelling game, is now officially out of beta!
I've tweaked the visual design of the playcards.io version and updated some of the cards content in the Cyberpunk and Space Station playsets.
Grab it now and play online! randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
I've tweaked the visual design of the playcards.io version and updated some of the cards content in the Cyberpunk and Space Station playsets.
Grab it now and play online! randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
August 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Working the Case, my murder mystery storytelling game, is now officially out of beta!
I've tweaked the visual design of the playcards.io version and updated some of the cards content in the Cyberpunk and Space Station playsets.
Grab it now and play online! randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
I've tweaked the visual design of the playcards.io version and updated some of the cards content in the Cyberpunk and Space Station playsets.
Grab it now and play online! randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
You can finally get "Working the Case" on Itch: randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
It's a 30min gm-less murder mystery game in a fantasy, space, or cyberpunk setting. Play as investigators and match evidence cards to suspects, describing scenes along the way.
It's a blast!
It's a 30min gm-less murder mystery game in a fantasy, space, or cyberpunk setting. Play as investigators and match evidence cards to suspects, describing scenes along the way.
It's a blast!
Working the Case – Digital Beta by Randy Lubin
A collaborative mystery game where you uncover evidence, narrow down suspects, and catch the culprit.
randylubin.itch.io
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
You can finally get "Working the Case" on Itch: randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...
It's a 30min gm-less murder mystery game in a fantasy, space, or cyberpunk setting. Play as investigators and match evidence cards to suspects, describing scenes along the way.
It's a blast!
It's a 30min gm-less murder mystery game in a fantasy, space, or cyberpunk setting. Play as investigators and match evidence cards to suspects, describing scenes along the way.
It's a blast!
The latest episode of The Game Design Roundtable is about Serious Games. Come listen as @jmstar.bsky.social, Kathryn Hymes, and I discuss how we approach making games that are designed for education, training, and social impact: thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/seas...
Season: RPG – Serious Games Pt.1 – The Game Design Roundtable
thegamedesignroundtable.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The latest episode of The Game Design Roundtable is about Serious Games. Come listen as @jmstar.bsky.social, Kathryn Hymes, and I discuss how we approach making games that are designed for education, training, and social impact: thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/seas...
I'm on the most recent episode of The Game Design Roundtable: thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/seas...
We talk about foresight and serious games for organizations, how we collaborate with non-designer clients and experts, and lots of specific examples from my past collaborations and engagements
We talk about foresight and serious games for organizations, how we collaborate with non-designer clients and experts, and lots of specific examples from my past collaborations and engagements
Season: RPG – Randy Lubin – RPGs in Organizational Settings – The Game Design Roundtable
thegamedesignroundtable.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm on the most recent episode of The Game Design Roundtable: thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/seas...
We talk about foresight and serious games for organizations, how we collaborate with non-designer clients and experts, and lots of specific examples from my past collaborations and engagements
We talk about foresight and serious games for organizations, how we collaborate with non-designer clients and experts, and lots of specific examples from my past collaborations and engagements
Reposted by Randy Lubin
These are the LAST FEW DAYS to order a copy of our amazing card game, One Billion Users, and be sure you can get a copy.
Most news sites ask you for subscriptions to get news, we're *selling you the best card game ever* but for only 2 more days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Most news sites ask you for subscriptions to get news, we're *selling you the best card game ever* but for only 2 more days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game
A competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
www.kickstarter.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
These are the LAST FEW DAYS to order a copy of our amazing card game, One Billion Users, and be sure you can get a copy.
Most news sites ask you for subscriptions to get news, we're *selling you the best card game ever* but for only 2 more days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Most news sites ask you for subscriptions to get news, we're *selling you the best card game ever* but for only 2 more days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Just a few more days to back @jmstar.bsky.social 's new game Zhenya's Wonder Tales: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
This game is a blast to play and I love how the cards help players tell a compelling story that hits key story beats while still enabling player creativity and improvisation
This game is a blast to play and I love how the cards help players tell a compelling story that hits key story beats while still enabling player creativity and improvisation
Zhenya's Wonder Tales
Zhenya’s Wonder Tales is a set of 6 card games retelling dark, Slavic-inspired fairy stories in 1-2 hours. Play a prince, a werewolf, an orphan, a monster hunter, and more to make difficult choices th...
www.backerkit.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just a few more days to back @jmstar.bsky.social 's new game Zhenya's Wonder Tales: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
This game is a blast to play and I love how the cards help players tell a compelling story that hits key story beats while still enabling player creativity and improvisation
This game is a blast to play and I love how the cards help players tell a compelling story that hits key story beats while still enabling player creativity and improvisation
Congrats to the winners of the Gaming Like It's 1929 game jam: www.techdirt.com/2025/03/26/a...
We had plenty of great submissions this year and I had a blast playing / reading through them!
We had plenty of great submissions this year and I had a blast playing / reading through them!
Announcing The Winners Of The 7th Annual Public Domain Game Jam
It took us a little longer than usual this year (we’ve been swamped with other projects including the Kickstarter for our new card game) but the time has finally arrived: we’ve chosen t…
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March 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congrats to the winners of the Gaming Like It's 1929 game jam: www.techdirt.com/2025/03/26/a...
We had plenty of great submissions this year and I had a blast playing / reading through them!
We had plenty of great submissions this year and I had a blast playing / reading through them!
Seriously, this game is amazing - pushing the frontiers of what storytelling games can do!
#ZhenyasWonderTales is a blast to play and @randylubin.com was impressed at how well it supports a fun and compelling story in under an hour! Join nearly 450 backers in their support of our latest game! #TTRPGs #RPGs
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March 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Seriously, this game is amazing - pushing the frontiers of what storytelling games can do!
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New Dice Exploder this week: the start of a series on larp.
Larp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit each other with sticks. Right? Well... yeah! Except no, because it’s a million other things too, and I think all us ttrpg designers can learn a lot from it.
Larp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit each other with sticks. Right? Well... yeah! Except no, because it’s a million other things too, and I think all us ttrpg designers can learn a lot from it.
Just Read the Card (Ghost Court) with Randy Lubin — Dice Exploder
Today I'm gonna introduce you to the world of larp. If you've ever been intimidated by it, this is a place to start. Because I think tabletop designers have so much we could learn from larp, so much t...
www.diceexploder.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New Dice Exploder this week: the start of a series on larp.
Larp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit each other with sticks. Right? Well... yeah! Except no, because it’s a million other things too, and I think all us ttrpg designers can learn a lot from it.
Larp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit each other with sticks. Right? Well... yeah! Except no, because it’s a million other things too, and I think all us ttrpg designers can learn a lot from it.
I'm on the latest episode of @diceexploder.com - www.diceexploder.com/blog/2025/2/...
Sam and I kick off his miniseries on larp by exploring how sometimes it's as easy as "just read the card" and demonstrate that with a quick round of Ghost Court.
Give it a listen and then go play some larps!
Sam and I kick off his miniseries on larp by exploring how sometimes it's as easy as "just read the card" and demonstrate that with a quick round of Ghost Court.
Give it a listen and then go play some larps!
Just Read the Card (Ghost Court) with Randy Lubin — Dice Exploder
Today I'm gonna introduce you to the world of larp. If you've ever been intimidated by it, this is a place to start. Because I think tabletop designers have so much we could learn from larp, so much t...
www.diceexploder.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm on the latest episode of @diceexploder.com - www.diceexploder.com/blog/2025/2/...
Sam and I kick off his miniseries on larp by exploring how sometimes it's as easy as "just read the card" and demonstrate that with a quick round of Ghost Court.
Give it a listen and then go play some larps!
Sam and I kick off his miniseries on larp by exploring how sometimes it's as easy as "just read the card" and demonstrate that with a quick round of Ghost Court.
Give it a listen and then go play some larps!
Just a few days left to submit to this year's public domain game jam!
Happy public domain day!
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Our annual public domain game jam returns in one month with Gaming Like It's 1929: itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
Create a new game inspired by works entering the public domain. See below for books, art, films, and more from 1929!
Create a new game inspired by works entering the public domain. See below for books, art, films, and more from 1929!
January 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just a few days left to submit to this year's public domain game jam!
Happy public domain day!
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Our annual public domain game jam returns in one month with Gaming Like It's 1929: itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
Create a new game inspired by works entering the public domain. See below for books, art, films, and more from 1929!
Create a new game inspired by works entering the public domain. See below for books, art, films, and more from 1929!
Gaming Like It's 1929
A game jam from 2025-01-01 to 2025-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2025, works from 1929 are free to use and ...
itch.io
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy public domain day!
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Come join our jam and make some new games with old works
Final 12 hours to back the Kickstarter for our social media card game One Billion Users!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game
A competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
www.kickstarter.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Final 12 hours to back the Kickstarter for our social media card game One Billion Users!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
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Oooh, coming in just at the wire, @kickstarter.com has included One Billion Users in the "Projects We Love" category!
See why Kickstarter loves our game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
See why Kickstarter loves our game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
December 19, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Oooh, coming in just at the wire, @kickstarter.com has included One Billion Users in the "Projects We Love" category!
See why Kickstarter loves our game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
See why Kickstarter loves our game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Oh hey - our game One Billion Users is featured at The Verge: www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/2...
We're Kickstarting it now but you only have until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to back it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
We're Kickstarting it now but you only have until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to back it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
This card game lets you build the ideal social network — or the most toxic
One Billion Users let me make my own Twitter.
www.theverge.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Oh hey - our game One Billion Users is featured at The Verge: www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/2...
We're Kickstarting it now but you only have until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to back it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
We're Kickstarting it now but you only have until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to back it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Reposted by Randy Lubin
Hey folks, we're entering the final week or so of our Kickstarter campaign for "One Billion Users" and as part of our final push to get it over the threshold, we've offered a fun new tier: you can co-design a card in the game with us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game
A competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
www.kickstarter.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Hey folks, we're entering the final week or so of our Kickstarter campaign for "One Billion Users" and as part of our final push to get it over the threshold, we've offered a fun new tier: you can co-design a card in the game with us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Reposted by Randy Lubin
So OpenAI is saying that they're targeting to get one billion users in 2025. But they (and you!) can ALSO get One Billion Users (our amazingly fun card game about social media) in 2025 if you back our Kickstarter campaign...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game
A competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
www.kickstarter.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM
So OpenAI is saying that they're targeting to get one billion users in 2025. But they (and you!) can ALSO get One Billion Users (our amazingly fun card game about social media) in 2025 if you back our Kickstarter campaign...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
Reposted by Randy Lubin
Want to help us create new influencers for our social media card game? See the thread below... (and then back the campaign to get a copy, perhaps with the influencers you've suggested...) www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
December 3, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Want to help us create new influencers for our social media card game? See the thread below... (and then back the campaign to get a copy, perhaps with the influencers you've suggested...) www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...