Ket Ng
slifter.bsky.social
Ket Ng
@slifter.bsky.social
Tabletop Game Designer/Developer
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Two game designers and a spreadsheet?
My idea of a fun Saturday night?
January 28, 2024 at 6:55 AM
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Being profiled in The New Yorker is easily the most surreal and unexpected thing that's ever happened to me.

www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
The Personal, Political Art of Board-Game Design
What can board games say that other art forms can’t?
www.newyorker.com
December 21, 2023 at 11:39 AM
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I’m playtesting at PAX Unplugged in the Unpub room today from 10:30 to 1:30. Come play Central City or DX/D12 (roll & write).

@slifter.bsky.social
December 2, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Didn't plan it starting the day, but ended up putting a solid 8 hours into setting up a spreadsheet and template for a new choose your own adventure style project.
October 12, 2023 at 4:44 AM
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I’ll be at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social tomorrow with Playtest NW from 10am to 5pm. Here’s a new time tracker for Central City, one of the games I’ll be playtesting.

@slifter.bsky.social
October 8, 2023 at 12:39 AM
For those in Seattle trying to figure out what the rumbles are, it's rich assholes over on Bainbridge.
September 17, 2023 at 4:46 AM
The decision to use AI art in Terraforming Mars is maddening and tragic, both for the industry as a whole and on a personal level. The damage to the industry is very real, and I don't think I will be able to play any other titles published by Stronghold Games ever again.
September 14, 2023 at 7:58 PM
Packaging up some rice crispy treats made using Stella Park's recipe out of Brave Tart. They are a bit of extra work, but also significantly better than what you get when using store bought marshmallows.

Also incorporating some candied raspberries and strawberries left over from making shrubs.
September 10, 2023 at 11:47 PM
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Posted this "autocritique" about game prototypes on FB last night (h/t to @jimzub.bsky.social and @stevelieberart.bsky.social for the idea and format). The push back I got about it being negative was interesting. I'm going to reframe it as a self-reflective exercise for better learning and outcomes.
September 4, 2023 at 8:38 PM
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Saturday, I'll be playtesting at PAX West in the Unpub
room (Summit Floor 3). I'm scheduled from 10:30 until 5:00.

Central City is one of the games I'll be testing, a co-design with @slifter.bsky.social. It's a light-medium weight city builder with stacked floors and both central & player cities.
September 1, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Setting up an account for board game dev stuff, I'll be slowly filling it in and finding people to follow.

While I do that enjoy one of my best pegging hands ever. (The other player opened with the 7)
Also shout out to @bethsobel.bsky.social for the amazing cards.
September 1, 2023 at 2:27 AM