Amanda 🏳️⚧️💜
@subsurfaceamy.bsky.social
Board gamer, designer and trans mom. I blog about game design on SubsurfaceGames.ca
She/Her
She/Her
My latest tattoo!
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My latest tattoo!
With my KS launching tomorrow, I finally bit the bullet and bought Hades II. Need something to keep me sane instead of just F5ing that page for 3 weeks.
How long until I beat this playtime?
How long until I beat this playtime?
May 27, 2024 at 2:38 PM
With my KS launching tomorrow, I finally bit the bullet and bought Hades II. Need something to keep me sane instead of just F5ing that page for 3 weeks.
How long until I beat this playtime?
How long until I beat this playtime?
Holy. Crap. 7 days. 7. 7? Yes 7 Amy. And tomorrow it will be 6.
May 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Holy. Crap. 7 days. 7. 7? Yes 7 Amy. And tomorrow it will be 6.
I'm launching my second game in less than two weeks and I'm so very excited!
May 15, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I'm launching my second game in less than two weeks and I'm so very excited!
There's a very specific amount of pride when you get to play a game you design with your child.
And a very specific feeling when they beat you on their first game.
And a very specific feeling when they beat you on their first game.
May 10, 2024 at 11:45 PM
There's a very specific amount of pride when you get to play a game you design with your child.
And a very specific feeling when they beat you on their first game.
And a very specific feeling when they beat you on their first game.
Sometimes, a typo is just begging to not be corrected
May 10, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Sometimes, a typo is just begging to not be corrected
Objective reached!
(I have the screenshot, now you can follow)
(I have the screenshot, now you can follow)
May 5, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Objective reached!
(I have the screenshot, now you can follow)
(I have the screenshot, now you can follow)
Alright folks, I'm gonna need exactly 8 of you to follow this so I can get a screenshot, because my body might be 34, but my sense of humor is 13
May 4, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Alright folks, I'm gonna need exactly 8 of you to follow this so I can get a screenshot, because my body might be 34, but my sense of humor is 13
Ahhh, the difference a year can make.
That, and a graphic designer!
That, and a graphic designer!
April 27, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Ahhh, the difference a year can make.
That, and a graphic designer!
That, and a graphic designer!
Well I know what I'm doing tonight!
April 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Well I know what I'm doing tonight!
I track my projects' excitement level for two reasons. First, because every now and again, I just need to get excited again, and that helps identify which project can help. Second, when I lose excitement for a game, it often is evidence that something about the game doesn't work.
April 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I track my projects' excitement level for two reasons. First, because every now and again, I just need to get excited again, and that helps identify which project can help. Second, when I lose excitement for a game, it often is evidence that something about the game doesn't work.
SHELF are games I used to work on but stopped; BLUeprints is for when it's in doodle mode, establishing the pitch; SandBoX is when I'm playing around, building a 1st prototype; DEVelopment is the early discovery stages of testing; QuALity is the final touches; PRoDuction is working on KS/pitching.
April 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
SHELF are games I used to work on but stopped; BLUeprints is for when it's in doodle mode, establishing the pitch; SandBoX is when I'm playing around, building a 1st prototype; DEVelopment is the early discovery stages of testing; QuALity is the final touches; PRoDuction is working on KS/pitching.
For each project, I have five fields: Stage, Excitement, Pitch ("A game with..."), Description ("What's this again?"), Next steps ("So what now?"). Let's talk about what they mean and what they're for.
April 8, 2024 at 3:23 PM
For each project, I have five fields: Stage, Excitement, Pitch ("A game with..."), Description ("What's this again?"), Next steps ("So what now?"). Let's talk about what they mean and what they're for.
I used to organize stuff in Excel, then OneNote, and now in Notion. I use Notion because of its different views: I have a view for individual games, a high level overview table, a timeline, a to-do list. It's quite handy.
April 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I used to organize stuff in Excel, then OneNote, and now in Notion. I use Notion because of its different views: I have a view for individual games, a high level overview table, a timeline, a to-do list. It's quite handy.
It's reviewer copy time!
April 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
It's reviewer copy time!
I don't know if you've heard, but... I've been working on a game!
It's a standalone sequel to With a Smile & a Gun. It's another 30 min game for 1-2 players. It's another game about making your opponent curse because you're getting in their way.
It's also coming to Kickstarter at the end of May!
It's a standalone sequel to With a Smile & a Gun. It's another 30 min game for 1-2 players. It's another game about making your opponent curse because you're getting in their way.
It's also coming to Kickstarter at the end of May!
April 5, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I don't know if you've heard, but... I've been working on a game!
It's a standalone sequel to With a Smile & a Gun. It's another 30 min game for 1-2 players. It's another game about making your opponent curse because you're getting in their way.
It's also coming to Kickstarter at the end of May!
It's a standalone sequel to With a Smile & a Gun. It's another 30 min game for 1-2 players. It's another game about making your opponent curse because you're getting in their way.
It's also coming to Kickstarter at the end of May!
Fire Breathing might be my favourite StS card
March 21, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Fire Breathing might be my favourite StS card
We played Linko and my oldest had this hand, and somehow still lost.
March 10, 2024 at 9:54 PM
We played Linko and my oldest had this hand, and somehow still lost.
February was another great month of gaming here!
We finished Arnak's coop campaign, and got to the last scenario of one of our AHLCG campaigns!
But more exciting, we dug back into Barrage, Yokohama, and Artemis Project, three favourites of mine that had fallen of the rotation for some reason.
We finished Arnak's coop campaign, and got to the last scenario of one of our AHLCG campaigns!
But more exciting, we dug back into Barrage, Yokohama, and Artemis Project, three favourites of mine that had fallen of the rotation for some reason.
March 1, 2024 at 1:59 PM
February was another great month of gaming here!
We finished Arnak's coop campaign, and got to the last scenario of one of our AHLCG campaigns!
But more exciting, we dug back into Barrage, Yokohama, and Artemis Project, three favourites of mine that had fallen of the rotation for some reason.
We finished Arnak's coop campaign, and got to the last scenario of one of our AHLCG campaigns!
But more exciting, we dug back into Barrage, Yokohama, and Artemis Project, three favourites of mine that had fallen of the rotation for some reason.
This is how we do it
(Play board games, that is)
(Play board games, that is)
February 9, 2024 at 8:38 PM
This is how we do it
(Play board games, that is)
(Play board games, that is)
After a few years of looking for a copy, finally can get this treasure back to the table!
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@dnlnwmn.bsky.social
February 6, 2024 at 9:34 PM
After a few years of looking for a copy, finally can get this treasure back to the table!
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social
@dnlnwmn.bsky.social
January was a solid month gaming wise, with 86 plays of 48 games.
My resolution was to diminish my shelf of opportunity, and we played 10 games off of it! We also added 7, but why focus on that.
My resolution was to diminish my shelf of opportunity, and we played 10 games off of it! We also added 7, but why focus on that.
February 2, 2024 at 5:35 PM
January was a solid month gaming wise, with 86 plays of 48 games.
My resolution was to diminish my shelf of opportunity, and we played 10 games off of it! We also added 7, but why focus on that.
My resolution was to diminish my shelf of opportunity, and we played 10 games off of it! We also added 7, but why focus on that.
I feel like the medium AI is not actually that medium
January 27, 2024 at 1:37 AM
I feel like the medium AI is not actually that medium