Thing 12 Games at Orca Con
@thing12games.bsky.social
Indie board game publisher of fun, easy to learn, interactive entertainment.
And dad jokes.
Lots of dad jokes.
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Hit Me is our first straight to publish game!
It’s a fun push-your-luck style card game with super powered types brawling it out. The game is played with a communal deck that grows and changes as people take damage.
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Hit Me is our first straight to publish game!
It’s a fun push-your-luck style card game with super powered types brawling it out. The game is played with a communal deck that grows and changes as people take damage.
1/2
A creative friend of mine at Crazy Viking Studios created this album.
If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool!
daywalkyr.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...
If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool!
daywalkyr.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...
Between Love and Death, by DayWalkyr
7 track album
daywalkyr.bandcamp.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A creative friend of mine at Crazy Viking Studios created this album.
If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool!
daywalkyr.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...
If you like dark Stranger Things-esque 80s vibes, check this out. It’s really cool!
daywalkyr.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...
We are at Aki-ban Con, in Lake Stevens!
Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!
aki-ban.org
Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!
aki-ban.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We are at Aki-ban Con, in Lake Stevens!
Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!
aki-ban.org
Lots of open gaming space and a game library available as well!
aki-ban.org
Some games played at PAX West.
Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.
It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.
Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!
Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.
It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.
Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!
September 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Some games played at PAX West.
Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.
It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.
Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!
Staufer Dynasty. An older Z-Man title that I randomly found at a game store.
It’s territory control game with perfect information available to all players…requiring clever strategy to ultimately win out.
Everyone really enjoyed it and had fun playing!
Hey @613mandi.bsky.social
New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.
Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉
New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.
Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hey @613mandi.bsky.social
New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.
Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉
New solo RPG available today! A horror themed “hex crawl” titled “Blueberry Wine”.
Perhaps have some blueberry wine while you play? 😉
New KS delivery! Arkham Asylum the deck-building game by @cryptozoic.bsky.social along with Dark Nights Rising and Hush.
I’ve always like the ease of play this game has, which lets you focus on your strategic options each turn.
And being the baddies is *always* fun. 😈
I’ve always like the ease of play this game has, which lets you focus on your strategic options each turn.
And being the baddies is *always* fun. 😈
July 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
New KS delivery! Arkham Asylum the deck-building game by @cryptozoic.bsky.social along with Dark Nights Rising and Hush.
I’ve always like the ease of play this game has, which lets you focus on your strategic options each turn.
And being the baddies is *always* fun. 😈
I’ve always like the ease of play this game has, which lets you focus on your strategic options each turn.
And being the baddies is *always* fun. 😈
We recently played Emberleaf by @cityofgameshq.bsky.social
It’s incredibly easy to play. Play a card or slide all the cards in your tableau.
The DEPTH of what you choose to do, however, is significantly deep. It’s a game that rewards clever play & strategic planning.
Very excellent & fun time!
It’s incredibly easy to play. Play a card or slide all the cards in your tableau.
The DEPTH of what you choose to do, however, is significantly deep. It’s a game that rewards clever play & strategic planning.
Very excellent & fun time!
July 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We recently played Emberleaf by @cityofgameshq.bsky.social
It’s incredibly easy to play. Play a card or slide all the cards in your tableau.
The DEPTH of what you choose to do, however, is significantly deep. It’s a game that rewards clever play & strategic planning.
Very excellent & fun time!
It’s incredibly easy to play. Play a card or slide all the cards in your tableau.
The DEPTH of what you choose to do, however, is significantly deep. It’s a game that rewards clever play & strategic planning.
Very excellent & fun time!
I got to play an early copy of the new @stonemaiergames.com game, Vantage.
No spoilers, but wow.
It was incredibly fun, very unexpected, and there is a TON of replayability.
We were all talking about it for days after playing.
Plan for a full day, though, for your first play. It was looooong.
No spoilers, but wow.
It was incredibly fun, very unexpected, and there is a TON of replayability.
We were all talking about it for days after playing.
Plan for a full day, though, for your first play. It was looooong.
July 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I got to play an early copy of the new @stonemaiergames.com game, Vantage.
No spoilers, but wow.
It was incredibly fun, very unexpected, and there is a TON of replayability.
We were all talking about it for days after playing.
Plan for a full day, though, for your first play. It was looooong.
No spoilers, but wow.
It was incredibly fun, very unexpected, and there is a TON of replayability.
We were all talking about it for days after playing.
Plan for a full day, though, for your first play. It was looooong.
Played Tales of the Arthurian Nights by @wizkids.bsky.social
This is a story-driven game based off the Arabian Nights system…but WAY less random. You can actually strategize and make competent decisions in the stories.
Soooo much variability and game play too!
This is a story-driven game based off the Arabian Nights system…but WAY less random. You can actually strategize and make competent decisions in the stories.
Soooo much variability and game play too!
July 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Played Tales of the Arthurian Nights by @wizkids.bsky.social
This is a story-driven game based off the Arabian Nights system…but WAY less random. You can actually strategize and make competent decisions in the stories.
Soooo much variability and game play too!
This is a story-driven game based off the Arabian Nights system…but WAY less random. You can actually strategize and make competent decisions in the stories.
Soooo much variability and game play too!
Playing Great Western Trail: New Zealand
Let’s sheer some 🐑!
Let’s sheer some 🐑!
May 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Playing Great Western Trail: New Zealand
Let’s sheer some 🐑!
Let’s sheer some 🐑!
I’ve been playing Mythwind by Open Owl.
No spoilers, but the video teach the game recommends is fantastic, setup and put away is done in 5 minutes or less, and the game is very intriguing in a sandboxy chill sort of way.
I’ve been playing the farmer, solo, to start.
No spoilers, but the video teach the game recommends is fantastic, setup and put away is done in 5 minutes or less, and the game is very intriguing in a sandboxy chill sort of way.
I’ve been playing the farmer, solo, to start.
May 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’ve been playing Mythwind by Open Owl.
No spoilers, but the video teach the game recommends is fantastic, setup and put away is done in 5 minutes or less, and the game is very intriguing in a sandboxy chill sort of way.
I’ve been playing the farmer, solo, to start.
No spoilers, but the video teach the game recommends is fantastic, setup and put away is done in 5 minutes or less, and the game is very intriguing in a sandboxy chill sort of way.
I’ve been playing the farmer, solo, to start.
Shout out to @25thcentury.games
I picked up a copy of Nova Roma…a really interesting worker placement game, & learned it by playing solo.
Sadly, my puppy chewed up a copy of one of the cards. 🤪
They graciously sent me a replacement for free!
Top tier excellence in customer service!
I picked up a copy of Nova Roma…a really interesting worker placement game, & learned it by playing solo.
Sadly, my puppy chewed up a copy of one of the cards. 🤪
They graciously sent me a replacement for free!
Top tier excellence in customer service!
May 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Shout out to @25thcentury.games
I picked up a copy of Nova Roma…a really interesting worker placement game, & learned it by playing solo.
Sadly, my puppy chewed up a copy of one of the cards. 🤪
They graciously sent me a replacement for free!
Top tier excellence in customer service!
I picked up a copy of Nova Roma…a really interesting worker placement game, & learned it by playing solo.
Sadly, my puppy chewed up a copy of one of the cards. 🤪
They graciously sent me a replacement for free!
Top tier excellence in customer service!
We then played a 2p game of Galileo Galilei by @capstone-games.com
Turns can be quite quick, but you can chain into some cool combo actions as well. The action selection system is fun & thinky, and the production is gorgeous.
I lost by…a lot. 💫
Turns can be quite quick, but you can chain into some cool combo actions as well. The action selection system is fun & thinky, and the production is gorgeous.
I lost by…a lot. 💫
May 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We then played a 2p game of Galileo Galilei by @capstone-games.com
Turns can be quite quick, but you can chain into some cool combo actions as well. The action selection system is fun & thinky, and the production is gorgeous.
I lost by…a lot. 💫
Turns can be quite quick, but you can chain into some cool combo actions as well. The action selection system is fun & thinky, and the production is gorgeous.
I lost by…a lot. 💫
Played a 3p game of Tír na nÓg by @grandgamersguild.bsky.social
Really cool drafting mechanic as you try to acquire cards that will fit the scoring requirements of your tableau.
Surprisingly brain burny, yet simple to learn. Very fun (despite me losing by 1pt 😂).
Really cool drafting mechanic as you try to acquire cards that will fit the scoring requirements of your tableau.
Surprisingly brain burny, yet simple to learn. Very fun (despite me losing by 1pt 😂).
May 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Played a 3p game of Tír na nÓg by @grandgamersguild.bsky.social
Really cool drafting mechanic as you try to acquire cards that will fit the scoring requirements of your tableau.
Surprisingly brain burny, yet simple to learn. Very fun (despite me losing by 1pt 😂).
Really cool drafting mechanic as you try to acquire cards that will fit the scoring requirements of your tableau.
Surprisingly brain burny, yet simple to learn. Very fun (despite me losing by 1pt 😂).
Night Soil by @jontexmo.bsky.social and @grailgames.bsky.social looks awesome!
Happy to back such a great looking game!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
Happy to back such a great looking game!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
Night Soil
Night Soil is a very mature game about sanitation in Tudor London. Clean the streets to earn your living under the cover of darkness!
www.kickstarter.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Night Soil by @jontexmo.bsky.social and @grailgames.bsky.social looks awesome!
Happy to back such a great looking game!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
Happy to back such a great looking game!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...
We spent *all day* Saturday playing Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread by Far Off Games (the creators of Xia).
A big co-op campaign with fun story beats, cool leveling up options, engaging combat and amazing production.
We had such fun we just didn’t want to stop. lol
A big co-op campaign with fun story beats, cool leveling up options, engaging combat and amazing production.
We had such fun we just didn’t want to stop. lol
April 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We spent *all day* Saturday playing Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread by Far Off Games (the creators of Xia).
A big co-op campaign with fun story beats, cool leveling up options, engaging combat and amazing production.
We had such fun we just didn’t want to stop. lol
A big co-op campaign with fun story beats, cool leveling up options, engaging combat and amazing production.
We had such fun we just didn’t want to stop. lol
We also got to play Kahuna by @kosmosgamesuk.bsky.social
A very attacky area control game where scoring happens 3 times during the game but scoring is very low.
Very strategic in play but quite quick as well. This was on my wish list for a while and it was a blast to play.
A very attacky area control game where scoring happens 3 times during the game but scoring is very low.
Very strategic in play but quite quick as well. This was on my wish list for a while and it was a blast to play.
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We also got to play Kahuna by @kosmosgamesuk.bsky.social
A very attacky area control game where scoring happens 3 times during the game but scoring is very low.
Very strategic in play but quite quick as well. This was on my wish list for a while and it was a blast to play.
A very attacky area control game where scoring happens 3 times during the game but scoring is very low.
Very strategic in play but quite quick as well. This was on my wish list for a while and it was a blast to play.
My friend then taught me The Game: Face to Face by @pandasaurusgames.com
I didn’t know this existed, and it’s a REALLY cool shedding game where you try to play your entire deck…or just outlast the other player. Quite tricksy and clever in how it plays.
I managed to get a win too!
I didn’t know this existed, and it’s a REALLY cool shedding game where you try to play your entire deck…or just outlast the other player. Quite tricksy and clever in how it plays.
I managed to get a win too!
April 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My friend then taught me The Game: Face to Face by @pandasaurusgames.com
I didn’t know this existed, and it’s a REALLY cool shedding game where you try to play your entire deck…or just outlast the other player. Quite tricksy and clever in how it plays.
I managed to get a win too!
I didn’t know this existed, and it’s a REALLY cool shedding game where you try to play your entire deck…or just outlast the other player. Quite tricksy and clever in how it plays.
I managed to get a win too!
Played The Road to Canterbury by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social with a friend recently.
They were well-versed in the Canterbury Tales, and loved the attention to detail.
It’s a great game where you accuse travelers of sins, absolve those sins for $, and kill them off for more $.
I got crushed. 😂
They were well-versed in the Canterbury Tales, and loved the attention to detail.
It’s a great game where you accuse travelers of sins, absolve those sins for $, and kill them off for more $.
I got crushed. 😂
April 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Played The Road to Canterbury by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social with a friend recently.
They were well-versed in the Canterbury Tales, and loved the attention to detail.
It’s a great game where you accuse travelers of sins, absolve those sins for $, and kill them off for more $.
I got crushed. 😂
They were well-versed in the Canterbury Tales, and loved the attention to detail.
It’s a great game where you accuse travelers of sins, absolve those sins for $, and kill them off for more $.
I got crushed. 😂
Playing Eclipse Second Dawn as the war-focused Orion Hegemony. 🚀 💥
April 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Playing Eclipse Second Dawn as the war-focused Orion Hegemony. 🚀 💥
Went troll hunting for the PNW trolls by Thomas Dambo.
We found 2 of the 6 in the PNW.
We’ll go looking for more in the future. :)
We found 2 of the 6 in the PNW.
We’ll go looking for more in the future. :)
April 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Went troll hunting for the PNW trolls by Thomas Dambo.
We found 2 of the 6 in the PNW.
We’ll go looking for more in the future. :)
We found 2 of the 6 in the PNW.
We’ll go looking for more in the future. :)
Played Sagrada by @floodgategames.bsky.social with my wife, last night. A first play for us both.
We enjoyed it a lot and she crushed me, 52-47. 😂
We enjoyed it a lot and she crushed me, 52-47. 😂
April 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Played Sagrada by @floodgategames.bsky.social with my wife, last night. A first play for us both.
We enjoyed it a lot and she crushed me, 52-47. 😂
We enjoyed it a lot and she crushed me, 52-47. 😂
Played Crossbows and Catapults: Fortress War by @restorationgames.bsky.social
With a single gobbo left, my Goblins wrecked house killing the Dwarves for victory.
With a single gobbo left, my Goblins wrecked house killing the Dwarves for victory.
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Played Crossbows and Catapults: Fortress War by @restorationgames.bsky.social
With a single gobbo left, my Goblins wrecked house killing the Dwarves for victory.
With a single gobbo left, my Goblins wrecked house killing the Dwarves for victory.
Today we played a learning game of City of Myrkesh.
Really cool deckbuilder mixed with city travel to get specific card types. The wound system is very clever as it’s primarily how you cull your deck. So taking damage *helps*.
Really cool deckbuilder mixed with city travel to get specific card types. The wound system is very clever as it’s primarily how you cull your deck. So taking damage *helps*.
April 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Today we played a learning game of City of Myrkesh.
Really cool deckbuilder mixed with city travel to get specific card types. The wound system is very clever as it’s primarily how you cull your deck. So taking damage *helps*.
Really cool deckbuilder mixed with city travel to get specific card types. The wound system is very clever as it’s primarily how you cull your deck. So taking damage *helps*.
Based on The Seals of Cthulhu, Click Click Boom, and (unreleased code name) Project Rainbow…this seems accurate.
designer-quiz.boardssey.com
designer-quiz.boardssey.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Based on The Seals of Cthulhu, Click Click Boom, and (unreleased code name) Project Rainbow…this seems accurate.
designer-quiz.boardssey.com
designer-quiz.boardssey.com
Last game of the night was a big 5p game of Conquest of Planet Earth (with expansion) by @flyingfroggames.bsky.social
My aliens did poorly, but this is always a fun “mess with your neighbors” crazy chaos good time. 👽
My aliens did poorly, but this is always a fun “mess with your neighbors” crazy chaos good time. 👽
April 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last game of the night was a big 5p game of Conquest of Planet Earth (with expansion) by @flyingfroggames.bsky.social
My aliens did poorly, but this is always a fun “mess with your neighbors” crazy chaos good time. 👽
My aliens did poorly, but this is always a fun “mess with your neighbors” crazy chaos good time. 👽