Sam at True Territory Games
@trueterritory.bsky.social
Independent game designer. Designing games that are quick to set up and learn and offer a fun immersive experience. Most are here: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/true-territory-games
Playing the Exploding Kittens Board Game with my Exploding Kittens Superfan (13yo). Really impressed with the pop up / flippable board. Had a fun time over three games and it’s was very easy to learn. Looking forward to trying it with more players. Thanks! @explodingkittens.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Playing the Exploding Kittens Board Game with my Exploding Kittens Superfan (13yo). Really impressed with the pop up / flippable board. Had a fun time over three games and it’s was very easy to learn. Looking forward to trying it with more players. Thanks! @explodingkittens.bsky.social
About to play Vantage with 6 players! Wish us happy travels @stonemaiergames.com!
September 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
About to play Vantage with 6 players! Wish us happy travels @stonemaiergames.com!
Reminds me of my high school Humanities class. We ready the Story of Philosophy and it begins with this prelude to remind readers that a good life is a life where you have good and interesting things to think about…
September 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reminds me of my high school Humanities class. We ready the Story of Philosophy and it begins with this prelude to remind readers that a good life is a life where you have good and interesting things to think about…
Today is the last day of the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale! It’s your best opportunity to get the mint tin solo game at a discount. Blast your way through the System earning credits, fighting hostiles, seizing cargo, and visiting bases! #crowdsale www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
August 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today is the last day of the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale! It’s your best opportunity to get the mint tin solo game at a discount. Blast your way through the System earning credits, fighting hostiles, seizing cargo, and visiting bases! #crowdsale www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
Just a day or so more until the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale ends! We’ve passed 30 sales so this is the best time to buy. Take a quick jaunt into the Dog Star System with this pocket-friendly mint tin game! Only $11.24! #crowdsale #boardgames #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just a day or so more until the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale ends! We’ve passed 30 sales so this is the best time to buy. Take a quick jaunt into the Dog Star System with this pocket-friendly mint tin game! Only $11.24! #crowdsale #boardgames #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
One thing I love about creating games is when somebody I don’t know totally gets what I was trying to do. It was for Privateer fans all along! This post is about Dog Star Shippers—also on the crowd sale! #wingcommander #gamedesign
#spacesim
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
August 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
One thing I love about creating games is when somebody I don’t know totally gets what I was trying to do. It was for Privateer fans all along! This post is about Dog Star Shippers—also on the crowd sale! #wingcommander #gamedesign
#spacesim
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale has been on for about a week and it’s my fastest growing sale EVER! At this rate it might reach 60 sales with a total discount of 30% off. Take a trip in the Dog Star System! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
August 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale has been on for about a week and it’s my fastest growing sale EVER! At this rate it might reach 60 sales with a total discount of 30% off. Take a trip in the Dog Star System! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
Dog Star Tripper is ON SALE now! This your best chance to get a discount on the game. Right now it’s only $11.99, but it could go as low as $9.99 with enough buyers. Check out the fast paced space action! Solo game in under 10 mins! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
#spacesim
#boardgames
August 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dog Star Tripper is ON SALE now! This your best chance to get a discount on the game. Right now it’s only $11.99, but it could go as low as $9.99 with enough buyers. Check out the fast paced space action! Solo game in under 10 mins! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
#spacesim
#boardgames
10/10 After a ton of fun playtests, Dog Star Tripper came together beautifully! Crowd Sale starts 8/12. Go to the link below. Check out a video and set up a reminder! Thanks for your interest! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
10/10 After a ton of fun playtests, Dog Star Tripper came together beautifully! Crowd Sale starts 8/12. Go to the link below. Check out a video and set up a reminder! Thanks for your interest! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
9/10 After more designing, I felt confident enough to print a prototype and put the new game to the test. I also settled on Dog Star Tripper as the name. You’re on a one-way trip back to the Ship Title Office! Hope you earn some $$!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
9/10 After more designing, I felt confident enough to print a prototype and put the new game to the test. I also settled on Dog Star Tripper as the name. You’re on a one-way trip back to the Ship Title Office! Hope you earn some $$!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
8/10 Then came the fun part… Notecards! Tape! Stickers! Playtesting a mint tin game in the Dog Star System. I settled on a 5-10 min solo game—like Cursed!?. Then tested multiple iterations to find the perfect fit for the little tin.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
8/10 Then came the fun part… Notecards! Tape! Stickers! Playtesting a mint tin game in the Dog Star System. I settled on a 5-10 min solo game—like Cursed!?. Then tested multiple iterations to find the perfect fit for the little tin.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
7/10 I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of the mint tin games on TGC. Here are a few that I particularly like. Most are solo or have a solo mode and they all set up quickly and play in less than an hour, Cursed!? in under 10 mins.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
7/10 I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of the mint tin games on TGC. Here are a few that I particularly like. Most are solo or have a solo mode and they all set up quickly and play in less than an hour, Cursed!? in under 10 mins.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
5/10 The trouble with making a tutorial expansion is that it’d only be played once and (even though it’d be fun) it probably wouldn’t be worth paying extra for a one time tutorial. So I dove back into my ideas book!
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
5/10 The trouble with making a tutorial expansion is that it’d only be played once and (even though it’d be fun) it probably wouldn’t be worth paying extra for a one time tutorial. So I dove back into my ideas book!
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
2/10 I was thinking about the in-game space sims of old dos games - #xwing #wingcommander. They’re fun thematically and help add realism to games. So I wondered if something similar could be added to Dog Star Shippers.
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2/10 I was thinking about the in-game space sims of old dos games - #xwing #wingcommander. They’re fun thematically and help add realism to games. So I wondered if something similar could be added to Dog Star Shippers.
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
1/10 I want to share a new game that I’m developing. Over the next 10 days I’ll post a mini #designdiary. I’ll end with info about a #crowdsale on #thegamecrafter. In the meantime, what’s that crouched behind the that mushroom? Looks like it’s ready to pounce! #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#boardgames
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
1/10 I want to share a new game that I’m developing. Over the next 10 days I’ll post a mini #designdiary. I’ll end with info about a #crowdsale on #thegamecrafter. In the meantime, what’s that crouched behind the that mushroom? Looks like it’s ready to pounce! #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#boardgames
This picture/gag is in honor of the first sale of Dog Star Shippers to Australia! Hope they enjoy it! So fun so see where these games go. Thanks @thegamecrafter.bsky.social for making POD games international! #australia #boardgames #scifi #gamedesign
July 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This picture/gag is in honor of the first sale of Dog Star Shippers to Australia! Hope they enjoy it! So fun so see where these games go. Thanks @thegamecrafter.bsky.social for making POD games international! #australia #boardgames #scifi #gamedesign
At scout camp with Dog Star Shippers! Helping with the meet a game designer requirement for the Game Design badge… Teaching the scouts to branch away from roll and move and candyland-style progression. Everyone’s first game design! #gamedesign #scouts #meritbadge
June 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At scout camp with Dog Star Shippers! Helping with the meet a game designer requirement for the Game Design badge… Teaching the scouts to branch away from roll and move and candyland-style progression. Everyone’s first game design! #gamedesign #scouts #meritbadge
Dog Star Shippers Lone Shipper Unboxing! Just got the order in from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social! Looks terrific! Thanks to all who supported the crowd sale! #boardgames #gamedesign #spacesim #sologames
May 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Dog Star Shippers Lone Shipper Unboxing! Just got the order in from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social! Looks terrific! Thanks to all who supported the crowd sale! #boardgames #gamedesign #spacesim #sologames
Just mailed the corrected cards for Special Oops. Huge coincidence… the nice lady at the post office suggested 3 oz stamps & sold me stamps featuring Ursula K Le Guin! Beautiful! A concept she invented is likely to appear in a DSS expansion in the near future. #scifi #gamedesign #boardgames #stamps
April 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Just mailed the corrected cards for Special Oops. Huge coincidence… the nice lady at the post office suggested 3 oz stamps & sold me stamps featuring Ursula K Le Guin! Beautiful! A concept she invented is likely to appear in a DSS expansion in the near future. #scifi #gamedesign #boardgames #stamps
Dog Star Shippers - Special Oops is underway! I’ve got the cards from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. They look beautiful! I’m sorting and addressing envelopes. These will be in the mail shortly. Looking forward to sending these out! #boardgames #gamedesign www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
April 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Dog Star Shippers - Special Oops is underway! I’ve got the cards from @thegamecrafter.bsky.social. They look beautiful! I’m sorting and addressing envelopes. These will be in the mail shortly. Looking forward to sending these out! #boardgames #gamedesign www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
Just a few more hours until the end of the crowd sale! Thanks for enduring all of these updates. 🚀😁🪐 Just one more sale will make this a total of 30 expansion copies sold! Check it out! #gamedesign #boardgames #crowdsale #sologame #thegamecrafter #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just a few more hours until the end of the crowd sale! Thanks for enduring all of these updates. 🚀😁🪐 Just one more sale will make this a total of 30 expansion copies sold! Check it out! #gamedesign #boardgames #crowdsale #sologame #thegamecrafter #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
Just a little over a day to go in the Lone Shipper Crowd Sale. With a couple more sales it could be over 35%! Core game and the other expansion are discounted as well. Ever want to own your own Space Ship and make your own way in the void? Now’s the time! #spacesim #gamedesign #thegamecrafter
April 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just a little over a day to go in the Lone Shipper Crowd Sale. With a couple more sales it could be over 35%! Core game and the other expansion are discounted as well. Ever want to own your own Space Ship and make your own way in the void? Now’s the time! #spacesim #gamedesign #thegamecrafter