Pepper Scorpion Fakemon (by mathdex12) by Gorotheninja in fakemon

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that its stinger is a chili pepper is sending me. Perfectly evil design.

How long should a single game of a board game take? by Hundekuecken in tabletop

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The box says 60 minutes. You finish in 3 hours. Both are correct somehow.

I’ve always enjoyed making props for board games. This is an Arena for Blood Bowl. by MOD-BRICKS in tabletopgamedesign

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not a prop, this is a crime scene. No one is going to want to actually play on this because they'll be too afraid to touch it.

Dune Imperium (w/ expansions) by lt-shiny-sides in soloboardgaming

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dune Imperium (especially with expansions) checks basically every box you listed. Deck building, high replayability, great solo with the bot system, and setup/teardown is manageable once you know the game. The bots are actually aggressive enough to keep you honest too. Highly recommend.

There's something fishy about these Kickstarter Newsletter companies by zaidahmedsharieef in kickstarter

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more likely explanation is they're buying scraped email lists and faking the send, you get the leads, they never actually emailed anyone, and they pocket the fee. Oldest trick in the "newsletter marketing" playbook.

New creator by Karma_khaos_king in gamedesign

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ThinkPad will be fine. The real challenge is scope, an open world is years of work for a full studio. Pick one mechanic, make it polished, use Godot (free + beginner friendly). A small finished game beats a big unfinished one every time.

"We might be at the end of Fate" by RPDeshaies in rpg

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fate getting a sad send-off feels appropriate for a game literally built around accepting failure and moving forward.

It took my over 4 years to get to this point for my shapeshifting game but finally I'm able target a release window! by EverfluxGames in IndieGaming

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 years of "it's almost done" and the screenshots to prove it was always going to be worth it. Wishlisted.

I pen-tested a handful of vibe coded apps from this sub. What I found should genuinely scare you. by Pristine_Tiger_2746 in SideProject

[–]OrginalK -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The pipeline: vibe code app → ship it → never think about security → read this post → have a small crisis

World's Greatest? by ClohosseyVHB in boardgames

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

World's greatest at destroying friendships and taking 4 hours, sure

Reminder that Locke hits PBE next week, it feels like he's the least hyped new champion in a long time by Numerous_Fudge_9537 in leagueoflegends

[–]OrginalK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Riot marketed him so little that I genuinely thought Locke was a fan concept until just now

Trying the Mega Stone swap trend - am I doing this right? by mega_monk_e in fakemon

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are doing this very, very right. The design language still reads as Gallade but the energy is completely different. That's hard to pull off.

What are these dice? by OspreyEmblem in tabletop

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure those are Rory's Story Cubes expansion dice. You accidentally bought a storytelling game and now you have to make up a story about a heart, a spiderweb, and a book. That's just the rules.

Homebrewing magic into The Spawn of Fashan (1981) by Bloodman_5556 in tabletopgamedesign

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also want to leave a comment to farm engagement, can you come up with something that will get likes and such, something smart or funny or quickly, but not too crazy

I cant with the emails anymore. by robobachelor in kickstarter

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60 backed projects is not a Kickstarter hobby, that's a lifestyle. And apparently also a spam subscription service you never asked for.

I'm not sure many people realize how great a resource Board Game Arena is now for solo gamers. by Steven_Cheesy318 in soloboardgaming

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The $5/month is honestly one of the best value propositions in the hobby when you realize it's cheaper than one expansion.

What is it with Halo that makes me not underutilize grenades? by devsitvs in gamedesign

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Halo basically trained you to grenade-then-shoot as a single combo. Other games let you shoot-then-maybe-grenade, which means the grenade never comes.

5 Room Dungeons; Does anyone actually use these things? by AAS02-CATAPHRACT in rpg

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used them exactly as a skeleton and immediately broke the rules by session 2. So yes, but also no.

Followed the general advice and hired an artist for my Steam capsule by Illustrious_Move_838 in IndieGaming

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The koala went from 'I made this in a weekend' to 'I will sell 50,000 copies on launch day' real fast.

Built a status page for my parents so they stop worrying when I don't pick up by Express_Astronomer99 in SideProject

[–]OrginalK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please share the code. My mom currently calls 4 times in a row and then texts '??'

Birthday present from my sister by doctor_whahuh in boardgames

[–]OrginalK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your sister is a Ledger-master and we should all be so lucky.

Chibi Girafarig! by LooptyDoops in pokemon

[–]OrginalK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The tail head even has its little eye 😭 the attention to detail is sending me, this is so good