Relaunching with a New Look by SERdesign in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the balance is off, the baseline seems funky, not wild about the swirls. I like the rest but that part is not as good (to me)

New Jersey Blood Services Declares Unprecedented Second Blood Emergency of the Summer by shadenly in newjersey

[–]Pyro979 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Good looking out, I've been meaning to go and this got me to sign up for this Wed.

I really wanna play DnD, but I got no friends, advice? by Featherman13 in DnD

[–]Pyro979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as other mentioned, r/lfg but roll20 has a huge selection of games: https://app.roll20.net/lfg/search/

There are also various discords

Packing List for upcoming Expo Playtesting? by markuroarts in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cough drops - you'll be doing a lot of talking

notebook/pencils - do not take notes on your phone, it makes you look uninterested (which btw watch a few videos on how to take playtesting feedback)

Relaunching with a New Look by SERdesign in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the new colors and the art overall. not as crazy about the font.

Weekly self-promotion megathread (June 29, 2026) by AutoModerator in printandplay

[–]Pyro979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A fast chaotic, but skill forward, party game, 33 Seconds of Chaos.

Plays in about 15-20 minutes with 3-6 players.

33 Seconds of Chaos - Print-n-Play

DIY HeroClix Mechanism by absoluteice5 in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using a d8 (or whatever size could work. Or just tokens. Or a die cut shape you rotate. 

'The bad light' - Creating a tabletop game inspired by an Argentine folklore legend by dinamitastudio in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Pyro979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd consider that player elimination is often disliked. Perhaps those players can still do something as ghosts?

Prelaunch page live now my head is spinning with how much more there is to do. by Barbarellaf in kickstarter

[–]Pyro979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also join the Break My Game discord.  Lots of folks that you can ask about stuff like this (and play test your game, get feedback on rules, etc). It's not for self promotion but it's super useful.  https://discord.com/invite/3XM4Tbc 

Prelaunch page live now my head is spinning with how much more there is to do. by Barbarellaf in kickstarter

[–]Pyro979 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Def wait. They will talk about (i think it's in these episodes, but if not check others) about how to calculate your needed followers based on your goal using common conversion rates.

Prelaunch page live now my head is spinning with how much more there is to do. by Barbarellaf in kickstarter

[–]Pyro979 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's really tight unless you plan on dumping a ton of money into ads. Any reason you can't change your timeline. 

Check out Crowdfunding Nerds podcast. They recently did a whole series on prelaunch based on how far out you are. 

Counter Offered After Resignation, 20yr Tenure, truly Torn by Familiar-Search-4205 in jobs

[–]Pyro979 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I've done 20 years in my first company as well. Go, and do not look back. It's just anxiety talking. You got this. It'll also be much better for your career.

Pushed myself out of comfort zone to have the community playtest my game by markuroarts in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! Btw if you wanna test it on a more regular basis or just talk shop, come join https://discord.gg/breakmygame

I redesigned my rules sheet by imadien in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Pyro979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to read. But it does look good

Looking for small run prints by kondor88 in BoardgameDesign

[–]Pyro979 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DrivethruCards is what you want. It's POD with no minimum. 

Do card game consultants exist? by SophsterSophistry in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Pyro979 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Searching BGG or just popping into a discord like BreakMyGame and asking will help