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robcramer.bsky.social
Board game designer (The Grand Carnival, Turbo Drift, Zebra) in SLC, UT. (he/him)
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Any playing card games I'm missing out on? I love Oh Hell and Golf, but are there hidden gems with different mechanisms out there you've been playing?

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Saw Friendship last night. It was everything I wanted.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Diagonal polyominos, baybeee. I'm back on my bullshit.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

52 Realms: Adventures is the Game of the Week, designed by @matthewdunstan.bsky.social and illustrated by @rorymuldoon.bsky.social ! This game is powered by a deck of cards, propelling your character through a dungeon of horrors. Can you make it out alive with a bagful of loot?

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

George had a hot dog birthday party yesterday. Here he is with my BIL. I think they had a good time.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

This label is hilarious. The word balloon, the giant hand and sleeve, the recursive boxes that also have this label on them.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I'm loving The Blob that Ate the City because of how out of control the polyomino shapes get. Whenever you place a piece, you then add to that shape for future placement. One piece got so big I covered an entire skyscraper on my final turn.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The Blob that Ate the City is the Game of the Week! A polyomino roll 'n' write where you never play the same piece twice, since you're growing every turn. Do you stay small and nimble to eat specific buildings, or do you grow powerfully gigantic but risk collapsing under your own weight?

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Just when you think you have a handle on how long a peacock's tail is, it just keeps going.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Circle the Wagons: Second Shot is the Game of the Week! The original is an outstanding 2-player game that won the same Button Shy Wallet Design contest I entered Turbo Drift in. Wonderful to see it back in print and with this expandalone game.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Y'all. Y'ALL. I'm here to warn you: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning....BLOWS. This is coming from a huge Mission: Impossible fan and advocate. Just pretend the series ended at Fallout and save yourself some money.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

I would love to one day design a game that uses dice, but it's wild for me to try and do something different with a component that has existed for thousands of years. That's definitely a big mental hurdle.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

That's not how I thought dog beds worked, but I'm not a dog, so what do I know.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I ran into the back of a parked truck while riding my bike because I was mesmerized at the chain as I shifted gears.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Slide Quest is the Game of the Week! Maneuver this little guy with 4 levers across 20 levels. Like a Survivor challenge in your own home! I'm surprised how well it works, looking forward to tackling the more complex areas.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

1000 POINTS OF PSYCHIC DAMAGE

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Skillet cookie, baby! More chewy than gooey, but still very delicious and made me very proud of my cast iron maintenance.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Another corkboard filled! Some disappointing doodles in there (that Oscar statuette for Hollywood Blockbuster is abominable), but Bargain Basement Bathysphere and MLEM: Space Agency are two of my favorites ever.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Master Labyrinth is the Game of the Week! I hadn't even heard of this variation until I found it at a thrift store. Interesting twists inside, from numbered treasure gathering, secret objectives, and "wands" for taking back-to-back turns.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

The Gang is the Game of the Week! I can't capture how gorgeous this box is, how luxurious it feels. The reveal of everyone's hands at the end of a round feels like magic when you nail it.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment