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Game Designer & Game Programmer He/Him
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Tip for #indiedevs for #boardgames 1) think of how your game will be in stores, I had a distributor tell me that stores wanted my game but wanted more packaging for it so 2) find ways to meet what the store wants, I got cardboard toppers and bags made so I could meet their needs :) #indiepublishing

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Taking some new photos of Stones and Rivers and like how these came out! #indiepublishing #abstractgame #gamedev

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On Friday last week I became a dad! It is a great experience and with it I am stepping back from my content making for a little bit. Gotta take care of my buddle of joy :)

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#progress on my #skirmishgame #3dprinted #dice holder! The hex gives it a better grip hell than the square however did!

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New iteration on the skirmish game mini die holder, current it can hold 1 die (d6, d10, and kinda d20) lmk what you think and if you would use it

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Finally got my 3d printer working and have a #wargame #accessory that I would like to share! Lmk what you think!

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To own and use a 3d printer is like having a car that decides if it wants to run that day

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Showing off Stones and Rivers and my other games at Zulus Board Game Cafe! #indiegame

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Since folks have been starting to follow me and this looked fun, let's go!

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Nothing like trying to record your first long video and realizing your script is bad XD #youtubeproblems

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I know it may be early but I thankfully booked a hotel for GenCon #planning #boardgames

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Got a new starter pack made of designer, game news sources, and good designers I like to reference go.bsky.app/CxiFqYf

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Also if anyone is wondering why the "me" in my videos is different my current avatar was a later creation

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youtube.com/shorts/9v217... Part 2

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Imbalance is not always bad p1 youtube.com/shorts/orNbl...

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For a bit now I am sharing the sorry videos I have made on game dev, design, and history If there are any topics you want to see covered or videos turned into blogs let me know

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I have started a pack of Board Game Publishers and Designers local to the #PNW. Please let me know who else I should add! go.bsky.app/NNEw1qG

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What the benefits of vanilla? youtube.com/shorts/XhKHC...

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youtube.com/shorts/yGOo4L1… New post on YouTube: Outcomes

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLaNpbP8/

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Coding up a first draft of each potential move that a piece could have. Another step closer for a AI bot player!

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One of the less glamourous things that you have to do as a programmer and game dev is to refactor code/move it to a better spot. Currently doing this for making an AI player

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Spent the morning improving some of the visuals and making them more modular for stones and rivers

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Working on a mobile pngtuber app

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For a bit now I am relaxing how to use Todo lists. I use to be annoyed making them but have realized it's because I was not doing at the right time. For me the list needs to be made the night before and added onto with accomplishments and surprises after. Wild.

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Been taking time to improve digital stones and rivers with graph theory

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Working on reworking some of the valid movement logic for stones and rivers digital Sometimes the approach is right but it needs to be better broken down

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One of the joys of using 3d printing for production is becoming really good at fixing electrical and mechanical issues :/

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Server work update, finally looks like I am done with the setup process. Time to do some multiplayer testing

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My DNS and devops work paid off. Nice to see progress and hard work pay off!

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Something you have to think about as a solo game dev is you have to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Today I started to learn about network engineering

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There is something invigorating and validating about transitioning from the planning phase of a project to the doing phase

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Long day of working the day job, not able to devote the brain space to the idea generator BUT instead it's always good to do some prep work.

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Taking time to work on my idea generator app is great. It is good to see improvement and be able to make things faster!

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It is great to take some time for grilling and working on some game designs

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One of the cool things about understanding game dev and physics is to read physics papers about frisbee flight and be able to see how to implement it in a game.

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