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xopherchan.bsky.social
Art director by day and board game designer by any other time (Stalk Exchange, The Night Cage, Portents), let’s talk design and make our hobbies better, he/him, BLM
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🎲✂️ Designers how well do you really know your game? We’re updating our pitch guidance and want to highlight the key questions a designer should be able to answer when submitting. Our working list attached : What would you add? #boardgames 🎲✂️

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

When you make your own garden veggie cream cheese you can put as many garden veggies into it as you want

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Finally finished a complete draft of a rulebook I started 2 months ago. It's never taken me this long to put together rules for something I'd pitch but travel, iteration, and a lot of self-doubt really drew this one out. I'm going to have a root beer float or something to celebrate now. 🎲✂️

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Coming back to a game after a long break makes it a lot easier fix balance issues and to identify the stuff that was unnecessarily balanced. 🎲✂️

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

If your Self-Doubt asks, "Is 7 prototypes enough?" when you're packing for a convention the answer is always: "Yes, shut-up." 🎲✂️

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Late w/my @unpub.bsky.social 2025 recap, but in the darkest timeline a little light is always relevant. Spending 4 days with this roving village of game designers is one of the most joyous events of the year for me. I’d trade all the spring/summer holidays for more. And it only works b/c of you.🎲✂️

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

Hey Unpub goers! I’m set up at K6 with Threading the Needle (my mahjong garment worker game). I’ll be here until 6:30. Stop by! 🎲✂️

submitted 76 days ago • 4 comments

🎲✂️ Tonight at 9 PM ET on the Meeple Syrup Show, the triple threat @xopherchan.bsky.social talks about pitching via video. @drayerink.bsky.social is travelling, so it'll just be @senfoonglim.bsky.social at the helm! Join the chat at www.facebook.com/MeepleSyrup or www.youtube.com/MeepleSyrup

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

On the road to Unpub! Not saying I didn’t pack a rotary cutter and a bunch of hole punches but not saying I didn’t either.

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

After playing it at #Breakout with @xopherchan.bsky.social , my copy of #StalkExchange has arrived. I pulled out an old dice bag to make the greenhouse bag a little bigger.

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

So far, every single interaction I’ve had with the Canadian equivalent of the DMV has been much faster and easier than anything I ever had to do in the states.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Day 3 at Breakout was basically all demoes until the con was over. It was an honor to share my published stuff this so much the convention. On the prototyping side I only got 2 playtests of my own stuff in but I’m proud to report I played 6 other designers games. Looking forward to next year!

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

hey @xopherchan.bsky.social look what was on the front page of BoardGameArena today!

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Day 2 at Breakout 2025 has been really busy for me. I did 2 panels and 2 demo sessions today. One where I moderated a discussion on games in education and one on game design 101. It’s been a delightful experience so far and, as usual, I forgot to take pictures at all today.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

You're telling me I can play a @xopherchan.bsky.social game in my browser? Stalk Exchange on BGA!

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Had my first meet up with a new playtest group in Toronto last night and got to try out a new investment game I’ve had in a drawer (yes, another one). I’m tentatively calling this one Witch Way. It’s loosely inspired by Trax and is basically a train game for people who don’t like trains or math. 🎲✂️

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

I was cleaning out a folder and found this old board for Stalk Exchange and got all nostalgic. That game branched at least 4 times as I was figuring it out thanks to the most regular and frequent playtest schedule I’ve ever had. Community like that is truly special. Don’t take it for granted. 🎲✂️

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Finally back from GAMA after a spot of car trouble. I'm looking forward to doing follow-ups, and working through a big, inspiration fueld post-con to do. And I definitely, definitely will not put any of that off to watch every @cardboardedison.com finalist pitch video.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

One of my old teachers is getting into game design and needs to find a playtest group. Does anyone know of any groups I could direct them to in Rochester, NY? 🎲✂️

submitted 112 days ago • 4 comments

My first sighting of Stalk Exchange at Barnes & Noble! (It’s even right next to The Night Cage!) 🎲✂️

submitted 114 days ago • 7 comments

A bit of obligatory self-promotion. Stop by and see me at GAMA next week if you want to learn a bit about pitch videos! 🎲✂️

submitted 116 days ago • 1 comment

I’ve been reading a lot of job descriptions lately and just had this moment where I to wondered what the description for “freelance board game designer” would look like on a job board. I’d write one but it’s 1AM and I don’t feel like warding off imposter syndrome so how would you describe it? 🎲✂️

submitted 117 days ago • 1 comment

I snipped open my first bag of milk this morning! Am I Canadian now?

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

Best mail I’ve gotten in a while! I’m so excited to dig into this one @amabel.bsky.social

submitted 124 days ago • 1 comment