Alara ✨

🤔 Domkings !

Got my copy of my latest game with @japanimegames.bsky.social today!

Excited to show it off @breakoutcon.bsky.social in a few weeks!

Designed with @senfoonglim.bsky.social

Hell yeah she does 🔥

If you push her to her limits she'll get overclocky

What this does to those of us with even the thickest of skins is pretty traumatic at the best of times. It wears you down and out.

Schedule is up! I have a few demos for upcoming (Grendel) and new (Lupin III) on the schedule 💖

Plus a panel on diversity 🌈

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Dunno the mechanics of it, but it's also been a very effective antidepressant for me.

Neat to find out it's also why my anxiety hasn't been dialed to 11 🤔

Alara @lavendergames.bsky.social is a board game designer and developer, who often works with intellectual properties & strives to provide players the opportunity to explore & experience their favourite worlds.
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legend of korra pro bending arena in play

close up of bender minis

currently trying to play as many unplayed and lesser played board games of mine and broke out the legend of korra pro bending arena by @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @lavendergames.bsky.social

incredible dueling game, forgot how good this is. fast, intense, cinematic.

Last push on this one :) A few more hours!

Thanks to everyone whose backed and supported, and to everyone who shares (or has shared) links about this one.

Proud of both all the asymmetry we put into it, and the work I've done specifically on making that asymmetry shine through in the solo mode.

I got an item from the US recently that had a border charge on it. It was a 60$ USD item, and the extra taxes were around 20$ CAD. But, I paid 42 because FedEx tossed a 22$ bundle of various brokerage fees on top. If UPS gives you a breakdown of that 42$ it may not *all* be tarrif, but some for sure

Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌

DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!

Did a Q&A today and talked about how Grendel came to be.

I've really missed doing promotional stuff for my games 💖 gotta remember that I enjoy podcasts and talking design and development!

😂😝😅😭🤣

Something worth smiling about 💖

Grendel: The Game of Crime and Mayhem Highly approachable and asymmetric gameplay

It's live!!

Really excited for this one. It's been a labour love for a few years and it's finally coming to life -- give it a look if you're into Grendel, asymmetry, and/or very aggressive board games 🔥

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When you get a chance, I'll be excited to hear what you think!

Grendel, being demo'd at Origins 💖
I'm SO excited to see what y'all think of this one

Things I helped make, in the wild!!

Oooo so cool that you got to see this in person!!

I'm glad your daughter made it. I'm so sorry for all the loss 🫂

But also, classic game design arc:

Step 1: Make a game as an example of "bad design"
Step 2: The game is actually fun
Step 2: 👀 The game is actually fun
Step 4: 🤯

This goes for game designers too ✨

👀 you pulling up to the start line in.... Piece Lightning ⚡

Yup 🫂

Oof that's rough.

Meanwhile, I'm the kind of player who believes that all you need to run a server is a click. Anything else is a bonus 😂 but also, I probably would never top 4. Too much of an adrenaline junkie to be competitive 😂

Same! I respected shapers when I played and often built shaper decks for fun theory craft, but the play style always felt too safe. I'd rather flip a coin to see where I'll get more brain damage from: ice or my own rig 😂

Transition is life 💖

For sure! 😁