An independent, family-owned, small board game publisher that does things a little bit differently.
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Our Fall Micro Game campaign is live on Kickstarter! With our next Scott Almes simply solo game, the our next 18-card deckbuilder, a 2P head to head tile layer with downloadable solo mode, and the next in the Opolis line. Pick up one or all!
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In today's blog I talk about leaving PNP Arcade, "acts" and "actions" being confusing terms in Out Of Print, testing the almighty Cyclopes in DIE Ball, and FINALLY receiving our adorable box samples. buttonshygames.substack.com/…
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In this one I talk about not sleeping, a game about swordcrafting, the Witch Queen's Cup results, really cool character illustrations, Out Of Print wave two game ideas, DHL woes, and more. buttonshygames.substack.com/…
Not sure if anyone here has seen it, but we’ve been posting *nearly* daily blogs called A Day In The Life Of A Board Game Designer / Publisher. There are so many good nuggets in each one of them. buttonshygames.substack.com/…
And for those that prefer a BGG link, we’re posting them over there too: boardgamegeek.com/blog/17298…
DIE Ball is our first modular game here at Button Shy. It's a weird departure from our wallets. You get all of this for $10 shipped. Well except the dice and cubes, you need to provide your own. Check it out at: kickstarter.com/projects/239…
Read all about one of our most challenging days and how we are breaking all of our own rules. substack.com/home/post/p-194…
Today is a big day for Button Shy. We just launched our Spring Collection on Kickstarter. It's our first boxed campaign with 4 great games. Astro ROVE, The Rise Of A Jarl, Everything Machine, and Shaper. Join us at: kickstarter.com/projects/239…
The Button Shy Game of the Week is Forest Sky! Available at our Etsy store for just $9 this week (40% off retail price). We also added Naturopolis to the Etsy store if you've been looking for it! etsy.com/listing/4469051038/…
We're bringing back the Game Of The Week! Super Slopes is on sale for $9 (save $6!) at Etsy this week. It's 1-3 players, a different style of tile laying, and has a super cool draft.
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New post: Let's talk about the weather - A deeper look at what's so cool about The Daily Weather.
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The Daily Weather is live on Kickstarter! A little puzzle game that you play every day, with setup and scoring goals based on the day/month/season, etc. It's super fast, and everyone compares it to their Wordle-like morning routine. Save $5 at Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/239…
Looking for some harder to find wallet games? Saturday, January 31 @ 10:00 AM Eastern is our Button Shy / Etsy Kickoff Sale We'll kick things off tomorrow morning with a selection of older / harder to find games as a one time sale. (1/4)
LINK: etsy.com/shop/ButtonShyGames
Included are:
Avignon: A Clash of Popes
Avignon: Pilgrimage
Anthelion: Conclave of Power
Blank White wallets
Cow Tiger Santa Claus
Cuckoo Shuffle: Eagles / Groundhogs
Cunning Folk
Guesswork
Liberation
Pod-X
Shycon Seattle
The Family Dinner
Twin Stars: Series I (3/4)
With this incoming storm, we have a FREE game to keep you busy! The Daily Weather is a little solo game about aligning the weather with a new puzzle each day. We released the PNP / PCIO files at our Kickstarter preview page and the response has been wild.
kickstarter.com/projects/239…
This boardgamegeek poll about Button Shy Games is really fascinating to watch. There aren't a ton of submissions yet, so we wanted to spread the word so we can continue to follow along with the results. boardgamegeek.com/thread/364…
A Dragon's Gift is live on Kickstarter! Transport goods between villagers to build a lovely gift for the resident dragon in our 10th Simply Solo wallet game by Scott Almes. With amazing art by Manon Mergnat. kickstarter.com/projects/239…
