As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Jonathan Chaffer
An 18-card escape room game. Emphasis on logic, wordplay, codebreaking, and observation. Work cooperatively to solve puzzles and escape.
Casual
Following Leaves – Entry #8440
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Jonathan Chaffer
A trick-taking game where each trick offers different rewards. Incorporates push-your-luck elements in addition to card play to take some tricks and dodge others.
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Social Calculus – Entry #8433
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Grant Van Nostrand
AKA Non-Linear Uno. Seat guests at a table for points, without starting a fight.
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FAB Arcane – Entry #8417
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Colin Carter Stratton | Kenneth Zieres
You’ve been chosen as one of the apprentices in a tournament of wizards. You have three days to see who can most impress the faculty with what you’ve learned at their school before you may graduate.
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Dream Guardians – Entry #8416
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Colin Carter Stratton | Kenneth Zieres
To battle across three different realms to defend your dreams.
Imagine the thing that is the Guardian of your Dreams. Define the most important things about that Guardian.
Imagine the thing that is the Guardian of your Dreams. Define the most important things about that Guardian.
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Things on Pedestals – Entry #8391
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Vicki Langer
There's a statue of thing*âť—
Have you been helped/hurt by thing*âť“
Are your feelings/experiences with thing* importantâť“
Let's discuss, write a new description, and spread the newsâť—
* any noun
Have you been helped/hurt by thing*âť“
Are your feelings/experiences with thing* importantâť“
Let's discuss, write a new description, and spread the newsâť—
* any noun
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Not a Real-Word game – Entry #8389
As Presented in January 2025
Designer(s) | Vicki Langer
Parv-grat-sper-pocalypse-osis is that little shred of hope, for hope, that we hang on to during world ending disease events. Thankfully, we have demon-dyna to help us get out of this slump!
