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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 5h

Is metal necessary to play the game? Absolutely not.

Is it freaking awesome in feel and quality? YES.

Fortunately @weheart.games is also producing a paper version later on

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to convey *just* how special the production of this game is. Metal cards feel great in the hand, the color contrast is incredible, and they feel super durable!

Don’t miss out on Crownfell: Metal Edition at Indie Games Night Market this year, ahead of its future crowdfunding campaign! ♟️

Crownfell by Mike Berg

Metal Edition

Metal wallet

Crownfell by Mike Berg

Metal Edition

Metal cards

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 20h

Ahhh I should never doubt you!

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 22h

Woo!

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 22h

I’ll definitely hold a copy for you to buy with @weheart.games permission

And of course I’m happy to hold one of my 50 of my card game for you!

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 22h

It’s not on there! I offered @weheart.games to table it with my game so he doesn’t have to come all the waylay from Canada!

Just my little token to get more great games into the event!

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 23h

Clarification from the designer:

This metal edition of the game is only available for Indie Games Night Market! So get it now while they’re hot!

All future editions (including the crowdfunding campaign) will be for the paper edition, barring any future announcements from @weheart.games !

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 23h

Good catch: I’ll definitely mention this in the future!

This metal edition is a really special gift to the event.

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Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 23h

To be totally clear: the upcoming crowdfunding for #Crownfell is for a paper edition.

IGNM is the *only* place you can get one of these metal (af) games:

Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to convey *just* how special the production of this game is. Metal cards feel great in the hand, the color contrast is incredible, and they feel super durable!

Don’t miss out on Crownfell: Metal Edition at Indie Games Night Market this year, ahead of its future crowdfunding campaign! ♟️

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

This game and others will be available at my booth at IGNM! For more information, check out the event here:

www.newmillindustries.com/ignm

Indie Games Night Market — New Mill Industries

www.newmillindustries.com

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to convey *just* how special the production of this game is. Metal cards feel great in the hand, the color contrast is incredible, and they feel super durable!

Don’t miss out on Crownfell: Metal Edition at Indie Games Night Market this year, ahead of its future crowdfunding campaign! ♟️

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

That’s so awesome to hear. It’s mine and my partners favorite too—especially when we’re traveling!

Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

What about Luminaries?

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

BUT it makes me think of Lady Gaga haha

A Star Is Born ⭐️

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m trying to avoid too dry/scientific of a word. Nebula is a name I think has a few games for it now.

The plural “Nebulae” just makes it harder to search for haha

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

League of Legends 😭

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

“Starborn” is one I considered

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

I like those!! This game is about the creation of new stars—so I’m mostly looking for things that can lead players to that theme

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

lmaooo and it covers the game weight too

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking with @byssh3.bsky.social this morning about the mechanical feel of the name “Faster Than Light”, as it refers to spaceship systems

I want the name game to feel more like a consequence of nature.

What do you guys think of the new proposed title Speed of Light 🪐🌙✨

Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

One of my design goals with Faster Than Light 🪐🌙✨ was to marry two of my favorite card games to play with my partner: Gin Rummy and Koi-Koi

It means a lot to see Jacob connect with that. I’m so excited to bring it to Pax U and Indie Games Night Market this year to share it with more people!! 🎲✂️

Jacob Bysshe Landrum @byssh3.bsky.social · 1d

We didn’t get to play a full game tonight, but my wife and I did play a round (plus a what if) of @marcelineleiman.bsky.social’s Faster Than Light. By the middle of the round, I could really feel the horizon stretching in front of me in terms of options and risk/reward.

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Jacob Bysshe Landrum @byssh3.bsky.social · 1d

I got to play this morning with my usual playtest group (my daughter) and after a late-night rules Q&A with @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, I can say pretty certainly this game has the sauce. I know this to be true because my wife and daughter have beaten me at it, which means it’s a good game.

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

My partner and I have jokingly said this too about it haha. When I start to lose, the game is getting better 😄

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

Because of the unique composition of sets available in the Hanafuda deck, this makes the monthly roving set have an actual change on the valuation of the cards.

It’s like getting DLC each month for your card game! Highly recommend incorporating it into your play.

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

Something I’m also considering adding to the game is what I LOVE in Koi-Koi, the monthly set.

As you know, the suits of Hanafuda represent each month in the year. We like to treat each month of the year as a roving set you can aim for, collecting all 4 of that suit scores you 3 points.

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Marceline Leiman (High Tide, available now!!) @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 1d

It does offer optional rules for playing to a point limit, but for my taste I like simplifying scoring to physical tokens.

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