Marceline Leiman
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️
Published Game Designer, Developer, Educator.
MFA graduate from NYU Game Center.
https://www.marcelineleiman.com/
http://bio.link/marcelineleiman
Published Game Designer, Developer, Educator.
MFA graduate from NYU Game Center.
https://www.marcelineleiman.com/
http://bio.link/marcelineleiman
Pinned
Hello! Since I have a new job working as a Lead Designer at a new studio under Unstable Games—it’s time to make a new pinned post!
My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center.
You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!
My name is Marceline, a full-time game designer and adjunct professor at NYU Game Center.
You may know my work from High Tide, Oceans, Trekking the World 2e, Organism!
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Let's talk about board game boxes and their role in selling a game, framing and contextualizing the experience, and creating meaning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
Boxes: Selling, Framing, Meaning
YouTube video by Hollandspiele
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Let's talk about board game boxes and their role in selling a game, framing and contextualizing the experience, and creating meaning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgfV...
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Also, if you're in the central Connecticut area and wanna stop in for tonight's social deduction game night at @backagaincafe.bsky.social in Middletown, I may just have a few copies of A Wizardologist Most Hexasperated on hand...
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Also, if you're in the central Connecticut area and wanna stop in for tonight's social deduction game night at @backagaincafe.bsky.social in Middletown, I may just have a few copies of A Wizardologist Most Hexasperated on hand...
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Crafting day! This Is Not a Game About a Pipe from @macaroobanzai.bsky.social and Phantasmic from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social on deck. :)
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Crafting day! This Is Not a Game About a Pipe from @macaroobanzai.bsky.social and Phantasmic from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social on deck. :)
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Perfect day for leftovers and some High Tide 🦃🐚🌊 such a good game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Perfect day for leftovers and some High Tide 🦃🐚🌊 such a good game by @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
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The entirety of #Crownfell 's existence was triggered by a throwaway joke...
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
Crownfell Design Diary: No such thing as a bad idea - We Heart Games
What started as a joke post snowballed into my favourite game design yet. Here's how it happened.
weheart.games
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The entirety of #Crownfell 's existence was triggered by a throwaway joke...
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
With just 8 hours left in the crowd sale, here's the story of how it got started, and where it went from there. 🎲✂️
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Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Normal take: Cascadia is the perfect Thanksgiving Day game 😄 my family took to it like glue!
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Normal take: Cascadia is the perfect Thanksgiving Day game 😄 my family took to it like glue!
This 👏 man 👏 is 👏 the absolute 👏 worst
Hey boardgame world, are we just gonna stand by and let this shit fly?
They’re always going to do worse and worse actions until there’s no bending left. 🎲✂️
Hey boardgame world, are we just gonna stand by and let this shit fly?
They’re always going to do worse and worse actions until there’s no bending left. 🎲✂️
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This 👏 man 👏 is 👏 the absolute 👏 worst
Hey boardgame world, are we just gonna stand by and let this shit fly?
They’re always going to do worse and worse actions until there’s no bending left. 🎲✂️
Hey boardgame world, are we just gonna stand by and let this shit fly?
They’re always going to do worse and worse actions until there’s no bending left. 🎲✂️
After all the AI fascism bullshit with the Spotify CEO, I’m switching over to Qobuz to try it out (thank you NYU for the faculty discount 😊)
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
After all the AI fascism bullshit with the Spotify CEO, I’m switching over to Qobuz to try it out (thank you NYU for the faculty discount 😊)
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Okay so far we’re batting 1000 with good games brought home from Pax
Got to play these last night
Phantasmic, Pyrrhic, & Enthrone
@davidgordon23.bsky.social
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
@smirkanddagger.bsky.social
Got to play these last night
Phantasmic, Pyrrhic, & Enthrone
@davidgordon23.bsky.social
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
@smirkanddagger.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Okay so far we’re batting 1000 with good games brought home from Pax
Got to play these last night
Phantasmic, Pyrrhic, & Enthrone
@davidgordon23.bsky.social
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
@smirkanddagger.bsky.social
Got to play these last night
Phantasmic, Pyrrhic, & Enthrone
@davidgordon23.bsky.social
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social
@smirkanddagger.bsky.social
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For anyone who is interested in Adulting but didn't make it to IGNM, fear not! The PNP version is here! While I'd love to print more copies, this will have to do for now. It is pay what you want; I really just want to get this game in as many hands as possible. Let me know what you think!
Adulting by Eric Dittmore
A cozy card game about the mundane struggles of adulthood.
eric-dittmore.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
For anyone who is interested in Adulting but didn't make it to IGNM, fear not! The PNP version is here! While I'd love to print more copies, this will have to do for now. It is pay what you want; I really just want to get this game in as many hands as possible. Let me know what you think!
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As promised, here’s a chat I had with designer @marcelineleiman.bsky.social who wants YOU to make games for Indie Games Night Market. If you are looking to break into games, you’ll want to watch this interview.
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
Designer Marceline Leiman wants YOU to make games for Indie Games Night Market - TCbH PAX Interview
YouTube video by The Cardboard Herald
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
As promised, here’s a chat I had with designer @marcelineleiman.bsky.social who wants YOU to make games for Indie Games Night Market. If you are looking to break into games, you’ll want to watch this interview.
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
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@marcelineleiman.bsky.social has been such a great mouthpiece for the IGNM and the indie design scene in general. I'm shit at promoting the things I'm doing, so it's nice to have her be so excited about the event and spread the word.
As promised, here’s a chat I had with designer @marcelineleiman.bsky.social who wants YOU to make games for Indie Games Night Market. If you are looking to break into games, you’ll want to watch this interview.
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
youtu.be/-np-0dZWFPs
Designer Marceline Leiman wants YOU to make games for Indie Games Night Market - TCbH PAX Interview
YouTube video by The Cardboard Herald
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
@marcelineleiman.bsky.social has been such a great mouthpiece for the IGNM and the indie design scene in general. I'm shit at promoting the things I'm doing, so it's nice to have her be so excited about the event and spread the word.
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This is so damn uplifting! Congratulations Marcy! What an absolutely insane opportunity!
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is so damn uplifting! Congratulations Marcy! What an absolutely insane opportunity!
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If any game deserves this it’s High Tide!
I can’t wait for more people to be able to get their hands on this one. I described High Tide as the game everyone should own; looks like it’s moving in that direction!!
Here’s to the High Tide universe growing 🍻 🎉 @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
I can’t wait for more people to be able to get their hands on this one. I described High Tide as the game everyone should own; looks like it’s moving in that direction!!
Here’s to the High Tide universe growing 🍻 🎉 @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If any game deserves this it’s High Tide!
I can’t wait for more people to be able to get their hands on this one. I described High Tide as the game everyone should own; looks like it’s moving in that direction!!
Here’s to the High Tide universe growing 🍻 🎉 @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
I can’t wait for more people to be able to get their hands on this one. I described High Tide as the game everyone should own; looks like it’s moving in that direction!!
Here’s to the High Tide universe growing 🍻 🎉 @marcelineleiman.bsky.social
If you told me a year ago my weird little abstract I fully expected to be one-and-done at Indie Game Night Market would have had this much success, I wouldn’t believe you!!
I hope everyone sees this as a proof for indie game releases as a legitimate pipeline for both Hobby and Mass publishers!!!!!!
I hope everyone sees this as a proof for indie game releases as a legitimate pipeline for both Hobby and Mass publishers!!!!!!
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you told me a year ago my weird little abstract I fully expected to be one-and-done at Indie Game Night Market would have had this much success, I wouldn’t believe you!!
I hope everyone sees this as a proof for indie game releases as a legitimate pipeline for both Hobby and Mass publishers!!!!!!
I hope everyone sees this as a proof for indie game releases as a legitimate pipeline for both Hobby and Mass publishers!!!!!!
Reposted by Marceline Leiman
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
Post-Pax Unplugged haul!!
Anything you wish you got?
Keep in mind: A lot of these were bought or traded for with copies of my games!
Anything you wish you got?
Keep in mind: A lot of these were bought or traded for with copies of my games!
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Post-Pax Unplugged haul!!
Anything you wish you got?
Keep in mind: A lot of these were bought or traded for with copies of my games!
Anything you wish you got?
Keep in mind: A lot of these were bought or traded for with copies of my games!
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Marceline had some good commentary about pros & cons of the format change. Feels like it'll continue to evolve.
The format of the show was a bit different this year! Perhaps improved, but certainly not at its final form of perfection!
Last year we had a single snaking line that took you through to each vendor. This unfortunately resulted in a few people getting many games.
So this year we changed things.
Last year we had a single snaking line that took you through to each vendor. This unfortunately resulted in a few people getting many games.
So this year we changed things.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Marceline had some good commentary about pros & cons of the format change. Feels like it'll continue to evolve.
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Every Pax U, I like to name my Game Of The Con™️!
This year easily goes to Pacts by Ben Brin @dvcgames.bsky.social
Pacts is elegant, wickedly fast, and filled to the brim with tortuous decisions!
If you like the sound of Tussie Mussie-meets-The King Is Dead—this one is for you!
This year easily goes to Pacts by Ben Brin @dvcgames.bsky.social
Pacts is elegant, wickedly fast, and filled to the brim with tortuous decisions!
If you like the sound of Tussie Mussie-meets-The King Is Dead—this one is for you!
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Every Pax U, I like to name my Game Of The Con™️!
This year easily goes to Pacts by Ben Brin @dvcgames.bsky.social
Pacts is elegant, wickedly fast, and filled to the brim with tortuous decisions!
If you like the sound of Tussie Mussie-meets-The King Is Dead—this one is for you!
This year easily goes to Pacts by Ben Brin @dvcgames.bsky.social
Pacts is elegant, wickedly fast, and filled to the brim with tortuous decisions!
If you like the sound of Tussie Mussie-meets-The King Is Dead—this one is for you!
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Indie Games Market last night was a rousing success!!!!
WOW. I’m so impressed by all of the vendors organization and skill.
I’m sure we’ll be able together get stats from the PAX team, but this year definitely felt way bigger 🧵 🎲✂️
WOW. I’m so impressed by all of the vendors organization and skill.
I’m sure we’ll be able together get stats from the PAX team, but this year definitely felt way bigger 🧵 🎲✂️
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Indie Games Market last night was a rousing success!!!!
WOW. I’m so impressed by all of the vendors organization and skill.
I’m sure we’ll be able together get stats from the PAX team, but this year definitely felt way bigger 🧵 🎲✂️
WOW. I’m so impressed by all of the vendors organization and skill.
I’m sure we’ll be able together get stats from the PAX team, but this year definitely felt way bigger 🧵 🎲✂️