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Mark G

Mark G

@markgonyea.bsky.social

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Artist, designer, kids book author, geek, movie-goer. Just trying to be a little better today than yesterday.

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Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 11d

Ooo, that’s actually a good name for a game. I’d be surprised if it hasn’t already been used!

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 12d

Not bad, could've been worse!
TOPPA DAILY - 10/8/2025 - Turns: 26
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 14d

2 days in a row over 50! I’m slipping!

TOPPA DAILY - 10/6/2025 - Turns: 51
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 14d

Really interesting to see everyone’s different take on a game, though the pieces did tend to elicit a fantasy/dungeon vibe for most (myself included,lol).

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 14d

This weekend I participated in a 24 hour “Game Jam”. At 1:00 on Saturday everyone got to open their secret box of game pieces. We then had 24 hours to create a game with those pieces included and record a 2:00 how to play video. #tabletop #boardgames

youtu.be/g0n-xC2f0tI?...

VOTE for the winner of the 24 Hour Mystery Box Board Game Jam!

YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 17d

Lucky guess, I had completely lost the 4th green chip.

TOPPA DAILY - 10/3/2025 - Turns: 21
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 19d

Got a sample deck of my icon card game. Still need to play test some more and dial in the rules… and probably tweak the name but i couldn’t wait to get a sample. I’m incredibly impatient which is why I have a box filled with out of date prototypes, lol. #cardgames #gamedesign

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

Not entirely glue-less unfortunately. The top and bottom panels still need to be glued in to stay but I will fix that eventually.

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

I've been trying to design a customizable cube/box since I got my 3d printer about 6 months ago. I think this might be the one! #3dprinting #boxes #3Ddesign

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

The board version also has a game ending clock basically built into the game within the Yellow chip rules that the card version doesn't have at the moment. Very curious to see how it plays in reality!

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

I'm using a "card shift" effect that hopefully plays out similarly to a rotate effect in game.

Using blank cards as the "stackable checkers" for now until I think of a specific design for them, if even needed.

Square or round cards would be better but for now this is fine.

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

Haven't play tested it yet. Different game play to the wood or 3d printed options, there's no swapping or rotating of boards for one.

Players lay out their 3x3 card grid and then simply play off the cards in front of your opponent for the rest of the game (de facto swap I guess?).

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 20d

Working on a playing card version of Toppa (possibly).
I like the idea of offering a low cost alternative but also wouldn't want to cannibalize the small amount of game sales I do have for the board versions. #cardgame #gamedesign #tabletop

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 22d

TOPPA DAILY - 9/28/2025 - Turns: 43
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I immediate lost where the 4th green chip was, then uncovered a bunch of yellow which adds a checker back to the board. Ended up uncovering some big stacks to find the 4th green!

ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 24d

But something with “Symbol” in the name could be pretty good.

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 24d

That is a pretty great word! I’ve seen a couple apps with that name but I don’t really know the ins and outs of how that works exactly.

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 25d

I’m pretty happy w/the range of scores I get w/Toppa Daily. Most days are 5-15 turns but every so often I lose track & end up with a 60 or 70 but it’s never unsolvable. Today is right down the middle. #onlinegame #indiegame

TOPPA DAILY - 9/25/2025 - Turns: 27
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 26d

Progress on the new matching card game. Still thinking on names. I like "ICON: A Game of Pairs" but I think there's a game named Icon already? I could go with just "A Game of Pairs" maybe? Names are hard, lol.

Digging the UNO color vibe though! #gamedesign #tabletop

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 28d

Ordered a few sample Toppa Arcade promo cards. Not bad! I’ve used Print & Play a couple other times in the past for things but never cards. Quality is good & the price is not terrible for prototyping a low volume of cards.

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · 29d

Math & game people. I have a ? for you.

2 players have 13 unique cards & choose 7 of those 13 cards (leaving 6 out to use later), is there any way that there's NOT at least 1 matching set of cards in the 2 sets of 7?

My brain says there must be at least 1 match?

#math #probability #gamedesign

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · Sep 17

Wow, totally lost my bearings today! Hah!

TOPPA DAILY - 9/17/2025 - Turns: 85
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · Sep 15

Just got a new box sample for Toppa. Linen texture & updated graphics.

It’ll be a bit before I sell through the original boxes I’ve got & the 3d printed version of will continue to use a clear plastic case. Still a nice upgrade (eventually) for the wooden game though!

#tabletopgames #boardgames

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · Sep 9

Challenging one today!

TOPPA DAILY - 9/9/2025 - Turns: 21
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · Sep 8

I might have to start closing my eyes during the placing chips just to make it more difficult. #Imadeagame

TOPPA DAILY - 9/8/2025 - Turns: 9
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea

Mark G @markgonyea.bsky.social · Sep 7

TOPPA DAILY - 9/7/2025 - Turns: 7
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ToppaDaily — Mark Gonyea