Stephanie Smith
@biffybeans.bsky.social
Writer / Visual Artist. Solo board / historical game enthusiast & designer - 2024 Zenobia Award semifinalist. TEDx Speaker. Occasional percussionist. Late dx Autistic/AuDHD
Stellarion is a sad no f/ me. Love the art & the idea of gameplay but the symbols make my head swim + some actions are unintuitive. Rulebook text is hard to see against the background art.
I’m 1 for 3 w/ Oniverse games. Still have Aerion but passed on Nautilion.
Which Oniverse games do you like?
I’m 1 for 3 w/ Oniverse games. Still have Aerion but passed on Nautilion.
Which Oniverse games do you like?
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Stellarion is a sad no f/ me. Love the art & the idea of gameplay but the symbols make my head swim + some actions are unintuitive. Rulebook text is hard to see against the background art.
I’m 1 for 3 w/ Oniverse games. Still have Aerion but passed on Nautilion.
Which Oniverse games do you like?
I’m 1 for 3 w/ Oniverse games. Still have Aerion but passed on Nautilion.
Which Oniverse games do you like?
Anyone else enjoy making game components with no real intention to design a finished game? I imagined these were the remains of a lost civilization & had a blast trying to figure out how to play it.
This painting is mine, as are all the hand carved stamps used to create the game pieces. ✂️🎲
This painting is mine, as are all the hand carved stamps used to create the game pieces. ✂️🎲
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Anyone else enjoy making game components with no real intention to design a finished game? I imagined these were the remains of a lost civilization & had a blast trying to figure out how to play it.
This painting is mine, as are all the hand carved stamps used to create the game pieces. ✂️🎲
This painting is mine, as are all the hand carved stamps used to create the game pieces. ✂️🎲
I loved it. Jacob Elordi played the best Monster. 😭 like a baby. It will surely win awards.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I loved it. Jacob Elordi played the best Monster. 😭 like a baby. It will surely win awards.
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I taught myself Finspan!
October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I taught myself Finspan!
Have you read this?
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Have you read this?
Played Finspan f/ the 1st time today- played solo w/out the Nautoma b/c I wasn’t interested in it. Instead, I just played BYOS, scoring -2 per card w/ the group icon per one of the designers.
I’m a big fan of explicit rulesets & while I thought this one was pretty good, I still found a 🧵🪡
I’m a big fan of explicit rulesets & while I thought this one was pretty good, I still found a 🧵🪡
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Played Finspan f/ the 1st time today- played solo w/out the Nautoma b/c I wasn’t interested in it. Instead, I just played BYOS, scoring -2 per card w/ the group icon per one of the designers.
I’m a big fan of explicit rulesets & while I thought this one was pretty good, I still found a 🧵🪡
I’m a big fan of explicit rulesets & while I thought this one was pretty good, I still found a 🧵🪡
I went to Target to buy myself a present after doing a difficult thing & this was staring me in the face so I bought it. 25% off & a $15 gift card = 😁. I intent to play solo without the bot- just beat your own high score. I’m pretty sure there’s a way to do that just by removing some of the cards.
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I went to Target to buy myself a present after doing a difficult thing & this was staring me in the face so I bought it. 25% off & a $15 gift card = 😁. I intent to play solo without the bot- just beat your own high score. I’m pretty sure there’s a way to do that just by removing some of the cards.
Made this some 20 years ago during my metalsmithing phase. Sawn/stamped/domed sterling sheet with a wire wrapped natural ruby. I’d primarily worked with cold connections as opposed to using a torch.
October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Made this some 20 years ago during my metalsmithing phase. Sawn/stamped/domed sterling sheet with a wire wrapped natural ruby. I’d primarily worked with cold connections as opposed to using a torch.
I’m up to 55k views on the TedX Talk I gave a while ago. Whee! Truth be told, this wasn’t exactly the talk I wanted to give. It didn’t really need to lean into spirituality but that’s more who I was at the time, and how the talk was subsequently developed under the guidance of the mentoring team.
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m up to 55k views on the TedX Talk I gave a while ago. Whee! Truth be told, this wasn’t exactly the talk I wanted to give. It didn’t really need to lean into spirituality but that’s more who I was at the time, and how the talk was subsequently developed under the guidance of the mentoring team.
Love Uno! But my brain won’t let me play it without the words! Grateful they made a zillion copies and that eBay exists.
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Love Uno! But my brain won’t let me play it without the words! Grateful they made a zillion copies and that eBay exists.
I LOVE the COIN system developed by Volko Ruhnke. My fav’s would be Cuba Libre, Colonial Twilight, and Fire in the Lake. Outside of COIN, Pax Pamir 2e by Cole Wherle is fantastic.
September 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I LOVE the COIN system developed by Volko Ruhnke. My fav’s would be Cuba Libre, Colonial Twilight, and Fire in the Lake. Outside of COIN, Pax Pamir 2e by Cole Wherle is fantastic.
A musician friend of mine used small cases like this to vend CDs and DVDs. I’ve also used one myself for Zines and packs of postcards. Sometimes things would shuffle around a bit inside but mostly it was just put it on the table, open, and good to go.
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A musician friend of mine used small cases like this to vend CDs and DVDs. I’ve also used one myself for Zines and packs of postcards. Sometimes things would shuffle around a bit inside but mostly it was just put it on the table, open, and good to go.
I bought some rocks today. Can you guess what they are?
September 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I bought some rocks today. Can you guess what they are?
Done! It took me less time to fold it than to figure out how to make it flex. 🤦♀️ I need to try another one that’s larger and with heavier paper. It’s too fiddly at this size.
September 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Done! It took me less time to fold it than to figure out how to make it flex. 🤦♀️ I need to try another one that’s larger and with heavier paper. It’s too fiddly at this size.
I made my first flexagon book (aka “infinity book”) using my own art. Sound on to hear me talk about it. #artistbook #bookarts #mixedmediaart
September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I made my first flexagon book (aka “infinity book”) using my own art. Sound on to hear me talk about it. #artistbook #bookarts #mixedmediaart
Made this mixed media collage art as a personal reminder to soften my jaw, neck, shoulders, thoughts, words, etc. It’s painted papers, gel printed papers, colored pencil and artist crayons on Masonite.
I scanned the word into Procreate to clean it up then printed/traced/cut it out.
I scanned the word into Procreate to clean it up then printed/traced/cut it out.
August 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Made this mixed media collage art as a personal reminder to soften my jaw, neck, shoulders, thoughts, words, etc. It’s painted papers, gel printed papers, colored pencil and artist crayons on Masonite.
I scanned the word into Procreate to clean it up then printed/traced/cut it out.
I scanned the word into Procreate to clean it up then printed/traced/cut it out.
Gate w/ Gates expansion by Jason Glover. Been a while since I played it & had to relearn it. I dislike learning games and will frequently play a newly learned game many times until I get sick of it then rarely play it again. This is a good game but the rules could be clearer. #sologamer
July 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gate w/ Gates expansion by Jason Glover. Been a while since I played it & had to relearn it. I dislike learning games and will frequently play a newly learned game many times until I get sick of it then rarely play it again. This is a good game but the rules could be clearer. #sologamer
Sprawlopolis 12-25 Lost!
July 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sprawlopolis 12-25 Lost!
Agropolis 22-39 Lost!
July 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Agropolis 22-39 Lost!
3 v 23 I lose. That one was tough.
July 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
3 v 23 I lose. That one was tough.
46 v 27 I win! Naturopolis by @buttonshy.bsky.social #sologamer
July 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
46 v 27 I win! Naturopolis by @buttonshy.bsky.social #sologamer
A great little solo-able game.
July 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A great little solo-able game.
Who is your all-time favorite movie villain? I’ll go first: Ben Wade in 3:10 to Yuma. (2007)
June 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Who is your all-time favorite movie villain? I’ll go first: Ben Wade in 3:10 to Yuma. (2007)
From the show BJ & the Bear back in the Stone Age.
June 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
From the show BJ & the Bear back in the Stone Age.
Bought some candy today. Am thinking there might be something wrong with me. 🤣 PS: The big Smarties are the best!
May 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Bought some candy today. Am thinking there might be something wrong with me. 🤣 PS: The big Smarties are the best!