Chris Lawrence
@chris.eternalstudios.com
Board game designer, creator of Coupon Clipper and Propaganda, and avid fan of TTRPGs and indie video games. He/him
I had a great (but tiring) time at PAX Unplugged this past weekend! I pretty much spent all of Friday and Saturday running around, and then all of Saturday night at the IGNM.
It was amazing seeing everything, and being able to meet so many cool people. Hopefully next year will be just as cool!
It was amazing seeing everything, and being able to meet so many cool people. Hopefully next year will be just as cool!
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I had a great (but tiring) time at PAX Unplugged this past weekend! I pretty much spent all of Friday and Saturday running around, and then all of Saturday night at the IGNM.
It was amazing seeing everything, and being able to meet so many cool people. Hopefully next year will be just as cool!
It was amazing seeing everything, and being able to meet so many cool people. Hopefully next year will be just as cool!
The Indie Games Night Market starts in an hour! Come grab a copy of Coupon Clipper and Fold & Fly from me and @drawnonward.bsky.social.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Indie Games Night Market starts in an hour! Come grab a copy of Coupon Clipper and Fold & Fly from me and @drawnonward.bsky.social.
I've been doing a lot of printing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I've been doing a lot of printing.
All of the scissors that are going to go into copies of Coupon Clipper!
It's worth noting all of the blades are less than 4 inches, so all of the scissors are carry-on safe.
It's worth noting all of the blades are less than 4 inches, so all of the scissors are carry-on safe.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
All of the scissors that are going to go into copies of Coupon Clipper!
It's worth noting all of the blades are less than 4 inches, so all of the scissors are carry-on safe.
It's worth noting all of the blades are less than 4 inches, so all of the scissors are carry-on safe.
Coupon Clipper is going to be at PAXU!
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Coupon Clipper is going to be at PAXU!
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Copies of it'll be sold at the Indie Games Night Market, alongside @drawnonward.bsky.social's Fold & Fly!
The game has had a very rocky life, but I'm excited that at least a handful of copies will be able to reach people.
Playtesting in Santa Monica! We got 6 or 7 games to the table so it was a pretty successful afternoon.
October 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Playtesting in Santa Monica! We got 6 or 7 games to the table so it was a pretty successful afternoon.
I was always pretty happy with how the cover to Propaganda came out. I made it by taking a couple different photos and "rotoscoping" them together.
My one regret is using toy pieces, since some people thought they were in the game. I could've probably found a different "model".
My one regret is using toy pieces, since some people thought they were in the game. I could've probably found a different "model".
October 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I was always pretty happy with how the cover to Propaganda came out. I made it by taking a couple different photos and "rotoscoping" them together.
My one regret is using toy pieces, since some people thought they were in the game. I could've probably found a different "model".
My one regret is using toy pieces, since some people thought they were in the game. I could've probably found a different "model".
Ran a playtest of Propaganda on Saturday! This board has a zone that scores only to whoever has the highest sum of dice in it.
(If it's a little off center it's because I was the superpower and had to close my eyes while they played lol.)
(If it's a little off center it's because I was the superpower and had to close my eyes while they played lol.)
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Ran a playtest of Propaganda on Saturday! This board has a zone that scores only to whoever has the highest sum of dice in it.
(If it's a little off center it's because I was the superpower and had to close my eyes while they played lol.)
(If it's a little off center it's because I was the superpower and had to close my eyes while they played lol.)
New boards for Propaganda! Including one designed by the lovely @neilk-design.bsky.social and one by @drawnonward.bsky.social.
I'm trying out a few different things and playtesting to get things just right, but hopefully they'll be in peoples' hands soon.
I'm trying out a few different things and playtesting to get things just right, but hopefully they'll be in peoples' hands soon.
September 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New boards for Propaganda! Including one designed by the lovely @neilk-design.bsky.social and one by @drawnonward.bsky.social.
I'm trying out a few different things and playtesting to get things just right, but hopefully they'll be in peoples' hands soon.
I'm trying out a few different things and playtesting to get things just right, but hopefully they'll be in peoples' hands soon.
Photos of Propaganda from playtesting this past weekend. There are new things in the works...
September 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Photos of Propaganda from playtesting this past weekend. There are new things in the works...
Played a lot of FlipToons last month. I enjoy the game and quite like the random "I hope I get lucky" feel from it, but it's hard to really give your deck an identity.
Part of me wonders if it's best on BGA where you can probably just knock out 20 games in an hour.
Part of me wonders if it's best on BGA where you can probably just knock out 20 games in an hour.
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Played a lot of FlipToons last month. I enjoy the game and quite like the random "I hope I get lucky" feel from it, but it's hard to really give your deck an identity.
Part of me wonders if it's best on BGA where you can probably just knock out 20 games in an hour.
Part of me wonders if it's best on BGA where you can probably just knock out 20 games in an hour.
Purging the ol' game collection a little bit. It's rough because I liked playing all these games but ultimately when choosing what to play I never looked at them and went "oh man I want to play this one".
August 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Purging the ol' game collection a little bit. It's rough because I liked playing all these games but ultimately when choosing what to play I never looked at them and went "oh man I want to play this one".
Interestingly Team Fortress 2 and one of the Left 4 Dead 2's were gift copies. If I included only games I purchased for myself Everquest (which I've played 10 minutes of) and Torchlight would be added.
It's funny how much overlap people have. It really shows you how small Steam was back then.
It's funny how much overlap people have. It really shows you how small Steam was back then.
August 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Interestingly Team Fortress 2 and one of the Left 4 Dead 2's were gift copies. If I included only games I purchased for myself Everquest (which I've played 10 minutes of) and Torchlight would be added.
It's funny how much overlap people have. It really shows you how small Steam was back then.
It's funny how much overlap people have. It really shows you how small Steam was back then.
Got a chance to play Nature last week. I really enjoyed it, which isn't surprising since I think Evolution's one of the best designed games out there.
We played with Jungles and Disasters, and I like how the modules change how you should play each game. Like due to an event, Tusks were very good.
We played with Jungles and Disasters, and I like how the modules change how you should play each game. Like due to an event, Tusks were very good.
July 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Got a chance to play Nature last week. I really enjoyed it, which isn't surprising since I think Evolution's one of the best designed games out there.
We played with Jungles and Disasters, and I like how the modules change how you should play each game. Like due to an event, Tusks were very good.
We played with Jungles and Disasters, and I like how the modules change how you should play each game. Like due to an event, Tusks were very good.
Yesterday I went to a new convention in LA called LFG Con, and played a bunch of games, including Hot Streak.
Hot Streak was alotta fun, the chaos was great and there's a real reaction from players when someone is knocked down or squeaks over the finish line.
Hot Streak was alotta fun, the chaos was great and there's a real reaction from players when someone is knocked down or squeaks over the finish line.
June 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yesterday I went to a new convention in LA called LFG Con, and played a bunch of games, including Hot Streak.
Hot Streak was alotta fun, the chaos was great and there's a real reaction from players when someone is knocked down or squeaks over the finish line.
Hot Streak was alotta fun, the chaos was great and there's a real reaction from players when someone is knocked down or squeaks over the finish line.
Got a chance to play a bunch of board games at Strategicon this past weekend.
My favorite that I hadn't played before was Wondrous Creatures. I could take or leave the worker placement aspect, but I really liked the card play. It reminded me of a slightly lighter Ark Nova or Everdell.
My favorite that I hadn't played before was Wondrous Creatures. I could take or leave the worker placement aspect, but I really liked the card play. It reminded me of a slightly lighter Ark Nova or Everdell.
May 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Got a chance to play a bunch of board games at Strategicon this past weekend.
My favorite that I hadn't played before was Wondrous Creatures. I could take or leave the worker placement aspect, but I really liked the card play. It reminded me of a slightly lighter Ark Nova or Everdell.
My favorite that I hadn't played before was Wondrous Creatures. I could take or leave the worker placement aspect, but I really liked the card play. It reminded me of a slightly lighter Ark Nova or Everdell.
Played Decorum yesterday and quite liked it.
Interestingly, we did a little bit of roleplaying and while it made the game much more fun it was sometimes borderline cheating.
It made me wonder if these silent co-op games kind of shoot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
Interestingly, we did a little bit of roleplaying and while it made the game much more fun it was sometimes borderline cheating.
It made me wonder if these silent co-op games kind of shoot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
May 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Played Decorum yesterday and quite liked it.
Interestingly, we did a little bit of roleplaying and while it made the game much more fun it was sometimes borderline cheating.
It made me wonder if these silent co-op games kind of shoot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
Interestingly, we did a little bit of roleplaying and while it made the game much more fun it was sometimes borderline cheating.
It made me wonder if these silent co-op games kind of shoot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
I've been playing Minecart Town lately and enjoying it. It's a tile laying game by the same studio who did Little Town and Little Factory, two games I adore.
Minecart Town doesn't feel quite as unique but I really admire how streamlined and easy to learn Studio GG's rules are.
Minecart Town doesn't feel quite as unique but I really admire how streamlined and easy to learn Studio GG's rules are.
May 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I've been playing Minecart Town lately and enjoying it. It's a tile laying game by the same studio who did Little Town and Little Factory, two games I adore.
Minecart Town doesn't feel quite as unique but I really admire how streamlined and easy to learn Studio GG's rules are.
Minecart Town doesn't feel quite as unique but I really admire how streamlined and easy to learn Studio GG's rules are.
A few in-game pictures of Propaganda that I took yesterday at Game Market West as part of me demoing.
The strategy of taking a picture of an empty board to show how poorly you're doing (when of course you're scoring a bunch of points right out of shot) is always one of my favorites.
The strategy of taking a picture of an empty board to show how poorly you're doing (when of course you're scoring a bunch of points right out of shot) is always one of my favorites.
March 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A few in-game pictures of Propaganda that I took yesterday at Game Market West as part of me demoing.
The strategy of taking a picture of an empty board to show how poorly you're doing (when of course you're scoring a bunch of points right out of shot) is always one of my favorites.
The strategy of taking a picture of an empty board to show how poorly you're doing (when of course you're scoring a bunch of points right out of shot) is always one of my favorites.
Empires of the Void II, one of the games I got to play at Dice Tower West.
Ultimately I think I had the same problem with it that I had with Arcs. It felt like I was playing a game the majority of the time rather than the players, and when I did fight players it just screwed up my plans.
Ultimately I think I had the same problem with it that I had with Arcs. It felt like I was playing a game the majority of the time rather than the players, and when I did fight players it just screwed up my plans.
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Empires of the Void II, one of the games I got to play at Dice Tower West.
Ultimately I think I had the same problem with it that I had with Arcs. It felt like I was playing a game the majority of the time rather than the players, and when I did fight players it just screwed up my plans.
Ultimately I think I had the same problem with it that I had with Arcs. It felt like I was playing a game the majority of the time rather than the players, and when I did fight players it just screwed up my plans.
The Propaganda table from Game Market Vegas Thursday (ignore Steve in the background). There's another session at 6pm tonight in the same room in the front, and I'll have the remaining copies of Propaganda with me!
March 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Propaganda table from Game Market Vegas Thursday (ignore Steve in the background). There's another session at 6pm tonight in the same room in the front, and I'll have the remaining copies of Propaganda with me!
One of the key components of Propaganda is the box, since it and the board are one and the same. However, I discovered later that the sticker paper I used actually peels with time.
As such, for the second "printing" I've been using spray glue and regular paper. And so far it's looking good!
As such, for the second "printing" I've been using spray glue and regular paper. And so far it's looking good!
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
One of the key components of Propaganda is the box, since it and the board are one and the same. However, I discovered later that the sticker paper I used actually peels with time.
As such, for the second "printing" I've been using spray glue and regular paper. And so far it's looking good!
As such, for the second "printing" I've been using spray glue and regular paper. And so far it's looking good!
Game night tonight. We ended up playing Castles of Burgundy (which was my first time ever playing it) and the Star Trek version of Fantasy Realms.
Fantasy Realms is probably one of my favorite games of all time, though I do find the Star Trek version a little more muddled.
Fantasy Realms is probably one of my favorite games of all time, though I do find the Star Trek version a little more muddled.
February 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Game night tonight. We ended up playing Castles of Burgundy (which was my first time ever playing it) and the Star Trek version of Fantasy Realms.
Fantasy Realms is probably one of my favorite games of all time, though I do find the Star Trek version a little more muddled.
Fantasy Realms is probably one of my favorite games of all time, though I do find the Star Trek version a little more muddled.
Played a game of Propaganda last night. Someone pulled ahead in the first 2 rounds so the last round was a bit of a hail Mary, but it was exciting.
One guy also covered dice with his hand in his photos (since the rule is 2 dice max) which is something I hadn't seen before haha.
One guy also covered dice with his hand in his photos (since the rule is 2 dice max) which is something I hadn't seen before haha.
January 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Played a game of Propaganda last night. Someone pulled ahead in the first 2 rounds so the last round was a bit of a hail Mary, but it was exciting.
One guy also covered dice with his hand in his photos (since the rule is 2 dice max) which is something I hadn't seen before haha.
One guy also covered dice with his hand in his photos (since the rule is 2 dice max) which is something I hadn't seen before haha.
I've been addicted to Path of Achra lately. It's an incredibly well designed rogue-like that's all about min-maxing your character. There's a ton of options that synergize in cool ways, and it's all presented in a way that's easy to understand. And the game's snappy to play, so you can experiment.
January 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I've been addicted to Path of Achra lately. It's an incredibly well designed rogue-like that's all about min-maxing your character. There's a ton of options that synergize in cool ways, and it's all presented in a way that's easy to understand. And the game's snappy to play, so you can experiment.