Chris Backe
@chrisbacke.bsky.social
Making board games since 2016.
🎲 Game designer (https://entrogames.com)
🖥️ Game publisher https://shinypigeongames.com/shiny-pigeon-printables/)
🏢 Entrepreneur (https://tabletoppublishers.com, https://puzzlerun.co.uk)
Hobbies:
🏃♂️ Running
💪 HYROX
🌍 Travel
🎲 Game designer (https://entrogames.com)
🖥️ Game publisher https://shinypigeongames.com/shiny-pigeon-printables/)
🏢 Entrepreneur (https://tabletoppublishers.com, https://puzzlerun.co.uk)
Hobbies:
🏃♂️ Running
💪 HYROX
🌍 Travel
#MojoPitch was last week in London - I wrote a blog post about it, along with 5 takeaways if you want to go yourself next year.
June 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#MojoPitch was last week in London - I wrote a blog post about it, along with 5 takeaways if you want to go yourself next year.
Hope everyone going has a great time at Origins!
For those gearing up for Gen Con at the end of July / beginning of August, I've updated Tabletop Publishers for all the publishers going. Sort, search, and filter through publishers in a bunch of different ways.
Learn more: tabletoppublishers.com
For those gearing up for Gen Con at the end of July / beginning of August, I've updated Tabletop Publishers for all the publishers going. Sort, search, and filter through publishers in a bunch of different ways.
Learn more: tabletoppublishers.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hope everyone going has a great time at Origins!
For those gearing up for Gen Con at the end of July / beginning of August, I've updated Tabletop Publishers for all the publishers going. Sort, search, and filter through publishers in a bunch of different ways.
Learn more: tabletoppublishers.com
For those gearing up for Gen Con at the end of July / beginning of August, I've updated Tabletop Publishers for all the publishers going. Sort, search, and filter through publishers in a bunch of different ways.
Learn more: tabletoppublishers.com
And so it begins: my goal for 2025 is to research and pitch 500 times.
January 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
And so it begins: my goal for 2025 is to research and pitch 500 times.
It’s not Christmas without Hans Gruber falling down Nakatomi.
December 24, 2024 at 8:10 PM
It’s not Christmas without Hans Gruber falling down Nakatomi.
So this is a game that exists… Space Checkers - roll the dice and move a piece towards that color… we began house ruling it about three turns in….
December 6, 2024 at 11:54 PM
So this is a game that exists… Space Checkers - roll the dice and move a piece towards that color… we began house ruling it about three turns in….
Got Forest Fray to the table on Sunday here in #Birmingham - we split we choose game of area control - 16 tiles and 12 sticks means it packs up small!
December 3, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Got Forest Fray to the table on Sunday here in #Birmingham - we split we choose game of area control - 16 tiles and 12 sticks means it packs up small!
TIL there’s a Star Wars Christmas sweater (because of course there is):
December 1, 2024 at 11:16 AM
TIL there’s a Star Wars Christmas sweater (because of course there is):
Om nom. Om nom nom!
November 28, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Om nom. Om nom nom!
Great run today - anyone looking for a challenge? Try a progressive run - 15 minutes at your jogging pace (6/10 effort), 15 minutes at your normal pace (7/10 effort), then 15 minutes at your fast pace (8/10 effort).
November 27, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Great run today - anyone looking for a challenge? Try a progressive run - 15 minutes at your jogging pace (6/10 effort), 15 minutes at your normal pace (7/10 effort), then 15 minutes at your fast pace (8/10 effort).
Just got a new shelf to hold all of my published board games for the living room! There’s a fair bit of room on there right now, but it will definitely fill up soon :-)
November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Just got a new shelf to hold all of my published board games for the living room! There’s a fair bit of room on there right now, but it will definitely fill up soon :-)
The reference card from the 60’s game ‘The Dickens Game’ - some interesting concepts, but TBH this is the oldest reference card I’ve seen. Have you seen a #playeraid that’s even older?
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The reference card from the 60’s game ‘The Dickens Game’ - some interesting concepts, but TBH this is the oldest reference card I’ve seen. Have you seen a #playeraid that’s even older?
Pork knuckle. Great stuff. Pair with some potatoes and broccoli and :chef’s kiss:
November 23, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Pork knuckle. Great stuff. Pair with some potatoes and broccoli and :chef’s kiss:
Great test of Stake Your Claim with my partner in games Parker Simpson. Prototype art, obviously - use the dice rondel to generate a number and terrain that you'll circle on the main map. Score points by keeping your claims connected and by being in the line that finishes the game...
November 22, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Great test of Stake Your Claim with my partner in games Parker Simpson. Prototype art, obviously - use the dice rondel to generate a number and terrain that you'll circle on the main map. Score points by keeping your claims connected and by being in the line that finishes the game...
So what you’re looking at is my first prototype of something I’m thinking of making. It’s basically a board game style box with an expandable organizer inside to hold as many print and play games as possible. Still thinking about what size the drawers need to be.
November 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
So what you’re looking at is my first prototype of something I’m thinking of making. It’s basically a board game style box with an expandable organizer inside to hold as many print and play games as possible. Still thinking about what size the drawers need to be.
Seen while running - thankfully didn’t get pulled down it…
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Seen while running - thankfully didn’t get pulled down it…
Introduce yourself in 4 #boardgames: No Thanks (classic filler), Dixit (gorgeous art and simple gameplay), Dragon vs. Kingdom (cheeky to add one of my own, but it's genuinely my favorite design of mine thus far) and Star Realms (great deck building game and app).
#games #tabletop #gamedesign
#games #tabletop #gamedesign
November 17, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Introduce yourself in 4 #boardgames: No Thanks (classic filler), Dixit (gorgeous art and simple gameplay), Dragon vs. Kingdom (cheeky to add one of my own, but it's genuinely my favorite design of mine thus far) and Star Realms (great deck building game and app).
#games #tabletop #gamedesign
#games #tabletop #gamedesign
24:30 at #BushyPark #Parkrun - back to where it all started. Good time!
November 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
24:30 at #BushyPark #Parkrun - back to where it all started. Good time!
At some point in the past week, I passed 2,500 hours in Tabletop Simulator. Three years of online playtesting, designing games, and developing games for clients will do that, I guess!
November 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM
At some point in the past week, I passed 2,500 hours in Tabletop Simulator. Three years of online playtesting, designing games, and developing games for clients will do that, I guess!
No chance of any weirdness happening here (open to full size)
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
No chance of any weirdness happening here (open to full size)
Join us for playtesting later today?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Join us for playtesting later today?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Join us for playtesting tomorrow?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Join us for playtesting tomorrow?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Join us for playtesting?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Join us for playtesting?
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Monday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Join us for playtesting?
Thursday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Thursday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Join us for playtesting?
Thursday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )
Thursday's Virtual Playtesting starts tomorrow at 6pm UK / 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific! Add your game in the spreadsheet for tomorrow (or a future session) to get it to the table 😊
(Not in the Discord server yet? Join here: )