Aaron Lim 林家丰
@ehronlime.bsky.social
He/him. Makes tabletop games http://ehronlime.itch.io. Shouts about tabletop playtesting (Playtest Zero!) every other week. World's 2nd foremost expert in being Aaron Lim.
lolololol what if instead i made everything more complicated
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
lolololol what if instead i made everything more complicated
Those damned wizards got me again. Turns out Earthbending + Airbending is really strong when you can keep sacrificing the same land to draw cards.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Those damned wizards got me again. Turns out Earthbending + Airbending is really strong when you can keep sacrificing the same land to draw cards.
Ended the day with some Azul. Still really good, and nice to see the local version.
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ended the day with some Azul. Still really good, and nice to see the local version.
Managed to get a quick two round playtest of physical SPEEDMECH and almost defeated by the ceiling fan. I think the Rapier needs a bit of a boost.
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Managed to get a quick two round playtest of physical SPEEDMECH and almost defeated by the ceiling fan. I think the Rapier needs a bit of a boost.
Really impressed with how elegant the reverse scoring is and how the multiple vectors/uses of each card combine into a very neat design space in Faraway.
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Really impressed with how elegant the reverse scoring is and how the multiple vectors/uses of each card combine into a very neat design space in Faraway.
It’s been a while, but got a game of Patchwork in today and lost badly.
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It’s been a while, but got a game of Patchwork in today and lost badly.
Me staying up til 5 am to make SPEEDMECH sheets
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Me staying up til 5 am to make SPEEDMECH sheets
Speaking of SPEEDMECH... converted the playtest sheets to landscape and updated to modular action slots in anticipation of some physical playtesting.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Speaking of SPEEDMECH... converted the playtest sheets to landscape and updated to modular action slots in anticipation of some physical playtesting.
Started late so we only made it through 3 rounds of 7 before we had to call it a night, but really enjoyed what I played of The Treasure Ship of Zheng He. Hisashi Hayashi does it again, plus Melaka mentioned!
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Started late so we only made it through 3 rounds of 7 before we had to call it a night, but really enjoyed what I played of The Treasure Ship of Zheng He. Hisashi Hayashi does it again, plus Melaka mentioned!
Fighting over trade routes in Hansa Teutonica at Crunchy Thursday.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fighting over trade routes in Hansa Teutonica at Crunchy Thursday.
In the surveillance state we're still gaming at Playtest Zero! For our US-friendly session, join us next Thursday, 20 November from 6 pm (PT) / 9 pm (ET) to late over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In the surveillance state we're still gaming at Playtest Zero! For our US-friendly session, join us next Thursday, 20 November from 6 pm (PT) / 9 pm (ET) to late over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)
No fishing allowed, but join us for playtesting next week at Playtest Zero! For our SEA-friendly session, join us next Tuesday, 18 November at 8 pm (GMT+8) over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
No fishing allowed, but join us for playtesting next week at Playtest Zero! For our SEA-friendly session, join us next Tuesday, 18 November at 8 pm (GMT+8) over at the Session Zero Discord server to do some 1-hour playtests of TTRPGs/game bits and chat with other designers! (Image unrelated)
Tonight’s little project: started cutting up photos out of my completed gunpla boxes to use as paper minis before I recycle the boxes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tonight’s little project: started cutting up photos out of my completed gunpla boxes to use as paper minis before I recycle the boxes.
Had a craving for burdock tempura udon, so made my way out to Miyatake Sanuki Udon even though the parking situation there is horrible.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Had a craving for burdock tempura udon, so made my way out to Miyatake Sanuki Udon even though the parking situation there is horrible.
Started a campaign proper of Regicide Legacy today and made it through 2 Missions. We played 6 runs in total and lost twice before winning each time. Wow what a good game! The additions for the campaign so far are really cool, providing new ways to work together and tailor the deck.
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Started a campaign proper of Regicide Legacy today and made it through 2 Missions. We played 6 runs in total and lost twice before winning each time. Wow what a good game! The additions for the campaign so far are really cool, providing new ways to work together and tailor the deck.
Did a solo run of Regicide Legacy to learn the slight updates to the procedures, and got got by the King of Clubs/Warriors. Luckily, I’ve now unlocked the ability to recruit mercenaries to help out!
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Did a solo run of Regicide Legacy to learn the slight updates to the procedures, and got got by the King of Clubs/Warriors. Luckily, I’ve now unlocked the ability to recruit mercenaries to help out!
Did a solo run of Harvest to get the rules down. It’s way more tight than I expected which is both good and bad. It really feels like you gotta figure out early from your character and the setup which routes to victory are viable, and don’t get distracted trying to do everything.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Did a solo run of Harvest to get the rules down. It’s way more tight than I expected which is both good and bad. It really feels like you gotta figure out early from your character and the setup which routes to victory are viable, and don’t get distracted trying to do everything.
Tackling climate change in Daybreak.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tackling climate change in Daybreak.
Playtested Happy Golden Days of Yore aka A Mall Together Different River tonight. Lots of good insight into what needs to be done to pull it together, mainly in how players and characters interact, but I still really love the premise. Here's part of the mall we made tonight.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Playtested Happy Golden Days of Yore aka A Mall Together Different River tonight. Lots of good insight into what needs to be done to pull it together, mainly in how players and characters interact, but I still really love the premise. Here's part of the mall we made tonight.
Ran two encounters for Dungeon Losers today at Dice N Dine - one where the losers worked with a raccoon thief to ransack a verdant palace, and another where the losers risked being imprisoned forever to steal from a necromancer in a crumbling city.
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Ran two encounters for Dungeon Losers today at Dice N Dine - one where the losers worked with a raccoon thief to ransack a verdant palace, and another where the losers risked being imprisoned forever to steal from a necromancer in a crumbling city.
Hahaha yeah Regicide is really good. So good I’m kinda mad. It’s a really tight and elegant puzzle that perfectly uses every part available to its fullest.
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Hahaha yeah Regicide is really good. So good I’m kinda mad. It’s a really tight and elegant puzzle that perfectly uses every part available to its fullest.
Returning to a classic in Guns and Steel. I’ve been itching to play a hand-builder again and this one’s one of my favorites. Such a knife fight this time since we got all the aggressive Wonders.
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Returning to a classic in Guns and Steel. I’ve been itching to play a hand-builder again and this one’s one of my favorites. Such a knife fight this time since we got all the aggressive Wonders.
Developing and selling phones in Smartphone Inc. it’s a bit “looser” than I like, and it maybe could use one more turn or to have the early turns develop a bit faster. On the other hand it plays a lot faster and smoother than it looks so I can see it easily hitting the table again.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Developing and selling phones in Smartphone Inc. it’s a bit “looser” than I like, and it maybe could use one more turn or to have the early turns develop a bit faster. On the other hand it plays a lot faster and smoother than it looks so I can see it easily hitting the table again.
I've got a couple new releases (Ithaca in the Cards 2E and What Should We Have Tomorrow? Full Course are now both out on digital), but itch also has a Halloween Sale thing going on, so you can get all my games for 20% off until early next week. itch.io/s/165914/hal...
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've got a couple new releases (Ithaca in the Cards 2E and What Should We Have Tomorrow? Full Course are now both out on digital), but itch also has a Halloween Sale thing going on, so you can get all my games for 20% off until early next week. itch.io/s/165914/hal...