Jestin
@jestinbrooks.bsky.social
Parent, board game designer, farmer, cyclist and bike advocate
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He/Him
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Conviction by @xoe.gay is now available.
A stable stalwart and an intrepid idealist vowed to live in harmony forever. But now, the two find themselves in a grim quarrel.
You must decide if they cooperate, separate, or one dominates the story of their lives.
The night is for mediation. 🌙
A stable stalwart and an intrepid idealist vowed to live in harmony forever. But now, the two find themselves in a grim quarrel.
You must decide if they cooperate, separate, or one dominates the story of their lives.
The night is for mediation. 🌙
Conviction | Lunarpunk Games
the night is for mediation . . . Conviction is a two player tabletop game about resolving a grim quarrel with your partner.
www.lunarpunk.games
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Conviction by @xoe.gay is now available.
A stable stalwart and an intrepid idealist vowed to live in harmony forever. But now, the two find themselves in a grim quarrel.
You must decide if they cooperate, separate, or one dominates the story of their lives.
The night is for mediation. 🌙
A stable stalwart and an intrepid idealist vowed to live in harmony forever. But now, the two find themselves in a grim quarrel.
You must decide if they cooperate, separate, or one dominates the story of their lives.
The night is for mediation. 🌙
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Really wonderful to see such a high-profile and thoughtful reviewer as Dan continue to cover not just big board game hotness, but small indie and even unpublished games too - there’s huge treasure to be found out there, great to see someone in major board game media take the time to check them out
Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
Nebulae, Medusae… Crownae?
Yesterday on BlueSky, Marceline Leiman asked a great question. Using only one or two extremely vague words, how would I describe the titles on offer at this year’s Indie Games Night Market? N…
spacebiff.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Really wonderful to see such a high-profile and thoughtful reviewer as Dan continue to cover not just big board game hotness, but small indie and even unpublished games too - there’s huge treasure to be found out there, great to see someone in major board game media take the time to check them out
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Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
Nebulae, Medusae… Crownae?
Yesterday on BlueSky, Marceline Leiman asked a great question. Using only one or two extremely vague words, how would I describe the titles on offer at this year’s Indie Games Night Market? N…
spacebiff.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
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Today I'm covering three more upcoming Indie Games Night Market titles! Fold & Fly!, Coupon Clipper, and Paper Pencil Stencil are all tactile treats. My reviews: spacebiff.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paper Planes, Coupons, Stencils
We’re only a few days away from the Indie Games Night Market at Pax Unplugged. Funny how time gets away from us. Don’t worry, that’s less a plaintive cry about my fading youth tha…
spacebiff.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today I'm covering three more upcoming Indie Games Night Market titles! Fold & Fly!, Coupon Clipper, and Paper Pencil Stencil are all tactile treats. My reviews: spacebiff.com/2025/11/17/t...
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my extremely dumb vanity metric here is: can this project get up to 436 followers on its Kickstarter prelaunch page??
New pinned post! The Wondermark-themed card game I've been working on all year long, Bolted!, is coming to life on Kickstarter NOV 12.
If you missed the first pre-order round this spring, now's your first, best, only and last chance to reserve a copy!
If you missed the first pre-order round this spring, now's your first, best, only and last chance to reserve a copy!
Coming soon: Bolted! A Frankenstein-Style Game of Creative Necromancy
A 2–4 player, puzzly card game about "making friends"—out of body parts! From the creator of the comic strip Wondermark.
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
my extremely dumb vanity metric here is: can this project get up to 436 followers on its Kickstarter prelaunch page??
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Please check out this great campaign. I'm in on Club Spooky 100% - a delightful set collection game with a light auction element that I got to play the prototype of recently.
Just 24 hours to go and we only need 6 more backers to cross the finish line!
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Please check out this great campaign. I'm in on Club Spooky 100% - a delightful set collection game with a light auction element that I got to play the prototype of recently.
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Only two days left to back Club Spooky and That's the Spirit!, two indie games by @connor.alwaysawake.games.
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Only two days left to back Club Spooky and That's the Spirit!, two indie games by @connor.alwaysawake.games.
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And if you need a little extra convincing, check out @danthurot.bsky.social ‘s review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/15/c...
Afterlives
Sometimes I think about the afterlife. Not the actual afterlife. I’m suspicious about the probability of any such thing. But the afterlife as it appears across faiths and cultures, as reflect…
spacebiff.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And if you need a little extra convincing, check out @danthurot.bsky.social ‘s review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/15/c...
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While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.
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We are live! And we funded in 15 minutes! Amazing! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We are live! And we funded in 15 minutes! Amazing! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
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Chicken Fried Dice has been simmering for a while and I think we're almost ready for plating! Learn more at get.chickenfrieddice.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chicken Fried Dice has been simmering for a while and I think we're almost ready for plating! Learn more at get.chickenfrieddice.com
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Woah! We're less than one day out from the launch of the Uh Oh, Dino! kickstarter! Are you following along? www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Woah! We're less than one day out from the launch of the Uh Oh, Dino! kickstarter! Are you following along? www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
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Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Excited to announce that Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit are finally launching on Kickstarter next week, October 14th!
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
Assemble the coolest group of ghouls at Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in Thats the Spirit!
Preview page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...
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Check out this snapshot of COYOTE's weekly calendar of hand-picked events to get you off the couch! This week we've got a free California mushroom hang, Oakland Style Week picks, a BBQ crunchwrap pop-up, and more. The full listings: www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Check out this snapshot of COYOTE's weekly calendar of hand-picked events to get you off the couch! This week we've got a free California mushroom hang, Oakland Style Week picks, a BBQ crunchwrap pop-up, and more. The full listings: www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...
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For more than 45 years, three huge steel and bronze dandelion puffs reached for the sky outside Children’s Fairyland — only to disappear without a trace. COYOTE went on a quest to find them. www.coyotemedia.org/where-did-th...
Where did the Fairyland dandelions go?
For more than 45 years, three huge steel and bronze dandelion puffs reached for the sky outside Children’s Fairyland only to disappear without a trace. COYOTE went on a quest to find them.
www.coyotemedia.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For more than 45 years, three huge steel and bronze dandelion puffs reached for the sky outside Children’s Fairyland — only to disappear without a trace. COYOTE went on a quest to find them. www.coyotemedia.org/where-did-th...
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Game Market West is this Sunday, September 21 at Guildhouse in San Jose! It's a tabletop game market where indie designers show off and sell their newest board/card games.
RSVP: luma.com/6khylmfu
#boardgames
RSVP: luma.com/6khylmfu
#boardgames
Game Market West | Fall 2025 Games
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September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Game Market West is this Sunday, September 21 at Guildhouse in San Jose! It's a tabletop game market where indie designers show off and sell their newest board/card games.
RSVP: luma.com/6khylmfu
#boardgames
RSVP: luma.com/6khylmfu
#boardgames
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Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: 18CTN, Numberwang, Hot Dog by Cardner Babakitis
In 18CTN, 3-5 tycoons compete to earn money and build the best stock portfolio by investing in and operating companies that develop and exploit a fictional island (120 minutes).
#boardgames
In 18CTN, 3-5 tycoons compete to earn money and build the best stock portfolio by investing in and operating companies that develop and exploit a fictional island (120 minutes).
#boardgames
September 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: 18CTN, Numberwang, Hot Dog by Cardner Babakitis
In 18CTN, 3-5 tycoons compete to earn money and build the best stock portfolio by investing in and operating companies that develop and exploit a fictional island (120 minutes).
#boardgames
In 18CTN, 3-5 tycoons compete to earn money and build the best stock portfolio by investing in and operating companies that develop and exploit a fictional island (120 minutes).
#boardgames
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I'm biased but I think the @coyotemedia.org calendar is a pretty fun list of things to do in the Bay Area. Tattoo fundraisers, oyster fests, art classes, funk shows, and more! www.coyotemedia.org/introducing-...
Introducing: The COYOTE Calendar
Leave your house! It's good for ya.
www.coyotemedia.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I'm biased but I think the @coyotemedia.org calendar is a pretty fun list of things to do in the Bay Area. Tattoo fundraisers, oyster fests, art classes, funk shows, and more! www.coyotemedia.org/introducing-...
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Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: AEGIS Combining Robots by Zephyr Workshop
Each player controls a team of five robots and fight in grid-based tactical dice-rolling combat. Throughout the battle you can combine these robots together to seize victory!
#boardgames @zephyrworkshop.bsky.social
Each player controls a team of five robots and fight in grid-based tactical dice-rolling combat. Throughout the battle you can combine these robots together to seize victory!
#boardgames @zephyrworkshop.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: AEGIS Combining Robots by Zephyr Workshop
Each player controls a team of five robots and fight in grid-based tactical dice-rolling combat. Throughout the battle you can combine these robots together to seize victory!
#boardgames @zephyrworkshop.bsky.social
Each player controls a team of five robots and fight in grid-based tactical dice-rolling combat. Throughout the battle you can combine these robots together to seize victory!
#boardgames @zephyrworkshop.bsky.social
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❤️🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 🔥❤️
COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org
COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
❤️🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 🔥❤️
COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org
COYOTE Media Collective is live!! We’re so incredibly proud of this smart, fierce, unapologetic Bay Area media project. Dive in, see what we’ve been building, read our stories, and join the pack! coyotemedia.org
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Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: Empower Empathy by Angel Liang
It's an action-packed game where players become superheroes. Using CBT-based mechanics, players tackle Think-Feel-Act challenges, decode emotions with FaceOff Cards, and gain strengths through Power-Up discussions.
#boardgames
It's an action-packed game where players become superheroes. Using CBT-based mechanics, players tackle Think-Feel-Act challenges, decode emotions with FaceOff Cards, and gain strengths through Power-Up discussions.
#boardgames
September 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: Empower Empathy by Angel Liang
It's an action-packed game where players become superheroes. Using CBT-based mechanics, players tackle Think-Feel-Act challenges, decode emotions with FaceOff Cards, and gain strengths through Power-Up discussions.
#boardgames
It's an action-packed game where players become superheroes. Using CBT-based mechanics, players tackle Think-Feel-Act challenges, decode emotions with FaceOff Cards, and gain strengths through Power-Up discussions.
#boardgames
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Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: Get 9 by Jacquie Carroll
GET 9 is designed for players of all ages (5+). The object of the game is to create calculations ending in the number 9. Players use cards/dice and can see other players’ cards with an opportunity to steal a hand.
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GET 9 is designed for players of all ages (5+). The object of the game is to create calculations ending in the number 9. Players use cards/dice and can see other players’ cards with an opportunity to steal a hand.
#boardgames
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Game Market West Fall 2025 Countdown: Get 9 by Jacquie Carroll
GET 9 is designed for players of all ages (5+). The object of the game is to create calculations ending in the number 9. Players use cards/dice and can see other players’ cards with an opportunity to steal a hand.
#boardgames
GET 9 is designed for players of all ages (5+). The object of the game is to create calculations ending in the number 9. Players use cards/dice and can see other players’ cards with an opportunity to steal a hand.
#boardgames