Clarence Simpson 🔜 PAXU
@stoichamster.bsky.social
Almost award-winning tabletop game designer, musician, photographer, father of two, possible descendant of pirates
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A Cooperative Card Game Where Every Number Counts
We're officially halfway through our Road to Gen Con and it's time to say hello to Beasts, a compact cooperative puzzle game filled with clever cardplay, rising tension, and one very specific rule: pl...
pandasaurusgames.com
Finally! I've been dying to talk about my newest game, Beasts! This might be my best design yet. It's definitely my most elegant. It's a co-op "cards with numbers" game that should appeal to fans of The Game. More details and the rulebook are here: pandasaurusgames.com/blogs/pandas...
My favorite meal at #PAXUnplugged - shared a huge 15-person table (with matching huge lazy susan) with this bunch o' people. 📹 - Mike Belsole
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
My favorite meal at #PAXUnplugged - shared a huge 15-person table (with matching huge lazy susan) with this bunch o' people. 📹 - Mike Belsole
Amazing to see Squirrel Away featured by such a talented content creator!
Neeeeew episode! It's time to learn how to teach Squirrel Away from @floodgategames.bsky.social!
If you want to see me teach this game in person, I'll be at the Floodgate booth at #PAXU pretty much all weekend, so swing by and you might get a special demo!
If you want to see me teach this game in person, I'll be at the Floodgate booth at #PAXU pretty much all weekend, so swing by and you might get a special demo!
How to Teach - Squirrel Away
YouTube video by How to Teach
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Amazing to see Squirrel Away featured by such a talented content creator!
Train Con Part Deux: The Return from #PAXUnplugged
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Train Con Part Deux: The Return from #PAXUnplugged
Mad genius @boardgameghee.bsky.social showing us his strings-and-magnets dexterity game prototype at #paxunplugged
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mad genius @boardgameghee.bsky.social showing us his strings-and-magnets dexterity game prototype at #paxunplugged
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Finally sharing my sizzle reel! If you're in need of video production work (or pretty much anything creative), hit me up, esp. at #PAXU!
I don't ask for this much, but if you're in the #boardgames industry and like what I do, consider sharing this! I'm looking to book up 2026!
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I don't ask for this much, but if you're in the #boardgames industry and like what I do, consider sharing this! I'm looking to book up 2026!
linktr.ee/jcw.gay
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Finally sharing my sizzle reel! If you're in need of video production work (or pretty much anything creative), hit me up, esp. at #PAXU!
I don't ask for this much, but if you're in the #boardgames industry and like what I do, consider sharing this! I'm looking to book up 2026!
linktr.ee/jcw.gay
I don't ask for this much, but if you're in the #boardgames industry and like what I do, consider sharing this! I'm looking to book up 2026!
linktr.ee/jcw.gay
It's almost time for #paxunplugged! Here's where and when you can find me and my games this weekend, including some signing sessions for Squirrel Away and VNTYPL8S. If any mutuals are going and want to meetup sometime, reach out, or just stop by one of these spots!
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's almost time for #paxunplugged! Here's where and when you can find me and my games this weekend, including some signing sessions for Squirrel Away and VNTYPL8S. If any mutuals are going and want to meetup sometime, reach out, or just stop by one of these spots!
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It's almost Pax Unplugged time!
Our schedule of Designer Demos/Signings:
VNTYPL8S - Clarence Simpson: 12-2 Sat & 1-2 Sun.
Bullseye - Grace Kendall & Mike Belsole: 11:30-1:30 Fri & 10-11 Sun.
Red Letter Yellow Letter - Nathan Thornton: 2-3pm Fri Sat & Sun.
Big Sur - Mondo Davis: 2-3 Fri.
Our schedule of Designer Demos/Signings:
VNTYPL8S - Clarence Simpson: 12-2 Sat & 1-2 Sun.
Bullseye - Grace Kendall & Mike Belsole: 11:30-1:30 Fri & 10-11 Sun.
Red Letter Yellow Letter - Nathan Thornton: 2-3pm Fri Sat & Sun.
Big Sur - Mondo Davis: 2-3 Fri.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It's almost Pax Unplugged time!
Our schedule of Designer Demos/Signings:
VNTYPL8S - Clarence Simpson: 12-2 Sat & 1-2 Sun.
Bullseye - Grace Kendall & Mike Belsole: 11:30-1:30 Fri & 10-11 Sun.
Red Letter Yellow Letter - Nathan Thornton: 2-3pm Fri Sat & Sun.
Big Sur - Mondo Davis: 2-3 Fri.
Our schedule of Designer Demos/Signings:
VNTYPL8S - Clarence Simpson: 12-2 Sat & 1-2 Sun.
Bullseye - Grace Kendall & Mike Belsole: 11:30-1:30 Fri & 10-11 Sun.
Red Letter Yellow Letter - Nathan Thornton: 2-3pm Fri Sat & Sun.
Big Sur - Mondo Davis: 2-3 Fri.
I've struggled to get into every RPG Actual Play I've ever tried, and never lasted more than one episode. Until Tales from Woodcreek. It's so creative, well-paced, and watchable. DAW is a treasure.
Cursed families. Escape-room puzzles. And Deborah Ann Woll as the DM. Tales From Woodcreek is D&D like you've never seen it.
Deborah Ann Woll turned an entire village into a D&D escape room
Cursed families. Escape-room puzzles. And Deborah Ann Woll as the DM. Tales From Woodcreek is D&D like you've never seen it.
www.polygon.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I've struggled to get into every RPG Actual Play I've ever tried, and never lasted more than one episode. Until Tales from Woodcreek. It's so creative, well-paced, and watchable. DAW is a treasure.
Sometimes, like today, game design is wondering what the plural of "platypus" is
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sometimes, like today, game design is wondering what the plural of "platypus" is
Squirrel Away design diary complete! 😮💨
I always super-underestimate how long it takes me to write these. Somebody teach me to be less verbose!
I always super-underestimate how long it takes me to write these. Somebody teach me to be less verbose!
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Squirrel Away design diary complete! 😮💨
I always super-underestimate how long it takes me to write these. Somebody teach me to be less verbose!
I always super-underestimate how long it takes me to write these. Somebody teach me to be less verbose!
Had such a fun time at another stellar Lawrence concert tonight
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Had such a fun time at another stellar Lawrence concert tonight
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Come get nuts with us at Spiel Essen 2025, Hall 3 3P200
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Come get nuts with us at Spiel Essen 2025, Hall 3 3P200
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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...
Lies and falsehoods
Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’
It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”
It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
October 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Lies and falsehoods
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heyyyyyy did you know i like doing podcasts? have me on! i can talk to you about designing trick takers, or publishing small batch games, or indie games night market, or going to japan for tokyo game market, or learning japanese, or seeing 2-4 movies in the theater a week, or nerds gummy clusters...
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
heyyyyyy did you know i like doing podcasts? have me on! i can talk to you about designing trick takers, or publishing small batch games, or indie games night market, or going to japan for tokyo game market, or learning japanese, or seeing 2-4 movies in the theater a week, or nerds gummy clusters...
Just realized that there will be 6(!) of my games on the floor at Essen - Beasts, Squirrel Away, the German editions of the Merchants of Magick expansions, and the German editions of Chomp and the Flyers and Scavengers expansion. boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
SPIEL Essen 25 Preview
Hundreds of new games will be introduced at SPIEL Essen 25. This preview covers games debuting at that show or recently released or (for smaller publishers) released since 2024.
boardgamegeek.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just realized that there will be 6(!) of my games on the floor at Essen - Beasts, Squirrel Away, the German editions of the Merchants of Magick expansions, and the German editions of Chomp and the Flyers and Scavengers expansion. boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
"I think Beasts offers some interesting flexibility and strategic play that is wholly unique from The Game, but perfectly reasonably compared to it. For one thing, Beasts has infinitely better SEO than The Game” 🤣
Eric gets it! And I will never get how "The Game" got approved as an actual title.
Eric gets it! And I will never get how "The Game" got approved as an actual title.
it's another cool art week at What's Eric Playing?, but it's almost always cool art week
heeeere's beasts
http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/10/06/beasts/
heeeere's beasts
http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/10/06/beasts/
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"I think Beasts offers some interesting flexibility and strategic play that is wholly unique from The Game, but perfectly reasonably compared to it. For one thing, Beasts has infinitely better SEO than The Game” 🤣
Eric gets it! And I will never get how "The Game" got approved as an actual title.
Eric gets it! And I will never get how "The Game" got approved as an actual title.
I cannot make my brain pronounce "ichor" the way it's supposed to be pronounced
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I cannot make my brain pronounce "ichor" the way it's supposed to be pronounced
I just backed Wizard Community College on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/161...
Wizard Community College
A hilarious 20 minute roleplaying card game of magic and mistakes
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I just backed Wizard Community College on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/161...
I'm doing some dev work on Flintlock!, the new game in the Blitzkrieg series of 20-minute 2-player wargames. I'm coordinating some digital playtesting that's happening over the next few weeks. Any mutuals interested in helping out for the promise of a free copy of the game when it's released?
September 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I'm doing some dev work on Flintlock!, the new game in the Blitzkrieg series of 20-minute 2-player wargames. I'm coordinating some digital playtesting that's happening over the next few weeks. Any mutuals interested in helping out for the promise of a free copy of the game when it's released?
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Convention planning via 3D modeling is pretty fun. I think we'll be doing up a booth something like this at PAX Unplugged
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Convention planning via 3D modeling is pretty fun. I think we'll be doing up a booth something like this at PAX Unplugged
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Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
Pax Unplugged Publisher List 2025
docs.google.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
"Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions.
Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
This hurricane forecast is art
September 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This hurricane forecast is art
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I'm looking for anyone interested in interviewing me about my upcoming game Twisted Trumpets which is being published by Play to Z Games and will be available to purchase at Essen and in retail shortly thereafter.
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm looking for anyone interested in interviewing me about my upcoming game Twisted Trumpets which is being published by Play to Z Games and will be available to purchase at Essen and in retail shortly thereafter.