Waterbear Workshop
@waterbear-workshop.bsky.social
Mini Company. Monster Ideas.
Board game designer and publisher providing analog experiences to the Greater Denver Area.
Find us at waterbearworkshop.com!
Board game designer and publisher providing analog experiences to the Greater Denver Area.
Find us at waterbearworkshop.com!
Thanks to everyone who made our first #IndieGame Bazaar a success!
-- 10 vendors (plus Wayward Bastards and Zymos Brewing)
-- 150+ attendees
-- 60+ #indieboardgames sold
-- $330 raised for Extra Life, a gaming-themed fundraising arm of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
-- 10 vendors (plus Wayward Bastards and Zymos Brewing)
-- 150+ attendees
-- 60+ #indieboardgames sold
-- $330 raised for Extra Life, a gaming-themed fundraising arm of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thanks to everyone who made our first #IndieGame Bazaar a success!
-- 10 vendors (plus Wayward Bastards and Zymos Brewing)
-- 150+ attendees
-- 60+ #indieboardgames sold
-- $330 raised for Extra Life, a gaming-themed fundraising arm of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
-- 10 vendors (plus Wayward Bastards and Zymos Brewing)
-- 150+ attendees
-- 60+ #indieboardgames sold
-- $330 raised for Extra Life, a gaming-themed fundraising arm of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Last chance to mentally commit to coming to Waterbear's #IndieGame Bazaar at Zymos on Sunday!
We will be doing a drawing for giveaways from:
- Glue Bunny Games
- Stellar Factory
- The Good Game Company
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#bouldergamers #boardgamesky #gamergifts
We will be doing a drawing for giveaways from:
- Glue Bunny Games
- Stellar Factory
- The Good Game Company
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#bouldergamers #boardgamesky #gamergifts
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Last chance to mentally commit to coming to Waterbear's #IndieGame Bazaar at Zymos on Sunday!
We will be doing a drawing for giveaways from:
- Glue Bunny Games
- Stellar Factory
- The Good Game Company
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#bouldergamers #boardgamesky #gamergifts
We will be doing a drawing for giveaways from:
- Glue Bunny Games
- Stellar Factory
- The Good Game Company
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#bouldergamers #boardgamesky #gamergifts
Come meet @eliotcrowcreates.bsky.social at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar!
Eliot crafts engaging, story-rich experiences for gamers of all kinds with a little whimsy and a lot of love.
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#denverevents #coloradogamers #boardgamedesign
Eliot crafts engaging, story-rich experiences for gamers of all kinds with a little whimsy and a lot of love.
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#denverevents #coloradogamers #boardgamedesign
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Come meet @eliotcrowcreates.bsky.social at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar!
Eliot crafts engaging, story-rich experiences for gamers of all kinds with a little whimsy and a lot of love.
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#denverevents #coloradogamers #boardgamedesign
Eliot crafts engaging, story-rich experiences for gamers of all kinds with a little whimsy and a lot of love.
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#denverevents #coloradogamers #boardgamedesign
We proudly present Jessica Ray of Jessica Ray Designs, our artist for our upcoming crowdfunder DIECATHLON. Meet Jess and order some seriously cool prints at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar this coming Sunday.
Learn More - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#boardgameart #boardgamedesign
Learn More - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#boardgameart #boardgamedesign
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We proudly present Jessica Ray of Jessica Ray Designs, our artist for our upcoming crowdfunder DIECATHLON. Meet Jess and order some seriously cool prints at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar this coming Sunday.
Learn More - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#boardgameart #boardgamedesign
Learn More - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#boardgameart #boardgamedesign
Cheeky Dingo pairs tongue-in-cheek fun with a range of styles, difficulties, and flavors. From casual adult-themed games of luck to medium-weight worker placement games that ask the question "How many people does it take to feed an army of angels?"
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Cheeky Dingo pairs tongue-in-cheek fun with a range of styles, difficulties, and flavors. From casual adult-themed games of luck to medium-weight worker placement games that ask the question "How many people does it take to feed an army of angels?"
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Learn more - www.facebook.com/events/85036...
What better way to pair selling our cozy two-player abstract strategy game with promoting our horror-themed social deduction game?
Nothing pairs comfy and creepy quite like a Krampus Christmas Market!
#indiegames #indieboardgames #boardgamedesigners #denvergamers
Nothing pairs comfy and creepy quite like a Krampus Christmas Market!
#indiegames #indieboardgames #boardgamedesigners #denvergamers
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What better way to pair selling our cozy two-player abstract strategy game with promoting our horror-themed social deduction game?
Nothing pairs comfy and creepy quite like a Krampus Christmas Market!
#indiegames #indieboardgames #boardgamedesigners #denvergamers
Nothing pairs comfy and creepy quite like a Krampus Christmas Market!
#indiegames #indieboardgames #boardgamedesigners #denvergamers
Castle Rock's own 789 Games makes games that are playful, broadly appealing, and just plain fun. Their debut title will be available for sale at Waterbear's first annual #IndieGame Bazaar this coming Sunday!
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#partygames #familygames #uniquegifts
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#partygames #familygames #uniquegifts
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Castle Rock's own 789 Games makes games that are playful, broadly appealing, and just plain fun. Their debut title will be available for sale at Waterbear's first annual #IndieGame Bazaar this coming Sunday!
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#partygames #familygames #uniquegifts
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#partygames #familygames #uniquegifts
This vibe is our jam.
Restock of the disturbing nostalgic #games of Steven Rhodes. Fun for all!*
*Some exceptions may apply.
#BoardGames #StevenRhodes #AthensGA
*Some exceptions may apply.
#BoardGames #StevenRhodes #AthensGA
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This vibe is our jam.
Get a sneak peak at Rock Face Studio's Amnesis and Fibonacci's Harmony at Watebear's first annual #IndieGame Bazaar. While they promote their up and coming releases, they'll also be featuring their artist, Shannon Miguela, whose prints will be for sale! #gameart
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Get a sneak peak at Rock Face Studio's Amnesis and Fibonacci's Harmony at Watebear's first annual #IndieGame Bazaar. While they promote their up and coming releases, they'll also be featuring their artist, Shannon Miguela, whose prints will be for sale! #gameart
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Party games, peppers, and poets, oh my!
Colorado welcomes The Good Game Company, with partner Rudiger relocating to the Greater Denver Area! This grassroots #gamepublisher has been making memorable #partygames and #familygames for nearly a decade.
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Colorado welcomes The Good Game Company, with partner Rudiger relocating to the Greater Denver Area! This grassroots #gamepublisher has been making memorable #partygames and #familygames for nearly a decade.
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Party games, peppers, and poets, oh my!
Colorado welcomes The Good Game Company, with partner Rudiger relocating to the Greater Denver Area! This grassroots #gamepublisher has been making memorable #partygames and #familygames for nearly a decade.
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Colorado welcomes The Good Game Company, with partner Rudiger relocating to the Greater Denver Area! This grassroots #gamepublisher has been making memorable #partygames and #familygames for nearly a decade.
Learn More
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Plaay Games has been making games for #Denvergamers for over two decades. Now this sports loving mainstay is joining our lineup of indie game designers and publishers for our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
#Shoplocal. Play local.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#Shoplocal. Play local.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Plaay Games has been making games for #Denvergamers for over two decades. Now this sports loving mainstay is joining our lineup of indie game designers and publishers for our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
#Shoplocal. Play local.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
#Shoplocal. Play local.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
What do heroes, sports, and cats have in common? They feature in engaging, colorful, and competitive #cardgames by Denver's own Studio Sp1cy!
Find unique local gifts for gamers in your life at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Find unique local gifts for gamers in your life at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What do heroes, sports, and cats have in common? They feature in engaging, colorful, and competitive #cardgames by Denver's own Studio Sp1cy!
Find unique local gifts for gamers in your life at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Find unique local gifts for gamers in your life at our first annual #IndieGame Bazaar.
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
Play variations of your favorite #cardgames with NimNog LLC's Deck of Shields, a five suit variant home grown in #Colorado.
NimNog will be selling Deck of Shields at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar on December 14th. Check out the Facebook event to learn more!
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
NimNog will be selling Deck of Shields at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar on December 14th. Check out the Facebook event to learn more!
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Play variations of your favorite #cardgames with NimNog LLC's Deck of Shields, a five suit variant home grown in #Colorado.
NimNog will be selling Deck of Shields at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar on December 14th. Check out the Facebook event to learn more!
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
NimNog will be selling Deck of Shields at our first annual Indie Game Bazaar on December 14th. Check out the Facebook event to learn more!
www.facebook.com/events/85036...
If anyone is in the Denver area and looking for an opportunity to support local game designers, artists, and other businesses, then come to The Indie Game Bazaar at Zymos Brewing next month!
Please share with anyone that might be interested, and let's show these Denver designers some love!
Please share with anyone that might be interested, and let's show these Denver designers some love!
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If anyone is in the Denver area and looking for an opportunity to support local game designers, artists, and other businesses, then come to The Indie Game Bazaar at Zymos Brewing next month!
Please share with anyone that might be interested, and let's show these Denver designers some love!
Please share with anyone that might be interested, and let's show these Denver designers some love!
Big thank you to Professor David Riche and his students for inviting Waterbear Workshop's Shadoe Konicek to speak with his @uofdenver.bsky.social students about playtesting and rulebook design, many of whom have games in the works themselves!
#boardgamedesign
#boardgamedesign
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Big thank you to Professor David Riche and his students for inviting Waterbear Workshop's Shadoe Konicek to speak with his @uofdenver.bsky.social students about playtesting and rulebook design, many of whom have games in the works themselves!
#boardgamedesign
#boardgamedesign
Belated Happy Halloween to all those who aren't quite ready to let go of spooky season. We're keeping it going as we prepare for our next publication: Sinister.
#happyhalloween #horrorgames #boardgamesky
#happyhalloween #horrorgames #boardgamesky
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Belated Happy Halloween to all those who aren't quite ready to let go of spooky season. We're keeping it going as we prepare for our next publication: Sinister.
#happyhalloween #horrorgames #boardgamesky
#happyhalloween #horrorgames #boardgamesky
Excited to double announce our upcoming publication, a social intrigue game about demonic possession in the early to mid 20th century, AND our presence at the Zymos Halloween Market in Littleton, CO!
Come experience the game, find out what sin plagues you, and learn what else we've got in store.
Come experience the game, find out what sin plagues you, and learn what else we've got in store.
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Excited to double announce our upcoming publication, a social intrigue game about demonic possession in the early to mid 20th century, AND our presence at the Zymos Halloween Market in Littleton, CO!
Come experience the game, find out what sin plagues you, and learn what else we've got in store.
Come experience the game, find out what sin plagues you, and learn what else we've got in store.
We did a podcast! Huge thank you to Mike at @gamesplayedbadly.bsky.social for hosting us.
We chat about the crazy experiment that was self-funding our first project and the importance for brands that otherwise live online to grow roots in their local communities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtG...
We chat about the crazy experiment that was self-funding our first project and the importance for brands that otherwise live online to grow roots in their local communities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtG...
Game Creators Share BEST Tips for Self-Publishing Success
YouTube video by Games Played Badly
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We did a podcast! Huge thank you to Mike at @gamesplayedbadly.bsky.social for hosting us.
We chat about the crazy experiment that was self-funding our first project and the importance for brands that otherwise live online to grow roots in their local communities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtG...
We chat about the crazy experiment that was self-funding our first project and the importance for brands that otherwise live online to grow roots in their local communities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtG...
It's an interesting question: What do you get from playing a game if you don't or won't likely win? And what does that tell you about yourself?
I like to make my own satisfying micro-challenges. I play to win with my own little victories along the way. This tells I have ADHD.
I like to make my own satisfying micro-challenges. I play to win with my own little victories along the way. This tells I have ADHD.
Some interesting philosophy around the value of playing to lose to eventually win. Works for all games, but also for surviving the hellscape that is life these days, maybe? 1/3
#ttrpgs #boardgames #cardgames
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#ttrpgs #boardgames #cardgames
playerelimination.com/2025/10/06/p...
Philosophy and Board Games: Hopeful Pessimism
Philosopher Mara van der Lugt’s 2025 book Hopeful Pessimism challenges ideas of motivation and the role of despondency. It’s a revelation of sorts, especially for those plagued with ete…
playerelimination.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's an interesting question: What do you get from playing a game if you don't or won't likely win? And what does that tell you about yourself?
I like to make my own satisfying micro-challenges. I play to win with my own little victories along the way. This tells I have ADHD.
I like to make my own satisfying micro-challenges. I play to win with my own little victories along the way. This tells I have ADHD.
Reposted by Waterbear Workshop
And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
Iterative playtesting of a new abstract strategy game and a flight of Belgian beers for date night? Yes please. Happy belated anniversary post to Shadoe, my partner in life and in business. ❤️
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Iterative playtesting of a new abstract strategy game and a flight of Belgian beers for date night? Yes please. Happy belated anniversary post to Shadoe, my partner in life and in business. ❤️
Reposted by Waterbear Workshop
good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
The Expressionist Games Manifesto
“Work! Intoxication! Brain-racking! Chewing, eating, gorging, rooting up! Rapturous birth pangs! Jabbing of the brush, preferably right…
possumcreek.medium.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
Board games are like any other type of art: vessels for self-discovery, creative exploration, and education.
"Like no way in hell I would sit and listen to like an ICU lecture but I would absolutely play this game" @glaucomflecken.bsky.social on Critical Care Game youtu.be/lXSZ7lASYUs?...
What Happens When a Doctor Designs a Board Game? with Dr. Lakshman Swamy | Knock Knock, Hi!
YouTube video by The Glaucomfleckens
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September 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Board games are like any other type of art: vessels for self-discovery, creative exploration, and education.
Playtesting is a quantum puzzle! Join us in an exploration of playtest strategies inspired by Cat in the Box by @beziergames.bsky.social and quantum theory.
Curious? Take a look- waterbearworkshop.com/blog/playtes...
#boardgamesky #boardgamedesign #playtesttips
Curious? Take a look- waterbearworkshop.com/blog/playtes...
#boardgamesky #boardgamedesign #playtesttips
Playtesting is a Quantum Puzzle: Playtest Strategies Inspired by Cat in the Box
Our playtesting philosophy through the lens of Cat in the Box and its quantum roots. Learn more about why testing different ways matters.
waterbearworkshop.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Playtesting is a quantum puzzle! Join us in an exploration of playtest strategies inspired by Cat in the Box by @beziergames.bsky.social and quantum theory.
Curious? Take a look- waterbearworkshop.com/blog/playtes...
#boardgamesky #boardgamedesign #playtesttips
Curious? Take a look- waterbearworkshop.com/blog/playtes...
#boardgamesky #boardgamedesign #playtesttips
We are wicked excited to announce that we'll be featuring local Colorado game design company Studio Sp1cy for September's First Monday Tournament at Zymos Brewing!
Come mix it up with this bidding, bluffing, deck-building, card-battler! First place wins a FREE COPY!
#denverevents #boardgamesky
Come mix it up with this bidding, bluffing, deck-building, card-battler! First place wins a FREE COPY!
#denverevents #boardgamesky
August 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We are wicked excited to announce that we'll be featuring local Colorado game design company Studio Sp1cy for September's First Monday Tournament at Zymos Brewing!
Come mix it up with this bidding, bluffing, deck-building, card-battler! First place wins a FREE COPY!
#denverevents #boardgamesky
Come mix it up with this bidding, bluffing, deck-building, card-battler! First place wins a FREE COPY!
#denverevents #boardgamesky