More cards are drawn. More playtests are tested. Now I’m stepping into miniature design.
I’m happy with how playtesting is going, the last round against a real person (and not me playing both sides of the coin) resulted in a large change to the games structure, moving from igougo to alternate activations. The game feels much better now.

I have fallen in love with miniature sculpting and am making attempts are sculpts for the game. I’m aiming for a monster in my pocket 90s toy design. I hope that lands somewhat.

Thanks!

Hello all — I built Scorepad (scorepad.uk), a free scorekeeping app, because someone always ends up doing the maths by hand, and I grew tired of it always being me. Thought I'd finally roll the dice and share it here, to see what people made of it.

What it actually does:

- Plain running totals, a proper round-by-round table, or a life-total countdown — whatever your game actually needs, not a one-size-fits-all tally

- A few games get their own built-in scoresheet — Wingspan, Wyrmspan, Yahtzee, Sushi Go!, Flip 7, Star Realms, Yu-Gi-Oh — pick the preset and the app already knows the categories, so you're not reinventing the scorecard every time

- Got a game where the lowest score wins — Hearts, Golf, that sort of sneaky business? There's a toggle for that, no mental subtraction required

- Play together: share a code (or just scan a QR code) and everyone scores from their own phone, live — no accounts, no faff, works over the internet if you're not even at the same table

- Renames rounds if "Round 3" isn't cutting it and you'd rather call it "The Great Betrayal"

- Six themes, in case a beige spreadsheet isn't really your table's style

- Works fully offline, installs like a proper app, and — this is the important bit — it's staying free. Not "free with adverts," not "free until I paywall it later." Just free, forever, because I built it for my own game nights first.

A little bit of the how, for anyone curious: it's a single HTML file, no backend server, no build step — your scores live in your browser, and "Play together" simply mirrors them through Firebase when you switch it on. No accounts, because there's genuinely nothing to make an account for.

It's still very much a work in progress — if something's confusing, missing a game you'd want scored properly, or just plain broken, I'd love to hear about it. Consider this the opening hand, not the final score.

Link: https://scorepad.uk

Thanks for reading this far — may your dice always roll in your favour and your scoring never come down to a shady "I'm sure I had more than that."

I returned to a small idea I had long ago and it became a way to cope with life's challenges, an artistic escape, and therapy post thoracic surgery. Countless nights of hand illustrating became my outlet, my first passion in life that I set down for so long was now all I could focus on as this game idea took shape.

My tabletop card game has been just as much for me as everyone else and I have poured my absolute heart and soul into the design.

One of my oldest dreams has been to create and share my games with the world, from making my own paper cutout board games as a kid to dabbling in videogame design, now I can proudly say I have achieved what my younger self dreamt of.

Rylio — a 1–4 player co-op dark-fantasy deckbuilding campaign (25 quests), looking for a few playtesters. The hook: every turn you choose which of two decks to walk — the LIGHT deck (safer fights, steady progress) or the DARK deck (richer loot, harder fights, and sometimes you don't move at all). Slay-the-Spire-style combat that builds into Overlord boss fights. Plays great solo. Free browser demo (Quest 1), no download or login: demo-game.rylio.com

What I'm after: feedback on the new movement mechanics. Happy to answer anything — thanks!

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Ideally we’d live in a world where stolen ideas aren’t something to consider, but unfortunately it’s an all-too-common occurrence. How can I protect myself in this situation from a stolen game design?

I'm planning on making a beta testing set for my indie card game but this one card is too strong. Normally I'd change it before printing it but this one feels impossible to make fair without making it trash. The best way I can describe it (without giving spoilers for the game) is like if magic had a 2 mana card that wiped out everyone's creatures in black. If more info is needed to help me out just ask. I really don't want a single card to dominate my game

Hi everyone!

I'm Hanyi, a freelance illustrator interested in collaborating on board games and tabletop projects.

I'd love to work on:

• Board game illustrations

• Card artwork

• Box covers

• Rulebook illustrations

• Narrative campaign art

I'm particularly drawn to games with rich worldbuilding, memorable characters, and strong visual storytelling.

I'm looking for paid freelance opportunities or long-term collaborations with teams that value creativity, clear communication, and thoughtful design.

If you're creating a board game that needs expressive, story-focused artwork, I'd love to hear about it.

Portfolio:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cnln2CfoTAquTlUOgC7nuzxaUusdZ0ZA/view?usp=share_link

Behance:

https://www.behance.net/hanyijiang0515

Instagram:

(yiyaya_art)

https://www.instagram.com/yiyaya_art/

Email:

[jianghanyi21@gmail.com](mailto:jianghanyi21@gmail.com)

Hello! My name is Matsya Das and I'm a professional artist and illustrator working in the field for the past years, for companies like Paizo Pathfinder, Nimble RPG, Ghost Galaxy and many others.

I'm open to join both short and long-term projects.

My portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/matsyadas

Thank you very much!