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September 2024 Giveaway Winner

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(Design Diary) PKMN Dice

I got a comment/review about one of my free games called Pokémon Dice that has sat with me for a few weeks. They said how much their ADHD and autistic child liked this game because they enjoyed th...

(Design Diary) Here, take my business card.

I'm working on a silly game battle system that is rooted in business cards. You and your friend (or solo play) randomly pick a business card and that is your character. I thought the idea of the as...

(Comic) Open Sesame!

I've had a run of comic strips based on a single joke premise.

I have a few more left in this brain of mine.

Five Floors to Victory Source Code (GMS2)

I've gotten feedback that the source code isn't available to download? It's weird. I dunno. Anyway. I think I can just upload it here.

(RELEASE) Five Floors to Victory

Five Floors to Victory is released today! I decided to split it up between the print-and-play version and digital versions. This way y'all can find the right one that fits your tastes.

Fun fa...

What is Shenbot Makes playing?

Is there any interest in recommendations from me? While I do spend most of my time working on my own designs, I do get a chance to try other games now and then. I'd also limit it o maybe once a mon...

Top 25 Print and Play Games on itch.io

Oh, hello.

I uploaded a new website that shares the weekly standings for itch.io's print and play "popular" games. I've been doing this...

(Designer Diary) Treasure Hunter

Twenty or so years ago I remember saying I’d start making tabletop games and be some kind of”indie darling”. This was the first game I made that I was trying to sell at conventions. I think I...

(Release) Quests Over Coffee Promos - Fiddly Game

I really leaned in on this one. Dang that last game was fiddly. This promo pack contains one quest and one item! Happy September!

(EARLY RELEASE) Five Floors to Victory (Physical Version)

Oh, hello.

As promised, here is the physical version of Five Floors to Victory! Included are the rules, cards, sticker sheet, and in both Letter and A4 sizes. Since there's only a single shee...

(EARLY RELEASE) Five Floors to Victory Digital

Secret Link: https://alexandershen.itch.io/five-floors-to-victory?secret=...

(Design Diary) Finalized artwork!

Almost there, folks! I think by the 9/20 this will be out to play. See you soon!

(Designer Diary) This game is so dang fiddly.

Ok. Truth bomb. The physical version of "Five Floors to Victory" is extremely fiddly. Like, it feels unplayable. And it's even more unplayable if you don't have a Boggle tray that uses 19mm (I thin...

(PREVIEW) Five Floors to Victory

Here's the artwork for the digital version of FFTV. The dice will likely just be the drawings with the numerical parts in all of the corners. What do you think?

(September Giveaway) D6 Pencils

Here are a pair of newly created (I drew the numbers) of d6 golf pencils. You roll them to get a d6 result. I’ll probably redraw these with a better POSCA pen, to be honest. Anyway!

You hav...

(Design Diary) Dicey Dicey Dicey

I have all of the original rule set in code and was able to play through a few rounds. I am forever grateful that I did it this way. I'm able to quickly run into a number of the issues around defen...

August 2024 Newsletter

23 games and expansions? Holy smokes!

I guess once I release that last thing there will be no more updates for the rest of the year. Just kidding! It's been fun this year a...

(Doodles) New dice rolling design in progress.

When the design journal is in another room and you need to write something down.

Physical copies of Quests Over Coffee Patreon cards?

Oh, hello.

As folks have been receiving their copies of Quests Over Coffee from the Gamefound campaign, y'all have been asking for physical versions of the Patreon only cards. I wanted to get...

(EARLY RELEASE) STAR WALK DEMO

The Star Walk Demo (16 puzzles) is now out for all Patreon members! Check it out! Only a pencil is needed. No dice. No cards.

Happy August!

(EARLY RELEASE) STAR WALK

Grease up those pencils, folks (is that a thing)! The newest puzzle game Star Walk is now out for early release for paid Patreon members. Y'all get access to the full version with 1,040 maps to pla...

(RELEASE) Quests Over Coffee August 2024 Promos

Oh, hey! A part of me was like, "maybe I won't be able to make it this month with Quests Over Coffee promo cards..." but then my extreme sense of accountability hit me like a ton of bricks.

H...

Quests Over Coffee Comic - 005

Pumpkin spice latte all year.

(PREVIEW) Star Walk

This one plays so quickly that you’ll probably do 5 or 6 in one sitting (e.g. sip of your coffee). Planning on 1000 generated maps on this one.

THWAK! First Official Trailer

I guess it was about time to create a proper trailer for the game! Check it out! Works pretty nice with sound.

(EARLY RELEASE) Numerica Fantastica

Hello everyone! Today is the early release for the newest game Numerica Fantastica! If you like a little bit of brainy math and special powers, this one is for you. If you've ever ...

Numerica Fantastica Comic

Interested in the backstory for the upcoming game? Here you go!

Numerica Fantastica Card Back Color

As you have seen, I like to pick a single color and really anchor on that for a game. I like folks to be able to see that and be like, "Yeah. That's Quests Over Coffee yellow."

That's why I'd...

July 2024 Giveaway Results

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