Zak Makes Games

I'm Zak and I make games! Follow for updates about new prototypes, published releases, etc. Run by @ZakEidsvoog.

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

👁️👁️👁️ ATTENTION GAMERS! I've got a new, free storytelling RPG up on @itchio for @PIGSquad's 2023 Tabletop Game Jam! This year's game is called "EYE: A Murder Mystery Generator" and it lets you and your friends generate a murder mystery you get to solve! Go check it out! 🔪🔍👀

[Mox Boarding House @MoxBoarding]

PNW Board Game Designer Showcase! 🎲 Join us, Oct 27 at Mox Portland to meet local designers & demo their games!
Paper Puffin Press (Mushroom Cats) 🐱
@emmalarkins (Abandon All Artichokes/Starry Night Sky) 🥬
@ZakMakesGames (Confusing Lands) 🗺️
More info: https://t.co/EjhZLfO3G6

[Zak Eidsvoog @ZakEidsvoog]

Had a great time at the Confusing Lands release party last night at @CloudCapGames! So exciting to see it making its way out into the world!

The game should start hitting shelves soon so keep an eye out at your local game store (or ask them to stock it!)

[Rose City Games @rosecitygames]

Announcing... 💾 Floppy Knights: Analog Battle System!

Your favorite deck-building, sword-swinging, tactical adventure is getting a board game adaptation ~ coming to Kickstarter this August!

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Attention Portland, OR friends! I'm doing a little release event for my board game, Confusing Lands on July 17th at Cloud Cap Games in Sellwood. I'll be there from 6-9 pm demoing so come play a round or two and say hi if you're local!

[Zak Eidsvoog @ZakEidsvoog]

The reviews are in! My little card game is available for preorder and just got this writeup from https://t.co/YR36n0jNuq

https://t.co/QCv75yLCH7

[EnvyBornGames @EnvyBornGames]

New Game, who dis?!? 😅
Introducing Confusing Lands, the newest game to join our Tiny Game Series line! Learn more on our website. 🎲 #boardgames #tinygameseries

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Envy Born Games mailing list signup:

https://t.co/XZb1muXO8N

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🌄🌄🌄Big news everyone! My game Confusing Lands is getting a physical release in 2024!!

It'll be published by @EnvyBornGames as part of their tiny games series. Can't wait for people to play it!

Link to Envy Born's mailing list below so you can hear when it's available

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

@alleycatgames Glad I got to come say at GenCon! Hope you all had a great time.

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

Gen Con prep!

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@9thLevelGames @sg51 @roxasbuddy @NeverSayDustin @GabrielleRab @echolocated @NLemelson @sethanikeem @FreeRPGDay I don't know if this counts as a weird fact but ARC can be used to tell the story of basically anything! Some memorable sessions that come to mind are a thieving mushroom, a country obsessed with candles, a ghost ship, a furniture store, and a thousand year old roller coaster

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The other was a series of zero-component games I had been working on with game designer @Don_Eskridge at the time called @HandGames21. Ian and I worked out the core decision making mechanic for ARC on the first night of the jam and the rest of the system came from there.

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ARC was created as part of @PIGSquad's 2021 Tabletop Game Jam and was a combination of a couple different ideas. One was the kind of open-ended, collaborative storytelling games co-designer @Ian_Rickett and I like to play together like "Microscope" and "The quiet year" 1/2

[9th Level Games @9thLevelGames]

🎲 What's your Level 1 game's origin story? 🎲 Calling all 2023 #Level1Anthology designers. Talk to us about how you make games!

Heyyy @sg51 @roxasbuddy @NeverSayDustin @GabrielleRab @ZakMakesGames @echolocated @NLemelson @sethanikeem etc.!

@FreeRPGDay #FreeRPGDay

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@9thLevelGames @sg51 @roxasbuddy @NeverSayDustin @GabrielleRab @echolocated @NLemelson @sethanikeem @FreeRPGDay ARC is GM-less and doesn't require any components (besides the rules) so I think players will love how easy it is to play on a camp-out or in the car! It's also setting-agnostic so I think players will enjoy seeing how many different kinds of stories they can tell with it.

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Get a physical copy of @Ian_Rickett and my first published RPG, ARC: A Game About The End! It'll be available at game stores as part of the #Level1Anthology for #FreeRPGDay so go find one near you!

[9th Level Games @9thLevelGames]

Get games by these 14 amazing #ttrpg designers on Saturday, June 24 during @FreeRPGDay! Print copies of The 2023 Level 1 Anthology will be FREE at your local game store... WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

https://t.co/ZDmrLtlliG

#FreeRPGDay #Level1Anthology

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Get it here! https://t.co/RWrViECJUS

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

👁️👁️👁️ ATTENTION GAMERS! I've got a new, free storytelling RPG up on @itchio for @PIGSquad's 2023 Tabletop Game Jam! This year's game is called "EYE: A Murder Mystery Generator" and it lets you and your friends generate a murder mystery you get to solve! Go check it out! 🔪🔍👀

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

Putting together some physical copies of a few of my games to bring to @gamestormcon next weekend!

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

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[Zak Eidsvoog @ZakEidsvoog]

Going to Gen Con this year! 🎲🃏♟️

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

In @Ian_Rickett and my new game WEB, players work together to draw a "web" of different types of things with juicy relationships connecting them all together. Here's an example from the rules! Go download them and make a web of your own!

https://t.co/WaGwl9h0VE

[Zak Makes Games @ZakMakesGames]

🎲🗓️🎉It's that time of year again! Game design duo @ZakEidsvoog and @Ian_Rickett have made a new, free storytelling RPG for @PIGSquad 's 2022 Tabletop Game Jam! This one's called WEB: A Game About Connections Get it while it's hot!🔥🕸️👀

https://t.co/WaGwl9h0VE