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(EARLY RELEASE) Monsters Over Pancakes

Download here! I don't have the itch.io page ready yet.

.zip file contains the following:

  • v1.0 Rules

  • 12x Monster cards (individual with and without bleed)

  • 5x Item cards (individual with and without bleed)

  • Single pag...

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Monsters Over Pancakes Logo

Goal of the Game: Defeat the last Monster with at least one Party Member still conscious. Someone needs to be awake to eat those pancakes after all.

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Which do you prefer?

I feel like we all know these common transitive properties. Which one do you prefer? A is obviously more thematic, but I feel like B everyone just knows by heart.

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(COMING SOON) title tbd lol

Coming soon! Play testing now. Unfortunately you’ll need some custom dice again!

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(GIVEAWAY) Gem Dice Winner

Message me and we’ll get it sorted. Thanks to all for entering! If y’all like giveaways, let me know in the comments.

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(EARLY RELEASE) Gem Day Dice Roller

Hello friends! You can access the Gem Day Dice Roller here: https://alexandershen.itch.io/gem-day-dice-roller

Password: gems

Hopefully this helps you give Gem Day a few goes sinc...

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(PREVIEW) Gem Day Digital Dice Roller

Working on a little something. Should be playable/usable on mobile too.

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(BTS) Sadie Cat and Mao Stories

I've been plugging away at learning the Ren'py engine. I'm probably doing some really gnary hacky things here, but I've got it doing what I want to (mostly). Looking forward to sharing this short one with you. I had done a similar game late last year (2024-03-10 05:26:45 +0000 UTC View Post

[GIVEAWAY] Gem Day Dice

Oh, hello!

I wanted to do a giveaway for you fine folks. All you have to do is "like" this post here. I'll put everyone's name on https://wheelofnames.com/ and pick a winner.

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Quests Over Coffee coming to Gamefound!

Hello! This is the game that I signed with a publisher. It's been tough keeping this one under wraps, but I'll be working with BestWith1 games to crowdfund a physical version of Quests Over Coffee! It'll come in a nice box, has some Gamefound exclusive cards, and a new Adventure Mode with 5 boss ...

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(EARLY RELEASE) ENERGY CHAIN

Pockets of energy have been found throughout the lands and it is your job to find them, collect them, and sell them for a tidy profit. The only issue you have to deal with is the ever changing winds and what you actually stumble upon.

Components

  • 1x scor...

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End of February Newsletter

Warm hellos and all that...

Howdy everyone!

We're two months into the year and I've released 4 games to the world. There definitely are a mix of genres here from simple ro...

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(BTS) Ren'py Planning

I'm going to give an honest shot at learning a new engine: Ren'py

I want to make sure that I plan it out accordingly so I don't bite off more than I can chew and then get discouraged (which has happened every time in the past with this engine).

I have the story for the first game writ...

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(EARLY RELEASE) Cozy Chronicles

Howdy all! I wanted to get the solo journaling game Cozy Chronicles out to you before the long weekend (for those who get to celebrate President's Day)! I'm hoping to get another "Distant Land" expansion out this month.

There have been quite a few changes since showing it o...

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Shenbot Makes Music

Oh, hello! If you have a moment, check out my newest lo-fi single: Empty Hallway

Finally got around to uploading tracks.

Have a great Thursday!

https://open.spoti...

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(EARLY RELEASE) Gem Day

I just couldn't wait, so here it is! This is the early release for the roll-and-write dice game Gem Day! You can download the files here or on itch.io.

Link: https://alexandershen.itch.io/gem-day ...

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"Gem Day" Teaser

Just some dice before the full game gets released next week to Patreon paid members and everyone else the week after.

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Sticker layout?

How do you prefer stickers to be included or formatted in a print and play file? What sizes are you looking for them to be?

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(RELEASE) Quests Over Coffee CNY 2024 Promos

Chinese New Year is right around the corner, so I wanted to release a couple of promos before Saturday!

Download here or over on the itch.io Patreon page: https://alexandershen.itch.io/quests-over-patreon<...

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Digging a Hole

Next game has you digging a hole. As far as PNP goes, how much do you hate doing dice?

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Exciting news!

I just signed my first card game with a publisher! Expect more news soon. It's one you know of already, but this time it will be manufactured and packaged in a box!

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(PREVIEW) Cozy Chronicles (w/downloads)

Howdy! I'm uploading here a PDF that has the core/base rules for Cozy Chronicles as well as the first batch of Events. I've also added the Journaling pages for you to check out! What's missing are the Item cards for this base set, which I'm working on.


Looking forward to releasin...

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(EARLY RELEASE) This Mars Vacation

Howdy everyone! I really wanted to get another game out before the end of the month and, well, here we are!

This Mars Vacation is described as follows: You've just landed on Mars for your week-long vacation and set up your home away from home. Before you can really get settled, small as...

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(BTS) This Mars Vacation Kinda Sucks

Working on a thing. So many ideas.

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(BTS) Apples in a Basket

The next game is a dice rolling one. Because it takes quite a bit of time to make dice, edit them, roll them, test, etc. I decided to spend time to digitally implement the game so I can test it much faster.

This game has you trying to get 100 apples, but your basket can only hold 25. As you...

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(Cozy Chronicles) One Turn Demo Video

I play through a single roll in Cozy Chronicles. I'm hoping this is a small game you can keep out on your desk and play daily -- just a few minutes a day. Can't wait to read about the different events that happen on your first trip out. I'm excited for you to try it out!

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(Cozy Chronicles) Journal Pages

Both low ink and full color versions will be available with the game. Expect a quick demo playthrough video coming soon!

I'm thinking about removing the pre-defined lines though as it really limits what you can write. It also may be unfair to those with larger fonts. Maybe a grid? Just blan...

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Cozy Chronicles Logo

That is all.

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[POLL] Horizontal or Vertical Quantity Bars

Hello everyone!

I was thinking of how I would go about allowing for multiples of the same thing in your inventory without having to print out dozens of the same card. I decided upon quantity values...

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(BTS) Cozy Corners (chronicles?)

Been working every day on a cozy, journaling game. Next big release this year.

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