Randy Lubin

Randy Lubin

@randylubin.com

Games and Startups https://randylubin.com/ https://leveragedplay.com/ https://diegeticgames.com/

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Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

My wife Avital is going on Shark Tank tonight to pitch her business Edible Architecture! www.facebook.com/SharkTank/vi...

facebook.com2.5K views · 36 reactions | Say goodbye to gingerbread houses and hello to the charcuterie chalet 🧀✨ See whether Edible Architecture can build a deal with the Sharks on a holiday episode of #SharkTank...Say goodbye to gingerbread houses and hello to the charcuterie chalet 🧀✨ See whether Edible Architecture can build a deal with the Sharks on a holiday episode of #SharkTank, tonight at a special...
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

It's now available in a free public beta and you can either grab files for print and play or play it online via playingcards-io It plays in under an hour, is GMless, and uses card driven prompt mechanics inspired by @jmstar.bsky.social's Desperation games Let us know if you play it!

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Mike Masnick
@masnick.com

For anyone who missed our Kickstarter for the very fun card game One Billion Users (or if you backed it and want extra copies) we just put up our remaining stock for sale. There are not that many, so this is your LAST CHANCE to get one. We also have a few discounted "damaged box" copies...

Techdirt@techdirt.com

Missed The Kickstarter? You’ve Got One Last Chance! Limited Copies Of Our Social Media Card Game Are Now Available Over the past few months, we've been fulfilling the orders for all the backers who helped us launch One Billion Users, the social media card game, on Kickstarter. Now that process is…

techdirt.comMissed The Kickstarter? You’ve Got One Last Chance! Limited Copies Of Our Social Media Card Game Are Now AvailableOver the past few months, we've been fulfilling the orders for all the backers who helped us launch One Billion Users, the social media card game, on Kickstarter. Now that process is almost complete (except for a few backers who haven't yet completed their orders and should do so as soon as possible) and we're left with a…
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

I'm excited to share a new game called "Posting Through It" that I co-designed with @sidneyicarus.bsky.social The game explores how online discourse changes how we experience global disruption and it's played over a fake social media platform. Check it out: randylubin.itch.io/posting-thro...

randylubin.itch.ioPosting Through It by Randy Lubin, Sidney IcarusExplore the consequences of a major disruption by playing organizations and influencers posting on social media
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

In the game, players take on the roles of powerful organizations and influencers who react to an future disruption by posting to social media and spinning events in their favor. It takes an hour to play, runs with 5-6 players (plus facilitator), and involves minimal prep. It's also 100% free!

Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

Hey - we covered this in Trust & Safety Tycoon! Would you make a different decision? Play here: trustandsafety.fun

Bluesky@bsky.app

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

Working the Case, my murder mystery storytelling game, is now officially out of beta! I've tweaked the visual design of the playcards.io version and updated some of the cards content in the Cyberpunk and Space Station playsets. Grab it now and play online! randylubin.itch.io/working-the-...

Randy Lubin@randylubin.com

You can finally get "Working the Case" on Itch: randylubin.itch.io/working-the-... It's a 30min gm-less murder mystery game in a fantasy, space, or cyberpunk setting. Play as investigators and match evidence cards to suspects, describing scenes along the way. It's a blast!

randylubin.itch.ioWorking the Case – Digital Beta by Randy LubinA collaborative mystery game where you uncover evidence, narrow down suspects, and catch the culprit.
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

If you want to hear it in action, check out this actual play on Party of One: www.partyofonepodcast.com/2022/08/04/3... @jeffstormer.gobirds.online and I had a great time creating a Columbo inflected space mystery on a decadent vacation station.

partyofonepodcast.com337 - Working the Case with Randy Lubin - Party Of One Something deadly has occurred on Vacation Station. A body was found amidst the hydro displays and the glitz and glamour. The cops aren’t going to be of any help. Which means it comes down to two par...
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

Just a few more days to back @jmstar.bsky.social 's new game Zhenya's Wonder Tales: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... This game is a blast to play and I love how the cards help players tell a compelling story that hits key story beats while still enabling player creativity and improvisation

backerkit.comZhenya's Wonder TalesZhenya’s Wonder Tales is a set of 6 card games retelling dark, Slavic-inspired fairy stories in 1-2 hours. Play a prince, a werewolf, an orphan, a monster hunter, and more to make difficult choices th...
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

Seriously, this game is amazing - pushing the frontiers of what storytelling games can do!

Bully Pulpit Games@bullypulpithq.bsky.social

#ZhenyasWonderTales is a blast to play and @randylubin.com was impressed at how well it supports a fun and compelling story in under an hour! Join nearly 450 backers in their support of our latest game! #TTRPGs #RPGs bpglink.com/zhenyas

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Sam D
@sam.diceexploder.com

New Dice Exploder this week: the start of a series on larp. Larp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit each other with sticks. Right? Well... yeah! Except no, because it’s a million other things too, and I think all us ttrpg designers can learn a lot from it.

diceexploder.comJust Read the Card (Ghost Court) with Randy Lubin — Dice ExploderToday I'm gonna introduce you to the world of larp. If you've ever been intimidated by it, this is a place to start. Because I think tabletop designers have so much we could learn from larp, so much t...
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

I'm on the latest episode of @diceexploder.com - www.diceexploder.com/blog/2025/2/... Sam and I kick off his miniseries on larp by exploring how sometimes it's as easy as "just read the card" and demonstrate that with a quick round of Ghost Court. Give it a listen and then go play some larps!

diceexploder.comJust Read the Card (Ghost Court) with Randy Lubin — Dice ExploderToday I'm gonna introduce you to the world of larp. If you've ever been intimidated by it, this is a place to start. Because I think tabletop designers have so much we could learn from larp, so much t...
Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

Happy public domain day! Come join our jam and make some new games with old works

Randy Lubin@randylubin.com

Our annual public domain game jam returns in one month with Gaming Like It's 1929: itch.io/jam/gaming-l... Create a new game inspired by works entering the public domain. See below for books, art, films, and more from 1929!

itch.ioGaming Like It's 1929A game jam from 2025-01-01 to 2025-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2025, works from 1929 are free to use and ...

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Mike Masnick
@masnick.com

Want to help us create new influencers for our social media card game? See the thread below... (and then back the campaign to get a copy, perhaps with the influencers you've suggested...) www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

Hey, everyone. As you hopefully already know, we're Kickstarting an absolutely amazing card game where you get to run a social media network. Since it's a game about social media, and this is (looks around) a cool social media site, we had a request... www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...

kickstarter.comOne Billion Users: The Social Media Card GameA competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
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Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

- Written works by Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Mahatma Gandhi, Dashiell Hammett, Ellery Queen, Virginia Woolf - Art by Salvador Dalí, Edward Hopper, Frieda Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, René Magritte - Films including Blackmail, The Cocoanuts, The Skeleton Dance, St. Louis Blues

Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

- Music by Irving Berlin, Noël Coward, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Bessie Smith, Thomas "Fats" Waller - Other characters including Buck Rogers, Popeye, Tintin And again, here's the jam link: itch.io/jam/gaming-l...

itch.ioGaming Like It's 1929A game jam from 2025-01-01 to 2025-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2025, works from 1929 are free to use and ...

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Nick Punt 🏕️
@nickpunt.com

Check out my new app! We've been working hard on this all year. If you're tired of Goodreads and want a great app to discover and track books, give us a shot. I promise it'll be worth it. ❤️📚

Margins - Book Tracker@margins.app

We're live on the app store! Come check us out apps.apple.com/us/app/margi...

Randy Lubin
@randylubin.com

One perk of making a social media game is that we have cards for every occasion

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

Having some Bluesky performance issues. Unrelated, here's a teaser of our new card game on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...