Carl Van Ostrand
@SmallCaveGames
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Design guy, makes stuff. Merchants Cove, Bardwood Grove, Kapow!
Connecticut
Joined April 2009
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The card algorithm is designed so that all cards are technically balanced (so no pay to win) but the nuance of the tactics will create desirability within the context of the game, your 10-card deck, and the meta. Onward! #boardgames #ai #cardgames
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I just backed 🐙 Cosmoctopus: The Board Game on @Kickstarter
https://t.co/ovjVgIj6KE
@HenryAudubon @paperfortgames
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An engine-building, tentacle-gathering board game for 1 to 4 devotees from the designer of PARKS... Join us!
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I just backed Lunar Rush on @Kickstarter
https://t.co/KDPpaI7i1d
@deadalivegames I've played this, it's good.
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A Simultaneous-Play Euro-Style Board Game for 1-4 Players.
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Yessss! Mike has his hands on the new merchants. We shall need an updated merchant-ranking video someday sir! ;)
Taking a look at the Merchants Cove: Master Craft (@FinalFrontierG ) expansion prototype with a Pastry Chef/Detective matchup to start.
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This looks so cool. Craving more info! #boardgames
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Welcome back to Merchants Cove! #boardgames #merchantscove We're quite thankful for the positive reception to the game, which lead to this wealth of new content in Master Craft. @FinalFrontierG
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Crowdfunding Lagniappe with projects from @25thCG @thunderworksgam @tim_virnig @FinalFrontierG @JPacCantin @dr_vil @smallcavegames
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Crowdfunding Lagniappe: Space Explorers, PreHistories, Dawn of Ulos and Merchants Cove: Master Craft
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Put the dough in the mixer, spin it around, throw ‘em in the oven, plop on some frosting, and bake until they’re fluffy! #boardgames #merchantscove
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A delightful cast of 12 Bards from Bardwood Grove. All have unique instruments and song decks. Which one would you pick? 🪕🎺🎷🎸🥁🪘🎤🎶
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Bag building and push-your-luck for this treasure-diving merchant! #boardgames
Meet our next merchant! Generations of crashed merchant ships make for lucrative treasure hunting. Always been one to push his luck, Finn has made quite a name for himself scouring the gem and coin filled hulls on the seafloor near the cove. https://t.co/Av7RwVDf2T
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2 of the new merchants have been revealed. #boardgames
Introducing Hemlock Trolmes, Trobit detective extraordinaire. Combine bits of evidence to reconstruct crimes committed. To pinpoint your suspect, you will need to cleverly place, move, and overlap clear-plastic clue cards to form workable theories. https://t.co/iUx3QE1eFO
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Announced! I’m thinking folks are really going to dig the new merchants / content.
Merchants Cove is expanding, and you are invited to the grand opening! New Merchants, New Adventurers, Honor, Enchantments, Display shelves, Advertisements, and much more awaits you in Merchants Cove: Master Craft. Subscribe here to find out more details https://t.co/4OmbLu9V8e
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Sometimes you need to put a 3D candle flame in your prototype, just because you can. #boardgames #prototypes
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“If you take lots of actions in the dark, you preserve your candle wax, but will have a backpack full of rats.” -part of my teach, also might be my pitch …
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I just backed 2023 Board Game Mosaic Calendar on @Kickstarter
https://t.co/eMhD3pkMVZ
@BGArtCreations
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Stunning calendar featuring 13 mosaics created with board game pieces, inspired by games from your favorite publishers, and much more!
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I’ve really grown to love digital prototyping despite some rough edges in the process. #boardgames
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