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A Button Shy Micro Chat on Turbo Drift
Happy 2017 and welcome to another Micro Chat! With the start of the new year, it comes with a new change at Button Shy, we now have switched over to quarterly...
A Button Shy Micro Chat on Turbo Drift
Happy 2017 and welcome to another Micro Chat! With the start of the new year, it comes with a new change at Button Shy, we now have switched over to quarterly...

Find Your Seats Designer Diary
Find Your Seats Designer Diary by Mitchell Shipman The Invitations Are Sent (Introduction and backstory) Hello! My name is Mitchell Shipman and I love designing games. Well, I love designing...
Find Your Seats Designer Diary
Find Your Seats Designer Diary by Mitchell Shipman The Invitations Are Sent (Introduction and backstory) Hello! My name is Mitchell Shipman and I love designing games. Well, I love designing...

Going Back For Seconds: Designing the Expansion...
Going Back For Seconds: Designing the Expansion for a “Small Portion” Game by John du Bois As my first published design, my aspirations for Avignon’s commercial success were not high....
Going Back For Seconds: Designing the Expansion...
Going Back For Seconds: Designing the Expansion for a “Small Portion” Game by John du Bois As my first published design, my aspirations for Avignon’s commercial success were not high....

Turbo Drift: My First Published Game
My First Published Game by Rob Cramer I never thought that I would design a game. When I first got into the hobby a few years ago, I was just...
Turbo Drift: My First Published Game
My First Published Game by Rob Cramer I never thought that I would design a game. When I first got into the hobby a few years ago, I was just...

Nano Game Winner Announcement
Earlier this fall, we announced a little contest asking board game designers for their best Nano Game. We were surprised to receive 29 different games from designers around the US...
Nano Game Winner Announcement
Earlier this fall, we announced a little contest asking board game designers for their best Nano Game. We were surprised to receive 29 different games from designers around the US...

Button Shy 2016 Nano Game Contest Finalists
It's time to announce the Button Shy 2016 Nano Game Design Contest finalists! We'd like to thank everyone who submitted to the contest. We've narrowed down to 15 entries breaking it down to 5...
Button Shy 2016 Nano Game Contest Finalists
It's time to announce the Button Shy 2016 Nano Game Design Contest finalists! We'd like to thank everyone who submitted to the contest. We've narrowed down to 15 entries breaking it down to 5...