#self promo**

[bugbeast]

Self promo for my newest card game, Jewel Thief; but you can play it for free! First, though, let's cover the basics...

TL;DR - Its a 4+ player competetive card-matching game with four rule variants; buy it here or look for the orange text in this post to learn how to play it with a regular deck

"What is Jewel Thief?"

It's a card matching game with a villain; one player tries to match jewels in a 36 card grid while their opponent, the titular Jewel Thief, periodically steals cards from the board. You can check out its page on The Game Crafter for more information, but it'll spoil the rest of this post

"What makes it special?"

The game's turn structure would theorettically allow you, perhaps via some kind of infinite cloning machine, to play a round of Jewel Thief til the heat death of the universe. While I wouldnt recommend that, its lack of a player cap (and ease of set-up; seriously, all you do is put cards on a table) makes it a good party game choice.

But that's not all!

There are three extra rule variants that drastically alter the gameplay while keeping card matching and stealing as main mechanics. I believe the cards are versatile enough to allow for many custom games, too

"Okay, but why should I buy a silly game from some bug nerd?"

First off, ouch. Second off, that's the best part; you dont have to buy it to play it! Jewel Thief can be played with a standard 52 card deck. Here's how:

Step 1. Remove the 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Jokers

Step 2. Download the free rules from the shop page

Step 3. Play the game, matching cards based on their values. You'll need to designate a value as the Diamond jewel for game 4

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That's it for my little self-promo. If you dont buy the game, I hope you'll at least give it a try and consider supporting my future projects.

I also post art and photography, which you can find under the bugbeast art and bugbeast photos tags. I hope you check them out

Thank you for your time <3

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Edit (Mar. 25, 2024) : Thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged this; if you play the game I encourage you to share your thoughts in the comments and/or reblogs (even if you hated it). Feel free to share any custom games or house rules you come up with, too. I'd love to try them!

Edit (Aug. 10, 2024) : Final edit most likely; gonna blaze this one more time for good luck then maybe start work on a postmortem for the project, maybe give a little backstory for anyone who cares. Life is a little rough right now, but fate willing, I'll be able to work on/post about my future projects, including the future of Jewel Thief itself

[yeehawpim]

new t shirt/sticker design! get it without the watermark in my shops while there's holiday sales

teepublic

redbubble

[bornfreakdraws]

Belmont is SO hard to ignore it makes Alucard wanna bite >:)

(psst, looking me up @ BornFreak on Patre0n for uncropped spicy Castlevania art)

[toadlett]

It's a year today since I got the keys for my flat! I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to be a homeowner, so I want to mark the occasion by giving to people who are without the safety and comfort a home should provide.

Shop Link

My itch store has digital copies of all my books (for half the price of print copies) including several that are now out of print. It is also the only place to get the special digital versions of my goblin zines, which have loads of art and writing you can't get elsewhere!

I hope you'll consider getting some of my silly little books to help an important cause, this felt like the best way to mark the aniversary of getting a home of my own, as I don't have much money to give hopefully donating my shop income will help boost the difference it makes!

[alebrijediscordico]

Hai! after thinking about it for a While, i'm opening commissions!

if you want some examples of what i can do, you can go check my art tag, name on my blog description (and in the future, you'll be able to check other commission examples in a commission specific tag)

for the commission art i will need either a sfw reference, a detailed description or pictures to go of from if you lack of an illustrated reference. you can contact me on discord if interested, and i'll request for half of the full payment up-front after the accepted final sketch (for anything but the doodles and sketches option). after that, i'll get on finishing the commission

Will update this in real time as slots are taken and free again!

Slots:

01. Taken! 02. Open! 03. Open! 04. Open! 05. Open! 06. Open! 07. Open!

Or if you'd prefer a different method of paying or to just tip, i've made a Kofi! Though, by tipping the max default amount of 5 dollars, you can request a simple chibi of an oc of yours :]

(reblogs appreciated !)

[violetkatart]

Hate making these posts but there's also so much more summer to go through that is horrific for a cat who can't walk to the store because of the heat and ordering things costing like x10 more.

On top of that our foster kittens approaching the age to get fixed+vaccinated and while we thankfully have access to a program that will do it for significantly cheaper it's still gonna be somewhere up to $500+ for all three of them, which is A Lot.

so etc etc extra bumping my commissions and stuff anything helps even if it's just a reblog

Kofi: /W7W8630S Artistree: /violetkatart PayPal: VioletKat

[theelvishfiddler]

Dun dun na na naaaa! I am here to announce--

MY NEW PATREON TIER!

The Sketchbook - CA $7 / month

a shiny new tier for all my impulse posting needs :D

[mercurialmilk]

So Big Cartel recently increased their maker prices by 50% which is a bit insane. That, combined with some crazy vet bills I need to pay and I think it’s time to take drastic measures.

I’m doing a clearance sale!

Please take 40% off everything in my store!

What do I make?

Hand bound art journals made from found/recycled papers. These are great for people who get a bit intimidated by an empty page sometimes and like having a jumping off point to creativity!

Have your own journal but want to add some fun ephemera? Try an ephemera pack filled with a TON of different papers

Are you a knitter? Crocheter? Embroiderer? Do you want a project bag?

Do you like stickers? These are all designed by me!

Use ‘TAKE40’ at checkout

www.mercurialmilk.com

[snugjammies]

Made this last night lol

[yeehawpim]

made a teepublic!

you can get this without the watermark here

[bornfreakdraws]

Putting the Prince to rest

(Look me up @ BornFreak on Patre0n for the uncropped version)

[ozzyeelz]

Oh and btw just letting y’all know I have a proper Twitter now :3

[tibby-art]

Redbubble is currently doing free shipping on all stickers rn \o/ my shop

[nekropsii]

Unprompted Elevator Pitch Time!!

Hello! My name is Nekro, and me and my team are creating a Horror Sequel/Spin-Off webcomic named Sovereignstuck. You should follow it, and here's why.

SOVEREIGNSTUCK is an in-progress MSPFA about 12 Teens, Their Friends, and a God-Making Machine - an RPG, simply titled SVURB, pieced together through mysterious scraps of code. Together, this ragtag team of young adults will have to figure out how to take control of themselves, the narrative, and win the game. But sovereignty over the story itself isn't something that can be taken without pulling a few teeth, and it's up to them to decide whether it's their own, or somebody else's...

Our main characters are a group of 12 - 10 Trolls, one Human, and one Carapacian - referred to as The Players. They all hail from the planet Afterra, a place once called Earth C by those who created it. Armed with many strange choices in weaponry, clashing personalities, and their own understanding of the Myth of The Construction, this group has found themselves the focus of the Game's attention... Much like their Ancestors, eaten alive by the game and turned into NPCs, and their newfound companions. Fighting alongside the 12 Players are The Patrons; a team of 12 Trolls who miraculously escaped their failed session one year ago, and have been dragged back into the game to provide The Players some much needed guidance. Some of them... Don't seem too keen on helping, though. You may recognize that troublemaking group - they're Reincarnations of some rather familiar faces.

Horror and antics ensue when The Players realize that the version of the game they're playing - SVURB Ver. 1.0.0 - is not only heavily glitched, down to making even their Aspect Wheel buggy... But also completely unlike the game that was spoken of in legends. How do you even cope with the implications of a Session where Light is opposite to Doom and Life is opposite to Void? How do you cope with a game where the worse your Ascension Death is, the more powerful you are? How do you cope with a game that drives you not to become a better person, but to become a better character?

At its heart, Sovereignstuck is a story about Narrative Control, Autonomy, Growing Up, and Breaking and Repeating Cycles... It's a love letter to Various Mythologies, Spin-Off RPGs, and the insanity that was the 2000's. It's a story about stories, a story about community, and a story about video games.

And if you may join us on this journey...

...We hope you enjoy the ride.

[toastiecheeze]

It's me :0)