Catalog Guide
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Supported player count

Supported player count range.

Estimated first play time

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Suggested player age in years

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Component Requirements

Current component requirements of design excluding rules and box.

Ready to play

Game should be playable without guidance.

Playable with guidance

Playtests available with Xoe's guidance. Contact to try!

Unstable Design

Early stage design with little testing done.

I design games around social conflict that center how the players reconcile.

These game jam designs have generally not seen a lot of testing or rigorous development.
okEros
okEros
A solo game about my ok dating experience meant to be played once.

Xoe, you've been separated for 2 years, don't you think you should try dating again?

Uh... You think so?

As your therapist, I feel like it's time you moved on from your past marriage.

I felt like I had already moved on. But you are the third therapist to tell me this… I suppose I'll try…

It's just… It takes spoons for me to even start talking to someone new on the apps.

It takes even more for me to actually date them.

Not to mention I’ll often realize over time that they’re draining to be around. Sometimes they’ll become a good friend. I get friend zoned a lot, lol.

It's a numbers game, Xoe. You just have to put yourself out there to find one person. Once you've found the one, then you're all set.

I guess when you put it like that...

okEros was made for the Aro Jam 2023.

A solo flip and write experience.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
9
Standard Cards
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
10 Min
Suggested player age in years
14+
Legle Binding
Legle Binding
A Mosaic Strict governing force that's viciously non-violent

The law of Lēglē is enforced by spectral automated arbiters who value logical evidence and diplomacy above all else.

To gain access to the territory of Lēglē,

you must agree to this binding ritual...

Lēglē Binding was made for the Tiny Library Mosaic game jam (Modern Fantasy).

A Mosaic Strict compounding rules system.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bridge Card
Supported player count
Any
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
8+
Novel Passport
Novel Passport
A bookmark passport keepsake game to diversify your reading journey.

A bookmark passport designed to encourage you to explore the diverse world of books, while also recording the adventures they've taken you on. Draw your passport owner's picture, record its issue date and book of origin, then whenever the bookmark leaves a book, draw a stamp to commemorate that book with the date of departure. Journey with a vast variety of authors to fill up your passport!

Includes 20 different varieties of pride flag passports (More available upon request).

Designed for the Bookmark Microgame Jam 2022.

A keepsake book log

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bookmark
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
3+
Paige Against the Machine
Paige Against the Machine
A self exploration story with a parasitic AI.

Paige, a shape shifting spirit, browses the Metanet after a long day at work. Each week, the machine advertises new forms and they wonder, “Should I spend some of my savings on a new form?” Sometimes this brings joy, and other times, nothing. It all depends on how the new form feels compared to the last. Maybe they should ignore the ads and save their money. Guide Paige through these stressful times,

or maximize profits for the Machine.

An asymmetric art piece puzzle.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
18
Standard Cards
44
Small Tokens
Supported player count
2
Estimated first play time
20 Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Butterflies
Butterflies
A time traveling self conflict game.

Dear diary,

A lady who looks like mom and sailor moon told me that I'm a girl. Do, I look like a girl?? Gross. Anyways that's not even the weirdest part. Diary, I can see the future! I feel like I can change the future! But sailor mom keeps getting in the way, telling me to self reflect. How am I supposed to become a zillionaire this way? She doesn't even like zillionaires, she says they're bad guys. How do I convince her. How do I convinc- How do I convince her it's not impossible, that she just needs to talk to dad about puberty blockers. He is so much more knowledgable and supportive than I realized. She just needs to talk to him, she could be so happy- We were so happy-

Butterflies was designed partly for a Break My Game Jam and expanded on during Nonepub 2023 game jam.

A multi-victor timeline control game

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
~27
Standard Cards
~40
Small Tokens
Supported player count
2-4
Estimated first play time
~30 Min?
Suggested player age in years
8+
Offspring
Offspring
A semi co-parenting game.

Guardians with conflicting ideas of child rearing find themselves co-parenting. Foster a supportive environment, but secure your kid when absolutely necessary. A chaotic play environment is shared between you and the other guardians, and each round you’ll loosely shape it to encourage ideal qualities in your kid:

♥ Compassion

♠️ Curiosity

♣️ Confidence

You all may have disagreements over the priorities of these, but you unanimously agree not to ♦ Coddle your kid. Although, surely there are times you need to intervene and secure certain ideals with your kid…

Offspring was designed over a weekend for the 2022 GenCant Game Jam.

A semi-cooperative dexterity card & ball tossing game.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
1
Deck of Playing Cards
1
Large Ring Barrier
6
Standard Cards
Supported player count
2-5
Estimated first play time
30? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Nuance
Nuance
An unwinnable discourse game.

Read the receipts and make a judgement.

Take on the role of a fan of an internet celebrity who is caught in the midst of some controversial drama. Dig through a variety of sources to verify your celebrity is innocent, and find evidence that puts the blame on the others.

Nuance was designed for a Break My Game Jam in a day.

A deck deduction experience with no winners.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
1
Deck of Playing Cards
Supported player count
2-4
Estimated first play time
15? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Garymanders
Garymanders
A legacy write and roll gerrymandering game

It’s the start of a new decade and the Posicratic and Neglican parties must draw electoral districts in their respective dimensions. Each party must draw 5 equally populous districts which will last a whole decade. They’ll then take turns campaigning before the biannual congressional elections to determine how many elections they win. The parties hold elections in two separate dimensions, but the constituents exist in both dimensions simultaneously, so changing a vote in one dimension will impact the other dimension’s election. Who can gain more votes to be the prime dimension next decade?

Garymanders was designed in a day for a Metatopia Game Jam.

A 2 team legacy write and roll game

Unstable Design

Playable, No Current Plans

Component Requirements
1
Standard Die
1
Large Sheet Pad
Supported player count
2
Estimated first play time
60? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Legislated
Legislated
A rules writing game for rules lawyers.

  1. The participants of the game shall henceforth be referred to as the PLAYERS.
  2. In Legislated, PLAYERS collect components for use in their game.
  3. PLAYERS then simultaneously draft rules using these components.
  4. PLAYERS review each others' rules, then begin play.
  5. The PLAYER who wins with the most rules shall henceforth be referred to as the WINNER.

Designed as part of my first Knife Bunny Game Jamboree.

A rules writing, reviewing, then enacting game

Unstable Design

Playable, No Current Plans

Component Requirements
*
Literally Anything
Supported player count
2+
Estimated first play time
??? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+