We are going live soon! Hope to see you there!

That is a big part of why Flatout Games operates the way we do - as a collaborative team for each project where we split equity and work hard together to make games people want to share with their friends and family.

I have so much love and respect for the people that make Flatout Games' games what they are - that's everyone doing everything - from design, development, marketing, logistics, working at our booths, etc. I want to work with more people, not fewer.

Heck, I don't even use datamerge in InDesign or whatever. Anyways, what I do know, is that the creative power of the people we at Flatout Games have had the privilege of working with is so immense. I love every minute of the process of making games and the relationships formed in doing it together.

I admittedly don't know a whole lot about AI. I make games with my friends and the richness of our process comes from our collaboration. I love the messy, difficult, analog parts of game design and publishing and automating parts of the process don't really appeal to me...

We are really upset about the statements and the overall idea that creative ideas can be 'generated'. I (Shawn) also personally believe that any kind of statement about the 'inevitability' of something is a weak argument. We have the power to decide how we want to respond to the rise of AI use.

Hi @marcelineleiman.bsky.social! Sorry for the delayed response. Yesterday was a bit busy with the KS launch and I didn't have a chance to get back to you. We got @learycl.bsky.social's message and responded on the campaign, as he noted and shared.

I've got two reviews today: @flatoutgames.bsky.social just launched their Kickstarter campaign for Forage and Honeypot!

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'Forage' in the Pacific Northwest Forage for berries, mushrooms, and plants in this clever roll-and-write game.What Is Forage?Forage is a roll-and-write game for 1 to 6 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 15–30 minutes to play.

Forage is a solid roll-and-write designed by the @flatoutgames.bsky.social team with art by @bethsobel.bsky.social. Collect goodies from the Pacific Northwest and make the most of action combos to fill out all your cards!

geekdad.com/2026/02/kick...

Cardboard Time Episode 129 - Reviews of The Daily Weather, Pondscape, Forage, Honeypot.

It's Cardboard Time! Episode 129 is now live (tinyurl.com/55kx5txa). On today's episode I have reviews of:
The Daily Weather: @buttonshy.bsky.social
Pondscape: @capstone-games.com
Forage: @flatoutgames.bsky.social
Honeypot: @fanfactories.bsky.social

Forage + Honeypot A pair of fast and fun games for everyone, from the team that brought you the smash hits Point Salad, Calico, and Cascadia!

Another 2 fun games are coming from @flatoutgames.bsky.social and they are a bit different! Check out the KS and join me & the designers for a live stream on Thur Feb. 26!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Cards from Honeypot

Got a chance to play @fanfactories.bsky.social 's Honeypot @flatoutgames.bsky.social tonight. While I tend to stay away from "I cut you choose" style games, this game feels so good in the later rounds in figuring out how your opponent is going to read the dossier you passed them. Review Tuesday!

Forage + Honeypot A pair of fast and fun games for everyone, from the team that brought you the smash hits Point Salad, Calico, and Cascadia!

We've played Honeypot so far (and will be streaming it soon on Twitch.tv/boardgamegumbo and it's a very clever little "I stack, you choose" card game - check out the newest @flatoutgames.bsky.social project here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Thanks, BJ! :)

Woohoo! Thanks so much, Matt!

Yay - thanks for helping make these games awesome, Randy! :)

Thanks, Pete! :)

Forage + Honeypot A pair of fast and fun games for everyone, from the team that brought you the smash hits Point Salad, Calico, and Cascadia!

Aaannd we're live! Forage + Honeypot are on Kickstarter now - we would really appreciate your early support for these new small box games! Check out the page for all of the details - we're SO excited about these ones!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

I was Flatout all weekend… | GrahamS Games

The weekend ended up being a bit of a @flatoutgames.bsky.social fest. After Friday’s Fit to Print, Point Galaxy, Knitting Circle and Cascadia all got some time at my table. I find their #boardgames to consistently hit for me.

boardgamegeek.com/blog/12040/b...

Here is your ULTIMATE guide to Cascadia? Where do you start? What is our favorite? Have you played them all?

youtu.be/UVPK1RB-R10

Not only is this a fantastic game, the people behind the game, @flatoutgames.bsky.social , @rf-seattle.bsky.social, and @bethsobel.bsky.social are THE BEST.

FORAGE AND HONEYPOT SIGNUP — FLATOUT GAMES

You can sign up to be notified when we launch here: www.flatout.games/forage-honey...

The Flatout Games Colab has a lot of wonderful contributors and Joseph is such a joy to work with! Aside from being a huge inspiration when we were working on our first Kickstarter campaign, he has been part of a number of dev teams and we're super excited to be publishing Honeypot!

Just wrapped up #PAXUnplugged where we demoed 2 new 1-6 player games coming to Kickstarter soon! Forage is a tableau-building roll-and-write about foraging and Honeypot is an 'I stack, you choose' game about secret agent bears setting and avoiding traps. We are so excited for y'all to play them!

I'll be streaming a solo playthrough of Cascadia: Alpine Lakes this coming Tuesday! I played this game today at 2p and it was so fun.
When: Tuesday, October 14 at 5:30 pm PT/8:30 pm ET
Where: twitch.tv/Banzainator
@flatoutgames.bsky.social
#boardgames

Colorblind Games Preview | Cascadia: Alpine Lakes Like a beautiful child, growing up free and wild… Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a standalone follow-up to the 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner Cascadia. Designed by Randy Flynn and illustrated by Bet…

See my accessibility-focused preview of Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, available to back on Kickstarter tomorrow!
@flatoutgames.bsky.social @rf-seattle.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social

colorblindgames.com/2025/10/11/c...

Club Spooky & That's the Spirit Assemble the coolest group of ghouls in Club Spooky and find the culprit of your accidental death in That's the Spirit

We just backed CLUB SPOOKY and THAT'S THE SPIRIT on @kickstarter.com !
Make sure you check out these awesome games by @connor.alwaysawake.games !

www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

@rf-seattle.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social @dylanmangini.bsky.social @boardgameghee.bsky.social @fanfactories.bsky.social

Cascadia: Alpine Lakes A standalone puzzly tile-layering follow-up to the award-winning game Cascadia, with beautiful artwork by Beth Sobel!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...

Hey y'all!
This is not a drill! We are finally LIVE on Kickstarter!
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes launches today and we cannot wait for you to try this brand new game that our CoLab team has been working on!

🎲✂️ Unboxing friend of GMG, @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social 's recent release #KnittingCircle happy to finally see the finished product! @flatoutgames.bsky.social did a great job!