(Design) suggest an idea!
Suggest a random theme or idea or whatever for me to design a game about. Thanks I’m advance!
2023-11-04 21:04:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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(BTS) Waltz of the Necromancer
BTS: Behind the Scenes
This was going to be the set of introduction comics for my game Waltz of the Necromancer. This explained why when you roll 2d6 that you're only allowed to move either of the dice values or the difference between the two (example: you rolled a 2 and 5, so you could move 2, 3, or 5 spaces in a straight line). It's that the reanimated corpse of your buddy is just too far away and the necromancer is, like, a so-so necromancer.
I may eve...
2023-11-04 02:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostQuests Over Coffee Jazz Channel
I put up a little Youtube thing of jazz music in the Quests Over Coffee shop. If you like this kind of background music, go check it out! A special guest might also make an appearance!
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwAuEG5x7UU&feature=youtu.be
2023-10-27 21:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post(EARLY RELEASE) QOC Spooky Season
Hello and happy spooky season! Quests Over Coffee's first computer game just released (early) for you wonderful Patreon members. Unfortunately, the game is not mobile friendly, so you'll have to play on your desktop. It might work on your iPad, but no guarantees.
Should take about 3 - 7 minutes to complete? Just like any of my regular games!
Link: https://alexandershen.itc...
2023-10-24 22:53:48 +0000 UTC View Post(Release) Snok
Snok is now released to everyone! Go try it out today!
https://alexandershen.itch.io/snok
2023-10-21 23:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post(Preview) Quests Over Coffee - Spooky Season
Game development in progress! 🎃 ☕️ ⚔️ #indiegame #indiegamedev #questsovercoffee
2023-10-20 17:55:31 +0000 UTC View PostQOC short indie game coming soon.
There was a lot of dust in this thing. Playable in your browser!
2023-10-19 15:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post[POLL] Designer Diary / BTS Videos
Oh, hello. Do you like those non-game release/file posts?
Examples: sharing behind the scenes creation of a new game, inspiration of the most recent game, etc.
Thank you for sharing your opinion! It helps a lot!
2023-10-18 16:07:42 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Packing
Hard at work this weekend! Hope y’all having a good one.
2023-10-15 06:46:44 +0000 UTC View Post(EARLY RELEASE) SNOK
Snok is a head-to-head roll-and-write game where players move their Snoks throughout the board, trying to trap their opponents, and simply running through them to be the last one standing. Inspired by Snake and other snakey games, this one balances risk and reward with strategic dice selection. Check it out and slither to victory today!
Designer Diary: This one sort came out of nowhere. I was just siting with my design notebook and drawing grids, as I often do,...
2023-10-14 15:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostFolding zines for you!
Physical tier will receive this journey in your package. Fun!
2023-10-12 02:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 2023 Promos - Item Card & Exclusive Journey
Oh, hello.
October 2023 promos are now available to download. This month everyone will get Quests Over Coffee Item Card "Three Boxes" as well as Patreon exclusive Quests Over Coffee: Journeys journey for "Cat in a Tree".
Fun Fact: "Cat in a Tree" was the very first quest card that I drew in my sketch book when designing Quests Over Coffee back in 2022.
2023-10-10 18:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve made a horrible mistake.
So I accidentally deleted ALL of my Procreate files. This includes templates, brushes, everything. I also didn’t backup my brushes and I’ve now spent a long time trying to recreate them. End story: they’re not the same. They’re close.
Anyway. If you notice things looking different, that is why.
If you need me I’ll be in the corner sobbing.
2023-10-09 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post(PREVIEW) some things for October
What is the ShenBot Makes Resource Club? It’s like a bigger meta game I’ve been messing around with. I’ll explain more later, but definitely keep those cards. They’re individually numbered.
2023-10-09 14:12:00 +0000 UTC View Post[From the Archives] Skulls and Pumpkins
Hello! I remembered that three years ago I created this small card game called Skulls and Pumpkins for spooky season. Since this was well before Quests Over Coffee, it may have been a tiny gem missed by most.
Check it out at the link below or download the PDF here!
Link: https://alexandershen.itch.io/skulls-and-pumpkins
2023-10-06 15:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post[RELEASE] And My Tax: Skeletons With Jobs Expansion
Howdy! Here is the "Skeletons With Jobs" expansion for And My Tax. Will go live for everyone else later in the month to celebrate spooky season. Stay awesome, friends.
2023-10-05 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 2023 Stats
In an effort to become more social media present, I’ve decided to start doing Reels and TikToks. Just looking for another way to share my games with the communities out there.
I’ve been asked before what being an indie tabletop game designer looks like as a side gig. Let’s just say I have a full time job lulz.
Thanks for stopping by and your support!
You can find me on IG and TikTok under “shenbotmakes”.
2023-10-05 15:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post(EARLY RELEASE) Quests Over Coffee Journeys v2
Oh, hello!
It's Wednesday. Why not release the game early for Patreon members? I mean it's just sitting there! Download the files here. They'll show up on itch.io on October 1st so you can continue to grab them there as well.
Thanks for sticking around!
Note: if you have the Characters printed out from V1, those will work just fine with V2. No changes or additions to those Characters (yet).
2023-09-27 16:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostOpened up a few more physical tier spots!
Howdy! Did some calculations and looks like I'm able to open just a small handful of Physical Tier slots (2x US, 1x International). If you know anyone who'd like to participate, let them know!
2023-09-26 04:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post(HOW TO PLAY) Quests Over Coffee Journeys (v2 - zine edition)
Hello! I just finished cobbling together the "how to play" video for upcoming revamp of Quests Over Coffee Journeys. Game will be released on October 1st, 2023! I'll very likely get it released this Friday (the 29th) for Patreons so y'all have the weekend to try it out.
Thanks for sticking around!
2023-09-24 21:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post(Design Diary) dicing and questing
Had an idea I needed to get out before I forgot. I’ve always been enamored with the idea of a daily calendar type thing and a journaling type game. You know me so there has to be tons of dice.
The family has been playing “Chickens!” lately, so I like the idea of push your luck without too much penalty or at least loss of progress. So here you have the choice of doing extras, even after the initial quest is complete.
I’m unsure of what would make the final result (the journ...
2023-09-19 04:39:18 +0000 UTC View Post(Early Release) 7 Pies: Byte Sized
Howdy everyone! Wanted to pass along the digital version of "7 Pies" for you to access early. You can check it out to see if it's worth printing out the 40+ cards for the PNP version. Thanks for checking it out! Hope you have a wonderful week.
Game should also work-ish on mobile screen sizes. Probably.
Link: https://alexandershen.itch.io/7-pies-byte-sized
Password...
2023-09-18 17:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post(Preview) 7 Pies: Byte Size
I dusted off my Gamemaker Studio 2 dev environment and got "7 Pies" working as a browser game. I plan to release this the same time as the general release for "7 Pies". It should render okay on a mobile device, but will have to fiddle around with that some more.
Admittedly, there's something more zen-like doing this with actual cards than digital ones. It's as if the little quality of life things we expect from games (e.g. dimming cards that are not valid plays) takes away from...
2023-09-15 15:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post(Early Release) 7 Pies
Howdy! You wonderful Patreon subscribers can download "7 Pies" today! Here's a little bit about the game below. Thank you for your continued support! Game will be widely available in a few weeks.
About The Game
"7 Pies" is a solitaire card game where you are trying to fulfill seven (7) pie requests with the ingredients from the marketplace. The marketplace can be a little finicky though and you're only able to exchange what you have with what the marketplace has a...
2023-09-12 02:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post(Release) September 2023 Patreon Update
Howdy all!
All Tiers: The promos for September (included in this post) are two promos as well as a template card for "And My Tax". I really enjoy this game and have a 5-card expansion coming out this month called "Skeletons With Jobs".
Physical Tiers: I'm testing out different printers and you'll be getting a copy of "And My Tax", along with the promos, in physical business card sized form. I'm caveating the build with "test" because some of the b...
2023-09-10 19:45:23 +0000 UTC View Post(Playtest) 7 Pies
Doing a playtest of an upcoming solitaire type game where you have to fulfill our requests by adding three ingredients whose sum equal that recipe’s value. The catch is the columns are always in descending (top to bottom) order and you can only swap one of your cards from your hand if it keeps that condition in tact.
The game itself isn’t “hard”, but it is more like a zen experience of moving things around to achieve your goal.
PnP should release later this month!
2023-09-09 21:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post(PLAYTHROUGH) And My Tax
Recorded a small video of my playthrough of a game of And My Tax. Hopefully this helps explain the game a bit and some of the choices you get to make. Have a great weekend!
For those non-Patreon members, the game will release to everyone next week (Friday, probably). Join the Patreon to get it early!
2023-08-25 23:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostBehind the Scenes: And My Tax
Q: Hey Shenbot Makes! Where did the idea for "And My Tax" come from?
A: The entirety of the theme of the game was based on the above scene and me saying "tax" instead of "axe". True story.
2023-08-25 20:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post(RELEASE) AND MY TAX
Game will release widely next week, but you wonderful people can have access to it before the weekend starts! Happy August!
It is that time of the year again and taxes have to be collected from all of the monsters in the dungeon. The King of Monsters has trusted you with this extremely honorable job. Armed with your tax collector weapons (a bunch of dice), you are to collect as much tax you can from as many monsters before, you know, they chase you out of town (or the dungeon)....
2023-08-24 20:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post