Cursed Court: an outstanding game of gambling, and politics
This game is really easy to teach, scales nicely, and is exquisitely replayable. Cursed Court is very satisfying and a worthy addition to my shelf.
Year: 2025
The first MothSpire newsletter, and our breakthrough transformation
This is our first newsletter as MothSpire. Thoughtful Togetherness is core to everything we create and do: it’s the through-line and the heart of our work.
Metatopia Panel – Business Adulting 101
Recorded at Metatopia 2024 Presented by Jason Pitre, Moth Rodriguez and Lauren Don’t crowd-fund if you don’t want to run a small business. Publishing requires accounting. Filing for taxes can be messy. Join our expert(s) for a discussion of all the little things… Read moreMetatopia Panel – Business Adulting 101
Retreat: Effervescent Collective
This September, we’re hosting a weekend interdisciplinary creative retreat to support artists of diverse and differing mediums in getting a creative project of their choice over a hurdle, with support from us and from each other.
Games Are For Everyone
Samphire appeared on a panel alongside Angela Bell, Josh Heath, and Elizabeth Hargrave to talk about the wide range of contemporary games and how they offer something new, fun, and accessible to an ever-increasing audience.
Games with Frontiers – Pandas Playing Cellos
Other Ink Thursday – The Old Ways Must Go
Tim & Samphire appeared on Wet Ink Games’ series Other Ink Thursday to talk about our game, The Old Ways Must Go.
Metatopia Panel – Level Up Your Sexy Game
Sexy role play has likely existed as long as we have been getting it on. So what makes a game a sex game, and why write them? We willl explore common themes and design concepts in existing sex/sexy games, common pitfalls and risks in sex game design, and ways sex themes can support or derail design goals.