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Connor Wake

@connorjwake

Board game designer and impulsive hobbyist (he/him)

 Seattle, WA
alwaysawake.games/
Joined September 2014
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Next week! A few things I love about it (biased, I know): - puzzly and very interactive - how you build the maze for your opponent is tied directly to how much movement you have to navigate the maze they’re making for you - Mage minis that physically carry the gnome meeples!
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NEXT WEEK! Hedge Mage comes to Kickstarter on September 26th! Join us for the campaign at: kickstarter.com/projects/flo… Help us spread the word on this one!
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Popping back over to say that Out of Sorts and Hedged In are available for preorder! - Out of Sorts: Quickly try and sort weird alien symbols in a way you’ll all remember - Hedged In: passive aggressive hedge maze pen and paper book game always-awake-games.square.si…
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Out of Sorts is a real-time memory game about being abducted by aliens to organize their library. It rivals Wilmot's Warehouse for sheer creativity while still carving out its own celebration of what it means to be human. I love this one. My review: spacebiff.com/2024/11/12/out…
The Gooey Decimal System

The Gooey Decimal System

Surprising absolutely nobody, this inveterate library-hopper actually knows and utilizes the Dewey Decimal System. Unfortunately for everybody else in the human race, especially those with a far mo…

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I’m mostly over on here now. Same Tag but without the “j” (made it before all the other Connor Wakes this time!)
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FUNDED! Only two days left to back Hedge Mage on Kickstarter! Link in the comments! #boardgames
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We're just a handful of backers away from funding! Check out Hedge Mage today and help us get over the finish line! #boardgames #kickstarter
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Hedge Mage! Now funding on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/flo… #boardgames #essenspiel2024
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EXCITING NEWS: Most major mainstream online retailers of board games (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc) do not list game designers on their websites. One of our important initiatives has been to get designers listed by these sites.
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Get Your Kickstarter Edition of Hedge Mage Today! - eepurl.com/i0pnaE
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Hedge Mage is live on Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/flo…
Hedge Mage

Hedge Mage

Build a hedge maze of polyominos to prevent your rival from stealing your gnomes, all while navigating your other neighbor’s maze!

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NEXT WEEK! Hedge Mage comes to Kickstarter on September 26th! Join us for the campaign at: kickstarter.com/projects/flo… Help us spread the word on this one!
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Also, if you’re interested in that sort of thing, I wrote a design diary about the very winding journey it took (there was a brief moment where it almost became a trick taking roll and write, but I’m glad I steered clear of that 😅) boardgamegeek.com/thread/331…
Hedge Mage Design Diary | Hedge Mage

Hedge Mage Design Diary | Hedge Mage

Hedge Mage is a game about building and navigating a hedge maze. Fittingly, its design also had a very meandering path. Originally I’d been playing around with a design about the Conservatory of...

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INTRODUCING the launch of a new type of #boardgame channel, one that'll give you more confidence to bring new games to the table! Check out the first episodes of the show on Monday, September 9th on the YouTube channel, linked below!
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Join Floodgate Games on September 26th! - eepurl.com/iYI_zw
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Hedge Mage is relaunching on the 26th! The game’s come a long way since it’s Patchwork prototype back in May 2020. Its also how I met so many great people through playtesting it online in those early lockdown days. So it’s got a special place in my heart.
First prototype of Hedge Mage using pieces from the game Patchwork. The polyominos are placed to make a maze

ALT First prototype of Hedge Mage using pieces from the game Patchwork. The polyominos are placed to make a maze

A late prototype of Hedge Mage with polyomino making a hedge maze and pumpkin meeples and other tokens throughout.

ALT A late prototype of Hedge Mage with polyomino making a hedge maze and pumpkin meeples and other tokens throughout.

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It’s a weird, loopy, brain twisting game of simultaneously building one hedge maze and while running through another. If that sounds interesting, check out the pre launch page here! kickstarter.com/projects/flo…
Hedge Mage

Hedge Mage

Build a hedge maze of polyominos to prevent your rival from stealing your gnomes, all while navigating your other neighbor’s maze!

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Our next game is something magical!🪄 - mailchi.mp/floodgategames/ch…
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Hey #Seattle ! Join @fertessa , @rf_seattle , and myself on Sat. Sept. 14th for a unique tabletop experience at the @MoPOP We will be on a panel talking games, surrounded by games, celebrating games...GAMES! Come on by! tinyurl.com/26hat9xe
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