Michael O’Connell - Finspan Guy

@anarchytabletop.bsky.social

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Anarchy Game Studio is a Seattle-based father-son team that makes tabletop boardgames that spark conversation and inspire creativity: anarchygamestudio.com I am Michael. Co-designer of Finspan. Once wrote and published comics. Adoptee. Neurodivergent.

Red Spiral, laid out on a round table.

Me, clearly talking too much and too loudly to three attendees at the Finspan demo table at PAX Unplugged

Ocean. Birds. Rainbow.

Too Many Bones set up on the table. So. Many Dice.

Seattle Center, part of the crowd

Khadija, a woman from an alternate 1930s timeline in Muslim-styled riding garb, mounted atop Makira, a giant leopard ani-mech.

The boys, Gloomhaven, and the tie-died portrait of Ladybug.

Ivy and Torrey enjoying the day (as sleeping cat sisters)

Finspan, in all its glory

Finspan and the coveted “Geek Games” Astra award

Finspan for 3.

Giant two-legged Star Wars walker bringing the hurt

Life-size Star Wars characters, looking incredulous.

Arcs with the Blighted Reach expansion.

Imperial Assault with painted minis, a Jawa manikin in the background.

Baldur from the OG BSG: "Burn Galactica, burn!"

Our monster kit building game prototype

A big Finspan display

Arydia in the lair of the Antchantress.

Zach taking a move in War Room.

War Room. It’s big.

All 30 lbs. of Arydia lies dreaming beneath a dice tower where two Kalax shelves come together.

James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope

The boxes for Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread on the game room table. I brought a cup of coffee.