Hollis's Games

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Hello! I’m David Hollis, a game designer in Seattle focused mainly on tabletop experiences.

About this website
I’m a pretty big fan of engineering pads for notes, diagrams, and just generally thinking through problems. Every game I’ve ever designed has at some point been a bunch of notes and drawings on engineering paper. This site is my portfolio, but it’s also a love letter to pen-and-paper thinking.

Games I've Designed

Weft

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Turn a troublesome tangle of tiles into a winsomely woven wonder
1-6 players • ~45 minutes

looking for publisher

In Weft, players draft hex tiles and place them in their tableau to build as many scoring patterns as they can. But space is limited, so fitting everything together can be a formidable challenge. It’s also playable as a solo puzzle, challenging the player to build out as many distinct patterns as they can before running out of tiles.

CTF

A game of CTF in progress, using early prototype components

A micro-TCG about a friendly hacking competition
2 players • 15ish minutes

self-published

CTF is a micro-TCG: small decks, small card set, quick games.

Players take on the role of a team of hackers competing in a friendly Capture the Flag event, advancing through the layers of their opponent’s security and breaking down barriers to expose their secrets. Turns are simultaneous, and bluffing is critically important.

Confetti

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A tiny roll-and-write game for two players
2 players • <5 minutes

self-published

Confetti is a roll-and-write connection game designed to fit on the back of a business card.

DAGnabbit!

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A game about building—or failing to build!—directed acyclic graphs
1+ players • 15 minutes or so

self-published

DAGnabbit! is a mathy little game about adding arrows to a directed graph on 7 vertices without creating a cycle. It can be a solo puzzle, a competitive 2-player game, or a 3+ player flip and write game.

DAGnabbit! was featured at the 2026 PNW Tabletop Game Market at PAX West.