Illustration & Design

Thank you for visiting Uncommon Play! I’m Michelle Gaston (she/her) a Reno, NV based illustrator and designer. I specialize in cute original art, characters and merch. My first released series is cute food monsters called Nomsters. I am half-Korean and grew up in Hawaii, so I’m influenced by Asian and island cultures (and food).

When I’m not working on cute illustrations I enjoy working on board game design. I currently have one game signed with a publisher and is in the works to hit Kickstarter soon along with a few others in various stages of development. My other hobbies include anime/animation, cooking/baking, travel, Lego, and video games. I’m so excited to share my art with you. Thanks again for supporting me and my small business!

2-4 players  |  20-30 min  | Ages 8 & Up

The doxies have run amok! They’ve buried too many things in the yard and can’t remember where everything is! It’s time to dig everything up! Complete set goals and earn victory points to win, but be careful of what you dig up, there are more then just buried toys in the yard!

This game is signed with Thing 12 Games! It will be hitting Kickstarter soon!

3-6 players  |  30-40 min  | Ages 10 & Up

Calling all adventures! A member of the Royal family has been captured and needs to be rescued from the Tower! In this race to rescue the Royal-in-Distress you will have to punch, kick and shove your way through the tower, but beware of traps from both the other adventures and who ever calls this tower home. Are you ready to push your luck and make your way through the chaos and win the Royal reward?

2-4 players  |  20 min  | Ages 7 & Up

Are ewe ready for this fast-paced sheep game of shear madness? A very family-friendly, lightweight, easy set collection game where you play as a hungry pack of wolves picking off different colored and numbered Sheep to fulfill goals. Will you be able to feed your pack or will the farmer and his dog hinder your hunt?

This game is designed by myself and 2 other game designers, Chris Parkins and Jake Van Slooten. We came up with the idea at Rage Con 2023 during their Game Jam contest, a one hour game design contest. Find it at Rage Con 2024 Protospiel!