I'm finding my tastes are pulling back from board games. There's several reasons for this. The first is that I've had way too many games that have just sat on shelves unplayed. I got caught up in the moment (damn you, Rahdo, The Dice Tower, and Shut Up and Sit …

I'm releasing the playtest draft of a game I'm writing called The Instrument, which is a lonely (one player) journaling game in which you take on the role of an instrument and document it's life.

(You can also find it on itch.io.)

I'd love to hear your feedback. I'm …

Last night JoDee and I played a game of Ironsworn. I'll spare you most of the details of our characters and our quests, but suffice to say we had a lot of fun. Our main goal was to find the Spear and Magic Helmet to help our friend regain her …

Content warning: taking about the pandemic and lockdown in the context of one of my obsessions: gaming.

We're approaching the one year anniversary of when COVID-19 made being social a liability in the United States of America. We've been fortunate that both JoDee and I like each other and like …

Last night, as part of my "play more games" intention, I started playing a game of Ironsworn (or at least made a few initial attempts). Ironsworn is a game that can be played either solo, cooperative, or with a GM. It borrows from many existing games and systems and synthesizes …