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 …

I've been thinking deeply about the difference between board games and role playing games. There are some games that have been blending the lines between board games and role playing games (and vice versa) that I've been exploring what the distinctions between the two are.

(Note: this isn't about saying …

Yesterday I picked up Pyramid Arcade, which is Andrew Looney's Magnum Opus with his Pyramids Pieces. What's in the box is a collection of Pyramid Pieces, some game boards, a deck of square cards, some other cards for various games, dice (both traditional d6s and dice for other games) and …

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 …

Warning: Rambling thoughts ahead that need to come out. Brace yourselves.

I got to thinking about fear while learning a new activity. I remember some of the fear that I had while learning Japanese and how I managed to turn something that could have been straightforward into an exercise where …