I've recently been reading the amazing Role Playing Game Ironsworn. This RPG uses the Apocalypse World Engine (Powered by the Apocalypse, or PbtA for short) as its primary system. It leverages the notion in PbtA games of the players selecting "moves" (actions you may take in the game) and rolling …

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 …

Spent entirely too long last night looking at videos for "adventure" board games after looking at the rules for Mage Knight. I was hoping there were a few that were similar to Return of the Heroes but many of them are either "cooperate against the evil" (Gloomhaven, Legends of Andor …

I've had this mental mind while decluttering and determining what I still want in my life. One of the metaphors I've found helpful for me are whether things are there because I want them to be there or whether they were put there by ghosts. It's a neat metaphor for …

This weekend I attended the online version of Metatopia 2020. Metatopia a multi-day event (this year it started on Thursday and went until Sunday) centered around tabletop game design, development, and appreciation. I recognized many names from Google+ (RIP) and found the whole experience refreshing and energizing. The most important …