I vaguely remember the first time I played Magic: the Gathering. I think it was on a camping trip with some family friends. I was handed a black deck and given basic descriptions of the various colors. This deck made … Continued
I’m not tied to a publisher, and from my Kickstarter Curmudgeon pieces it’s obvious I clearly don’t have any idea of what kind of marketing results in sales, but I have been in the process of judging games for a … Continued
I kind of liked not doing Kickstarter Curmudgeon last month, as scheduling things led to me simply not getting around to it. So when I went to pursue the crowdsourcing depths this month, I considered stopping the feature entirely unless … Continued
I keep seeing this question on social media and elsewhere and I can’t quite figure it out. Where’d we get the idea that surprise hit and Spiel nominee The Mind isn’t a game, but something else entirely? Sure, it’s presented … Continued
Dear Publishers, I grow weary. I’m tired of yelling in frustration at your rulebooks. I’m fully willing to admit that the problem is partially my fault–I’m reading more and more rulebooks as I play more new games for The Thoughtful … Continued
Again my mind is on debate, community, and board games. If you read my article from last week you’ll have some idea of the state of my mind right now and the ideas floating around in my mind. Debate As … Continued
A number of events in the past few weeks have led to me sitting here, writing this post without quite knowing where it’s going to lead. I got to teach at 2 different debate camps, which was a simultaneously delightful … Continued
We’re in the dog days of August, and I guess that seasonal malaise affects board game marketing, because there were a surprising absence of interesting Kickstarter campaigns going on when I checked earlier today. But I dredged the depths and … Continued
Oh how time flies! It seems like only last week that I was grouching at a host of Kickstarter campaigns, though to be honest a number of them looked like they could be pretty good games. Still, by and large … Continued
The Kickstarter culture in board gaming has always felt a bit odd to me. I don’t avoid it completely. I’ve backed a couple of Red Raven games and the 2nd printing of Gloomhaven. But I’m not one of those people … Continued