This week was Veterans’ Day, and a time for giving thanks for those who served this country. There was a time when I visited the VA Hospital in the Bronx, where I visited my father (a Marine). I got in the habit of visiting even after my father passed to see some of the vets I got to meet, along with Vietnam veterans whom I knew from school back in the day. 

The sun shone bright over the Hudson, the air carried that crisp early-fall energy, and every so often the wind decided to remind us who’s boss with a playful gust or two.

Tabletop gaming is more than dice rolls, cards, and miniatures—it’s a living ecosystem of personalities, strategies, and shifting energies.

Just got your hands on Gin-Go and want to introduce the board game to your friends and family but have a few questions on how to get started. Here are the Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions that we have encountered when introducing newcomers to the game.

Sometimes, I’ll sit down to play a game that I designed over the years, and other players will ask, “Amurá, out of the games that you designed, which one is your favorite?” I’ll look at them across the game table and chuckle. Now that I’m a senior citizen, I not only have to take into consideration my age, but also the level of small talk that I enjoy exchanging with people during game time.

In this board game review, check out "How Lou Sees Kitunda".

I must admit that there are times when operating a small business can be mind-numbing. When sales are happening, there’s a comforting rhythm. But then comes that inevitable slowdown—the dreaded cycle where the phone is quiet.

Ideas for tabletop gaming can begin with a spark, a dream, or residue from something someone said in a conversation. It could come from a surge as dice clatter, cards shuffle, and the world unfolds on a board or across a character's stats sheet. Hearing other game players saying, “It can’t be done,” and that phrase will set my mind to work. Should I become too bogged down, I can always rely on my father's spirit telling me, “Don’t you think that’s enough?” I smile and file th

Come check out a new video review of Gin-Go by board game reviewer Lando Squire.

This is our 3rd year as vendors at the LI Tabletop Gaming Expo and I get an adrenaline rush knowing I will always meet some excited gamers.

With pen and paper, the satisfaction you get when solving a Sudoku puzzle is warm an fuzzy. Now try solving the same puzzle against someone.

So, it’s 2025, and some of you have been sitting on an idea, or ideas, for how long? Five to ten-plus years?

This Ode to 2025 is a reminder to keep you, our “Village.” in mind.

It was a privilege to talk about game design at the Mind Builders Kwanzaa Celebration this December.

I thought this blog should be one of the short stories from Amurati Volume 3 I’m writing. An Amurati is a short story of 300 words or less.

How do you find some of your answers or solutions to creative problems? I have always been fortunate to find most solutions in “dream time.”

Games of chance have an uncanny ability to transform social settings into vibrant, laughter-filled gatherings.

I must have played Gin-Go over 1,000+ times since its creation in 1976. When played “1-on-1,” an exciting game can take about 30 to 45 mins.

Since I was a kid, taking things apart and trying to create something new and different from the pieces always caught my attention.

Between the good-natured storytellers and spirited competitors who play for keeps, it’s an exercise in mental agility and social grace.