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Yeah, It’s a New Year!
I’m already getting ideas for new projects this year, grounded in the year that just sailed by. It’s not that important to finish every idea; just know that you’re capable of completing at least one or a few.

Amurá
1 day ago2 min read


Wrapping Up Another Year and Loving the Feedback
We're wrapping up 2025 for Amurá Unlimited; and while the struggles have been tough for small businesses, we are loving the warmth and feedback we have received at events this year.

Amurá
Dec 24, 20253 min read


To Our Veterans and Those Fighting Personal Battles
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.

Amurá
Nov 13, 20252 min read


From Riverfest to Comic Con in Yonkers
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.

Amurá
Sep 20, 20252 min read


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

Amurá
Aug 12, 20252 min read


Gin-Go: Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions (Board Game FAQs)
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.

Amurá
Aug 7, 20254 min read


Out of All the Games I Designed, Which is My Favorite?
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.

Amurá
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Board Game Review: How Lou Sees Kitunda
In this board game review, check out "How Lou Sees Kitunda".

Amurá
Jul 3, 20251 min read


Riding the Waves: Finding Light in the Shadows of Small Business Ownership
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.

Amurá
Jun 25, 20252 min read


IDEAS LIKE A RIVER KEEP FLOWING
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

Amurá
May 18, 20252 min read


Board Game Review: How Lou Sees Gin-Go
Come check out a new video review of Gin-Go by board game reviewer Lando Squire.

Amurá
Apr 18, 20251 min read


The Long Island Tabletop Expo – Third Time’s a Charm!
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.

Amurá
Apr 16, 20252 min read


Transforming Sudoku Into a Social Experience
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.

Amurá
Mar 13, 20252 min read


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

Amurá
Feb 12, 20252 min read


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

Amurá
Jan 15, 20252 min read


A Mind Building Kwanzaa Presentation of Gin-Go & Kitunda
It was a privilege to talk about game design at the Mind Builders Kwanzaa Celebration this December.

Amurá
Dec 18, 20242 min read


It’s Amurati Time
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.

Amurá
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Solutions in Dream Time
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.”

Amurá
Oct 16, 20243 min read


KITUNDA, Where Strategy and “CHANCE” Make for FUN
Games of chance have an uncanny ability to transform social settings into vibrant, laughter-filled gatherings.

Amurá
Sep 10, 20242 min read


FUN “TIME” WITH GIN-GO
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.

Amurá
Aug 28, 20243 min read
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