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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

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May 182 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.”

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Oct 16, 20243 min read


When Graph Paper Ruled as a Game Designer
Somehow, we’ve reached a point where the computer seems to have been here forever, at least from my point of view.

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Dec 20, 20232 min read


Kitunda, A Brew of Luck and Strategy
Dice in any board game brings “chance” as a component to the game. Strategy comes into play when a player uses it to their advantage.

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Apr 19, 20232 min read


When Your Gut Asks You Questions
Many game developers have that gut instinct that drives them to create. That idea sitting on the porch of one’s imagination and won’t leave.

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Nov 7, 20222 min read


Game Design & Simplicity
Maintaining simple rules is essential. Somewhere I read, “if you can’t describe how it works in under three minutes, it’s too complicated."

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Oct 1, 20223 min read
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