Origins Recap: The Little Big Con
Last week I attended my fourth straight Origins. Once again it was as a temporary→
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#TruthBomb: It’s Not the Rulebook. It’s You.
I read a lot of rulebooks. A lot, a lot, a lot of rulebooks. I read→
Like Family (Reflections from Origins 2015)
As my first big convention ever, last year I sort of wondered about Origins with→
The Train Set Syndrome (Another Guide to Gaming with Kids)
You know what I mean, right? Dad buys son a train set for Christmas. Dad→
To Teach, Perchance to Learn: Part II (A Guide to Teaching Games)
So you’ve gotten through the initial rules explanation and you are ready to start the→
To Teach, Perchance to Learn: Part I(A Guide on Teaching Games)
One of the biggest barriers of getting into a new game is learning how to→
Who Teaches the Teacher?
There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indiana Jones is brought→
Shut Up and Play!
Have you ever been to a concert where the band onstage, instead of doing what→
Consistency, consistency, consistency!
One of many things I’ve learned about grammar and editing is that there aren’t as→
Patience: A Teaching Virtue
I’m typically the rules explainer in my group. I think part of this reflects my→
On Vacation: Gaming with Nongamers
Every once in a while you just have to get away from the normal drudgeries→
My Rules for Games
As my first post for I Slay the Dragon, I thought it might be a→
Cold Turkey: The Art of Learning Board Games
I’ll start off this post by admitting that I’m comparably new to board games. Some→