I designed Ziggurat the Thursday evening before Prototspiel-Madison in October. I prototyped it the Friday of Protospiel. It was played four times during Protospiel. And I am finally putting together the pieces to turn it into an awesome game! from Pocket http://ift.tt/1IJPvan via IFTTT

There has been some debate on the internet whether Boardgamegeek ads are beneficial, in particular to Kickstarter campaigns.  I recently ran a Boardgamegeek front page ad that went to a preorder page for my game, “Kings of Israel“. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1zDAqTH via IFTTT

Kickstarter has gone through some significant changes over the last couple of years, and as a result, the boardgaming industry has as a whole. The biggest change is the amount of games being made. Not only is the quantity growing, but the quality is stepping up at the same time. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1pXzE1B via IFTTT

To illustrate, consider Blue Moon. I disagree with Tom on the amount of theme that’s there; he says there’s no theme, that Blue Moon is basically a glorified bidding game. Meanwhile I can’t tell why he can’t see the theme that’s threaded throughout the game, glorified bidding or not. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1tyV9C8 via IFTTT

The new issue of ICV2 put the current game trade problems into context (the article isn’t online yet). The game trade is booming. It has been booming for years now, but this year is one of the best in recent memory. Product availability, however, is poor. from Pocket http://blackdiamondgames.blogspot.com/2014/10/tradecraft-problems-you-wantdont-want.html via IFTTT

This article is featured in the Nov. 30 issue of the Magazine. WHEN WE WERE KIDS, we played games. from Pocket http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2014/11/26/board-games-are-back-and-boston-player/tMzvNNO1BlGo8J598Q3PZI/story.html via IFTTT

Emotion plays an interesting role in game design. On the one hand, people tend to do their best work when they are excited and passionate. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1FBVyez via IFTTT

So a while ago I started a Google spreadsheet file dubbed the “Game Tracker,” wherein I keep list of games that I’m interested in playing in the future. from Pocket http://ift.tt/15GoRjs via IFTTT

While we’ve told you about some great games to play on Thanksgiving, most people will wind up using some board game mechanics whether they know it or not. “Hey Sandy. I’ve got the mashed potatoes over here. I’ll give them to you if you give me the carrots.” from Pocket http://ift.tt/15yFH3O via IFTTT

Tell most people that you’re a “gamer” nowadays and they’ll subconsciously add the prefix “video”. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1v9mmyg via IFTTT