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Learning Experience

Back from Soonercon.  It was a fun, lively convention this year, and I had a good time.  Touched base with some acquaintances and met a few new people.  Sat on a few panels.  Gave a reading.  Just...

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Scrumbrawl (a review)

Today, we begin Game Tuesday.  Every Tuesday, I’ll post something about the tabletop and card game hobby I enjoy so much.  Perhaps too much.  But like any self-respecting superfan, I’m eager to infect...

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Rune Age (A Game Tuesday Review)

I somehow got my hands on a copy of Rune Age, the new deck building type game from Fantasy Flight Games (www.fantasyflightgames.com).  Don’t ask how (insider connections?).  Instead, ask is it good...

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Diced (A Game Tuesday Post)

As a tabletop gaming enthusiast, I have a whole lot of games.  I own a small Toys R Us worth of games, and have played even more.  I really do love games and could play them all day, all night.  If I...

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King of Tokyo (A Game Tuesday Review)

It’s Tuesday.  Time for something about games.I thought I’d go ahead and review a great new kaiju-themed game from iello (yeah, I don’t think it’s capitalized).  It’s called King of Tokyo and if you’re...

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Influential

How about a special Friday post?One of the reasons I don’t like being considered a silly writer is that it lowers the bar.  Silly is fine, but it’s just a trifling thing.  It will always be considered...

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Fortune and Glory (a game Tuesady review)

Flying Frog Games is a new company on the board game scene, but in the space of a few years, they’ve produced a handful of interesting games.  The thing I like about Flying Frog Games is that they...

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Random Blog Post

Hey, gang.  Apologies that I haven’t been posting as regularly.  I’ve been surprisingly busy.  I can’t complain about it.  It’s a good thing for my career if I have a bunch of projects going on.  It’s...

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The Mass Effect Effect

Wow.  Been a while.  Guess I’ve just been busy.  Between writing and the holidays and playing Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, my schedule is pretty damn full.  But seeing how A. LEE MARTINEZ...

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Merchandising, Audie Award Nomination, and Two Game Reviews

First things first.  Time to get a little self-promotion out of the way.  I recently opened a Cafepress store online.  The plan is to put up some merchandise related to my books so that you can express...

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Mage Wars (a board game review)

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed any tabletop games.  Just in case you weren’t aware of it, Action Force, I am a big fan of tabletop board and card games.  I was writing reviews before it became a...

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Devastation of the Indines (a board game review)

While my professional career has been a little rocky lately, Action Force, my recent tabletop game purchases have been exceptional.  I own a lot of games.  Over 150 last time I checked.  Some might...

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The Capitals (A Board Game Review)

Time for another board game review, Action Force.Today’s game is The Capitals from Mercury Games (http://www.mercurygames.com/index.php/games/product/14-the-capitals).  Mercury Games is a company I...

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Just Playing

Playing is severely underrated.  The therapeutic effects of just playing, no pressure, no requirements, are so important that I don’t know if anyone would really argue with that.  That’s why I find it...

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Tail Feathers: A Review

As part of my Not-Quite-Resolution to be a consistent internet guy, I’ve decided to devote Wednesdays to reviews and digressions about my chief hobby: Tabletop Gaming.And, yes, I was into tabletop...

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