Hello all! Letting everyone know that I'll be a guest at r/boardgaming doing an Ask Me Anything (AMA) this coming Friday (Nov 3rd) as 12:00/noon EST. Feel free to ask me about Pax Illuminaten, Game Design, or well...anything! @IonGameDesign Check it out! reddit.com/r/boardgames/

Kickstarter is live! Whoo, whoo! Take a look, ask questions, and spread the word with your people. Many thanks to all that helped the game get to this point! kickstarter.com/projects/455…

Excited to announce that my game Pax Illuminaten from @IonGameDesign goes live on Kickstarter October 24th! That's next week! So excited. Check out the linked pre-launch kickstarter page and share the secret with your accomplices ;) kickstarter.com/projects/455…

The Kickstarter launch for Pax Illuminaten creeps closer. In the meantime, enjoy this little instructional learn to play video we assembled! @IonGameDesign #PaxIlluminaten Video link: boardgamegeek.com/video/4620…

Epic game of Rhine & Rhrone, 3-player at the pub. Score was 6 vs 5 vs 5. So close! Was a brutal match.

Got my hands on a lovely prototype set for my WIP game "Rhine & Rhone" produced by the awesome folks over at @thegamecrafter. This is a Tigris & Euphrates inspired card game in a compact, crunchy package. Credit to Knizia as always! boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1…

In other game design news, I finally got my Tigris & Euphrates / Yellow & Yangtze-inspired compact card-game "Rhine & Rhone" into playtesting shape (queue giddy excitement!!). I even wrote a blog about it! Credit of course to @ReinerKnizia boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1…

Super stoked to announce that my game "Pax Illuminaten" was picked up by @IonGameDesign for publication! 'Tis a small but crunchy historically structured game about the "real" Bavarian Illuminati (aka Enlightenment sympathizers) in the late 18th century. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/…

Because I'm crazy I made a Warhammer 40k Community "X-Edition" Survey. If you play Warhammer 40k please take a look at it. Survey is trying to tease out the things people liked/didn't like about 40k editions past and present. Enjoy! forms.gle/T6QVcpqXjwB7KkwA9

Another gaming zeitgeist moment inbound on Big Game Theory! This time it's about "Small Box Games", heft, and density. boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1…

Pax Luminous prototype materials coming together! Been playtesting quite a bit lately and it's coming together. But don't tell the Elector! Check it out the WIP thread on BGG or the Table Top Simulator workshop page! boardgamegeek.com/thread/271… steamcommunity.com/sharedfil…

Tabletop Simulator (TTS) mod now available for Pax Luminous (prototype/WIP) steamcommunity.com/sharedfil… Tagline: Conspire with rivals to grow a secret society of Enlightenment sympathizers in 18th century Bavaria boardgamegeek.com/thread/271…

If anyone is looking for PnP project, or needs a playtesting fix, or just wants to be awesome, check out my WIP design page for "Pax Luminous", a crunchy card-game about 18th century secret societies in Bavaria. Shhh....don't tell anyone... boardgamegeek.com/thread/271…

Family: Honey, can you pack some games for the big family trip where we're all going to be holed up in that cabin for a week? Me (rubbing hands together): It would be my pleasure. How long do I have for the deliberations? Family (and cat) (vacant stares): ...

Game design and critical analysis post incoming: Terms of Art: Building Language for Board Game Criticism, Design and Casual Discourse (BGG) boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1… A bit of a monster but inspired by a lovely podcast with @MarcTTG and @DanThurot on criticism and language.

Big Game Theory! dives into the design for Warhammer 40k's "ProHammer" and what it means for designing games around the axioms of chaos and control. Phew! boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/1…

Time for a yearly recap of my favorite games I played in 2020 (not necessarily new games to 2020). Check out the recommendations at Big Game Theory! big-game-theory.com/2020/12/…

It happened in Portland and now it's happening in other cities across the county. Trump is looking to send federal agents into my backyard (Detroit). This is NOT OKAY. Everyone must speak out against these actions. mlive.com/public-interest/20…

Been thinking about what's in store when schools reopen this year? Here's my take: Big Game Theory!: The Looming Disaster of Current School Re-Opening and Better Ways Forward big-game-theory.com/2020/07/…