Dreamation 2010 was frickin’ awesome. Cowboys With Big Hearts needs some GM advice and structure. I’m thinking: To “unlock” your Keepsake, at any time you have a flashback tying you to the orphans. Until then you can’t use it. Or
Dying Cowboy Update
I got a chance to playtest Cowboys With Big Hearts again on Saturday at Ice Station Nerdly. It went surprisingly well! Here are the 54 cards: I printed out the card content onto Avery 5263 labels and stuck them on
Back From Italy; Full of Vinegar
I had a wonderful time and some very dedicated, gracious hosts. Big thanks for Flavio, Renato, and Guilia, who treated Autumn and I with a generosity and kindness I hope we can someday repay. I feel like I made some
Camp Nerdly 3
I’m back from the fourth Camp Nerdly, and being back feels good, like a corner has been turned. It was wonderful to reconnect with my scattered friends and feel the Nerdly vibe again. It was especially good to hang out
“Fixing” Dreamation
Dreamation doesn’t really need much fixing, but Vinny Salzillo, who organizes and runs it, brought the indie community a list of concerns that he’d like help addressing. It’s to our mutual benefit to straighten this stuff out, even the bits
Dreamation Roundup
I’m back from Dreamation, which was really fantastic this year. I had a great time. Big thanks to Ryan Macklin, Michael O’Sullivan, Lowell Carson and Eric Tage Larsen for tearing it up in Fiasco, weaving a bleak tale of obsessive
MACE 2008
I just got back from MACE 2008, where I pinch-hit for Andy “I am laid up with Asian Death Cough” Kitkowski. Attendance was down 40%, which is ominous and not really unexpected given the economy, but there was still a
One Cool Thing I Saw At Gen Con 2008
One Cool Thing I Saw At Gen Con 2008
Quote of the Con
I have a lot to say, but I’m looking at my Medical Hospital playtest notes, so first a shout out to Marc Majcher: “I’m glad you’ve come here to dilute the pool of bastards” –Dr. Elena Markova, Indianapolis General Hospital
Gen Con: Go Here Now
Key booths to check out, because I wish I was there already: 1430 I (heart) Libraries. The ALA’s pro-gaming booth. STRONG WORK ALA. 217 Z-Man Games. Whither Pandemic? 408 Blue Panther. Piece Pack. 321 Fantasy Flight. New Wings of War