Even before attending the Origins Game Fair we were hearing buzz about a new card game by Osprey Games that was a must-see. We had teased its release in our annual list of games making their debut at Origins, but other than some promotional ...
Remember several months back when I went on the local NBC affiliate to showcase how games can be educational and fun? It’s something we are passionate about because we know that not every subject is for everyone and it can be challeng ...
Where were you on July 3rd? At a parade or off celebrating an extended weekend? Grocery shopping for a big 4th of July picnic or get together? I was sitting in a waiting room holding back tears as Kennedy underwent oral surgery to have two ...
From the very beginning, we encourage our children to find us. We all do it. It’s a game. Let me spell it out for you for you in a way you’ve probably not considered. As parents, we doom ourselves from the day we start playing p ...
As parents, we do things to entertain our kids, to engage with them, to bond and to show our love. It may be something as simple as playing games, making them breakfast in bed for no reason or taking them out for ice cream or a movie. But w ...
Last Saturday on the way to the farmer’s market, we noticed the strangest thing on the Mississippi River. I first spotted three barges parked along the banks in a place where we sometimes might witness one. As I started to comment to ...
Thanks to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, bringing a board game to market has become easier than ever. There are dozens of domestic and foreign manufacturers ready to take your project from idea to reality. Marketing via ...
Do you have that person in your life that is able to complete your sentences? They know what you want without you even to have to ask? Things go unsaid because they just don’t need to be said. You just click. You watch the same shows, ...
It’s a little known fact that my first job upon moving to California was to work for a pharmaceutical company. My job was supporting the engineering department which included Metrology, the team responsible for making sure all the equ ...
Yesterday was a long day. The final day of the Origins Game Fair and an almost 8-hour drive back to Iowa. Even though we are exhausted after four days of hanging out with friends and playing games non-stop, after seeing all of the great gam ...
