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Vote Early and Often

July 31st, 2008

Voting has opened up for the annual GenCon EN World awards. The “ENnies” (no, that’s not a typo) are an awards program for the tabletop game industry. Winning an ENnie is an honor within the game publishing industry. To make the ballot, the company must submit their best work for consideration. A panel of judges reviews [...]

Unless your geek rating is particularly high, you probably missed the tiny ripple in the Force associated with the release of an all-new edition of Dungeons & Dragons several weeks ago. The release (and run-up over the last few months) has caused a stir among gamers because it made many changes to the rules. Some people loudly [...]

Hopefully many of you are already familiar with Child’s Play, the charity founded by Penny Arcade creators Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. If not, the idea is to get games into the hands of patients at children’s hospitals. These kids endure terrible illnesses and sometimes painful operations, followed by living for weeks or months (or sometimes [...]

There’s no such thing as leveling. You just spend your points on loot. World of Wifecraft indeed.

A lesson in planning

June 4th, 2008

I’m a project coordinator for a big e-commerce system being implemented across our entire campus. I’m also the president of a small RPG publishing company. I spend a lot of time planning, but sometimes it’s still not enough. Yesterday Cartoonlad gave me a good reminder about why details are important. There’s definitely lessons to be learned about how (not) to roll out [...]

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I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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