by Ryan | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog
In certain circles, CATAN is a board game that needs no introduction. In the larger sphere of popular culture, however, it’s still tucked tightly into its niche. It may well be the Star Wars of board games, being largely responsible for rejuvenating and redefining an...
by Ryan | Jun 28, 2025 | Blog
What was meant to be a single, simple article about my AI use has turned into a series, mostly because i felt the pull to delve into AI apologetics in the vain hope that no one would yell at me in the comments. In Part 1, i described the experience from the trenches...
by Ryan | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog
i’m well aware that to certain audiences, an article titled “How i use AI” may read like “How i Kick the Elderly” or “How i Barbecue Babies.” AI use has been widely demonized. i understand and agree with some of this anti-AI...
by Ryan | May 24, 2025 | Blog
TL;DR: Publishers buy into the myth that one instructional video for their board game is enough. The truth is that YouTube audiences are much more siloed than you think, and i have the receipts to prove it. More Than a Handful (of videos) is a Waste i recently emailed...
by Ryan | Mar 26, 2025 | Backer Poems, Blog
DID U TOTALLY KNOW: If your workplace has a policy prohibiting your real name from appearing in borderline insulting poems that some moron writes for you on the internet, you can send that moron a note and go by your internet handle instead. That’s what our...
by Ryan | Mar 25, 2025 | Backer Poems, Blog
DID U TOTALLY KNOW: If your workplace has a policy prohibiting your real name from appearing in borderline insulting poems that some moron writes for you on the internet, you can send that moron a note and go by your internet handle instead. That’s what our...
