New patron alert! Meet Frank.

New patron alert! Meet Frank.

Hello, frenz! Back when i first launched this Patreon campaign, i found myself idly writing poetry whenever anyone backed me, or boosted their pledge. i suspect it was very popular, because i’m kind of like a modern day Shakespire, and people seem to love seeing...
How i Spent Your Patreon Money

How i Spent Your Patreon Money

AFFILIATE LINKS AHOY! What follows is an accounting of most of the gear that i use. If you’d like to buy anything from this list, click any of the images to shop at Amazon. If you make a purchase, your price remains the same, and i’ll receive a small...
Are You a Card Draw Calvinist?

Are You a Card Draw Calvinist?

A fun topic of conversation cropped up on the Nights Around a Table Discord server recently, and i want to know where you weigh in. In a board or card game that has a specific turn order, where everyone gets to draw a random card from the deck, does it matter who...
What’s the hApps? – Viticulture: Essential Edition on iOS

What’s the hApps? – Viticulture: Essential Edition on iOS

If you are new to this blog series, check out my intro article.  In this series, I hope to cover a number of board game apps and give my thoughts without talking much about whether or not I like the game. Today’s review covers the new Viticulture app by Digidice....
What’s the hApps? – Race for the Galaxy on iOS

What’s the hApps? – Race for the Galaxy on iOS

Ok, so in the intro to this series, I waxed poetic about being objective, but today I’m going to talk about my favorite game of all time: Race for the Galaxy by Thomas Lehmann. For frame of reference, as I talk about this app, I have (based on logged plays) played...
What’s the hApps? – Introduction

What’s the hApps? – Introduction

At this point, I’m going to say something that everyone in 2020 knows: COVID-19 has changed our lives in substantial ways, primarily causing humans to shun physical or social contact with those outside their familial bubble.  Maybe that’s not such a big change for...