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  • PAX East – Day 4 (and home to PDX)

    PAX East – Day 4 (and home to PDX)

    Sunday was the last day of PAX, and also the day I travelled back to PDX and my lovely family. I made a much better effort at meeting people and playing more games, too!

  • PAX East – Day 2 – FRIDAY

    PAX East – Day 2 – FRIDAY

    Friday, day 2 of PAX East, was much busier in terms of attendance – so many people! I got to do more play-testing, and went out for dinner with friends!

  • PAX EAST – DAY 1 – THURSDAY

    PAX EAST – DAY 1 – THURSDAY

    My first day at PAX East was also my first experience of a huge American convention. It was HUGE – about twice the size of the largest event I have attended prior to that.

  • TOKENCON – What We Played

    TOKENCON – What We Played

    We attended TokenCon 2023 as exhibitors in the Indie Zone, and while our focus was testing our own games, Bubble Net and Mycelia, we also wanted to give back to our fellow designers and play their games. While Cat spent most of her time at the booth, George was in charge of play-testing as many…

  • TOKENCON – DAY 3

    TOKENCON – DAY 3

    Sunday, the last day of TokenCon 2023, was luckily a bit slower – but we still had a constant flow of interested players – and that night, we headed home to PDX!

  • TOKENCON – DAY 2

    TOKENCON – DAY 2

    The Saturday of TokenCon, as with all multi-day weekend events, is the busiest day. We girded our loins and partook of the free breakfast, and then the crowds hit and kept hitting all day.

  • TOKENCON 2023 – getting there

    TOKENCON 2023 – getting there

    We had a tough choice – there were several other conventions on at the same time as TokenCon 2023, but the idea of a small convention where we could practice our setup and have a quiet first booth won out in the end – and we were glad that it did, even if it wasn’t…

  • Our Monster Play-testing Weekend

    Our Monster Play-testing Weekend

    We finally had a WHOLE weekend to dedicate to play-testing our prototypes! This is the overview, more details to follow as we process and implement what we have learnt!

  • Women’s History Month

    Women’s History Month

    A look at some of the women I know in Tabletop, in honour of Women’s History Month.

  • Thematic Design

    Thematic Design

    Last night on the Meeple Syrup Show, we had the lovely Sarah Shipp as our guest to talk about how to start a thematic design her way. Here’s a bit about mine!