Life Updates, And Conventions for 2018

Life Updates, And Conventions for 2018

Hello, friends! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I’d like to say I’ve been busy gaming and just haven’t been writing but it’s been a combination of life events that has slowed down all the gaming I’d like to be doing. Inspired by Jamey Stegmaier’s personal blog, I thought I’d share some personal updates with …

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My favorite overlooked games that work for 2 players

My favorite overlooked games that work for 2 players

February always sneaks up on me. Often I haven’t quite recovered from the holiday pandemonium, and, in a blink of an eye, January is over and it’s February — which is littered in ALL THINGS PINK. Don’t get me wrong — I love romance, love and all that wonderful stuff, just not when it’s forced …

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Let’s game at the Arizona Game Fair!

Let’s game at the Arizona Game Fair!

I always feel very lucky to have found such a great gaming community here in Phoenix. There’s seriously never a shortage of folks to play with, and getting around the Phoenix area isn’t a huge ordeal. (I’m looking at you, LA.) In an effort to turn Phoenix into a gaming-industry destination, Andrew Long created the Arizona …

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Top 10 games I played for the first time in 2017

Top 10 games I played for the first time in 2017

Two thousand seventeen was wonderful, eventful, insanely busy, sometimes rage-inducing, and now peaceful and calm because I’m really looking forward to 2018 — on to better and bigger things, right?  I’m grateful for the support of my friends and family, and the board-gaming love from all you guys! Thanks for being amazing and for letting …

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BGG Con: 2017 — Another awesome convention!

BGG Con: 2017 — Another awesome convention!

Hello, friends! I know I’m totally super duper late with this post, but immediately after BGG Con, my family came to visit for Thanksgiving (which was an awesome time!), and I’ve been taking some time to catch up on life events. So, without further ado … grab a drink and settle in, it’s gonna be …

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Lorenzo Il Magnifico is … well, magnificent

Lorenzo Il Magnifico is … well, magnificent

I was out of town last weekend for a wedding and of course, I had to stop by the local game store. I popped into Great Escape Games  in Sacramento and picked up Lorenzo Il Magnifico. My guys and I got it on table this past week, and they all thought it was great. It’s …

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GMT Weekend at the Warehouse

GMT Weekend at the Warehouse

About three hours north of Los Angeles is Hanford, California, home to GMT Games. GMT Games has been making quality strategy games for over 26 years. Twice a year, they hold a convention called “Weekend at the Warehouse,” where gamers literally sit for four days in the company warehouse, among rows and rows and towers …

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