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Our friends at Grand Prix International have been a huge help over the years in managing our projects at overseas manufacturers. They have a skilled team to help any individual or company turn their concepts into creations. Whether it's a simple game or a complex one, they offer their expertise...

Fantastic Wild West is not a new idea, of course. I've been planning a game based on the old TV show Wild Wild West for years, and what is that but fantasy gone mainstream? But when my favorite miniatures YouTube channel, Boylei Hobby Time, announced that they were producing a...

  We had the pleasure of supporting this excellent 'cast (and its excellent cast) in its last crowdfund, and Beck, our very favorite Deputy Head Underboss, sent the attached message, which we found both deeply moving and cosmically significant. I mean, how often does that happen? I have inside information fnord...

This may be one of the most-niche yet neatest resources I've ever shared here. It's called Xeno Canto. It provides info and samples of various wildlife recordings from around the world – including meta-data that's pretty useful in certain gamer situations. Do you want to know what Sulphur-billed nuthatches sound...

I almost walked right by this incredible prototype in the Dragon Con dealer hall because it's just so teensy! Look at this! See the Pokémon cards (upper left of the bottom photo) for scale! This is the upcoming Pocket RPG from Yarro Studios. It's the smallest functional set of dungeon miniatures I've...

Everyone loves online personality quizzes . . . right? Well, I'm a fan of the sort that crunches a lot of numerical data and shows its work. Quantic Foundry has a fun, interesting, and detailed Board Games Motivation Profile quiz. You'll answer questions about what you enjoy in a board game, and...

After writing my recent post about the Dragon Con Battle Vests group, I thought it might be fun to share the jacket I customized for Mr. Gray himself in more detail. So here's that! Steve has been collecting patches for decades, so I was really excited to be able to...

I love a good battle jacket. It's one of my favorite forms of self-expression; collecting patches and sewing them onto a vest or jacket isn't hard (just time consuming), and the resulting garment serves as a beacon to attract folks with common interests and attitudes to you. Especially if you're...