Designer Diaries and Game Development…

PERSONAL DIARY (Dec 2022): Are We Still Having Fun?

2021 disappeared up its own bottom, and 2022 came very close to doing the same. How was it for you?

PERSONAL DIARY (Dec 2020): Annus Horribilis?

2020 was a pretty awful year for the face-to-face gaming community. There has to be some hope that 2021 will be a better one…

PERSONAL DIARY (Oct/Nov 2020): Getting Into The Party Spirit?

It’s Not Party-Time Yet… Another few months seem to have shot by, and ironically, another issue of Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine is also nigh-on finished. It’s not supposed to be bi-monthly, so am guessing we might be a little ahead of the game this time…

PERSONAL DIARY (Aug/Sept 2020): It’s Been All About SPIRIT This Month…

During most of August and September 2020, I was pretty much consumed with revamping and creating a completely new-look for The SPIRIT of Games & Gamers Magazine. The result? Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine will hopefully feel like a breath of fresh air for those stifled by face covering…

UNBOXING: The Rise of Red Skull

Well, it arrived this morning, and frankly I just couldn’t resist the urge to witness this in all its gorgeous… ermm… well, glory isn’t the right word, actually…

PERSONAL DIARY (July 2020): Do We Need To Have A Conversation?

July has seen the first inklings of a Lockdown easing, but the damage has probably already been done to your wallet. I talk about conversation and feedback, too, and it got deep real quick… Ooops!

PERSONAL DIARY (June 2020): Sad news, and Veni Vidi Vici this ain’t…

“It never rains, it pours,” is feeling like an appropriate description of things at the moment…

PERSONAL DIARY (May 2020): A bit of a busy month, then…

Somewhat later than originally planned, and not even much in the way of fun and enthusiasm. Oh dear…

A Game A Day In May — Week 4

If I thought Week 2 of #AGADIM was a bit of a slog, I had no idea how this solo challenge would make me feel after 4 weeks of it… Jeez, how do I escape this particular slice of hell?

A Game A Day in May — Week 3

Week 3 of #AGameADayInMay saw a couple of very pretty games getting to the table, but some of them were more taxing than others…

A Game A Day in May — Week 2

Week 2 of my #AGameADayInMay adventure felt like a bit of a slog in places, which is to say I was probably tired and a tad knackered for most of it…

A Game A Day in May — Week 1

7 Days in, and here’s what I’ve been up to as part of my #AGameADayInMay solo marathon…

PERSONAL DIARY (April 2020): 30 days of Lockdown. How was it for you?

It’s been a quiet month (as expected, probably), but there are plans afoot, and wheels within wheels that’ll start rolling TOMORROW…!

PERSONAL DIARY (March 2020): A Month of Two Halves… LOCKDOWN!

March was the month we had AireCon to help celebrate some Yorkshire gaming goodness, but already feels a lifetime away in the wake of COVID-19… Damn!

AireCon 2020 – Saturday 14th March

Day 2 at AireCon — Saturday 14th March, 2020…

Saturday was always going to be a busy day, and this year proved no exception. I did at least get to playtest a couple of other designer’s games, which was nice…

AireCon 2020 – Friday 13th March

Day 1 at AireCon — Friday 13th March, 2020…

The first day of AireCon was relatively quiet, but that didn’t stop an awful lot of people from turning up and doing what they love…

PERSONAL DIARY (Feb 2020): A devastated wasteland of few games, many headaches, and the weirdest dream…

Not much gaming action happened in February, I’m afraid, but that didn’t stop it being a most bizarre and very weird month. ‘Twas damn busy, too…

PERSONAL DIARY (Jan 2020): A chaotic start to the next decade…

A haphazard start to the new year thus far. Arguably, things can only get better, but they could always be a lot worse, too, in truth. #GlassHalfEmpty

OPINION: Top 5 Games I Played in 2019…

By all accounts this annual ritual has become de rigueur, and by heck I’m not planning to let the side down. At least one pleasant surprise in here, I hope, too…