I’ve written so many unshared blog posts over the last SIX YEARS. But between professional conflicts of interest, having a kid, this whole pandemic thing, and some complicated feelings about the toxicity of the tabletop space, I didn’t publish any of them. I’ve just been happily and quietly sharing little bits & pieces on Instagram.

Here we are six years and countless games later, and I’ve missed the space. I’m going to try coming back, because it’s been bringing me happiness to share games again lately. Plus my kid is more independent (and plays games - more on that soon), there are no more conflicts of interest, and I’m not really helping the toxicity by hiding. I’m also guessing no one reads blogs anymore because we all have TikTok-size attention spans. So here we go, a few little nuggets of what I’m playing:

A Short Hike - I bought this during a Nintendo sale and it’s so cute. Plus my 4 year old is learning to play and it’s great because you don’t die, but you do get to play as a bird exploring an island of animal friends. We’re taking our sweet time flying, swimming, and boating around.
Trek12 - This Roll & Write game from Bruno Cathala & Corentin LeBrat is elegant and thematic with some legacy elements. I just played 2 player for my first game but there’s a lot there for solo players too and an expansion I’m looking forward to trying.
Monster of the Week - We’re hosting Evil Hat Month on Roll20, focusing on Thirsty Sword Lesbians and Monster of the Week so I picked up the Monster of the Week book at PAXU last month and am getting prepped to try the new free starter mystery on Roll20.
Pokemon Quest - I don’t really want to talk about it. I’m basically just working for my kid in this game, and I kind of love it/kind of hate it.
Micro Macro Crime City - My snow day situation was hot chocolate and scouring the map.
Bouncing Bunnies - This is also from Pegasus Spiele, gifted from the publisher years ago and now James is old enough to play it and he’s been asking for it regularly and it’s the first game he’s taught to other people, which is just… real cute.